Acts 27 – Legacy Standard Bible (LSB)

Paul Is Sent to Rome

1 Now when ^G5613 it was decided ^G2919 that we would sail ^G636 for Italy ^G2482, they proceeded to deliver ^G3860 Paul ^G3972 and some ^G5100 other ^G2087 prisoners ^G1202 to a centurion ^G1543 of the Augustan ^G4575 [fn]cohort ^G4686 named ^G3686 Julius ^G2457.

2 And getting aboard ^G1910 an Adramyttian ^G98 ship ^G4143, which was ^G3195 about ^G3195 to ^G3195 sail ^G4126 to the regions ^G5117 along ^G2596 the coast ^G2596 of [fn]Asia ^G773, we set ^G321 sail ^G321 accompanied ^G1510 G4862 by Aristarchus ^G708, a Macedonian ^G3110 of Thessalonica ^G2331. 3 The next ^G2087 day we put ^G2609 in ^G2609 at Sidon ^G4605, and Julius ^G2457 treated ^G5530 Paul ^G3972 with consideration ^G5364 and allowed ^G2010 him to go ^G4198 to his friends ^G5384 and receive ^G5177 care ^G1958. 4 And from ^G2547 there ^G2547 we set ^G321 sail ^G321 and sailed ^G5284 under ^G5284 the shelter ^G5284 of Cyprus ^G2954 because ^G1223 the winds ^G417 were against ^G1727 us. 5 And when we had sailed ^G1277 through ^G1277 the sea ^G3989 along ^G2596 the ^G2596 coast ^G2596 of Cilicia ^G2791 and Pamphylia ^G3828, we landed ^G2718 at Myra ^G3460 in Lycia ^G3073. 6 There ^G2546 the centurion ^G1543 found ^G2147 an Alexandrian ^G222 ship ^G4143 sailing ^G4126 for Italy ^G2482, and he put ^G1688 us aboard ^G1688 it. 7 And when we had sailed ^G1020 slowly ^G1020 for a good ^G2425 many ^G2425 days ^G2250, and with difficulty ^G3433 had arrived ^G1096 off ^G2596 Cnidus ^G2834, since the wind ^G417 did not permit ^G4330 us to go farther ^G4330, we sailed ^G5284 under ^G5284 the shelter ^G5284 of Crete ^G2914, off ^G2596 Salmone ^G4534; 8 and with difficulty ^G3433, we sailed ^G3881 past ^G3881 it and came ^G2064 to a place ^G5117 called ^G2564 Fair ^G2568 Havens ^G2568, near ^G1451 which ^G3739 was the city ^G4172 of Lasea ^G2996.

9 And when considerable ^G2425 time ^G5550 had passed ^G1230 and the voyage ^G4144 was now ^G2235 dangerous ^G2000, since ^G1223 even ^G2532 the [fn]Fast ^G3521 was already ^G2235 over ^G3928, Paul ^G3972 began to advise ^G3867 them, 10 and said ^G3004 to them, “Men ^G435, I perceive ^G2334 that the voyage ^G4144 will ^G3195 certainly ^G3195 be with damage ^G5196 and great ^G4183 loss ^G2209, not only ^G3440 of the cargo ^G5413 and the ship ^G4143, but also ^G2532 of our lives ^G5590.” 11 But the centurion ^G1543 was being more ^G3123 persuaded ^G3982 by the pilot ^G2942 and the [fn]captain ^G3490 of ^G3490 the ^G3490 ship ^G3490 than ^G2228 by what was being said ^G3004 by Paul ^G3972. 12 And because the harbor ^G3040 was not ^G428 suitable ^G428 for wintering ^G3915, the majority ^G4183 reached ^G5087 a decision ^G1012 to set ^G321 sail ^G321 from ^G1564 there ^G1564, if ^G1487 somehow ^G4458 they could ^G1410 arrive ^G2658 at Phoenix ^G5405, a harbor ^G3040 of Crete ^G2914 facing ^G991 southwest ^G3047 and northwest ^G5566, to spend ^G3914 the ^G3914 winter ^G3914 there.

13 And when a moderate ^G5285 [fn]south ^G3558 wind ^G3558 came ^G5285 up ^G5285, thinking ^G1380 that they had attained ^G2902 their purpose ^G4286, they weighed ^G142 anchor ^G142 and began sailing ^G3881 along ^G3881 [fn]the shore ^G788 of Crete ^G2914.

The Storm at Sea

14 But before ^G3326 G3756 very ^G4183 long ^G4183 there rushed ^G906 down ^G2596 from [fn]the land a violent ^G5189 wind ^G417, called ^G2564 [fn]Euraquilo ^G2148; 15 and when the ship ^G4143 was caught ^G4884 in it and could ^G1410 not face ^G503 the wind ^G417, we gave ^G1929 way ^G1929 to it and let ourselves be carried ^G5342 along. 16 And running ^G5295 under ^G5295 the ^G5295 shelter ^G5295 of a small ^G3519 island ^G3519 called ^G2564 Clauda ^G2802, we were ^G2480 scarcely ^G3433 able ^G2480 to get ^G1096 the ship’s [fn]boat ^G4627 under ^G4031 control ^G4031. 17 After they had hoisted ^G142 it up ^G142, they used ^G5530 [fn]supporting ^G996 cables ^G996 in undergirding ^G5269 the ship ^G4143. Fearing ^G5399 that they might run ^G1601 aground ^G1601 on the shallows of Syrtis ^G4950, they let ^G5465 down ^G5465 the [fn]sea ^G4632 anchor ^G4632 and in ^G3779 this ^G3779 way ^G3779 let themselves be carried ^G5342 along. 18 And the next ^G1836 day as we were being violently ^G4971 storm-tossed ^G5492, [fn]they began to jettison ^G1546 the ^G1546 cargo ^G1546; 19 and on the third ^G5154 day they cast ^G4496 the ship’s ^G4143 tackle ^G4631 overboard with their own ^G849 hands ^G849. 20 And since neither ^G3383 sun ^G2246 nor ^G3383 stars ^G798 appeared ^G2014 for many ^G4183 days ^G2250, and no ^G3756 small ^G3641 storm ^G5494 was assailing ^G1945 us, from then ^G3062 on all ^G3956 hope ^G1680 of our being saved ^G4982 was gradually abandoned ^G4014.

21 And [fn]when they had gone ^G5225 a long ^G4183 time ^G776 without ^G776 food ^G776, then ^G5119 Paul ^G3972 stood ^G2476 up in their midst ^G3319 and said ^G3004, “Men ^G435, you ought ^G1163 to have [fn]followed ^G3980 my advice ^G3980 to not set ^G321 sail ^G321 from Crete ^G2914 and to [fn]avoid ^G2770 this ^G3778 damage ^G5196 and loss ^G2209. 22 And now ^G3568 I advise ^G3867 you to be ^G2114 cheerful ^G2114, for there will be no ^G3762 loss ^G580 of life ^G5590 among ^G1537 you, but only of the ship ^G4143. 23 For this ^G3778 very night ^G3571 an angel ^G32 of the God ^G2316 to whom ^G3739 I belong ^G1510 and whom ^G3739 I serve ^G3000 stood ^G3936 before ^G3936 me, 24 saying ^G3004, ‘Do not be ^G5399 afraid ^G5399, Paul ^G3972; you must ^G1163 stand ^G3936 before ^G3936 Caesar ^G2541; and behold ^G2400, God ^G2316 has granted ^G5483 you all ^G3956 those ^G3588 who are sailing ^G4126 with you.’ 25 Therefore ^G1352, be ^G2114 cheerful ^G2114, men ^G435, for I believe ^G4100 God ^G2316 that [fn]it will turn ^G1510 out ^G1510 exactly ^{G3779 G2596 G5158} as I have been told ^G2980. 26 But we must ^G1163 run ^G1601 aground ^G1601 on some ^G5100 island ^G3520.”

27 But when ^G5613 the fourteenth ^G5065 night ^G3571 came ^G1096, as we were being carried ^G1308 about ^G1308 in the Adriatic ^G99 Sea, about ^G2596 midnight ^G3319 G3571 the sailors ^G3492 began to suspect ^G5282 that some ^G5100 land ^G5561 was approaching ^G4317 them. 28 And when they took ^G1001 soundings ^G1001, they found ^G2147 it to be [fn]twenty ^G1501 fathoms ^G3712; and a little ^G1024 farther ^G1339 on they took ^G1001 another ^G3825 sounding ^G1001 and found ^G2147 it to be [fn]fifteen ^G1178 fathoms ^G3712. 29 And fearing ^G5399 that we might run ^G1601 aground ^G1601 somewhere ^G4225 on the [fn]rocks ^G5138, they cast ^G4496 four ^G5064 anchors ^G45 from the stern ^G4403 and were praying ^G2172 for daybreak ^G2250. 30 But as the sailors ^G3492 were trying ^G2212 to escape ^G5343 from the ship ^G4143 and had let ^G5465 down ^G5465 the ship’s boat ^G4627 into the sea ^G2281, on the pretense ^G4392 of intending ^G3195 to ^G3195 lay ^G1614 out ^G1614 anchors ^G45 from the bow ^G4408, 31 Paul ^G3972 said ^G3004 to the centurion ^G1543 and to the soldiers ^G4757, “Unless ^G1437 G3361 these ^G3778 men ^G3778 remain ^G3306 in the ship ^G4143, you yourselves ^G4771 cannot ^G1410 G3756 [fn]be saved ^G4982.” 32 Then ^G5119 the soldiers ^G4757 cut ^G609 away ^G609 the ropes ^G4979 of the ship’s boat ^G4627 and let ^G1439 it fall ^G1601 away ^G1601.

33 Until ^G891 the day ^G2250 was ^G3195 about ^G3195 to ^G3195 dawn ^G1096, Paul ^G3972 was encouraging ^G3870 them all ^G537 to take ^G3335 some food ^G5160, saying ^G3004, “Today ^G4594 is the fourteenth ^G5065 day ^G2250 that you have been constantly ^G1300 watching ^G4328 and going without ^G777 eating ^G777, having taken ^G4355 nothing ^G3367. 34 Therefore ^G1352 I encourage ^G3870 you to take ^G3335 some food ^G5160, for this ^G3778 is for your [fn]salvation ^G4991, for not a hair ^G2359 from the head ^G2776 of any ^G3762 of you will perish ^G622.” 35 And having said ^G3004 these things ^G3778, he took ^G2983 bread ^G740 and gave ^G2168 thanks ^G2168 to God ^G2316 in ^G1799 the ^G1799 presence ^G1799 of ^G1799 all ^G3956. And he broke ^G2806 it and began ^G757 to eat ^G2068. 36 And all ^G3956 of them became cheerful ^G2115 and they themselves ^G846 also took ^G4355 food ^G5160. 37 And all ^G3956 of us in the ship ^G4143 were 276 ^{G1250 G1440 G1803} [fn]persons ^G5590. 38 And when they had eaten ^G2880 enough ^G2880 G5160, they began to lighten ^G2893 the ship ^G4143 by throwing ^G1544 out ^G1544 the wheat ^G4621 into the sea ^G2281.

The Shipwreck

39 Now when ^G3753 day ^G2250 came ^G1096, they [fn]could not recognize ^G1921 the land ^G1093; but they were noticing ^G2657 a bay ^G2859 with a beach ^G123, and they were resolving ^G1011 to drive ^G1856 the ship ^G4143 onto ^G1856 it if ^G1487 they could ^G1410.

40 And casting ^G4014 off ^G4014 the anchors ^G45, they left ^G1439 them in the sea ^G2281 while at the same ^G260 time ^G260 they were loosening ^G447 the ropes ^G2202 of the rudders ^G4079. And hoisting ^G1869 the foresail ^G736 to the wind ^G4154, they were heading ^G2722 for the beach ^G123. 41 But striking ^G4045 a [fn]reef ^G5117 where ^G1337 two ^G1337 seas ^G1337 met ^G1337, they ran ^G2027 the vessel ^G3491 aground ^G2027; and the bow ^G4408 stuck ^G2043 fast ^G2043 and remained ^G3306 immovable ^G761, but the stern ^G4403 began to be broken ^G3089 up ^G3089 by the force ^G970 of the waves. 42 Now the soldiers’ ^G4757 plan ^G1012 was to kill ^G615 the prisoners ^G1202, so that none ^G3361 G5100 of them would swim ^G1579 away ^G1579 and escape ^G1309; 43 but the centurion ^G1543, wanting ^G1014 to bring ^G1295 Paul ^G3972 safely ^G1295 through ^G1295, kept ^G2967 them from their intention ^G1013, and ordered ^G2753 that those ^G3588 who could ^G1410 swim ^G2860 should [fn]jump ^G641 overboard ^G641 first ^G4413 and get ^G1826 to land ^G1093, 44 and the rest ^G3062 should follow, some ^G3739 G3303 on planks ^G4548, and others ^G3739 G1161 on various ^G5100 things ^G5100 from the ship ^G4143. And so ^G3779 it happened ^G1096 that they all ^G3956 were brought ^G1295 safely ^G1295 to land ^G1093.