Verse 12
Acts 27:12
Free Bible Version
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But it wasn't long before a hurricane-force wind called a “northeaster” blew from the land.
Original Language Text
greek
ἀνευθέτου δὲ τοῦ λιμένος ὑπάρχοντος πρὸς παραχειμασίαν οἱ πλείονες ἔθεντο βουλὴν ἀναχθῆναι ⸀ἐκεῖθεν, εἴ πως δύναιντο καταντήσαντες εἰς Φοίνικα παραχειμάσαι, λιμένα τῆς Κρήτης βλέποντα κατὰ λίβα καὶ κατὰ χῶρον.
English Translation
When the harbor was free for wintering, the majority decided to sail from there, if somehow they could manage to reach Phoenicia to winter, seeing the harbor of Crete towards the southwest and towards the land.
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Chapter 27 Context
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When the time came for us to sail to Italy, Paul and some other prisoners were handed over to a cent...
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We boarded a ship based in Adramyttium that was headed to the coastal ports of the province of Asia,...
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The next day we had a brief stop at Sidon, and Julius was kind enough to let Paul go ashore and visi...
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Then we sailed directly across the open sea off the coast of Cilicia and Pamphylia, arriving at the...
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There the centurion found a ship from Alexandria that would be sailing to Italy, and arranged for us...
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We sailed slowly for several days and eventually arrived off Cnidus. But since the winds wouldn't al...
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With some difficulty we made our way along the coast until we arrived at a place called Fair Havens,...
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We'd lost a lot of time, and the voyage was becoming dangerous because it was now after the Fast. Pa...
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“Men, I predict that this voyage will result in much hardship and loss—not just of the cargo and the...
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10
Since the harbor was not large enough to over winter in, the majority were in favor of leaving and t...
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When a moderate south wind began to blow, they thought they could do what they planned. They pulled...
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12
But it wasn't long before a hurricane-force wind called a “northeaster” blew from the land.
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The ship was forced out to sea and could not face into the wind. So we had to give in and allow ours...
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We were eventually able to run into the lee of a small island called Cauda, and managed with some di...
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After hoisting it aboard, the sailors bound ropes around the hull to strengthen it. Then, worried th...
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The following day as we were violently thrown about by the storm, the crew started throwing the carg...
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We hadn't seen the sun or the stars for many days as the storm beat down on us; so any hope of our b...
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Nobody had eaten anything for a long time. Then Paul stood before them and told them, “Men, you shou...
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19
But now I advise you keep up your courage, because nobody is going to be lost, just the ship.
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20
Last night an angel of my God (Elohim) and whom I serve, stood beside me.
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‘Don't be afraid, Paul,’ he told me. ‘You have to stand trial before Caesar. See, God (Elohim) has g...
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So men, have courage! I trust God (Elohim), and I'm convinced things will happen just as I was told.
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However, we will be wrecked on some island.”
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At around midnight on the fourteenth night of the storm, still being blown over the Sea of Adria, th...
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They checked the depth and found it was forty meters, and a little while later they checked again an...
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They were concerned that we might be wrecked on rocks, so they dropped four anchors from the stern,...
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The crew tried to leave the ship, and had lowered the ship's boat into the water with the pretext th...
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But Paul told the centurion and the soldiers, “Unless the crew stays with the ship, you will be lost...
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So the soldiers cut the ropes holding the ship's boat, and let it loose.
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At daybreak Paul urged all of them to eat something. “It's been fourteen days now that you haven't e...
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“Please do what I say and eat some food. This will help give you strength. For not even a hair from...
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When he'd finished speaking he picked up a loaf of bread, and gave thanks to God (Elohim) for it in...
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Once they'd had enough to eat, the crew made the ship lighter by throwing the supplies of wheat over...
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When dawn came they didn't recognize the coastline, but they saw a bay that had a beach. They planne...
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So they cut the anchor ropes, leaving the anchors in the sea. At the same time they untied the ropes...
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But they struck a sandbar and the ship grounded. The bow hit, and stuck so firmly it couldn't be mov...
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But the centurion, because he wanted to save Paul's life, prevented them from doing this, and ordere...
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The rest grabbed hold of planks and other wreckage, so that everyone was able to reach land safely.
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