When he had seen the vision, we immediately tried to cross over to Macedonia, being convinced that God had called us to proclaim the good news to them.
Acts 27:16 - New Revised Standard Version By running under the lee of a small island called Cauda we were scarcely able to get the ship's boat under control. 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, we immediately tried to cross over to Macedonia, being convinced that God had called us to proclaim the good news to them.
Since the ship was caught and could not be turned head-on into the wind, we gave way to it and were driven.
After hoisting it up they took measures to undergird the ship; then, fearing that they would run on the Syrtis, they lowered the sea anchor and so were driven.
But when the sailors tried to escape from the ship and had lowered the boat into the sea, on the pretext of putting out anchors from the bow,