Acts 27:15

New Testament · SCRIPTURE

Acts 27:15

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

Unable to head into the wind, the ship was caught up. So we gave way and let ourselves be driven along.

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KJV

King James Version

And when the ship was caught, and could not bear up into the wind, we let [her] drive.

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WEB

World English Bible

When the ship was caught and couldn’t face the wind, we gave way to it and were driven along.

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ASV

American Standard Version

and when the ship was caught, and could not face the wind, we gave way [to it], and were driven.

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BLB

Berean Literal Bible

And the ship having been caught and not being able to face the wind, having given way, we were driven along.

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

Acts 27

¹³ When a gentle south wind began to blow, they thought they had their opportunity. So they weighed anchor and sailed along, hugging the coast of Crete.

¹⁴ But it was not long before a cyclone called the Northeaster swept down across the island.

¹⁵ Unable to head into the wind, the ship was caught up. So we gave way and let ourselves be driven along.

¹⁶ Passing to the lee of a small island called Cauda, we barely managed to secure the lifeboat.

¹⁷ After hoisting it up, the crew used ropes to undergird the ship. And fearing that they would run aground on the sandbars of Syrtis, they lowered the sea anchor and were driven along.

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