Acts 27:1–28

And when it was determined that he should sail into Italy and that Paul, with the other prisoners, should be delivered to a centurion, named Julius, of the band Augusta,

²Going on board a ship of Adrumetum, we launched, meaning to sail by the coasts of Asia, Aristarchus, the Macedonian of Thessalonica, continuing with us.

³And the day following, we came to Sidon. And Julius, treating Paul courteously, permitted him to go to his friends and to take care of himself.

⁴And when we had launched from thence, we sailed under Cyprus, because the winds were contrary.

⁵And sailing over the sea of Cilicia and Pamphylia, we came to Lystra, which is in Lycia.

⁶And there, the centurion, finding a ship of Alexandria sailing into Italy, removed us into it.

⁷And when for many days we had sailed slowly and were scarce come over against Gnidus, the wind not suffering us, we sailed near Crete by Salmone.

⁸And with much ado sailing by it, we came into a certain place, which is called Good-havens, nigh to which was the city of Thalassa.

⁹And when much time was spent and when sailing now was dangerous, because the fast was now past, Paul comforted them,

¹⁰Saying to them: Ye men, I see that the voyage beginneth to be with injury and much damage, not only of the lading and ship, but also of our lives.

¹¹But the centurion believed the pilot and the master of the ship, more than those things which were said by Paul.

¹²And whereas it was not a commodious haven to winter in, the greatest part gave counsel to sail thence, if by any means they might reach Phenice, to winter there, which is a haven of Crete, looking towards the southwest and northwest.

¹³And the south wind gently blowing, thinking that they had obtained their purpose, when they had loosed from Asson, they sailed close by Crete.

¹⁴But not long after, there arose against it a tempestuous wind, called Euroaquilo.

¹⁵And when the ship was caught and could not bear up against the wind, giving up the ship to the winds, we were driven.

¹⁶And running under a certain island that is called Cauda, we had much work to come by the boat.

¹⁷Which being taken up, they used helps, undergirding the ship: and fearing lest they should fall into the quicksands, they let down the sail yard and so were driven.

¹⁸And we, being mightily tossed with the tempest, the next day they lightened the ship.

¹⁹And the third day they cast out with their own hands the tacking of the ship.

²⁰And when neither sun nor stars appeared for many days and no small storms lay on us, all hope of our being saved was now taken away.

²¹And after they had fasted a long time, Paul standing forth in the midst of them, said: You should indeed, O ye men, have hearkened unto me and not have loosed from Crete and have gained this harm and loss.

²²And now I exhort you to be of good cheer. For there shall be no loss of any man’s life among you, but only of the ship.

²³For an angel of God, whose I am and whom I serve, stood by me this night,

²⁴Saying: Fear not, Paul, thou must be brought before Caesar; and behold, God hath given thee all them that sail with thee.

²⁵Wherefore, sirs, be of good cheer: for I believe God, that it shall so be, as it hath been told me.

²⁶And we must come unto a certain island.

²⁷But after the fourteenth night was come, as we were sailing in Adria, about midnight, the shipmen deemed that they discovered some country.

²⁸Who also sounding, found twenty fathoms: and going on a little further, they found fifteen fathoms.