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When it was decided
that we would
sail for Italy, Paul and some
other prisoners were
handed
over
to a centurion named Julius, who
belonged
to
the Imperial
Regiment
.
And
when it was determined
that we should
sail for Italy, they
delivered
Paul and certain
other prisoners to a centurion named Julius, of
the Augustan
band
.
We
boarded
an
Adramyttian
ship about to sail for
ports
along
the coast of Asia, and
we put out
to sea .
Aristarchus, a Macedonian from
Thessalonica, was
with us.
And
embarking
in
a
ship of
Adramyttium,
which
was
about to sail unto
the places
on
the
coast of Asia, we put to sea ,
Aristarchus, a Macedonian of
Thessalonica, being
with us.
The next day we landed
at Sidon ,
and Julius treated Paul with
consideration
, allowing
him to visit
his friends and receive
their
care
.
And
the next day we touched
at Sidon :
and Julius treated Paul kindly
, and
gave
him leave
to go
unto
his friends and refresh
himself
.
After
putting out
from there
, we sailed to
the lee of Cyprus because the winds were against
us
.
And
putting to
sea
from thence
, we sailed under
the lee of Cyprus ,
because the winds were contrary
.
And when we had sailed across the open
sea off the
coast
of
Cilicia and Pamphylia, we came to Myra in
Lycia.
And when we had sailed across the sea which
is
off Cilicia and Pamphylia, we came to Myra ,
`a
city'
of
Lycia.
There the centurion found an
Alexandrian
ship sailing for Italy and put us on
board
.
And
there the centurion found a
ship of
Alexandria
sailing for Italy ;
and he
put us therein
.
After
sailing
slowly for
many days, we
arrived
off
Cnidus .
When
the wind impeded
us, we sailed to
the lee of Crete, opposite
Salmone .
And
when
we
had
sailed
slowly many days, and
were
come
with
difficulty
over
against
Cnidus ,
the wind not
further
suffering
us, we sailed under
the lee of Crete, over
against
Salmone ;
After
we
had
moved
along
the
coast
with difficulty ,
we came to
a place called Fair Havens ,
near
the town
of Lasea.
and
with difficulty coasting
along
it
we came unto
a certain
place called Fair Havens ;
nigh
whereunto
was
the city
of Lasea.
By
now
much time had
passed
, and the voyage had
already
become
dangerous because it
was
after
the Fast .
So
Paul advised
them,
And
when
much time was
spent
, and the voyage was
now
dangerous ,
because the Fast was
now
already
gone
by,
Paul admonished
them,
“Men
, I can
see
that our
voyage will be filled
with disaster
and great
loss, not only to
ship
and cargo
, but to
our own
lives as
well
. ”
and
said
unto
them
, Sirs,
I perceive
that the
voyage will be with injury
and much
loss, not only of
the
lading
and the
ship
, but also
of
our lives.
But contrary
to
Paul’s
advice,
the centurion was
persuaded
by
the pilot
and by
the owner of the ship.
But the centurion gave
more
heed
to
the master
and to
the owner of the ship ,
than
to
those
things
which
were
spoken
by
Paul
.
Since
the harbor
was unsuitable
to winter in, the majority
decided
to sail
on
, if somehow
they could reach Phoenix to
winter there .
Phoenix
was
a harbor
in
Crete facing
both
southwest
and northwest
.
And
because
the haven
was not
commodious
to winter in, the more
part
advised
to put
to
sea
from
thence
, if by
any
means
they could reach Phoenix ,
and
winter `
there ;
which
is'
a haven
of
Crete ,
looking
northeast
and south-east
.
When a
gentle
south wind began
to
blow
, they
thought
they had their opportunity.
So
they weighed anchor and sailed along ,
hugging
the
coast
of
Crete.
And
when the
south wind blew
softly
, supposing
that
they had obtained
their purpose,
they weighed anchor and sailed along Crete ,
close
in
shore
.
But it
was
not
long before
a cyclone
called the
Northeaster
swept
down
across
the
island.
But after
no
long time
there
beat
down
from
it
a tempestuous
wind,
which
is
called Euraquilo:
Unable
to
head
into
the
wind,
the ship was caught up.
So
we gave way and let
ourselves
be
driven along
.
and
when
the ship was caught ,
and
could
not
face
the
wind,
we gave way `to
it,'
and were
driven.
Passing
to
the lee of a small island called Cauda, we barely
managed
to secure the lifeboat.
And
running
under
the lee of a small island called Cauda, we were
able,
with
difficulty,
to secure the boat:
After
hoisting
it up, the
crew
used ropes
to
undergird
the ship .
And fearing that
they would
run
aground
on
the sandbars
of
Syrtis, they lowered the sea
anchor
and were driven along
.
and
when
they
had
hoisted
it up, they
used helps,
under-girding
the ship ;
and ,
fearing lest
they should
be
cast
upon
the Syrtis, they lowered the gear,
and so
were driven.
We were
tossed
so
violently
that
the next day the
men
began to jettison
the cargo.
And
as
we labored
exceedingly
with
the storm,
the
next day they
began to throw
the `the
freight'
overboard;
On
the third day ,
they threw
the
ship’s
tackle
overboard
with their own hands.
and
the third day they cast
out
with their own hands the
tackling
of
the
ship
.
When neither sun nor stars appeared
for many days and the
great
storm
continued
to
batter
us, we
abandoned
all hope of
being
saved.
And
when neither sun nor stars shone
upon
`us'
for many days ,
and no
small
tempest
lay
on
`
us, '
all hope that
we
should
be
saved was
now
taken
away
.
After
the
men
had gone
a
long time
without food, Paul stood up
among
them and said, “Men
, you
should have followed
my
advice
not to
sail from Crete .
Then
you
would
have averted
this disaster
and loss.
And
when
they
had been
long without food, then
Paul stood forth
in
the
midst
of
them ,
and said, Sirs
, ye
should have hearkened
unto
me,
and
not have
set
sail from Crete ,
and
have gotten
this injury
and loss.
But
now I urge
you to keep
up
your
courage,
because
you
will
not
experience
any
loss of life, but only of the ship.
And
now I exhort
you to be
of
good
cheer;
for
there
shall
be
no
loss of life among
you
, but `
only '
of the ship.
For just
last
night an angel of God ,
whose I am and
whom I serve, stood
beside
me
For there
stood
by
me
this
night an angel of the
God whose I am ,
whom also
I serve,
and
said
, ‘Do
not be
afraid
, Paul; you
must stand before Caesar .
And look
, God has
granted you
the
lives
of
all who
sail with you
. ’
saying
, Fear
not, Paul; thou
must stand before Caesar :
and lo
, God hath
granted thee
all them
that
sail with thee
.
So
take
courage
, men
, for I believe God that it will
happen
just
as He
told
me.
Wherefore
, sirs
, be
of
good
cheer:
for I believe God ,
that it shall
be
even
so
as it
hath
been
spoken
unto
me.
However,
we must run
aground
on
some
island. ”
But
we must be
cast
upon
a
certain
island.
On
the fourteenth night we were still
being
driven across
the Adriatic
Sea .
About midnight the sailors sensed
they were approaching
land.
But
when
the fourteenth night was
come,
as
we were driven to
and
fro
in
the `
sea of'
Adria,
about midnight the sailors surmised
that
they were drawing
near
to
some
country:
They took
soundings
and found that
the
water
was
twenty fathoms deep.
Going
a little farther
, they took
another
set
of
soundings
that
read
fifteen fathoms.
and
they sounded,
and found twenty fathoms ;
and
after
a little space
, they sounded
again,
and
found
fifteen fathoms.
Fearing that
we would
run
aground
on the
rocks
, they dropped
four anchors from the stern and prayed
for daybreak
.
And
fearing lest
haply
we should
be
cast
ashore
on rocky
ground
, they let
go
four anchors from the stern ,
and wished
for the
day
.
Meanwhile,
the sailors attempted
to escape
from
the ship .
Pretending
to
lower
anchors
from
the
bow
, they
let
the lifeboat
down
into the sea .
And
as
the sailors were
seeking
to flee
out
of
the ship, and
had
lowered
the boat
into the sea ,
under
color
as
though
they
would
lay
out
anchors
from
the
foreship,
But
Paul said to the centurion and the soldiers, “Unless
these men
remain
with
the ship, you
cannot be saved. ”
Paul said to the centurion and to
the soldiers, Except
these abide
in
the ship, ye
cannot be saved.
So
the soldiers cut the ropes to
the lifeboat
and set
it
adrift
.
Then
the soldiers cut away
the ropes of
the boat,
and let
her
fall
off
.
Right
up
to
daybreak
, Paul kept
urging
them all to eat:
“Today
is your
fourteenth day in
constant
suspense
, without
taking
any
food
.
And
while
the
day
was
coming
on
, Paul besought
them all to take
some
food,
saying,
This
day
is the
fourteenth day that
ye
wait
and
continue
fasting
, having
taken
nothing
.
So
for
your
own
preservation,
I urge
you to eat
something,
because
not a single
hair of
your
head will
be
lost
. ”
Wherefore
I beseech
you to take
some
food:
for
this
is
for
your
safety:
for
there
shall
not a hair perish
from
the
head of
any
of
you
.
After
he had said this, Paul
took
bread
and gave thanks to God in front
of them
all .
Then
he broke
it and began to eat.
And
when
he had said this, and had
taken
bread,
he
gave thanks to God in the
presence
of all ;
and
he brake
it ,
and began to eat.
They
were all encouraged
and took some
food themselves
.
Then
were they
all of
good
cheer,
and themselves
also
took food.
In all ,
there
were
276
of
us
on
board
.
And
we
were
in all in
the
ship
two
hundred
threescore
and
sixteen
souls
.
After
the
men
had eaten their
fill
, they lightened the ship by
throwing the grain
into the sea.
And
when
they
had eaten enough
, they lightened the ship ,
throwing out
the wheat
into the sea.
When daylight
came
, they did
not recognize
the land ,
but they sighted
a bay with a sandy
beach, where
they decided
to
run
the
ship
aground
if
they could.
And
when it
was
day
, they knew
not the land :
but they perceived
a certain
bay with a beach, and
they took
counsel
whether
they could drive
the
ship
upon
it
.
Cutting
away
the anchors, they left them in the sea as
they
loosened
the ropes
that
held
the rudders .
Then
they
hoisted
the foresail to the wind and
made for the beach.
And
casting
off
the anchors, they left them in the sea ,
at
the same
time
loosing
the bands
of
the
rudders ;
and
hoisting
up
the foresail to the wind ,
they
made for the beach.
But the
vessel
struck
a sandbar
and
ran aground .
The bow
stuck
fast
and would
not
move
, and
the stern was
being
broken
up by the pounding
of the waves.
But lighting
upon
a place
where
two
seas
met,
they
ran the
vessel
aground ;
and
the foreship
struck
and remained
unmoveable
, but
the stern began
to
break
up by the violence
`
of the waves '
.
The soldiers planned
to kill the prisoners so
none
of them could
swim to
freedom
.
And
the soldiers '
counsel
was
to kill the prisoners ,
lest
any
`
of them '
should
swim out,
and
escape
.
But the centurion, wanting
to spare
Paul’s
life
, thwarted
their plan.
He
commanded those
who could swim to
jump
overboard first
and get to land .
But the centurion, desiring
to save
Paul
, stayed
them
from
their purpose;
and
commanded that
they
who could swim should
cast
themselves
overboard ,
and get first
to the
land ;
The rest were
to
follow
on planks and various
parts
of
the ship. In
this
way
everyone
was
brought
safely
to land.
and
the rest ,
some
on planks ,
and some
on
`other'
things
from
the ship. And
so
it
came
to pass,
that
they
all
escaped
safe
to
the
land.
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