Now when it was decided that ^awe ^bwould sail for ^cItaly, they proceeded to deliver Paul and some other prisoners to a centurion of the Augustan ^1dcohort named Julius. 2 And getting aboard an Adramyttian ship, which was about to sail to the regions along the coast of ^1aAsia, we set sail accompanied by ^bAristarchus, a ^cMacedonian of ^dThessalonica. 3 The next day we put in at ^aSidon, and Julius ^btreated Paul with consideration and ^callowed him to go to his friends and receive care. 4 And from there we set sail and sailed under the shelter of ^aCyprus because ^bthe winds were against us. 5 And when we had sailed through the sea along the coast of ^aCilicia and ^bPamphylia, we landed at Myra in Lycia. 6 There the centurion found an ^aAlexandrian ship sailing for ^bItaly, and he put us aboard it. 7 And when we had sailed slowly for a good many days, and with difficulty had arrived off Cnidus, ^asince the wind did not permit us to go farther, we sailed under the shelter of ^bCrete, off Salmone; 8 and with difficulty, we ^asailed past it and came to a place called Fair Havens, near which was the city of Lasea.

9 And when considerable time had passed and the voyage was now dangerous, since even ^athe ¹Fast was already over, Paul began to advise them, 10 and said to them, “Men, I perceive that the voyage will certainly be with ^adamage and great loss, not only of the cargo and the ship, but also of our lives.” 11 But the centurion was being more persuaded by the ^apilot and the ¹captain of the ship than by what was being said by Paul. 12 And because the harbor was not suitable for wintering, the majority reached a decision to set sail from there, if somehow they could arrive at Phoenix, a harbor of ^aCrete facing southwest and northwest, to spend the winter there.

13 And when a moderate ¹south wind came up, thinking that they had attained their purpose, they weighed anchor and began ^asailing along ²the shore of ^bCrete.

14 But before very long there ^arushed down from ¹the land a violent wind, called ²Euraquilo; 15 and when the ship was caught in it and could not face the wind, we gave way to it and let ourselves be carried along. 16 And running under the shelter of a small island called Clauda, we were scarcely able to get the ship’s ¹boat under control. 17 After they had hoisted it up, they used ¹supporting cables in undergirding the ship. Fearing that they might ^arun aground on the shallows of Syrtis, they let down the ²sea anchor and in this way let themselves be carried along. 18 And the next day as we were being violently storm-tossed, ¹they began to ^ajettison the cargo; 19 and on the third day they cast the ship’s tackle overboard with their own hands. 20 And since neither sun nor stars appeared for many days, and no small storm was assailing us, from then on all hope of our being saved was gradually abandoned.

21 And ¹when they had gone a long time without food, then Paul stood up in their midst and said, “^aMen, you ought to have ²followed my advice to not set sail from ^bCrete and to ³avoid this ^cdamage and loss. 22 And now I advise you to ^abe cheerful, for there will be no loss of life among you, but only of the ship. 23 For this very night ^aan angel of the God to whom I belong and ^bwhom I serve ^cstood before me, 24 saying, ‘Do not be afraid, Paul; ^ayou must stand before Caesar; and behold, God has granted you ^ball those who are sailing with you.’ 25 Therefore, ^abe cheerful, men, for I believe God that ¹it will turn out exactly as I have been told. 26 But we must ^arun aground on some ^bisland.”

27 But when the fourteenth night came, as we were being carried about in the Adriatic Sea, about midnight the sailors began to suspect that some land was approaching them. 28 And when they took soundings, they found it to be ¹twenty fathoms; and a little farther on they took another sounding and found it to be ²fifteen fathoms. 29 And fearing that we might ^arun aground somewhere on the ¹rocks, they cast four anchors from the stern and were praying for daybreak. 30 But as the sailors were trying to escape from the ship and had let down ^athe ship’s boat into the sea, on the pretense of intending to lay out anchors from the bow, 31 Paul said to the centurion and to the soldiers, “Unless these men remain in the ship, you yourselves cannot ¹be saved.” 32 Then the soldiers cut away the ^aropes of the ship’s boat and let it fall away.

33 Until the day was about to dawn, Paul was encouraging them all to take some food, saying, “Today is the fourteenth day that you have been constantly watching and going without eating, having taken nothing. 34 Therefore I encourage you to take some food, for this is for your ¹salvation, for ^anot a hair from the head of any of you will perish.” 35 And having said these things, he took bread and ^agave thanks to God in the presence of all. And he broke it and began to eat. 36 And all ^aof them became cheerful and they themselves also took food. 37 And all of us in the ship were 276 ^1apersons. 38 And when they had eaten enough, they began to lighten the ship by ^athrowing out the wheat into the sea.

39 Now when day came, ^athey ¹could not recognize the land; but they were noticing a bay with a beach, and they were resolving to drive the ship onto it if they could. 40 And casting off ^athe anchors, they left them in the sea while at the same time they were loosening the ropes of the rudders. And hoisting the foresail to the wind, they were heading for the beach. 41 But striking a ¹reef where two seas met, they ran the vessel aground; and the bow stuck fast and remained immovable, but the stern began to be broken up by the force of the waves. 42 Now the soldiers’ plan was to ^akill the prisoners, so that none of them would swim away and escape; 43 but the centurion, ^awanting to bring Paul safely through, kept them from their intention, and ordered that those who could swim should ¹jump overboard first and get to land, 44 and the rest should follow, some on planks, and others on various things from the ship. And so it happened that ^athey all were brought safely to land.

Now when it was decided that ^awe ^bwould sail for ^cItaly, they proceeded to turn Paul and some other prisoners over to a centurion of the Augustan ^1dcohort, named Julius. 2 And we boarded an Adramyttian ship that was about to sail to the regions along the coast of ^1aAsia, and put out to sea accompanied by ^bAristarchus, a ^cMacedonian of ^dThessalonica. 3 The next day we put in at ^aSidon; and Julius ^btreated Paul with consideration and ^callowed him to go to his friends and receive care. 4 From there we put out to sea and sailed under the shelter of ^aCyprus, because ^bthe winds were contrary. 5 When we had sailed through the sea along the coast of ^aCilicia and ^bPamphylia, we landed at Myra in Lycia. 6 There the centurion found an ^aAlexandrian ship sailing for ^bItaly, and he put us aboard it. 7 When we had sailed slowly for a good many days, and with difficulty had arrived off Cnidus, ^asince the wind did not permit us to go farther, we sailed under the shelter of ^bCrete, off Salmone; 8 and with difficulty ^asailing past it, we came to a place called Fair Havens, near which was the city of Lasea.

9 When considerable time had passed and the voyage was now dangerous, since even ^athe ¹fast was already over, Paul started admonishing them, 10 saying to them, “Men, I perceive that the voyage will certainly be with ^adamage and great loss, not only of the cargo and the ship, but also of our lives.” 11 But the centurion was more persuaded by the ^apilot and the ¹captain of the ship than by what was being said by Paul. 12 The harbor was not suitable for wintering, so the majority reached a decision to put out to sea from there, if somehow they could reach Phoenix, a harbor of ^aCrete facing southwest and northwest, and spend the winter there.

13 ¹When a moderate south wind came up, thinking that they had attained their purpose, they weighed anchor and began ^asailing along ^bCrete, closer to shore.

14 But before very long a violent wind, called ¹Euraquilo, ^arushed down from ²the land; 15 and when the ship was caught in it and could not head up into the wind, we gave up and let ourselves be driven by the wind. 16 Running under the shelter of a small island called Cauda, we were able to get the ship’s ¹boat under control only with difficulty. 17 After they had hoisted it up, they used ¹supporting cables in undergirding the ship; and fearing that they might ^arun aground on the shallows of Syrtis, they let down the ²sea anchor and let themselves be driven along in this way. 18 The next day as we were being violently tossed by the storm, ¹they began to ^ajettison the cargo; 19 and on the third day they threw the ship’s tackle overboard with their own hands. 20 Since neither sun nor stars appeared for many days, and no small storm was assailing us, from then on all hope of our being saved was slowly abandoned.

21 ¹When many had lost their appetites, Paul then stood among them and said, “^2aMen, you should have followed my advice and not have set sail from ^bCrete, and thereby spared yourselves this ^cdamage and loss. 22 And yet now I urge you to ^akeep up your courage, for there will be no loss of life among you, but only of the ship. 23 For this very night ^aan angel of the God to whom I belong, ^bwhom I also serve, ^ccame to me, 24 saying, ‘Do not be afraid, Paul; ^ayou must stand before Caesar; and behold, God has graciously granted you ^ball those who are sailing with you.’ 25 Therefore, ^akeep up your courage, men, for I believe God that ¹it will turn out exactly as I have been told. 26 But we must ^arun aground on a certain ^bisland.”

27 But when the fourteenth night came, as we were being driven about in the Adriatic Sea, about midnight the sailors began to suspect that ¹they were approaching some land. 28 And they took soundings and found it to be twenty fathoms; and a little farther on they took another sounding and found it to be fifteen fathoms. 29 Fearing that we might ^arun aground somewhere on the ¹rocks, they cast four anchors from the stern and ²prayed for daybreak. 30 But as the sailors were trying to escape from the ship and had let down ^athe ship’s boat into the sea, on the pretense that they were going to lay out anchors from the bow, 31 Paul said to the centurion and the soldiers, “Unless these men remain on the ship, you yourselves cannot be saved.” 32 Then the soldiers cut away the ^aropes of the ship’s boat and let it fall away.

33 Until the day was about to dawn, Paul kept encouraging them all to take some food, saying, “Today is the fourteenth day that you have been constantly watching and going without eating, having taken in nothing. 34 Therefore, I encourage you to take some food, for this is for your survival, for ^anot a hair from the head of any of you will perish.” 35 Having said this, he took bread and ^agave thanks to God in the presence of them all, and he broke it and began to eat. 36 All ^aof them ¹were encouraged and they themselves also took food. 37 We were 276 ^1apeople on the ship in all. 38 When they had eaten enough, they began lightening the ship by ^athrowing the wheat out into the sea.

39 Now when day came, ^athey ¹could not recognize the land; but they did notice a bay with a beach, and they resolved to run the ship onto it if they could. 40 And casting off ^athe anchors, they left them in the sea while at the same time they were loosening the ropes of the rudders; and they hoisted the foresail to the wind and were heading for the beach. 41 But they struck a ¹reef where two seas met and ran the ship aground; and the prow stuck firmly and remained immovable, while the stern started to break up due to the force of the waves. 42 The soldiers’ plan was to ^akill the prisoners, so that none of them would swim away and escape; 43 but the centurion, ^awanting to bring Paul safely through, kept them from accomplishing their intention, and commanded that those who could swim were to ¹jump overboard first and get to land, 44 and the rest were to follow, some on planks, and others on various things from the ship. And so it happened that ^athey all were brought safely to land.

When it was decided that ^awe ^bwould sail for ^cItaly, they proceeded to deliver Paul and some other prisoners to a centurion of the Augustan ^1dcohort named Julius. 2 And embarking in an Adramyttian ship, which was about to sail to the regions along the coast of ^1aAsia, we put out to sea accompanied by ^bAristarchus, a ^cMacedonian of ^dThessalonica. 3 The next day we put in at ^aSidon; and Julius ^btreated Paul with consideration and ^callowed him to go to his friends and receive care. 4 From there we put out to sea and sailed under the shelter of ^aCyprus because ^bthe winds were contrary. 5 When we had sailed through the sea along the coast of ^aCilicia and ^bPamphylia, we landed at Myra in Lycia. 6 There the centurion found an ^aAlexandrian ship sailing for ^bItaly, and he put us aboard it. 7 When we had sailed slowly for a good many days, and with difficulty had arrived off Cnidus, ^asince the wind did not permit us to go farther, we sailed under the shelter of ^bCrete, off Salmone; 8 and with difficulty ^asailing past it we came to a place called Fair Havens, near which was the city of Lasea.

9 When considerable time had passed and the voyage was now dangerous, since even ^athe ¹fast was already over, Paul began to admonish them, 10 and said to them, “Men, I perceive that the voyage will certainly be with ^adamage and great loss, not only of the cargo and the ship, but also of our lives.” 11 But the centurion was more persuaded by the ^apilot and the ¹captain of the ship than by what was being said by Paul. 12 Because the harbor was not suitable for wintering, the majority reached a decision to put out to sea from there, if somehow they could reach Phoenix, a harbor of ^aCrete, facing southwest and northwest, and spend the winter there.

13 ¹When a moderate south wind came up, supposing that they had attained their purpose, they weighed anchor and began ^asailing along ^bCrete, close inshore.

14 But before very long there ^arushed down from ¹the land a violent wind, called ²Euraquilo; 15 and when the ship was caught in it and could not face the wind, we gave way to it and let ourselves be driven along. 16 Running under the shelter of a small island called Clauda, we were scarcely able to get the ship’s ¹boat under control. 17 After they had hoisted it up, they used ¹supporting cables in undergirding the ship; and fearing that they might ^arun aground on the shallows of Syrtis, they let down the ²sea anchor and in this way let themselves be driven along. 18 The next day as we were being violently storm-tossed, ¹they began to ^ajettison the cargo; 19 and on the third day they threw the ship’s tackle overboard with their own hands. 20 Since neither sun nor stars appeared for many days, and no small storm was assailing us, from then on all hope of our being saved was gradually abandoned.

21 ¹When they had gone a long time without food, then Paul stood up in their midst and said, “^aMen, you ought to have ²followed my advice and not to have set sail from ^bCrete and ³incurred this ^cdamage and loss. 22 Yet now I urge you to ^akeep up your courage, for there will be no loss of life among you, but only of the ship. 23 For this very night ^aan angel of the God to whom I belong and ^bwhom I serve ^cstood before me, 24 saying, ‘Do not be afraid, Paul; ^ayou must stand before Caesar; and behold, God has granted you ^ball those who are sailing with you.’ 25 Therefore, ^akeep up your courage, men, for I believe God that ¹it will turn out exactly as I have been told. 26 But we must ^arun aground on a certain ^bisland.”

27 But when the fourteenth night came, as we were being driven about in the Adriatic Sea, about midnight the sailors began to surmise that ¹they were approaching some land. 28 They took soundings and found it to be twenty fathoms; and a little farther on they took another sounding and found it to be fifteen fathoms. 29 Fearing that we might ^arun aground somewhere on the ¹rocks, they cast four anchors from the stern and ²wished for daybreak. 30 But as the sailors were trying to escape from the ship and had let down ^athe ship’s boat into the sea, on the pretense of intending to lay out anchors from the bow, 31 Paul said to the centurion and to the soldiers, “Unless these men remain in the ship, you yourselves cannot be saved.” 32 Then the soldiers cut away the ^aropes of the ship’s boat and let it fall away.

33 Until the day was about to dawn, Paul was encouraging them all to take some food, saying, “Today is the fourteenth day that you have been constantly watching and going without eating, having taken nothing. 34 Therefore I encourage you to take some food, for this is for your preservation, for ^anot a hair from the head of any of you will perish.” 35 Having said this, he took bread and ^agave thanks to God in the presence of all, and he broke it and began to eat. 36 All ^aof them ¹were encouraged and they themselves also took food. 37 All of us in the ship were two hundred and seventy-six ^1apersons. 38 When they had eaten enough, they began to lighten the ship by ^athrowing out the wheat into the sea.

39 When day came, ^athey ¹could not recognize the land; but they did observe a bay with a beach, and they resolved to drive the ship onto it if they could. 40 And casting off ^athe anchors, they left them in the sea while at the same time they were loosening the ropes of the rudders; and hoisting the foresail to the wind, they were heading for the beach. 41 But striking a ¹reef where two seas met, they ran the vessel aground; and the prow stuck fast and remained immovable, but the stern began to be broken up by the force of the waves. 42 The soldiers’ plan was to ^akill the prisoners, so that none of them would swim away and escape; 43 but the centurion, ^awanting to bring Paul safely through, kept them from their intention, and commanded that those who could swim should ¹jump overboard first and get to land, 44 and the rest should follow, some on planks, and others on various things from the ship. And so it happened that ^athey all were brought safely to land.