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Acts 27:17

Acts chapter 27 · verse 17 in three public-domain English translations with cross-references

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

and when they had hoisted it up, they used helps, under-girding the ship; and, fearing lest they should be cast upon the Syrtis, they lowered the gear, and so were driven.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

Which when they had taken up, they used helps, undergirding the ship; and, fearing lest they should fall into the quicksands, strake sail, and so were driven.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

and when they had hoisted it up, they used helps, under-girding the ship; and, fearing lest they should be cast upon the Syrtis, they lowered the gear, and so were driven.

Context

v.16And running under the lee of a small island called Cauda, we were able, with difficulty, to secure the boat:

v.17This passage

v.18And as we labored exceedingly with the storm, the next day they began to throw the freight overboard;

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Acts 27:41

    But lighting upon a place where two seas met, they ran the vessel aground; and the foreship struck and remained unmoveable, but the stern began to break up by the violence of the waves.

  • Acts 27:29

    And fearing lest haply we should be cast ashore on rocky ground, they let go four anchors from the stern, and wished for the day.

  • Acts 27:26

    But we must be cast upon a certain island.