Paulsaidto the centurionand to the soldiers,"Unlessthese menremainin the ship,you yourselvescannotbe saved."
"So nowcome,pleaselet me giveyou counseland saveyour lifeand the lifeof your sonSolomon.
"Allthat the FathergivesMe will cometo Me, and the one who comesto Me I will certainlynot castout.
But the centurionwas morepersuadedby the pilotand the captain of the shipthanby what was being saidby Paul.
But as the sailorswere tryingto escapefrom the shipand had let downthe [ship's] boatinto the sea,on the pretenseof intendingto layout anchorsfrom the bow,
Thenthe soldierscut awaythe ropesof the [ship's] boatand letit fall away.
and the rest[should follow], someon planks,and otherson various thingsfrom the ship.And soit happenedthat they allwere brought safelyto land.
