Acts 27:30

New International Reader's Version

The sailors wanted to escape from the ship. So they let the lifeboat down into the sea. They pretended they were going to lower some anchors from the front of the ship.

Cross References

Acts 27:16

We passed the calmer side of a small island called Cauda. We almost lost the lifeboat that was tied to the side of the ship.

Acts 27:27

On the 14th night the wind was still pushing us across the Adriatic Sea. About midnight the sailors had a feeling that they were approaching land.

Acts 27:29

They were afraid we would crash against the rocks. So they dropped four anchors from the back of the ship. They prayed that daylight would come.

Acts 27:31

But Paul spoke to the commander and the soldiers. “These men must stay with the ship,” he said. “If they don’t, you can’t be saved.”

Acts 27:32

So the soldiers cut the ropes that held the lifeboat. They let it drift away.