Acts 27:16

Then we ran under the lee of a little island called Cauda, where we managed with great difficulty to secure the boat;

Weymouth NT (1912)

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

15She was unable to make headway against the gale; so we gave up and let her drive.

17and, after hoisting it on board, they used frapping-cables to undergird the ship, and, as they were afraid of being driven on the Syrtis quicksands, they lowered the gear and lay to.

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Cross References

Acts 27:30The sailors, however, wanted to make their escape from the ship, and had lowered the boat into the sea, pretending that they were going to lay out anchors from the bow.

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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