But before long, a stormy wind beat down from shore, which is called Euroclydon.
Acts 27:15 - Hebrew Names version (HNV) When the ship was caught, and couldn't face the wind, we gave way to it, and were driven along. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And when the ship was caught, and could not bear up into the wind, we let her drive. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And when the ship was caught and was unable to head against the wind, we gave up and, letting her drift, were borne along. American Standard Version (1901) and when the ship was caught, and could not face the wind, we gave way to it, and were driven. Common English Bible The ship was caught in the storm and couldn’t be turned into the wind. So we gave in to it, and it carried us along. Catholic Public Domain Version And once the ship had been caught in it and was not able to strive against the wind, giving over the ship to the winds, we were driven along. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And when the ship was caught, and could not bear up against the wind, giving up the ship to the winds, we were driven. |
But before long, a stormy wind beat down from shore, which is called Euroclydon.
Running under the lee of a small island called Clauda, we were able, with difficulty, to secure the boat.
But when the fourteenth night had come, as we were driven back and forth in the Adriatic Sea, about midnight the sailors surmised that they were drawing near to some land.
Behold, the ships also, though they are so big and are driven by fierce winds, are yet guided by a very small rudder, wherever the pilot desires.