Acts 27:30

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

Some of the sailors wanted to leave the ship, and they lowered the lifeboat to the water. They wanted the other men to think that they were throwing more anchors from the front of the ship.

Cross References

Acts 27:16

We went below a small island named Cauda. With the island protecting us from the wind, we were able to bring in the lifeboat, but it was very hard to do.

Acts 27:32

So the soldiers cut the ropes and let the lifeboat fall into the water.

Acts 27:27

On the fourteenth night we were still being blown around in the Adriatic Sea. The sailors thought we were close to land.

Acts 27:29

The sailors were afraid that we would hit the rocks, so they threw four anchors into the water. Then they prayed for daylight to come.

Acts 27:31

But Paul told the army officer and the other soldiers, “If these men do not stay in the ship, you will lose all hope of survival.”