And with many other words bare he witness, and exhorted them saying, "Save yourselves from this untoward generation."

For he supposed his brethren would have understood how that God by his hands should save them: but they understood not.

And there were seven sons of one Sceva, a Jew and chief of the priests, which did so:

And deliver them beasts that they may put Paul on, and bring him safe unto Felix the high deputy;

And now I exhort you to be of good cheer, for there shall be no loss of any man's life among you: save of the ship only.

Paul said unto the under-captain and the soldiers, "Except these abide in the ship ye cannot be safe."

But the under-captain, willing to save Paul, kept them from their purpose, and commanded that they that could swim should cast themselves first into the sea, and escape to land.

And the others he commanded to go, some on boards, and some on broken pieces of the ship. And so it came to pass, that they came all safe to land.