Acts 27 Cross References - Twentieth_Century

¹ As it was decided that we were to sail to Italy, Paul and some other prisoners were put in charge of a Captain of the Augustan Guard, named Julius. ² We went on board a ship from Adramyttium, which was on the point of sailing to the ports along the coast of Roman Asia, and put to sea. Aristarchus, a Macedonian from Thessalonica, went with us. ³ The next day we put in to Sidon, where Julius treated Paul in a friendly manner, and allowed him to go to see his friends and receive their hospitality. ⁴ Putting to sea again, we sailed under the lee of Cyprus, because the wind was against us; ⁵ And, after crossing the sea of Cilicia and Pamphylia, we reached Myra in Lycia. ⁶ There the Roman Officer found an Alexandrian ship on her way to Italy, and put us on board of her. ⁷ For several days our progress was slow, and it was only with difficulty that we arrived off Cnidus. As the wind was still unfavorable when we came off Cape Salmone, we sailed under the lee of Crete, ⁸ And with difficulty, by keeping close in shore, we reached a place called 'Fair Havens,' near which was the town of Lasea. ⁹ This had taken a considerable time, and sailing was already dangerous, for the Fast was already over; and so Paul gave this warning. ¹⁰ "My friends," he said, "I see that this voyage will be attended with injury and much damage, not only to the cargo and the ship, but to our own lives also." ¹¹ The Roman Officer, however, was more influenced by the captain and the owner than by what was said by Paul. ¹² And, as the harbor was not a suitable one to winter in, the majority were in favor of continuing the voyage, in hope of being able to reach Phoenix, and winter there. Phoenix was a Cretan harbor, open to the north-east and south-east. ¹³ So, when a light wind sprang up from the south, thinking that they had found their opportunity, they weighed anchor and kept along the coast of Crete, close in shore. ¹⁴ But shortly afterwards a hurricane came down on us off the land--a north-easter, as it is called. ¹⁵ The ship was caught by it and was unable to keep her head to the wind, so we had to give way and let her drive before it. ¹⁶ Running under the lee of a small island called Cauda, we only just managed to secure the ship's boat, ¹⁷ And, after hoisting it on board, the men frapped the ship. But, afraid of being driven on to the Syrtis Sands, they lowered the yard, and then drifted. ¹⁸ So violently were we tossed about by the storm, that the next day they began throwing the cargo overboard, ¹⁹ And, on the following day, threw out the ship's tackle with their own hands. ²⁰ As neither sun nor stars were visible for several days, and, as the gale still continued severe, all hope of our being saved was at last abandoned. ²¹ It was then, when they had gone a long time without food, that Paul came forward, and said: "My friends, you should have listened to me, and not have sailed from Crete and so incurred this injury and damage. ²² Yet, even as things are, I urge you not to lose courage, for there will not be a single life lost among you--only the ship. ²³ For last night an angel of the God to whom I belong, and whom I serve, stood by me, and said-- ²⁴ 'Have no fear, Paul; you must appear before the Emperor, and God himself has given you the lives of all your fellow-voyagers.' ²⁵ Therefore, courage, my friends! for I believe God, that everything will happen exactly as I have been told. ²⁶ We shall, however, have to be driven on some island." ²⁷ It was now the fourteenth night of the storm, and we were drifting about in the Adriatic Sea, when, about midnight, the sailors began to suspect that they were drawing near land. ²⁸ So they took soundings, and found twenty fathoms of water. After waiting a little, they took soundings again, and found fifteen fathoms. ²⁹ Then, as they were afraid of our being driven upon some rocky coast, they let go four anchors from the stern, and longed for daylight. ³⁰ The sailors wanted to leave the ship, and had lowered the boat, on pretense of running out anchors from the bows, ³¹ When Paul said to the Roman Officer and his men: "Unless the sailors remain on board, you cannot be saved." ³² Upon that the soldiers cut the ropes which held the boat, and let her drift away. ³³ In the interval before daybreak Paul kept urging them all to take something to eat. "It is a fortnight to-day," he said, "that, owing to your anxiety, you have gone without food, taking nothing. ³⁴ So I urge you to take something to eat; your safety depends upon it, for not one of you will lose even a hair of his head." ³⁵ With these words he took some bread, and, after saying the thanksgiving to God before them all, broke it in pieces, and began to eat; ³⁶ And the men all felt cheered and had something to eat themselves. ³⁷ There were about seventy-six of us on board, all told. ³⁸ After satisfying their hunger, they further lightened the ship by throwing the grain into the sea. ³⁹ When daylight came, they could not make out what land it was, but, observing a creek in which there was a beach, they consulted as to whether they could run the ship safely into it. ⁴⁰ Then they cast off, and abandoned the anchors, and at the same time unlashed the gear of the steering oars, hoisted the foresail to the wind, and made for the beach. ⁴¹ They got, however, into a kind of channel, and there ran the ship aground. The bows stuck fast and could not be moved, while the stern began breaking up under the strain. ⁴² The advice of the soldiers was that the prisoners should be killed, for fear that any of them should swim away and make their escape. ⁴³ But the Roman Officer, anxious to save Paul, prevented their carrying out their intention, and ordered that those who could swim should be the first to jump into the sea and try to reach the shore; ⁴⁴ And that the rest should follow, some on planks, and others on different pieces of the ship. In these various ways every one managed to get safely ashore.

²⁵ That is why I say to you, Do not be anxious about your life here--what you can get to eat or drink; nor yet about your body-- what you can get to wear. Is not life more than food, and the body than its clothing?

⁵ After Jesus had entered Capernaum, a Captain in the Roman army came up to him, entreating his help. ⁶ "Sir," he said, "my manservant is lying ill at my house with a stroke of paralysis, and is suffering terribly." ⁷ "I will come and cure him," answered Jesus. ⁸ "Sir," the Captain went on, "I am unworthy to receive you under my roof; but only speak, and my manservant will be cured. ⁹ For I myself am a man under the orders of others, with soldiers under me; and, if I say to one of them 'Go,' he goes, and to another 'Come,' he comes, and to my slave 'Do this,' he does it." ¹⁰ Jesus was surprised to hear this, and said to those who were following him: "Never I tell you, in any Israelite have I met with such faith as this!

²⁴ Suddenly so great a storm came on upon the Sea, that the waves broke right over the boat. But Jesus was asleep;

²⁴ Suddenly so great a storm came on upon the Sea, that the waves broke right over the boat. But Jesus was asleep; ²⁵ And the disciples came and roused him. "Master," they cried, "save us; we are lost!"

¹⁸ And you will be brought before governors and kings for my sake, that you may witness for me before them and the nations.

²⁸ And do not be afraid of those who kill the body, but are unable to kill the soul; rather be afraid of him who is able to destroy both soul and body in the Pit.

³⁰ While as for you, the very hairs of your head are numbered.

²¹ "Alas for you, Chorazin! Alas for you, Bethsaida! For, if the miracles which were done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.

¹⁹ Jesus ordered the people to take their seats on the grass; and, taking the five loaves and the two fishes, he looked up to Heaven, and said the blessing, and, after he had broken the loaves, gave them to his disciples; and they gave them to the crowds.

²⁴ The boat was by this time some miles from shore, laboring in the waves, for the wind was against her.

³² Afterwards Jesus called his disciples to him, and said: "My heart is moved at the sight of all these people, for they have already been with me three days and they have nothing to eat; and I am unwilling to send them away hungry, for fear that they should break down on the way."

³⁶ Jesus took the seven loaves and the fish, and, after saying the thanksgiving, broke them, and gave them to the disciples; and the disciples gave them to the crowds.

²⁶ What good will it do a man to gain the whole world, if he forfeits his life? or what will a man give that is of equal value with his life?

²⁹ Immediately after the distress of those days, 'the sun will be darkened, the moon will not give her light, the stars will fall from the heavens,' and 'the forces of the heavens will be convulsed.'

⁵⁴ The Roman Captain, and the men with him who were watching Jesus, on seeing the earthquake and all that was happening, became greatly frightened and exclaimed: "This must indeed have been God's Son!"

³⁷ A violent squall came on, and the waves kept dashing into the boat, so that the boat was actually filling.

⁴⁸ Seeing them laboring at the oars--for the wind was against them--about three hours after midnight Jesus came towards them, walking on the water, intending to join them.

² "My heart is moved at the sight of all these people, for they have already been with me three days and they have nothing to eat; ³ And if I send them away to their homes hungry, they will break down on the way; and some of them have come a long distance."

⁶ Jesus told the crowd to sit down upon the ground. Then he took the seven loaves, and, after saying the thanksgiving, broke them, and gave them to his disciples to serve out; and they served them out to the crowd.

³⁵ For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it, and whoever, for my sake and for the sake of the Good News, will lose his life shall save it. ³⁶ What good is it to a man to gain the whole world and forfeit his life? ³⁷ For what could a man give that is of equal value with his life?

¹⁵ And Pilate, wishing to satisfy the crowd, released Barabbas to them, and, after scourging Jesus, gave him up to be crucified. ¹⁶ The soldiers then took Jesus away into the court-yard--that is the Government House--and they called the whole garrison together. ¹⁷ They dressed him in a purple robe, and, having twisted a crown of thorns, put it on him, ¹⁸ And then began to salute him. "Long life to you, King of the Jews!" they said. ¹⁹ And they kept striking him on the head with a rod, spitting at him, and bowing to the ground before him--going down on their knees; ²⁰ And, when they had left off mocking him, they took off the purple robe, and put his own clothes on him.

³⁴ "How can this be?" Mary asked the angel. "For I have no husband." ³⁵ "The Holy Spirit shall descend upon you," answered the angel, "and the Power of the Most High shall overshadow you; and therefore the child will be called 'holy,' and 'Son of God.'

⁴⁵ Happy indeed is she who believed that the promise which she received from the Lord would be fulfilled."

⁹ The Devil next led him into Jerusalem, and, placing him on the parapet of the Temple, said: "If you are God's Son throw yourself down from here, ¹⁰ For Scripture says--'He will give his angels commands about thee, to guard thee safely,' ¹¹ And 'On their hands they will upbear thee, Lest ever thou shouldst strike thy foot against a stone.'" ¹² But Jesus answered him: "It is said--'Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.'"

² A Captain in the Roman army had a slave whom he valued, and who was seriously ill--almost at the point of death.

²² One day about that time, Jesus got into a boat with his disciples and said to them: "Let us go across the lake."

²⁴ For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it, and whoever, for my sake, loses his life--that man shall save it. ²⁵ What good does it do a man if, when he has gained the whole world, he has lost or forfeited himself?

⁷ No, the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Do not be afraid; you are of more value than many sparrows.

⁵⁵ And when you see that the wind is in the south, you say 'It will be burning hot,' and so it proves.

⁸ His master complimented this dishonest steward on the shrewdness of his action. And indeed men of the world are shrewder in dealing with their fellow-men than those who have the Light.

¹⁸ Yet not a single hair of your heads shall be lost!

⁴⁰ But the other rebuked him. "Have not you," he said, "any fear of God, now that you are under the same sentence? ⁴¹ And we justly so, for we are only reaping our deserts, but this man has not done anything wrong.

⁴⁷ The Roman Captain, on seeing what had happened, praised God, exclaiming: "This must have been a good man!"

³⁰ After he had taken his place at table with them, he took the bread and said the blessing, and broke it, and gave it to them.

¹¹ And then Jesus took the loaves, and, after saying the thanksgiving, distributed them to those who were sitting down; and the same with the fish, giving the people as much as they wanted.

²³ Some boats, however, had come from Tiberias, from near the spot where they had eaten the bread after the Master had said the thanksgiving.

³⁷ All those whom the Father gives me will come to me; and no one who comes to me will I ever turn away.

³⁹ And his will is this--that I should not lose one of all those whom he has given me, but should raise them up at the Last Day. ⁴⁰ For it is the will of my Father that every one who sees the Son, and believes in him, should have Immortal Life; and I myself will raise him up at the Last Day."

⁹ "Are not there twelve hours in the day?" answered Jesus. "If a man walks about in the day-time, he does not stumble, because he can see the light of the sun;

²⁶ If a man is ready to serve me, let him follow me; and where I am, there my servant shall be also. If a man is ready to serve me, my Father will honor him.

⁹ I intercede for them; I am not interceding for the world, but for those whom thou has given me, for they are thy own-- ¹⁰ All that is mine is thine, and all that is thine is mine-- and I am honored in them.

⁹ Some of us are Parthians, some Medes, some Elamites; and some of us live in Mesopotamia, in Judea and Cappadocia, in Pontus and Roman Asia, ¹⁰ In Phrygia and Pamphylia, in Egypt and the districts of Libya adjoining Cyrene; some of us are visitors from Rome, ¹¹ Either Jews by birth or converts, and some are Cretans and Arabians--yet we all alike hear them speaking in our own tongues of the great things that God has done."

⁴¹ So those who accepted his teaching were baptized, and about three thousand people joined the disciples on that day alone.

⁴⁶ Every day they devoted themselves to meeting together in the Temple Courts, and to the Breaking of Bread at their homes, while they partook of their food in simple-hearted gladness, praising God, and winning the good-will of all the people. ⁴⁷ And the Lord daily added to their company those who were in the path of Salvation.

³⁶ A Levite of Cyprian birth, named Joseph, (who had received from the Apostles the additional name of 'Barnabas'--which means 'The Consoler,')

¹⁹ An angel of the Lord, however, opened the prison doors at night and led them out.

⁹ But some members of the Synagogue known as that of Libertines, Cyrenians, Alexandrians, and Visitors from Cilicia and Roman Asia, were roused to action and began disputing with Stephen;

¹⁴ Then Joseph sent an urgent invitation to his father Jacob and to his relations, seventy-five persons in all;

²⁶ Meanwhile an angel of the Lord had said to Philip: "Set out on a journey southwards, along the road that runs down from Jerusalem to Gaza." (It is now deserted).

¹⁵ But the Lord said to him: "Go, for this man is my chosen instrument to uphold my Name before the Gentiles and their kings, and the people of Israel.

¹ There was then in Caesarea a man named Cornelius, a Captain in the regiment known as the 'Italian Regiment,'

²² The men replied: "Our captain, Cornelius, a pious man who reverences God and is well spoken of by the whole Jewish nation, has been instructed by a holy angel to send for you to his house, and to listen to what you have to say."

¹⁹ Now those who had been scattered in different directions, in consequence of the persecution that followed upon the death of Stephen, went as far as Phoenicia, Cyprus, and Antioch, telling the Message--but only to Jews. ²⁰ Some of them, however, who were men of Cyprus and Cyrene, on coming to Antioch, addressed themselves also to the Jews of foreign birth, telling them the Good News about that Lord Jesus.

⁸ The chains dropped from his wrists, and then the angel said: "Put on your girdle and sandals." When Peter had done so, the angel added: "Throw your cloak round you and follow me." ⁹ Peter followed him out, not knowing that what was happening under the angel's guidance was real, but thinking that he was seeing a vision. ¹⁰ Passing the first Guard, and then the second, they came to the iron gate leading into the city, which opened to them of itself; and, when they had passed through that, and had walked along one street, all at once the angel left him. ¹¹ Then Peter came to himself and said: "Now I know beyond all doubt that the Lord has sent his angel, and has rescued me from Herod's hands and from all that the Jewish people have been expecting."

¹⁹ And, when Herod had made further search for him and failed to find him, he closely questioned the Guard, and ordered them away to execution. Then he went down from Judea to stay at Caesarea. ²⁰ It happened that Herod was deeply offended with the people of Tyre and Sidon, but they went in a body to him, and, having succeeded in winning over Blastus, the Chamberlain, they begged Herod for a reconciliation, because their country was dependent on the King's for its food-supply.

²³ Instantly an angel of the Lord struck him, because he did not give God the glory; and he was attacked with worms, and died.

⁴ Barnabas and Saul, sent on this mission, as they were, by the Holy Spirit, went down to Seleucia, and from there sailed to Cyprus.

¹³ After this, Paul and his companions set sail from Paphos and went to Perga in Pamphylia, where John left them and returned to Jerusalem.

²³ They were bearers of the following letter--'The Apostles, and the Brothers who are the Officers of the Church, send their greetings to the Brethren of Gentile birth in Antioch, Syria, and Cilicia.

³⁸ But Paul felt that they ought not to take with them the man who had deserted them in Pamphylia, and had not gone on with them to their work. ³⁹ This caused such unpleasant feeling between them that they parted, Barnabas taking Mark and sailing for Cyprus,

⁴¹ Started on his journey and went through Syria and Cilicia, strengthening the Churches in the faith.

⁹ And there one night Paul saw a vision. A Macedonian was standing and appealing to him--'Come over to Macedonia and help us.' ¹⁰ So, immediately after Paul had seen the vision, we looked for an opportunity to cross over to Macedonia, concluding that God had summoned us to tell the Good News to the people there.

¹⁰ So, immediately after Paul had seen the vision, we looked for an opportunity to cross over to Macedonia, concluding that God had summoned us to tell the Good News to the people there. ¹¹ Accordingly we set sail from Troas, and ran before the wind to Samothrace, reaching Neapolis the next day. ¹² From there we made our way to Philippi, which is the principal city of that part of Macedonia, and also a Roman Settlement. In that city we spent several days. ¹³ On the Sabbath we went outside the gate to the river-side, where we supposed there would be a Place of Prayer; and we sat down and talked to the women who were gathered there.

¹⁷ This girl followed Paul and the rest of us, calling: "These men are servants of the most high God, and they are bringing you news of a way to Salvation."

¹ After passing through Amphipolis and Apollonia, Paul and Silas came to Thessalonica. Here the Jews had a Synagogue;

² There he met a Jew of the name of Aquila, a native of Pontus, who, with his wife Priscilla, had lately come from Italy, in consequence of the order which had been issued by the Emperor Claudius for all Jews to leave Rome. Paul paid them a visit,

⁹ One night the Lord said to Paul, in a vision: "Have no fear, but continue to speak, and refuse to be silenced;

⁹ One night the Lord said to Paul, in a vision: "Have no fear, but continue to speak, and refuse to be silenced; ¹⁰ For I am with you, and no one shall do you harm, for I have many People in this city."

²⁴ Meanwhile there had come to Ephesus an Alexandrian Jew, named Apollos, an eloquent man, who was well-versed in the Scriptures.

¹⁹ While a number of people, who had practiced magic, collected their books and burnt them publicly; and on reckoning up the price of these, they found it amounted to five thousand pounds.

²¹ Sometime after these events Paul resolved to go through Macedonia and Greece, and then make his way to Jerusalem. "And after I have been there," he said, "I must visit Rome also."

²⁹ The commotion spread through the whole city, and the people rushed together into the amphitheater, dragging with them Gaius and Aristarchus, two Macedonians who were Paul's traveling companions.

⁴ He was accompanied by Sopater the son of Pyrrhus, of Beroea, Aristarchus and Secundus from Thessalonica, Gaius of Derbe, and Timothy, as well as by Tychicus and Trophimus of Roman Asia. ⁵ These men went to Troas and waited for us there;

¹⁵ The day after we had sailed from there, we arrived off Chios, touched at Samos the following day, and the next day reached Miletus; ¹⁶ For Paul had decided to sail past Ephesus, so as to avoid spending much time in Roman Asia. He was making haste to reach Jerusalem, if possible, by the Festival at the close of the Harvest.

¹ When we had torn ourselves away and had set sail, we ran before the wind to Cos; the next day we came to Rhodes, and from there to Patara, ² Where we found a ship crossing to Phoenicia, and went on board and set sail. ³ After sighting Cyprus and leaving it on the left, we sailed to Syria, and put into Tyre, where the ship was to discharge her cargo.

³ After sighting Cyprus and leaving it on the left, we sailed to Syria, and put into Tyre, where the ship was to discharge her cargo.

⁵ However, when we had come to the end of our visit, we went on our way, all the disciples with their wives and children escorting us out of the city. We knelt down on the beach, and prayed,

¹⁶ Some of the disciples from Caesarea went with us, and brought Mnason with them, a Cypriot disciple of long standing, with whom we were to stay.

³² He instantly got together some officers and men, and charged down upon the crowd, who, when they saw the Commanding Officer and his men, stopped beating Paul.

³⁹ "No," said Paul, "I am a Jew of Tarsus in Cilicia, a citizen of a city of some note; and I beg you to give me permission to speak to the people."

³ "I am a Jew, a native of Tarsus in Cilicia, but I was brought up in this city under the teaching of Gamaliel, and educated in accordance with the strict system of our ancestral Law. I was as zealous in God's service as any of you who are here to-day.

²⁶ On hearing this, the Captain went and reported it to the Commanding Officer. "Do you know what you are doing?" he said. "This man is a Roman citizen."

¹⁰ The dispute was becoming so violent, that the Commanding Officer, fearing that Paul would be torn in pieces between them, ordered the Guard to go down and rescue him from them, and take him into the Fort. ¹¹ That night the Lord came and stood by Paul, and said: "Courage! You have borne witness for me in Jerusalem and you must bear witness in Rome also."

¹⁷ Paul called one of the Captains of the garrison and asked him to take the lad to the Commanding Officer, as he had something to tell him.

²⁴ And to have horses ready for Paul to ride, so that they might take him safely to Felix, the Governor.

²³ So he gave orders to the Captain in charge of Paul to keep him in custody, but to relax the regulations, and not to prevent any of his personal friends from attending to his wants.

¹¹ If, however, I am breaking the law and have committed any offence deserving death, I do not ask to escape the penalty; but, if there is nothing in the accusations of these people, no one has the power to give me up to them. I appeal to the Emperor." ¹² Upon that, Festus, after conferring with his Council, answered: "You have appealed to the Emperor; to the Emperor you shall go."

²⁵ I found, however, that he had not done anything deserving death; so, as he had himself appealed to his August Majesty, I decided to send him.

¹ As it was decided that we were to sail to Italy, Paul and some other prisoners were put in charge of a Captain of the Augustan Guard, named Julius.

³ The next day we put in to Sidon, where Julius treated Paul in a friendly manner, and allowed him to go to see his friends and receive their hospitality. ⁴ Putting to sea again, we sailed under the lee of Cyprus, because the wind was against us;

⁶ There the Roman Officer found an Alexandrian ship on her way to Italy, and put us on board of her. ⁷ For several days our progress was slow, and it was only with difficulty that we arrived off Cnidus. As the wind was still unfavorable when we came off Cape Salmone, we sailed under the lee of Crete, ⁸ And with difficulty, by keeping close in shore, we reached a place called 'Fair Havens,' near which was the town of Lasea. ⁹ This had taken a considerable time, and sailing was already dangerous, for the Fast was already over; and so Paul gave this warning. ¹⁰ "My friends," he said, "I see that this voyage will be attended with injury and much damage, not only to the cargo and the ship, but to our own lives also." ¹¹ The Roman Officer, however, was more influenced by the captain and the owner than by what was said by Paul. ¹² And, as the harbor was not a suitable one to winter in, the majority were in favor of continuing the voyage, in hope of being able to reach Phoenix, and winter there. Phoenix was a Cretan harbor, open to the north-east and south-east. ¹³ So, when a light wind sprang up from the south, thinking that they had found their opportunity, they weighed anchor and kept along the coast of Crete, close in shore.

¹⁶ Running under the lee of a small island called Cauda, we only just managed to secure the ship's boat, ¹⁷ And, after hoisting it on board, the men frapped the ship. But, afraid of being driven on to the Syrtis Sands, they lowered the yard, and then drifted. ¹⁸ So violently were we tossed about by the storm, that the next day they began throwing the cargo overboard, ¹⁹ And, on the following day, threw out the ship's tackle with their own hands.

¹⁹ And, on the following day, threw out the ship's tackle with their own hands. ²⁰ As neither sun nor stars were visible for several days, and, as the gale still continued severe, all hope of our being saved was at last abandoned. ²¹ It was then, when they had gone a long time without food, that Paul came forward, and said: "My friends, you should have listened to me, and not have sailed from Crete and so incurred this injury and damage.

²¹ It was then, when they had gone a long time without food, that Paul came forward, and said: "My friends, you should have listened to me, and not have sailed from Crete and so incurred this injury and damage.

²¹ It was then, when they had gone a long time without food, that Paul came forward, and said: "My friends, you should have listened to me, and not have sailed from Crete and so incurred this injury and damage.

²¹ It was then, when they had gone a long time without food, that Paul came forward, and said: "My friends, you should have listened to me, and not have sailed from Crete and so incurred this injury and damage. ²² Yet, even as things are, I urge you not to lose courage, for there will not be a single life lost among you--only the ship.

²² Yet, even as things are, I urge you not to lose courage, for there will not be a single life lost among you--only the ship.

²² Yet, even as things are, I urge you not to lose courage, for there will not be a single life lost among you--only the ship.

²² Yet, even as things are, I urge you not to lose courage, for there will not be a single life lost among you--only the ship. ²³ For last night an angel of the God to whom I belong, and whom I serve, stood by me, and said--

²³ For last night an angel of the God to whom I belong, and whom I serve, stood by me, and said-- ²⁴ 'Have no fear, Paul; you must appear before the Emperor, and God himself has given you the lives of all your fellow-voyagers.'

²⁴ 'Have no fear, Paul; you must appear before the Emperor, and God himself has given you the lives of all your fellow-voyagers.'

²⁴ 'Have no fear, Paul; you must appear before the Emperor, and God himself has given you the lives of all your fellow-voyagers.' ²⁵ Therefore, courage, my friends! for I believe God, that everything will happen exactly as I have been told.

²⁵ Therefore, courage, my friends! for I believe God, that everything will happen exactly as I have been told. ²⁶ We shall, however, have to be driven on some island."

²⁶ We shall, however, have to be driven on some island."

²⁶ We shall, however, have to be driven on some island." ²⁷ It was now the fourteenth night of the storm, and we were drifting about in the Adriatic Sea, when, about midnight, the sailors began to suspect that they were drawing near land.

²⁷ It was now the fourteenth night of the storm, and we were drifting about in the Adriatic Sea, when, about midnight, the sailors began to suspect that they were drawing near land. ²⁸ So they took soundings, and found twenty fathoms of water. After waiting a little, they took soundings again, and found fifteen fathoms. ²⁹ Then, as they were afraid of our being driven upon some rocky coast, they let go four anchors from the stern, and longed for daylight.

²⁹ Then, as they were afraid of our being driven upon some rocky coast, they let go four anchors from the stern, and longed for daylight.

²⁹ Then, as they were afraid of our being driven upon some rocky coast, they let go four anchors from the stern, and longed for daylight. ³⁰ The sailors wanted to leave the ship, and had lowered the boat, on pretense of running out anchors from the bows,

³⁰ The sailors wanted to leave the ship, and had lowered the boat, on pretense of running out anchors from the bows, ³¹ When Paul said to the Roman Officer and his men: "Unless the sailors remain on board, you cannot be saved." ³² Upon that the soldiers cut the ropes which held the boat, and let her drift away. ³³ In the interval before daybreak Paul kept urging them all to take something to eat. "It is a fortnight to-day," he said, "that, owing to your anxiety, you have gone without food, taking nothing. ³⁴ So I urge you to take something to eat; your safety depends upon it, for not one of you will lose even a hair of his head."

³⁴ So I urge you to take something to eat; your safety depends upon it, for not one of you will lose even a hair of his head." ³⁵ With these words he took some bread, and, after saying the thanksgiving to God before them all, broke it in pieces, and began to eat; ³⁶ And the men all felt cheered and had something to eat themselves. ³⁷ There were about seventy-six of us on board, all told. ³⁸ After satisfying their hunger, they further lightened the ship by throwing the grain into the sea.

⁴⁰ Then they cast off, and abandoned the anchors, and at the same time unlashed the gear of the steering oars, hoisted the foresail to the wind, and made for the beach. ⁴¹ They got, however, into a kind of channel, and there ran the ship aground. The bows stuck fast and could not be moved, while the stern began breaking up under the strain.

⁴¹ They got, however, into a kind of channel, and there ran the ship aground. The bows stuck fast and could not be moved, while the stern began breaking up under the strain.

⁴¹ They got, however, into a kind of channel, and there ran the ship aground. The bows stuck fast and could not be moved, while the stern began breaking up under the strain. ⁴² The advice of the soldiers was that the prisoners should be killed, for fear that any of them should swim away and make their escape.

⁴² The advice of the soldiers was that the prisoners should be killed, for fear that any of them should swim away and make their escape. ⁴³ But the Roman Officer, anxious to save Paul, prevented their carrying out their intention, and ordered that those who could swim should be the first to jump into the sea and try to reach the shore;

⁴³ But the Roman Officer, anxious to save Paul, prevented their carrying out their intention, and ordered that those who could swim should be the first to jump into the sea and try to reach the shore;

⁴³ But the Roman Officer, anxious to save Paul, prevented their carrying out their intention, and ordered that those who could swim should be the first to jump into the sea and try to reach the shore; ⁴⁴ And that the rest should follow, some on planks, and others on different pieces of the ship. In these various ways every one managed to get safely ashore.

⁴⁴ And that the rest should follow, some on planks, and others on different pieces of the ship. In these various ways every one managed to get safely ashore.

¹ When we were all safe, we found that the island was called Malta. ² The natives showed us marked kindness, for they lit a fire and took us all under shelter, because it had come on to rain and was cold.

¹⁰ They also presented us with many gifts, and when we set sail they put supplies of necessaries on board. ¹¹ After three months, we set sail in a ship that had wintered in the island. She was an Alexandrian vessel, and had the Twin Sons of Zeus for her figure-head. ¹² We put in at Syracuse and stayed there three days,

¹⁶ On our reaching Rome, Paul was allowed to live by himself, except for the soldier who was in charge of him.

¹ To all in Rome who are dear to God and have been called to become Christ's People, From Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, who has been called to become an Apostle, and has been set apart to tell God's Good News.

⁹ God, to whom I offer the worship of my soul as I tell the Goodness of his Son, is my witness how constantly I mention you when I pray,

¹⁶ For I am not ashamed of the Good News; it is the power of God which brings Salvation to every one who believes in Christ, to the Jew first, but also to the Greek.

²⁰ He was not led by want of faith to doubt God's promise. ²¹ On the contrary, his faith gave him strength; and he praised God, in the firm conviction that what God has promised he is also able to carry out.

²² But now that you have been set free from the control of Sin, and have become servants to God, the fruit that you reap is an ever-increasing holiness, and the end Immortal Life.

¹ Let every one obey the supreme Authorities. For no Authority exists except by the will of God, and the existing Authorities have been appointed by God.

⁶ He who observes a day, observes it to the Master's honor. He, again, who eats meat eats it to the Master's honor, for he gives thanks to God; while he who abstains from it abstains from it to the Master's honor, and also gives thanks to God.

²² That is why I have so often been prevented from coming to you. ²³ But now there are no further openings for me in these parts, and I have for several years been longing to come to you whenever I may be going to Spain. ²⁴ For my hope is to visit you on my journey, and then to be sent on my way by you, after I have first partly satisfied myself by seeing something of you. ²⁵ Just now, however, I am on my way to Jerusalem, to take help to Christ's People there. ²⁶ For Macedonia and Greece have been glad to make a collection for the poor among Christ's People at Jerusalem. ²⁷ Yes, they were glad to do so; and indeed it is a duty which they owe to them. For the Gentile converts who have shared their spiritual blessings are in duty bound to minister to them in the things of this world. ²⁸ When I have settled this matter, and have secured to the poor at Jerusalem the enjoyment of these benefits, I shall go, by way of you, to Spain. ²⁹ And I know that, when I come to you, it will be with a full measure of blessing from Christ.

²⁰ Moreover, you are not your own masters; you were bought, and the price was paid. Therefore, honor God in your bodies.

³⁰ If, for my part, I take the food thankfully, why should I be abused for eating that for which I give thanks? ³¹ Whether, then, you eat or drink or whatever you do, do everything to the honor of God.

⁴ Who consoles us in all our troubles, so that we may be able to console those who are in any trouble with the consolation that we ourselves receive from him. ⁵ It is true that we have our full share of the sufferings of the Christ, but through the Christ we have also our full share of consolation. ⁶ If we meet with trouble, it is for the sake of your consolation and salvation; and, if we find consolation, it is for the sake of the consolation that you will experience when you are called to endure the very sufferings that we ourselves are enduring;

⁸ We want you, Brothers, to know that, in the troubles which befell us in Roman Asia, we were burdened altogether beyond our strength, so much so that we even despaired of life. ⁹ Indeed, we had the presentiment that we must die, so that we might rely, not on ourselves, but on God who raises the dead. ¹⁰ And from so imminent a death God delivered us, and will deliver us again; for in him we have placed our hopes of future deliverance, while you, also, help us by your prayers.

⁸ Though hard pressed on every side, we are never hemmed in; through perplexed, never driven to despair; ⁹ Though pursued, never abandoned; though struck down, never killed!

²⁵ Three times I was beaten with rods. Once I was stoned. Three times I was shipwrecked. I have spent a whole day and night in the deep.

²⁵ Three times I was beaten with rods. Once I was stoned. Three times I was shipwrecked. I have spent a whole day and night in the deep. ²⁶ My journeys have been many. I have been through dangers from rivers, dangers from robbers, dangers from my own people, dangers from the Gentiles, dangers in towns, dangers in the country, dangers on the sea, dangers among false Brothers.

²¹ Afterwards I went to the districts of Syria and Cilicia.

¹² Remember that you were at that time far from Christ; you were shut out from the citizenship of Israel; you were strangers to the Covenants founded on God's Promise; you were in the world without hope and without God.

⁵ Let the spirit of Christ Jesus be yours also.

⁷ But all the things which I once held to be gains I have now, for the Christ's sake, come to count as loss.

⁷ But all the things which I once held to be gains I have now, for the Christ's sake, come to count as loss. ⁸ More than that, I count everything as loss, for the sake of the exceeding value of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord. And for his sake I have lost everything, and count it as refuse, if I may but gain Christ and be found in union with him;

⁸ More than that, I count everything as loss, for the sake of the exceeding value of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord. And for his sake I have lost everything, and count it as refuse, if I may but gain Christ and be found in union with him; ⁹ Any righteousness that I have being, not the righteousness that results from Law, but the righteousness which comes through faith in Christ--the righteousness which is derived from God and is founded on faith.

¹⁰ My fellow-prisoner, Aristarchus, sends you his greeting, and Barnabas's cousin, Mark, sends his. (You have received directions about him. If he comes to you, make him welcome.)

¹³ We do not wish you to remain in ignorance, Brothers, with regard to those who have passed to their rest, that your grief may not be like that of others, who have no hope.

¹³ But, Brothers, whom the Lord loves, it is our duty always to thank God about you, for, from the first, God chose you for Salvation through the purifying influence of the Spirit, and your belief in the Truth. ¹⁴ To this you were called by the Good News which we brought you, to attain to the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.

³ and they discourage marriage and enjoin abstinence from certain kinds of food; though God created these foods to be enjoyed thankfully by those who hold the Faith and have attained a full knowledge of the Truth. ⁴ Everything created by God is good, and there in nothing that need be rejected--provided only that it is received thankfully;

²³ Do not continue to drink water only, but take a little wine on account of the weakness of your stomach, and your frequent ailments.

³ I am thankful to God, whom I serve, as my ancestors did, with a clear conscience, when I remember you, as I never fail to do, in my prayers--night and day alike,

⁸ Do not, therefore, be ashamed of the testimony which we have to bear to our Lord, nor yet of me who am a prisoner for him; but join with me in suffering for the Good News, as far as God enables you.

¹² That is why I am undergoing these sufferings; yet I feel no shame, for I know in whom I have put my faith, and am convinced that he is able to guard what I have entrusted to him until 'That Day.'

²⁴ and a Servant of the Lord should never quarrel. He ought, on the contrary, to be courteous to every one, a skillful teacher, and forbearing.

¹⁶ At my first trial no one stood by me. They all deserted me. May it never be counted against them! ¹⁷ But the Lord came to my help and strengthened me, in order that, through me, the proclamation should be made so widely that all the Gentiles should hear it; and I was rescued 'out of the Lion's mouth.'

¹⁷ But the Lord came to my help and strengthened me, in order that, through me, the proclamation should be made so widely that all the Gentiles should hear it; and I was rescued 'out of the Lion's mouth.'

¹ From Paul, a servant of God, and an Apostle of Jesus Christ, charged to strengthen the faith of God's Chosen People, and their knowledge of that Truth which makes for godliness, .

⁵ My reason for leaving you in Crete was that you might put in order what had been left unsettled, and appoint Officers of the Church in the various towns, as I myself directed you.

¹² It was a Cretan--one of their own teachers--who said: 'Cretans are always liars, base brutes, and gluttonous idlers'; and his statement is true.

¹⁴ For he gave himself on our behalf, to deliver us from all wickedness, and to purify for himself a People who should be peculiarly his own and eager to do good.

²⁴ And Marcus, Aristarchus, Demas, and Luke, my fellow-workers, send theirs.

¹⁴ Are not all the angels spirits in the service of God, sent out to minister for the sake of those who are destined to obtain Salvation?

¹⁹ This hope is a very anchor for our souls, secure and strong, and it 'reaches into the Sanctuary that lies behind the Curtain,'

⁷ It was faith that enabled Noah, after he had received the divine warning about what could not then be foreseen, to build, in reverent obedience, an ark in which to save his family. By his faith he condemned the world, and became possessed of that righteousness which follows upon faith.

¹ Seeing, therefore, that there is on every side of us such a throng of witnesses, let us also lay aside everything that hinders us, and the sin that clings about us, and run with patient endurance the race that lies before us,

²⁴ Give our greeting to all your Leaders, and to all Christ's People. Our friends from Italy send their greetings to you.

⁴ Again, think of ships. Large as they are, and even when driven by fierce winds, they are controlled by a very small rudder and steered in whatever direction the man at the helm may determine.

¹⁶ Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be cured. Great is the power of a good man's fervent prayer.

⁹ But you are 'a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a consecrated nation, God's own People,' entrusted with the proclamation of the goodness of him who called you out of Darkness into his wonderful Light. ¹⁰ Once you were 'not a people,' but now you are 'God's People'; once you 'had not found mercy,' but now you 'have found mercy.'

²⁰ who once were disobedient, at the time when God patiently waited, in the days of Noah, while the ark was being prepared; in which some few lives, eight in all, were saved by means of water.

¹⁶ But, if a man suffers as a Christian, do not let him be ashamed of it; let him bring honour to God even though he bears that name.

¹⁸ If 'a good man is saved only with difficulty, what will become of the godless and the sinful?'

¹⁷ And, when I saw him, I fell at his feet like one dead. He laid his hand on me and said-- 'Do not be afraid. I am the First and the Last,

⁵ When any one wishes to harm them, 'fire comes from their mouths and consumes their enemies'; and whoever wishes to harm them will, in this way, inevitably perish. ⁶ These men have the power to close the heavens, that 'no rain may fall' during the time that they are teaching; and they have power 'to turn the streams into blood, and to smite the land with any Curse,' whenever they will. ⁷ As soon as they have completed their testimony, 'the wild Beast that ascends from the bottomless pit will make war upon them and conquer' and kill them.

¹⁷ In a single hour your vast wealth vanished.' Every ship's captain and all who sail to any port, and sailors, and all who get their living from the sea, stood at a distance,

¹⁶ 'I, Jesus, sent my angel to bear testimony to you about these things before the Churches. I am the Scion and the Offspring of David, the bright Star of the Morning.'