Acts 27

1 Ref And when the decision had been made that we were to go by sea to Italy, they gave Paul and certain other prisoners into the care of a captain named Julius, of the Augustan band.

2 Ref And we went to sea in a ship of Adramyttium which was sailing to the sea towns of Asia, Aristarchus, a Macedonian of Thessalonica, being with us.

3 Ref And on the day after, we came to Sidon; and Julius was kind to Paul, and let him go to see his friends and take a rest.

4 Ref And sailing again from there, we went on under cover of Cyprus, because the wind was against us.

5 Ref And having gone across the sea off Cilicia and Pamphylia we came to Myra, in Lycia.

6 Ref And there the captain came across a ship of Alexandria, sailing for Italy, and put us in it.

7 Ref And when we had gone on slowly for a long time, and had had hard work getting across to Cnidus, for the wind was against us, we went under cover of Crete, in the direction of Salmone;

8 And sailing down the side of it, as well as we were able, we came to a certain place named Fair Havens, near which was the town of Lasea.

9 Ref And as a long time had gone by, and the journey was now full of danger, because it was late in the year, Paul put the position before them,

10 Ref Saying, Friends, I see that this journey will be one of great damage and loss, not only to the goods and the ship, but to ourselves.

11 Ref But the captain gave more attention to the master and the owner of the ship than to what Paul said.

12 Ref And as the harbour was not a good one in which to be for the winter, the greater number of them were for going out to sea, in order, if possible, to put in for the winter at Phoenix, a harbour of Crete, looking to the north-east and south-east.

13 Ref And when the south wind came softly, being of the opinion that their purpose might be effected, they let the ship go and went sailing down the side of Crete, very near to the land.

14 Ref But after a little time, a very violent wind, named Euraquilo, came down from it with great force.

15 Ref And when the ship got into the grip of it, and was not able to make headway into the wind, we gave way, and went before it.

16 And, sailing near the side of a small island named Cauda, we were able, though it was hard work, to make the ship's boat safe:

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