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Acts of the Apostles 27:4 (NLT)
Putting out to sea from there, we encountered strong headwinds that made it difficult to keep the ship on course, so we sailed north of Cyprus between the island and the mainland.
Acts of the Apostles 27:5 (NLT)
Keeping to the open sea, we passed along the coast of Cilicia and Pamphylia, landing at Myra, in the province of Lycia.
Acts of the Apostles 27:9 (NLT)
We had lost a lot of time. The weather was becoming dangerous for sea travel because it was so late in the fall, and Paul spoke to the ship’s officers about it.
Acts of the Apostles 27:10 (NLT)
“Men,” he said, “I believe there is trouble ahead if we go on—shipwreck, loss of cargo, and danger to our lives as well.”
Acts of the Apostles 27:13 (NLT)
When a light wind began blowing from the south, the sailors thought they could make it. So they pulled up anchor and sailed close to the shore of Crete.
Acts of the Apostles 27:17 (NLT)
Then the sailors bound ropes around the hull of the ship to strengthen it. They were afraid of being driven across to the sandbars of Syrtis off the African coast, so they lowered the sea anchor to slow the ship and were driven before the wind.
Acts of the Apostles 27:18 (NLT)
The next day, as gale-force winds continued to batter the ship, the crew began throwing the cargo overboard.
Acts of the Apostles 27:19 (NLT)
The following day they even took some of the ship’s gear and threw it overboard.
Acts of the Apostles 27:25 (NLT)
So take courage! For I believe God. It will be just as he said.
Acts of the Apostles 27:28 (NLT)
They dropped a weighted line and found that the water was 120 feet deep. But a little later they measured again and found it was only 90 feet deep.
Acts of the Apostles 27:29 (NLT)
At this rate they were afraid we would soon be driven against the rocks along the shore, so they threw out four anchors from the back of the ship and prayed for daylight.
Acts of the Apostles 27:30 (NLT)
Then the sailors tried to abandon the ship; they lowered the lifeboat as though they were going to put out anchors from the front of the ship.
Acts of the Apostles 27:31 (NLT)
But Paul said to the commanding officer and the soldiers, “You will all die unless the sailors stay aboard.”
Acts of the Apostles 27:33 (NLT)
Just as day was dawning, Paul urged everyone to eat. “You have been so worried that you haven’t touched food for two weeks,” he said.
Acts of the Apostles 27:16 (NLT)
We sailed along the sheltered side of a small island named Cauda, where with great difficulty we hoisted aboard the lifeboat being towed behind us.
Acts of the Apostles 27:34 (NLT)
“Please eat something now for your own good. For not a hair of your heads will perish.”
Acts of the Apostles 27:37 (NLT)
all 276 of us who were on board.
Acts of the Apostles 27:38 (NLT)
After eating, the crew lightened the ship further by throwing the cargo of wheat overboard.
Acts of the Apostles 27:39 (NLT)
When morning dawned, they didn’t recognize the coastline, but they saw a bay with a beach and wondered if they could get to shore by running the ship aground.
Acts of the Apostles 27:40 (NLT)
So they cut off the anchors and left them in the sea. Then they lowered the rudders, raised the foresail, and headed toward shore.
Acts of the Apostles 27:44 (NLT)
The others held on to planks or debris from the broken ship. So everyone escaped safely to shore.
Acts of the Apostles 27:11 (NLT)
But the officer in charge of the prisoners listened more to the ship’s captain and the owner than to Paul.
Acts of the Apostles 27:12 (NLT)
And since Fair Havens was an exposed harbor—a poor place to spend the winter—most of the crew wanted to go on to Phoenix, farther up the coast of Crete, and spend the winter there. Phoenix was a good harbor with only a southwest and northwest exposure.
Acts of the Apostles 27:21 (NLT)
No one had eaten for a long time. Finally, Paul called the crew together and said, “Men, you should have listened to me in the first place and not left Crete. You would have avoided all this damage and loss.
Acts of the Apostles 27:32 (NLT)
So the soldiers cut the ropes to the lifeboat and let it drift away.