Acts 27:1–28

And when ^ait was determined that we should sail into Italy, they delivered Paul and certain other prisoners unto one named Julius, a centurion of Augustus’ ^bband. ²And entering into a ship of Adramyttium, we launched, meaning to sail by the coasts of ^cAsia; one ^dAristarchus, a Macedonian of ^eThessalonica, being with us. ³And the next day we touched at ^fSidon. And Julius ^gcourteously entreated Paul, and ^hgave him liberty to go unto his friends to refresh himself. ⁴And when we had launched from thence, we ⁱsailed under ^jCyprus, because the winds were contrary. ⁵And when we had sailed over the sea of ^kCilicia and ^lPamphylia, we came to Myra, a city of ^mLycia. ⁶And there the centurion found ⁿa ship of Alexandria sailing into Italy; and he put us therein. ⁷And when we had sailed slowly many days, and scarce were come over against ^mCnidus, ^othe wind not suffering us, we ⁱsailed under ^pCrete, over against Salmone; ⁸and, hardly ^qpassing it, came unto a place which is called The fair havens; nigh whereunto was the city of Lasea. ⁹Now when much time was spent, and when sailing was now dangerous, because the fast was now already past, Paul admonished them, ¹⁰and said unto them, Sirs, I perceive that this voyage will be with ^rhurt and much ^rdamage, not only of the lading and ship, but also of our lives. ¹¹Nevertheless the centurion believed the ^smaster and the owner of the ship, more than those things which were spoken by Paul. ¹²And 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 a haven of ^pCrete, and lieth toward the south west and north west. ¹³And when the south wind blew softly, supposing that they had obtained their ^tpurpose, loosing thence, they ^qsailed close by ^pCrete. ¹⁴But not long after there arose ^uagainst it a tempestuous wind, called Euroclydon. ¹⁵And when the ship was caught, and could not bear up into the wind, we let her drive. ¹⁶And running under a certain island which is called Clauda, we had much work to come by the boat: ¹⁷which when they had taken up, they used helps, undergirding the ship; and fearing lest they should ^vfall into the quicksands, strake sail, and so were driven. ¹⁸And we being exceedingly tossed with a tempest, the next day they ^wlightened the ship; ¹⁹and the third day we ^wcast out with our own hands the tackling of the ship. ²⁰And 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. ²¹But after long abstinence Paul stood forth in the midst of them, and said, Sirs, ^xye should have hearkened unto me, and not have loosed from ^pCrete, and to have gained this ^rharm and ^rloss. ²²And 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. ²³For ^ythere ^zstood by me this night the angel of God, whose I am, and ^awhom I serve, ²⁴saying, Fear not, Paul; thou must be brought before Cesar: and lo, God hath ^bgiven thee all them that sail with thee. ²⁵Wherefore, sirs, ^cbe of good cheer: ^dfor I believe God, that it shall be even as it was told me. ²⁶Howbeit ^ewe must be ^fcast upon a certain island.

²⁷But 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; ²⁸and sounded, and found it twenty fathoms: and when they had gone a little further, they sounded again, and found it fifteen fathoms.