Thematic Bible: The people in the shipwreck


Thematic Bible



Yet even now I exhort you to be of good courage: for there shall be no loss of life among you, but only of the ship. For there stood by me this night an angel of God, whose I am, and whom I serve, saying, Fear not, Paul; thou must stand before Caesar: and behold! God hath graciously given thee all who are sailing with thee. read more.
Wherefore, sirs, cheer up: for I believe God that it will be so, exactly as he hath spoken to me.

Now as the sailors were seeking to escape out of the ship, and had hoisted out the boat into the sea, under pretence as if they were going to carry out anchors a-head, Paul said to the centurion and to the soldiers, Except these men abide in the ship, ye cannot be preserved. Then the soldiers cut off the ropes of the boat, and let her fall off. read more.
And while they waited until the day should break, Paul exhorted them all to take some nourishment, saying, To day, expecting the fourteenth day, ye are continuing without food, taking nothing. Wherefore I exhort you to take some food, for this is for your preservation: for a hair shall not fall from the head of any one of you. And so saying, and taking a loaf, he gave thanks to God before them all, and breaking it, began to eat. Then were they all cheered up, and they too took refreshment.