Now there were dwelling at Jerusalem Jews, devout men, from every nation under heaven.

And there is salvation in no other; for there is not another name under heaven, that hath been given among men, by which we must be saved.

And when it was day, the Jews banded together, and bound themselves under a curse, saying that they would neither eat nor drink till they had killed Paul.

And they came to the chief priests and the elders, and said, We have bound ourselves under a great curse, to taste nothing until we have killed Paul.

And thence putting to sea, we sailed under Cyprus, because the winds were contrary.

And sailing slowly some days, and having with difficulty arrived over against Cnidus, the wind not permitting us to put in, we sailed under Crete, over against Salmone;

And running under a certain small island called Clauda, we were hardly able to get possession of the boat;

And as the sailors were seeking means to escape from the ship, when they had lowered the boat into the sea, under the pretence that they were about to carry out anchors from the foreship,