‏ Acts 27

Paul Is Sent to Rome

1 Now when it was decided that awe bwould sail for cItaly, they proceeded to turn Paul and some other prisoners over to a centurion of the Augustan
Normally 600 men (the number varied)
ecohort, named Julius.
2And we boarded an Adramyttian ship that was about to sail to the regions along the coast of
I.e., west coast province of Asia Minor
gAsia, and put out to sea accompanied by hAristarchus, a iMacedonian of jThessalonica.
3The next day we put in at kSidon; and Julius ltreated Paul with consideration and mallowed him to go to his friends and receive care. 4From there we put out to sea and sailed under the shelter of nCyprus, because othe winds were contrary. 5When we had sailed through the sea along the coast of pCilicia and qPamphylia, we landed at Myra in Lycia. 6There the centurion found an rAlexandrian ship sailing for sItaly, and he put us aboard it. 7When 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; 8and 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 started admonishing them,
10saying 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.” 11But the centurion was more persuaded by the zpilot and the
Or owner
captain of the ship than by what was being said by Paul.
12The harbor was not suitable for wintering, so 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, thinking that they had attained their purpose, they weighed anchor and began adsailing along aeCrete, closer to shore.

Shipwreck

14 But before very long a violent wind, called
I.e., a northeaster
Euraquilo, agrushed down from
Lit it
the land;
15and when the ship was caught in it and could not head up into the wind, we gave up and let ourselves be driven by the wind. 16Running under the shelter of a small island called Cauda, we were able to get the ship’s
Or skiff: a small boat in tow for emergencies, transportation to and from shore, etc.
boat under control only with difficulty.
17After 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
Lit implement, an object designed to stabilize a boat from the stern against the wind.
sea anchor and let themselves be driven along in this way.
18The next day as we were being violently tossed by the storm,
Lit they were doing a throwing out
they began to anjettison the cargo;
19and on the third day they threw the ship’s tackle overboard with their own hands. 20Since 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 slowly abandoned.

21
Lit there being much lack of appetite
When many had lost their appetites, Paul then stood among them and said, “
Lit O men
aqMen, you should have followed my advice and not have set sail from arCrete, and thereby spared yourselves this asdamage and loss.
22And yet now I urge you to atkeep up your courage, for there will be no loss of life among you, but only of the ship. 23For this very night auan angel of the God to whom I belong, avwhom I also serve, awcame to me, 24saying, ‘Do not be afraid, Paul; axyou must stand before Caesar; and behold, God has graciously granted you ayall those who are sailing with you.’ 25Therefore, azkeep up your courage, men, for I believe God that
Lit it will be
it will turn out exactly as I have been told.
26But we must bbrun aground on a certain bcisland.”

27 But when the fourteenth night came, as we were being driven about in the Adriatic Sea, about midnight the sailors began to suspect that
Lit some land was approaching them
they were approaching some land.
28And 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. 29Fearing that we might berun aground somewhere on the
Lit rough places
rocks, they cast four anchors from the stern and
Or wished for
prayed for daybreak.
30But as the sailors were trying to escape from the ship and had let down bhthe ship’s boat into the sea, on the pretense that they were going to lay out anchors from the bow, 31Paul said to the centurion and the soldiers, “Unless these men remain on the ship, you yourselves cannot be saved.” 32Then the soldiers cut away the biropes of the ship’s boat and let it fall away.

33 Until the day was about to dawn, Paul kept 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 in nothing. 34Therefore, I encourage you to take some food, for this is for your survival, for bjnot a hair from the head of any of you will perish.” 35Having said this, he took bread and bkgave thanks to God in the presence of them all, and he broke it and began to eat. 36All blof them
Lit became cheerful
were encouraged and they themselves also took food.
37We were 276
Lit souls
bopeople on the ship in all.
38When they had eaten enough, they began lightening the ship by bpthrowing the wheat out into the sea.

39 Now when day came, bqthey
Lit were not recognizing
could not recognize the land; but they did notice a bay with a beach, and they resolved to run the ship onto it if they could.
40And casting off bsthe anchors, they left them in the sea while at the same time they were loosening the ropes of the rudders; and they hoisted the foresail to the wind and were heading for the beach. 41But they struck a
Lit place
reef where two seas met and ran the ship aground; and the prow stuck firmly and remained immovable, while the stern started to break up due to the force of the waves.
42The soldiers’ plan was to bukill the prisoners, so that none of them would swim away and escape; 43but the centurion, bvwanting to bring Paul safely through, kept them from accomplishing their intention, and commanded that those who could swim were to
Lit throw themselves
jump overboard first and get to land,
44and the rest were to follow, some on planks, and others on various things from the ship. And so it happened that bxthey all were brought safely to land.

‏ Acts 28:1-16

Safe at Malta

1 When bythey had been brought safely through, bzthen we found out that cathe island was called
Or Melita
Malta.
2 ccThe
Gr barbaroi, referring to people who did not speak Greek
natives showed us extraordinary kindness, for they kindled a fire and cetook us all in because of the rain that had started and because of the cold.
3But when Paul had gathered a bundle of sticks and laid them on the fire, a viper came out
Or from the heat
because of the heat and fastened itself on his hand.
4When cgthe
See note v 2
natives saw the creature hanging from his hand, they began saying to one another, “ ciUndoubtedly this man is a murderer, and though he has been saved from the sea,
Or Justice; i.e., the personification of a goddess
justice has not allowed him to live.”
5However,
Lit he
clPaul shook the creature off into the fire and suffered no harm.
6Now they were expecting that he was going to swell up or suddenly fall down dead. But after they had waited a long time and had seen nothing unusual happen to him, they changed their minds and cmbegan to say that he was a god.

7 Now in the neighboring parts of that place were lands belonging to the
Prob. the Roman governor of the island
leading man of the island, named Publius, who welcomed us and entertained us warmly for three days.
8And it happened that the father of Publius was lying in bed afflicted with a recurring fever and dysentery. Paul went in to see him, and after he coprayed, he cplaid his hands on him and healed him. 9After this happened, the rest of the people on the island who had diseases were coming to him and being cured. 10They also showed us many honors, and when we were about to set sail, they
Or put on board
supplied us with
Lit the things pertaining to the needs
everything we needed.

Paul Arrives in Rome

11 After three months we set sail on csan Alexandrian ship which had wintered at the island, and which had
Gr Dioscuri; i.e., Castor and Pollux, twin sons of Zeus
the Twin Brothers for its figurehead.
12After we put in at Syracuse, we stayed there for three days. 13From there we sailed around and arrived at Rhegium, and a day later a south wind came up, and on the second day we came to Puteoli. 14
Lit Where
There we found some cvbrothers and sisters, and were invited to stay with them for seven days; and that is how we came to Rome.
15And from there the cwbrothers and sisters, when they heard about us, came as far as the
Lat Appii Forum, a station about 43 miles or 69.2 km from Rome
Market of Appius and the
Lat Tres Tabernae, a station about 33 miles or 53.1 km from Rome
Three Inns to meet us; and when Paul saw them, he thanked God and took courage.

16 When we entered Rome, Paul was czallowed to stay by himself, with the soldier who was guarding him.
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