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Acts 27:41

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

But they struck a sandbar and ran the ship aground. The bow jammed fast and remained immovable, while the stern began to break up by the pounding of the waves.

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Your rowers have brought you onto the high seas, but the east wind has wrecked you in the heart of the sea.


After hoisting it up, they used ropes and tackle and girded the ship. Fearing they would run aground on the Syrtis, they lowered the sea-anchor, and in this way they were driven along.


Now you are wrecked by the sea in the depths of the waters; your goods and the people within you have gone down.


Then Eliezer son of Dodavahu of Mareshah prophesied against Jehoshaphat, saying, ‘Because you formed an alliance with Ahaziah, the Lord has broken up what you have made.’ So the ships were wrecked and were not able to go to Tarshish.


Jehoshaphat made ships of Tarshish  to go to Ophir  for gold, but they did not go because the ships were wrecked at Ezion-geber.


Some sailors tried to escape from the ship; they had let down the skiff into the sea, pretending that they were going to put out anchors from the bow.


After cutting loose the anchors, they left them in the sea, at the same time loosening the ropes that held the rudders. Then they hoisted the foresail to the wind and headed for the beach.


The soldiers’ plan was to kill the prisoners so that no one could swim away and escape.


Therefore, my dear brothers and sisters, be steadfast, immovable, always excelling in the Lord’s work,  because you know that your labour in the Lord is not in vain.





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