Paul Begins His Voyage to Rome

27 When it was decided that we would sail to Italy, they transferred Paul and some other prisoners to a centurion named Julius, of the Augustan Cohort. 2 We got on board a ship of Adramyttium [fn]and put out to sea, intending to sail by the ports along the coast of Asia. With us was Aristarchus, a Macedonian of Thessalonica. 3 The next day we put in at Sidon, and Julius treated Paul kindly, allowing him to go to [fn]his friends and receive care. 4 From there we put out to sea and sailed under the lee of Cyprus, because the winds were against us. 5 After sailing across the open sea off Cilicia and Pamphylia, we arrived at Myra of Lycia. 6 There the centurion found an Alexandrian ship that was sailing to Italy and put us on board. 7 We sailed along slowly for many days and arrived with difficulty off Cnidus. When the wind did not allow us to hold our course, we sailed under the lee of Crete off Salmone. 8 Sailing along the coast with difficulty, we came to a place called Fair Havens, which was near the city of Lasea.

9 Since much time had been lost and the voyage had now become dangerous because the Fast was already over, Paul advised the ship's officers, 10 “Men, I perceive that this voyage is going to result in damage and great loss, not only of the cargo and of the ship, but also of our lives.” 11 But the centurion was persuaded by the ship's captain and the shipowner rather than by what Paul said. 12 Because the harbor was not a suitable place for spending the winter, the majority made a decision to set sail from there [fn]also, hoping to somehow reach Phoenix, a harbor of Crete facing southwest and northwest, so that we could spend the winter there.