| 1 | And when it was determined that we should sail into Italy , they delivered Paul and certain other prisoners unto [one] named Julius , a centurion of Augustus ' band . |
| 2 | And entering into a ship of Adramyttium , we launched , meaning to sail by the coasts of Asia ; [one] Aristarchus , a Macedonian of Thessalonica , being with us . |
| 3 | And the next [day] we touched at Sidon . And Julius courteously entreated Paul , and gave [him] liberty to go unto his friends to refresh himself . |
| 4 | And when we had launched from thence , we sailed under Cyprus , because the winds were contrary . |
| 5 | And when we had sailed over the sea of Cilicia and Pamphylia , we came to Myra , [a city] of Lycia . |
| 6 | And there the centurion found a ship of Alexandria sailing into Italy ; and he put us therein . |
| 7 | And when we had sailed slowly many days , and scarce were come over against Cnidus , the wind not suffering us , we sailed under Crete , over against Salmone ; |
| 8 | And , hardly passing it , came unto a place which is called The fair havens ; nigh whereunto was the city [of] Lasea . |
| 9 | Now when much time was spent , and when sailing was now dangerous , because the fast was now already past , Paul admonished [them], |
| 10 | And said unto them , Sirs , I perceive that this voyage will be with hurt and much damage , not only of the lading and ship , but also of our lives . |
| 11 | Nevertheless the centurion believed the master and the owner of the ship , more than those things which were spoken by Paul . |
| 12 | And because the haven was not commodious to winter in , the more part advised to depart thence also , if by any means they might attain to Phenice , [and there] to winter ; [which is] an haven of Crete , and lieth toward the south west and north west . |
| 13 | And when the south wind blew softly , supposing that they had obtained [their] purpose , loosing [thence], they sailed close by Crete . |
| 14 | But not long after there arose against it a tempestuous wind , called Euroclydon . |
| 15 | And when the ship was caught , and could not bear up into the wind , we let [her] drive . |
| 16 | And running under a certain island which is called Clauda , we had much work to come by the boat : |
| 17 | Which when they had taken up , they used helps , undergirding the ship ; and , fearing lest they should fall into the quicksands , strake sail , and so were driven . |
| 18 | And we being exceedingly tossed with a tempest , the next [day] they lightened the ship ; |
| 19 | And the third [day] we cast out with our own hands the tackling of the ship . |
| 20 | And when neither sun nor stars in many days appeared , and no small tempest lay on [us], all hope that we should be saved was then taken away . |
| 21 | But after long abstinence Paul stood forth in the midst of them , and said , Sirs , ye should have hearkened unto me , and not have loosed from Crete , and to have gained this harm and loss . |
| 22 | And now I exhort you to be of good cheer : for there shall be no loss of [any man's] life among you , but of the ship . |
| 23 | For there stood by me this night the angel of God , whose I am , and whom I serve , |
| 24 | Saying , Fear not , Paul ; thou must be brought before Caesar : and , lo , God hath given thee all them that sail with thee . |
| 25 | Wherefore , sirs , be of good cheer : for I believe God , that it shall be even as it was told me . |
| 26 | Howbeit we must be cast upon a certain island . |
| 27 | But when the fourteenth night was come , as we were driven up and down in Adria , about midnight the shipmen deemed that they drew near to some country ; |
| 28 | And sounded , and found [it] twenty fathoms : and when they had gone a little further , they sounded again , and found [it] fifteen fathoms . |
| 29 | Then fearing lest we should have fallen upon rocks , they cast four anchors out of the stern , and wished for the day . |
| 30 | And as the shipmen were about to flee out of the ship , when they had let down the boat into the sea , under colour as though they would have cast anchors out of the foreship , |
| 31 | Paul said to the centurion and to the soldiers , Except these abide in the ship , ye cannot be saved . |
| 32 | Then the soldiers cut off the ropes of the boat , and let her fall off . |
| 33 | And while the day was coming on , Paul besought [them] all to take meat , saying , This day is the fourteenth day that ye have tarried and continued fasting , having taken nothing . |
| 34 | Wherefore I pray you to take [some] meat : for this is for your health : for there shall not an hair fall from the head of any of you . |
| 35 | And when he had thus spoken , he took bread , and gave thanks to God in presence of them all : and when he had broken [it], he began to eat . |
| 36 | Then were they all of good cheer , and they also took [some] meat . |
| 37 | And we were in all in the ship two hundred threescore and sixteen souls . |
| 38 | And when they had eaten enough , they lightened the ship , and cast out the wheat into the sea . |
| 39 | And when it was day , they knew not the land : but they discovered a certain creek with a shore , into the which they were minded , if it were possible , to thrust in the ship . |
| 40 | And when they had taken up the anchors , they committed [themselves] unto the sea , and loosed the rudder bands , and hoised up the mainsail to the wind , and made toward shore . |
| 41 | And falling into a place where two seas met , they ran the ship aground ; and the forepart stuck fast , and remained unmoveable , but the hinder part was broken with the violence of the waves . |
| 42 | And the soldiers ' counsel was to kill the prisoners , lest any of them should swim out , and escape . |
| 43 | But the centurion , willing to save Paul , kept them from [their] purpose ; and commanded that they which could swim should cast [themselves] first [into the sea], and get to land : |
| 44 | And the rest , some on boards , and some on [broken pieces] of the ship . And so it came to pass , that they escaped all safe to land . |
