Paul's Journey to Rome

27:1When it was determined that we should sail for Italy, they delivered Paul and certain other prisoners to a centurion named Julius, of the Augustan band.

27:2Embarking in a ship of Adramyttium, which was about to sail to places on the coast of Asia, we put to sea, Aristarchus, a Macedonian of Thessalonica being with us.

27:3The next day, we touched at Sidon. Julius treated Paul kindly and gave him permission to go to his friends and refresh himself.

27:4Putting to sea from there, we sailed under the lee of Cyprus, because the winds were contrary.

27:5When we had sailed across the sea which is off Cilicia and Pamphylia, we came to Myra, a city of Lycia.

27:6There the centurion found a ship of Alexandria sailing for Italy, and he put us on board.

27:7When we had sailed slowly many days, and had come with difficulty opposite Cnidus, the wind not allowing us further, we sailed under the lee of Crete, opposite Salmone.

27:8With difficulty sailing along it we came to a certain place called Fair Havens, near the city of Lasea.

27:9When much time had passed and the voyage was now dangerous because the Fast had now already gone by, Paul admonished them

27:10and said to them, “Sirs, I perceive that the voyage will be with injury and much loss, not only of the cargo and the ship, but also of our lives.”

27:11But the centurion gave more heed to the master and to the owner of the ship than to those things which were spoken by Paul.

27:12Because the haven was not suitable to winter in, the majority advised going to sea from there, if by any means they could reach Phoenix and winter there, which is a port of Crete, looking southwest and northwest.