Acts 27:17

New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

After hoisting it up they took measures to undergird the ship; then, fearing that they would run on the Syrtis, they lowered the sea anchor and so were driven.

Cross References

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.

Acts 27:26

But we will have to run aground on some island.”

Acts 27:29

Fearing that we might run on the rocks, they let down four anchors from the stern and prayed for day to come.

Acts 27:40

So they cast off the anchors and left them in the sea. At the same time they loosened the ropes that tied the steering-oars; then hoisting the foresail to the wind, they made for the beach.

Acts 27:41

But striking a reef, they ran the ship aground; the bow stuck and remained immovable, but the stern was being broken up by the force of the waves.