Acts 27:16

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

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

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BSBPD

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

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And running under a certain island which is called Clauda, we had much work to come by the boat:”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And running under the lee of a small island called Cauda, we were able, with difficulty, to secure the boat:”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“and having run under a certain little isle, called Clauda, we were hardly able to become masters of the boat,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Acts 27:16 — 1 related verse from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Acts 27:30Meanwhile, the sailors attempted to escape from the ship. Pretending to lower anchors from the bow, they let the lifeboat down into the sea.

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