The two verses read as follows
in the ISV:
10“Men, I see that during this
voyage there will be hardship and a heavy
loss not only of the cargo and ship, but also of our lives.”
22But now I urge you to have
courage because there will be no loss of
life among you, but only loss of the ship. 23For just last night an
angel of God, to whom I belong and whom I serve, stood by me 24and said,
‘Stop being afraid, Paul!...
Two elements are operational in
verses 10 and 22, one in verse 10 that isn't operational in verse 22 and one
in verse 22 that isn't operational in verse 10. The two elements inform what
appears to be a contradiction on first reading of the passage.
In verse 10, the apostle informs
his listeners that there will be hardship. The Greek word used here,
ὕβρις,
means hardship, damage, or disaster. This element is not present in verse 22
because of the element of the angelic visitation involved at the beginning
of verse 23, which had occurred overnight (see the full context in the ISV),
before his statement that occurs in verse 10.
In short, the angelic visitation
noted in verse 23 communicated new information to Paul that he didn't have
in verse 10, namely, that God had granted to Paul divine favor so that
nobody would die, but that the ship and its cargo only would be lost. Paul
didn't know that in verse 10, but adds this new information to his statement
in verse 22ff.
The new information received is
what changed Paul's strategic assessment. The man was good at strategic
planning, but even the best of those abilities are improved by an occasional
piece of divinely provided strategic intelligence....
