Acts 27:17

Authorized 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.

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  • Acts 27:29 : 29 Then fearing lest we should have fallen upon rocks, they cast four anchors out of the stern, and wished for the day.
  • Acts 27:26 : 26 Howbeit we must be cast upon a certain island.
  • Acts 27:41 : 41 And falling into a place where two seas met, they ran the ship aground; and the forepart stuck fast, and remained unmoveable, but the hinder part was broken with the violence of the waves.

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  • Acts 27:18-21
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    86%

    18And we being exceedingly tossed with a tempest, the next [day] they lightened the ship;

    19And the third [day] we cast out with our own hands the tackling of the ship.

    20And when neither sun nor stars in many days appeared, and no small tempest lay on [us], all hope that we should be saved was then taken away.

    21¶ But after long abstinence Paul stood forth in the midst of them, and said, Sirs, ye should have hearkened unto me, and not have loosed from Crete, and to have gained this harm and loss.

  • Acts 27:12-16
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    85%

    12¶ And because the haven was not commodious to winter in, the more part advised to depart thence also, if by any means they might attain to Phenice, [and there] to winter; [which is] an haven of Crete, and lieth toward the south west and north west.

    13And when the south wind blew softly, supposing that they had obtained [their] purpose, loosing [thence], they sailed close by Crete.

    14But not long after there arose against it a tempestuous wind, called Euroclydon.

    15And when the ship was caught, and could not bear up into the wind, we let [her] drive.

    16And running under a certain island which is called Clauda, we had much work to come by the boat:

  • Acts 27:37-44
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    37And we were in all in the ship two hundred threescore and sixteen souls.

    38And when they had eaten enough, they lightened the ship, and cast out the wheat into the sea.

    39And when it was day, they knew not the land: but they discovered a certain creek with a shore, into the which they were minded, if it were possible, to thrust in the ship.

    40And when they had taken up the anchors, they committed [themselves] unto the sea, and loosed the rudder bands, and hoised up the mainsail to the wind, and made toward shore.

    41And falling into a place where two seas met, they ran the ship aground; and the forepart stuck fast, and remained unmoveable, but the hinder part was broken with the violence of the waves.

    42And the soldiers' counsel was to kill the prisoners, lest any of them should swim out, and escape.

    43But the centurion, willing to save Paul, kept them from [their] purpose; and commanded that they which could swim should cast [themselves] first [into the sea], and get to land:

    44And the rest, some on boards, and some on [broken pieces] of the ship. And so it came to pass, that they escaped all safe to land.

  • Acts 27:26-32
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    26Howbeit we must be cast upon a certain island.

    27But when the fourteenth night was come, as we were driven up and down in Adria, about midnight the shipmen deemed that they drew near to some country;

    28And sounded, and found [it] twenty fathoms: and when they had gone a little further, they sounded again, and found [it] fifteen fathoms.

    29Then fearing lest we should have fallen upon rocks, they cast four anchors out of the stern, and wished for the day.

    30And as the shipmen were about to flee out of the ship, when they had let down the boat into the sea, under colour as though they would have cast anchors out of the foreship,

    31Paul said to the centurion and to the soldiers, Except these abide in the ship, ye cannot be saved.

    32Then the soldiers cut off the ropes of the boat, and let her fall off.

  • Acts 27:6-10
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    6And there the centurion found a ship of Alexandria sailing into Italy; and he put us therein.

    7And when we had sailed slowly many days, and scarce were come over against Cnidus, the wind not suffering us, we sailed under Crete, over against Salmone;

    8And, hardly passing it, came unto a place which is called The fair havens; nigh whereunto was the city [of] Lasea.

    9Now when much time was spent, and when sailing was now dangerous, because the fast was now already past, Paul admonished [them],

    10And said unto them, Sirs, I perceive that this voyage will be with hurt and much damage, not only of the lading and ship, but also of our lives.

  • Jonah 1:11-13
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    11¶ Then said they unto him, What shall we do unto thee, that the sea may be calm unto us? for the sea wrought, and was tempestuous.

    12And he said unto them, Take me up, and cast me forth into the sea; so shall the sea be calm unto you: for I know that for my sake this great tempest [is] upon you.

    13Nevertheless the men rowed hard to bring [it] to the land; but they could not: for the sea wrought, and was tempestuous against them.

  • Mark 4:37-38
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    75%

    37And there arose a great storm of wind, and the waves beat into the ship, so that it was now full.

    38And he was in the hinder part of the ship, asleep on a pillow: and they awake him, and say unto him, Master, carest thou not that we perish?

  • Luke 5:7
    74%

    7And they beckoned unto [their] partners, which were in the other ship, that they should come and help them. And they came, and filled both the ships, so that they began to sink.

  • Luke 8:23
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    23But as they sailed he fell asleep: and there came down a storm of wind on the lake; and they were filled [with water], and were in jeopardy.

  • Matt 14:32
    73%

    32And when they were come into the ship, the wind ceased.

  • Acts 21:2
    72%

    2And finding a ship sailing over unto Phenicia, we went aboard, and set forth.

  • Acts 27:4
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    4And when we had launched from thence, we sailed under Cyprus, because the winds were contrary.

  • Jonah 1:15
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    15So they took up Jonah, and cast him forth into the sea: and the sea ceased from her raging.

  • Matt 14:24
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    24But the ship was now in the midst of the sea, tossed with waves: for the wind was contrary.

  • Ezek 27:26
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    26¶ Thy rowers have brought thee into great waters: the east wind hath broken thee in the midst of the seas.

  • Acts 28:1
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    1¶ And when they were escaped, then they knew that the island was called Melita.

  • Jonah 1:4-5
    2 verses
    72%

    4¶ But the LORD sent out a great wind into the sea, and there was a mighty tempest in the sea, so that the ship was like to be broken.

    5Then the mariners were afraid, and cried every man unto his god, and cast forth the wares that [were] in the ship into the sea, to lighten [it] of them. But Jonah was gone down into the sides of the ship; and he lay, and was fast asleep.

  • John 6:21
    71%

    21Then they willingly received him into the ship: and immediately the ship was at the land whither they went.

  • Matt 8:24
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    24And, behold, there arose a great tempest in the sea, insomuch that the ship was covered with the waves: but he was asleep.

  • John 6:18-19
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    18And the sea arose by reason of a great wind that blew.

    19So when they had rowed about five and twenty or thirty furlongs, they see Jesus walking on the sea, and drawing nigh unto the ship: and they were afraid.

  • Isa 33:23
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    23Thy tacklings are loosed; they could not well strengthen their mast, they could not spread the sail: then is the prey of a great spoil divided; the lame take the prey.