New Testament in a Year

Paul Is Sent to Rome

27 Now when it was decided that ^(A)we ^(B)would sail for ^(C)Italy, they proceeded to deliver Paul and some other prisoners to a centurion of the Augustan ^[a](D)cohort named Julius. ² And getting aboard an Adramyttian ship, which was about to sail to the regions along the coast of ^[b](E)Asia, we set sail accompanied by ^(F)Aristarchus, a ^(G)Macedonian of ^(H)Thessalonica. ³ The next day we put in at ^(I)Sidon, and Julius ^(J)treated Paul with consideration and ^(K)allowed him to go to his friends and receive care. ⁴ And from there we set sail and sailed under the shelter of ^(L)Cyprus because ^(M)the winds were against us. ⁵ And when we had sailed through the sea along the coast of ^(N)Cilicia and ^(O)Pamphylia, we landed at Myra in Lycia. ⁶ There the centurion found an ^(P)Alexandrian ship sailing for ^(Q)Italy, and he put us aboard it. ⁷ And when we had sailed slowly for a good many days, and with difficulty had arrived off Cnidus, ^(R)since the wind did not permit us to go farther, we sailed under the shelter of ^(S)Crete, off Salmone; ⁸ and with difficulty, we ^(T)sailed past it and came to a place called Fair Havens, near which was the city of Lasea.

⁹ And when considerable time had passed and the voyage was now dangerous, since even ^(U)the ^[c]Fast was already over, Paul began to advise them, ¹⁰ and said to them, “Men, I perceive that the voyage will certainly be with ^(V)damage and great loss, not only of the cargo and the ship, but also of our lives.” ¹¹ But the centurion was being more persuaded by the ^(W)pilot and the ^[d]captain of the ship than by what was being said by Paul. ¹² And because the harbor was not suitable for wintering, the majority reached a decision to set sail from there, if somehow they could arrive at Phoenix, a harbor of ^(X)Crete facing southwest and northwest, to spend the winter there.

¹³ And when a moderate ^[e]south wind came up, thinking that they had attained their purpose, they weighed anchor and began ^(Y)sailing along ^[f]the shore of ^(Z)Crete.

The Storm at Sea

¹⁴ But before very long there ^(AA)rushed down from ^[g]the land a violent wind, called ^[h]Euraquilo; ¹⁵ and when the ship was caught in it and could not face the wind, we gave way to it and let ourselves be carried along. ¹⁶ And running under the shelter of a small island called Clauda, we were scarcely able to get the ship’s ^[i]boat under control. ¹⁷ After they had hoisted it up, they used ^[j]supporting cables in undergirding the ship. Fearing that they might ^(AB)run aground on the shallows of Syrtis, they let down the ^[k]sea anchor and in this way let themselves be carried along. ¹⁸ And the next day as we were being violently storm-tossed, ^[l]they began to ^(AC)jettison the cargo; ¹⁹ and on the third day they cast the ship’s tackle overboard with their own hands. ²⁰ And 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 gradually abandoned.

²¹ And ^[m]when they had gone a long time without food, then Paul stood up in their midst and said, “^(AD)Men, you ought to have ^[n]followed my advice to not set sail from ^(AE)Crete and to ^[o]avoid this ^(AF)damage and loss. ²² And now I advise you to ^(AG)be cheerful, for there will be no loss of life among you, but only of the ship. ²³ For this very night ^(AH)an angel of the God to whom I belong and ^(AI)whom I serve ^(AJ)stood before me, ²⁴ saying, ‘Do not be afraid, Paul; ^(AK)you must stand before Caesar; and behold, God has granted you ^(AL)all those who are sailing with you.’ ²⁵ Therefore, ^(AM)be cheerful, men, for I believe God that ^[p]it will turn out exactly as I have been told. ²⁶ But we must ^(AN)run aground on some ^(AO)island.”