Acts 27:16

Running under the lee of a small island called Cauda, we only just managed to secure the ship’s boat,

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

In Context

15The ship was caught by it and was unable to keep her head to the wind, so we had to give way and let her drive before it.

17and, after hoisting it on board, the men frapped the ship. But, afraid of being driven on to the Syrtis Sands, they lowered the yard, and then drifted.

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Cross References

Acts 27:30The sailors wanted to leave the ship, and had lowered the boat, on pretence of running out anchors from the bows,

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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