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Acts 27:29

Fear

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.

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

30 Meanwhile, the sailors attempted to escape from the ship. Pretending to lower anchors from the bow, they let the lifeboat down into the sea.

31 But Paul said to the centurion and the soldiers, “Unless these men remain with the ship, you cannot be saved.”

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BSB
Fearing that we would run aground on the rocks, they dropped four anchors from the stern and prayed for daybreak.
KJV
Then fearing lest we should have fallen upon rocks, they cast four anchors out of the stern, and wished for the day.
WEB
Fearing that we would run aground on rocky ground, they let go four anchors from the stern, and wished for daylight.
ASV
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.
DARBY
and fearing lest we should be cast on rocky places, casting four anchors out of the stern, they wished that day were come.
BLB
And fearing, lest we might fall somewhere on rocky places, having cast four anchors out of the stern, they were praying for day to come.
ÅB
og da de fryktet for at de kanskje kunne støte på skjær, kastet de fire anker ut fra bakstavnen, og ønsket at det ville bli dag.
OTB
I frykt for at vi skulle gå på grunn på klippene, kastet de fire ankre fra akterenden og ba om dagslys.
B1930
og da de fryktet for at de kanskje kunde støte på skjær, kastet de fire anker ut fra bakstavnen, og ønsket at det vilde bli dag.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • 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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  • Hebrews 6:19

    We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure. It enters the inner sanctuary behind the curtain,

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  • Acts 27:40–41

    Cutting 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.

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  • Acts 27:26

    However, we must run aground on some island.”

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  • Acts 27:30

    Meanwhile, the sailors attempted to escape from the ship. Pretending to lower anchors from the bow, they let the lifeboat down into the sea.

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  • Deuteronomy 28:67

    In 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.

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  • Psalms 130:6

    My soul waits for the Lord more than watchmen wait for the morning— more than watchmen wait for the morning.

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