Acts 27:15

Twentieth Century New Testament 1904

The ship was caught by it and was unable to keep her head to the wind, so we had to give way and let her drive before it.

Cross References

Acts 27:14

But shortly afterwards a hurricane came down on us off the land--a north-easter, as it is called.

Acts 27:16

Running under the lee of a small island called Cauda, we only just managed to secure the ship's boat,

Acts 27:27

It was now the fourteenth night of the storm, and we were drifting about in the Adriatic Sea, when, about midnight, the sailors began to suspect that they were drawing near land.

James 3:4

Again, think of ships. Large as they are, and even when driven by fierce winds, they are controlled by a very small rudder and steered in whatever direction the man at the helm may determine.