Acts 27:17

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After hoisting it aboard, they used supports to undergird the ship. Fearing that they would run aground on the sandbanks of Syrtis, they lowered the sea anchor and let the ship be driven along.

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  • Acts 27:29 : 29 Fearing that we might run aground on the rocks, they dropped four anchors from the stern and prayed for daylight.
  • Acts 27:26 : 26 But we must run aground on some island.
  • Acts 27:41 : 41 But the ship struck a sandbar and ran aground. The bow stuck fast and would not move, and the stern began to break apart under the pounding of the waves.

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  • Acts 27:18-21
    4 verses
    86%

    18The next day, as we were being violently tossed by the storm, they began to throw the cargo overboard.

    19On the third day, they threw the ship's tackle overboard with their own hands.

    20When neither sun nor stars appeared for many days and the storm continued to rage, all hope of being saved was finally abandoned.

    21After they had gone a long time without food, Paul stood up among them and said, "Men, you should have listened to me and not set sail from Crete, thereby avoiding this disaster and loss.

  • Acts 27:12-16
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    85%

    12Since the harbor was unsuitable to spend the winter in, the majority decided that we should set sail, hoping to reach Phoenix, a harbor in Crete, facing southwest and northwest, to winter there.

    13When a gentle south wind began to blow, they thought they had obtained what they wanted, so they weighed anchor and sailed along the shore of Crete.

    14But not long after, a violent wind, called the Northeaster, rushed down from the island.

    15The ship was caught by the storm and could not head into the wind, so we gave way to it and were driven along.

    16As we passed to the lee of a small island called Clauda, we were barely able to secure the ship's lifeboat.

  • Acts 27:37-44
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    37Altogether there were 276 of us on board.

    38After they had eaten as much as they wanted, they lightened the ship by throwing the grain into the sea.

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

    40So they cut loose the anchors and left them in the sea, untied the ropes that held the rudders, hoisted the foresail to the wind, and made for the beach.

    41But the ship struck a sandbar and ran aground. The bow stuck fast and would not move, and the stern began to break apart under the pounding of the waves.

    42The soldiers planned to kill the prisoners to prevent any of them from swimming away and escaping.

    43But the centurion wanted to spare Paul’s life and kept them from carrying out their plan. He ordered those who could swim to jump overboard first and get to land,

    44and the rest were to follow, some on planks and others on pieces of the ship. In this way, everyone reached land safely.

  • Acts 27:26-32
    7 verses
    84%

    26But we must run aground on some island.

    27On the fourteenth night, as we were being driven across the Adriatic Sea, about midnight, the sailors sensed that they were approaching land.

    28They took soundings and found the depth to be twenty fathoms. A little later they sounded again and found it to be fifteen fathoms.

    29Fearing that we might run aground on the rocks, they dropped four anchors from the stern and prayed for daylight.

    30The sailors tried to escape from the ship, lowering the lifeboat into the sea under the pretense of laying out anchors from the bow.

    31But Paul said to the centurion and soldiers, "Unless these men stay aboard the ship, you cannot be saved."

    32So the soldiers cut the ropes holding the lifeboat and let it drift away.

  • Acts 27:6-10
    5 verses
    79%

    6There the centurion found an Alexandrian ship sailing for Italy and put us on board.

    7We made slow headway for many days and had difficulty arriving off Cnidus. Because the wind did not allow us to go further, we sailed under the lee of Crete, off Salmone.

    8With difficulty, we sailed along the coast and came to a place called Fair Havens, near the town of Lasea.

    9Much time had been lost, and the voyage was now dangerous because it was after the Day of Atonement. So Paul warned them,

    10"Men, I can see that our voyage will result in disaster and great loss, not only to the cargo and ship, but also to our own lives."

  • Jonah 1:11-13
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    11Then they said to him, "What should we do to you so that the sea will calm down for us?" For the sea was growing more and more tempestuous.

    12He said to them, "Pick me up and throw me into the sea. Then the sea will calm down for you, for I know that it is because of me this great storm has come upon you."

    13Nevertheless, the men rowed hard to return to dry land, but they could not, for the sea grew increasingly stormy against them.

  • Mark 4:37-38
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    37A great windstorm arose, and the waves were breaking into the boat, so that the boat was already filling up.

    38But he was in the stern, sleeping on the cushion. They woke him up and said to him, 'Teacher, don’t you care that we are perishing?'

  • Luke 5:7
    74%

    7So they signaled to their partners in the other boat to come and help them. They came and filled both boats so full that they began to sink.

  • Luke 8:23
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    23As they sailed, He fell asleep. A fierce storm came down on the lake, and they were being swamped and were in great danger.

  • Matt 14:32
    73%

    32When they climbed into the boat, the wind died down.

  • Acts 21:2
    72%

    2We found a ship crossing over to Phoenicia, so we boarded it and set sail.

  • Acts 27:4
    72%

    4From there we put out to sea again and sailed under the lee of Cyprus because the winds were against us.

  • Jonah 1:15
    72%

    15They picked up Jonah and threw him into the sea, and the sea stopped its raging.

  • Matt 14:24
    72%

    24Meanwhile, the boat was already far from land, being battered by the waves because the wind was against it.

  • Ezek 27:26
    72%

    26Your rowers brought you into deep waters, but the east wind broke you apart in the heart of the seas.

  • Acts 28:1
    72%

    1After we were brought safely through, we then learned that the island was called Malta.

  • Jonah 1:4-5
    2 verses
    72%

    4But the Lord hurled a great wind upon the sea, and there was a mighty storm on the sea, so that the ship was about to break apart.

    5The sailors were afraid, and each cried out to his own god. They threw the cargo that was in the ship into the sea to lighten it for them. But Jonah had gone down to the inner part of the ship and had lain down and was fast asleep.

  • John 6:21
    71%

    21Then they were willing to take him into the boat, and immediately the boat reached the shore where they were heading.

  • Matt 8:24
    71%

    24Suddenly, a violent storm arose on the sea, so that the boat was being swamped by the waves. But Jesus was sleeping.

  • John 6:18-19
    2 verses
    71%

    18The sea became rough because a strong wind was blowing.

    19After rowing about three or four miles, they saw Jesus walking on the sea and approaching the boat, and they were frightened.

  • Isa 33:23
    71%

    23Your ropes hang loose; they cannot hold the base of the mast firm, nor spread the sail. Then an abundance of spoils will be divided, and even the lame will seize the plunder.