Acts:27

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* But when it had been determined that we should sail to Italy , they delivered up Paul and certain other prisoners to a centurion , by name Julius , of Augustus ' company . * And going on board a ship of Adramyttium about to navigate by the places along Asia , we set sail , Aristarchus , a Macedonian of Thessalonica , being with us . * And the next day we arrived at Sidon . And Julius treated Paul kindly and suffered him to go to his friends and refresh himself . * And setting sail thence we sailed under the lee of Cyprus , because the winds were contrary . * And having sailed over the waters of Cilicia and Pamphylia we came to Myra in Lycia : * and there the centurion having found a ship of Alexandria sailing to Italy , he made us go on board her . * And sailing slowly for many days , and having with difficulty got abreast of Cnidus , the wind not suffering us , we sailed under the lee of Crete abreast of Salmone ; * and coasting it with difficulty we came to a certain place called Fair Havens , near to which was [the ] city of Lasaea . * And much time having now been spent , and navigation being already dangerous , because the fast also was already past , Paul counselled them , * saying , Men , I perceive that the navigation will be with disaster and much loss , not only of the cargo and the ship , but also of our lives . * But the centurion believed rather the helmsman and the shipowner than what was said by Paul . * And the harbour being ill adapted to winter in , the most counselled to set sail thence , if perhaps they might reach Phoenice to winter in , a port of Crete looking north-east and south-east . * And [the ] south wind blowing gently , supposing that they had gained their object , having weighed anchor they sailed close in shore along Crete . * But not long after there came down it a hurricane called Euroclydon . * And the ship being caught and driven , and not able to bring her head to the wind , letting her go we were driven [before it ]. * But running under the lee of a certain island called Clauda , we were with difficulty able to make ourselves masters of the boat ; * which having hoisted up , they used helps , frapping the ship ; and fearing lest they should run into Syrtis and run aground , and having lowered the gear they were so driven . * But the storm being extremely violent on us , on the next day they threw cargo overboard , * and on the third day with their own hands they cast away the ship furniture . * And neither sun nor stars appearing for many days , and no small storm lying on us , in the end all hope of our being saved was taken away . * And when they had been a long while without taking food , Paul then standing up in the midst of them said , Ye ought , O men , to have hearkened to me , and not have made sail from Crete and have gained this disaster and loss . * And now I exhort you to be of good courage , for there shall be no loss at all of life of [any ] of you , only of the ship . * For an angel of the God , whose I am and whom I serve , stood by me this night , * saying , Fear not , Paul ; thou must stand before Caesar ; and behold , God has granted to thee all those that sail with thee . * Wherefore be of good courage , men , for I believe God that thus it shall be , as it has been said to me . * But we must be cast ashore on a certain island . * And when the fourteenth night was come , we being driven about in Adria , towards the middle of the night the sailors supposed that some land neared them , * and having sounded found twenty fathoms , and having gone a little farther and having again sounded they found fifteen fathoms ; * and fearing lest we should be cast on rocky places , casting four anchors out of the stern , they wished that day were come . * But the sailors wishing to flee out of the ship , and having let down the boat into the sea under pretext of being about to carry out anchors from the prow , * Paul said to the centurion and the soldiers , Unless these abide in the ship ye cannot be saved . * Then the soldiers cut away the ropes of the boat and let her fall . * And while it was drawing on to daylight , Paul exhorted them all to partake of food , saying , Ye have passed the fourteenth day watching in expectation without taking food . * Wherefore I exhort you to partake of food , for this has to do with your safety ; for not a hair from the head of any one of you shall perish . * And , having said these things and taken a loaf , he gave thanks to God before all , and having broken it began to eat . * And all taking courage , themselves also took food . * And we were in the ship , all the souls , two hundred and seventy-six . * And having satisfied themselves with food , they lightened the ship , casting out the wheat into the sea . * And when it was day they did not recognise the land ; but they perceived a certain bay having a strand , on which they were minded , if they should be able , to run the ship ashore ; * and , having cast off the anchors , they left [them ] in the sea , at the same time loosening the lashings of the rudders , and hoisting the foresail to the wind , they made for the strand . * And falling into a place where two seas met they ran the ship aground , and the prow having stuck itself fast remained unmoved , but the stern was broken by the force of the waves . * And [the ] counsel of the soldiers was that they should kill the prisoners , lest any one should swim off and escape . * But the centurion , desirous of saving Paul , hindered them of their purpose , and commanded those who were able to swim , casting themselves first [into the sea ], to get out on land ; * and the rest , some on boards , some on some of the things [that came ] from the ship ; and thus it came to pass that all got safe to land .

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