| Berean Study Bible | Holman Christian Standard Bible |
| 1When it was decided that we would sail for Italy, Paul and some other prisoners were handed over to a centurion named Julius, who belonged to the Imperial Regiment. | 1When it was decided that we were to sail to Italy, they handed over Paul and some other prisoners to a centurion named Julius, of the Imperial Regiment. |
| 2We boarded an Adramyttian ship about to sail for ports along the coast of Asia, and we put out to sea. Aristarchus, a Macedonian from Thessalonica, was with us. | 2So when we had boarded a ship of Adramyttium, we put to sea, intending to sail to ports along the coast of Asia. Aristarchus, a Macedonian of Thessalonica, was with us. |
| 3The next day we landed at Sidon, and Julius treated Paul with consideration, allowing him to visit his friends and receive their care. | 3The next day we put in at Sidon, and Julius treated Paul kindly and allowed him to go to his friends to receive their care. |
| 4After putting out from there, we sailed to the lee of Cyprus because the winds were against us. | 4When we had put out to sea from there, we sailed along the northern coast of Cyprus because the winds were against us. |
| 5And when we had sailed across the open sea off the coast of Cilicia and Pamphylia, we came to Myra in Lycia. | 5After sailing through the open sea off Cilicia and Pamphylia, we reached Myra in Lycia. |
| 6There the centurion found an Alexandrian ship sailing for Italy and put us on board. | 6There the centurion found an Alexandrian ship sailing for Italy and put us on board. |
| 7After sailing slowly for many days, we arrived off Cnidus. When the wind impeded us, we sailed to the lee of Crete, opposite Salmone. | 7Sailing slowly for many days, we came with difficulty as far as Cnidus. Since the wind did not allow us to approach it, we sailed along the south side of Crete off Salmone. |
| 8After we had moved along the coast with difficulty, we came to a place called Fair Havens, near the town of Lasea. | 8With yet more difficulty we sailed along the coast and came to a place called Fair Havens near the city of Lasea. |
| 9By now much time had passed, and the voyage had already become dangerous because it was after the Fast. So Paul advised them, | 9By now much time had passed, and the voyage was already dangerous. Since the Fast was already over, Paul gave his advice |
| 10“Men, I can see that our voyage will be filled with disaster and great loss, not only to ship and cargo, but to our own lives as well.” | 10and told them, "Men, I can see that this voyage is headed toward damage and heavy loss, not only of the cargo and the ship but also of our lives." |
| 11But contrary to Paul’s advice, the centurion was persuaded by the pilot and by the owner of the ship. | 11But the centurion paid attention to the captain and the owner of the ship rather than to what Paul said. |
| 12Since the harbor was unsuitable to winter in, the majority decided to sail on, if somehow they could reach Phoenix to winter there. Phoenix was a harbor in Crete facing both southwest and northwest. | 12Since the harbor was unsuitable to winter in, the majority decided to set sail from there, hoping somehow to reach Phoenix, a harbor on Crete open to the southwest and northwest, and to winter there. |
| 13When a gentle south wind began to blow, they thought they had their opportunity. So they weighed anchor and sailed along, hugging the coast of Crete. | 13When a gentle south wind sprang up, they thought they had achieved their purpose. They weighed anchor and sailed along the shore of Crete. |
| 14But it was not long before a cyclone called the Northeaster swept down across the island. | 14But not long afterward, a fierce wind called the "northeaster" rushed down from the island. |
| 15Unable to head into the wind, the ship was caught up. So we gave way and let ourselves be driven along. | 15Since the ship was caught and was unable to head into the wind, we gave way to it and were driven along. |
| 16Passing to the lee of a small island called Cauda, we barely managed to secure the lifeboat. | 16After running under the shelter of a little island called Cauda, we were barely able to get control of the skiff. |
| 17After hoisting it up, the crew used ropes to undergird the ship. And fearing that they would run aground on the sandbars of Syrtis, they lowered the sea anchor and were driven along. | 17After hoisting it up, they used ropes and tackle and girded the ship. Then, fearing they would run aground on the Syrtis, they lowered the drift-anchor, and in this way they were driven along. |
| 18We were tossed so violently that the next day the men began to jettison the cargo. | 18Because we were being severely battered by the storm, they began to jettison the cargo the next day. |
| 19On the third day, they threw the ship’s tackle overboard with their own hands. | 19On the third day, they threw the ship's gear overboard with their own hands. |
| 20When neither sun nor stars appeared for many days and the great storm continued to batter us, we abandoned all hope of being saved. | 20For many days neither sun nor stars appeared, and the severe storm kept raging. Finally all hope that we would be saved was disappearing. |
| 21After the men had gone a long time without food, Paul stood up among them and said, “Men, you should have followed my advice not to sail from Crete. Then you would have averted this disaster and loss. | 21Since many were going without food, Paul stood up among them and said, "You men should have followed my advice not to sail from Crete and sustain this damage and loss. |
| 22But now I urge you to keep up your courage, because you will not experience any loss of life, but only of the ship. | 22Now I urge you to take courage, because there will be no loss of any of your lives, but only of the ship. |
| 23For just last night an angel of God, whose I am and whom I serve, stood beside me | 23For this night an angel of the God I belong to and serve stood by me, |
| 24and said, ‘Do not be afraid, Paul; you must stand before Caesar. And look, God has granted you the lives of all who sail with you.’ | 24and said, 'Don't be afraid, Paul. You must stand before Caesar. And, look! God has graciously given you all those who are sailing with you.' |
| 25So take courage, men, for I believe God that it will happen just as He told me. | 25Therefore, take courage, men, because I believe God that it will be just the way it was told to me. |
| 26However, we must run aground on some island.” | 26However, we must run aground on a certain island." |
| 27On the fourteenth night we were still being driven across the Adriatic Sea. About midnight the sailors sensed they were approaching land. | 27When the fourteenth night came, we were drifting in the Adriatic Sea, and in the middle of the night the sailors thought they were approaching land. |
| 28They took soundings and found that the water was twenty fathoms deep. Going a little farther, they took another set of soundings that read fifteen fathoms. | 28They took a sounding and found it to be 120 feet deep; when they had sailed a little farther and sounded again, they found it to be 90 feet deep. |
| 29Fearing that we would run aground on the rocks, they dropped four anchors from the stern and prayed for daybreak. | 29Then, fearing we might run aground in some rocky place, they dropped four anchors from the stern and prayed for daylight to come. |
| 30Meanwhile, the sailors attempted to escape from the ship. Pretending to lower anchors from the bow, they let the lifeboat down into the sea. | 30Some sailors tried to escape from the ship; they had let down the skiff into the sea, pretending that they were going to put out anchors from the bow. |
| 31But Paul said to the centurion and the soldiers, “Unless these men remain with the ship, you cannot be saved.” | 31Paul said to the centurion and the soldiers, "Unless these men stay in the ship, you cannot be saved." |
| 32So the soldiers cut the ropes to the lifeboat and set it adrift. | 32Then the soldiers cut the ropes holding the skiff and let it drop away. |
| 33Right up to daybreak, Paul kept urging them all to eat: “Today is your fourteenth day in constant suspense, without taking any food. | 33When it was about daylight, Paul urged them all to take food, saying, "Today is the fourteenth day that you have been waiting and going without food, having eaten nothing. |
| 34So for your own preservation, I urge you to eat something, because not a single hair of your head will be lost.” | 34Therefore I urge you to take some food. For this has to do with your survival, since none of you will lose a hair from your head." |
| 35After he had said this, Paul took bread and gave thanks to God in front of them all. Then he broke it and began to eat. | 35After he said these things and had taken some bread, he gave thanks to God in the presence of all of them, and when he broke it, he began to eat. |
| 36They were all encouraged and took some food themselves. | 36They all became encouraged and took food themselves. |
| 37In all, there were 276 of us on board. | 37In all there were 276 of us on the ship. |
| 38After the men had eaten their fill, they lightened the ship by throwing the grain into the sea. | 38When they had eaten enough, they began to lighten the ship by throwing the grain overboard into the sea. |
| 39When daylight came, they did not recognize the land, but they sighted a bay with a sandy beach, where they decided to run the ship aground if they could. | 39When daylight came, they did not recognize the land but sighted a bay with a beach. They planned to run the ship ashore if they could. |
| 40Cutting away the anchors, they left them in the sea as they loosened the ropes that held the rudders. Then they hoisted the foresail to the wind and made for the beach. | 40After casting off the anchors, they left them in the sea, at the same time loosening the ropes that held the rudders. Then they hoisted the foresail to the wind and headed for the beach. |
| 41But the vessel struck a sandbar and ran aground. The bow stuck fast and would not move, and the stern was being broken up by the pounding of the waves. | 41But they struck a sandbar and ran the ship aground. The bow jammed fast and remained immovable, while the stern began to break up by the pounding of the waves. |
| 42The soldiers planned to kill the prisoners so none of them could swim to freedom. | 42The soldiers' plan was to kill the prisoners so that no one could swim away and escape. |
| 43But the centurion, wanting to spare Paul’s life, thwarted their plan. He commanded those who could swim to jump overboard first and get to land. | 43But the centurion kept them from carrying out their plan because he wanted to save Paul, so he ordered those who could swim to jump overboard first and get to land. |
| 44The rest were to follow on planks and various parts of the ship. In this way everyone was brought safely to land. | 44The rest were to follow, some on planks and some on debris from the ship. In this way, everyone safely reached the shore. |
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