Acts 27:17

The Text-Critical English New Testament

After hoisting it up, the sailors used supports to undergird the ship. Then, fearing they might run aground on the Syrtis, they lowered the gear, and in this manner the ship was driven along.

Cross References

Acts 27:16

Running under the lee of a small island called Clauda, we were able with difficulty to secure the skiff.

Acts 27:26

But we must run aground on some island.”

Acts 27:29

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

Acts 27:40

So they cut away the anchors and left them in the sea, at the same time loosening the bands of the rudders. Then they hoisted the foresail up into the blowing wind and made for the beach.

Acts 27:41

But they struck a sandbar and ran the ship aground. The bow stuck fast and remained immovable, and the stern was being broken apart by the force of the waves.