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Acts 27:5-23 Lexham English Bible (LEB)

5. And after we had sailed across the open sea along Cilicia and Pamphylia, we put in at Myra in Lycia.

6. And there the centurion found an Alexandrian ship sailing for Italy and put us on board it.

7. And sailing slowly, in many days and with difficulty we came to Cnidus. Because the wind did not permit us to go further, we sailed under the lee of Crete off Salmone.

8. And sailing along its coast with difficulty, we came to a certain place called Fair Havens, near which was the town of Lasea.

9. And because considerable time had passed and the voyage was now dangerous because even the Fast was already over, Paul strongly recommended,

10. saying to them, “Men, I perceive that the voyage is going to end with disaster and great loss, not only of the cargo and the ship, but also of our lives!”

11. But the centurion was convinced even more by the shipmaster and the shipowner than by what was said by Paul.

12. And because the harbor was unsuitable for spending the winter in, the majority decided on a plan to put out to sea from there, if somehow they could arrive at Phoenix, a harbor of Crete facing toward the southwest and toward the northwest, to spend the winter there.

13. And when a southwest wind began to blow gently, because they thought they could accomplish their purpose, they weighed anchor and sailed close along Crete.

14. But not long afterward a wind like a hurricane, called the northeaster, rushed down from it.

15. And when the ship was caught and was not able to head into the wind, we gave way and were driven along.

16. And running under the lee of a certain small island called Cauda, we were able with difficulty to get the ship’s boat under control.

17. After hoisting it up, they made use of supports to undergird the ship. And because they were afraid lest they run aground on the Syrtis, they lowered the sea anchor and thus were driven along.

18. And because we were violently battered by the storm, on the next day they began jettisoning the cargo,

19. and on the third day they threw overboard the gear of the ship with their own hands.

20. But when neither sun nor stars appeared for many days, and with not a little bad weather confronting us, finally all hope was abandoned that we would be saved.

21. And because many were experiencing lack of appetite, at that time Paul stood up in their midst and said, “Men, you ought to have followed my advice not to put out to sea from Crete, and thus avoided this damage and loss!

22. And now I urge you to cheer up, for there will be no loss of life from among you, but only of the ship.

23. For this night an angel of the God whose I am and whom I serve came to me,

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