But after long abstinence from good, then Paul stood in the mids of them and said, " men, you should have listened to me, and not have sailed from Crete and incurred this disaster and loss.

1. About the only thing that was not thrown overboard was some food. But they were not eating. There had been a long period of abstaining from food.

2. It is thought that much of the food was thrown overboard and the small amount that remained needed to be protected and rationed because they don't know how much longer this will last.

3. Paul says, "I told you so." Paul reminds them of his warning and that they should have stayed in Crete.

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Old Testament