As we ran under the shelter of a small island called Cauda, we were barely able to get control of the dinghy.
Acts 27:30 - Tree of Life Version Now the sailors were trying to escape from the ship and had lowered the dinghy into the sea, pretending they were going to put out anchors from the bow. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And as the shipmen were about to flee out of the ship, when they had let down the boat into the sea, under colour as though they would have cast anchors out of the foreship, Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And as the sailors were trying to escape [secretly] from the ship and were lowering the small boat into the sea, pretending that they were going to lay out anchors from the bow, American Standard Version (1901) And as the sailors were seeking to flee out of the ship, and had lowered the boat into the sea, under color as though they would lay out anchors from the foreship, Common English Bible The sailors tried to abandon the ship by lowering the lifeboat into the sea, pretending they were going to lower anchors from the bow. Catholic Public Domain Version Yet truly, the sailors were seeking a way to flee from the ship, for they had lowered a lifeboat into the sea, on the pretext that they were attempting to cast anchors from the bow of the ship. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version But as the shipmen sought to fly out of the ship, having let down the boat into the sea, under colour, as though they would have cast anchors out of the forepart of the ship, |
As we ran under the shelter of a small island called Cauda, we were barely able to get control of the dinghy.
Now when the fourteenth night had come, as we were drifting across the Adriatic Sea, about midnight the sailors began to sense that they were nearing some land.
Fearing that we might run aground on the rocks, they threw out four anchors from the stern. They were longing for day to come.
Paul said to the centurion and the soldiers, “Unless these men remain on the ship, you cannot be saved!”
Then the soldiers cut away the ropes of the dinghy and let it drift away.