Acts 27:15 KJV — MannaFest

Acts 27:15

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

KJV

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ASV

and when the ship was caught, and could not face the wind, we gave way to it, and were driven.

WEB

Unable to head into the wind, the ship was caught up. So we gave way and let ourselves be driven along.

YLT

and the ship being caught, and not being able to bear up against the wind, having given her up, we were borne on,

DBT

And the ship being caught and driven, and not able to bring her head to the wind, letting her go we were driven [before it].

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Acts — The Gospel's sequel. Jerusalem → Judea and Samaria → the ends of the earth. Three missionary journeys and the voyage to Rome.

Author: Luke, companion of Paul — the 'we' passages begin in 16:10
Date: c. AD 62

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Psalms 107:27
They reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man, and are at their wits’ end.
James 3:4
Behold also the ships, which though they be so great, and are driven of fierce winds, yet are they turned about with a very small helm, whithersoever the governor listeth.
Acts 27:27
But 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;

Cross-references: OpenBible.info (CC-BY), based on the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

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It was God that commanded this wind to rise, designing to bring glory to himself, and reputation to Paul, out of it; stormy winds being brought out of his treasuries ( Ps. cxxxv. 7 ), they fulfil his word, Ps. cxlviii. (2.) The ship was exceedingly tossed (

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

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