Acts 27:5-38

5When we had sailedG1277 throughG1277 the seaG3989 alongG2596 theG2596 coastG2596 of 1CiliciaG2791 and 2PamphyliaG3828, we landedG2718 at MyraG3460 in LyciaG3073. 6ThereG2546 the centurionG1543 foundG2147 an 3AlexandrianG222 shipG4143 sailingG4126 for 4ItalyG2482, and he putG1688 us aboardG1688 it. 7When we had sailedG1020 slowlyG1020 for a goodG2425 manyG2425 daysG2250, and with difficultyG3433 had arrivedG1096 offG2596 CnidusG2834, 5since the windG417 did not permitG4330 us to go fartherG4330, we sailedG5284 underG5284 the shelterG5284 of 6CreteG2914, offG2596 SalmoneG4534; 8and with difficultyG3433 7sailingG3881 pastG3881 it, we cameG2064 to a placeG5117 calledG2564 FairG2568 HavensG2568, nearG1451 whichG3739 was the cityG4172 of LaseaG2996.

9When considerableG2425 timeG5550 had passedG1230 and the voyageG4144 was nowG2235 dangerousG2000, sinceG1223 evenG2532 8the 9fastG3521 was alreadyG2235 overG3928, PaulG3972 started admonishingG3867 them, 10sayingG3004 to them, “MenG435, I perceiveG2334 that the voyageG4144 willG3195 certainlyG3195 be with 10damageG5196 and greatG4183 lossG2209, not onlyG3440 of the cargoG5413 and the shipG4143, but alsoG2532 of our livesG5590.” 11But the centurionG1543 was moreG3123 persuadedG3982 by the 11pilotG2942 and the 12captainG3490 ofG3490 theG3490 shipG3490 thanG2228 by what was being saidG3004 by PaulG3972. 12The harborG3040 was notG428 suitableG428 for winteringG3915, so the majorityG4183 reachedG5087 a decisionG1012 to putG321 outG321 to seaG321 fromG1564 thereG1564, ifG1487 somehowG4458 they couldG1410 reachG2658 PhoenixG5405, a harborG3040 of 13CreteG2914 facingG991 southwestG3047 and northwestG5566, and spendG3914 theG3914 winterG3914 there.

1314When a moderateG5285 southG3558 windG3558 cameG5285 upG5285, thinkingG1380 that they had attainedG2902 their purposeG4286, they weighedG142 anchorG142 and began 15sailingG3881 alongG3881 16CreteG2914, closerG788 to shore. 14But beforeG3326G3756 veryG4183 longG4183 a violentG5189 windG417, calledG2564 17EuraquiloG2146, 18rushedG906 downG2596 from 19the land; 15and when the shipG4143 was caughtG4884 in it and couldG1410 not headG503 upG503 intoG503 the windG417, we gaveG1929 upG1929 and let ourselves be drivenG5342 by the wind. 16RunningG5295 underG5295 theG5295 shelterG5295 of a smallG3519 islandG3519 calledG2564 CaudaG2802, we wereG2480 ableG2480 to getG1096 the ship’s 20boatG4627 underG4031 controlG4031 only withG3433 difficultyG3433. 17After they had hoistedG142 it upG142, they usedG5530 21supportingG996 cablesG996 in undergirdingG5269 the shipG4143; and fearingG5399 that they might 22runG1601 agroundG1601 on the shallows of SyrtisG4950, they letG5465 downG5465 the 23seaG4632 anchorG4632 and let themselves be drivenG5342 along inG3779 thisG3779 wayG3779. 18The nextG1836 day as we were being violentlyG4971 tossedG5492 byG5492 the stormG5492, 24they began to 25jettisonG1546 theG1546 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, fromG3062 thenG3062 onG3062 allG3956 hopeG1680 of our being savedG4982 was slowly abandonedG4014.

2126When manyG4183 had lostG5225G776 their appetitesG776, PaulG3972 thenG5119 stoodG2476 amongG3319 them and saidG3004, “2728MenG435, you shouldG1163 have followedG3980 my adviceG3980 and not have setG321 sailG321 from 29CreteG2914, and thereby sparedG2770 yourselves thisG3778 30damageG5196 and lossG2209. 22And yet nowG3568 I urgeG3867 you to 31keepG2114 upG2114 your courageG2114, for there will be noG3762 lossG580 of lifeG5590 amongG1537 you, but only of the shipG4143. 23For thisG3778 very nightG3571 32an angelG32 of the GodG2316 to whomG3739 I belongG1510, 33whomG3739 I alsoG2532 serveG3000, 34cameG3936 to me, 24sayingG3004, ‘Do not beG5399 afraidG5399, PaulG3972; 35you mustG1163 standG3936 beforeG3936 CaesarG2541; and beholdG2400, GodG2316 has graciouslyG5483 grantedG5483 you 36allG3956 thoseG3588 who are sailingG4126 with you.’ 25ThereforeG1352, 37keepG2114 upG2114 your courageG2114, menG435, for I believeG4100 GodG2316 that 38it will turnG1510 outG1510 exactlyG3779G2596G5158 as I have been toldG2980. 26But we mustG1163 39runG1601 agroundG1601 on a certainG5100 40islandG3520.”

27But whenG5613 the fourteenthG5065 nightG3571 cameG1096, as we were being drivenG1308 aboutG1308 in the AdriaticG99 Sea, aboutG2596 midnightG3319G3571 the sailorsG3492 began to suspectG5282 that 41they were approachingG4317 someG5100 landG5561. 28And they 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 42runG1601 agroundG1601 somewhereG4225 on the 43rocksG5138, they castG4496 fourG5064 anchorsG45 from the sternG4403 and 44prayedG2172 for daybreakG2250. 30But as the sailorsG3492 were tryingG2212 to escapeG5343 from the shipG4143 and had letG5465 downG5465 45the ship’s boatG4627 into the seaG2281, on the pretenseG4392 that they wereG3195 goingG3195 toG3195 layG1614 outG1614 anchorsG45 from the bowG4408, 31PaulG3972 saidG3004 to the centurionG1543 and the soldiersG4757, “UnlessG1437G3361 theseG3778 menG3778 remainG3306 on the shipG4143, you yourselvesG4771 cannotG1410G3756 be savedG4982.” 32ThenG5119 the soldiersG4757 cutG609 awayG609 the 46ropesG4979 of the ship’s boatG4627 and letG1439 it fallG1601 awayG1601.

33UntilG891 the dayG2250 wasG3195 aboutG3195 toG3195 dawnG1096, PaulG3972 kept 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 inG4355 nothingG3367. 34ThereforeG1352, I encourageG3870 you to takeG3335 some foodG5160, for thisG3778 is for your survivalG4991, for 47not a hairG2359 from the headG2776 of anyG3762 of you will perishG622.” 35Having saidG3004 thisG3778, he tookG2983 breadG740 and 48gaveG2168 thanksG2168 to GodG2316 inG1799 theG1799 presenceG1799 ofG1799 them allG3956, and he brokeG2806 it and beganG757 to eatG2068. 36AllG3956 49of them 50were encouragedG2115 and they themselvesG846 also tookG4355 foodG5160. 37We were 276G1250G1440G1803 5152peopleG5590 on the shipG4143 in allG3956. 38When they had eatenG2880G5160 enoughG2880, they began lighteningG2893 the shipG4143 by 53throwingG1544 the wheatG4621 outG1544 into the seaG2281.