⁴¹ But the ship struck a sandbar and ran aground. The bow stuck fast and would not move, and the stern was broken to pieces by the pounding of the surf.^(A)

²⁵ Three times I was beaten with rods,^(A) once I was pelted with stones,^(B) three times I was shipwrecked,^(C) I spent a night and a day in the open sea, ²⁶ I have been constantly on the move. I have been in danger from rivers, in danger from bandits, in danger from my fellow Jews,^(D) in danger from Gentiles; in danger in the city,^(E) in danger in the country, in danger at sea; and in danger from false believers.^(F)

²⁶ Nevertheless, we must run aground^(A) on some island.”^(B)

The Shipwreck

²⁷ On the fourteenth night we were still being driven across the Adriatic^[a] Sea, when about midnight the sailors sensed they were approaching land. ²⁸ They took soundings and found that the water was a hundred and twenty feet^[b] deep. A short time later they took soundings again and found it was ninety feet^[c] deep. ²⁹ Fearing that we would be dashed against the rocks, they dropped four anchors from the stern and prayed for daylight.

¹⁷ so the men hoisted it aboard. Then they passed ropes under the ship itself to hold it together. Because they were afraid they would run aground^(A) on the sandbars of Syrtis, they lowered the sea anchor^[a] and let the ship be driven along.