Acts 27:9-20

⁹Now when much time had been spent, the voyage having already become dangerous, because the Fast had already gone by, Paul recommended,

¹⁰saying to them, “Men, I perceive this voyage is going to be with hardship and much loss, not only of the cargo and of the ship but also our lives.”

¹¹But the centurion was persuaded by the helmsman and the ship owner, rather than by the things being said by Paul.

¹²And because the harbor was not suitable to winter in, the majority gave counsel to put to sea from there, if perhaps they might be able to get to Phoenix to spend the winter there, a harbor of Crete opening toward the southwest and to the northwest.

¹³And when a south wind blew gently, supposing they had attained their purpose, they weighed anchor and sailed along close in shore to Crete.

¹⁴But not long after, a head wind like a hurricane arose, called a Euroclydon;

¹⁵and when the ship was seized by it, and not being able to face into the wind, we were being driven along, having given in to the wind.

¹⁶And running under the sheltered side of a certain little island called Clauda, we secured the skiff with difficulty.

¹⁷And having hoisted it up, they used cables for undergirding the ship; and being afraid lest they run aground in the Syrtes Shallows, they let down the driving anchor, thus they were being driven along by the wind.

¹⁸And because we were exceedingly tempest-tossed, the next day they lightened the ship.

¹⁹And on the third day we threw off the equipment of the ship with our own hands.

²⁰And neither the sun nor stars appeared for many days, and no small storm pressed on us, finally all hope for us to be saved was taken away.