Acts 27:17

English Majority Text Version

And having hoisted it up, they used cables for undergirding the ship; and being afraid lest they run aground in the Syrtes Shallows, they let down the driving anchor, thus they were being driven along by the wind.

Cross References

Acts 27:16

And running under the sheltered side of a certain little island called Clauda, we secured the skiff with difficulty.

Acts 27:26

However, it is necessary for us to run aground on a certain island."

Acts 27:29

and being afraid lest we should run aground on the rocks, they threw out four anchors from the stern, and were praying for day to come.

Acts 27:40

And casting off the anchors, they were leaving them in the sea, meanwhile loosening the ropes of the rudders; and having raised the mainsail to the wind, they began steering toward the beach.

Acts 27:41

But they struck a reef and ran the vessel aground, and the prow became stuck and remained unmoved, but the stern was being broken up by the violence of the waves.