Acts 27:29

James Moffatt - New Testament

Then, afraid of being stranded on the rocks, they let go four anchors from the stern and longed for daylight.

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once it was hoisted aboard, they used ropes to undergird the ship, and in fear of being stranded on the Syrtis they lowered the sail and lay to.

anchoring the soul to it safe and sure, as it enters the inner Presence behind the veil.

The sailors tried to escape from the ship. They had even lowered the boat into the sea, pretending they were going to layout anchors from the bow,

However, we are to be stranded on an island."

On taking soundings they found twenty fathoms, and a little further on, when they sounded again, they found fifteen.