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Acts 27:26

24 and said, ‘Do not be afraid, Paul; you must stand before Caesar. And look, God has granted you the lives of all who sail with you.’

25 So take courage, men, for I believe God that it will happen just as He told me.

However, we must run aground on some island.”

27 On the fourteenth night we were still being driven across the Adriatic Sea. About midnight the sailors sensed they were approaching land.

28 They took soundings and found that the water was twenty fathoms deep. Going a little farther, they took another set of soundings that read fifteen fathoms.

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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.

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BSB
However, we must run aground on some island.”
KJV
Howbeit we must be cast upon a certain island.
WEB
But we must run aground on a certain island.”
ASV
But we must be cast upon a certain island.
DARBY
But we must be cast ashore on a certain island.
BLB
But it is necessary for us to fall upon a certain island.”
ÅB
Men vi skal strande på en eller annen ø.
OTB
Likevel må vi gå på grunn på en eller annen øy."
B1930
Men vi skal strande på en eller annen ø.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Acts 28:1

    Once we were safely ashore, we learned that the island was called Malta.

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  • Acts 27:17

    After 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.

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  • Acts 27:29

    Fearing that we would run aground on the rocks, they dropped four anchors from the stern and prayed for daybreak.

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