Acts 27Book 44 of 66 · 44 verses · MBT primary, NKJV fallback where MBT pending

And when it was decided that we should sail to Italy, they delivered Paul and some other prisoners to a centurion named Julius, of the Imperial Regiment.
So, entering 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.
And the next day we put in at Sidon, and Julius treated Paul kindly and allowed him to go to his friends to receive their care.
When we had put to sea from there, we sailed under the shelter of Cyprus because the winds were contrary.
And when we had sailed across the open sea along the coast of Cilicia and Pamphylia, we came to Myra in Lycia.
There the centurion found an Alexandrian ship sailing for Italy and put us on board.
When we had sailed slowly for many days and arrived with difficulty off Cnidus, the wind not permitting us to proceed, we sailed under the shelter of Crete off Salmone.
Passing it with difficulty, we came to a place called Fair Havens, near the city of Lasea.
Now when much time had been spent, and sailing was now dangerous because the Fast was already over, Paul advised them,
saying, “Men, I perceive that this voyage will end with disaster and much loss, not only of the cargo and ship, but also our lives.”
Nevertheless, the centurion was more persuaded by the helmsman and the owner of the ship than by what was being said by Paul.
And because the harbor was not suitable to winter in, the majority decided to set sail from there, hoping somehow to reach Phoenix, a harbor of Crete facing both southwest and northwest, and to winter there.
When a gentle south wind sprang up, they thought they had achieved their purpose, so they weighed anchor and sailed along the shore of Crete.
But soon a tempestuous wind, called the northeaster, struck down from the land.
So when the ship was caught and could not head into the wind, we let her drive.
And running under the shelter of a small island called Clauda, we were barely able to get control of the skiff.
When they had taken it on board, they used cables to undergird the ship; and fearing they would run aground on the Syrtis, they lowered the gear and thus were driven along.
And because we were being severely battered by the storm, they began to jettison the cargo the next day.
On the third day, they threw the ship’s tackle overboard with their own hands.
Now when neither sun nor stars appeared for many days, and the severe storm kept raging, finally all hope was fading that we would be saved.
But after long abstinence from food, then Paul stood in the midst of them and said, “Men, you should have listened to me and not have set sail from Crete and incurred this damage and loss.
And now I urge you to take heart, for there will be no loss of life among you, but only of the ship.
For last night an angel of the God to whom I belong and whom I serve stood by me,
saying, ‘Do not be afraid, Paul; you must stand before Caesar, and indeed God has graciously given you all those who are sailing with you.’
Therefore take heart, men, for I believe God that it will be just as it was told to me.
However, we must run aground on a certain island.”
Now 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.
And they took soundings and found it to be twenty fathoms; and when they had gone a little farther, they took soundings again and found it to be fifteen fathoms.
Then, fearing that we might run aground on the rocks, they dropped four anchors from the stern and prayed for daylight to come.
And as the sailors were seeking to escape from the ship, they had lowered the ship's boat into the sea under pretense of putting out anchors from the bow.
Paul said to the centurion and the soldiers, “Unless these men stay in the ship, you cannot be saved.”
Then the soldiers cut away the ropes holding the skiff and let it drop away.
And as day was about to dawn, Paul urged them all to take food, saying, “Today is the fourteenth day that you have continued in suspense and without food, having taken nothing.
Therefore I urge you to take some food, for this is for your survival, since not a hair will fall from the head of any of you.”
And when he had said these things, he took bread and gave thanks to God in the presence of them all; and when he had broken it, he began to eat.
Then they all were encouraged and took food themselves.
And in all, we were two hundred and seventy-six persons on the ship.
So when they had eaten enough, they began to lighten the ship by throwing the grain overboard into the sea.
When 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.
And they cut off the anchors and left them in the sea, while loosening the ropes that tied the rudders; then they hoisted the foresail to the wind and made for the beach.
But striking a sandbar where two seas met, they ran the ship aground; the bow jammed fast and remained immovable, while the stern began to break up by the pounding of the waves.
And the soldiers’ plan was to kill the prisoners so that no one could swim away and escape.
But the centurion kept them from carrying out their plan because he wanted to save Paul, and so he ordered those who could swim to jump overboard first and get to land.
And the rest were to follow, some on planks and some on debris from the ship. In this way, everyone safely reached the shore.