Acts 27:1-8

New International Reader's Version

Paul Sails for Rome

27 It was decided that we would sail for Italy. Paul and some other prisoners were handed over to a Roman commander named Julius. He belonged to the Imperial Guard. ² We boarded a ship from Adramyttium. It was about to sail for ports along the coast of Asia Minor. We headed out to sea. Aristarchus was with us. He was a Macedonian from Thessalonica.

³ The next day we landed at Sidon. There Julius was kind to Paul. He let Paul visit his friends so they could give him what he needed. ⁴ From there we headed out to sea again. We passed the calmer side of Cyprus because the winds were against us. ⁵ We sailed across the open sea off the coast of Cilicia and Pamphylia. Then we landed at Myra in Lycia. ⁶ There the commander found a ship from Alexandria sailing for Italy. He put us on board. ⁷ We moved along slowly for many days. We had trouble getting to Cnidus. The wind did not let us stay on course. So we passed the calmer side of Crete, opposite Salmone. ⁸ It was not easy to sail along the coast. Then we came to a place called Fair Havens. It was near the town of Lasea.