NASB — Acts 27 — KJV

Paul Is Sent to Rome

1 When° it was decided° that awe bwould sail° for cItaly°, they proceeded to deliver° Paul° and some° other° prisoners° to a centurion° of the Augustan° Idcohort° named° Julius°. 2 And embarking° in an Adramyttian° ship°, which was about° to sail° to the regions° along° the coast° of IaAsia°, we put° out to sea° accompanied°° by bAristarchus°, a cMacedonian° of dThessalonica°. 3 The next° day we put° in at aSidon°; and Julius° btreated° Paul° with consideration° and callowed° him to go° to his friends° and receive° care°. 4 From there° we put° out to sea° and sailed° under° the shelter° of aCyprus° because° bthe winds° were contrary°. 5 When we had sailed° through° the sea° along° the coast° of aCilicia° and bPamphylia°, we landed° at Myra° in Lycia°. 6 There° the centurion° found° an aAlexandrian° ship° sailing° for bItaly°, and he put° us aboard° it. 7 When we had sailed° slowly° for a good° many° days°, and with difficulty° had arrived° off° Cnidus°, asince the wind° did not permit° us [to go] farther°, we sailed° under° the shelter° of bCrete°, off° Salmone°; 8 and with difficulty° asailing° past° it we came° to a place° called° Fair° Havens°, near° which° was the city° of Lasea°.

[1] IOr battalion a[we] Ac 16:10; 27:1-28 bAc 25:12, 25 cAc 18:2; 27:6 dAc 10:1
[2] II.e. west coast province of Asia Minor aAc 2:9 bAc 19:29 cAc 16:9 dAc 17:1
[3] aMt 11:21 bAc 27:43 cAc 24:23
[4] aAc 4:36 bAc 27:7
[5] aAc 6:9 bAc 13:13
[6] aAc 28:11 bAc 18:2; 27:1
[7] aAc 27:4 bAc 2:11; 27:12f, 21; Tit 1:5, 12
[8] aAc 27:13

9 ¶ When considerable° time° had passed° and the voyage° was now° dangerous°, since° even° athe Ifast° was already° over°, Paul° [began] to admonish° them, 10 and said° to them, “Men°, I perceive° that the voyage° will° certainly° be with adamage° and great° loss°, not only° of the cargo° and the ship°, but also° of our lives°.” 11 But the centurion° was more° persuaded° by the apilot° and the Icaptain° of the ship° than° by what was being said° by Paul°. 12 Because the harbor° was not suitable° for wintering°, the majority° reached° a decision° to put° out to sea° from there°, if° somehow° they could° reach° Phoenix°, a harbor° of aCrete°, facing° southwest° and northwest°, and spend° the winter° [there].

[9] II.e. Day of Atonement in September or October, which was a dangerous time of year for navigation aLv 16:29-31; 23:27-29; Nu 29:7
[10] aAc 27:21
[11] IOr owner aRv 18:17
[12] aAc 2:11; 27:13, 21; Tit 1:5, 12

13IWhen a moderate° south° wind° came° up, supposing° that they had attained° their purpose°, they weighed° anchor° and [began] asailing° along° bCrete°, close° [inshore].

[13] ILit a south wind having gently blown aAc 27:8 bAc 2:11; 27:12f, 21; Tit 1:5, 12

Shipwreck

14 But before°° very° long° there arushed° down° from Ithe land a violent° wind°, called° IIEuraquilo°; 15 and when the ship° was caught° [in it] and could° not face° the wind°, we gave° way° [to it] and let ourselves be driven° along. 16 Running° under° the shelter° of a small° island° called° Clauda°, we were scarcely° able° to get° the [ship’s] Iboat° under° control°. 17 After they had hoisted° it up, they used° Isupporting° cables° in undergirding° the ship°; and fearing° that they might arun° aground° on [the shallows] of Syrtis°, they let° down° the IIsea° anchor° and in this° way° let themselves be driven° along. 18 The next° day as we were being violently° storm-tossed°, Ithey began to ajettison° the cargo°; 19 and on the third° day they threw° the ship’s° tackle° overboard with their own° hands°. 20 Since neither° sun° nor° stars° appeared° for many° days°, and no° small° storm° was assailing° [us], from then° on all° hope° of our being saved° was gradually abandoned°.

[14] ILit it III.e. a northeaster aMk 4:37
[16] IOr skiff: a small boat in tow or carried on board for emergency use, transportation to and from shore, etc.
[17] ILit helps IIOr gear aAc 27:26, 29
[18] ILit they were doing a throwing out aJna 1:5; Ac 27:38

21IWhen they had gone° a long° time° without° food°, then° Paul° stood° up in their midst° and said°, “aMen°, you ought° to have IIfollowed° my advice° and not to have set° sail° from bCrete° and IIIincurred° this° adamage° and loss°. 22 [Yet] now° I urge° you to akeep° up your courage°, for there will be no° loss° of life° among° you, but [only] of the ship°. 23 For this° very night° aan angel° of the God° to whom° I belong° and bwhom° I serve° cstood° before° me, 24 saying°, ‘Do not be afraid°, Paul°; ayou must° stand° before° Caesar°; and behold°, God° has granted° you ball° those° who are sailing° with you.’ 25 Therefore°, akeep° up your courage°, men°, for I believe° God° that Iit will turn° out exactly°°° as I have been told°. 26 But we must° arun° aground° on a certain° bisland°.”

[21] ILit there being much abstinence from food IILit obeyed me IIILit gained aAc 27:10 bAc 27:7
[22] aAc 27:25, 36
[23] aAc 5:19 bRo 1:9 cAc 18:9; 23:11; 2Ti 4:17
[24] aAc 23:11 bAc 27:31, 42, 44
[25] ILit it will be aAc 27:22, 36
[26] aAc 27:17, 29 bAc 28:1

27 ¶ But when° the fourteenth° night° came°, as we were being driven° about° in the Adriatic° Sea, about° midnight°° the sailors° [began] to surmise° that Ithey were approaching° some° land°. 28 They took° soundings° and found° [it to be] twenty° fathoms°; and a little° farther° on they took° another° sounding° and found° [it to be] fifteen° fathoms°. 29 Fearing° that we might arun° aground° somewhere° on the Irocks°, they cast° four° anchors° from the stern° and IIwished° for daybreak°. 30 But as the sailors° were trying° to escape° from the ship° and had let° down° athe [ship’s] boat° into the sea°, on the pretense° of intending° to lay° out anchors° from the bow°, 31 Paul° said° to the centurion° and to the soldiers°, “Unless°° these° men° remain° in the ship°, you yourselves° cannot°° be saved°.” 32 Then° the soldiers° cut° away° the aropes° of the [ship’s] boat° and let° it fall° away°.

[27] ILit some land was approaching them
[29] ILit rough places IILit they were praying for it to become day aAc 27:17, 26
[30] aAc 27:16
[32] aJn 2:15

33 ¶ Until° the day° was about° to dawn°, Paul° was encouraging° them all° to take° some food°, saying°, “Today° is the fourteenth° day° that you have been constantly° watching° and going without° eating°, having taken° nothing°. 34 Therefore° I encourage° you to take° some food°, for this° is for your preservation°, for anot a hair° from the head° of any° of you will perish°.” 35 Having said° this°, he took° bread° and agave° thanks° to God° in the presence° of all°, and he broke° it and began° to eat°. 36 All° aof them Iwere encouraged° and they themselves° also took° food°. 37 All° of us in the ship° were two° hundred° and seventy-six°° Iapersons°. 38 When they had eaten° enough°°, they [began] to lighten° the ship° by athrowing° out the wheat° into the sea°.

[34] aMt 10:30
[35] aMt 14:19
[36] ILit became cheerful aAc 27:22, 25
[37] ILit souls aAc 2:41
[38] aJna 1:5; Ac 27:18

39 ¶ When° day° came°, athey Icould not recognize° the land°; but they did observe° a bay° with a beach°, and they resolved° to drive° the ship° onto° it if° they could°. 40 And casting° off° athe anchors°, they left° them in the sea° while at the same° time° they were loosening° the ropes° of the rudders°; and hoisting° the foresail° to the wind°, they were heading° for the beach°. 41 But striking° a Ireef° where° two° seas° met°, they ran° the vessel° aground°; and the prow° stuck° fast° and remained° immovable°, but the stern° [began] to be broken° up by the force° [of the waves]. 42 The soldiers’° plan° was to akill° the prisoners°, so that none°° [of them] would swim° away° and escape°; 43 but the centurion°, awanting° to bring° Paul° safely° through°, kept° them from their intention°, and commanded° that those° who could° swim° should Ijump° overboard° first° and get° to land°, 44 and the rest° [should follow], some°° on planks°, and others°° on various° things° from the ship°. And so° it happened° that athey all° were brought° safely° to land°.

[39] ILit were not recognizing aAc 28:1
[40] aAc 27:29
[41] ILit place
[42] aAc 12:19
[43] ILit throw themselves aAc 27:3
[44] aAc 27:22, 31


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Paul shipping toward Rome,

1 ¶ Andº whenº it was determined¹ª² that weº should sailºª intoº Italy,º they deliveredººª Paulº andº certainº otherº prisonersº unto [one] namedº Julius,º a centurionº of Augustus'º band.º 2 Andº entering¹ª into² a shipº of Adramyttium,º we launched,ºª meaningºª to sailºª by¹ the² coastsº of² Asia;º [one] Aristarchus,º a Macedonianº of Thessalonica,º beingºª withº us.º 3 Andº the² nextº [day] we touchedºª atº Sidon.º Andº Juliusº courteouslyº entreatedºª Paul,º and gave [him] libertyºª to goºª untoº his friendsº to refresh himself.ººª 4 And¹ª when we had launched¹ª from thence,º² we sailed underºª Cyprus,º because¹ the² windsº wereºª contrary.º 5 Andº when we had sailed overºª the² seaº ofº Ciliciaº andº Pamphylia,º we cameºª toº Myra,º [a city] of Lycia.º 6 And thereº the² centurionº foundºª a shipº of Alexandriaº sailingºª intoº Italy;º and he putºª usº therein.ºº 7 Andº when we had sailed slowlyºª¹ manyº days,º andº scarceº were comeºª over againstº Cnidus,º the² windº notº sufferingºª us,º we sailed underºª Crete,º over againstº Salmone;º 8 And,º hardlyº passingºª it,º cameºª untoº aº placeº which is calledºª The fairº havens;º¹ nighº whereuntoº wasºª the cityº [of] Lasea.º 9 Nowº when muchº timeº was spent,ºª andº when sailingº wasºª nowº dangerous,º because¹² the² fastº was¹ª now¹ already¹ past,ºª² Paulº admonishedºª [them],

[1] Gn 50:20; Ps 33:11; 76:10; Pv 19:21; Lm 3:27; Dn 4:35; Mt 8:5; 27:54; Lk 7:2; 23:47; Ac 10:1, 22; 18:2; 19:21; 21:32; 22:26; 23:11, 17; 24:23; 25:12, 25; 27:11, 43; 28:16; Ro 15:22; He 13:24.
[2] Lk 8:22; Ac 16:10, 17; 19:19; 20:4, 5, 15; 21:1, 5; 28:2, 10, 12, 16; Col 4:10; Phm 1:24.
[3] Gn 10:15; 49:13; Is 23:2, 12; Zc 9:2; Ac 12:20; 24:23; 27:1, 3; 28:16.
[4] Mt 14:24; Mk 6:48; Ac 4:36; 11:19; 13:4; 15:39; 21:3, 16.
[5] Ac 2:10; 6:9; 13:13; 15:23, 38, 41; 21:39; 22:3; Ga 1:21.
[6] Ac 6:9; 18:24; 27:1; 28:11.
[7] Ac 2:11; 27:4, 12, 21; Tit 1:5, 12.
[8] Ac 27:8.
[9] Lv 16:29; 23:27; Nu 29:7.

foretelleth of the danger of the voyage,

10 And saidºª unto them,º Sirs,º I perceiveºª thatº this voyageº will² beº¹ªª withº hurtº andº muchº damage,º notº onlyº of the² ladingº andº ship,º butº alsoº of ourº lives.º

[10] Gn 41:16, 38; 2K 6:9; Ps 25:14; Dn 2:30; Am 3:7; Ac 27:20, 21, 31, 34, 41; 1P 4:18.

but is not believed.

11 Neverthelessº the² centurionº believedºª the² masterº andº the² owner of the ship,º moreº thanº those things which were spokenºª byº Paul.º 12 Andº because¹ª the² havenº wasºª not commodiousº toº winter in,º the² more partº advisedººª to departºª thence also,º if¹ by any means¹² they mightºª attainºª toº Phenice,º [and there] to winter;ºª [which is] an havenº of Crete,º and liethºª towardº the south westº andº¹ north west.º 13 Andº when the south windº blew softly,ºª supposingºª that they had obtainedºª [their] purpose,º loosingºª² [thence], they sailed¹ª close by¹² Crete.º

[11] Ex 9:20; 2K 6:10; Pv 27:12; Ezk 3:17; 33:4; Ac 27:21; He 11:7.
[12] Ps 107:30; Ac 27:7, 8.
[13] Jb 37:17; Ps 78:26; So 4:16; Lk 12:55; Ac 27:21.

They are tossed to and fro with tempest,

14 Butº notº longº afterº there aroseºª againstº itº a tempestuousº wind,º calledºª Euroclydon.º 15 Andº when the² shipº was caught,ºª andº couldºª notº bear up² into¹ª the² wind,º we let [her] drive.ººªª 16 Andº running underºª a certainº islandº which is calledºª Clauda,º we had¹ª much¹ workºª² to come byººª the² boat:º 17 Whichº when they had taken up,ºª they used¹ª² helps,º undergirdingºª the² ship;º and,º fearingºª lestº they should fallºª intoº the² quicksands,º strake¹ª sail,º² and soº were driven.ºª 18 Andº weº being exceedinglyº tossed with a tempest,ºª the² nextº [day] they lightened the ship;ººª 19 Andº the² thirdº [day] we cast outºª with our own handsº the² tacklingº of the² ship.º 20 Andº when neitherº sunº norº starsº inº manyº daysº appeared,ºª andº noº smallº tempestº lay onºª [us], allº hopeº that weº should be savedºª was¹ª thenº taken away.ºª 21 Butº afterºª longº abstinenceº¹ Paulº stood forthºª inº the midstº of them,¹² and said,ºª² Sirs,º¹ ye shouldºª¹ have² hearkenedºª unto me,º and notº have loosedºª fromº Crete,º andº to have gainedºª thisº harmº andº loss.º

[14] Ex 14:21; Ps 107:25; Ezk 27:26; Jna 1:3; Mt 8:24; Mk 4:37.
[15] Ac 27:27; Jm 3:4.
[16] Ac 27:16.
[17] Ac 27:29, 41.
[18] Ps 107:27; Jna 1:5; Mt 16:26; Lk 16:8; Ac 27:19, 38; Php 3:7; He 12:1.
[19] Jb 2:4; Jna 1:5; Mk 8:35; Lk 9:24.
[20] Ex 10:21; Ps 105:28; 107:25; Is 57:10; Jr 2:25; Ezk 37:11; Jna 1:4, 11; Mt 8:24; 24:29; 2Co 11:25; Ep 2:12; 1Th 4:13.
[21] Gn 42:22; Ps 107:5; Ac 27:9, 13, 33.

assured of their safety,

22 Andº nowº I exhortºª youº to be of good cheer:ºª forº there shall beºª noº lossº of [any man's] lifeº amongº you,º butº of the² ship.º 23 Forº there stood byºª meº thisº nightº the angelº of God,º whoseº I am,ºª andº whomº I serve,ºª 24 Saying,ºª Fearºªª not,º Paul;º thouº mustºª be brought beforeºª Caesar:º and,º lo,ºª Godº hath givenºª theeº allº them that sailºª withº thee.º 25 Wherefore,º sirs,º be of good cheer:ºª forº I believeºª God,º thatº itº shall beºª even¹¹ asº²² it was toldºª me.º 26 Howbeitº weº mustºª be castºª uponº a certainº island.º 27 Butº whenº the fourteenthº nightº was come,ºª as weº were driven up and downºª inº Adria,º aboutº midnightºº the² shipmenº deemedºª that they¹² drew nearºª to someº country;º 28 Andº sounded,ºª and foundºª [it] twentyº fathoms:º andº when they had gone¹ª a little further,º² they soundedºª again,º andº foundºª [it] fifteenº fathoms.º 29 Thenº fearingºª lestº¹ we should have fallenºªª uponº rocks,ºº they castºª fourº anchorsº out² of¹ the stern,º and wishedºª¹ª for the day.º² 30 Andº as the² shipmenº were aboutºª to fleeºª out ofº the² ship,º whenº they had let downºª the² boatº intoº the² sea,º under colourº as thoughº they wouldºª have castºª anchorsº out ofº the foreship,º 31 Paulº saidºª to the² centurionº andº to the² soldiers,º Exceptº theseº abideºª inº the² ship,º yeº cannotººª be saved.ºª 32 Thenº the² soldiersº cut offºª the² ropesº of the² boat,º andº letºª herº fall off.ºª 33 Andº whileºº the dayº was² coming¹ª on,¹ª² Paulº besoughtºª [them] allº to takeºª meat,º saying,ºª This dayº is the fourteenthº dayº that ye have tarried¹ª² and continuedºª fasting,º having taken¹ª² nothing.º 34 Whereforeº I prayºª youº to takeºª [some] meat:º forº thisº isºª forº yourº health:º forº there shall¹ª not¹ª an hairº fallºª fromº the² headº of anyº of you.º 35 Andº when he had thusº spoken,ºª¹ he² tookºª bread,º and gave thanksºª to Godº in presenceº of them all:º andº when he had brokenºª [it], he beganºª to eat.ºª 36 Thenº wereºª they¹¹ª allº of good cheer,º and they¹ª² alsoº tookºª [some] meat.º 37 Andº we wereºª in allº inº the² shipº two hundred¹ threescore¹ and sixteenº²² souls.º 38 Andº when they had eaten¹ enough,ºª² they lightenedºª the² ship,º and cast outºª the² wheatº intoº the² sea.º 39 Andº whenº it wasºª day,º they knewºª notº the² land:º butº they discoveredºª a certainº creekº withºª a shore,º intoº the whichº they were minded,ºª ifº it were possible,ºª to thrust inºª the² ship.º 40 Andº when they had taken up¹ª² the² anchors,º they committedºª [themselves] untoº the² sea,º andº loosedºª the² rudderº bands,º andº hoised upºª the² mainsailº to the² wind,ºª and madeºª towardº shore.º

[22] 1S 30:6; Ezr 10:2; Jb 2:4; 22:29; Ps 112:7; Is 43:1; Ac 23:11; 27:25, 31, 34, 36, 44; 2Co 1:4; 4:8.
[23] Ex 19:5; Dt 32:9; Ps 116:16; 135:4; 143:12; So 2:16; 6:3; Is 44:5, 21; Jr 31:33; 32:38; Ezk 36:38; Dn 3:17, 26, 28; 6:16, 20, 22; Zc 13:9; Mal 3:17; Jn 12:26; 17:9; Ac 5:19; 12:8, 23; 16:17; 23:11; Ro 1:1, 9; 6:22; 1Co 6:20; 2Ti 1:3; 2:24; Tit 1:1; 2:14; He 1:14; 1P 2:9; Rv 22:16.
[24] Gn 12:2; 15:1; 18:23; 19:21, 29; 30:27; 39:5, 23; 46:3; 1K 17:13; 2K 6:16; Is 41:10; 43:1; 58:11; Mi 5:7; Mt 10:18, 28; Jn 11:9; Ac 9:15; 18:9; 19:21; 23:11; 25:11; 27:37; 2Ti 4:16; Jm 5:16; Rv 1:17; 11:5.
[25] Nu 23:19; 2Ch 20:20; Lk 1:45; Ac 27:11, 21; Ro 4:20; 2Ti 1:12.
[26] Ac 28:1.
[27] 1K 9:27; Jna 1:6; Ac 27:18, 30; Rv 18:17.
[29] Dt 28:67; Ps 130:6; Ac 27:17, 30, 40, 41; He 6:19.
[30] Ac 27:16, 32, 41.
[31] Ps 91:11; Jr 29:11; Ezk 36:36; Lk 1:34; 4:9; Jn 6:37; Ac 27:11, 21, 22, 42; 2Th 2:13.
[32] Lk 16:8; Php 3:7.
[33] Ac 27:27, 29.
[34] 1K 1:52; Mt 10:30; 15:32; Mk 8:2; Lk 12:7; 21:18; Php 2:5; 1Ti 5:23.
[35] 1S 9:13; Ps 119:46; Mt 15:36; Mk 8:6; Lk 24:30; Jn 6:11, 23; Ac 2:46; Ro 1:16; 14:6; 1Co 10:30; 1Ti 4:3; 2Ti 1:8, 12; 1P 4:16.
[36] Ps 27:14; 2Co 1:4.
[37] Ac 2:41; 7:14; 27:24; Ro 13:1; 1P 3:20.
[38] Jb 2:4; Jna 1:5; Mt 6:25; 16:26; Ac 27:18; He 12:1.
[40] Is 33:23; Ac 27:29.

and suffer shipwreck;

41 Andº fallingºª intoº a placeº where two seas met,º they ran¹ª the ship¹ aground;ºª²² andº the² forepartºº stuck fast,ºª and remainedºª unmoveable,º butº the² hinder partº was brokenºª withº the² violenceº of the² waves.º 42 Andº the² soldiers'º counselº wasºª toº killºª the² prisoners,º lest¹ any of themº² should swim out,ºª and escape.ºª 43 Butº the² centurion,º willingºª to saveºª Paul,º keptºª themº from [their] purpose;º andº commandedºª that they which couldºª swimºª should castºª [themselves] firstº [into the sea], and getºª toº land:º

[41] 1K 22:48; 2Ch 20:37; Ezk 27:26, 34; Ac 27:17, 26; 2Co 11:25.
[42] Ps 74:20; Pv 12:10; Ec 9:3; Mk 15:15; Lk 23:40.
[43] Pv 16:7; Ac 23:10, 24; 27:3, 11, 31; 2Co 11:25.

yet all come safe to land.

44 Andº the² rest,º someº¹ onº boards,º andº someº² onº [broken pieces]² ofº the² ship.º¹ Andº soº it came to pass,ºª that they escaped¹ª all¹ safeºª² toº land.º

[44] Ps 107:28; Am 9:9; Jn 6:39; Ac 27:22, 24; 2Co 1:8; 1P 4:18.


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