23 Some (A)went down to the sea in ships,
    doing business on the great waters;

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17 For (A)in a single hour all this wealth (B)has been laid waste.”

And (C)all shipmasters and seafaring men, sailors and all whose trade is on the sea, stood far off

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Since much time had passed, and the voyage was now dangerous because even (A)the Fast[a] was already over, Paul advised them, 10 saying, “Sirs, I perceive that the voyage will be with (B)injury and much loss, not only of the cargo and the ship, but also of our lives.” 11 But the centurion paid more attention to (C)the pilot and to the owner of the ship than to what Paul said. 12 And because the harbor was not suitable to spend the winter in, the majority decided to put out to sea from there, on the chance that somehow they could reach Phoenix, a harbor of Crete, facing both southwest and northwest, and spend the winter there.

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, (D)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,[b] 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 (E)run aground on the Syrtis, they lowered the gear,[c] and thus they were driven along. 18 Since we were violently storm-tossed, they began the next day (F)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, (G)you should have listened to me and not have set sail from Crete and incurred this (H)injury and loss. 22 Yet now I urge you to (I)take heart, for there will be no loss of life among you, but only of the ship. 23 For this very night (J)there (K)stood before me (L)an angel of the God (M)to whom I belong and (N)whom I worship, 24 and he said, ‘Do not be afraid, Paul; (O)you must stand before Caesar. And behold, (P)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 (Q)we must (R)run aground on some island.”

27 When the fourteenth night had come, as we were being driven across the Adriatic Sea, about midnight the sailors suspected that they were nearing land. 28 So they took a sounding and found twenty fathoms.[d] A little farther on they took a sounding again and found fifteen fathoms.[e]

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 27:9 That is, the Day of Atonement
  2. Acts 27:16 Some manuscripts Clauda
  3. Acts 27:17 That is, the sea-anchor (or possibly the mainsail)
  4. Acts 27:28 About 120 feet; a fathom (Greek orguia) was about 6 feet or 2 meters
  5. Acts 27:28 About 90 feet (see previous note)

26 “Your rowers have brought you out
    into the high seas.
(A)The east wind has wrecked you
    in the heart of the seas.

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Sing to the Lord a New Song

10 (A)Sing to the Lord a new song,
    his praise from the end of the earth,
(B)you who go down to the sea, and all that fills it,
    (C)the coastlands and their inhabitants.

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By (A)the east wind you (B)shattered
    the ships of (C)Tarshish.

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