Acts 27:7-20

⁷and having sailed slowly many days, and with difficulty coming over-against Cnidus, the wind not suffering us, we sailed under Crete, over-against Salmone,

⁸and hardly passing it, we came to a certain place called 'Fair Havens,' nigh to which was the city of Lasaea.

⁹And much time being spent, and the sailing being now dangerous — because of the fast also being already past — Paul was admonishing,

¹⁰saying to them, 'Men, I perceive that with hurt, and much damage, not only of the lading and of the ship, but also of our lives — the voyage is about to be;'

¹¹but the centurion to the pilot and to the shipowner gave credence more than to the things spoken by Paul;

¹²and the haven being incommodious to winter in, the more part gave counsel to sail thence also, if by any means they might be able, having attained to Phenice, there to winter, which is a haven of Crete, looking to the south-west and north-west,

¹³and a south wind blowing softly, having thought they had obtained their purpose, having lifted anchor, they sailed close by Crete,

¹⁴and not long after there arose against it a tempestuous wind, that is called Euroclydon,

¹⁵and the ship being caught, and not being able to bear up against the wind, having given her up, we were borne on,

¹⁶and having run under a certain little isle, called Clauda, we were hardly able to become masters of the boat,

¹⁷which having taken up, they were using helps, undergirding the ship, and fearing lest they may fall on the quicksand, having let down the mast — so were borne on.

¹⁸And we, being exceedingly tempest-tossed, the succeeding day they were making a clearing,

¹⁹and on the third day with our own hands the tackling of the ship we cast out,

²⁰and neither sun nor stars appearing for more days, and not a little tempest lying upon us, thenceforth all hope was taken away of our being saved.