Acts 27:13-38 - A Violent Storm At Sea
13 And as the south wind blew gently, thinking they were secure of their purpose, they weighed anchor and sailed close by Crete. 14 But not long after there arose against it a tempestuous wind called Euroclydon. 15 And the ship being hurried on, and not able to face the wind, we gave it up and so were carried along. 16 And running under a certain island called Clauda, we were hardly able to become masters of the boat. 17 Which when they had hoisted up, they used helps, undergirding the ship; and fearing least they should fall into the quick-sands, they struck fail, and so were driven. 18 And as we were exceedingly tossed by the storm, the next day they lightened the ship: 19 and the third day we cast out with our own hands the tackling of the ship too.
20 And as neither sun nor stars appeared for several days, and no small tempest lay on us, all hope of our being saved was now taken away. 21 But after long abstinence from food, Paul stood up in the midst of them and said, Sirs, ye should have hearkened unto me, and not loosed from Crete, and so have saved this damage and loss. 22 However, I now exhort you to be of good courage: for there shall be no loss of any life among you, but only of the ship: 23 for there stood by me this night an angel of God, whose I am, and whom I serve, saying, 24 Fear not, Paul, thou must be brought before Cesar, and behold God hath given thee all that are sailing with thee. 25 Wherefore, Sirs, be of good courage; for I trust in God, that it shall be so, according as it was told me. 26 But we must be cast upon some island.
27 And when the fourteenth night was come, as we were driven up and down in the Adriatic sea, about the middle of the night the mariners thought they drew near to some land: 28 and sounding they found it twenty fathoms; and when they had gone a little farther, and sounded again, they found it fifteen fathoms. 29 Then fearing least they should fall upon some rocky places, they cast four anchors out of the stern and wished for day.
30 But the mariners endeavouring to flee out of the ship, and having let down the boat into the sea, under pretence that they were going to stretch out anchors from the head of the ship, 31 Paul said to the centurion, and to the soldiers, Unless these men stay in the ship ye cannot be saved. 32 Then the soldiers cut off the ropes of the boat, and let it fall off.
33 And while the day was coming on, Paul exhorted them all to take some food, saying, Fourteen days this day ye continue waiting without proper food, having taken nothing: 34 wherefore I exhort you to take some nourishment, for this is necessary for your safety: for there shall not a hair fall from the head of any of you. 35 And having spoken thus, he took bread and gave thanks to God in presence of them all, and when he had broken it he began to eat. 36 And being all encouraged they also took some food. 37 And we were in all in the ship two hundred and seventy-six souls. 38 And when they were satisfied with food, they lightened the ship and cast out the corn into the sea.