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AC-27:1 And when it was determined that we should sail into
Italy,
they delivered Paul and certain other prisoners unto [one] named
Julius, a centurion of Augustus' band.
AC-27:2 And entering into a ship of Adramyttium, we launched,
meaning to sail by the coasts of Asia; [one] Aristarchus, a
Macedonian of Thessalonica, being with us.
AC-27:3 And the next [day] we touched at Sidon. And Julius
courteously entreated Paul, and gave [him] liberty to go unto his
friends to refresh himself.
AC-27:4 And when we had launched from thence, we sailed under
Cyprus, because the winds were contrary.
AC-27:5 And when we had sailed over the sea of Cilicia and
Pamphylia, we came to Myra, [a city] of Lycia.
AC-27:6 And there the centurion found a ship of Alexandria
sailing
into Italy; and he put us therein.
AC-27:7 And when we had sailed slowly many days, and scarce were
come over against Cnidus, the wind not suffering us, we sailed
under
Crete, over against Salmone;
AC-27:8 And, hardly passing it, came unto a place which is
called
The fair havens; nigh whereunto was the city [of] Lasea.
AC-27:9 Now when much time was spent, and when sailing was now
dangerous, because the fast was now already past, Paul admonished
[them],
AC-27:10 And said unto them, Sirs, I perceive that this voyage
will
be with hurt and much damage, not only of the lading and ship,
but
also of our lives.
AC-27:11 Nevertheless the centurion believed the master and the
owner of the ship, more than those things which were spoken by
Paul.
AC-27:12 And because the haven was not commodious to winter in,
the
more part advised to depart thence also, if by any means they
might
attain to Phenice, [and there] to winter; [which is] an haven of
Crete, and lieth toward the south west and north west.
AC-27:13 And when the south wind blew softly, supposing that
they
had obtained [their] purpose, loosing [thence], they sailed
close by
Crete.
AC-27:14 But not long after there arose against it a tempestuous
wind, called Euroclydon.
AC-27:15 And when the ship was caught, and could not bear up
into
the wind, we let [her] drive.
AC-27:16 And running under a certain island which is called
Clauda,
we had much work to come by the boat:
AC-27:17 Which when they had taken up, they used helps,
undergirding the ship; and, fearing lest they should fall into
the
quicksands, struck sail, and so were driven.
AC-27:18 And we being exceedingly tossed with a tempest, the
next
[day] they lightened the ship;
AC-27:19 And the third [day] we cast out with our own hands the
tackling of the ship.
AC-27:20 And when neither sun nor stars in many days appeared,
and
no small tempest lay on [us], all hope that we should be saved
was
then taken away.
AC-27:21 But after long abstinence Paul stood forth in the
midst of
them, and said, Sirs, ye should have hearkened unto me, and not
have
loosed from Crete, and to have gained this harm and loss.
AC-27:22 And now I exhort you to be of good cheer: for there
shall
be no loss of [any man's] life among you, but of the ship.
AC-27:23 For there stood by me this night the angel of God,
whose I
am, and whom I serve,
AC-27:24 Saying, Fear not, Paul; thou must be brought before
Caesar: and, lo, God hath given thee all them that sail with
thee.
AC-27:25 Wherefore, sirs, be of good cheer: for I believe God,
that
it shall be even as it was told me.
AC-27:26 Howbeit we must be cast upon a certain island.
AC-27:27 But when the fourteenth night was come, as we were
driven
up and down in Adria, about midnight the shipmen deemed that they
drew near to some country;
AC-27:28 And sounded, and found [it] twenty fathoms: and when
they
had gone a little further, they sounded again, and found [it]
fifteen fathoms.
AC-27:29 Then fearing lest we should have fallen upon rocks,
they
cast four anchors out of the stern, and wished for the day.
AC-27:30 And as the shipmen were about to flee out of the ship,
when they had let down the boat into the sea, under colour as
though
they would have cast anchors out of the foreship,
AC-27:31 Paul said to the centurion and to the soldiers, Except
these abide in the ship, ye cannot be saved.
AC-27:32 Then the soldiers cut off the ropes of the boat, and
let
her fall off.
AC-27:33 And while the day was coming on, Paul besought [them]
all
to take meat, saying, This day is the fourteenth day that ye have
tarried and continued fasting, having taken nothing.
AC-27:34 Wherefore I pray you to take [some] meat: for this is
for
your health: for there shall not an hair fall from the head of
any
of you.
AC-27:35 And when he had thus spoken, he took bread, and gave
thanks to God in presence of them all: and when he had broken
[it],
he began to eat.
AC-27:36 Then were they all of good cheer, and they also took
[some] meat.
AC-27:37 And we were in all in the ship two hundred threescore
and
sixteen souls.
AC-27:38 And when they had eaten enough, they lightened the
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