Acts 27 ISV NLT Parallel

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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.

1When the time came, we set sail for Italy. Paul and several other prisoners were placed in the custody of a Roman officer named Julius, a captain of the Imperial Regiment.

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.

2Aristarchus, a Macedonian from Thessalonica, was also with us. We left on a ship whose home port was Adramyttium on the northwest coast of the province of Asia; it was scheduled to make several stops at ports along the coast of the province.

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.

3The next day when we docked at Sidon, Julius was very kind to Paul and let him go ashore to visit with friends so they could provide for his needs.

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

4Putting out to sea from there, we encountered strong headwinds that made it difficult to keep the ship on course, so we sailed north of Cyprus between the island and the mainland.

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

5Keeping to the open sea, we passed along the coast of Cilicia and Pamphylia, landing at Myra, in the province of Lycia.

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

6There the commanding officer found an Egyptian ship from Alexandria that was bound for Italy, and he put us on board.

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.

7We had several days of slow sailing, and after great difficulty we finally neared Cnidus. But the wind was against us, so we sailed across to Crete and along the sheltered coast of the island, past the cape of Salmone.

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

8We struggled along the coast with great difficulty and finally arrived at Fair Havens, near the town 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,

9We had lost a lot of time. The weather was becoming dangerous for sea travel because it was so late in the fall, and Paul spoke to the ship’s officers about it.

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."

10“Men,” he said, “I believe there is trouble ahead if we go on—shipwreck, loss of cargo, and danger to our lives as well.”

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

11But the officer in charge of the prisoners listened more to the ship’s captain and the owner than to 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 since Fair Havens was an exposed harbor—a poor place to spend the winter—most of the crew wanted to go on to Phoenix, farther up the coast of Crete, and spend the winter there. Phoenix was a good harbor with only a southwest and northwest exposure. The Storm at Sea

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.

13When a light wind began blowing from the south, the sailors thought they could make it. So they pulled up anchor and sailed close to the shore of Crete.

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

14But the weather changed abruptly, and a wind of typhoon strength (called a “northeaster”) burst across the island and blew us out to sea.

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

15The sailors couldn’t turn the ship into the wind, so they gave up and let it run before the gale.

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

16We sailed along the sheltered side of a small island named Cauda, where with great difficulty we hoisted aboard the lifeboat being towed behind us.

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.

17Then the sailors bound ropes around the hull of the ship to strengthen it. They were afraid of being driven across to the sandbars of Syrtis off the African coast, so they lowered the sea anchor to slow the ship and were driven before the wind.

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

18The next day, as gale-force winds continued to batter the ship, the crew began throwing the cargo overboard.

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

19The following day they even took some of the ship’s gear and threw it overboard.

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.

20The terrible storm raged for many days, blotting out the sun and the stars, until at last all hope was gone.

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.

21No one had eaten for a long time. Finally, Paul called the crew together and said, “Men, you should have listened to me in the first place and not left Crete. You would have avoided all this damage 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.

22But take courage! None of you will lose your lives, even though the ship will go down.

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

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

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.'

24and he said, ‘Don’t be afraid, Paul, for you will surely stand trial before Caesar! What’s more, God in his goodness has granted safety to everyone sailing with you.’

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

25So take courage! For I believe God. It will be just as he said.

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

26But we will be shipwrecked on an island.” The Shipwreck

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

27About midnight on the fourteenth night of the storm, as we were being driven across the Sea of Adria, the sailors sensed land was near.

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

28They dropped a weighted line and found that the water was 120 feet deep. But a little later they measured again and found it was only 90 feet deep.

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

29At this rate they were afraid we would soon be driven against the rocks along the shore, so they threw out four anchors from the back of the ship and prayed for daylight.

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.

30Then the sailors tried to abandon the ship; they lowered the lifeboat as though they were going to put out anchors from the front of the ship.

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

31But Paul said to the commanding officer and the soldiers, “You will all die unless the sailors stay aboard.”

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

32So the soldiers cut the ropes to the lifeboat and let it drift away.

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.

33Just as day was dawning, Paul urged everyone to eat. “You have been so worried that you haven’t touched food for two weeks,” he said.

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."

34“Please eat something now for your own good. For not a hair of your heads will perish.”

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

35Then he took some bread, gave thanks to God before them all, and broke off a piece and ate it.

36Everyone was encouraged and had something to eat.

36Then everyone was encouraged and began to eat—

37There were 276 of us on the ship.

37all 276 of us who were on board.

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

38After eating, the crew lightened the ship further by throwing the cargo of wheat overboard.

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.

39When morning dawned, they didn’t recognize the coastline, but they saw a bay with a beach and wondered if they could get to shore by running the ship aground.

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.

40So they cut off the anchors and left them in the sea. Then they lowered the rudders, raised the foresail, and headed 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.

41But they hit a shoal and ran the ship aground too soon. The bow of the ship stuck fast, while the stern was repeatedly smashed by the force of the waves and began to break apart.

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

42The soldiers wanted to kill the prisoners to make sure they didn’t swim ashore 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 commanding officer wanted to spare Paul, so he didn’t let them carry out their plan. Then he ordered all who could swim to jump overboard first and make for 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.

44The others held on to planks or debris from the broken ship. So everyone escaped safely to shore.

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