Acts 27:16-27

New American Standard Bible

¹⁶ Running under the shelter of a small island called Cauda, we were able to get the ship’s ^[a]boat under control only with difficulty. ¹⁷ After they had hoisted it up, they used ^[b]supporting cables in undergirding the ship; and fearing that they might ^(A)run aground on the shallows of Syrtis, they let down the ^[c]sea anchor and let themselves be driven along in this way. ¹⁸ The next day as we were being violently tossed by the storm, ^[d]they began to ^(B)jettison the cargo; ¹⁹ and on the third day they threw the ship’s tackle overboard with their own hands. ²⁰ 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 slowly abandoned.

^21 [e]When many had lost their appetites, Paul then stood among them and said, “^[f](C)Men, you should have followed my advice and not have set sail from ^(D)Crete, and thereby spared yourselves this ^(E)damage and loss. ²² And yet now I urge you to ^(F)keep up your courage, for there will be no loss of life among you, but only of the ship. ²³ For this very night ^(G)an angel of the God to whom I belong, ^(H)whom I also serve, ^(I)came to me, ²⁴ saying, ‘Do not be afraid, Paul; ^(J)you must stand before Caesar; and behold, God has graciously granted you ^(K)all those who are sailing with you.’ ²⁵ Therefore, ^(L)keep up your courage, men, for I believe God that ^[g]it will turn out exactly as I have been told. ²⁶ But we must ^(M)run aground on a certain ^(N)island.”

²⁷ But when the fourteenth night came, as we were being driven about in the Adriatic Sea, about midnight the sailors began to suspect that ^[h]they were approaching some land.