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Acts Chapter 27

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Acts 27

1And when it was determined that he should sail into Italy and that Paul, with the other prisoners, should be delivered to a centurion, named Julius, of the band Augusta,
Acts 25:25, Acts 25:25, Acts 10:1, Acts 25:12, Acts 10:1
2Going on board a ship of Adrumetum, we launched, meaning to sail by the coasts of Asia, Aristarchus, the Macedonian of Thessalonica, continuing with us.
Acts 19:29, Acts 19:29, Philemon 1:24, Colossians 4:10, Philemon 1:24
3And the day following, we came to Sidon. And Julius, treating Paul courteously, permitted him to go to his friends and to take care of himself.
Acts 24:23, Acts 24:23, Acts 28:16, Acts 28:16, Acts 27:43
4And when we had launched from thence, we sailed under Cyprus, because the winds were contrary.
Acts 4:36, Acts 4:36, Acts 11:19, Acts 11:20, Acts 15:39
5And sailing over the sea of Cilicia and Pamphylia, we came to Lystra, which is in Lycia.
Acts 6:9, Acts 6:9, Acts 13:13, Acts 13:13, Acts 2:10
6And there, the centurion, finding a ship of Alexandria sailing into Italy, removed us into it.
Acts 28:11, Acts 28:11, Acts 18:24, Acts 6:9, Acts 27:1
7And when for many days we had sailed slowly and were scarce come over against Gnidus, the wind not suffering us, we sailed near Crete by Salmone.
Acts 27:21, Acts 27:21, Titus 1:5, Acts 27:12, Acts 27:13
8And with much ado sailing by it, we came into a certain place, which is called Good-havens, nigh to which was the city of Thalassa.
9And when much time was spent and when sailing now was dangerous, because the fast was now past, Paul comforted them,
Numbers 29:7, Leviticus 23:27, Leviticus 23:29, Numbers 29:7, Leviticus 23:27
10Saying to them: Ye men, I see that the voyage beginneth to be with injury and much damage, not only of the lading and ship, but also of our lives.
Amos 3:7, Acts 27:20, Acts 27:26, Acts 27:41, Acts 27:44
11But the centurion believed the pilot and the master of the ship, more than those things which were said by Paul.
Ezekiel 33:4, Ezekiel 33:4, Hebrews 11:7, Ezekiel 3:17, Ezekiel 3:18
12And whereas it was not a commodious haven to winter in, the greatest part gave counsel to sail thence, if by any means they might reach Phenice, to winter there, which is a haven of Crete, looking towards the southwest and northwest.
Psalms 107:30, Acts 27:8, Psalms 107:30, Acts 27:8
13And the south wind gently blowing, thinking that they had obtained their purpose, when they had loosed from Asson, they sailed close by Crete.
Luke 12:55, Song of Solomon 4:16, Psalms 78:26, Job 37:17, Luke 12:55
14But not long after, there arose against it a tempestuous wind, called Euroaquilo.
Mark 4:37, Mark 4:37, Psalms 107:25, Psalms 107:27, Psalms 107:25
15And when the ship was caught and could not bear up against the wind, giving up the ship to the winds, we were driven.
Acts 27:27, James 3:4, Acts 27:27, James 3:4
16And running under a certain island that is called Cauda, we had much work to come by the boat.
17Which being taken up, they used helps, undergirding the ship: and fearing lest they should fall into the quicksands, they let down the sail yard and so were driven.
Acts 27:29, Acts 27:29, Acts 27:26, Acts 27:41, Acts 27:26
18And we, being mightily tossed with the tempest, the next day they lightened the ship.
Jonah 1:5, Jonah 1:5, Acts 27:38, Acts 27:38, Hebrews 12:1
19And the third day they cast out with their own hands the tacking of the ship.
Job 2:4, Job 2:4, Luke 9:24, Luke 9:25, Jonah 1:5
20And when neither sun nor stars appeared for many days and no small storms lay on us, all hope of our being saved was now taken away.
Matthew 8:24, Matthew 8:25, Matthew 24:29, Matthew 8:24, Matthew 8:25
21And after they had fasted a long time, Paul standing forth in the midst of them, said: You should indeed, O ye men, have hearkened unto me and not have loosed from Crete and have gained this harm and loss.
Genesis 42:22, Psalms 107:5, Psalms 107:6, Genesis 42:22, Psalms 107:5
22And now I exhort you to be of good cheer. For there shall be no loss of any man's life among you, but only of the ship.
Acts 27:25, Acts 27:36, 2 Corinthians 4:8, 2 Corinthians 4:9, Acts 27:25
23For an angel of God, whose I am and whom I serve, stood by me this night,
Acts 23:11, Acts 23:11, 2 Timothy 4:17, Acts 5:19, Hebrews 1:14
24Saying: Fear not, Paul, thou must be brought before Caesar; and behold, God hath given thee all them that sail with thee.
Acts 23:11, Acts 23:11, 2 Timothy 4:16, 2 Timothy 4:17, Matthew 10:28
25Wherefore, sirs, be of good cheer: for I believe God, that it shall so be, as it hath been told me.
Romans 4:20, Romans 4:21, Romans 4:20, Romans 4:21, Luke 1:45
26And we must come unto a certain island.
Acts 28:1, Acts 28:1, Acts 27:17, Acts 27:17, Acts 27:29
27But after the fourteenth night was come, as we were sailing in Adria, about midnight, the shipmen deemed that they discovered some country.
Jonah 1:6, Acts 27:30, 1 Kings 9:27, Revelation 18:17, Jonah 1:6
28Who also sounding, found twenty fathoms: and going on a little further, they found fifteen fathoms.
29Then fearing lest we should fall upon rough places, they cast four anchors out of the stern: and wished for the day.
Acts 27:17, Acts 27:17, Hebrews 6:19, Hebrews 6:19, Acts 27:30
30But as the shipmen sought to fly out of the ship, having let down the boat into the sea, under colour, as though they would have cast anchors out of the forepart of the ship,
Acts 27:16, Acts 27:16, Acts 27:32, Acts 27:32
31Paul said to the centurion and to the soldiers: Except these stay in the ship, you cannot be saved.
2 Thessalonians 2:13, 2 Thessalonians 2:14, 2 Thessalonians 2:13, 2 Thessalonians 2:14, Jeremiah 29:11
32Then the soldiers cut off the ropes of the boat and let her fall off.
Philippians 3:7, Philippians 3:9, Philippians 3:7, Philippians 3:9, Luke 16:8
33And when it began to be light, Paul besought them all to take meat, saying: This day is the fourteenth day that you have waited and continued fasting, taking nothing.
34Wherefore, I pray you to take some meat for your health's sake: for there shall not an hair of the head of any of you perish.
Matthew 10:30, Matthew 10:30, 1 Kings 1:52, 1 Kings 1:52, Luke 21:18
35And when he had said these things, taking bread, he gave thanks to God in the sight of them all. And when he had broken it, he began to eat.
Matthew 15:36, Matthew 15:36, 1 Corinthians 10:30, 1 Corinthians 10:31, 2 Timothy 1:8
36Then were they all of better cheer: and they also took some meat.
2 Corinthians 1:4, 2 Corinthians 1:6, 2 Corinthians 1:4, 2 Corinthians 1:6, Acts 27:22
37And we were in all in the ship two hundred threescore and sixteen souls.
Acts 2:41, Acts 2:41, Acts 7:14, Romans 13:1, 1 Peter 3:20
38And when they had eaten enough, they lightened the ship, casting the wheat into the sea.
Jonah 1:5, Jonah 1:5, Matthew 6:25, Matthew 16:26, Acts 27:18
39And when it was day, they knew not the land. But they discovered a certain creek that had a shore, into which they minded, if they could, to thrust in the ship.
Acts 28:1, Acts 28:1
40And when they had taken up the anchors, they committed themselves to the sea, loosing withal the rudder bands. And hoisting up the mainsail to the wind, they made towards shore.
Isaiah 33:23, Acts 27:29, Acts 27:30, Isaiah 33:23, Acts 27:29
41And when we were fallen into a place where two seas met, they run the ship aground. And the forepart indeed, sticking fast, remained unmoveable: but the hinder part was broken with the violence of the sea.
2 Corinthians 11:25, 2 Corinthians 11:26, Ezekiel 27:26, 2 Corinthians 11:25, 2 Corinthians 11:26
42And the soldiers' counsel was that they should kill the prisoners, lest any of them, swimming out should escape.
Acts 12:19, Ecclesiastes 9:3, Psalms 74:20, Proverbs 12:10, Luke 23:40
43But the centurion, willing to save Paul, forbade it to be done. And he commanded that they who could swim should cast themselves first into the sea and save themselves and get to land.
Acts 27:3, Acts 27:3, Proverbs 16:7, Proverbs 16:7, Acts 23:10
44And the rest, some they carried on boards and some on those things that belonged to the ship. And so it came to pass that every soul got safe to land.
Acts 27:22, Acts 27:22, Psalms 107:28, Psalms 107:30, Psalms 107:28

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