27:1 And when it was determined that we should sail into Italy,
they delivered Paul and certain other prisoners to [one] named
Julius, a centurion of Augustus' band.
27:2 And entering into a ship of Adramyttium, we lanched,
meaning to sail by the coasts of Asia, [one] Aristarchus, a
Macedonian of Thessalonica, being with us.
27:3 And the next [day] we touched at Sidon. And Julius
courteously treated Paul, and gave [him] liberty to go to his
friends to refresh himself.
27:4 And when we had lanched from thence, we sailed under
Cyprus, because the winds were contrary.
27:5 And when we had sailed over the sea of Cilicia and
Pamphylia, we came to Mira, [a city] of Lycia.
27:6 And there the centurion found a ship of Alexandria sailing
into Italy; and he put us therein.
27:7 And when we had sailed slowly many days, and scarce had
come over against Cnidus, the wind not suffering us, we sailed
under Crete, over against Salmone:
27:8 And hardly passing it, came to a place which is called, The
fair havens; nigh to which was the city [of] Lasea.
27:9 Now when much time was spent, and when sailing was now
dangerous, because the fast was now already past, Paul
admonished [them].
27:10 And said to them, Sirs, I perceive that this voyage will
be with hurt and much damage, not only of the lading and ship,
but also of our lives.
27:11 Nevertheless, the centurion believed the master and the
owner of the ship more than the things which were spoken by
Paul.
27:12 And because the haven was not commodious to winter in, the
greater part advised to depart thence also, if by any means
they might attain to Phenice, [and there] to winter; [which is]
a haven of Crete, and lieth towards the south-west and
north-west.
27:13 And when the south wind blew softly, supposing that they
had obtained [their] purpose, loosing [thence], they sailed
close by Crete.
27:14 But not long after there arose against it a tempestuous
wind, called Euroclydon.
27:15 And when the ship was caught, and could not bear up into
the wind, we let [her] drive.
27:16 And running under a certain isle which is called Clauda,
we had much work to come by the boat:
27:17 Which when they had taken up, they used helps,
undergirding the ship; and fearing lest they should fall into
the quicksands, struck sail, and so were driven.
27:18 And we being exceedingly tossed with a tempest, the next
[day] they lightened the ship;
27:19 And the third [day] we cast out with our own hands the
tackling of the ship.
27:20 And when neither sun nor stars in many days appeared, and
no small tempest lay on [us], all hope that we should be saved
was then taken away.
27:21 But after long abstinence, Paul stood forth in the midst
of them, and said, Sirs, ye should have hearkened to me, and
not have loosed from Crete, and to have gained this harm and
loss.
27:22 And now I exhort you to be of good cheer: for there shall
be no loss of life among you, but of the ship.
27:23 For there stood by me this night the angel of God, whose I
am, and whom I serve,
27:24 Saying, Fear not, Paul; thou must be brought before Cesar:
and lo, God hath given thee all them that sail with thee.
27:25 Wherefore, sirs, be of good cheer: for I believe God, that
it will be even as it was told to me.
27:26 But we must be cast upon a certain isle.
27:27 When the fourteenth night was come, as we were driven up
and down in Adria, about midnight the shipmen suspected that
they drew near to some country:
27:28 And sounded, and found [it] twenty fathoms: and when they
had gone a little further, they sounded again, and found [it]
fifteen fathoms.
27:29 Then fearing lest we should fall upon rocks, they cast
four anchors out of the stern, and wished for the day.
27:30 And as the shipmen were about to flee out of the ship,
when they had let down the boat into the sea, under color as
though they would cast anchors out of the foreship,
27:31 Paul said to the centurion, and to the soldiers, Except
these abide in the ship, ye cannot be saved.
27:32 Then the soldiers cut off the ropes of the boat, and let
her fall off.
27:33 And while the day was coming on, Paul besought [them] all
to take food, saying, This day is the fourteenth day that ye
have tarried, and continued fasting, having taken nothing.
27:34 Wherefore I pray you to take [some] food; for this is for
your health: for there shall not a hair fall from the head of
any of you.
27:35 And when he had thus spoken, he took bread, and gave
thanks to God in presence of them all; and when he had broken
[it], he began to eat.
27:36 Then they were all of good cheer, and they also took food.
27:37 And we were in all in the ship two hundred and seventy six
souls.
27:38 And when they had eaten enough, they lightened the ship,
and cast the wheat into the sea.
27:39 And when it was day, they knew not the land: but they
discovered a certain creek with a shore, into which they
purposed, if it were possible, to thrust in the ship.
27:40 And when they had taken up the anchors, they committed
[themselves] to the sea, and loosed the rudder bands, and
hoisted the mainsail to the wind, and made towards the shore.
27:41 And falling into a place where two seas met, they ran the
ship aground; and the forepart stuck fast, and remained
immovable, but the hinder part was broken with the violence of
the waves.
27:42 And the soldiers' counsel was to kill the prisoners, lest
any of them should swim out, and escape.
27:43 But the centurion, willing to save Paul, kept them from
[their] purpose, and commanded that they who could swim, should
cast [themselves] first [into the sea], and get to land:
27:44 And the rest, some on boards, and some on [broken pieces]
of the ship: And so it came to pass, that they all escaped safe
to land.
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