But soon a tempestuous wind, called the northeaster, struck down from the land;
Acts 27:15 - Revised Standard Version CI and when the ship was caught and could not face the wind, we gave way to it and were driven. Flere versionerKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And when the ship was caught, and could not bear up into the wind, we let her drive. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And when the ship was caught and was unable to head against the wind, we gave up and, letting her drift, were borne along. American Standard Version (1901) and when the ship was caught, and could not face the wind, we gave way to it, and were driven. Common English Bible The ship was caught in the storm and couldn’t be turned into the wind. So we gave in to it, and it carried us along. Catholic Public Domain Version And once the ship had been caught in it and was not able to strive against the wind, giving over the ship to the winds, we were driven along. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And when the ship was caught, and could not bear up against the wind, giving up the ship to the winds, we were driven. |
But soon a tempestuous wind, called the northeaster, struck down from the land;
And running under the lee of a small island called Cauda, we managed with difficulty to secure the boat;
When the fourteenth night had come, as we were drifting across the sea of Adria, about midnight the sailors suspected that they were nearing land.
Look at the ships also; though they are so great and are driven by strong winds, they are guided by a very small rudder wherever the will of the pilot directs.