Acts 27:39

Bible in Basic English 1965

And when it was day, they had no knowledge of the land, but they saw an inlet of the sea with a floor of sand, and they had the idea of driving the ship up on to it if possible.

Cross References

Matthew 1:19

And Joseph, her husband, being an upright man, and not desiring to make her a public example, had a mind to put her away privately.

Acts 27:40

So cutting away the hooks, and letting them go into the sea, and freeing the cords of the guiding-blades, and lifting up the sail to the wind, they went in the direction of the inlet.

Acts 28:1

And when we were safe, we made the discovery that the island was named Melita.