Acts 27:29
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Fearing that we would run aground on the rocks, they dropped four anchors from the stern and prayed for daybreak.”
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“Fearing that we would run aground on the rocks, they dropped four anchors from the stern and prayed for daybreak.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“Then fearing lest we should have fallen upon rocks, they cast four anchors out of the stern, and wished for the day.”
King James Version · Public Domain“And fearing lest haply we should be cast ashore on rocky ground, they let go four anchors from the stern, and wished for the day.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“and fearing lest on rough places we may fall, out of the stern having cast four anchors, they were wishing day to come.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Acts 27:29 — 7 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Deuteronomy 28:67In the morning you will say, ‘If only it were evening!’ and in the evening you will say, ‘If only it were morning!’—because of the dread in your hearts of the terrifying sights you will see.
- Psalms 130:6My soul waits for the Lord more than watchmen wait for the morning— more than watchmen wait for the morning.
- Acts 27:17After hoisting it up, the crew used ropes to undergird the ship. And fearing that they would run aground on the sandbars of Syrtis, they lowered the sea anchor and were driven along.
- Acts 27:26However, we must run aground on some island.”
- Acts 27:30Meanwhile, the sailors attempted to escape from the ship. Pretending to lower anchors from the bow, they let the lifeboat down into the sea.
- Acts 27:40Cutting away the anchors, they left them in the sea as they loosened the ropes that held the rudders. Then they hoisted the foresail to the wind and made for the beach.
- Hebrews 6:19We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure. It enters the inner sanctuary behind the curtain,
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