Acts 27:16
14 But not long after there arose against it a tempestuous wind, called Euroclydon.
15 And when the ship was caught, and could not bear up into the wind, we let her drive.
And running under a certain island which is called Clauda, we had much work to come by the boat:
17 Which when they had taken up, they used helps, undergirding the ship; and, fearing lest they should fall into the quicksands, strake sail, and so were driven.
18 And we being exceedingly tossed with a tempest, the next day they lightened the ship;
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Passing to the lee of a small island called Cauda, we barely managed to secure the lifeboat.
- KJV
- And running under a certain island which is called Clauda, we had much work to come by the boat:
- WEB
- Running under the lee of a small island called Clauda, we were able, with difficulty, to secure the boat.
- ASV
- And running under the lee of a small island called Cauda, we were able, with difficulty, to secure the boat:
- DARBY
- But running under the lee of a certain island called Clauda, we were with difficulty able to make ourselves masters of the boat;
- BLB
- And having run under a certain island called Cauda, we were able with difficulty to gain control of the lifeboat,
- ÅB
- Vi løp da under en liten øy som kalles Klauda, og det var med nød at vi fikk berget båten;
- OTB
- Da vi passerte under ly av en liten øy kalt Kauda, klarte vi knapt å sikre skipets båt.
- B1930
- Vi løp da under en liten ø som kalles Klauda, og det var med nød at vi fikk berget båten;