3. The next day we came to shore at Sidon. Captain Julius was very kind to Paul. He even let him visit his friends, so they could give him whatever he needed.
4. When we left Sidon, the winds were blowing against us, and we sailed close to the island of Cyprus to be safe from the wind.
5. Then we sailed south of Cilicia and Pamphylia until we came to the port of Myra in Lycia.
6. There the army captain found a ship from Alexandria that was going to Italy. So he ordered us to board that ship.
7. We sailed along slowly for several days and had a hard time reaching Cnidus. The wind would not let us go any further in that direction, so we sailed past Cape Salmone, where the island of Crete would protect us from the wind.
8. We went slowly along the coast and finally reached a place called Fair Havens, not far from the town of Lasea.
9. By now we had already lost a lot of time, and sailing was no longer safe. In fact, even the Great Day of Forgiveness was past.
10. Then Paul spoke to the crew of the ship, “Men, listen to me! If we sail now, our ship and its cargo will be badly damaged, and many lives will be lost.”
11. But Julius listened to the captain of the ship and its owner, rather than to Paul.
12. The harbour at Fair Havens wasn't a good place to spend the winter. Because of this, almost everyone agreed that we should at least try to sail along the coast of Crete as far as Phoenix. It had a harbour that opened towards the south-west and north-west, and we could spend the winter there.
13. When a gentle wind from the south started blowing, the men thought it was a good time to do what they had planned. So they pulled up the anchor, and we sailed along the coast of Crete.
14. But soon a strong wind called “The North-easter” blew against us from the island.