Acts 27

TKJU^{(i) 1} And when it was determined that we should sail to Italy, they delivered Paul and some other prisoners to one named Julius, a centurion of Augustus' band of soldiers. ² And entering into a ship of Adramyttium, we launched, meaning to sail along the coasts of Asia; one Aristarchus, a Macedonian of Thessalonica, being with us. ³ And the next day we landed at Sidon. And Julius courteously entreated Paul, and gave him liberty to go to his friends to refresh himself. ⁴ When we launched from there, we sailed under the lee of Cyprus, because the winds were contrary. ⁵ And when we had sailed over the sea of Cilicia and Pamphylia, we came to Myra, a city of Lycia. ⁶ And there the centurion found an Alexandrian ship sailing to Italy; and he put us on it. ⁷ And when we had sailed slowly many days, and with much work had come in front of Cnidus, the wind not allowing us to proceed, we sailed under the lee of Crete, in front of Salmone; ⁸ And hardly passing it, we came to a place which is called The Fair Havens; near to which was the city of Lasea. ⁹ Now when much time had past, and when sailing was now dangerous, because the Fast was now already past, Paul admonished them, ¹⁰ and said to them, "Sirs, I perceive that this voyage will be with injury and much damage, not only to the cargo and ship, but also to our lives." ¹¹ Nevertheless the centurion believed the shipmaster and the owner of the ship, more than those things which were spoken by Paul. ¹² And because the harbor was not suitable to winter in, the majority advised to set sail from there also, if by any means they might come to Phoenice, and winter there; which is a harbor of Crete, and lies toward the southwest and northwest. ¹³ And when the south wind blew softly, supposing that they had obtained their intention, loosing from that place, they sailed close by Crete. ¹⁴ But not long after there arose a tempestuous wind against them, called Euroclydon. ¹⁵ Moreover when the ship was caught, and could not navigate into the wind, we let her drive. ¹⁶ And running under the lee of a certain island which is called Clauda, we had much work to come along side the boat: ¹⁷ Which, when they had taken it up, they used helps, undergirding the ship; and fearing lest they would fall into the sandbar quicksands, they struck sail, and so were driven. ¹⁸ And since we were exceedingly tossed with a tempest, the next day they lightened the ship; ¹⁹ And on the third day we threw the ship's tackle overboard with our own hands. ²⁰ Now when neither sun nor stars appeared for many days, and no small tempest lay upon us, all hope that we would be saved was by then taken away. ²¹ But after long abstinence from food Paul stood forth in the midst of them, and said, "Sirs, you should have hearkened to me, and not have loosed from Crete, and not have acquired this harm and loss. ²² And now I exhort you to be of good cheer: For there shall be no loss of any man's life among you, but only of the ship. ²³ For there stood by me this night the angel of God, whose I am, and whom I serve, ²⁴ saying, 'Fear not, Paul; you must be brought before Caesar: And look, God has given you all those who sail with you.' ²⁵ Therefore, sirs, be of good cheer: For I believe God, that it shall be just as it was told to me. ²⁶ Nevertheless, we must be cast upon a certain island." ²⁷ But when the fourteenth night had come, as we were driven up and down in Adria, about midnight the shipmen deemed that they drew near to some country; ²⁸ and sounded, and found it twenty fathoms: And when they had gone a little farther, they sounded again, and found it fifteen fathoms. ²⁹ Then fearing lest we should have fallen upon rocks, they cast four anchors out of the stern, and wished for the daylight. ³⁰ And as the shipmen were about to flee out of the ship, when they had let down the small boat into the sea, under the pretense as though they would have cast anchors out of the front of the ship, ³¹ Paul said to the centurion, and to the soldiers, "Unless these men remain in the ship, you cannot be saved." ³² Then the soldiers cut away the ropes of the small boat, and let it fall off. ³³ And while the daylight was coming on, Paul implored all of them to take food, saying, "Today is the fourteenth day that you have tarried and continued fasting, and eaten nothing. ³⁴ Therefore I urge you to take some food: Because this is for your health: For not a hair shall fall from the head of any of you." ³⁵ And when he had said these things, he took bread, and gave thanks to God in the presence of them all; and when he had broken it, he began to eat. ³⁶ Then they were all of good cheer, and they also took some food. ³⁷ And in all we were two hundred and seventy six souls on the ship. ³⁸ Moreover, when they had eaten enough, they lightened the ship, and cast out the wheat into the sea. ³⁹ And when it was day, they did not know the land: But they discovered a certain creek with a shore; into which they were inclined, if it were possible, to thrust in the ship. ⁴⁰ And when they had taken up the anchors, they committed themselves to the sea, loosed the rudder bands, hoisted up the mainsail to the wind, and made toward shore. ⁴¹ And falling into a place where two seas met, they ran the ship aground; and the front stuck fast, and remained unmovable, but the back part was broken with the violence of the waves. ⁴² And the soldiers' counsel was to kill the prisoners, lest any of them should swim out, and escape. ⁴³ But the centurion, willing to save Paul, kept them from their purpose; and commanded that those who could swim should cast themselves into the sea first, and get to land: ⁴⁴ And the rest, some went on boards, and some on broken pieces of the ship. And so it came to pass, that they all escaped safely to land.