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Acts 27 SBL Greek New Testament
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1 Ὡς δὲ ἐκρίθη τοῦ ἀποπλεῖν ἡμᾶς εἰς τὴν Ἰταλίαν, παρεδίδουν τόν τε Παῦλον καί τινας ἑτέρους δεσμώτας ἑκατοντάρχῃ ὀνόματι Ἰουλίῳ σπείρης Σεβαστῆς.
1 When it was determined that we should sail for Italy, they delivered Paul and certain other prisoners to a centurion named Julius, of the Augustan band.
2 ἐπιβάντες δὲ πλοίῳ Ἀδραμυττηνῷ ⸀μέλλοντι πλεῖν ⸀εἰς τοὺς κατὰ τὴν Ἀσίαν τόπους ἀνήχθημεν ὄντος σὺν ἡμῖν Ἀριστάρχου Μακεδόνος Θεσσαλονικέως·
2 Embarking in a ship of Adramyttium, which was about to sail to places on the coast of Asia, we put to sea, Aristarchus, a Macedonian of Thessalonica being with us.
3 τῇ τε ἑτέρᾳ κατήχθημεν εἰς Σιδῶνα, φιλανθρώπως τε ὁ Ἰούλιος τῷ Παύλῳ χρησάμενος ἐπέτρεψεν πρὸς τοὺς φίλους ⸀πορευθέντι ἐπιμελείας τυχεῖν.
3 The next day, we touched at Sidon. Julius treated Paul kindly and gave him permission to go to his friends and refresh himself.
4 κἀκεῖθεν ἀναχθέντες ὑπεπλεύσαμεν τὴν Κύπρον διὰ τὸ τοὺς ἀνέμους εἶναι ἐναντίους,
4 Putting to sea from there, we sailed under the lee of Cyprus, because the winds were contrary.
5 τό τε πέλαγος τὸ κατὰ τὴν Κιλικίαν καὶ Παμφυλίαν διαπλεύσαντες κατήλθομεν εἰς Μύρα τῆς Λυκίας.
5 When we had sailed across the sea which is off Cilicia and Pamphylia, we came to Myra, a city of Lycia.
6 κἀκεῖ εὑρὼν ὁ ⸀ἑκατοντάρχης πλοῖον Ἀλεξανδρῖνον πλέον εἰς τὴν Ἰταλίαν ἐνεβίβασεν ἡμᾶς εἰς αὐτό.
6 There the centurion found a ship of Alexandria sailing for Italy, and he put us on board.
7 ἐν ἱκαναῖς δὲ ἡμέραις βραδυπλοοῦντες καὶ μόλις γενόμενοι κατὰ τὴν Κνίδον, μὴ προσεῶντος ἡμᾶς τοῦ ἀνέμου, ὑπεπλεύσαμεν τὴν Κρήτην κατὰ Σαλμώνην,
7 When we had sailed slowly many days, and had come with difficulty opposite Cnidus, the wind not allowing us further, we sailed under the lee of Crete, opposite Salmone.
8 μόλις τε παραλεγόμενοι αὐτὴν ἤλθομεν εἰς τόπον τινὰ καλούμενον Καλοὺς Λιμένας ᾧ ἐγγὺς ⸂ἦν πόλις ⸀Λασαία
8 With difficulty sailing along it we came to a certain place called Fair Havens, near the city of Lasea.
9 Ἱκανοῦ δὲ χρόνου διαγενομένου καὶ ὄντος ἤδη ἐπισφαλοῦς τοῦ πλοὸς διὰ τὸ καὶ τὴν νηστείαν ἤδη παρεληλυθέναι, παρῄνει ὁ Παῦλος
9 When much time had passed and the voyage was now dangerous because the Fast had now already gone by, Paul admonished them
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.
10 and said to them, “Sirs, I perceive that the voyage will be with injury and much loss, not only of the cargo and the ship, but also of our lives.”
11 ὁ δὲ ἑκατοντάρχης τῷ κυβερνήτῃ καὶ τῷ ναυκλήρῳ ⸂μᾶλλον ἐπείθετο ἢ τοῖς ⸀ὑπὸ Παύλου λεγομένοις.
11 But the centurion gave more heed to the master and to the owner of the ship than to those things which were spoken by Paul.
12 ἀνευθέτου δὲ τοῦ λιμένος ὑπάρχοντος πρὸς παραχειμασίαν οἱ πλείονες ἔθεντο βουλὴν ἀναχθῆναι ⸀ἐκεῖθεν εἴ πως δύναιντο καταντήσαντες εἰς Φοίνικα παραχειμάσαι, λιμένα τῆς Κρήτης βλέποντα κατὰ λίβα καὶ κατὰ χῶρον.
12 Because the haven was not suitable to winter in, the majority advised going to sea from there, if by any means they could reach Phoenix and winter there, which is a port of Crete, looking southwest and northwest.
13 Ὑποπνεύσαντος δὲ νότου δόξαντες τῆς προθέσεως κεκρατηκέναι ἄραντες ἆσσον παρελέγοντο τὴν Κρήτην.
13 When the south wind blew softly, supposing that they had obtained their purpose, they weighed anchor and sailed along Crete, close to shore.
14 μετʼ οὐ πολὺ δὲ ἔβαλεν κατʼ αὐτῆς ἄνεμος τυφωνικὸς ὁ καλούμενος ⸀Εὐρακύλων
14 But before long, a stormy wind beat down from shore, which is called Euroclydon.
15 συναρπασθέντος δὲ τοῦ πλοίου καὶ μὴ δυναμένου ἀντοφθαλμεῖν τῷ ἀνέμῳ ἐπιδόντες ἐφερόμεθα.
15 When the ship was caught and couldn’t face the wind, we gave way to it and were driven along.
16 νησίον δέ τι ὑποδραμόντες καλούμενον ⸀Καῦδα ⸂ἰσχύσαμεν μόλις περικρατεῖς γενέσθαι τῆς σκάφης,
16 Running under the lee of a small island called Clauda, we were able, with difficulty, to secure the boat.
17 ἣν ἄραντες βοηθείαις ἐχρῶντο ὑποζωννύντες τὸ πλοῖον· φοβούμενοί τε μὴ εἰς τὴν Σύρτιν ἐκπέσωσιν, χαλάσαντες τὸ σκεῦος, οὕτως ἐφέροντο.
17 After they had hoisted it up, they used cables to help reinforce the ship. Fearing that they would run aground on the Syrtis sand bars, they lowered the sea anchor, and so were driven along.
18 σφοδρῶς δὲ χειμαζομένων ἡμῶν τῇ ἑξῆς ἐκβολὴν ἐποιοῦντο,
18 As we labored exceedingly with the storm, the next day they began to throw things overboard.
19 καὶ τῇ τρίτῃ αὐτόχειρες τὴν σκευὴν τοῦ πλοίου ⸀ἔρριψαν
19 On the third day, they threw out the ship’s tackle with their own hands.
20 μήτε δὲ ἡλίου μήτε ἄστρων ἐπιφαινόντων ἐπὶ πλείονας ἡμέρας, χειμῶνός τε οὐκ ὀλίγου ἐπικειμένου, λοιπὸν περιῃρεῖτο ⸂ἐλπὶς πᾶσα τοῦ σῴζεσθαι ἡμᾶς.
20 When neither sun nor stars shone on us for many days, and no small storm pressed on us, all hope that we would be saved was now taken away.
21 Πολλῆς ⸀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.
21 When they had been long without food, Paul stood up in the middle of them and said, “Sirs, you should have listened to me, and not have set sail from Crete and have gotten this injury and loss.
22 καὶ τὰ νῦν παραινῶ ὑμᾶς εὐθυμεῖν, ἀποβολὴ γὰρ ψυχῆς οὐδεμία ἔσται ἐξ ὑμῶν πλὴν τοῦ πλοίου·
22 Now I exhort you to cheer up, for there will be no loss of life among you, but only of the ship.
23 παρέστη γάρ μοι ταύτῃ τῇ ⸀νυκτὶ τοῦ θεοῦ, οὗ ⸀εἰμι ᾧ καὶ λατρεύω, ⸀ἄγγελος
23 For there stood by me this night an angel, belonging to the God whose I am and whom I serve,
24 λέγων· Μὴ φοβοῦ, Παῦλε· Καίσαρί σε δεῖ παραστῆναι, καὶ ἰδοὺ κεχάρισταί σοι ὁ θεὸς πάντας τοὺς πλέοντας μετὰ σοῦ.
24 saying, ‘Don’t be afraid, Paul. You must stand before Caesar. Behold, God has granted you all those who sail with you.’
25 διὸ εὐθυμεῖτε, ἄνδρες· πιστεύω γὰρ τῷ θεῷ ὅτι οὕτως ἔσται καθʼ ὃν τρόπον λελάληταί μοι.
25 Therefore, sirs, cheer up! For I believe God, that it will be just as it has been spoken to me.
26 εἰς νῆσον δέ τινα δεῖ ἡμᾶς ἐκπεσεῖν.
26 But we must run aground on a certain island.”
27 Ὡς δὲ τεσσαρεσκαιδεκάτη νὺξ ἐγένετο διαφερομένων ἡμῶν ἐν τῷ Ἀδρίᾳ, κατὰ μέσον τῆς νυκτὸς ὑπενόουν οἱ ναῦται προσάγειν τινὰ αὐτοῖς χώραν.
27 But when the fourteenth night had come, as we were driven back and forth in the Adriatic Sea, about midnight the sailors surmised that they were drawing near to some land.
28 καὶ βολίσαντες εὗρον ὀργυιὰς εἴκοσι, βραχὺ δὲ διαστήσαντες καὶ πάλιν βολίσαντες εὗρον ὀργυιὰς δεκαπέντε·
28 They took soundings and found twenty fathoms. After a little while, they took soundings again, and found fifteen fathoms.
29 φοβούμενοί τε ⸂μή που κατὰ τραχεῖς τόπους ἐκπέσωμεν ἐκ πρύμνης ῥίψαντες ἀγκύρας τέσσαρας ηὔχοντο ἡμέραν γενέσθαι.
29 Fearing that we would run aground on rocky ground, they let go four anchors from the stern, and wished for daylight.
30 τῶν δὲ ναυτῶν ζητούντων φυγεῖν ἐκ τοῦ πλοίου καὶ χαλασάντων τὴν σκάφην εἰς τὴν θάλασσαν προφάσει ὡς ἐκ πρῴρης ⸂ἀγκύρας μελλόντων ἐκτείνειν,
30 As the sailors were trying to flee out of the ship and had lowered the boat into the sea, pretending that they would lay out anchors from the bow,
31 εἶπεν ὁ Παῦλος τῷ ἑκατοντάρχῃ καὶ τοῖς στρατιώταις· Ἐὰν μὴ οὗτοι μείνωσιν ἐν τῷ πλοίῳ, ὑμεῖς σωθῆναι οὐ δύνασθε.
31 Paul said to the centurion and to the soldiers, “Unless these stay in the ship, you can’t be saved.”
32 τότε ⸂ἀπέκοψαν οἱ στρατιῶται τὰ σχοινία τῆς σκάφης καὶ εἴασαν αὐτὴν ἐκπεσεῖν.
32 Then the soldiers cut away the ropes of the boat and let it fall off.
33 Ἄχρι δὲ οὗ ⸂ἡμέρα ἤμελλεν γίνεσθαι παρεκάλει ὁ Παῦλος ἅπαντας μεταλαβεῖν τροφῆς λέγων· Τεσσαρεσκαιδεκάτην σήμερον ἡμέραν προσδοκῶντες ἄσιτοι διατελεῖτε, μηθὲν προσλαβόμενοι·
33 While the day was coming on, Paul begged them all to take some food, saying, “Today is the fourteenth day that you wait and continue fasting, having taken nothing.
34 διὸ παρακαλῶ ὑμᾶς ⸀μεταλαβεῖν τροφῆς, τοῦτο γὰρ πρὸς τῆς ὑμετέρας σωτηρίας ὑπάρχει· οὐδενὸς γὰρ ὑμῶν θρὶξ ⸀ἀπὸ τῆς κεφαλῆς ⸀ἀπολεῖται
34 Therefore I beg you to take some food, for this is for your safety; for not a hair will perish from any of your heads.”
35 ⸀εἴπας δὲ ταῦτα καὶ λαβὼν ἄρτον εὐχαρίστησεν τῷ θεῷ ἐνώπιον πάντων καὶ κλάσας ἤρξατο ἐσθίειν.
35 When he had said this and had taken bread, he gave thanks to God in the presence of all; then he broke it and began to eat.
36 εὔθυμοι δὲ γενόμενοι πάντες καὶ αὐτοὶ προσελάβοντο τροφῆς.
36 Then they all cheered up, and they also took food.
37 μεθα δὲ ⸂αἱ πᾶσαι ψυχαὶ ἐν τῷ πλοίῳ⸃ ⸀διακόσιαι ἑβδομήκοντα ἕξ.
37 In all, we were two hundred seventy-six souls on the ship.
38 κορεσθέντες ⸀δὲ τροφῆς ἐκούφιζον τὸ πλοῖον ἐκβαλλόμενοι τὸν σῖτον εἰς τὴν θάλασσαν.
38 When they had eaten enough, they lightened the ship, throwing out the wheat into the sea.
39 Ὅτε δὲ ἡμέρα ἐγένετο, τὴν γῆν οὐκ ἐπεγίνωσκον, κόλπον δέ τινα κατενόουν ἔχοντα αἰγιαλὸν εἰς ὃν ⸀ἐβουλεύοντο εἰ ⸀δύναιντο ⸀ἐξῶσαι τὸ πλοῖον.
39 When it was day, they didn’t recognize the land, but they noticed a certain bay with a beach, and they decided to try to drive the ship onto it.
40 καὶ τὰς ἀγκύρας περιελόντες εἴων εἰς τὴν θάλασσαν, ἅμα ἀνέντες τὰς ζευκτηρίας τῶν πηδαλίων, καὶ ἐπάραντες τὸν ἀρτέμωνα τῇ πνεούσῃ κατεῖχον εἰς τὸν αἰγιαλόν.
40 Casting off the anchors, they left them in the sea, at the same time untying the rudder ropes. Hoisting up the foresail to the wind, they made for the beach.
41 περιπεσόντες δὲ εἰς τόπον διθάλασσον ⸀ἐπέκειλαν τὴν ναῦν, καὶ ἡ μὲν πρῷρα ἐρείσασα ἔμεινεν ἀσάλευτος, ἡ δὲ πρύμνα ἐλύετο ὑπὸ τῆς ⸀βίας
41 But coming to a place where two seas met, they ran the vessel aground. The bow struck and remained immovable, but the stern began to break up by the violence of the waves.
42 τῶν δὲ στρατιωτῶν βουλὴ ἐγένετο ἵνα τοὺς δεσμώτας ἀποκτείνωσιν, μή τις ἐκκολυμβήσας διαφύγῃ·
42 The soldiers’ counsel was to kill the prisoners, so that none of them would swim out and escape.
43 ὁ δὲ ⸀ἑκατοντάρχης βουλόμενος διασῶσαι τὸν Παῦλον ἐκώλυσεν αὐτοὺς τοῦ βουλήματος, ἐκέλευσέν τε τοὺς δυναμένους κολυμβᾶν ἀπορίψαντας πρώτους ἐπὶ τὴν γῆν ἐξιέναι,
43 But the centurion, desiring to save Paul, stopped them from their purpose, and commanded that those who could swim should throw themselves overboard first to go toward the land;
44 καὶ τοὺς λοιποὺς οὓς μὲν ἐπὶ σανίσιν οὓς δὲ ἐπί τινων τῶν ἀπὸ τοῦ πλοίου· καὶ οὕτως ἐγένετο πάντας διασωθῆναι ἐπὶ τὴν γῆν.
44 and the rest should follow, some on planks and some on other things from the ship. So they all escaped safely to the land.
People & places in this chapter
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People
Aristarchus
A Thessalonian who traveled with Paul, was seized in the Ephesus riot, sailed with him to Rome, and is called Paul's fellow prisoner.
Cited in the guide: Acts 19:29; Acts 20:4; Acts 27:2
Julius
The centurion of the Imperial Cohort who took charge of Paul on the voyage to Rome, treated him kindly, and kept soldiers from killing the prisoners.
Cited in the guide: Acts 27:1; Acts 27:3
Places
Caesarea Maritima
The Roman administrative capital of Judea. Peter brought the gospel to the Gentile Cornelius here, and Paul was imprisoned before appealing his case to Caesar.
Cited in the guide: Acts 10:1; Acts 23:23; Acts 25:11
Rome
The empire's heart. Paul wrote his great letter to the church here before arriving in chains, then ministered under guard while awaiting trial before Caesar.
Cited in the guide: Acts 28:16; Romans 1:7; Acts 19:21
Fair Havens (Crete)
Malta (shipwreck)
Cross references (40)
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- 1 Acts 25:25; Acts 25:12; Acts 10:1; Acts 18:2; Acts 27:11
- 2 Acts 19:29; Colossians 4:10; Philemon 24; Acts 28:10; Acts 2:9
- 3 Acts 24:23; Acts 28:16; Acts 27:43; Isaiah 23:12; Genesis 10:15
- 4 Acts 4:36; Acts 27:7; Acts 21:16; Acts 11:19–20; Acts 15:39
- 5 Acts 6:9; Acts 13:13; Acts 21:39; Acts 15:23; Acts 2:10
- 6 Acts 28:11; Acts 18:24; Acts 6:9; Acts 27:1
- 7 Acts 27:21; Titus 1:12; Titus 1:5; Acts 27:12–13; Acts 2:11
- 9 Leviticus 23:27–29; Numbers 29:7; Leviticus 16:29–31
- 10 Amos 3:7; Acts 27:41–44; Daniel 2:30; Acts 27:20–26; Psalm 25:14
- 11 Ezekiel 33:4; Ezekiel 3:17–18; Hebrews 11:7; Acts 27:21; Proverbs 27:12
- 12 Psalm 107:30; Acts 27:8
- 13 Song of Songs 4:16; Job 37:17; Luke 12:55; Psalm 78:26
- 14 Mark 4:37; Psalm 107:25–27; Exodus 14:21–27; Matthew 8:24; Ezekiel 27:26
- 15 Acts 27:27; James 3:4
- 17 Acts 27:29; Acts 27:41; Acts 27:26
- 18 Jonah 1:5; Acts 27:38; Hebrews 12:1; Matthew 16:26; Acts 27:19
- 19 Job 2:4; Luke 9:24–25; Mark 8:35–37; Jonah 1:5
- 20 Matthew 24:29; Matthew 8:24–25; Ezekiel 37:11; Exodus 10:21–23; Ephesians 2:12
- 21 Psalm 107:5–6; Genesis 42:22; Acts 27:7; Acts 27:9–10; Acts 27:33–35
- 22 Acts 27:25; Acts 27:36; Isaiah 43:1–2; 2 Corinthians 4:8–9; Psalm 112:7
- 23 Acts 23:11; Romans 1:9; Acts 5:19; 2 Timothy 4:17; Hebrews 1:14
- 24 Acts 23:11; 2 Timothy 4:16–17; Matthew 10:28; Genesis 19:29; James 5:16
- 25 Romans 4:20–21; Luke 1:45; 2 Timothy 1:12; Numbers 23:19; 2 Chronicles 20:20
- 26 Acts 28:1; Acts 27:17; Acts 27:29
- 27 Revelation 18:17; 1 Kings 9:27; Jonah 1:6; Acts 27:30
- 29 Acts 27:17; Hebrews 6:19; Acts 27:40–41; Acts 27:26; Acts 27:30
- 30 Acts 27:16; Acts 27:32
- 31 2 Thessalonians 2:13–14; Jeremiah 29:11–13; Psalm 91:11–12; Acts 27:21–24; Acts 27:42–43
- 32 Philippians 3:7–9; Luke 16:8
- 34 Matthew 10:30; 1 Kings 1:52; Luke 21:18; Mark 8:2–3; Luke 12:7
- 35 Matthew 15:36; 2 Timothy 1:12; 2 Timothy 1:8; 1 Corinthians 10:30–31; 1 Timothy 4:3–4
- 36 2 Corinthians 1:4–6; Acts 27:22; Psalm 27:14; Acts 27:25
- 37 Acts 2:41; Romans 13:1; 1 Peter 3:20; Acts 7:14
- 38 Matthew 6:25; Jonah 1:5; Acts 27:18–19; Matthew 16:26; Job 2:4
- 39 Acts 28:1
- 40 Isaiah 33:23; Acts 27:29–30
- 41 2 Corinthians 11:25–26; Ezekiel 27:26; 1 Kings 22:48; Ezekiel 27:34; 2 Chronicles 20:37
- 42 Psalm 74:20; Mark 15:15–20; Proverbs 12:10; Ecclesiastes 9:3; Acts 12:19
- 43 Acts 27:3; Proverbs 16:7; Acts 27:11; Acts 23:10; Acts 23:24
- 44 Acts 27:22; Psalm 107:28–30; John 6:39–40; Acts 27:24; 2 Corinthians 1:8–10
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