Acts 27:15

Weymouth NT

She was unable to make headway against the gale; so we gave up and let her drive.

Cross References

Acts 27:14

But it was not long before a furious north-east wind, coming down from the mountains, burst upon us and carried the ship out of her course.

Acts 27:16

Then we ran under the lee of a little island called Cauda, where we managed with great difficulty to secure the boat;

Acts 27:27

It was now the fourteenth night, and we were drifting through the Sea of Adria, when, about midnight, the sailors suspected that land was close at hand.

James 3:4

So too with ships, great as they are, and often driven along by strong gales, yet they can be steered with a very small rudder in whichever direction the caprice of the man at the helm chooses.