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Acts 27:18-44

18Andaswelabored exceedinglywiththestorm,thenextἑξῆςhexēsG1836dayG1836theybegantothrowthefreight overboard;

19andthethirdτρίτῃtritēG5154daytheycastἔρριψαν·erripsanG4496outwiththeirown handsthetacklingoftheshipπλοίουploiouG4143.

20AndwhenneithersunἡλίουhēliouG2246norstarsἄστρωνastrōnG798shoneuponusformanyG4183daysἡμέρας,hēmerasG2250,andnosmallὀλίγουoligouG3641tempest layonus,allhopeἐλπὶςelpisG1680thatweshouldbesavedG4982wasnowδὲdeG1161takenawayG4014.

21Andwhentheyhadbeenlongwithoutfood,thenPaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972stoodG2476forthinthemidstμέσῳmesōG3319ofthem,andsaidG3004, Sirs, yeshouldhavehearkened untome,andnothavesetἀνάγεσθαιanagesthaiG321sailG321fromCreteΚρήτης,KrētēsG2914,andhavegottenthisinjuryandlossζημίαν.zēmianG2209.

22AndnowνῦνnunG3568IexhortyoutobeἔσταιestaiG1510ofgoodcheer;forthereshallbeG1510nolossoflifeψυχῆςpsuchēsG5590amongyou,butonlyoftheshipπλοίου.ploiouG4143.

23FortherestoodG3936bymethisnightνυκτὶnuktiG3571anangelἄγγελοςangelosG32oftheGodθεοῦtheouG2316whoseIamG1510,whomalsoG2532IserveλατρεύωlatreuōG3000,

24sayingλέγων·legōnG3004,Fearφοβοῦ,phobouG5399not,PaulΠαῦλε,PauleG3972; thoumuststandπαραστῆναι,parastēnaiG3936beforeCæsar:andlo,GodθεὸςtheosG2316hathgrantedκεχάρισταίkecharistaiG5483theeallthemthatsailπλέονταςpleontasG4126withthee.

25Wherefore, sirs,beἔσταιestaiG1510ofgoodcheer:forIbelieveπιστεύωpisteuōG4100GodθεῷtheōG2316,thatitshallbeG1510evensoG3779asithathbeenG1510spokenG2980untome.

26Butwemustbecast uponacertainτιναtinaG5100islandνῆσονnēsonG3520.

27ButwhenὩςHōsG5613thefourteenthnightG3571wascomeἐγένετοegenetoG1096,asweweredriventoandfrointheseaofAdria,aboutmidnightthesailorsναῦταιnautaiG3492surmisedthattheyweredrawingneartosomecountryG5561:

28andtheysounded,andfoundG2147twentyεἴκοσι,eikosiG1501fathomsὀργυιὰςorguiasG3712;andafteralittleβραχὺbrachuG1024space,theysoundedagainπάλινpalinG3825,andfoundG2147fifteenδεκαπέντε·dekapenteG1178fathomsὀργυιὰςorguiasG3712.

29AndfearingφοβούμενοίphoboumenoiG5399lestμήmēG3361haplyweshouldbecastῥίψαντεςrhipsantesG4496ashoreonrocky ground,theyletgofourτέσσαραςtessarasG5064anchorsἀγκύραςagkurasG45fromthesternπρύμνηςprumnēsG4403,andwishedforthedayἡμέρανhēmeranG2250.

30AndasthesailorsναυτῶνnautōnG3492wereseekingζητούντωνzētountōnG2212tofleeφυγεῖνphugeinG5343outoftheshipπλοίουploiouG4143,andhadloweredtheboatG4143intotheseaθάλασσανthalassanG2281,undercolorasthoughtheywouldlayoutanchorsἀγκύραςagkurasG45fromtheforeship,

31PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972saidG3004tothecenturionἑκατοντάρχῃhekatontarchēG1543andtothesoldiersστρατιώταις·stratiōtaisG4757,ExcepttheseabideG3306intheshipπλοίῳ,ploiōG4143, yecannotbesavedG4982.

32ThenthesoldiersστρατιῶταιstratiōtaiG4757cutἀπέκοψανapekopsanG609awaytheropesoftheboat,andletherfalloff.

33AndwhilethedayἡμέραhēmeraG2250wascomingγίνεσθαι,ginesthaiG1096on,PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972besoughtthemalltotakesomefoodτροφῆςtrophēsG5160,sayingλέγων·legōnG3004,ThisdayἡμέρανhēmeranG2250isthefourteenthdayG2250thatye waitandcontinuefasting, havingtakennothingμηθὲνmēthenG3367.

34WhereforeIbeseechyoutotakesomefoodτροφῆς·trophēsG5160:forthisisforyoursafety:forthereshallnotahairθρὶξthrixG2359perishἀπολεῖται.¶apoleitaiG622fromtheheadκεφαλῆςkephalēsG2776ofanyofyou.

35AndwhenhehadsaidG3004this,andhadtakenG2983breadἄρτονartonG740,hegaveG2168thanksεὐχαρίστησενeucharistēsenG2168toGodθεῷtheōG2316inthepresenceG1799ofall;andhebrakeit,andbeganG757toeatἐσθίειν.esthieinG2068.

36Thenweretheyallofgood cheer,andthemselvesalsoκαὶkaiG2532tookfoodτροφῆς·trophēsG5160.

37AndwewereG1510inallintheshipG4143twoδιακόσιαιdiakosiaiG1250hundredG1250threescoreandsixteensoulsψυχαὶpsuchaiG5590.

38Andwhentheyhadeatenenough,theylightenedtheshipπλοῖονploionG4143, throwingoutthewheatσῖτονsitonG4621intotheseaθάλασσαν.thalassanG2281.

39AndwhenὅτεhoteG3753itwasdayἡμέραhēmeraG2250,theyknewG1921notthelandγῆνgēnG1093:buttheyperceivedacertainτιναtinaG5100baywithabeach,andtheytookcounselwhethertheycoulddrivetheshipπλοῖον.ploionG4143uponit.

40AndcastingofftheanchorsἀγκύραςagkurasG45,theyleftthemintheseaθάλασσαν,thalassanG2281,atthesameἅμαhamaG260timeG260loosingthebandsoftherudders;andhoistinguptheforesailtothewind,theymadeforthebeach.

41Butlighting uponaplaceτόπονtoponG5117wheretwoseasmet,theyranthevesselaground;andtheforeship struckandremainedἔμεινενemeinenG3306unmoveable,butthesternπρύμναprumnaG4403begantobreakG3089upbytheviolenceβίαςbiasG970ofthewaves.

42Andthesoldiers’στρατιωτῶνstratiōtōnG4757counselG1012wastokillἀποκτείνωσιν,apokteinōsinG615theprisonersδεσμώταςdesmōtasG1202,lestμήmēG3361anyofthemshouldswimout,andescape.

43ButthecenturionἑκατοντάρχηςhekatontarchēsG1543,desiringtosaveδιασῶσαιdiasōsaiG1295PaulΠαῦλονPaulonG3972, stayedthemfromtheirpurpose;andcommandedἐκέλευσένekeleusenG2753thattheywhocouldswimshouldcastthemselvesoverboard,andgetfirstπρώτουςprōtousG4413tothelandγῆνgēnG1093;

44andtherestλοιποὺςloipousG3062,someonplanks,andsomeonotherG3062thingsG3956fromtheshipπλοίου.ploiouG4143.AndsoitcameG1096topassἐγένετοegenetoG1096,thattheyallescaped safetothelandγῆν.gēnG1093.

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