Acts 27:18

Webster's Bible (1833)

As we labored exceedingly with the storm, the next day they began to throw things overboard.

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  • Jonah 1:5 : 5 Then the mariners were afraid, and cried every man to his god. They threw the cargo that was in the ship into the sea, to lighten it. But Jonah had gone down into the innermost parts of the ship, and he was laying down, and was fast asleep.
  • Acts 27:38 : 38 When they had eaten enough, they lightened the ship, throwing out the wheat into the sea.
  • Acts 27:19 : 19 On the third day, they threw out the ship's tackle with their own hands.
  • Ps 107:27 : 27 They reel back and forth, and stagger like a drunken man, And are at their wits' end.
  • Matt 16:26 : 26 For what will it profit a man, if he gains the whole world, and forfeits his life? Or what will a man give in exchange for his life?
  • Luke 16:8 : 8 "His lord commended the dishonest manager because he had done wisely, for the children of this world are, in their own generation, wiser than the children of the light.
  • Phil 3:7-8 : 7 However, what things were gain to me, these have I counted loss for Christ. 8 Yes most assuredly, and I count all things to be loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus, my Lord, for whom I suffered the loss of all things, and count them nothing but refuse, that I may gain Christ
  • Heb 12:1 : 1 Therefore let us also, seeing we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, lay aside every weight and the sin which so easily entangles us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,

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  • Acts 27:19-22
    4 verses
    89%

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

    20When neither sun nor stars shone on us for many days, and no small tempest pressed on us, all hope that we would be saved was now taken away.

    21When they had been long without food, Paul stood up in the middle of them, and said, "Sirs, you should have listened to me, and not have set sail from Crete, and have gotten this injury and loss.

    22Now I exhort you to cheer up, for there will be no loss of life among you, but only of the ship.

  • Acts 27:13-17
    5 verses
    86%

    13When the south wind blew softly, supposing that they had obtained their purpose, they weighed anchor and sailed along Crete, close to shore.

    14But before long, a tempestuous wind beat down from shore, which is called Euroclydon.{Or, "a northeaster."}

    15When the ship was caught, and couldn't face the wind, we gave way to it, and were driven along.

    16Running under the lee of a small island called Clauda, we were able, with difficulty, to secure the boat.

    17After they had hoisted it up, they used cables to help reinforce the ship. Fearing that they would run aground on the Syrtis sand bars, they lowered the sea anchor, and so were driven along.

  • Acts 27:37-44
    8 verses
    85%

    37In all, we were two hundred seventy-six souls on the ship.

    38When they had eaten enough, they lightened the ship, throwing out the wheat into the sea.

    39When it was day, they didn't recognize the land, but they noticed a certain bay with a beach, and they decided to try to drive the ship onto it.

    40Casting off the anchors, they left them in the sea, at the same time untying the rudder ropes. Hoisting up the foresail to the wind, they made for the beach.

    41But coming to a place where two seas met, they ran the vessel aground. The bow struck and remained immovable, but the stern began to break up by the violence of the waves.

    42The soldiers' counsel was to kill the prisoners, so that none of them would swim out and escape.

    43But the centurion, desiring to save Paul, stopped them from their purpose, and commanded that those who could swim should throw themselves overboard first to go toward the land;

    44and the rest should follow, some on planks, and some on other things from the ship. So it happened that they all escaped safely to the land.

  • Acts 27:26-32
    7 verses
    82%

    26But we must run aground on a certain island."

    27But when the fourteenth night had come, as we were driven back and forth in the Adriatic Sea, about midnight the sailors surmised that they were drawing near to some land.

    28They took soundings, and found twenty fathoms.{20 fathoms = 120 feet = 36.6 meters} After a little while, they took soundings again, and found fifteen fathoms.{15 fathoms = 90 feet = 27.4 meters}.

    29Fearing that we would run aground on rocky ground, they let go four anchors from the stern, and wished for daylight.

    30As the sailors were trying to flee out of the ship, and had lowered the boat into the sea, pretending that they would lay out anchors from the bow,

    31Paul said to the centurion and to the soldiers, "Unless these stay in the ship, you can't be saved."

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

  • Jonah 1:11-13
    3 verses
    80%

    11Then said they to him, "What shall we do to you, that the sea may be calm to us?" For the sea grew more and more tempestuous.

    12He said to them, "Take me up, and throw me into the sea. Then the sea will be calm for you; for I know that because of me this great tempest is on you."

    13Nevertheless the men rowed hard to get them back to the land; but they could not, for the sea grew more and more tempestuous against them.

  • Acts 27:6-10
    5 verses
    79%

    6There the centurion found a ship of Alexandria sailing for Italy, and he put us on board.

    7When we had sailed slowly many days, and had come with difficulty opposite Cnidus, the wind not allowing us further, we sailed under the lee of Crete, opposite Salmone.

    8With difficulty sailing along it we came to a certain place called Fair Havens, near the city of Lasea.

    9When much time had passed and the voyage was now dangerous, because the Fast had now already gone by, Paul admonished them,

    10and said to them, "Sirs, I perceive that the voyage will be with injury and much loss, not only of the cargo and the ship, but also of our lives."

  • Mark 4:37-38
    2 verses
    77%

    37There arose a great wind storm, and the waves beat into the boat, so much that the boat was already filled.

    38He himself was in the stern, asleep on the cushion, and they woke him up, and told him, "Teacher, don't you care that we are dying?"

  • Luke 8:22-23
    2 verses
    76%

    22Now it happened on one of those days, that he entered into a boat, himself and his disciples, and he said to them, "Let's go over to the other side of the lake." So they launched out.

    23But as they sailed, he fell asleep. A wind storm came down on the lake, and they were taking on dangerous amounts of water.

  • Matt 8:24-25
    2 verses
    75%

    24Behold, a great tempest arose in the sea, so much that the boat was covered with the waves, but he was asleep.

    25They came to him, and woke him up, saying, "Save us, Lord! We are dying!"

  • Matt 14:24
    75%

    24But the boat was now in the middle of the sea, distressed by the waves, for the wind was contrary.

  • Jonah 1:4-5
    2 verses
    74%

    4But Yahweh sent out a great wind on the sea, and there was a mighty tempest on the sea, so that the ship was likely to break up.

    5Then the mariners were afraid, and cried every man to his god. They threw the cargo that was in the ship into the sea, to lighten it. But Jonah had gone down into the innermost parts of the ship, and he was laying down, and was fast asleep.

  • Acts 27:4
    74%

    4Putting to sea from there, we sailed under the lee of Cyprus, because the winds were contrary.

  • Acts 21:1-2
    2 verses
    73%

    1When it happened that we had parted from them and had set sail, we came with a straight course to Cos, and the next day to Rhodes, and from there to Patara.

    2Having found a ship crossing over to Phoenicia, we went aboard, and set sail.

  • John 6:18
    73%

    18The sea was tossed by a great wind blowing.

  • Jonah 1:15
    72%

    15So they took up Jonah, and threw him into the sea; and the sea ceased its raging.

  • Acts 28:1
    72%

    1When we had escaped, then they{NU reads "we"} learned that the island was called Malta.

  • Matt 14:32
    72%

    32When they got up into the boat, the wind ceased.

  • Ezek 27:26
    72%

    26Your rowers have brought you into great waters: the east wind has broken you in the heart of the seas.

  • Acts 28:10
    71%

    10They also honored us with many honors, and when we sailed, they put on board the things that we needed.