Acts 27:1–20

¹But when it had been determined that we should sail to Italy, they delivered up Paul and certain other prisoners to a centurion, by name Julius, of Augustus’ company. ²And going on board a ship of Adramyttium about to navigate by the places along Asia, we set sail, Aristarchus, a Macedonian of Thessalonica, being with us. ³And the next day we arrived at Sidon. And Julius treated Paul kindly and suffered him to go to his friends and refresh himself. ⁴And setting sail thence we sailed under the lee of Cyprus, because the winds were contrary. ⁵And having sailed over the waters of Cilicia and Pamphylia we came to Myra in Lycia: ⁶and there the centurion having found a ship of Alexandria sailing to Italy, he made us go on board her. ⁷And sailing slowly for many days, and having with difficulty got abreast of Cnidus, the wind not suffering us, we sailed under the lee of Crete abreast of Salmone; ⁸and coasting it with difficulty we came to a certain place called Fair Havens, near to which was the city of Lasaea. ⁹And much time having now been spent, and navigation being already dangerous, because the fast also was already past, Paul counselled them, ¹⁰saying, Men, I perceive that the navigation will be with disaster and much loss, not only of the cargo and the ship, but also of our lives. ¹¹But the centurion believed rather the helmsman and the shipowner than what was said by Paul.

¹²And the harbour being ill adapted to winter in, the most counselled to set sail thence, if perhaps they might reach Phoenice to winter in, a port of Crete looking north-east and south-east. ¹³And the south wind blowing gently, supposing that they had gained their object, having weighed anchor they sailed close in shore along Crete. ¹⁴But not long after there came down it a hurricane called Euroclydon. ¹⁵And the ship being caught and driven, and not able to bring her head to the wind, letting her go we were driven before it. ¹⁶But running under the lee of a certain island called Clauda, we were with difficulty able to make ourselves masters of the boat; ¹⁷which having hoisted up, they used helps, frapping the ship; and fearing lest they should run into Syrtis and run aground, and having lowered the gear they were so driven. ¹⁸But the storm being extremely violent on us, on the next day they threw cargo overboard, ¹⁹and on the third day with their own hands they cast away the ship furniture. ²⁰And neither sun nor stars appearing for many days, and no small storm lying on us, in the end all hope of our being saved was taken away.