Acts 27 Parallel Bible

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	GENEVA Geneva Bible of 1587	ESV English Standard Version	NIV New International Version
1	Now when it was concluded, that we should sayle into Italie, they deliuered both Paul, and certaine other prisoners vnto a Centurion named Iulius, of the band of Augustus.	And when it was decided that we should sail for Italy, they delivered Paul and some other prisoners to a centurion of the Augustan Cohort named Julius.	When it was decided that we would sail for Italy, Paul and some other prisoners were handed over to a centurion named Julius, who belonged to the Imperial Regiment.
2	And we entred into a ship of Adramyttium purposing to saile by the coastes of Asia, and launched foorth, and had Aristarchus of Macedonia, a Thessalonian, with vs.	And embarking in a ship of Adramyttium, which was about to sail to the ports along the coast of Asia, we put to sea, accompanied by Aristarchus, a Macedonian from Thessalonica.	We boarded a ship from Adramyttium about to sail for ports along the coast of the province of Asia, and we put out to sea. Aristarchus, a Macedonian from Thessalonica, was with us.
3	And the next day we arriued at Sidon: and Iulius courteously entreated Paul, and gaue him libertie to go vnto his friends, that they might refresh him.	The next day we put in at Sidon. And Julius treated Paul kindly and gave him leave to go to his friends and be cared for.	The next day we landed at Sidon; and Julius, in kindness to Paul, allowed him to go to his friends so they might provide for his needs.
4	And from thence we launched, and sayled hard by Cyprus, because ye windes were contrarie.	And putting out to sea from there we sailed under the lee of Cyprus, because the winds were against us.	From there we put out to sea again and passed to the lee of Cyprus because the winds were against us.
5	Then sayled we ouer the sea by Cilicia, and Pamphilia, and came to Myra, a citie in Lycia.	And when we had sailed across the open sea along the coast of Cilicia and Pamphylia, we came to Myra in Lycia.	When we had sailed across the open sea off the coast of Cilicia and Pamphylia, we landed at Myra in Lycia.
6	And there the Centurion found a ship of Alexandria, sayling into Italie, and put vs therein.	There the centurion found a ship of Alexandria sailing for Italy and put us on board.	There the centurion found an Alexandrian ship sailing for Italy and put us on board.
7	And when we had sayled slowly many dayes, and scarce were come against Gnidum, because the winde suffered vs not, we sailed hard by Candie, neere to Salmone,	We sailed slowly for a number of days and arrived with difficulty off Cnidus, and as the wind did not allow us to go farther, we sailed under the lee of Crete off Salmone.	We made slow headway for many days and had difficulty arriving off Cnidus. When the wind did not allow us to hold our course, we sailed to the lee of Crete, opposite Salmone.
8	And with much adoe sayled beyond it, and came vnto a certaine place called the Faire hauens, neere vnto the which was the citie Lasea.	Coasting along it with difficulty, we came to a place called Fair Havens, near which was the city of Lasea.	We moved along the coast with difficulty and came to a place called Fair Havens, near the town of Lasea.
9	So when much time was spent, and sayling was now ieopardous, because also the Fast was nowe passed, Paul exhorted them,	Since much time had passed, and the voyage was now dangerous because even the Fast was already over, Paul advised them,	Much time had been lost, and sailing had already become dangerous because by now it was after the Day of Atonement. So Paul warned them,
10	And sayde vnto them, Syrs, I see that this voiage will be with hurt & much damage, not of the lading and ship onely, but also of our liues.	saying, “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.”	“Men, I can see that our voyage is going to be disastrous and bring great loss to ship and cargo, and to our own lives also.”
11	Neuertheles the Centurion beleeued rather the gouernour and the master of the ship, then those things which were spoken of Paul.	But the centurion paid more attention to the pilot and to the owner of the ship than to what Paul said.	But the centurion, instead of listening to what Paul said, followed the advice of the pilot and of the owner of the ship.
12	And because the hauen was not commodious to winter in, many tooke counsell to depart thence, if by any meanes they might attaine to Phenice, there to winter, which is an hauen of Candie, and lyeth toward the Southwest and by West, and Northwest and by West.	And 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.	Since the harbor was unsuitable to winter in, the majority decided that we should sail on, hoping to reach Phoenix and winter there. This was a harbor in Crete, facing both southwest and northwest.
13	And when the Southerne winde blew softly, they supposing to atteine their purpose, loosed neerer, and sailed by Candie.	Now when the south wind blew gently, supposing that they had obtained their purpose, they weighed anchor and sailed along Crete, close to the shore.	When a gentle south wind began to blow, they saw their opportunity; so they weighed anchor and sailed along the shore of Crete.
14	But anon after, there arose by it a stormy winde called Euroclydon.	But soon a tempestuous wind, called the northeaster, struck down from the land.	Before very long, a wind of hurricane force, called the Northeaster, swept down from the island.
15	And when the ship was caught, and could not resist the winde, we let her goe, and were caried away.	And when the ship was caught and could not face the wind, we gave way to it and were driven along.	The ship was caught by the storm and could not head into the wind; so we gave way to it and were driven along.
16	And we ran vnder a litle Yle named Clauda, and had much a doe to get the boat.	Running under the lee of a small island called Cauda, we managed with difficulty to secure the ship’s boat.	As we passed to the lee of a small island called Cauda, we were hardly able to make the lifeboat secure,
17	Which they tooke vp and vsed all helpe, vndergirding the ship, fearing least they should haue fallen into Syrtes, and they strake saile, and so were caried.	After 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.	so the men hoisted it aboard. Then they passed ropes under the ship itself to hold it together. Because they were afraid they would run aground on the sandbars of Syrtis, they lowered the sea anchor and let the ship be driven along.
18	The next day when we were tossed with an exceeding tempest, they lightened the ship.	Since we were violently storm-tossed, they began the next day to jettison the cargo.	We took such a violent battering from the storm that the next day they began to throw the cargo overboard.
19	And the third day we cast out with our owne hands the tackling of the ship.	And on the third day they threw the ship’s tackle overboard with their own hands.	On the third day, they threw the ship’s tackle overboard with their own hands.
20	And when neither sunne nor starres in many dayes appeared, and no small tempest lay vpon vs, all hope that we should be saued, was then taken away.	When 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.	When neither sun nor stars appeared for many days and the storm continued raging, we finally gave up all hope of being saved.
21	But after long abstinece, Paul stood forth in the mids of them, and said, Syrs, ye should haue hearkened to me, and not haue loosed from Candie: so should ye haue gained this hurt and losse.	Since 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.	After they had gone a long time without food, Paul stood up before them and said: “Men, you should have taken my advice not to sail from Crete; then you would have spared yourselves this damage and loss.
22	But now I exhort you to be of good courage: for there shalbe no losse of any mans life among you, saue of the ship onely.	Yet now I urge you to take heart, for there will be no loss of life among you, but only of the ship.	But now I urge you to keep up your courage, because not one of you will be lost; only the ship will be destroyed.
23	For there stood by me this night the Angel of God, whose I am, and whome I serue,	For this very night there stood before me an angel of the God to whom I belong and whom I worship,	Last night an angel of the God to whom I belong and whom I serve stood beside me
24	Saying, Feare not, Paul: for thou must be brought before Cesar: and lo, God hath giuen vnto thee freely all that sayle with thee.	and he said, ‘Do not be afraid, Paul; you must stand before Caesar. And behold, God has granted you all those who sail with you.’	and said, ‘Do not be afraid, Paul. You must stand trial before Caesar; and God has graciously given you the lives of all who sail with you.’
25	Wherefore, sirs, be of good courage: for I beleeue God, that it shall be so as it hath bene tolde me.	So take heart, men, for I have faith in God that it will be exactly as I have been told.	So keep up your courage, men, for I have faith in God that it will happen just as he told me.
26	Howbeit, we must be cast into a certaine Iland.	But we must run aground on some island.”	Nevertheless, we must run aground on some island.”
27	And when ye fourteenth night was come, as we were caried to and fro in the Adriaticall sea about midnight, the shipmen deemed that some countrey approched vnto them,	When the fourteenth night had come, as we were being driven across the Adriatic Sea, about midnight the sailors suspected that they were nearing land.	On the fourteenth night we were still being driven across the Adriatic Sea, when about midnight the sailors sensed they were approaching land.
28	And sounded, & found it twentie fathoms: and when they had gone a litle further, they sounded againe, and found fifteene fathoms.	So they took a sounding and found twenty fathoms. A little farther on they took a sounding again and found fifteen fathoms.	They took soundings and found that the water was a hundred and twenty feet deep. A short time later they took soundings again and found it was ninety feet deep.
29	Then fearing least they should haue fallen into some rough places, they cast foure ancres out of the sterne, and wished that the day were come.	And fearing that we might run on the rocks, they let down four anchors from the stern and prayed for day to come.	Fearing that we would be dashed against the rocks, they dropped four anchors from the stern and prayed for daylight.
30	Nowe as the mariners were about to flee out of the ship, and had let downe the boat into the sea vnder a colour as though they would haue cast ankers out of the foreship,	And 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,	In an attempt to escape from the ship, the sailors let the lifeboat down into the sea, pretending they were going to lower some anchors from the bow.
31	Paul sayde vnto the Centurion and the souldiers, Except these abide in the ship, ye can not be safe.	Paul said to the centurion and the soldiers, “Unless these men stay in the ship, you cannot be saved.”	Then Paul said to the centurion and the soldiers, “Unless these men stay with the ship, you cannot be saved.”
32	Then the souldiers cut off the ropes of the boat, and let it fall away.	Then the soldiers cut away the ropes of the ship’s boat and let it go.	So the soldiers cut the ropes that held the lifeboat and let it drift away.
33	And when it began to be day, Paul exhorted them all to take meate, saying, This is the fourteenth day that ye haue taried, and continued fasting, receiuing nothing:	As 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.	Just before dawn Paul urged them all to eat. “For the last fourteen days,” he said, “you have been in constant suspense and have gone without food—you haven’t eaten anything.
34	Wherefore I exhort you to take meate: for this is for your safegarde: for there shall not an heare fall from the head of any of you.	Therefore 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.”	Now I urge you to take some food. You need it to survive. Not one of you will lose a single hair from his head.”
35	And when he had thus spoken, hee tooke bread and gaue thankes to God, in presence of them all, and brake it, and began to eate.	And 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.	After he said this, he took some bread and gave thanks to God in front of them all. Then he broke it and began to eat.
36	Then were they all of good courage, and they also tooke meate.	Then they all were encouraged and ate some food themselves.	They were all encouraged and ate some food themselves.
37	Nowe we were in the ship in all two hundreth three score and sixteene soules.	(We were in all 276 persons in the ship.)	Altogether there were 276 of us on board.
38	And whe they had eaten ynough, they lightened the ship, & cast out the wheat into the sea.	And when they had eaten enough, they lightened the ship, throwing out the wheat into the sea.	When they had eaten as much as they wanted, they lightened the ship by throwing the grain into the sea.
39	And when it was day, they knewe not the countrey, but they spied a certaine creeke with a banke, into the which they were minded (if it were possible) to thrust in the ship.	Now when it was day, they did not recognize the land, but they noticed a bay with a beach, on which they planned if possible to run the ship ashore.	When daylight came, they did not recognize the land, but they saw a bay with a sandy beach, where they decided to run the ship aground if they could.
40	So when they had taken vp the ankers, they committed the ship vnto the sea, and loosed the rudder bonds, and hoised vp the maine saile to the winde, and drewe to the shore.	So they cast off the anchors and left them in the sea, at the same time loosening the ropes that tied the rudders. Then hoisting the foresail to the wind they made for the beach.	Cutting loose the anchors, they left them in the sea and at the same time untied the ropes that held the rudders. Then they hoisted the foresail to the wind and made for the beach.
41	And when they fell into a place, where two seas met, they thrust in the ship: and the forepart stucke fast, and could not be moued, but the hinderpart was broken with the violence of the waues.	But striking a reef, they ran the vessel aground. The bow stuck and remained immovable, and the stern was being broken up by the surf.	But the ship struck a sandbar and ran aground. The bow stuck fast and would not move, and the stern was broken to pieces by the pounding of the surf.
42	Then the souldiers counsell was to kill the prisoners, least any of them, when he had swomme out, should flee away.	The soldiers’ plan was to kill the prisoners, lest any should swim away and escape.	The soldiers planned to kill the prisoners to prevent any of them from swimming away and escaping.
43	But the Centurion willing to saue Paul, stayed them from this counsell, and commaunded that they that coulde swimme, shoulde cast them selues first into the sea, and goe out to land:	But the centurion, wishing to save Paul, kept them from carrying out their plan. He ordered those who could swim to jump overboard first and make for the land,	But the centurion wanted to spare Paul’s life and kept them from carrying out their plan. He ordered those who could swim to jump overboard first and get to land.
44	And the other, some on boardes, and some on certaine pieces of the ship: and so it came to passe that they came all safe to land.	and the rest on planks or on pieces of the ship. And so it was that all were brought safely to land.	The rest were to get there on planks or on other pieces of the ship. In this way everyone reached land safely.
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