Acts 27:12-20

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12 And because the harbor was not suitable for wintering, the majority reached a decision to set sail from there, if somehow they could arrive at Phoenix, a harbor of ^aCrete facing southwest and northwest, to spend the winter there.
13 And when a moderate ¹south wind came up, thinking that they had attained their purpose, they weighed anchor and began ^asailing along ²the shore of ^bCrete.

The Storm at Sea

14 But before very long there ^arushed down from ¹the land a violent wind, called ²Euraquilo; 15 and when the ship was caught in it and could not face the wind, we gave way to it and let ourselves be carried along. 16 And running under the shelter of a small island called Clauda, we were scarcely able to get the ship’s ¹boat under control. 17 After they had hoisted it up, they used ¹supporting cables in undergirding the ship. Fearing that they might ^arun aground on the shallows of Syrtis, they let down the ²sea anchor and in this way let themselves be carried along. 18 And the next day as we were being violently storm-tossed, ¹they began to ^ajettison the cargo; 19 and on the third day they cast the ship’s tackle overboard with their own hands. 20 And since neither sun nor stars appeared for many days, and no small storm was assailing us, from then on all hope of our being saved was gradually abandoned.

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