Acts 27
Paul Sails for Rome
1And when it was decided athat bwe should sail for Italy, they delivered Paul and some other prisoners to a centurion of the Augustan cCohort named Julius. 2And 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 dAristarchus, a Macedonian from Thessalonica. 3The next day we put in at Sidon. And eJulius ftreated Paul kindly and ggave him leave to go to his friends and be cared for. 4And putting out to sea from there we sailed under the lee of Cyprus, because the winds were against us. 5And when we had sailed across the open sea along the coast of Cilicia and Pamphylia, we came to Myra in Lycia. 6There the centurion found ha ship of Alexandria sailing for Italy and put us on board. 7We 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. 8Coasting along it with difficulty, we came to a place called Fair Havens, near which was the city of Lasea. 9Since much time had passed, and the voyage was now dangerous because even ithe Fast ▼▼That is, the Day of Atonement
was already over, Paul advised them, 10saying, “Sirs, I perceive that the voyage will be with kinjury and much loss, not only of the cargo and the ship, but also of our lives.” 11But the centurion paid more attention to lthe pilot and to the owner of the ship than to what Paul said. 12And 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. The Storm at Sea
13Now when the south wind blew gently, supposing that they had obtained their purpose, they weighed anchor and sailed along Crete, close to the shore. 14But soon a tempestuous wind, called the northeaster, mstruck down from the land. 15And when the ship was caught and could not face the wind, we gave way to it and were driven along. 16Running under the lee of a small island called Cauda, ▼▼Some manuscripts Clauda
we managed with difficulty to secure the ship’s boat. 17After hoisting it up, they used supports to undergird the ship. Then, fearing that they would orun aground on the Syrtis, they lowered the gear, ▼▼That is, the sea-anchor (or possibly the mainsail)
and thus they were driven along. 18Since we were violently storm-tossed, they began the next day qto jettison the cargo. 19And on the third day they threw the ship’s tackle overboard with their own hands. 20When 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. 21Since they had been without food for a long time, Paul stood up among them and said, “Men, ryou should have listened to me and not have set sail from Crete and incurred this sinjury and loss. 22Yet now I urge you to ttake heart, for there will be no loss of life among you, but only of the ship. 23For this very night uthere vstood before me wan angel of the God xto whom I belong and ywhom I worship, 24and he said, ‘Do not be afraid, Paul; zyou must stand before Caesar. And behold, aaGod has granted you all those who sail with you.’ 25So take heart, men, for I have faith in God that it will be exactly as I have been told. 26But abwe must acrun aground on some island.” 27When the fourteenth night had come, as we were being driven across the Adriatic Sea, about midnight the sailors suspected that they were nearing land. 28So they took a sounding and found twenty fathoms. ▼▼About 120 feet; a fathom (Greek orguia) was about 6 feet or 2 meters
A little farther on they took a sounding again and found fifteen fathoms. ▼▼About 90 feet (see previous note)
29And fearing that we might afrun on the rocks, they let down four anchors from the stern and prayed for day to come. 30And as the sailors were seeking to escape from the ship, and had lowered agthe ship’s boat into the sea under pretense of laying out anchors from the bow, 31Paul said to the centurion and the soldiers, “Unless these men stay in the ship, you cannot be saved.” 32Then the soldiers cut away the ropes of the ship’s boat and let it go. 33As 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. 34Therefore I urge you to take some food. For it will give you strength, ▼▼Or For it is for your deliverance
for ainot a hair is to perish from the head of any of you.” 35And when he had said these things, he took bread, and ajgiving thanks to God in the presence of all he broke it and began to eat. 36Then they all akwere encouraged and ate some food themselves. 37(We were in all 276 ▼▼Some manuscripts seventy-six, or about seventy-six
ampersons in the ship.) 38And when they had eaten enough, they lightened the ship, anthrowing out the wheat into the sea. The Shipwreck
39Now when it was day, aothey did not recognize the land, but they noticed a bay with a beach, on which they planned if possible to run the ship ashore. 40So 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. 41But striking a reef, ▼▼Or sandbank, or crosscurrent; Greek place between two seas
aqthey ran the vessel aground. The bow stuck and remained immovable, and the stern was being broken up by the surf. 42 arThe soldiers’ plan was to kill the prisoners, lest any should swim away and escape. 43But the centurion, aswishing 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, 44and the rest on planks or on pieces of the ship. And so it was that atall were brought safely to land. Acts 28:1-16
Paul on Malta
1After we were brought safely through, auwe then learned that avthe island was called Malta. 2 awThe native people ▼▼Greek barbaroi (that is, non–Greek speakers); also verse 4
showed us unusual aykindness, for they kindled a fire and welcomed us all, because it had begun to rain and was cold. 3When Paul had gathered a bundle of sticks and put them on the fire, a viper came out because of the heat and fastened on his hand. 4When azthe native people saw the creature hanging from his hand, they said to one another, ba“No doubt this man is a murderer. Though he has escaped from the sea, bbJustice ▼▼Or justice
has not allowed him to live.” 5He, however, bdshook off the creature into the fire and suffered no harm. 6They were waiting for him to swell up or suddenly fall down dead. But when they had waited a long time and saw no misfortune come to him, bethey changed their minds and bfsaid that he was a god. 7Now in the neighborhood of that place were lands belonging to the chief man of the island, named Publius, who received us and entertained us hospitably for three days. 8It happened that the father of Publius lay sick with fever and dysentery. And Paul visited him and bgprayed, and bhputting his hands on him, healed him. 9And when this had taken place, the rest of the people on the island who had diseases also came and were cured. 10They also honored us greatly, ▼▼Greek honored us with many honors
and when we were about to sail, they put on board whatever we needed. Paul Arrives at Rome
11After three months we set sail in bja ship that had wintered in the island, a ship of Alexandria, with the twin gods ▼▼That is, the Greek gods Castor and Pollux
as a figurehead. 12Putting in at Syracuse, we stayed there for three days. 13And from there we made a circuit and arrived at Rhegium. And after one day a south wind sprang up, and on the second day we came to Puteoli. 14There we found blbrothers ▼▼Or brothers and sisters; also verses 15, 21
and were invited to stay with them for seven days. And so we came to Rome. 15And bnthe brothers there, when they heard about us, came as far as the Forum of Appius and Three Taverns to meet us. On seeing them, boPaul thanked God and took courage. 16And when we came into Rome, bpPaul was allowed to stay by himself, with the soldier who guarded him.
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