Acts 27:13-26

English Standard Version

The Storm at Sea

¹³ Now when the south wind blew gently, supposing that they had obtained their purpose, they weighed anchor and sailed along Crete, close to the shore. ¹⁴ But soon a tempestuous wind, called the northeaster, ^(A)struck down from the land. ¹⁵ And when the ship was caught and could not face the wind, we gave way to it and were driven along. ¹⁶ Running under the lee of a small island called Cauda,^[a] we managed with difficulty to secure the ship's boat. ¹⁷ After hoisting it up, they used supports to undergird the ship. Then, fearing that they would ^(B)run aground on the Syrtis, they lowered the gear,^[b] and thus they were driven along. ¹⁸ Since we were violently storm-tossed, they began the next day ^(C)to jettison the cargo. ¹⁹ And on the third day they threw the ship's tackle overboard with their own hands. ²⁰ When neither sun nor stars appeared for many days, and no small tempest lay on us, all hope of our being saved was at last abandoned.

²¹ Since they had been without food for a long time, Paul stood up among them and said, “Men, ^(D)you should have listened to me and not have set sail from Crete and incurred this ^(E)injury and loss. ²² Yet now I urge you to ^(F)take heart, for there will be no loss of life among you, but only of the ship. ²³ For this very night ^(G)there ^(H)stood before me ^(I)an angel of the God ^(J)to whom I belong and ^(K)whom I worship, ²⁴ and he said, ‘Do not be afraid, Paul; ^(L)you must stand before Caesar. And behold, ^(M)God has granted you all those who sail with you.’ ²⁵ So take heart, men, for I have faith in God that it will be exactly as I have been told. ²⁶ But ^(N)we must ^(O)run aground on some island.”