Acts 27:1-25

¹And when the decision had been made that we were to go by sea to Italy, they gave Paul and certain other prisoners into the care of a captain named Julius, of the Augustan band.

²And we went to sea in a ship of Adramyttium which was sailing to the sea towns of Asia, Aristarchus, a Macedonian of Thessalonica, being with us.

³And on the day after, we came to Sidon; and Julius was kind to Paul, and let him go to see his friends and take a rest.

⁴And sailing again from there, we went on under cover of Cyprus, because the wind was against us.

⁵And having gone across the sea off Cilicia and Pamphylia we came to Myra, in Lycia.

⁶And there the captain came across a ship of Alexandria, sailing for Italy, and put us in it.

⁷And when we had gone on slowly for a long time, and had had hard work getting across to Cnidus, for the wind was against us, we went under cover of Crete, in the direction of Salmone;

⁸And sailing down the side of it, as well as we were able, we came to a certain place named Fair Havens, near which was the town of Lasea.

⁹And as a long time had gone by, and the journey was now full of danger, because it was late in the year, Paul put the position before them,

¹⁰Saying, Friends, I see that this journey will be one of great damage and loss, not only to the goods and the ship, but to ourselves.

¹¹But the captain gave more attention to the master and the owner of the ship than to what Paul said.

¹²And as the harbour was not a good one in which to be for the winter, the greater number of them were for going out to sea, in order, if possible, to put in for the winter at Phoenix, a harbour of Crete, looking to the north-east and south-east.

¹³And when the south wind came softly, being of the opinion that their purpose might be effected, they let the ship go and went sailing down the side of Crete, very near to the land.

¹⁴But after a little time, a very violent wind, named Euraquilo, came down from it with great force.

¹⁵And when the ship got into the grip of it, and was not able to make headway into the wind, we gave way, and went before it.

¹⁶And, sailing near the side of a small island named Cauda, we were able, though it was hard work, to make the ship's boat safe:

¹⁷And having got it up, they put cords under and round the ship; but fearing that they might be pushed on to the Syrtis, they let down the sails and so went running before the wind.

¹⁸And, still fighting the storm with all our strength, the day after they made a start at getting the goods out of the ship;

¹⁹And on the third day, they let all the sailing apparatus go over the side.

²⁰And as we had not seen the sun or stars for a long time, and a great storm was on us, all hope of salvation was gone.

²¹And when they had been without food for a long time, Paul got up among them and said, Friends, it would have been better if you had given attention to me and not gone sailing out from Crete, to undergo this damage and loss.

²²But now, I say to you, be of good heart, for there will be no loss of life, but only of the ship.

²³For this night there came to my side an angel of the God who is my Master and whose servant I am,

²⁴Saying, Have no fear, Paul, for you will come before Caesar, and God has given to you all those who are sailing with you.

²⁵And so, O men, be of good heart, for I have faith in God that it will be as he said to me.