Acts 27:17

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

but finally we got it where it belonged. Then the sailors tied ropes around the ship to hold it together. They lowered the sail and let the ship drift along, because they were afraid it might hit the sandbanks in the gulf of Syrtis.

Cross References

Acts 27:16

We went along the island of Cauda on the side that was protected from the wind. We had a hard time holding the lifeboat in place,

Acts 27:26

But we will first be shipwrecked on some island.

Acts 27:29

The sailors were afraid that we might hit some rocks, and they let down four anchors from the back of the ship. Then they prayed for daylight.

Acts 27:40

They cut the anchors loose and let them sink into the sea. At the same time they untied the ropes that were holding the rudders. Next, they raised the sail at the front of the ship and let the wind carry the ship towards the beach.

Acts 27:41

But it ran aground on a sandbank. The front of the ship stuck firmly in the sand, and the rear was being smashed by the force of the waves.