Acts 27:28 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And sounded, and found it twenty fathoms: and when they had gone a little further, they sounded again, and found it fifteen fathoms.”

Acts 27:28 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Acts 27:28 in 6 Bible Translations

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Acts 27:28 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“They took soundings and found twenty fathoms. After a little while, they took soundings again, and found fifteen fathoms.”

Acts 27:28 — World English Bible

Acts 27:28 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“and they sounded, and found twenty fathoms; and after a little space, they sounded again, and found fifteen fathoms. ”

Acts 27:28 — American Standard Version

Acts 27:28 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“and having sounded they found twenty fathoms, and having gone a little farther, and again having sounded, they found fifteen fathoms,”

Acts 27:28 — Young's Literal Translation

Acts 27:28 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“and having sounded found twenty fathoms, and having gone a little farther and having again sounded they found fifteen fathoms; ”

Acts 27:28 — Darby Translation

Acts 27:28 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And sounded, and found it twentie fathoms: and when they had gone a litle further, they sounded againe, and found fifteene fathoms.”

Acts 27:28 — Geneva Bible

Acts 27:28 in Context — Acts 27

26 Howbeit we must be cast upon a certain island.

27 But when the fourteenth night was come, as we were driven up and down in Adria, about midnight the shipmen deemed that they drew near to some country;

28 And sounded, and found it twenty fathoms: and when they had gone a little further, they sounded again, and found it fifteen fathoms.

29 Then fearing lest we should have fallen upon rocks, they cast four anchors out of the stern, and wished for the day.

30 And as the shipmen were about to flee out of the ship, when they had let down the boat into the sea, under colour as though they would have cast anchors out of the foreship,

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What Does Acts 27:28 Mean?

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