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Acts 27:15
Acts 27:15 is verse 15 of Acts chapter 27, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
Unable to head into the wind, the ship was caught up. So we gave way and let ourselves be driven along.
King James Version
And when the ship was caught, and could not bear up into the wind, we let her drive.
World English Bible
When the ship was caught and couldn’t face the wind, we gave way to it and were driven along.
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Acts 27:13–17 · Berean Standard Bible
13 When a gentle south wind began to blow, they thought they had their opportunity. So they weighed anchor and sailed along, hugging the coast of Crete.
14 But it was not long before a cyclone called the Northeaster swept down across the island.
15 Unable to head into the wind, the ship was caught up. So we gave way and let ourselves be driven along.
16 Passing to the lee of a small island called Cauda, we barely managed to secure the lifeboat.
17 After hoisting it up, the crew used ropes to undergird the ship. And fearing that they would run aground on the sandbars of Syrtis, they lowered the sea anchor and were driven along.
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Cross-references
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.
Acts 27:27On the fourteenth night we were still being driven across the Adriatic Sea. About midnight the sailors sensed they were approaching land.
James 3:4Consider ships as well. Although they are so large and are driven by strong winds, they are steered by a very small rudder wherever the pilot is inclined.