Acts 28:1

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

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  • Acts 27:26 : 26 But we must run aground on some island.
  • Acts 27:39 : 39 When 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.
  • Acts 27:44 : 44 and the rest were to follow, some on planks and others on pieces of the ship. In this way, everyone reached land safely.
  • Acts 16:10 : 10 After Paul saw the vision, we immediately prepared to leave for Macedonia, concluding that God had called us to preach the gospel to them.

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  • Acts 28:2-7
    6 verses
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    2The local people showed us extraordinary kindness. They lit a fire and welcomed all of us because it was raining and cold.

    3When Paul had gathered a bundle of sticks and placed them on the fire, a viper, driven out by the heat, latched onto his hand.

    4When the locals saw the snake hanging from his hand, they said to one another, "Surely this man is a murderer! Although he escaped from the sea, Justice has not allowed him to live."

    5But Paul shook the snake off into the fire and suffered no harm.

    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 27:26-30
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    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.

  • Acts 27:43-44
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    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 27:38-41
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    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.

  • Acts 27:12-20
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    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.

  • Acts 27:4-8
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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.

  • Acts 28:9-14
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    9After this happened, the rest of the people on the island who were sick came and were healed.

    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.

  • Acts 21:1-3
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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.

    3After sighting Cyprus and leaving it to our left, we sailed to Syria and landed in Tyre, where the ship was to unload its cargo.

  • Acts 20:14-15
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    14When he met us at Assos, we took him on board and went to Mitylene.

    15From there, we set sail and arrived opposite Chios the next day. The following day, we crossed over to Samos, stayed at Trogyllium, and the day after that, we came to Miletus.

  • Acts 14:6
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    6Paul and Barnabas became aware of it and fled to the cities of Lycaonia—Lystra and Derbe—and the surrounding region.

  • Mark 6:53-54
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    53When they had crossed over, they landed at Gennesaret and anchored there.

    54As they got out of the boat, the people immediately recognized Jesus.

  • Jonah 1:13
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    13Nevertheless, the men rowed hard to return to dry land, but they could not, for the sea grew increasingly stormy against them.

  • Matt 14:34
    69%

    34When they had crossed over, they came to the land of Gennesaret.

  • Acts 21:6
    69%

    6and said our farewells. Then we boarded the ship, and they returned to their homes.

  • Jonah 1:11
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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.

  • Matt 14:32
    68%

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