Acts 27 :: New American Standard Bible 2020 (NASB20)

Paul Is Sent to Rome

Now^G1161 when^G5613 it was decided^G2919 that we would sail^G636 for Italy^G2482, they proceeded to turn^G3860 Paul^G3972 and some^G5100 other^G2087 prisoners^G1202 over^G3860 to a centurion^G1543 of the Augustan^G4575 [fn]cohort^G4686, named^G3686 Julius^G2457.

Act 27:2

Act 27:2And we boarded an Adramyttian ship that was about to sail to the regions along the coast of [fn]Asia, and put out to sea accompanied by Aristarchus, a Macedonian of Thessalonica.

Act 27:3

Act 27:3The next day we put in at Sidon; and Julius treated Paul with consideration and allowed him to go to his friends and receive care.

Act 27:4

Act 27:4From there we put out to sea and sailed under the shelter of Cyprus, because the winds were contrary.

Act 27:5

Act 27:5When we had sailed through the sea along the coast of Cilicia and Pamphylia, we landed at Myra in Lycia.

Act 27:6

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

Act 27:7

Act 27:7When 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;

Act 27:8

Act 27:8and with difficulty sailing past it, we came to a place called Fair Havens, near which was the city of Lasea.

Act 27:9

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 started admonishing^G3867 them,

Act 27:10

Act 27:10saying 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.”

Act 27:11

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

Act 27:12

Act 27:12The harbor was not suitable for wintering, so the majority reached a decision to put out to sea from there, if somehow they could reach Phoenix, a harbor of Crete facing southwest and northwest, and spend the winter there.

Act 27:13

[fn]When a moderate^G5285 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 Crete^G2914, closer^G788 to shore.

Shipwreck

Act 27:14

Act 27:14But before very long a violent wind, called [fn]Euraquilo, rushed down from [fn]the land;

Act 27:15

Act 27:15and when the ship was caught in it and could not head up into the wind, we gave up and let ourselves be driven by the wind.

Act 27:16

Act 27:16Running under the shelter of a small island called Cauda, we were able to get the ship’s [fn]boat under control only with difficulty.

Act 27:17

Act 27:17After they had hoisted it up, they used [fn]supporting cables in undergirding the ship; and fearing that they might run aground on the shallows of Syrtis, they let down the [fn]sea anchor and let themselves be driven along in this way.

Act 27:18

Act 27:18The next day as we were being violently tossed by the storm, [fn]they began to jettison the cargo;

Act 27:19

Act 27:19and on the third day they threw the ship’s tackle overboard with their own hands.

Act 27:20

Act 27:20Since 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 slowly abandoned.

Act 27:21

[fn]When many^G4183 had lost^G5225^G776 their appetites^G776, Paul^G3972 then^G5119 stood^G2476 among^G3319 them and said^G3004, “[fn]Men^G435, you should^G1163 have followed^G3980 my advice^G3980 and not have set^G321 sail^G321 from Crete^G2914, and thereby spared^G2770 yourselves this^G3778 damage^G5196 and loss^G2209.

Act 27:22

Act 27:22“And yet now I urge you to keep up your courage, for there will be no loss of life among you, but only of the ship.

Act 27:23

Act 27:23“For this very night an angel of the God to whom I belong, whom I also serve, came to me,

Act 27:24

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

Act 27:25

Act 27:25“Therefore, keep up your courage, men, for I believe God that [fn]it will turn out exactly as I have been told.

Act 27:26

Act 27:26“But we must run aground on a certain island.”

Act 27:27

But when^G5613 the fourteenth^G5065 night^G3571 came^G1096, as we were being driven^G1308 about^G1308 in the Adriatic^G99 Sea, about^G2596 midnight^G3319^G3571 the sailors^G3492 began to suspect^G5282 that [fn]they were approaching^G4317 some^G5100 land^G5561.

Act 27:28

Act 27:28And 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.

Act 27:29

Act 27:29Fearing that we might run aground somewhere on the [fn]rocks, they cast four anchors from the stern and [fn]prayed for daybreak.

Act 27:30

Act 27:30But as the sailors were trying to escape from the ship and had let down the ship’s boat into the sea, on the pretense that they were going to lay out anchors from the bow,

Act 27:31

Act 27:31Paul said to the centurion and the soldiers, “Unless these men remain on the ship, you yourselves cannot be saved.”

Act 27:32

Act 27:32Then the soldiers cut away the ropes of the ship’s boat and let it fall away.

Act 27:33

Until^G891 the day^G2250 was^G3195 about^G3195 to^G3195 dawn^G1096, Paul^G3972 kept 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 in^G4355 nothing^G3367.

Act 27:34

Act 27:34“Therefore, I encourage you to take some food, for this is for your survival, for not a hair from the head of any of you will perish.”

Act 27:35

Act 27:35Having said this, he took bread and gave thanks to God in the presence of them all, and he broke it and began to eat.

Act 27:36

Act 27:36All of them [fn]were encouraged and they themselves also took food.

Act 27:37

Act 27:37We were 276 [fn]people on the ship in all.

Act 27:38

Act 27:38When they had eaten enough, they began lightening the ship by throwing the wheat out into the sea.

Act 27:39

Now^G1161 when^G3753 day^G2250 came^G1096, they [fn]could not recognize^G1921 the land^G1093; but they did notice^G2657 a bay^G2859 with a beach^G123, and they resolved^G1011 to run^G1856 the ship^G4143 onto^G1856 it if^G1487 they could^G1410.

Act 27:40

Act 27:40And casting off the anchors, they left them in the sea while at the same time they were loosening the ropes of the rudders; and they hoisted the foresail to the wind and were heading for the beach.

Act 27:41

Act 27:41But they struck a [fn]reef where two seas met and ran the ship aground; and the prow stuck firmly and remained immovable, while the stern started to break up due to the force of the waves.

Act 27:42

Act 27:42The soldiers’ plan was to kill the prisoners, so that none of them would swim away and escape;

Act 27:43

Act 27:43but the centurion, wanting to bring Paul safely through, kept them from accomplishing their intention, and commanded that those who could swim were to [fn]jump overboard first and get to land,

Act 27:44

Act 27:44and the rest were to 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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NASB20 Footnotes

(27:1)

Normally 600 men (the number varied)

(27:2)

I.e., west coast province of Asia Minor

(27:9)

I.e., Day of Atonement in September or October, which was a dangerous time of year for navigation

(27:11)

Or owner

(27:13)

Lit a south wind having gently blown

(27:14)

I.e., a northeaster

(27:14)

Lit it

(27:16)

Or skiff: a small boat in tow for emergencies, transportation to and from shore, etc.

(27:17)

Lit helps

(27:17)

Lit implement, an object designed to stabilize a boat from the stern against the wind.

(27:18)

Lit they were doing a throwing out

(27:21)

Lit there being much lack of appetite

(27:21)

Lit O men

(27:25)

Lit it will be

(27:27)

Lit some land was approaching them

(27:29)

Lit rough places

(27:29)

Or wished for

(27:36)

Lit became cheerful

(27:37)

Lit souls

(27:39)

Lit were not recognizing

(27:41)

Lit place

(27:43)

Lit throw themselves

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