When he had seen the vision, immediately we sought to go out to Macedonia, concluding that the Lord had called us to preach the Good News to them.
Acts 27:16 - Hebrew Names version (HNV) Running under the lee of a small island called Clauda, we were able, with difficulty, to secure the boat. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And running under a certain island which is called Clauda, we had much work to come by the boat: Amplified Bible - Classic Edition We ran under the shelter of a small island called Cauda, where we managed with [much] difficulty to draw the [ship's small] boat on deck and secure it. American Standard Version (1901) And running under the lee of a small island called Cauda, we were able, with difficulty, to secure the boat: Common English Bible After sailing under the shelter of an island called Cauda, we were able to control the lifeboat only with difficulty. Catholic Public Domain Version Then, being forced along a certain island, which is called the Tail, we were barely able to hold on to the ship's lifeboat. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And running under a certain island, that is called Cauda, we had much work to come by the boat. |
When he had seen the vision, immediately we sought to go out to Macedonia, concluding that the Lord had called us to preach the Good News to them.
When the ship was caught, and couldn't face the wind, we gave way to it, and were driven along.
After they had hoisted it up, they used cables to help reinforce the ship. Fearing that they would run aground on the Syrtis sand bars, they lowered the sea anchor, and so were driven along.
As the sailors were trying to flee out of the ship, and had lowered the boat into the sea, pretending that they would lay out anchors from the bow,