ACTS 27:13-26

¹³And when the south wind blew softly, supposing that they had obtained their purpose, they weighed anchor and sailed along Crete, close in shore.

¹⁴But after no long time there beat down from it a tempestuous wind, which is called Euraquilo:

¹⁵and when the ship was caught, and could not face the wind, we gave way to it, and were driven.

¹⁶And running under the lee of a small island called Cauda, we were able, with difficulty, to secure the boat:

¹⁷and when they had hoisted it up, they used helps, under-girding the ship; and, fearing lest they should be cast upon the Syrtis, they lowered the gear, and so were driven.

¹⁸And as we laboured exceedingly with the storm, the next day they began to throw the freight overboard;

¹⁹and the third day they cast out with their own hands the tackling of the ship.

²⁰And when neither sun nor stars shone upon us for many days, and no small tempest lay on us, all hope that we should be saved was now taken away.

²¹And when they had been long without food, then Paul stood forth in the midst of them, and said, Sirs, ye should have hearkened unto me, and not have set sail from Crete, and have gotten this injury and loss.

²²And now I exhort you to be of good cheer: for there shall be no loss of life among you, but only of the ship.

²³For there stood by me this night an angel of the God whose I am, whom also I serve,

²⁴saying, Fear not, Paul; thou must stand before Caesar: and lo, God hath granted thee all them that sail with thee.

²⁵Wherefore, sirs, be of good cheer: for I believe God, that it shall be even so as it hath been spoken unto me.

²⁶Howbeit we must be cast upon a certain island.