Acts 27:8

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With difficulty we sailed along the coast of Crete and came to a place called Fair Havens that was near the town of Lasea.

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  • Acts 27:2-7
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    2We went on board a ship from Adramyttium that was about to sail to various ports along the coast of the province of Asia and put out to sea, accompanied by Aristarchus, a Macedonian from Thessalonica.

    3The next day we put in at Sidon, and Julius, treating Paul kindly, allowed him to go to his friends so they could provide him with what he needed.

    4From there we put out to sea and sailed under the lee of Cyprus because the winds were against us.

    5After we had sailed across the open sea off Cilicia and Pamphylia, we put in at Myra in Lycia.

    6There the centurion found a ship from Alexandria sailing for Italy, and he put us aboard it.

    7We sailed slowly for many days and arrived with difficulty off Cnidus. Because the wind prevented us from going any farther, we sailed under the lee of Crete off Salmone.

  • Acts 27:9-10
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    9Caught in a Violent Storm Since considerable time had passed and the voyage was now dangerous because the fast was already over, Paul advised them,

    10“Men, I can see the voyage is going to end in disaster and great loss not only of the cargo and the ship, but also of our lives.”

  • Acts 27:12-21
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    12Because the harbor was not suitable to spend the winter in, the majority decided to put out to sea from there. They hoped that somehow they could reach Phoenix, a harbor of Crete facing southwest and northwest, and spend the winter there.

    13When a gentle south wind sprang up, they thought they could carry out their purpose, so they weighed anchor and sailed close along the coast of Crete.

    14Not long after this, a hurricane-force wind called the northeaster blew down from the island.

    15When the ship was caught in it and could not head into the wind, we gave way to it and were driven along.

    16As we ran under the lee of a small island called Cauda, we were able with difficulty to get the ship’s boat under control.

    17After the crew had hoisted it aboard, they used supports to undergird the ship. Fearing they would run aground on the Syrtis, they lowered the sea anchor, thus letting themselves be driven along.

    18The next day, because we were violently battered by the storm, they began throwing the cargo overboard,

    19and on the third day they threw the ship’s gear overboard with their own hands.

    20When neither sun nor stars appeared for many days and a violent storm continued to batter us, we finally abandoned all hope of being saved.

    21Since many of them had no desire to eat, Paul stood up among them and said,“Men, you should have listened to me and not put out to sea from Crete, thus avoiding this damage and loss.

  • Acts 27:26-30
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    26But we must run aground on some island.”

    27When the fourteenth night had come, while we were being driven across the Adriatic Sea, about midnight the sailors suspected they were approaching some land.

    28They took soundings and found the water was twenty fathoms deep; when they had sailed a little farther they took soundings again and found it was fifteen fathoms deep.

    29Because they were afraid that we would run aground on the rocky coast, they threw out four anchors from the stern and wished for day to appear.

    30Then when the sailors tried to escape from the ship and were lowering the ship’s boat into the sea, pretending that they were going to put out anchors from the bow,

  • Acts 21:1-3
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    1Paul’s Journey to Jerusalem After we tore ourselves away from them, we put out to sea, and sailing a straight course, we came to Cos, on the next day to Rhodes, and from there to Patara.

    2We found a ship crossing over to Phoenicia, went aboard, and put out to sea.

    3After we sighted Cyprus and left it behind on our port side, we sailed on to Syria and put in at Tyre, because the ship was to unload its cargo there.

  • Acts 27:38-41
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    38When they had eaten enough to be satisfied, they lightened the ship by throwing the wheat into the sea.

    39Paul is Shipwrecked When day came, they did not recognize the land, but they noticed a bay with a beach, where they decided to run the ship aground if they could.

    40So they slipped the anchors and left them in the sea, at the same time loosening the linkage that bound the steering oars together. Then they hoisted the foresail to the wind and steered toward the beach.

    41But they encountered a patch of crosscurrents and ran the ship aground; the bow stuck fast and could not be moved, but the stern was being broken up by the force of the waves.

  • Acts 20:13-16
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    13The Voyage to Miletus We went on ahead to the ship and put out to sea for Assos, intending to take Paul aboard there, for he had arranged it this way. He himself was intending to go there by land.

    14When he met us in Assos, we took him aboard and went to Mitylene.

    15We set sail from there, and on the following day we arrived off Chios. The next day we approached Samos, and the day after that we arrived at Miletus.

    16For Paul had decided to sail past Ephesus so as not to spend time in the province of Asia, for he was hurrying to arrive in Jerusalem, if possible, by the day of Pentecost.

  • Acts 28:10-14
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    10They also bestowed many honors, and when we were preparing to sail, they gave us all the supplies we needed.

    11Paul Finally Reaches Rome After three months we put out to sea in an Alexandrian ship that had wintered at the island and had the“Heavenly Twins” as its figurehead.

    12We put in at Syracuse and stayed there three days.

    13From there we cast off and arrived at Rhegium, and after one day a south wind sprang up and on the second day we came to Puteoli.

    14There we found some brothers and were invited to stay with them seven days. And in this way we came to Rome.

  • Acts 16:11
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    11Arrival at Philippi We put out to sea from Troas and sailed a straight course to Samothrace, the next day to Neapolis,

  • Acts 28:1
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    1Paul on Malta After we had safely reached shore, we learned that the island was called Malta.

  • Acts 20:6
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    6We sailed away from Philippi after the days of Unleavened Bread, and within five days we came to the others in Troas, where we stayed for seven days.

  • Acts 21:6-7
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    6we said farewell to one another. Then we went aboard the ship, and they returned to their own homes.

    7We continued the voyage from Tyre and arrived at Ptolemais, and when we had greeted the brothers, we stayed with them for one day.

  • Jonah 1:13
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    13Instead, they tried to row back to land, but they were not able to do so because the storm kept growing worse and worse.

  • Acts 27:44
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    44and the rest were to follow, some on planks and some on pieces of the ship. And in this way all were brought safely to land.

  • Acts 20:2
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    2After he had gone through those regions and spoken many words of encouragement to the believers there, he came to Greece,

  • Luke 8:23
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    23and as they sailed he fell asleep. Now a violent windstorm came down on the lake, and the boat started filling up with water, and they were in danger.

  • Acts 16:8
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    8so they passed through Mysia and went down to Troas.

  • Acts 28:7
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    7Now in the region around that place were fields belonging to the chief official of the island, named Publius, who welcomed us and entertained us hospitably as guests for three days.