8 The call of the sea 



when they had gone a little further, they sounded 

 again, and found it fifteen fathoms. 



Then fearing lest we should have fallen upon 

 rocks, they cast four anchors out of the stern, and 

 wished for the day. 



And as the shipmen were about to flee out of 

 the ship, when they had let down the boat into the 

 sea, under colour as though they would have cast 

 anchors out of the foreship, 



Paul said to the centurion and the soldiers. Ex- 

 cept these abide in the ship, ye cannot be saved. 



Then the soldiers cut off the ropes of the boat, 

 and let her fall off. 



And while the day was coming on, Paul be- 

 sought them all to take meat, saying, This day is 

 the fourteenth day that ye have tarried and con- 

 tinued fasting, having taken nothing. 



Wherefore I pray you to take some meat : for 

 this is for your health : for there shall not an hair 

 fall from the head of any of you. 



And when he had thus spoken, he took bread, 

 and gave thanks to God in presence of them all : 

 and when he had broken it, he began to eat. 



Then were they all of good cheer, and they also 

 took some meat. 



And we were in all in the ship two hundred 

 threescore and sixteen souls. 



And when they had eaten enough, they lightened 

 the ship, and cast out the wheat into the sea. 



