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

¹ Now as it was determined that we should sail to Italy, they delivered Paul and some other prisoners to a centurion named Julius, of the Augustan cohort. ² And going on board a ship of Adramyttium, we went off, intending to sail by the coasts of Asia; Aristarchus a Macedonian of Thessalonica being with us. ³ And the next day we touched at Sidon. And Julius treating Paul with great humanity, permitted him to go to his friends to get proper supplies. ⁴ And when we departed from thence, we sailed under Cyprus, because the winds were contrary. ⁵ And sailing through the sea of Cilicia and Pamphylia, we came to Myra a city of Lycia. ⁶ And there the centurion finding a ship of Alexandria bound for Italy, he put us on board it. ⁷ And as we sailed slowly for many days, and were hardly got on to Cnidus, the wind not permitting us, we sailed under Crete by Salmone. ⁸ And passing it with difficulty, we came to a place called the Fair-havens, near to which was the city of Lasea.

⁹ And as much time was spent, and sailing was now dangerous, (for the fast was now past,) Paul exhorted them, ¹⁰ saying, Sirs, I perceive that this voyage is like to be prejudicial and with much damage, not only of the lading and of the ship, but also of our lives. ¹¹ But the centurion regarded the pilot and the master of the vessel, more than the things that were said by Paul. ¹² And the haven not being commodious to winter in, the greater part advised to sail from thence, if they could possibly reach to Phenice to winter at that haven of Crete, which looks both to the south-west and north-west.