Acts 27:1-12 - Paul And His Associates Sail For Rome

1 When it was decided we were to sail for Italy, Paul and some other prisoners were handed over to an officer of the Imperial regiment called Julius. 2 Embarking in an Andramyttian ship which was bound for the Asiatic seaports, we set sail, accompanied by a Macedonian from Thessalonica called Aristarchus. 3 Next day we put in at Sidon, where Julius very kindly allowed Paul to visit his friends and be looked after. 4 Putting to sea from there, we had to sail under the lee of Cyprus, as the wind was against us; 5 then, sailing over the Cilician and Pamphylian waters, we came to Myra in Lycia. 6 There the officer found an Alexandrian ship bound for Italy, and put us on board of her. 7 For a number of days we made a slow passage and had great difficulty in arriving off Cnidus; then, as the wind checked our progress, we sailed under the lee of Crete off Cape Salmone, 8 and coasting along it with great difficulty we reached a place called Fair Havens, not far from the town of Lasea.

9 By this time it was far on in the season and sailing had become dangerous (for the autumn Fast was past), so Paul warned them thus: 10 "Men," said he, "I see this voyage is going to be attended with hardship and serious loss not only to the cargo and the ship but also to our own lives." 11 However the officer let himself be persuaded by the captain and the owner rather than by anything Paul could say, 12 and, as the harbour was badly placed for wintering in, the majority proposed to set sail and try if they could reach Phoenix and winter there (Phoenix is a Cretan harbour facing S.W. and N.W.).