Acts 27:39

New Testament · SCRIPTURE

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

When daylight came, they did not recognize the land, but they sighted a bay with a sandy beach, where they decided to run the ship aground if they could.

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KJV

King James Version

And when it was day, they knew not the land: but they discovered a certain creek with a shore, into the which they were minded, if it were possible, to thrust in the ship.

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WEB

World English Bible

When it was day, they didn’t recognize the land, but they noticed a certain bay with a beach, and they decided to try to drive the ship onto it.

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ASV

American Standard Version

And when it was day, they knew not the land: but they perceived a certain bay with a beach, and they took counsel whether they could drive the ship upon it.

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BLB

Berean Literal Bible

And when it was day, they were not recognizing the land, but they were noticing a certain bay, having a shore on which they decided to drive the ship if they could.

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

Acts 27

³⁷ In all, there were 276 of us on board.

³⁸ After the men had eaten their fill, they lightened the ship by throwing the grain into the sea.

³⁹ When daylight came, they did not recognize the land, but they sighted a bay with a sandy beach, where they decided to run the ship aground if they could.

⁴⁰ Cutting away the anchors, they left them in the sea as they loosened the ropes that held the rudders. Then they hoisted the foresail to the wind and made for the beach.

⁴¹ But the ship struck a sandbar and ran aground. The bow stuck fast and would not move, and the stern was being broken up by the pounding of the waves.

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