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Acts 27 :: Legacy Standard Bible (LSB)

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Paul Is Sent to Rome

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Now when it was decided that we would sail for Italy, they proceeded to deliver Paul and some other prisoners to a centurion of the Augustan [fn]cohort named Julius.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:2 - And getting aboard an Adramyttian ship, which was about to sail to the regions along the coast of [fn]Asia, we set sail accompanied by Aristarchus, a Macedonian of Thessalonica.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:3 - The next day we put in at Sidon, and Julius treated Paul with consideration and allowed him to go to his friends and receive care.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:4 - And from there we set sail and sailed under the shelter of Cyprus because the winds were against us.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:5 - And when we had sailed through the sea along the coast of Cilicia and Pamphylia, we landed at Myra in Lycia.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:6 - There the centurion found an Alexandrian ship sailing for Italy, and he put us aboard it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:7 - And when we had sailed slowly for a good many days, and with difficulty had arrived off Cnidus, since the wind did not permit us to go farther, we sailed under the shelter of Crete, off Salmone;

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:8 - and with difficulty, we sailed past it and came to a place called Fair Havens, near which was the city of Lasea.

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And when considerable time had passed and the voyage was now dangerous, since even the [fn]Fast was already over, Paul began to advise them,

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:10 - and said to them, “Men, I perceive that the voyage will certainly be with damage and great loss, not only of the cargo and the ship, but also of our lives.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:11 - But the centurion was being more persuaded by the pilot and the [fn]captain of the ship than by what was being said by Paul.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:12 - And because the harbor was not suitable for wintering, the majority reached a decision to set sail from there, if somehow they could arrive at Phoenix, a harbor of Crete facing southwest and northwest, to spend the winter there.

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And when a moderate [fn]south wind came up, thinking that they had attained their purpose, they weighed anchor and began sailing along [fn]the shore of Crete.

The Storm at Sea

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:14 - But before very long there rushed down from [fn]the land a violent wind, called [fn]Euraquilo;

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:15 - and when the ship was caught in it and could not face the wind, we gave way to it and let ourselves be carried along.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:16 - And running under the shelter of a small island called Clauda, we were scarcely able to get the ship’s [fn]boat under control.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:17 - After they had hoisted it up, they used [fn]supporting cables in undergirding the ship. Fearing that they might run aground on the shallows of Syrtis, they let down the [fn]sea anchor and in this way let themselves be carried along.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:18 - And the next day as we were being violently storm-tossed, [fn]they began to jettison the cargo;

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:19 - and on the third day they cast the ship’s tackle overboard with their own hands.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:20 - And 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.

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And [fn]when they had gone a long time without food, then Paul stood up in their midst and said, “Men, you ought to have [fn]followed my advice to not set sail from Crete and to [fn]avoid this damage and loss.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:22 - “And now I advise you to be cheerful, for there will be no loss of life among you, but only of the ship.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:23 - “For this very night an angel of the God to whom I belong and whom I serve stood before me,

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:24 - saying, ‘Do not be afraid, Paul; you must stand before Caesar; and behold, God has granted you all those who are sailing with you.’

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:25 - “Therefore, be cheerful, men, for I believe God that [fn]it will turn out exactly as I have been told.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:26 - “But we must run aground on some island.”

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But when the fourteenth night came, as we were being carried about in the Adriatic Sea, about midnight the sailors began to suspect that some land was approaching them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:28 - And when they took soundings, they found it to be [fn]twenty fathoms; and a little farther on they took another sounding and found it to be [fn]fifteen fathoms.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:29 - And fearing that we might run aground somewhere on the [fn]rocks, they cast four anchors from the stern and were praying for daybreak.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:30 - But as the sailors were trying to escape from the ship and had let down the ship’s boat into the sea, on the pretense of intending to lay out anchors from the bow,

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:31 - Paul said to the centurion and to the soldiers, “Unless these men remain in the ship, you yourselves cannot [fn]be saved.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:32 - Then the soldiers cut away the ropes of the ship’s boat and let it fall away.

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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.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:34 - “Therefore I encourage you to take some food, for this is for your [fn]salvation, for not a hair from the head of any of you will perish.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:35 - And having said these things, he took bread and gave thanks to God in the presence of all. And he broke it and began to eat.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:36 - And all of them became cheerful and they themselves also took food.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:37 - And all of us in the ship were 276 [fn]persons.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:38 - And when they had eaten enough, they began to lighten the ship by throwing out the wheat into the sea.

The Shipwreck

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Now when day came, they [fn]could not recognize the land; but they were noticing a bay with a beach, and they were resolving to drive the ship onto it if they could.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:40 - And casting off the 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.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:41 - But striking a [fn]reef where two seas met, they ran the vessel aground; and the bow stuck fast and remained immovable, but the stern began to be broken up by the force of the waves.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:42 - Now the soldiers’ plan was to kill the prisoners, so that none of them would swim away and escape;

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:43 - but the centurion, wanting to bring Paul safely through, kept them from their intention, and ordered that those who could swim should [fn]jump overboard first and get to land,

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:44 - and the rest should follow, some on planks, and others on various things from the ship. And so it happened that they all were brought safely to land.
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LSB Footnotes
Normally 600 men (the number varied); or battalion
West coast province of Asia Minor
Day of Atonement in September or October, which was a dangerous time of year for navigation
Or owner
Lit south wind having gently blown
Lit closer
Lit it
A northeaster
Or skiff: a small boat in tow or carried on board for emergency use, transportation to and from shore, etc.
Lit helps
Or gear
Lit they were doing a throwing out
Or when they had lost their appetite for a long time
Lit obeyed me
Lit gained
Lit it will be
Approx. 120 ft. or 36 m, a fathom was approx. 6 ft. or 1.8 m
Approx. 90 ft. or 27 m
Lit rough places
Or survive
Or survival
Lit souls
Lit were not recognizing
Lit place
Lit throw themselves
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