Acts 27:16

And running under the sheltered side of a certain little island called Clauda, we secured the skiff with difficulty.

English Majority Text (NT)

In The King James Version

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

In Context

15and when the ship was seized by it, and not being able to face into the wind, we were being driven along, having given in to the wind.

17And having hoisted it up, they used cables for undergirding the ship; and being afraid lest they run aground in the Syrtes Shallows, they let down the driving anchor, thus they were being driven along by the wind.

Read all of Acts 27

Cross References

Acts 27:30Now as the sailors were seeking to flee from the ship, and letting down the skiff into the sea, in pretense of spreading out anchors from the prow,

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 →

This Verse In Other Editions

Study Acts 27:16