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The Acts of the Apostles 27

27 And when it was decided for us to sail to Italy, they were delivering both Paul and some other prisoners to a centurion, Julius by name, of the Augustan regiment. 2 And having boarded a ship from Adramyttium being about to sail to places along Asia, we put to sea, Aristarchus, a Macedonian, a Thessalonian, being with us. 3 And on the next day, we came down to Sidon, and Julius, treating Paul kindly, allowed him, going to his friends, to receive their care. 4 And from there, having put to sea, we sailed under Cyprus because the winds were contrary. 5 And having sailed across the sea along Cilicia and Pamphylia, we came down to Myra of Lycia. 6 And there, the centurion having found an Alexandrian ship sailing to Italy, he put us on it. 7 And sailing slowly for many days and having arrived with difficulty near Cnidus, the wind not permitting us further, we sailed along Crete opposite Salmone. 8 And sailing along it with difficulty, we came to a certain place called Fair Havens, which was near the city of Lasea.

9 But much time having passed, and the voyage already being dangerous because even the fast had already passed, Paul was warning them, 10 saying to them, “Men, I see that the voyage is about to be with injury and much loss, not only of the cargo and the ship, but also of our lives.” 11 But the centurion was being persuaded more by the pilot and by the captain than by the things being spoken by Paul. 12 But the harbor being unsuitable for wintering, the majority gave counsel to sail from there, if somehow they might be able to come down to Phoenix, a harbor in Crete looking according to the southwest wind and according to the northwest wind, to winter there. 13 And as a south wind was blowing gently, thinking to have obtained their purpose, having raised the anchor, they were sailing along close to Crete. 14 But after not long, a tempestuous wind called Eurakylon rushed down from it. 15 And the ship having been seized and not being able to face into the wind, having given way, we were driven along. 16 But running under a certain island called Cauda, we were able with difficulty to become controllers of the lifeboat, 17 which having hoisted up, they were using helps, undergirding the ship. And fearing lest they might fall into the Syrtis, lowering the gear, thus they were being driven along. 18 But we being exceedingly storm-tossed, on the next day they were doing a jettison. 19 And on the third day they threw the equipment of the ship overboard with their own hands. 20 But neither sun nor stars appearing for many days, and no small storm lying upon us, all hope for us to be saved was finally being taken away. 21 And as there had been much abstinence, then Paul, having stood up in the midst of them, said, “O men, it was indeed necessary, obeying me, not to put to sea from Crete and to avoid this damage and loss. 22 But now I urge you to take courage, for there will be no loss of life among you, only of the ship. 23 For this night an angel of the God whose I am and whom I serve stood beside me, 24 saying, ‘Do not be afraid, Paul. It is necessary for you to stand before Caesar, and behold, God has graciously granted to you all the ones sailing with you.’ 25 Therefore take courage, men! For I trust in God that it will be thus, according to the way it was told to me. 26 But it is necessary for us to fall upon some island.”

27 And when the fourteenth night happened, as we were being driven about in the Hadria, around the middle of the night the sailors were suspecting some land to be approaching them. 28 And taking soundings, they found 20 fathoms, but having gone a little farther and taking soundings again, they found 15 fathoms. 29 And fearing lest we might fall upon a rugged place somewhere, having lowered four anchors from the stern, they were praying for day to come. 30 But as the sailors were seeking to flee from the ship, and as they had lowered the lifeboat into the sea on a pretext as if intending to lower anchors from the bow, 31 Paul said to the centurion and to the soldiers, “If these do not stay in the ship, you are not able to be saved.” 32 Then the soldiers cut the ropes of the lifeboat and let it fall away. 33 And until day was about to come, Paul was urging them all to take food, saying, “Anxiously waiting for a fourteenth day today, you are continuing fasting, having eaten nothing. 34 Therefore, I urge you to take food, for this is for your salvation. For a hair from the head of none of you will perish.” 35 And having said this and having taken bread, he gave thanks to God before everyone and, having broken bread, he began to eat. 36 And they were all encouraged and took food themselves. 37 Now we, all the souls in the ship, were 276. 38 And having been satisfied with food, they were lightening the ship, throwing out the wheat into the sea. 39 And when day came, they were not recognizing the land, but they were noticing a certain bay having a beach, onto which they were discussing whether they might be able to drive the ship. 40 And having cut loose the anchors, they left them in the sea. At the same time, having loosened the bands of the rudders and having raised the topsail to the wind, they were heading to the beach. 41 But having fallen into a place between two seas, the ship ran aground, and the bow of the ship, having stuck there, remained immovable, but the stern was being loosed by the violence. 42 Now the plan of the soldiers was that they would kill the prisoners, lest any, swimming away, might escape. 43 But the centurion, wanting to save Paul, stopped their plan, and he commanded the ones being able to swim to depart first to the land, jumping overboard, 44 and the rest, some on planks, and some on certain things from the ship, and in this way it happened that all were brought safely to the land.

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