Acts 27:15

New American Bible - revised edition

Since the ship was caught up in it and could not head into the wind we gave way and let ourselves be driven.

Cross References

Acts 27:14

Before long an offshore wind of hurricane force called a “Northeaster” struck.

Acts 27:16

We passed along the sheltered side of an island named Cauda and managed only with difficulty to get the dinghy under control.

Acts 27:27

On the fourteenth night, as we were still being driven about on the Adriatic Sea, toward midnight the sailors began to suspect that they were nearing land.

James 3:4

It is the same with ships: even though they are so large and driven by fierce winds, they are steered by a very small rudder wherever the pilot’s inclination wishes.