Acts 27:8-39
English Standard Version
9Since much time had passed, and the voyage was now dangerous because even the Fast was already over, Paul advised them,
10saying, "Sirs, I perceive that the voyage will be with injury and much loss, not only of the cargo and the ship, but also of our lives."
11But the centurion paid more attention to the pilot and to the owner of the ship than to what Paul said.
12And 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.
13Now when the south wind blew gently, supposing that they had obtained their purpose, they weighed anchor and sailed along Crete, close to the shore.
14But soon a tempestuous wind, called the northeaster, struck down from the land.
15And when the ship was caught and could not face the wind, we gave way to it and were driven along.
16Running under the lee of a small island called Cauda, we managed with difficulty to secure the ship 's boat.
17After hoisting it up, they used supports to undergird the ship. Then, fearing that they would run aground on the Syrtis, they lowered the gear, and thus they were driven along.
18Since we were violently storm-tossed, they began the next day to jettison the cargo.
19And on the third day they threw the ship 's tackle overboard with their own hands.
20When 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.
21Since they had been without food for a long time, Paul stood up among them and said, "Men, you should have listened to me and not have set sail from Crete and incurred this injury and loss.
22Yet now I urge you to take heart, for there will be no loss of life among you, but only of the ship.
23For this very night there stood before me an angel of the God to whom I belong and whom I worship,
24and he said, ‘Do not be afraid, Paul; you must stand before Caesar. And behold, God has granted you all those who sail with you.’
25So take heart, men, for I have faith in God that it will be exactly as I have been told.
26But we must run aground on some island."
27When the fourteenth night had come, as we were being driven across the Adriatic Sea, about midnight the sailors suspected that they were nearing land.
28So they took a sounding and found twenty fathoms. A little farther on they took a sounding again and found fifteen fathoms.
29And fearing that we might run on the rocks, they let down four anchors from the stern and prayed for day to come.
30And as the sailors were seeking to escape from the ship, and had lowered the ship 's boat into the sea under pretense of laying out anchors from the bow,
31Paul said to the centurion and the soldiers, "Unless these men stay in the ship, you cannot be saved."
32Then the soldiers cut away the ropes of the ship 's boat and let it go.
33As day was about to dawn, Paul urged them all to take some food, saying, "Today is the fourteenth day that you have continued in suspense and without food, having taken nothing.
34Therefore I urge you to take some food. For it will give you strength, for not a hair is to perish from the head of any of you."
35And when he had said these things, he took bread, and giving thanks to God in the presence of all he broke it and began to eat.
36Then they all were encouraged and ate some food themselves.
37(We were in all 276 persons in the ship.)
38And when they had eaten enough, they lightened the ship, throwing out the wheat into the sea.
