Acts 27:15

And when the ship got into the grip of it, and was not able to make headway into the wind, we gave way, and went before it.

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In The King James Version

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

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14But after a little time, a very violent wind, named Euraquilo, came down from it with great force.

16And, sailing near the side of a small island named Cauda, we were able, though it was hard work, to make the ship's boat safe:

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Cross References

Acts 27:27But when the fourteenth day came, while we were going here and there in the Adriatic sea, about the middle of the night the sailors had an idea that they were getting near land;

Matthew Henry on Acts 27:13-21

Paul's Voyage towards Rome. 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. 13 And when the south wind blew softly, supposing that they had obtained their purpose, loosing thence, they sailed close by Crete. 14 But not long after there arose against it a tempestuous wind, called Euroclydon. 15 And when the ship was… Read the whole commentary →

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