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King James Bible

1When the time came, we set sail for Italy. Paul and several other prisoners were placed in the custody of a Roman officer named Julius, a captain of the Imperial Regiment.

1And when it was determined that we should sail into Italy, they delivered Paul and certain other prisoners unto one named Julius, a centurion of Augustus' band.

2Aristarchus, a Macedonian from Thessalonica, was also with us. We left on a ship whose home port was Adramyttium on the northwest coast of the province of Asia; it was scheduled to make several stops at ports along the coast of the province.

2And entering into a ship of Adramyttium, we launched, meaning to sail by the coasts of Asia; one Aristarchus, a Macedonian of Thessalonica, being with us.

3The next day when we docked at Sidon, Julius was very kind to Paul and let him go ashore to visit with friends so they could provide for his needs.

3And the next day we touched at Sidon. And Julius courteously entreated Paul, and gave him liberty to go unto his friends to refresh himself.

4Putting out to sea from there, we encountered strong headwinds that made it difficult to keep the ship on course, so we sailed north of Cyprus between the island and the mainland.

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

5Keeping to the open sea, we passed along the coast of Cilicia and Pamphylia, landing at Myra, in the province of Lycia.

5And when we had sailed over the sea of Cilicia and Pamphylia, we came to Myra, a city of Lycia.

6There the commanding officer found an Egyptian ship from Alexandria that was bound for Italy, and he put us on board.

6And there the centurion found a ship of Alexandria sailing into Italy; and he put us therein.

7We had several days of slow sailing, and after great difficulty we finally neared Cnidus. But the wind was against us, so we sailed across to Crete and along the sheltered coast of the island, past the cape of Salmone.

7And when we had sailed slowly many days, and scarce were come over against Cnidus, the wind not suffering us, we sailed under Crete, over against Salmone;

8We struggled along the coast with great difficulty and finally arrived at Fair Havens, near the town of Lasea.

8And, hardly passing it, came unto a place which is called The fair havens; nigh whereunto was the city of Lasea.

9We had lost a lot of time. The weather was becoming dangerous for sea travel because it was so late in the fall, and Paul spoke to the ship’s officers about it.

9Now when much time was spent, and when sailing was now dangerous, because the fast was now already past, Paul admonished them,

10“Men,” he said, “I believe there is trouble ahead if we go on—shipwreck, loss of cargo, and danger to our lives as well.”

10And said unto them, Sirs, I perceive that this voyage will be with hurt and much damage, not only of the lading and ship, but also of our lives.

11But the officer in charge of the prisoners listened more to the ship’s captain and the owner than to Paul.

11Nevertheless the centurion believed the master and the owner of the ship, more than those things which were spoken by Paul.

12And since Fair Havens was an exposed harbor—a poor place to spend the winter—most of the crew wanted to go on to Phoenix, farther up the coast of Crete, and spend the winter there. Phoenix was a good harbor with only a southwest and northwest exposure. The Storm at Sea

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 an haven of Crete, and lieth toward the south west and north west.

13When a light wind began blowing from the south, the sailors thought they could make it. So they pulled up anchor and sailed close to the shore of Crete.

13And when the south wind blew softly, supposing that they had obtained their purpose, loosing thence, they sailed close by Crete.

14But the weather changed abruptly, and a wind of typhoon strength (called a “northeaster”) burst across the island and blew us out to sea.

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

15The sailors couldn’t turn the ship into the wind, so they gave up and let it run before the gale.

15And when the ship was caught, and could not bear up into the wind, we let her drive.

16We sailed along the sheltered side of a small island named Cauda, where with great difficulty we hoisted aboard the lifeboat being towed behind us.

16And running under a certain island which is called Clauda, we had much work to come by the boat:

17Then the sailors bound ropes around the hull of the ship to strengthen it. They were afraid of being driven across to the sandbars of Syrtis off the African coast, so they lowered the sea anchor to slow the ship and were driven before the wind.

17Which when they had taken up, they used helps, undergirding the ship; and, fearing lest they should fall into the quicksands, strake sail, and so were driven.

18The next day, as gale-force winds continued to batter the ship, the crew began throwing the cargo overboard.

18And we being exceedingly tossed with a tempest, the next day they lightened the ship;

19The following day they even took some of the ship’s gear and threw it overboard.

19And the third day we cast out with our own hands the tackling of the ship.

20The terrible storm raged for many days, blotting out the sun and the stars, until at last all hope was gone.

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.

21No one had eaten for a long time. Finally, Paul called the crew together and said, “Men, you should have listened to me in the first place and not left Crete. You would have avoided all this damage and loss.

21But after long abstinence Paul stood forth in the midst of them, and said, Sirs, ye should have hearkened unto me, and not have loosed from Crete, and to have gained this harm and loss.

22But take courage! None of you will lose your lives, even though the ship will go down.

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 last night an angel of the God to whom I belong and whom I serve stood beside me,

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

24and he said, ‘Don’t be afraid, Paul, for you will surely stand trial before Caesar! What’s more, God in his goodness has granted safety to everyone sailing with you.’

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

25So take courage! For I believe God. It will be just as he said.

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

26But we will be shipwrecked on an island.” The Shipwreck

26Howbeit we must be cast upon a certain island.

27About midnight on the fourteenth night of the storm, as we were being driven across the Sea of Adria, the sailors sensed land was near.

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;

28They dropped a weighted line and found that the water was 120 feet deep. But a little later they measured again and found it was only 90 feet deep.

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

29At this rate they were afraid we would soon be driven against the rocks along the shore, so they threw out four anchors from the back of the ship and prayed for daylight.

29Then fearing lest we should have fallen upon rocks, they cast four anchors out of the stern, and wished for the day.

30Then the sailors tried to abandon the ship; they lowered the lifeboat as though they were going to put out anchors from the front of the ship.

30And as the shipmen were about to flee out of the ship, when they had let down the boat into the sea, under colour as though they would have cast anchors out of the foreship,

31But Paul said to the commanding officer and the soldiers, “You will all die unless the sailors stay aboard.”

31Paul said to the centurion and to the soldiers, Except these abide in the ship, ye cannot be saved.

32So the soldiers cut the ropes to the lifeboat and let it drift away.

32Then the soldiers cut off the ropes of the boat, and let her fall off.

33Just as day was dawning, Paul urged everyone to eat. “You have been so worried that you haven’t touched food for two weeks,” he said.

33And while the day was coming on, Paul besought them all to take meat, saying, This day is the fourteenth day that ye have tarried and continued fasting, having taken nothing.

34“Please eat something now for your own good. For not a hair of your heads will perish.”

34Wherefore I pray you to take some meat: for this is for your health: for there shall not an hair fall from the head of any of you.

35Then he took some bread, gave thanks to God before them all, and broke off a piece and ate it.

35And when he had thus spoken, he took bread, and gave thanks to God in presence of them all: and when he had broken it, he began to eat.

36Then everyone was encouraged and began to eat—

36Then were they all of good cheer, and they also took some meat.

37all 276 of us who were on board.

37And we were in all in the ship two hundred threescore and sixteen souls.

38After eating, the crew lightened the ship further by throwing the cargo of wheat overboard.

38And when they had eaten enough, they lightened the ship, and cast out the wheat into the sea.

39When morning dawned, they didn’t recognize the coastline, but they saw a bay with a beach and wondered if they could get to shore by running the ship aground.

39And when it was day, they knew not the land: but they discovered a certain creek with a shore, into the which they were minded, if it were possible, to thrust in the ship.

40So they cut off the anchors and left them in the sea. Then they lowered the rudders, raised the foresail, and headed toward shore.

40And when they had taken up the anchors, they committed themselves unto the sea, and loosed the rudder bands, and hoised up the mainsail to the wind, and made toward shore.

41But they hit a shoal and ran the ship aground too soon. The bow of the ship stuck fast, while the stern was repeatedly smashed by the force of the waves and began to break apart.

41And falling into a place where two seas met, they ran the ship aground; and the forepart stuck fast, and remained unmoveable, but the hinder part was broken with the violence of the waves.

42The soldiers wanted to kill the prisoners to make sure they didn’t swim ashore and escape.

42And the soldiers' counsel was to kill the prisoners, lest any of them should swim out, and escape.

43But the commanding officer wanted to spare Paul, so he didn’t let them carry out their plan. Then he ordered all who could swim to jump overboard first and make for land.

43But the centurion, willing to save Paul, kept them from their purpose; and commanded that they which could swim should cast themselves first into the sea, and get to land:

44The others held on to planks or debris from the broken ship. So everyone escaped safely to shore.

44And the rest, some on boards, and some on broken pieces of the ship. And so it came to pass, that they escaped all safe to land.

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