44_ACT_27_01 And 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 .
44_ACT_27_02 And 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 .
44_ACT_27_03 And the next [ day ] we touched at Sidon . And Julius courteously entreated Paul , And gave [ him ] liberty to go unto his friends to refresh himself .
44_ACT_27_04 And when we had launched from thence , we sailed under Cyprus , because the winds were contrary .
44_ACT_27_05 And when we had sailed over the sea of Cilicia And Pamphylia , we came to Myra , [ A city ] of Lycia .
44_ACT_27_06 And there the centurion found A ship of Alexandria sailing into Italy ; And he put us therein .
44_ACT_27_07 And 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 ;
44_ACT_27_08 And , hardly passing it , came unto A place which Is called the fair havens ; nigh whereunto was the city [ of ] Lasea .
44_ACT_27_09 now when much time was spent , And when sailing was now dangerous , because the fast was now already past , Paul admonished [ them ] ,
44_ACT_27_10 And 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 .
44_ACT_27_11 Nevertheless the centurion believed the master And the owner of the ship , more than those things which were spoken by Paul .
44_ACT_27_12 And 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 .
44_ACT_27_13 And when the south wind blew softly , supposing that they had obtained [ their ] purpose , loosing [ thence ] , they sailed close by Crete .
44_ACT_27_14 but not long after there arose against it A tempestuous wind , called Euroclydon .
44_ACT_27_15 And when the ship was caught , And could not bear up into the wind , we let [ her ] drive .
44_ACT_27_16 And running under A certain island which Is called Clauda , we had much work to come by the boat :
44_ACT_27_17 which when they had taken up , they used helps , undergirding the ship ; And , fearing lest they should fall into the quicksands , struck sail , And So were driven .
44_ACT_27_18 And we being exceedingly tossed with A tempest , the next [ day ] they lightened the ship ;
44_ACT_27_19 And the third [ day ] we cast out with our own hands the tackling of the ship .
44_ACT_27_20 And 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 .
44_ACT_27_21 but 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 .
44_ACT_27_22 And 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 .
44_ACT_27_23 for there stood by me this night the angel of God , whose I am , And whom I serve ,
44_ACT_27_24 saying , Fear not , Paul ; thou must be brought before Caesar : And , Lo , God hath given thee all them that sail with thee .
44_ACT_27_25 Wherefore , Sirs , be of good cheer : for I believe God , that it shall be even as it was told me .
44_ACT_27_26 Howbeit we must be cast upon A certain island .
44_ACT_27_27 but 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 ;
44_ACT_27_28 And sounded , And found [ it ] twenty fathoms : And when they had gone A little further , they sounded again , And found [ it ] fifteen fathoms .
44_ACT_27_29 Then fearing lest we should have fallen upon rocks , they cast four anchors out of the stern , And wished for the day .
44_ACT_27_30 And 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 ,
44_ACT_27_31 Paul said to the centurion And to the soldiers , except These abide in the ship , ye cannot be saved .
44_ACT_27_32 Then the soldiers cut off the ropes of the boat , And let her fall off .
44_ACT_27_33 And 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 .
44_ACT_27_34 Wherefore 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 .
44_ACT_27_35 And 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 .
44_ACT_27_36 Then were they all of good cheer , And they also took [ some ] meat .
44_ACT_27_37 And we were in all in the ship two hundred threescore And sixteen souls .
44_ACT_27_38 And when they had eaten enough , they lightened the ship , And cast out the wheat into the sea .
44_ACT_27_39 And 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 .
44_ACT_27_40 And when they had taken up the anchors , they committed [ themselves ] unto the sea , And loosed the rudder bands , And hoisted up the mainsail to the wind , And made toward shore .
44_ACT_27_41 And 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 .
44_ACT_27_42 And the soldiers' counsel was to kill the prisoners , lest any of them should swim out , And escape .
44_ACT_27_43 but 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 :
44_ACT_27_44 And 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 .