Then, as all the Council members stared at Stephen, his face appeared to them like an angel's.

Now look, I know that none of you, among whom I traveled on preaching missions, will ever see my face again.

What saddened them most of all was when Paul said that they would never see his face again. Then they accompanied him to his ship.

But, not wanting to prolong matters for you, I urge you to give consideration to this brief account [of the problem we face].

and when the ship was caught [by it], we were not able to face the wind, so had to give in and allow the ship to drift.