Act 27 | NASB1995 | STEP | When it was decided that we would sail for Italy , they proceeded to deliver Paul and some other prisoners to a centurion of the Augustan cohort named Julius .

Acts 27

Paul Is Sent to Rome

1 When it was decided that ^awe ^bwould sail for ^cItaly, they proceeded to deliver Paul and some other prisoners to a centurion of the Augustan ^{▼▼ Or battalion
,} ^ecohort named Julius. 2 And embarking in an Adramyttian ship, which was about to sail to the regions along the coast of ^{▼▼ I.e. west coast province of Asia Minor
,} ^gAsia, we put out to sea accompanied by ^hAristarchus, a ⁱMacedonian of ^jThessalonica. 3 The next day we put in at ^kSidon; and Julius ^ltreated Paul with consideration and ^mallowed him to go to his friends and receive care. 4 From there we put out to sea and sailed under the shelter of ⁿCyprus because ^othe winds were contrary. 5 When we had sailed through the sea along the coast of ^pCilicia and ^qPamphylia, we landed at Myra in Lycia. 6 There the centurion found an ^rAlexandrian ship sailing for ^sItaly, and he put us aboard it. 7 When we had sailed slowly for a good many days, and with difficulty had arrived off Cnidus, ^tsince the wind did not permit us to go farther, we sailed under the shelter of ^uCrete, off Salmone; 8 and with difficulty ^vsailing 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 ^wthe ^{▼▼ I.e. Day of Atonement in September or October, which was a dangerous time of year for navigation}fast was already over, Paul began to admonish them, 10 and said to them, “Men, I perceive that the voyage will certainly be with ^ydamage 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 ^zpilot and the ^{▼▼ Or owner}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 ^abCrete, facing southwest and northwest, and spend the winter there.

13 ^{▼▼ Lit a south wind having gently blown}When a moderate south wind came up, supposing that they had attained their purpose, they weighed anchor and began ^adsailing along ^aeCrete, close inshore.

Shipwreck

14 But before very long there ^afrushed down from ^{▼▼ Lit it}the land a violent wind, called ^{▼▼ I.e. a northeaster}Euraquilo; 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 ^{▼▼ Or skiff: a small boat in tow or carried on board for emergency use, transportation to and from shore, etc.}boat under control. 17 After they had hoisted it up, they used ^{▼▼ Lit helps}supporting cables in undergirding the ship; and fearing that they might ^akrun aground on the shallows of Syrtis, they let down the ^{▼▼ Or gear}sea anchor and in this way let themselves be driven along. 18 The next day as we were being violently storm-tossed, ^{▼▼ Lit they were doing a throwing out}they began to ^anjettison 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 ^{▼▼ Lit there being much abstinence from food}When they had gone a long time without food, then Paul stood up in their midst and said, ^ap“Men, you ought to have ^{▼▼ Lit obeyed me}followed my advice and not to have set sail from ^arCrete and ^{▼▼ Lit gained}incurred this ^atdamage and loss. 22 “Yet now I urge you to ^aukeep up your courage, for there will be no loss of life among you, but only of the ship. 23 “For this very night ^avan angel of the God to whom I belong and ^awwhom I serve ^axstood before me, 24 saying, ‘Do not be afraid, Paul; ^ayyou must stand before Caesar; and behold, God has granted you ^azall those who are sailing with you.’ 25 “Therefore, ^bakeep up your courage, men, for I believe God that ^{▼▼ Lit it will be}it will turn out exactly as I have been told. 26 “But we must ^bcrun aground on a certain ^bdisland.”

27 But when the fourteenth night came, as we were being driven about in the Adriatic Sea, about midnight the sailors began to surmise that ^{▼▼ Lit some land was approaching them}they were approaching some land. 28 They took soundings and found it to be twenty fathoms; and a little farther on they took another sounding and found it to be fifteen fathoms. 29 Fearing that we might ^bfrun aground somewhere on the ^{▼▼ Lit rough places}rocks, they cast four anchors from the stern and ^{▼▼ Lit they were praying for it to become day}wished for daybreak. 30 But as the sailors were trying to escape from the ship and had let down ^bithe ship’s boat into the sea, on the pretense of intending to lay out anchors from the bow, 31 Paul said to the centurion and to the soldiers, “Unless these men remain in the ship, you yourselves cannot be saved.” 32 Then the soldiers cut away the ^bjropes of the ship’s boat and let it fall away.

33 Until the day was about to dawn, Paul was encouraging them all to take some food, saying, “Today is the fourteenth day that you have been constantly watching and going without eating, having taken nothing. 34 “Therefore I encourage you to take some food, for this is for your preservation, for ^bknot a hair from the head of any of you will perish.” 35 Having said this, he took bread and ^blgave thanks to God in the presence of all, and he broke it and began to eat. 36 All ^bmof them ^{▼▼ Lit became cheerful}were encouraged and they themselves also took food. 37 All of us in the ship were two hundred and seventy-six ^{▼▼ Lit souls
,} ^bppersons. 38 When they had eaten enough, they began to lighten the ship by ^bqthrowing out the wheat into the sea.

39 When day came, ^brthey ^{▼▼ Lit were not recognizing}could not recognize the land; but they did observe a bay with a beach, and they resolved to drive the ship onto it if they could. 40 And casting off ^btthe anchors, they left them in the sea while at the same time they were loosening the ropes of the rudders; and hoisting the foresail to the wind, they were heading for the beach. 41 But striking a ^{▼▼ Lit place}reef where two seas met, they ran the vessel aground; and the prow stuck fast and remained immovable, but the stern began to be broken up by the force of the waves. 42 The soldiers’ plan was to ^bvkill the prisoners, so that none of them would swim away and escape; 43 but the centurion, ^bwwanting to bring Paul safely through, kept them from their intention, and commanded that those who could swim should ^{▼▼ Lit throw themselves}jump overboard first and get to land, 44 and the rest should follow, some on planks, and others on various things from the ship. And so it happened that ^bythey all were brought safely to land.