Acts 27:15

New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

Since the ship was caught and could not be turned head-on into the wind, we gave way to it and were driven.

Cross References

James 3:4

Or look at ships: though they are so large and are driven by strong winds, yet they are guided by a very small rudder wherever the will of the pilot directs.

Acts 27:27

When the fourteenth night had come, as we were drifting across the Adriatic Sea, about midnight the sailors suspected that they were nearing land.

Acts 27:14

But soon a violent wind, called the northeaster, rushed down from Crete.

Acts 27:16

By running under the lee of a small island called Cauda we were scarcely able to get the ship’s boat under control.