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1 And when it was decided that we should sail for Italy, they delivered Paul and some other prisoners to a centurion of the Augustan Cohort named Julius.
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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.
2 And embarking in a ship of Adramyttium, which was about to sail to the ports along the coast of Asia, we put to sea, accompanied by Aristarchus, a Macedonian from Thessalonica.
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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.
3 The next day we put in at Sidon. And Julius treated Paul kindly and gave him leave to go to his friends and be cared for.
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And the next day we arrived at Sidon. And Julius treated Paul kindly and suffered him to go to his friends and refresh himself.
4 And putting out to sea from there we sailed under the lee of Cyprus, because the winds were against us.
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And setting sail thence we sailed under the lee of Cyprus, because the winds were contrary.
5 And when we had sailed across the open sea along the coast of Cilicia and Pamphylia, we came to Myra in Lycia.
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And having sailed over the waters of Cilicia and Pamphylia we came to Myra in Lycia:
6 There the centurion found a ship of Alexandria sailing for Italy and put us on board.
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and there the centurion having found a ship of Alexandria sailing to Italy, he made us go on board her.
7 We sailed slowly for a number of days and arrived with difficulty off Cnidus, and as the wind did not allow us to go farther, we sailed under the lee of Crete off Salmone.
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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;
8 Coasting along it with difficulty, we came to a place called Fair Havens, near which was the city of Lasea.
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and coasting it with difficulty we came to a certain place called Fair Havens, near to which was [the] city of Lasaea.
9 Since much time had passed, and the voyage was now dangerous because even the Fast was already over, Paul advised them,
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And much time having now been spent, and navigation being already dangerous, because the fast also was already past, Paul counselled them,
10 saying, “Sirs, I perceive that the voyage will be with injury and much loss, not only of the cargo and the ship, but also of our lives. ”
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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.
11 But the centurion paid more attention to the pilot and to the owner of the ship than to what Paul said.
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But the centurion believed rather the helmsman and the shipowner than what was said by Paul.
12 And because the harbor was not suitable to spend the winter in, the majority decided to put out to sea from there, on the chance that somehow they could reach Phoenix, a harbor of Crete, facing both southwest and northwest, and spend the winter there.
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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.
13 Now when the south wind blew gently, supposing that they had obtained their purpose, they weighed anchor and sailed along Crete, close to the shore.
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And [the] south wind blowing gently, supposing that they had gained their object, having weighed anchor they sailed close in shore along Crete.
14 But soon a tempestuous wind, called the northeaster, struck down from the land.
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But not long after there came down it a hurricane called Euroclydon.
15 And when the ship was caught and could not face the wind, we gave way to it and were driven along.
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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].
16 Running under the lee of a small island called Cauda, we managed with difficulty to secure the ship’s boat.
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But running under the lee of a certain island called Clauda, we were with difficulty able to make ourselves masters of the boat;
17 After hoisting it up, they used supports to undergird the ship. Then, fearing that they would run aground on the Syrtis, they lowered the gear, and thus they were driven along.
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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.
18 Since we were violently storm-tossed, they began the next day to jettison the cargo.
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But the storm being extremely violent on us, on the next day they threw cargo overboard,
19 And on the third day they threw the ship’s tackle overboard with their own hands.
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and on the third day with their own hands they cast away the ship furniture.
20 When neither sun nor stars appeared for many days, and no small tempest lay on us, all hope of our being saved was at last abandoned.
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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.
21 Since they had been without food for a long time, Paul stood up among them and said, “Men, you should have listened to me and not have set sail from Crete and incurred this injury and loss.
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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.
22 Yet now I urge you to take heart, for there will be no loss of life among you, but only of the ship.
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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.
23 For this very night there stood before me an angel of the God to whom I belong and whom I worship,
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For an angel of the God, whose I am and whom I serve, stood by me this night,
24 and he said, ‘Do not be afraid, Paul; you must stand before Caesar. And behold, God has granted you all those who sail with you. ’
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saying, Fear not, Paul; thou must stand before Caesar; and behold, God has granted to thee all those that sail with thee.
25 So take heart, men, for I have faith in God that it will be exactly as I have been told.
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Wherefore be of good courage, men, for I believe God that thus it shall be, as it has been said to me.
26 But we must run aground on some island. ”
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But we must be cast ashore on a certain island.
27 When the fourteenth night had come, as we were being driven across the Adriatic Sea, about midnight the sailors suspected that they were nearing land.
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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,
28 So they took a sounding and found twenty fathoms. A little farther on they took a sounding again and found fifteen fathoms.
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and having sounded found twenty fathoms, and having gone a little farther and having again sounded they found fifteen fathoms;
29 And fearing that we might run on the rocks, they let down four anchors from the stern and prayed for day to come.
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and fearing lest we should be cast on rocky places, casting four anchors out of the stern, they wished that day were come.
30 And as the sailors were seeking to escape from the ship, and had lowered the ship’s boat into the sea under pretense of laying out anchors from the bow,
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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,
31 Paul said to the centurion and the soldiers, “Unless these men stay in the ship, you cannot be saved. ”
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Paul said to the centurion and the soldiers, Unless these abide in the ship *ye* cannot be saved.
32 Then the soldiers cut away the ropes of the ship’s boat and let it go.
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Then the soldiers cut away the ropes of the boat and let her fall.
33 As day was about to dawn, Paul urged them all to take some food, saying, “Today is the fourteenth day that you have continued in suspense and without food, having taken nothing.
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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.
34 Therefore I urge you to take some food. For it will give you strength, for not a hair is to perish from the head of any of you. ”
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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.
35 And when he had said these things, he took bread, and giving thanks to God in the presence of all he broke it and began to eat.
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And, having said these things and taken a loaf, he gave thanks to God before all, and having broken it began to eat.
36 Then they all were encouraged and ate some food themselves.
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And all taking courage, themselves also took food.
37 (We were in all 276 persons in the ship. )
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And we were in the ship, all the souls, two hundred and seventy-six.
38 And when they had eaten enough, they lightened the ship, throwing out the wheat into the sea.
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And having satisfied themselves with food, they lightened the ship, casting out the wheat into the sea.
39 Now when it was day, they did not recognize the land, but they noticed a bay with a beach, on which they planned if possible to run the ship ashore.
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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;
40 So they cast off the anchors and left them in the sea, at the same time loosening the ropes that tied the rudders. Then hoisting the foresail to the wind they made for the beach.
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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.
41 But striking a reef, they ran the vessel aground. The bow stuck and remained immovable, and the stern was being broken up by the surf.
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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.
42 The soldiers’ plan was to kill the prisoners, lest any should swim away and escape.
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And [the] counsel of the soldiers was that they should kill the prisoners, lest any one should swim off and escape.
43 But the centurion, wishing to save Paul, kept them from carrying out their plan. He ordered those who could swim to jump overboard first and make for the land,
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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;
44 and the rest on planks or on pieces of the ship. And so it was that all were brought safely to land.
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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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