Acts 27

Question 1

Acts 27:1

Answer 1

When it was decided that we would sail for Italy, Paul and some other prisoners were handed over to a centurion named Julius, who belonged to the Imperial Regiment.

Question 2

Acts 27:2

Answer 2

We boarded a ship from Adramyttium about to sail for ports along the coast of the province of Asia, and we put out to sea. Aristarchus, a Macedonian from Thessalonica, was with us.

Question 3

Acts 27:3

Answer 3

The next day we landed at Sidon; and Julius, in kindness to Paul, allowed him to go to his friends so they might provide for his needs.

Question 4

Acts 27:4

Answer 4

From there we put out to sea again and passed to the lee of Cyprus because the winds were against us.

Question 5

Acts 27:5

Answer 5

When we had sailed across the open sea off the coast of Cilicia and Pamphylia, we landed at Myra in Lycia.

Question 6

Acts 27:6

Answer 6

There the centurion found an Alexandrian ship sailing for Italy and put us on board.

Question 7

Acts 27:7

Answer 7

We made slow headway for many days and had difficulty arriving off Cnidus. When the wind did not allow us to hold our course, we sailed to the lee of Crete, opposite Salmone.

Question 8

Acts 27:8

Answer 8

We moved along the coast with difficulty and came to a place called Fair Havens, near the town of Lasea.

Question 9

Acts 27:9

Answer 9

Much time had been lost, and sailing had already become dangerous because by now it was after the Fast. So Paul warned them,

Question 10

Acts 27:10

Answer 10

“Men, I can see that our voyage is going to be disastrous and bring great loss to ship and cargo, and to our own lives also.”

Question 11

Acts 27:11

Answer 11

But the centurion, instead of listening to what Paul said, followed the advice of the pilot and of the owner of the ship.

Question 12

Acts 27:12

Answer 12

Since the harbor was unsuitable to winter in, the majority decided that we should sail on, hoping to reach Phoenix and winter there. This was a harbor in Crete, facing both southwest and northwest.

Question 13

Acts 27:13

Answer 13

When a gentle south wind began to blow, they thought they had obtained what they wanted; so they weighed anchor and sailed along the shore of Crete.

Question 14

Acts 27:14

Answer 14

Before very long, a wind of hurricane force, called the “northeaster,” swept down from the island.

Question 15

Acts 27:15

Answer 15

The ship was caught by the storm and could not head into the wind; so we gave way to it and were driven along.

Question 16

Acts 27:16

Answer 16

As we passed to the lee of a small island called Cauda, we were hardly able to make the lifeboat secure.

Question 17

Acts 27:17

Answer 17

When the men had hoisted it aboard, they passed ropes under the ship itself to hold it together. Fearing that they would run aground on the sandbars of Syrtis, they lowered the sea anchor and let the ship be driven along.

Question 18

Acts 27:18

Answer 18

We took such a violent battering from the storm that the next day they began to throw the cargo overboard.

Question 19

Acts 27:19

Answer 19

On the third day, they threw the ship’s tackle overboard with their own hands.

Question 20

Acts 27:20

Answer 20

When neither sun nor stars appeared for many days and the storm continued raging, we finally gave up all hope of being saved.

Question 21

Acts 27:21

Answer 21

After the men had gone a long time without food, Paul stood up before them and said: “Men, you should have taken my advice not to sail from Crete; then you would have spared yourselves this damage and loss.

Question 22

Acts 27:22

Answer 22

But now I urge you to keep up your courage, because not one of you will be lost; only the ship will be destroyed.

Question 23

Acts 27:23

Answer 23

Last night an angel of the God whose I am and whom I serve stood beside me

Question 24

Acts 27:24

Answer 24

and said, ‘Do not be afraid, Paul. You must stand trial before Caesar; and God has graciously given you the lives of all who sail with you.’

Question 25

Acts 27:25

Answer 25

So keep up your courage, men, for I have faith in God that it will happen just as he told me.

Question 26

Acts 27:26

Answer 26

Nevertheless, we must run aground on some island.”

Question 27

Acts 27:27

Answer 27

On the fourteenth night we were still being driven across the Adriatic Sea, when about midnight the sailors sensed they were approaching land.

Question 28

Acts 27:28

Answer 28

They took soundings and found that the water was a hundred and twenty feet deep. A short time later they took soundings again and found it was ninety feet deep.

Question 29

Acts 27:29

Answer 29

Fearing that we would be dashed against the rocks, they dropped four anchors from the stern and prayed for daylight.

Question 30

Acts 27:30

Answer 30

In an attempt to escape from the ship, the sailors let the lifeboat down into the sea, pretending they were going to lower some anchors from the bow.

Question 31

Acts 27:31

Answer 31

Then Paul said to the centurion and the soldiers, “Unless these men stay with the ship, you cannot be saved.”

Question 32

Acts 27:32

Answer 32

So the soldiers cut the ropes that held the lifeboat and let it fall away.

Question 33

Acts 27:33

Answer 33

Just before dawn Paul urged them all to eat. “For the last fourteen days,” he said, “you have been in constant suspense and have gone without food–you haven’t eaten anything.

Question 34

Acts 27:34

Answer 34

Now I urge you to take some food. You need it to survive. Not one of you will lose a single hair from his head.”

Question 35

Acts 27:35

Answer 35

After he said this, he took some bread and gave thanks to God in front of them all. Then he broke it and began to eat.

Question 36

Acts 27:36

Answer 36

They were all encouraged and ate some food themselves.

Question 37

Acts 27:37

Answer 37

Altogether there were of us on board.

Question 38

Acts 27:38

Answer 38

When they had eaten as much as they wanted, they lightened the ship by throwing the grain into the sea.

Question 39

Acts 27:39

Answer 39

When daylight came, they did not recognize the land, but they saw a bay with a sandy beach, where they decided to run the ship aground if they could.

Question 40

Acts 27:40

Answer 40

Cutting loose the anchors, they left them in the sea and at the same time untied the ropes that held the rudders. Then they hoisted the foresail to the wind and made for the beach.

Question 41

Acts 27:41

Answer 41

But the ship struck a sandbar and ran aground. The bow stuck fast and would not move, and the stern was broken to pieces by the pounding of the surf.

Question 42

Acts 27:42

Answer 42

The soldiers planned to kill the prisoners to prevent any of them from swimming away and escaping.

Question 43

Acts 27:43

Answer 43

But the centurion wanted to spare Paul’s life and kept them from carrying out their plan. He ordered those who could swim to jump overboard first and get to land.

Question 44

Acts 27:44

Answer 44

The rest were to get there on planks or on pieces of the ship. In this way everyone reached land in safety.