10.
The fourth journey
27:1—28:31
a.
To Fair Havens
27:1-12
Acts 27
:1
27:1
And when it was decided that
1we should sail to
aItaly, they delivered Paul and some other prisoners to a centurion named Julius of the
2Augustan 3cohort.
Acts 27
:2
27:2
And going on board an Adramyttian ship which was about to sail to places along
the coast of Asia, we
1put out to sea,
aAristarchus, a Macedonian of Thessalonica, being with us.
Acts 27
:3
27:3
And on the next day we landed at Sidon; and Julius, treating Paul
akindly, allowed
him to go to his friends to receive care.
Acts 27
:4
27:4
And from there we put out to sea and sailed under the shelter of Cyprus because the winds were contrary.
Acts 27
:5
27:5
And having sailed across the open sea which
lies off Cilicia and Pamphylia, we came down to Myra of Lycia.
Acts 27
:6
27:6
And there the centurion found an
aAlexandrian ship sailing for Italy, and he put us onto it.
Acts 27
:7
27:7
And when we had sailed slowly for a considerable number of days and came with difficulty off Cnidus, the wind not permitting us to go on, we sailed under the shelter of Crete, off Salmone.
Acts 27
:8
27:8
And coasting along it with difficulty, we came to a certain place called Fair Havens, near which was the city of Lasea.
Acts 27
:9
27:9
And when considerable time had passed and the voyage was now dangerous,
and also because the
1Fast had already gone by, Paul advised
them,
Acts 27
:10
27:10
Saying to them,
1Men, I perceive that the voyage is to be with damage and much loss, not only of the cargo and the ship, but also of our lives.
Acts 27
:11
27:11
But the centurion was persuaded by the navigator and the ship's
aowner rather than by the things that were being said by Paul.
Acts 27
:12
27:12
And as the harbor was not suitable for wintering, the majority gave counsel to put out to sea from there, if somehow they might be able to reach Phoenix, a harbor of Crete
1facing northeast and southeast, and spend the winter
there.
b.
The storm and Paul's prediction of safety
27:13-26
Acts 27
:13
27:13
And when a south wind blew gently, supposing that they had obtained their purpose, they weighed anchor and sailed along Crete close inshore.
Acts 27
:14
27:14
But not long afterward there beat down from
1the island a hurricane
awind called
2Euraquilo.
Acts 27
:15
27:15
And when the ship was caught
by it and was not able to face the wind, we gave way
to it and were driven along.
Acts 27
:16
27:16
And running under the shelter of a certain little island called Clauda, we were hardly able to
1get control of the
asmall boat.
Acts 27
:17
27:17
And when they had hoisted it up, they
1used supports to undergird the ship. And because they
afeared that they might run aground on
2Syrtis, they
3lowered the gear and so were driven along.
Acts 27
:18
27:18
The next day, as we were being violently storm-tossed, they began to
ajettison the cargo;
Acts 27
:19
27:19
And on the third day they threw the ship's
1gear overboard, even with their own hands.
Acts 27
:20
27:20
And when neither sun nor stars appeared for many days, and while no small storm was assailing
us, from then on all hope that we might be saved was being abandoned.
Acts 27
:21
27:21
And when they had been a long time without food, Paul then stood in their midst and said, O
1men, you
2should have listened to me and not set sail from Crete and gained this damage and loss.
Acts 27
:22
27:22
And now I advise you to
acheer up, for there will be
bno loss of life among you, but
only of the ship.
Acts 27
:23
27:23
For this very
anight an
bangel of the God whose I
cam and whom I
1dserve estood by me,
Acts 27
:24
27:24
Saying, Do
anot fear, Paul; you must
1stand before Caesar. And behold, God has
bgranted you all those who are sailing with you.
Acts 27
:25
27:25
Therefore,
acheer up,
1men, for I
bbelieve God that it shall be so, even in the way in which it has been
cspoken to me.
Acts 27
:26
27:26
But we must run
aaground on a certain
bisland.
c.
The ascendancy and wisdom of Paul in contrast to the baseness and folly of the sailors and soldiers
27:27-44
Acts 27
:27
27:27
But when the fourteenth night came, as we were being driven about in the Adriatic Sea, about the middle of the night the sailors suspected that some land was approaching them.
Acts 27
:28
27:28
And they
1took soundings and found
it to be twenty fathoms; and when they had gone a little farther, they sounded again and found
it to be fifteen
2fathoms.
Acts 27
:29
27:29
And afearing that we might run
baground somewhere on
1rocky places, they threw four anchors from the stern and wished for day to come.
Acts 27
:30
27:30
And when the sailors sought to flee from the ship, having lowered the
asmall boat into the sea under pretense of intending to lay out anchors from the bow,
Acts 27
:31
27:31
Paul said to the centurion and the soldiers, Unless these men remain in the ship, you cannot be saved.
Acts 27
:32
27:32
Then the soldiers cut away the ropes of the small boat and let it fall away.
Acts 27
:33
27:33
And until day was about to come, Paul encouraged
them all to take some food, saying, Today is the fourteenth day that you have continued watching without food, taking nothing.
Acts 27
:34
27:34
Therefore I encourage you to take some food, for this is for your salvation; for not a
ahair from the head of any one of you shall perish.
Acts 27
:35
27:35
And when he had said these things and had taken bread, he gave
athanks to God before all; and he broke
it and began to
beat.
Acts 27
:36
27:36
And all became
acheerful, and they also took food.
Acts 27
:37
27:37
Now we were in all two hundred and seventy-six souls in the ship.
Acts 27
:38
27:38
And when they were satisfied with food, they began to lighten the ship,
athrowing out the wheat into the sea.
Acts 27
:39
27:39
And when day came, they could not recognize the land, but they noticed a certain bay, which had a beach, into which they took counsel to drive the ship, if they were able.
Acts 27
:40
27:40
And casting off the anchors, they left
them in the sea, at the same time loosening the bands of the rudders; and hoisting the foresail to the blowing of the wind, they held course for the beach.
Acts 27
:41
27:41
But striking a sandbar with the sea on both sides, they ran the vessel aground; and the bow stuck fast and remained immovable, but the stern was
abroken up by the violence of the waves.
Acts 27
:42
27:42
And the counsel of the soldiers was that they should
akill the prisoners, lest anyone swim away and escape;
Acts 27
:43
27:43
But the centurion,
1intending to bring Paul safely through, prevented them from their intention and ordered those who were able to swim to throw themselves overboard first and get to the land,
Acts 27
:44
27:44
And the rest
to follow, some on planks, and others on some of the things from the ship. And so it happened that all were brought
asafely through onto the land.
