Acts 27:1-26 (New American Standard)

Paul Is Sent to Rome

1 When it was decided that ¹we ²would sail for ³Italy, they proceeded to deliver Paul and some other prisoners to a centurion of the Augustan ^a4cohort named Julius. 2 And embarking in an Adramyttian ship, which was about to sail to the regions along the coast of ^b5Asia, we put out to sea accompanied by ⁶Aristarchus, a ⁷Macedonian of ⁸Thessalonica. 3 The next day we put in at ⁹Sidon ; and Julius ¹⁰treated Paul with consideration and ¹¹allowed him to go to his friends and receive care. 4 From there we put out to sea and sailed under the shelter of ¹²Cyprus because ¹³the winds were contrary. 5 When we had sailed through the sea along the coast of ¹⁴Cilicia and ¹⁵Pamphylia, we landed at Myra in Lycia. 6 There the centurion found an ¹⁶Alexandrian ship sailing for ¹⁷Italy, and he put us aboard it. 7 When we had sailed slowly for a good many days, and with difficulty had arrived off Cnidus, ¹⁸since the wind did not permit us to go farther, we sailed under the shelter of ¹⁹Crete, off Salmone ; 8 and with difficulty ²⁰sailing 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 ²¹the ^cfast was already over, Paul began to admonish them, 10 and said to them, "Men, I perceive that the voyage will certainly be with ²²damage 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 ²³pilot and the ^dcaptain 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 ²⁴Crete, facing southwest and northwest, and spend the winter there. 13 ^eWhen a moderate south wind came up, supposing that they had attained their purpose, they weighed anchor and began ²⁵sailing along ²⁶Crete, close inshore.

Shipwreck

14 But before very long there ²⁷rushed down from ^fthe land a violent wind, called ^gEuraquilo ; 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 ^hboat under control. 17 After they had hoisted it up, they used ⁱsupporting cables in undergirding the ship ; and fearing that they might ²⁸run aground on the shallows of Syrtis, they let down the ^jsea anchor and in this way let themselves be driven along. 18 The next day as we were being violently storm-tossed, ^kthey began to ²⁹jettison 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 ^lWhen they had gone a long time without food, then Paul stood up in their midst and said, "³⁰Men, you ought to have ^mfollowed my advice and not to have set sail from ³¹Crete and ⁿincurred this ³²damage and loss. 22 "Yet now I urge you to ³³keep up your courage, for there will be no loss of life among you, but only of the ship. 23 "For this very night ³⁴an angel of the God to whom I belong and ³⁵whom I serve ³⁶stood before me, 24 saying, 'Do not be afraid, Paul ; ³⁷you must stand before Caesar ; and behold, God has granted you ³⁸all those who are sailing with you.' 25 "Therefore, ³⁹keep up your courage, men, for I believe God that ^oit will turn out exactly as I have been told. 26 "But we must ⁴⁰run aground on a certain ⁴¹island."