Acts 27:15
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“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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“Unable to head into the wind, the ship was caught up. So we gave way and let ourselves be driven along.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And when the ship was caught, and could not bear up into the wind, we let her drive.”
King James Version · Public Domain“and when the ship was caught, and could not face the wind, we gave way to it, and were driven.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“and the ship being caught, and not being able to bear up against the wind, having given <FI>her<Fi> up, we were borne on,”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Acts 27:15 — 2 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Acts 27:27On the fourteenth night we were still being driven across the Adriatic Sea. About midnight the sailors sensed they were approaching land.
- James 3:4Consider ships as well. Although they are so large and are driven by strong winds, they are steered by a very small rudder wherever the pilot is inclined.
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