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Acts 27:5-38

5AndwhenwehadsailedacrosstheseawhichisoffCiliciaΚιλικίανKilikianG2791andPamphyliaΠαμφυλίανPamphulianG3828,wecameG2718toMyra,acityofLycia.

6AndtherethecenturionἑκατοντάρχηςhekatontarchēsG1543foundG2147ashipπλοῖονploionG4143ofAlexandriasailingπλέονpleonG4126forItalyἸταλίανItalianG2482;andheputustherein.

7AndwhenwehadsailedὑπεπλεύσαμενhupepleusamenG5284slowlymanyἱκαναῖςhikanaisG2425daysἡμέραιςhēmeraisG2250,andwerecomeG1096withdifficultyμόλιςmolisG3433overagainstCnidus,thewindἀνέμουanemouG417notfurthersufferingus,wesailedG5284undertheleeofCreteΚρήτηνKrētēnG2914,overagainstSalmone;

8andwithdifficultyμόλιςmolisG3433coastingalongitwecameG2064untoacertainτινὰtinaG5100placeτόπονtoponG5117calledκαλούμενονkaloumenonG2564FairHavens; nigh whereuntowasG1510thecityG4172ofLasea.

9AndwhenmuchtimeχρόνουchronouG5550wasG1510spent,andthevoyageπλοὸςploosG4144wasG1510nowδὲdeG1161dangerous,becausetheFastwasG1510nowG1161alreadyG2235goneby,PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972admonishedthem,

10andsaidλέγωνlegōnG3004untothem, Sirs,Iperceivethatthevoyageπλοῦν.plounG4144willbeἔσεσθαιesesthaiG1510withinjuryandmuchπολλῆςpollēsG4183lossζημίαςzēmiasG2209,notonlyG3440oftheladingandtheshipπλοίουploiouG4143,butalsoG2532ofourlivesG5590.

11ButthecenturionἑκατοντάρχηςhekatontarchēsG1543gavemoreG3123heedtothemasterandtotheowneroftheship,thantothosethingswhichwerespokenbyPaulΠαύλουPaulouG3972.

12AndbecausethehavenwasnotcommodioustowinterπαραχειμάσαιparacheimasaiG3914in,themoreG4183part advisedtoputG5087toseafromthence,ifbyanymeanstheycouldreachPhoenix,andwinterG3914there;whichisahavenofCreteΚρήτηςKrētēsG2914,lookingβλέπονταblepontaG991north-eastandsouth-east.

13AndwhenthesouthνότουnotouG3558windG3558blew softly,supposingthattheyhadobtainedtheirpurposeπροθέσεωςprotheseōsG4286,theyweighedanchorandsailedalongCreteΚρήτην.KrētēnG2914,closeinshore.

14ButafternolongtimetherebeatdownfromitatempestuouswindἄνεμοςanemosG417,whichiscalledκαλούμενοςkaloumenosG2564Euraquilo:

15andwhentheshipπλοίουploiouG4143wascaught,andcouldnotfacethewindἀνέμῳanemōG417,wegaveG1929waytoit,andweredriven.

16AndrunningundertheleeofasmallislandcalledκαλούμενονkaloumenonG2564Cauda,wewereableἰσχύσαμενischusamenG2480,withdifficultyμόλιςmolisG3433,tosecuretheboat:

17andwhentheyhadhoisteditup,theyusedG5530helps, under-girdingtheshipπλοῖον·ploionG4143;and,fearingφοβούμενοίphoboumenoiG5399lestμὴmēG3361theyshouldbecast upontheSyrtis,theyloweredthegear,andsoG3779weredriven.

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.

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