^{9 Ref} And much time being spent, and the sailing being now dangerous -- because of the fast also being already past -- Paul was admonishing,

^{10 Ref} saying to them, `Men, I perceive that with hurt, and much damage, not only of the lading and of the ship, but also of our lives -- the voyage is about to be;'

^{11 Ref} but the centurion to the pilot and to the shipowner gave credence more than to the things spoken by Paul;

^{12 Ref} and the haven being incommodious to winter in, the more part gave counsel to sail thence also, if by any means they might be able, having attained to Phenice, `there' to winter, `which is' a haven of Crete, looking to the south-west and north-west,

^{13 Ref} and a south wind blowing softly, having thought they had obtained `their' purpose, having lifted anchor, they sailed close by Crete,

^{14 Ref} and not long after there arose against it a tempestuous wind, that is called Euroclydon,

^{15 Ref} and the ship being caught, and not being able to bear up against the wind, having given `her' up, we were borne on,

¹⁶ and having run under a certain little isle, called Clauda, we were hardly able to become masters of the boat,

^{17 Ref} which having taken up, they were using helps, undergirding the ship, and fearing lest they may fall on the quicksand, having let down the mast -- so were borne on.

^{18 Ref} And we, being exceedingly tempest-tossed, the succeeding `day' they were making a clearing,

^{19 Ref} and on the third `day' with our own hands the tackling of the ship we cast out,

^{20 Ref} and neither sun nor stars appearing for more days, and not a little tempest lying upon us, thenceforth all hope was taken away of our being saved.

^{21 Ref} And there having been long fasting, then Paul having stood in the midst of them, said, `It behoved `you', indeed, O men -- having hearkened to me -- not to set sail from Crete, and to save this hurt and damage;

^{22 Ref} and now I exhort you to be of good cheer, for there shall be no loss of life among you -- but of the ship;

^{23 Ref} for there stood by me this night a messenger of God -- whose I am, and whom I serve --

^{24 Ref} saying, Be not afraid Paul; before Caesar it behoveth thee to stand; and, lo, God hath granted to thee all those sailing with thee;

^{25 Ref} wherefore be of good cheer, men! for I believe God, that so it shall be, even as it hath been spoken to me,

^{26 Ref} and on a certain island it behoveth us to be cast.'

^{27 Ref} And when the fourteenth night came -- we being borne up and down in the Adria -- toward the middle of the night the sailors were supposing that some country drew nigh to them;

²⁸ and having sounded they found twenty fathoms, and having gone a little farther, and again having sounded, they found fifteen fathoms,