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1When it was decided that we should sail to Italy, Paul and some other prisoners were transferred to a centurion named Julius, who belonged to the emperor's division.

1And when it was determined that we should sail into Italy, they delivered Paul and certain other prisoners unto one named Julius, a centurion of Augustus' band.

2After boarding a ship from Adramyttium that was about to sail to the ports on the coast of Asia, we put out to sea. Aristarchus, a Macedonian from Thessalonica, went with us.

2And entering into a ship of Adramyttium, we launched, meaning to sail by the coasts of Asia; one Aristarchus, a Macedonian of Thessalonica, being with us.

3The next day, we arrived at Sidon, and Julius treated Paul kindly allowing him to visit his friends there and to receive any care he needed.

3And the next day we touched at Sidon. And Julius courteously entreated Paul, and gave him liberty to go unto his friends to refresh himself.

4After putting out from there, we sailed on the sheltered side of Cyprus because the winds were against us.

4And when we had launched from thence, we sailed under Cyprus, because the winds were contrary.

5We sailed along the sea off Cilicia and Pamphylia and reached Myra in Lycia.

5And when we had sailed over the sea of Cilicia and Pamphylia, we came to Myra, a city of Lycia.

6There the centurion found an Alexandrian ship bound for Italy and put us on it.

6And there the centurion found a ship of Alexandria sailing into Italy; and he put us therein.

7We sailed slowly for a number of days and with difficulty arrived off Cnidus. Then, because the wind was against us, we sailed on the sheltered side of Crete off Cape Salome.

7And when we had sailed slowly many days, and scarce were come over against Cnidus, the wind not suffering us, we sailed under Crete, over against Salmone;

8Sailing past it with difficulty, we came to a place called Fair Havens, near the town of Lasea.

8And, hardly passing it, came unto a place which is called The fair havens; nigh whereunto was the city of Lasea.

9Much time had been lost, and because navigation had become dangerous and the day of fasting had already past, Paul began to warn those on the ship,

9Now when much time was spent, and when sailing was now dangerous, because the fast was now already past, Paul admonished them,

10"Men, I see that during this voyage there will be hardship and a heavy loss not only of the cargo and ship, but also of our lives."

10And said unto them, Sirs, I perceive that this voyage will be with hurt and much damage, not only of the lading and ship, but also of our lives.

11But the centurion was persuaded by the pilot and the owner of the ship and not by what Paul said.

11Nevertheless the centurion believed the master and the owner of the ship, more than those things which were spoken by Paul.

12Since the harbor was not a good place to spend the winter, most of the men favored putting out to sea from there on the chance that somehow they could reach Phoenix and spend the winter there. It is a Cretian harbor that faces southwest and northwest.

12And because the haven was not commodious to winter in, the more part advised to depart thence also, if by any means they might attain to Phenice, and there to winter; which is an haven of Crete, and lieth toward the south west and north west.

13When a gentle breeze began to blow from the south, they thought they could make it to Phoenix, so they hoisted anchor and began sailing along the shore of Crete.

13And when the south wind blew softly, supposing that they had obtained their purpose, loosing thence, they sailed close by Crete.

14But it was not long before a violent wind (called a northeaster) swept down from the island.

14But not long after there arose against it a tempestuous wind, called Euroclydon.

15The ship was caught so that it couldn't face the wind, and we gave up and were swept along.

15And when the ship was caught, and could not bear up into the wind, we let her drive.

16As we drifted to the sheltered side of a small island called Cauda, we barely managed to secure the ship's lifeboat.

16And running under a certain island which is called Clauda, we had much work to come by the boat:

17The ship's crew pulled it up on deck and used ropes to brace the ship. Fearing that they would hit the large sandbank near Libya, they lowered the sail and drifted along.

17Which when they had taken up, they used helps, undergirding the ship; and, fearing lest they should fall into the quicksands, strake sail, and so were driven.

18The next day, because we were being tossed so violently by the storm, they began to throw the cargo overboard.

18And we being exceedingly tossed with a tempest, the next day they lightened the ship;

19On the third day they threw the ship's equipment overboard with their own hands.

19And the third day we cast out with our own hands the tackling of the ship.

20For a number of days neither the sun nor the stars were to be seen, and the storm continued to rage until at last all hope of our being saved vanished.

20And when neither sun nor stars in many days appeared, and no small tempest lay on us, all hope that we should be saved was then taken away.

21After they had gone a long time without food, Paul stood among his shipmates and said, "Men, you should have listened to me and not have sailed from Crete. You would have avoided this hardship and damage.

21But after long abstinence Paul stood forth in the midst of them, and said, Sirs, ye should have hearkened unto me, and not have loosed from Crete, and to have gained this harm and loss.

22But now I urge you to have courage, because there will be no loss of life among you, but only loss of the ship.

22And now I exhort you to be of good cheer: for there shall be no loss of any man's life among you, but of the ship.

23For just last night an angel of God, to whom I belong and whom I serve, stood by me

23For there stood by me this night the angel of God, whose I am, and whom I serve,

24and said, 'Stop being afraid, Paul! You must stand before the emperor. Indeed, God has given to you the lives of everyone who is sailing with you.'

24Saying, Fear not, Paul; thou must be brought before Caesar: and, lo, God hath given thee all them that sail with thee.

25So take courage, men, because I trust God that it will turn out just as he told me.

25Wherefore, sirs, be of good cheer: for I believe God, that it shall be even as it was told me.

26However, we will have to run aground on some island."

26Howbeit we must be cast upon a certain island.

27It was the fourteenth night, and we were drifting through the Adriatic Sea, when about midnight the sailors suspected that land was near.

27But when the fourteenth night was come, as we were driven up and down in Adria, about midnight the shipmen deemed that they drew near to some country;

28After taking soundings, they found the depth to be twenty fathoms. A little later, they took soundings again and found it was fifteen fathoms.

28And sounded, and found it twenty fathoms: and when they had gone a little further, they sounded again, and found it fifteen fathoms.

29Fearing that we might run aground on the rocks, they dropped four anchors from the stern and began praying for daylight to come.

29Then fearing lest we should have fallen upon rocks, they cast four anchors out of the stern, and wished for the day.

30Meanwhile, the sailors had begun trying to escape from the ship. They lowered the lifeboat into the sea and pretended that they were going to lay out the anchors from the bow.

30And as the shipmen were about to flee out of the ship, when they had let down the boat into the sea, under colour as though they would have cast anchors out of the foreship,

31Paul told the centurion and the soldiers, "Unless these men remain onboard, you cannot be saved."

31Paul said to the centurion and to the soldiers, Except these abide in the ship, ye cannot be saved.

32Then the soldiers cut the ropes that held the lifeboat and set it adrift.

32Then the soldiers cut off the ropes of the boat, and let her fall off.

33Right up to daybreak Paul kept urging all of them to eat something. He said, "Today is the fourteenth day that you have been waiting and going without food, not eating anything.

33And while the day was coming on, Paul besought them all to take meat, saying, This day is the fourteenth day that ye have tarried and continued fasting, having taken nothing.

34So I urge you to eat something, for it will help you survive, since none of you will lose so much as a hair from his head."

34Wherefore I pray you to take some meat: for this is for your health: for there shall not an hair fall from the head of any of you.

35After he said this, he took some bread, thanked God in front of everyone, broke it, and began to eat.

35And when he had thus spoken, he took bread, and gave thanks to God in presence of them all: and when he had broken it, he began to eat.

36Everyone was encouraged and had something to eat.

36Then were they all of good cheer, and they also took some meat.

37There were 276 of us on the ship.

37And we were in all in the ship two hundred threescore and sixteen souls.

38After they had eaten all they wanted, they began to lighten the ship by dumping its cargo of wheat into the sea.

38And when they had eaten enough, they lightened the ship, and cast out the wheat into the sea.

39When day came, they didn't recognize the land, but they could see a bay with a beach on which they planned to run the ship ashore, if possible.

39And when it was day, they knew not the land: but they discovered a certain creek with a shore, into the which they were minded, if it were possible, to thrust in the ship.

40So they cut the anchors free and left them in the sea. At the same time they untied the ropes that held the steering oars, raised the foresail to the wind, and headed for the beach.

40And when they had taken up the anchors, they committed themselves unto the sea, and loosed the rudder bands, and hoised up the mainsail to the wind, and made toward shore.

41But they struck a sandbar and ran the ship aground. The bow stuck and couldn't be moved, while the stern was broken to pieces by the force of the waves.

41And falling into a place where two seas met, they ran the ship aground; and the forepart stuck fast, and remained unmoveable, but the hinder part was broken with the violence of the waves.

42The soldiers' plan was to kill the prisoners to keep them from swimming ashore and escaping,

42And the soldiers' counsel was to kill the prisoners, lest any of them should swim out, and escape.

43but the centurion wanted to save Paul, so he prevented them from carrying out their plan. He ordered those who could swim to jump overboard first and get to land.

43But the centurion, willing to save Paul, kept them from their purpose; and commanded that they which could swim should cast themselves first into the sea, and get to land:

44The rest were to follow, some on planks and others on various pieces of the ship. In this way everyone got to shore safely.

44And the rest, some on boards, and some on broken pieces of the ship. And so it came to pass, that they escaped all safe to land.

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