Acts 27

1 And when it was determined that we should sail into Italy, they delivered Paul and certain other prisoners unto one named Julius, a centurion of Augustus' band.
1 Ὡς δὲ ἐκρίθη τοῦ ἀποπλεῖν ἡμᾶς εἰς τὴν Ἰταλίαν, παρεδίδουν τόν τε Παῦλον καί τινας ἑτέρους δεσμώτας ἑκατοντάρχῃ, ὀνόματι Ἰουλίῳ, σπείρης Σεβαστῆς.
2 And entering into a ship of Adramyttium, we launched, meaning
ℵBA ⟨which was going⟩
 to sail by the coasts of Asia
ℵBA ⟨Asia, we launched⟩
; one Aristarchus, a Macedonian of Thessalonica, being with us.
2 Ἐπιβάντες δὲ πλοίῳ Ἀδραμυττηνῷ, μέλλοντες
WH Ἁδραμυντηνῷ μέλλοντι
 πλεῖν [+]
WH εἰς
 τοὺς κατὰ τὴν Ἀσίαν τόπους, ἀνήχθημεν, ὄντος σὺν ἡμῖν Ἀριστάρχου Μακεδόνος Θεσσαλονικέως.
3 And the next day we touched at Sidon. And Julius
A ⟨Julianus⟩
 courteously entreated Paul, and gave him liberty to go unto his friends to refresh himself.
3 Τῇ τε ἑτέρᾳ κατήχθημεν εἰς Σιδῶνα· φιλανθρώπως τε ὁ Ἰούλιος τῷ Παύλῳ χρησάμενος ἐπέτρεψεν πρὸς τοὺς φίλους πορευθέντα
WH πορευθέντι
 ἐπιμελείας τυχεῖν.
4 And when we had launched from thence, we sailed under Cyprus, because the winds were contrary.
4 Κἀκεῖθεν ἀναχθέντες ὑπεπλεύσαμεν τὴν Κύπρον, διὰ τὸ τοὺς ἀνέμους εἶναι ἐναντίους.
5 And when we had sailed over the sea of Cilicia and Pamphylia, we came to Myra
B ⟨Myrra⟩; ℵA ⟨Lystra⟩
, a city of Lycia.
5 Τό τε πέλαγος τὸ κατὰ τὴν Κιλικίαν καὶ Παμφυλίαν διαπλεύσαντες, κατήλθομεν
WH κατήλθαμεν
 εἰς Μύρα
WH Μύρρα
 τῆς Λυκίας.
6 And there the centurion found a ship of Alexandria sailing into Italy; and he put us therein.
6 Κἀκεῖ εὑρὼν ὁ ἑκατόνταρχος
WH ἑκατοντάρχης
 πλοῖον Ἀλεξανδρῖνον πλέον εἰς τὴν Ἰταλίαν, ἐνεβίβασεν ἡμᾶς εἰς αὐτό.
7 And when we had sailed slowly many days, and scarce were come over against Cnidus, the wind not suffering us, we sailed under Crete, over against Salmone;
7 Ἐν ἱκαναῖς δὲ ἡμέραις βραδυπλοοῦντες, καὶ μόλις γενόμενοι κατὰ τὴν Κνίδον, μὴ προσεῶντος ἡμᾶς τοῦ ἀνέμου, ὑπεπλεύσαμεν τὴν Κρήτην κατὰ Σαλμώνην·
8 And, hardly passing it, came unto a place which is called The fair havens; nigh whereunto was the city of Lasea
A ⟨Alassa⟩
.
8 μόλις τε παραλεγόμενοι αὐτὴν ἤλθομεν εἰς τόπον τινὰ καλούμενον Καλοὺς Λιμένας, ᾧ ἐγγὺς ἦν πόλις Λασαία
WH Λασέα
.
9 Now when much time was spent, and when sailing was now dangerous, because the fast was now already past, Paul admonished them,
9 Ἱκανοῦ δὲ χρόνου διαγενομένου, καὶ ὄντος ἤδη ἐπισφαλοῦς τοῦ πλοός, διὰ τὸ καὶ τὴν νηστείαν ἤδη παρεληλυθέναι, παρῄνει ὁ Παῦλος
10 And said unto them, Sirs, I perceive that this voyage will be with hurt and much damage, not only of the lading and ship, but also of our lives.
10 λέγων αὐτοῖς, Ἄνδρες, θεωρῶ ὅτι μετὰ ὕβρεως καὶ πολλῆς ζημίας, οὐ μόνον τοῦ φορτίου καὶ τοῦ πλοίου ἀλλὰ καὶ τῶν ψυχῶν ἡμῶν, μέλλειν ἔσεσθαι τὸν πλοῦν.
11 Nevertheless the centurion believed the master and the owner of the ship, more than those things which were spoken by Paul.
11 Ὁ δὲ ἑκατοντάρχης τῷ κυβερνήτῃ καὶ τῷ ναυκλήρῳ [+]
WH μᾶλλον
 ἐπείθετο μᾶλλον
WH omit
 ἢ τοῖς ὑπὸ τοῦ
WH omit
 Παύλου λεγομένοις.
12 And because the haven was not commodious to winter in, the more part advised to depart thence also, if by any means they might attain to Phenice, and there to winter; which is an haven of Crete, and lieth toward the south west and north west.
12 Ἀνευθέτου δὲ τοῦ λιμένος ὑπάρχοντος πρὸς παραχειμασίαν, οἱ πλείους
WH πλείονες
 ἔθεντο βουλὴν ἀναχθῆναι κἀκεῖθεν
WH ἐκεῖθεν
, εἴ πως δύναιντο καταντήσαντες εἰς Φοίνικα παραχειμάσαι, λιμένα τῆς Κρήτης βλέποντα κατὰ λίβα καὶ κατὰ χῶρον.
13 And when the south wind blew softly, supposing that they had obtained their purpose, loosing thence, they sailed close by Crete.
13 Ὑποπνεύσαντος δὲ νότου, δόξαντες τῆς προθέσεως κεκρατηκέναι, ἄραντες ἆσσον παρελέγοντο τὴν Κρήτην.
14 But not long after there arose against it a tempestuous wind, called Euroclydon
ℵBA ⟨Euraquilon⟩
.
14 Μετ’ οὐ πολὺ δὲ ἔβαλεν κατ’ αὐτῆς ἄνεμος τυφωνικός, ὁ καλούμενος Εὐροκλύδων
WH Εὐρακύλων
·
15 And when the ship was caught, and could not bear up into the wind, we let her drive.
15 συναρπασθέντος δὲ τοῦ πλοίου, καὶ μὴ δυναμένου ἀντοφθαλμεῖν τῷ ἀνέμῳ, ἐπιδόντες ἐφερόμεθα.
16 And running under a certain island which is called Clauda
ℵ2B ⟨Cauda⟩
, we had much work to come by the boat:
16 Νησίον δέ τι ὑποδραμόντες καλούμενον Κλαύδην μόλις
WH Καῦδα
 ἰσχύσαμεν [+]
WH μόλις
 περικρατεῖς γενέσθαι τῆς σκάφης·
17 Which when they had taken up, they used helps
ℵ ⟨help⟩
, undergirding the ship; and, fearing lest they should fall into the quicksands, strake sail, and so were driven.
17 ἣν ἄραντες, βοηθείαις ἐχρῶντο, ὑποζωννύντες τὸ πλοῖον· φοβούμενοί τε μὴ εἰς τὴν Σύρτην
WH Σύρτιν
 ἐκπέσωσιν, χαλάσαντες τὸ σκεῦος, οὕτως ἐφέροντο.
18 And we being exceedingly tossed with a tempest, the next day they lightened the ship;
18 Σφοδρῶς δὲ χειμαζομένων ἡμῶν, τῇ ἑξῆς ἐκβολὴν ἐποιοῦντο·
19 And the third day we
ℵBA ⟨they⟩
 cast out with our
ℵBA ⟨their⟩
 own hands the tackling of the ship.
19 καὶ τῇ τρίτῃ αὐτόχειρες τὴν σκευὴν τοῦ πλοίου ἐρρίψαμεν
WH ἔριψαν
.
20 And when neither sun nor stars in many days appeared, and no small tempest lay on us, all hope that we should be saved was then
B omit
 taken away.
20 Μήτε δὲ ἡλίου μήτε ἄστρων ἐπιφαινόντων ἐπὶ πλείονας ἡμέρας, χειμῶνός τε οὐκ ὀλίγου ἐπικειμένου, λοιπὸν περιῃρεῖτο πᾶσα
WH omit
 ἐλπὶς [+]
WH πᾶσα
 τοῦ σῴζεσθαι ἡμᾶς.
21 But
ℵBA ⟨And⟩
 after long abstinence Paul stood forth in the midst of them, and said, Sirs, ye should have hearkened unto me, and not have loosed from Crete, and to have gained this harm and loss.
21 Πολλῆς δὲ
WH τε
 ἀσιτίας ὑπαρχούσης, τότε σταθεὶς ὁ Παῦλος ἐν μέσῳ αὐτῶν εἶπεν, Ἔδει μέν, ὦ ἄνδρες, πειθαρχήσαντάς μοι μὴ ἀνάγεσθαι ἀπὸ τῆς Κρήτης, κερδῆσαί τε τὴν ὕβριν ταύτην καὶ τὴν ζημίαν.
22 And now I exhort you to be of good cheer: for there shall be no loss of any man's life among you, but of the ship.
22 Καὶ τὰ νῦν παραινῶ ὑμᾶς εὐθυμεῖν· ἀποβολὴ γὰρ ψυχῆς οὐδεμία ἔσται ἐξ ὑμῶν, πλὴν τοῦ πλοίου.
23 For there stood by me this night the angel of God, whose I am, and whom I serve,
23 Παρέστη γάρ μοι ταύτῃ τῇ νυκτὶ ἄγγελος
WH omit
 τοῦ θεοῦ, οὗ εἰμι, ᾧ καὶ λατρεύω, [+]
WH ἄγγελος
24 Saying, Fear not, Paul; thou must be brought before Cæsar: and, lo, God hath given thee all them that sail with thee.
24 λέγων, Μὴ φοβοῦ, Παῦλε· Καίσαρί σε δεῖ παραστῆναι· καὶ ἰδού, κεχάρισταί σοι ὁ θεὸς πάντας τοὺς πλέοντας μετὰ σοῦ.
25 Wherefore, sirs, be of good cheer: for I believe God, that it shall be even as it was told me.
25 Διὸ εὐθυμεῖτε ἄνδρες· πιστεύω γὰρ τῷ θεῷ ὅτι οὕτως ἔσται καθ’ ὃν τρόπον λελάληταί μοι.
26 Howbeit we must be cast upon a certain island.
26 Εἰς νῆσον δέ τινα δεῖ ἡμᾶς ἐκπεσεῖν.
27 But when the fourteenth night was come, as we were driven up and down in Adria, about midnight the shipmen deemed that they drew near to some country;
27 Ὡς δὲ τεσσαρεσκαιδεκάτη νὺξ ἐγένετο, διαφερομένων ἡμῶν ἐν τῷ Ἀδρίᾳ, κατὰ μέσον τῆς νυκτὸς ὑπενόουν οἱ ναῦται προσάγειν τινὰ αὐτοῖς χώραν·
28 And sounded, and found it twenty fathoms: and when they had gone a little further, they sounded again, and found it fifteen fathoms.
28 καὶ βολίσαντες εὗρον ὀργυιὰς εἴκοσι· βραχὺ δὲ διαστήσαντες, καὶ πάλιν βολίσαντες, εὗρον ὀργυιὰς δεκαπέντε·
29 Then fearing lest we should have fallen upon rocks, they cast four anchors out of the stern, and wished for the day.
29 φοβούμενοί τε μήπως εἰς
WH μή που κατὰ
 τραχεῖς τόπους ἐκπέσωμεν, ἐκ πρύμνης ῥίψαντες ἀγκύρας τέσσαρας, ηὔχοντο ἡμέραν γενέσθαι.
30 And as the shipmen were about to flee out of the ship, when they had let down the boat into the sea, under colour as though they would have cast anchors out of the foreship,
30 Τῶν δὲ ναυτῶν ζητούντων φυγεῖν ἐκ τοῦ πλοίου, καὶ χαλασάντων τὴν σκάφην εἰς τὴν θάλασσαν, προφάσει ὡς ἐκ πρῴρας
WH πρῴρης ἀγκύρας
 μελλόντων ἀγκύρας
WH omit
 ἐκτείνειν,
31 Paul said to the centurion and to the soldiers, Except these abide in the ship, ye cannot be saved.
31 εἶπεν ὁ Παῦλος τῷ ἑκατοντάρχῃ καὶ τοῖς στρατιώταις, Ἐὰν μὴ οὗτοι μείνωσιν ἐν τῷ πλοίῳ, ὑμεῖς σωθῆναι οὐ δύνασθε.
32 Then the soldiers cut off the ropes of the boat, and let her fall off.
32 Τότε [+]
WH ἀπέκοψαν
 οἱ στρατιῶται ἀπέκοψαν
WH omit
 τὰ σχοινία τῆς σκάφης, καὶ εἴασαν αὐτὴν ἐκπεσεῖν.
33 And while the day was coming on, Paul besought them all to take meat, saying, This day is the fourteenth day that ye have tarried and continued fasting, having taken nothing.
33 Ἄχρι δὲ οὗ [+]
WH ἡμέρα
 ἤμελλεν ἡμέρα
WH omit
 γίνεσθαι, παρεκάλει ὁ Παῦλος ἅπαντας μεταλαβεῖν τροφῆς, λέγων, Τεσσαρεσκαιδεκάτην σήμερον ἡμέραν προσδοκῶντες ἄσιτοι διατελεῖτε, μηδὲν
WH μηθὲν
 προσλαβόμενοι.
34 Wherefore
B ⟨Wherefore also⟩
 I pray you to take some meat: for this is for your
A ⟨our⟩
 health: for there shall not an hair fall
ℵBA ⟨perish⟩
 from the head of any of you.
34 Διὸ παρακαλῶ ὑμᾶς προσλαβεῖν
WH μεταλαβεῖν
 τροφῆς· τοῦτο γὰρ πρὸς τῆς ὑμετέρας σωτηρίας ὑπάρχει· οὐδενὸς γὰρ ὑμῶν θρὶξ ἐκ
WH ἀπὸ
 τῆς κεφαλῆς πεσεῖται
WH ἀπολεῖται
.
35 And when he had thus spoken, he took bread, and gave thanks to God in presence of them all: and when he had broken it, he began to eat.
35 Εἰπὼν
WH εἴπας
 δὲ ταῦτα, καὶ λαβὼν ἄρτον, εὐχαρίστησεν τῷ θεῷ ἐνώπιον πάντων· καὶ κλάσας ἤρξατο ἐσθίειν.
36 Then were they all of good cheer, and they also took some meat.
36 Εὔθυμοι δὲ γενόμενοι πάντες καὶ αὐτοὶ προσελάβοντο τροφῆς.
37 And we were in all in the ship two hundred
B ⟨about⟩
 threescore and sixteen
A ⟨fifteen⟩
 souls.
37 Ἦμεν
WH ἤμεθα
 δὲ ἐν τῷ πλοίῳ
WH omit
 αἱ πᾶσαι ψυχαί, διακόσιαι
WH ἐν τῷ πλοίῳ ὡς
 ἑβδομήκοντα ἕξ.
38 And when they had eaten enough, they lightened the ship, and cast out the wheat into the sea.
38 Κορεσθέντες δὲ τῆς
WH omit
 τροφῆς ἐκούφιζον τὸ πλοῖον, ἐκβαλλόμενοι τὸν σῖτον εἰς τὴν θάλασσαν.
39 And when it was day, they knew not the land: but they discovered a certain creek with a shore, into the which they were minded
A ⟨wished⟩
, if it were possible, to thrust in the ship.
39 Ὅτε δὲ ἡμέρα ἐγένετο, τὴν γῆν οὐκ ἐπεγίνωσκον· κόλπον δέ τινα κατενόουν ἔχοντα αἰγιαλόν, εἰς ὃν ἐβουλεύσαντο,
WH ἐβουλεύοντο
 εἰ δυνατόν, ἐξῶσαι
WH δύναιντο ἐκσῶσαι
 τὸ πλοῖον.
40 And when they had taken up the anchors, they committed themselves unto the sea, and loosed the rudder bands, and hoised up the mainsail to the wind, and made toward shore.
40 Καὶ τὰς ἀγκύρας περιελόντες εἴων εἰς τὴν θάλασσαν, ἅμα ἀνέντες τὰς ζευκτηρίας τῶν πηδαλίων· καὶ ἐπάραντες τὸν ἀρτέμονα
WH ἀρτέμωνα
 τῇ πνεούσῃ κατεῖχον εἰς τὸν αἰγιαλόν.
41 And falling into a place where two seas met, they ran the ship aground; and the forepart stuck fast, and remained unmoveable, but the hinder part was broken with the violence of the waves
ℵBA ⟨by the violence⟩
.
41 Περιπεσόντες δὲ εἰς τόπον διθάλασσον ἐπώκειλαν
WH ἐπέκειλαν
 τὴν ναῦν· καὶ ἡ μὲν πρῷρα ἐρείσασα ἔμεινεν ἀσάλευτος, ἡ δὲ πρύμνα ἐλύετο ὑπὸ τῆς βίας τῶν κυμάτων.
WH omit
42 And the soldiers' counsel was to kill the prisoners, lest any of them should swim out, and escape.
42 Τῶν δὲ στρατιωτῶν βουλὴ ἐγένετο ἵνα τοὺς δεσμώτας ἀποκτείνωσιν, μή τις ἐκκολυμβήσας διαφύγῃ.
43 But the centurion, willing to save Paul, kept them from their purpose; and commanded that they which could swim should cast themselves first into the sea, and get to land:
43 Ὁ δὲ ἑκατόνταρχος,
WH ἑκατοντάρχης
 βουλόμενος διασῶσαι τὸν Παῦλον, ἐκώλυσεν αὐτοὺς τοῦ βουλήματος, ἐκέλευσέν τε τοὺς δυναμένους κολυμβᾷν ἀπορρίψαντας
WH ἀπορίψαντας
 πρώτους ἐπὶ τὴν γῆν ἐξιέναι·
44 And the rest, some on boards, and some on broken pieces of the ship. And so it came to pass, that they escaped all safe to land.
44 καὶ τοὺς λοιπούς, οὓς μὲν ἐπὶ σανίσιν, οὓς δὲ ἐπί τινων τῶν ἀπὸ τοῦ πλοίου. Καὶ οὕτως ἐγένετο πάντας διασωθῆναι ἐπὶ τὴν γῆν.
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About the Greek Text

The Greek text displayed here follows The New Testament in the Original Greek: Byzantine Textform, edited by Maurice A. Robinson and William G. Pierpont (2nd ed., 2018). This has been collated, however, with the Greek text of Westcott and Hort (first published in 1881), and the variants are recorded in the notes.