Now when it was decided that we should sail for Italy, they handed over Paul and a few other prisoners into the custody of Julius, a Captain of the Augustan battalion;

The next day we put in at Sidon. There Julius treated Paul with thoughtful kindness and allowed him to visit his friends and profit by their generous care.

There Julius found an Alexandrian ship bound for Italy, and put us on board of her.

But Julius let himself be persuaded by the pilot and by the owner rather than by Paul's arguments;

But Paul, addressing Julius and the soldiers, said, "Your lives will be sacrificed, unless these men remain on board."