They were startled and panic-stricken, and thought they saw a ghost.

He stared at him in terror, and said, "What is it, sir?" "Your prayers and charities," the angel answered, "have gone up and been remembered before God.

After three days and a half, the breath of life from God entered them, and they stood on their feet, and terror seized those who saw them.

Then Paul said to him, "God will strike you, you white-washed wall! Do you sit there to try me by the Law, and order them to strike me in violation of the Law?"

But they struck a shoal and ran the ship aground. The bow struck and could not be moved, while the stern began to break up under the strain.