Acts 27:40

New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

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.

Cross References

Isaiah 33:23

Your rigging hangs loose; it cannot hold the mast firm in its place or keep the sail spread out. Then the blind will divide abundant spoil, and the lame will take plunder.

Matthew 4:18

As he walked by the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea—for they were fishers.

Acts 27:17

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.

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.