Acts 27:13–26

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.

²¹And when they had been a long while without taking food, Paul then standing up in the midst of them said, Ye ought, O men, to have hearkened to me, and not have made sail from Crete and have gained this disaster and loss. ²²And now I exhort you to be of good courage, for there shall be no loss at all of life of any of you, only of the ship. ²³For an angel of the God, whose I am and whom I serve, stood by me this night, ²⁴saying, Fear not, Paul; thou must stand before Caesar; and behold, God has granted to thee all those that sail with thee. ²⁵Wherefore be of good courage, men, for I believe God that thus it shall be, as it has been said to me. ²⁶But we must be cast ashore on a certain island.