Acts 27:17

The Passion Translation

so the crew hoisted the dinghy aboard. The sailors used ropes and cables to undergird the ship, fearing they would run aground on the shoals of Syrtis. They lowered the drag anchor to slow its speed and let the ship be driven along.

Cross References

Acts 27:16

As we passed to the lee of a small island called Cauda, we were barely able to get the ship’s lifeboat under control,

Acts 27:26

But we must run aground on some island to be saved.”

Acts 27:29

Fearing we would be dashed against a rocky coast, they dropped four anchors from the stern and waited for morning to come.

Acts 27:40

They cut away the anchors, leaving them in the sea, untied the ropes holding the rudders, and hoisted the foresail to the breeze to head for the beach.

Acts 27:41

But they drifted into the rocky shoals between two depths of the sea, causing the ship to flounder still a distance from shore. The bow was stuck fast, jammed on the rocks, while the stern was being smashed by the pounding of the surf.