¹⁰ When he had seen ^(A)the vision, immediately ^(B)we sought to ^[a]go into Macedonia, concluding that God had called us to ^(C)preach the gospel to them.

¹¹ So putting out to sea from ^(D)Troas, we ran ^(E)a straight course to Samothrace, and on the day following to Neapolis; ¹² and from there to ^(F)Philippi, which is a leading city of the district of ^(G)Macedonia, ^(H)a Roman colony; and we were staying in this city for some days. ¹³ And on ^(I)the Sabbath day we went outside the gate to a riverside, where we were supposing that there would be a place of prayer; and we sat down and began speaking to the women who had assembled.

First Convert in Europe

¹⁴ A woman named Lydia, from the city of ^(J)Thyatira, a seller of purple fabrics, ^(K)a worshiper of God, was listening; ^[b]and the Lord ^(L)opened her heart to respond to the things spoken by Paul. ¹⁵ And when she and ^(M)her household had been baptized, she urged us, saying, “If you have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come into my house and stay.” And she prevailed upon us.

¹⁶ It happened that as we were going to ^(N)the place of prayer, a slave-girl having ^(O)a spirit of divination met us, who was bringing her masters much profit by fortune-telling. ¹⁷ Following after Paul and us, she kept crying out, saying, “These men are bond-servants of ^(P)the Most High God, who are proclaiming to you ^[c]the way of salvation.”

⁵ But these had gone on ahead and were waiting for ^(A)us at ^(B)Troas. ^6 (C)We sailed from ^(D)Philippi after ^(E)the days of Unleavened Bread, and came to them at ^(F)Troas within five days; and there we stayed seven days.

⁷ On ^(G)the first day of the week, when ^(H)we were gathered together to ^(I)break bread, Paul began talking to them, intending to leave the next day, and he prolonged his ^[a]message until midnight. ⁸ There were many ^(J)lamps in the ^(K)upper room where we were gathered together. ⁹ And there was a young man named ^[b]Eutychus sitting ^[c]on the window sill, sinking into a deep sleep; and as Paul kept on talking, he was overcome by sleep and fell down from the third floor and was picked up dead. ¹⁰ But Paul went down and ^(L)fell upon him, and after embracing him, he ^(M)said, “^[d]Do not be troubled, for his life is in him.” ¹¹ When he had gone back up and had ^(N)broken the bread and ^[e]eaten, he talked with them a long while until daybreak, and then left. ¹² They took away the boy alive, and were ^[f]greatly comforted.

Troas to Miletus

¹³ But ^(O)we, going ahead to the ship, set sail for Assos, intending from there to take Paul on board; for so he had arranged it, intending himself to go ^[g]by land. ¹⁴ And when he met us at Assos, we took him on board and came to Mitylene. ¹⁵ Sailing from there, we arrived the following day opposite Chios; and the next day we crossed over to Samos; and the day following we came to ^(P)Miletus.

Paul Sails from Miletus

21 When ^(A)we had parted from them and had set sail, we ran ^(B)a straight course to Cos and the next day to Rhodes and from there to Patara; ² and having found a ship crossing over to ^(C)Phoenicia, we went aboard and set sail. ³ When we came in sight of ^(D)Cyprus, leaving it on the left, we kept sailing to ^(E)Syria and landed at ^(F)Tyre; for there the ship was to unload its cargo. ⁴ After looking up ^(G)the disciples, we stayed there seven days; and they kept telling Paul ^[a](H)through the Spirit not to set foot in Jerusalem. ⁵ When ^[b]our days there were ended, we left and started on our journey, while they all, with wives and children, ^(I)escorted us until we were out of the city. After ^(J)kneeling down on the beach and praying, we said farewell to one another. ⁶ Then we went on board the ship, and they returned ^(K)home again.

⁷ When we had finished the voyage from ^(L)Tyre, we arrived at Ptolemais, and after greeting ^(M)the brethren, we stayed with them for a day. ⁸ On the next day we left and came to ^(N)Caesarea, and entering the house of ^(O)Philip the ^(P)evangelist, who was ^(Q)one of the seven, we stayed with him. ⁹ Now this man had four virgin daughters who were ^(R)prophetesses. ¹⁰ As we were staying there for some days, a prophet named ^(S)Agabus came down from Judea. ¹¹ And coming to us, he ^(T)took Paul’s belt and bound his own feet and hands, and said, “This ^(U)is what the Holy Spirit says: ‘In this way the Jews at Jerusalem will ^(V)bind the man who owns this belt and ^(W)deliver him into the hands of the Gentiles.’” ¹² When we had heard this, we as well as the local residents began begging him ^(X)not to go up to Jerusalem. ¹³ Then Paul answered, “What are you doing, weeping and breaking my heart? For ^(Y)I am ready not only to be bound, but even to die at Jerusalem for ^(Z)the name of the Lord Jesus.” ¹⁴ And since he would not be persuaded, we fell silent, remarking, “^(AA)The will of the Lord be done!”

Paul at Jerusalem

¹⁵ After these days we got ready and ^(AB)started on our way up to Jerusalem. ¹⁶ Some of ^(AC)the disciples from ^(AD)Caesarea also came with us, taking us to Mnason of ^(AE)Cyprus, a ^(AF)disciple of long standing with whom we were to lodge.

¹⁷ After we arrived in Jerusalem, ^(AG)the brethren received us gladly. ¹⁸ And the following day Paul went in with us to ^[c](AH)James, and all ^(AI)the elders were present.

Paul Is Sent to Rome

27 When it was decided that ^(A)we ^(B)would sail for ^(C)Italy, they proceeded to deliver Paul and some other prisoners to a centurion of the Augustan ^[a](D)cohort named Julius. ² And embarking in an Adramyttian ship, which was about to sail to the regions along the coast of ^[b](E)Asia, we put out to sea accompanied by ^(F)Aristarchus, a ^(G)Macedonian of ^(H)Thessalonica. ³ The next day we put in at ^(I)Sidon; and Julius ^(J)treated Paul with consideration and ^(K)allowed him to go to his friends and receive care. ⁴ From there we put out to sea and sailed under the shelter of ^(L)Cyprus because ^(M)the winds were contrary. ⁵ When we had sailed through the sea along the coast of ^(N)Cilicia and ^(O)Pamphylia, we landed at Myra in Lycia. ⁶ There the centurion found an ^(P)Alexandrian ship sailing for ^(Q)Italy, and he put us aboard it. ⁷ When we had sailed slowly for a good many days, and with difficulty had arrived off Cnidus, ^(R)since the wind did not permit us to go farther, we sailed under the shelter of ^(S)Crete, off Salmone; ⁸ and with difficulty ^(T)sailing past it we came to a place called Fair Havens, near which was the city of Lasea.

⁹ When considerable time had passed and the voyage was now dangerous, since even ^(U)the ^[c]fast was already over, Paul began to admonish them, ¹⁰ and said to them, “Men, I perceive that the voyage will certainly be with ^(V)damage and great loss, not only of the cargo and the ship, but also of our lives.” ¹¹ But the centurion was more persuaded by the ^(W)pilot and the ^[d]captain of the ship than by what was being said by Paul. ¹² Because the harbor was not suitable for wintering, the majority reached a decision to put out to sea from there, if somehow they could reach Phoenix, a harbor of ^(X)Crete, facing southwest and northwest, and spend the winter there.

^13 [e]When a moderate south wind came up, supposing that they had attained their purpose, they weighed anchor and began ^(Y)sailing along ^(Z)Crete, close inshore.

Shipwreck

¹⁴ But before very long there ^(AA)rushed down from ^[f]the land a violent wind, called ^[g]Euraquilo; ¹⁵ and when the ship was caught in it and could not face the wind, we gave way to it and let ourselves be driven along. ¹⁶ Running under the shelter of a small island called Clauda, we were scarcely able to get the ship’s ^[h]boat under control. ¹⁷ After they had hoisted it up, they used ^[i]supporting cables in undergirding the ship; and fearing that they might ^(AB)run aground on the shallows of Syrtis, they let down the ^[j]sea anchor and in this way let themselves be driven along. ¹⁸ The next day as we were being violently storm-tossed, ^[k]they began to ^(AC)jettison the cargo; ¹⁹ and on the third day they threw the ship’s tackle overboard with their own hands. ²⁰ Since neither sun nor stars appeared for many days, and no small storm was assailing us, from then on all hope of our being saved was gradually abandoned.

^21 [l]When they had gone a long time without food, then Paul stood up in their midst and said, “^(AD)Men, you ought to have ^[m]followed my advice and not to have set sail from ^(AE)Crete and ^[n]incurred this ^(AF)damage and loss. ²² Yet now I urge you to ^(AG)keep up your courage, for there will be no loss of life among you, but only of the ship. ²³ For this very night ^(AH)an angel of the God to whom I belong and ^(AI)whom I serve ^(AJ)stood before me, ²⁴ saying, ‘Do not be afraid, Paul; ^(AK)you must stand before Caesar; and behold, God has granted you ^(AL)all those who are sailing with you.’ ²⁵ Therefore, ^(AM)keep up your courage, men, for I believe God that ^[o]it will turn out exactly as I have been told. ²⁶ But we must ^(AN)run aground on a certain ^(AO)island.”

²⁷ But when the fourteenth night came, as we were being driven about in the Adriatic Sea, about midnight the sailors began to surmise that ^[p]they were approaching some land. ²⁸ They took soundings and found it to be twenty fathoms; and a little farther on they took another sounding and found it to be fifteen fathoms. ²⁹ Fearing that we might ^(AP)run aground somewhere on the ^[q]rocks, they cast four anchors from the stern and ^[r]wished for daybreak. ³⁰ But as the sailors were trying to escape from the ship and had let down ^(AQ)the ship’s boat into the sea, on the pretense of intending to lay out anchors from the bow, ³¹ Paul said to the centurion and to the soldiers, “Unless these men remain in the ship, you yourselves cannot be saved.” ³² Then the soldiers cut away the ^(AR)ropes of the ship’s boat and let it fall away.

³³ Until the day was about to dawn, Paul was encouraging them all to take some food, saying, “Today is the fourteenth day that you have been constantly watching and going without eating, having taken nothing. ³⁴ Therefore I encourage you to take some food, for this is for your preservation, for ^(AS)not a hair from the head of any of you will perish.” ³⁵ Having said this, he took bread and ^(AT)gave thanks to God in the presence of all, and he broke it and began to eat. ³⁶ All ^(AU)of them ^[s]were encouraged and they themselves also took food. ³⁷ All of us in the ship were two hundred and seventy-six ^[t](AV)persons. ³⁸ When they had eaten enough, they began to lighten the ship by ^(AW)throwing out the wheat into the sea.

³⁹ When day came, ^(AX)they ^[u]could not recognize the land; but they did observe a bay with a beach, and they resolved to drive the ship onto it if they could. ⁴⁰ And casting off ^(AY)the anchors, they left them in the sea while at the same time they were loosening the ropes of the rudders; and hoisting the foresail to the wind, they were heading for the beach. ⁴¹ But striking a ^[v]reef where two seas met, they ran the vessel aground; and the prow stuck fast and remained immovable, but the stern began to be broken up by the force of the waves. ⁴² The soldiers’ plan was to ^(AZ)kill the prisoners, so that none of them would swim away and escape; ⁴³ but the centurion, ^(BA)wanting to bring Paul safely through, kept them from their intention, and commanded that those who could swim should ^[w]jump overboard first and get to land, ⁴⁴ and the rest should follow, some on planks, and others on various things from the ship. And so it happened that ^(BB)they all were brought safely to land.

Safe at Malta

28 When ^(BC)they had been brought safely through, ^(BD)then we found out that ^(BE)the island was called ^[x]Malta. ^2 (BF)The ^[y]natives showed us extraordinary kindness; for because of the rain that had set in and because of the cold, they kindled a fire and ^(BG)received us all. ³ But when Paul had gathered a bundle of sticks and laid them on the fire, a viper came out ^[z]because of the heat and fastened itself on his hand. ⁴ When ^(BH)the ^[aa]natives saw the creature hanging from his hand, they began saying to one another, “^(BI)Undoubtedly this man is a murderer, and though he has been saved from the sea, ^[ab]justice has not allowed him to live.” ⁵ However ^(BJ)he shook the creature off into the fire and suffered no harm. ⁶ But they were expecting that he was about to swell up or suddenly fall down dead. But after they had waited a long time and had seen nothing unusual happen to him, they changed their minds and ^(BK)began to say that he was a god.

⁷ Now in the neighborhood of that place were lands belonging to the leading man of the island, named Publius, who welcomed us and entertained us courteously three days. ⁸ And it happened that the father of Publius was lying in bed afflicted with recurrent fever and dysentery; and Paul went in to see him and after he had ^(BL)prayed, he ^(BM)laid his hands on him and healed him. ⁹ After this had happened, the rest of the people on the island who had diseases were coming to him and getting cured. ¹⁰ They also honored us with many ^[ac]marks of respect; and when we were setting sail, they ^[ad]supplied us with ^[ae]all we needed.

Paul Arrives at Rome

¹¹ At the end of three months we set sail on ^(BN)an Alexandrian ship which had wintered at the island, and which had ^[af]the Twin Brothers for its figurehead. ¹² After we put in at Syracuse, we stayed there for three days. ¹³ From there we sailed around and arrived at Rhegium, and a day later a south wind sprang up, and on the second day we came to Puteoli. ^14 [ag]There we found some ^(BO)brethren, and were invited to stay with them for seven days; and thus we came to Rome. ¹⁵ And the ^(BP)brethren, when they heard about us, came from there as far as the ^[ah]Market of Appius and ^[ai]Three Inns to meet us; and when Paul saw them, he thanked God and took courage.

¹⁶ When we entered Rome, Paul was ^(BQ)allowed to stay by himself, with the soldier who was guarding him.