Acts 27:17

New English Translation

After the crew had hoisted it aboard, they used supports to undergird the ship. Fearing they would run aground on the Syrtis, they lowered the sea anchor, thus letting themselves be driven along.

Cross References

Acts 27:16

As we ran under the lee of a small island called Cauda, we were able with difficulty to get the ship’s boat under control.

Acts 27:26

But we must run aground on some island.”

Acts 27:29

Because they were afraid that we would run aground on the rocky coast, they threw out four anchors from the stern and wished for day to appear.

Acts 27:40

So they slipped the anchors and left them in the sea, at the same time loosening the linkage that bound the steering oars together. Then they hoisted the foresail to the wind and steered toward the beach.

Acts 27:41

But they encountered a patch of crosscurrents and ran the ship aground; the bow stuck fast and could not be moved, but the stern was being broken up by the force of the waves.