Acts 27:13–26

¹³And when a moderate ¹south wind came up, thinking that they had attained their purpose, they weighed anchor and began ^asailing along ²the shore of ^bCrete.

The Storm at Sea

¹⁴But before very long there ^arushed down from ¹the land a violent wind, called ²Euraquilo;

¹⁵and when the ship was caught in it and could not face the wind, we gave way to it and let ourselves be carried along.

¹⁶And running under the shelter of a small island called Clauda, we were scarcely able to get the ship’s ¹boat under control.

¹⁷After they had hoisted it up, they used ¹supporting cables in undergirding the ship. Fearing that they might ^arun aground on the shallows of Syrtis, they let down the ²sea anchor and in this way let themselves be carried along.

¹⁸And the next day as we were being violently storm-tossed, ¹they began to ^ajettison the cargo;

¹⁹and on the third day they cast the ship’s tackle overboard with their own hands.

²⁰And since neither sun nor stars appeared for many days, and no small storm was assailing us, from then on all hope of our being saved was gradually abandoned.

²¹And ¹when they had gone a long time without food, then Paul stood up in their midst and said, “^aMen, you ought to have ²followed my advice to not set sail from ^bCrete and to ³avoid this ^cdamage and loss.

²²“And now I advise you to ^abe cheerful, for there will be no loss of life among you, but only of the ship.

²³“For this very night ^aan angel of the God to whom I belong and ^bwhom I serve ^cstood before me,

²⁴saying, ‘Do not be afraid, Paul; ^ayou must stand before Caesar; and behold, God has granted you ^ball those who are sailing with you.’

²⁵“Therefore, ^abe cheerful, men, for I believe God that ¹it will turn out exactly as I have been told.

²⁶“But we must ^arun aground on some ^bisland.”