Acts 27:17

Modern English Version

When they had hoisted it aboard, they used ropes to undergird the ship. And fearing that they might run aground on the sands of Syrtis, they struck sail and so were driven.

Cross References

Acts 27:16

Drifting under the leeward side of an island called Cauda, we could scarcely secure the rowboat.

Acts 27:26

Nevertheless, we must be shipwrecked on a certain island.”

Acts 27:29

Fearing that we might run aground on the rocks, they dropped four anchors from the stern and prayed for day to come.

Acts 27:40

Casting off the anchors, they left them in the sea while loosening the ropes that secured the rudders. Then they hoisted the mainsail to the wind and made for shore.

Acts 27:41

But striking a sandbar where two seas met, they ran the ship aground. The bow stuck and remained immovable, but the stern was broken up by the violent surf.