Acts 27 NLT HCSB Parallel

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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.

1When it was decided that we were to sail to Italy, they handed over Paul and some other prisoners to a centurion named Julius, of the Imperial Regiment.

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.

2So when we had boarded a ship of Adramyttium, we put to sea, intending to sail to ports along the coast of Asia. Aristarchus, a Macedonian of Thessalonica, was with us.

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.

3The next day we put in at Sidon, and Julius treated Paul kindly and allowed him to go to his friends to receive their care.

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.

4When we had put out to sea from there, we sailed along the northern coast of Cyprus because the winds were against us.

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

5After sailing through the open sea off Cilicia and Pamphylia, we reached Myra in Lycia.

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

6There the centurion found an Alexandrian ship sailing for Italy and put us on board.

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.

7Sailing slowly for many days, we came with difficulty as far as Cnidus. Since the wind did not allow us to approach it, we sailed along the south side of Crete off Salmone.

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

8With yet more difficulty we sailed along the coast and came to a place called Fair Havens near the city of Lasea.

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.

9By now much time had passed, and the voyage was already dangerous. Since the Fast was already over, Paul gave his advice

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.”

10and told them, "Men, I can see that this voyage is headed toward damage and heavy loss, not only of the cargo and the ship but also of our lives."

11But the officer in charge of the prisoners listened more to the ship’s captain and the owner than to Paul.

11But the centurion paid attention to the captain and the owner of the ship rather than to what Paul said.

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

12Since the harbor was unsuitable to winter in, the majority decided to set sail from there, hoping somehow to reach Phoenix, a harbor on Crete open to the southwest and northwest, and to winter there.

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.

13When a gentle south wind sprang up, they thought they had achieved their purpose. They weighed anchor and sailed along the shore of Crete.

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

14But not long afterward, a fierce wind called the "northeaster" rushed down from the island.

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

15Since the ship was caught and was unable to head into the wind, we gave way to it and were driven along.

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.

16After running under the shelter of a little island called Cauda, we were barely able to get control of the skiff.

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.

17After hoisting it up, they used ropes and tackle and girded the ship. Then, fearing they would run aground on the Syrtis, they lowered the drift-anchor, and in this way they were driven along.

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

18Because we were being severely battered by the storm, they began to jettison the cargo the next day.

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

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

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

20For many days neither sun nor stars appeared, and the severe storm kept raging. Finally all hope that we would be saved was disappearing.

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.

21Since many were going without food, Paul stood up among them and said, "You men should have followed my advice not to sail from Crete and sustain this damage and loss.

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

22Now I urge you to take courage, because there will be no loss of any of your lives, but only of the ship.

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

23For this night an angel of the God I belong to and serve stood by me,

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.’

24and said, 'Don't be afraid, Paul. You must stand before Caesar. And, look! God has graciously given you all those who are sailing with you.'

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

25Therefore, take courage, men, because I believe God that it will be just the way it was told to me.

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

26However, we must run aground on a certain island."

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.

27When the fourteenth night came, we were drifting in the Adriatic Sea, and in the middle of the night the sailors thought they were approaching land.

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.

28They took a sounding and found it to be 120 feet deep; when they had sailed a little farther and sounded again, they found it to be 90 feet deep.

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.

29Then, fearing we might run aground in some rocky place, they dropped four anchors from the stern and prayed for daylight to come.

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.

30Some sailors tried to escape from the ship; they had let down the skiff into the sea, pretending that they were going to put out anchors from the bow.

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

31Paul said to the centurion and the soldiers, "Unless these men stay in the ship, you cannot be saved."

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

32Then the soldiers cut the ropes holding the skiff and let it drop away.

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.

33When it was about daylight, Paul urged them all to take food, saying, "Today is the fourteenth day that you have been waiting and going without food, having eaten nothing.

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

34Therefore I urge you to take some food. For this has to do with your survival, since none of you will lose a hair from your head."

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

35After he said these things and had taken some bread, he gave thanks to God in the presence of all of them, and when he broke it, he began to eat.

36Then everyone was encouraged and began to eat—

36They all became encouraged and took food themselves.

37all 276 of us who were on board.

37In all there were 276 of us on the ship.

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

38When they had eaten enough, they began to lighten the ship by throwing the grain overboard into the sea.

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.

39When daylight came, they did not recognize the land but sighted a bay with a beach. They planned to run the ship ashore if they could.

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

40After casting off the anchors, they left them in the sea, at the same time loosening the ropes that held the rudders. Then they hoisted the foresail to the wind and headed for the beach.

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.

41But they struck a sandbar and ran the ship aground. The bow jammed fast and remained immovable, while the stern began to break up by the pounding of the waves.

42The soldiers wanted to kill the prisoners to make sure they didn’t swim ashore and escape.

42The soldiers' plan was to kill the prisoners so that no one could swim away and escape.

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.

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

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

44The rest were to follow, some on planks and some on debris from the ship. In this way, everyone safely reached the shore.

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