Acts 27:1-7 ▼

1 THEN Festus commanded him to be sent to Cæsar in Italy, and he delivered Paul together with other prisoners to a centurion of the company of Se-bas’ti-an named Julius.

2 When we were ready to sail, we embarked in a ship of the city of Ad-ra-myt’ti-um, bound for Asia Minor, and there boarded the ship with us, Ar-is-tar’chus a Mac-e-do’nian of the city of Thes-sa-lo-ni’ca.

3 And the next day, we arrived at Sidon. And the centurion treated Paul with kindness, permitting him to visit his friends and to rest.

4 Then we sailed from thence, and because the winds were contrary, we had to sail towards Cyprus.

5 And when we had sailed over the sea of Ci-li’cia and Pam-phyl’i-a, we arrived at Myra, a city of Lycia.

6 And there the centurion found a ship from Al-ex-an’dri-a bound for Italy; and he put us on board of it.

7 And because for a number of days she sailed slowly, we arrived with difficulty towards the Island of Cni’dus; and because the wind would not allow us to sail in a straight course, we had to sail around Crete towards the city of Sal-mo’ne;