Acts 27:26

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But we must run aground on some island.

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  • Acts 28:1 : 1 After we were brought safely through, we then learned that the island was called Malta.
  • Acts 27:17 : 17 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.
  • Acts 27:29 : 29 Fearing that we might run aground on the rocks, they dropped four anchors from the stern and prayed for daylight.

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  • Acts 27:27-32
    6 verses
    86%

    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 27:24-25
    2 verses
    83%

    24saying, 'Do not be afraid, Paul. You must stand trial before Caesar. And God has graciously given you the lives of all who are sailing with you.'

    25So take courage, men, because I believe God that it will be just as I was told.

  • Acts 27:4-22
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    4From there we put out to sea again and sailed under the lee of Cyprus because the winds were against us.

    5After sailing across the open sea off Cilicia and Pamphylia, we came to Myra in Lycia.

    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."

    11But the centurion was more persuaded by the pilot and the owner of the ship than by what Paul said.

    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.

    17After 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.

    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.

    22But now I urge you to take courage, because not one of you will lose your life; only the ship will be lost.

  • Acts 28:1
    78%

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

  • 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 28:10-14
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    10They honored us in many ways, and when we were ready to sail, they provided us with the supplies we needed.

    11After three months, we set sail on an Alexandrian ship that had wintered at the island. Its figurehead was the Twin Brothers.

    12We landed at Syracuse and stayed there for three days.

    13From there, we sailed around and arrived at Rhegium. The next day, when a south wind arose, we sailed on and reached Puteoli.

    14There we found some fellow believers and were invited to stay with them for seven days. And so we came to Rome.

  • 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.

  • Acts 21:1-2
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    1After we had torn ourselves away from them and set sail, we headed straight to the island of Cos. The next day, we went to Rhodes, and from there to Patara.

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

  • Acts 28:6-7
    2 verses
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    6The people expected him to swell up or suddenly fall dead, but after waiting a long time and seeing nothing unusual happen to him, they changed their minds and said he was a god.

    7Nearby, there were lands that belonged to Publius, the chief official of the island. He welcomed us and hosted us kindly for three days.

  • Acts 27:1
    70%

    1When it was decided that we should sail to Italy, Paul and some other prisoners were handed over to a centurion named Julius, of the Imperial Regiment.

  • Acts 23:11
    70%

    11The following night the Lord stood by Paul and said, 'Take courage! For as you have testified about me in Jerusalem, so you must also testify in Rome.'