Acts 27:1-13

1But when it had been determined that we should sail to Italy, they delivered up Paul and certain other prisoners to a centurion, by name Julius, of Augustus' company.

2And going on board a ship of Adramyttium about to navigate by the places along Asia, we set sail, Aristarchus, a Macedonian of Thessalonica, being with us.

3And the next day we arrived at Sidon. And Julius treated Paul kindly and suffered him to go to his friends and refresh himself.

4And setting sail thence we sailed under the lee of Cyprus, because the winds were contrary.

5And having sailed over the waters of Cilicia and Pamphylia we came to Myra in Lycia:

6and there the centurion having found a ship of Alexandria sailing to Italy, he made us go on board her.

7And sailing slowly for many days, and having with difficulty got abreast of Cnidus, the wind not suffering us, we sailed under the lee of Crete abreast of Salmone;

8and coasting it with difficulty we came to a certain place called Fair Havens, near to which was [the] city of Lasaea.

9And much time having now been spent, and navigation being already dangerous, because the fast also was already past, Paul counselled them,

10saying, Men, I perceive that the navigation will be with disaster and much loss, not only of the cargo and the ship, but also of our lives.

11But the centurion believed rather the helmsman and the shipowner than what was said by Paul.

12And the harbour being ill adapted to winter in, the most counselled to set sail thence, if perhaps they might reach Phoenice to winter in, a port of Crete looking north-east and south-east.

13And [the] south wind blowing gently, supposing that they had gained their object, having weighed anchor they sailed close in shore along Crete.