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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 into
Italy, they
delivered
Paul and certain
other prisoners unto
one
named Julius, a
centurion
of
Augustus'
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
entering
into
a
ship of
Adramyttium,
we
launched,
meaning
to sail by
the coasts
of Asia ;
one
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 courteously
entreated
Paul, and
gave
him liberty
to go
unto
his friends to
refresh
himself
.
After
putting
out
from there
, we sailed to
the
lee
of
Cyprus because the winds were against
us
.
And
when
we
had
launched
from thence
, we sailed under
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 over
the sea of 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 into
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
scarce
were
come
over
against
Cnidus ,
the wind not
suffering
us, we sailed under
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
, hardly
passing
it,
came unto
a place which
is
called The
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,
Now when
much time was
spent
, and when
sailing
was
now
dangerous ,
because the fast was
now
already
past,
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 this
voyage will be with hurt
and much
damage
, not only of
the
lading
and 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.
Nevertheless
the centurion believed
the master
and the owner of the ship ,
more
than
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 depart
thence
also
, if by
any
means
they might
attain
to Phenice,
and
there to
winter;
which
is
an
haven
of
Crete ,
and lieth
toward
the
south
west
and
north
west
.
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,
loosing
thence,
they sailed close
by
Crete.
But it
was
not long before
a cyclone
called the
Northeaster
swept
down
across
the
island
.
But not long after
there
arose
against
it
a tempestuous
wind,
called Euroclydon
.
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
bear
up into
the
wind,
we let her
drive
.
Passing
to
the
lee
of
a small
island called Cauda
, we barely
managed
to secure
the lifeboat.
And
running
under
a certain
island which
is
called Clauda
, we had
much
work
to come
by
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
.
Which
when
they
had
taken
up, they
used helps,
undergirding
the ship ;
and ,
fearing lest
they should
fall
into
the quicksands
, strake
sail,
and so
were driven.
We were
tossed so
violently
that
the next day the
men
began
to
jettison
the cargo.
And
we being
exceedingly
tossed with
a
tempest,
the next day they
lightened
the ship;
On
the third day ,
they
threw
the
ship’s
tackle
overboard
with their
own hands.
And
the third day we
cast
out
with our
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 in
many days appeared,
and no
small
tempest
lay
on
us, all hope that
we
should
be
saved was
then
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.
But
after long abstinence
Paul stood forth
in
the
midst
of
them ,
and said, Sirs
, ye
should have hearkened
unto
me,
and
not have
loosed
from Crete ,
and
to
have gained
this harm
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 any
man's
life among
you
, but 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 the
angel of God, whose I am ,
and whom 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 be
brought
before Caesar :
and, lo,
God hath
given
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
as it
was
told me.
However,
we must run
aground
on
some
island. ”
Howbeit
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 up
and
down
in
Adria,
about midnight the shipmen
deemed
that
they drew
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 sounded,
and
found it
twenty fathoms :
and
when
they
had
gone
a little further
, they sounded
again,
and
found
it
fifteen fathoms.
Fearing that
we would
run
aground
on
the
rocks, they dropped
four anchors from
the stern and prayed
for daybreak
.
Then
fearing lest
we should
have
fallen
upon
rocks, they cast
four anchors out
of
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 shipmen
were
about
to flee
out
of
the ship, when
they had
let down the
boat
into the sea ,
under
colour
as
though
they
would
have
cast
anchors
out
of
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 off
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
meat,
saying,
This
day
is the
fourteenth day that
ye
have
tarried
and
continued
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 pray
you to take
some
meat:
for
this
is
for
your
health:
for
there
shall
not an
hair fall
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 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.
They
were all encouraged
and took some food
themselves
.
Then
were they
all of
good
cheer,
and they
also
took some meat
.
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 ,
and
cast
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 discovered
a certain
creek
with a shore
, into
the
which
they were
minded,
if
it
were
possible,
to thrust
in
the ship.
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
when
they
had
taken
up
the anchors, they committed
themselves
unto
the sea ,
and
loosed
the rudder
bands,
and
hoised
up
the mainsail
to the wind ,
and made toward
shore
.
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.
And falling
into
a
place
where
two
seas
met,
they
ran the
ship
aground ;
and
the forepart
stuck fast, and remained
unmoveable,
but
the hinder
part
was broken with
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, willing
to save
Paul
, kept
them
from
their purpose;
and
commanded that
they
which
could swim should
cast
themselves
first into
the
sea,
and get to 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 boards,
and some
on
broken
pieces
of the ship. And
so
it
came
to pass,
that
they
escaped
all
safe
to
land.
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