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Chapter 27
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And when it was determined that we should sail into
Italy, they delivered Paul and certain other prisoners
unto one named Julius, a centurion of Augustus' band. |
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And entering into a ship of Adramyttium, we launched,
meaning to sail by the coasts of Asia; one Aristarchus,
a Macedonian of Thessalonica, being with us. |
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And the next day we touched at Sidon. And Julius courteously
entreated Paul, and gave him liberty to go unto his friends
to refresh himself. |
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And when we had launched from thence, we sailed under
Cyprus, because the winds were contrary. |
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And when we had sailed over the sea of Cilicia and
Pamphylia, we came to Myra, a city of Lycia. |
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And there the centurion found a ship of Alexandria
sailing into Italy; and he put us therein. |
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And when we had sailed slowly many days, and scarce
were come over against Cnidus, the wind not suffering
us, we sailed under Crete, over against Salmone; |
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And, hardly passing it, came unto a place which is
called The fair havens; nigh whereunto was the city of
Lasea. |
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Now when much time was spent, and when sailing was
now dangerous, because the fast was now already past,
Paul admonished them, |
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And said unto them, Sirs, I perceive that this voyage
will be with hurt and much damage, not only of the lading
and ship, but also of our lives. |
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Nevertheless the centurion believed the master and
the owner of the ship, more than those things which were
spoken by Paul. |
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And because the haven was not commodious to winter
in, the more part advised to depart thence also, if by
any means they might attain to Phenice, and there to
winter; which is an haven of Crete, and lieth toward
the south west and north west. |
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And when the south wind blew softly, supposing that
they had obtained their purpose, loosing thence, they
sailed close by Crete. |
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But not long after there arose against it a tempestuous
wind, called Euroclydon. |
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And when the ship was caught, and could not bear up
into the wind, we let her drive. |
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And running under a certain island which is called
Clauda, we had much work to come by the boat: |
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Which when they had taken up, they used helps, undergirding
the ship; and, fearing lest they should fall into the
quicksands, strake sail, and so were driven. |
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And we being exceedingly tossed with a tempest, the
next day they lightened the ship; |
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And the third day we cast out with our own hands the
tackling of the ship. |
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And when neither sun nor stars in many days appeared,
and no small tempest lay on us, all hope that we should
be saved was then taken away. |
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But after long abstinence Paul stood forth in the midst
of them, and said, Sirs, ye should have hearkened unto
me, and not have loosed from Crete, and to have gained
this harm and loss. |
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And now I exhort you to be of good cheer: for there
shall be no loss of any man's life among you, but of
the ship. |
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For there stood by me this night the angel of God,
whose I am, and whom I serve, |
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Saying, Fear not, Paul; thou must be brought before
Caesar: and, lo, God hath given thee all them that sail
with thee. |
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Wherefore, sirs, be of good cheer: for I believe God,
that it shall be even as it was told me. |
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Howbeit we must be cast upon a certain island. |
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But when the fourteenth night was come, as we were
driven up and down in Adria, about midnight the shipmen
deemed that they drew near to some country; |
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And sounded, and found it twenty fathoms: and when
they had gone a little further, they sounded again, and
found it fifteen fathoms. |
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Then fearing lest we should have fallen upon rocks,
they cast four anchors out of the stern, and wished for
the day. |
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And as the shipmen were about to flee out of the ship,
when they had let down the boat into the sea, under colour
as though they would have cast anchors out of the foreship, |
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Paul said to the centurion and to the soldiers, Except
these abide in the ship, ye cannot be saved. |
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Then the soldiers cut off the ropes of the boat, and
let her fall off. |
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And while the day was coming on, Paul besought them
all to take meat, saying, This day is the fourteenth
day that ye have tarried and continued fasting, having
taken nothing. |
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Wherefore I pray you to take some meat: for this is
for your health: for there shall not an hair fall from
the head of any of you. |
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And when he had thus spoken, he took bread, and gave
thanks to God in presence of them all: and when he had
broken it, he began to eat. |
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Then were they all of good cheer, and they also took
some meat. |
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And we were in all in the ship two hundred threescore
and sixteen souls. |
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And when they had eaten enough, they lightened the
ship, and cast out the wheat into the sea. |
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And when it was day, they knew not the land: but they
discovered a certain creek with a shore, into the which
they were minded, if it were possible, to thrust in the
ship. |
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And when they had taken up the anchors, they committed
themselves unto the sea, and loosed the rudder bands,
and hoised up the mainsail to the wind, and made toward
shore. |
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And falling into a place where two seas met, they ran
the ship aground; and the forepart stuck fast, and remained
unmoveable, but the hinder part was broken with the violence
of the waves. |
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And the soldiers' counsel was to kill the prisoners,
lest any of them should swim out, and escape. |
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But the centurion, willing to save Paul, kept them
from their purpose; and commanded that they which could
swim should cast themselves first into the sea, and get
to land: |
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And the rest, some on boards, and some on broken pieces
of the ship. And so it came to pass, that they escaped
all safe to land. |
