Acts 27:14-44

14But beforeG3326G3756 veryG4183 longG4183 there 1rushedG906 downG2596 from 2the land a violentG5189 windG417, calledG2564 3EuraquiloG2146; 15and when the shipG4143 was caughtG4884 in it and couldG1410 not faceG503 the windG417, we gaveG1929 wayG1929 to it and let ourselves be drivenG5342 along. 16RunningG5295 underG5295 the shelterG5295 of a smallG3519 islandG3519 calledG2564 ClaudaG2802, we were scarcelyG3433 ableG2480 to getG1096 the ship’s 4boatG4627 underG4031 controlG4031. 17After they had hoistedG142 it up, they usedG5530 5supportingG996 cablesG996 in undergirdingG5269 the shipG4143; and fearingG5399 that they might 6runG1601 agroundG1601 on the shallows of SyrtisG4950, they letG5465 downG5465 the 7seaG4632 anchorG4632 and in thisG3779 wayG3779 let themselves be drivenG5342 along. 18The nextG1836 day as we were being violentlyG4971 storm-tossedG5492, 8they began to 9jettisonG1546 the cargoG1546; 19and on the thirdG5154 day they threwG4496 the ship’sG4143 tackleG4631 overboard with their ownG849 handsG849. 20Since neitherG3383 sunG2246 norG3383 starsG798 appearedG2014 for manyG4183 daysG2250, and noG3756 smallG3641 stormG5494 was assailingG1945 us, from thenG3062 on allG3956 hopeG1680 of our being savedG4982 was gradually abandonedG4014.

2110When they had goneG5225 a longG4183 timeG776 withoutG776 foodG776, thenG5119 PaulG3972 stoodG2476 up in their midstG3319 and saidG3004, “11MenG435, you oughtG1163 to have 12followedG3980 my adviceG3980 and not to have setG321 sailG321 from 13CreteG2914 and 14incurredG2770 thisG3778 15damageG5196 and lossG2209. 22Yet nowG3568 I urgeG3867 you to 16keepG2114 up your courageG2114, for there will be noG3762 lossG580 of lifeG5590 amongG1537 you, but only of the shipG4143. 23For thisG3778 very nightG3571 17an angelG32 of the GodG2316 to whomG3739 I belongG1510 and 18whomG3739 I serveG3000 19stoodG3936 beforeG3936 me, 24sayingG3004, ‘Do not be afraidG5399, PaulG3972; 20you mustG1163 standG3936 beforeG3936 CaesarG2541; and beholdG2400, GodG2316 has grantedG5483 you 21allG3956 thoseG3588 who are sailingG4126 with you.’ 25ThereforeG1352, 22keepG2114 up your courageG2114, menG435, for I believeG4100 GodG2316 that 23it will turnG1510 out exactlyG3779G2596G5158 as I have been toldG2980. 26But we mustG1163 24runG1601 agroundG1601 on a certainG5100 25islandG3520.”

27But whenG5613 the fourteenthG5065 nightG3571 cameG1096, as we were being drivenG1308 aboutG1308 in the AdriaticG99 Sea, aboutG2596 midnightG3319G3571 the sailorsG3492 began to surmiseG5282 that 26they were approachingG4317 someG5100 landG5561. 28They tookG1001 soundingsG1001 and foundG2147 it to be twentyG1501 fathomsG3712; and a littleG1024 fartherG1339 on they tookG1001 anotherG3825 soundingG1001 and foundG2147 it to be fifteenG1178 fathomsG3712. 29FearingG5399 that we might 27runG1601 agroundG1601 somewhereG4225 on the 28rocksG5138, they castG4496 fourG5064 anchorsG45 from the sternG4403 and 29wishedG2172 for daybreakG2250. 30But as the sailorsG3492 were tryingG2212 to escapeG5343 from the shipG4143 and had letG5465 downG5465 30the ship’s boatG4627 into the seaG2281, on the pretenseG4392 of intendingG3195 to layG1614 out anchorsG45 from the bowG4408, 31PaulG3972 saidG3004 to the centurionG1543 and to the soldiersG4757, “UnlessG1437G3361 theseG3778 menG3778 remainG3306 in the shipG4143, you yourselvesG4771 cannotG1410G3756 be savedG4982.” 32ThenG5119 the soldiersG4757 cutG609 awayG609 the 31ropesG4979 of the ship’s boatG4627 and letG1439 it fallG1601 awayG1601.

33UntilG891 the dayG2250 was aboutG3195 to dawnG1096, PaulG3972 was encouragingG3870 them allG537 to takeG3335 some foodG5160, sayingG3004, “TodayG4594 is the fourteenthG5065 dayG2250 that you have been constantlyG1300 watchingG4328 and going withoutG777 eatingG777, having takenG4355 nothingG3367. 34ThereforeG1352 I encourageG3870 you to takeG3335 some foodG5160, for thisG3778 is for your preservationG4991, for 32not a hairG2359 from the headG2776 of anyG3762 of you will perishG622.” 35Having saidG3004 thisG3778, he tookG2983 breadG740 and 33gaveG2168 thanksG2168 to GodG2316 in the presenceG1799 of allG3956, and he brokeG2806 it and beganG757 to eatG2068. 36AllG3956 34of them 35were encouragedG2115 and they themselvesG846 also tookG4355 foodG5160. 37AllG3956 of us in the shipG4143 were twoG1250 hundredG1250 and seventy-sixG1440G1803 3637personsG5590. 38When they had eatenG2880 enoughG2880G5160, they began to lightenG2893 the shipG4143 by 38throwingG1544 out the wheatG4621 into the seaG2281.

39WhenG3753 dayG2250 cameG1096, 39they 40could not recognizeG1921 the landG1093; but they did observeG2657 a bayG2859 with a beachG123, and they resolvedG1011 to driveG1856 the shipG4143 ontoG1856 it ifG1487 they couldG1410. 40And castingG4014 offG4014 41the anchorsG45, they leftG1439 them in the seaG2281 while at the sameG260 timeG260 they were looseningG447 the ropesG2202 of the ruddersG4079; and hoistingG1869 the foresailG736 to the windG4154, they were headingG2722 for the beachG123. 41But strikingG4045 a 42reefG5117 whereG1337 twoG1337 seasG1337 metG1337, they ranG1946 the vesselG3491 agroundG1946; and the prowG4408 stuckG2043 fastG2043 and remainedG3306 immovableG761, but the sternG4403 began to be brokenG3089 up by the forceG970 of the waves. 42The soldiers’G4757 planG1012 was to 43killG615 the prisonersG1202, so that noneG3361G5100 of them would swimG1579 awayG1579 and escapeG1309; 43but the centurionG1543, 44wantingG1014 to bringG1295 PaulG3972 safelyG1295 throughG1295, keptG2967 them from their intentionG1013, and commandedG2753 that thoseG3588 who couldG1410 swimG2860 should 45jumpG641 overboardG641 firstG4413 and getG1826 to landG1093, 44and the restG3062 should follow, someG3739G3303 on planksG4548, and othersG3739G1161 on variousG5100 thingsG5100 from the shipG4143. And soG3779 it happenedG1096 that 46they allG3956 were broughtG1295 safelyG1295 to landG1093.