Act 27:1-28 | 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 27:1-28

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.