Acts 27:1-13

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 4cohort named Julius.
2 And embarking in an Adramyttian ship, which was about to sail to the regions along the coast of 5Asia, 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 fast 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 captain 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 When a moderate south wind came up, supposing that they had attained their purpose, they weighed anchor and began 25sailing along 26Crete, close inshore.

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Footnotes 5

  • [a]. Or "battalion"
  • [b]. I.e. west coast province of Asia Minor
  • [c]. I.e. Day of Atonement in September or October, which was a dangerous time of year for navigation
  • [d]. Or "owner"
  • [e]. Lit "a south wind having gently blown"
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