Acts 27:17

New Century Version

After the men took the lifeboat in, they tied ropes around the ship to hold it together. The men were afraid that the ship would hit the sandbanks of Syrtis, so they lowered the sail and let the wind carry the ship.

Cross References

Acts 27:16

When we went below a small island named Cauda, we were barely able to bring in the lifeboat.

Acts 27:26

But we will crash on an island.”

Acts 27:29

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

Acts 27:40

So they cut the ropes to the anchors and left the anchors in the sea. At the same time, they untied the ropes that were holding the rudders. Then they raised the front sail into the wind and sailed toward the beach.

Acts 27:41

But the ship hit a sandbank. The front of the ship stuck there and could not move, but the back of the ship began to break up from the big waves.