Acts 27:29 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Then fearing lest we should have fallen upon rocks, they cast four anchors out of the stern, and wished for the day.”
Acts 27:29 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Acts 27:29 in 6 Bible Translations
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Acts 27:29 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Fearing that we would run aground on rocky ground, they let go four anchors from the stern, and wished for daylight.”
Acts 27:29 — World English Bible
Acts 27:29 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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. ”
Acts 27:29 — American Standard Version
Acts 27:29 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and fearing lest on rough places we may fall, out of the stern having cast four anchors, they were wishing day to come.”
Acts 27:29 — Young's Literal Translation
Acts 27:29 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“and fearing lest we should be cast on rocky places, casting four anchors out of the stern, they wished that day were come. ”
Acts 27:29 — Darby Translation
Acts 27:29 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Then fearing least they should haue fallen into some rough places, they cast foure ancres out of the sterne, and wished that the day were come.”
Acts 27:29 — Geneva Bible
Acts 27:29 in Context — Acts 27
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,
31 Paul said to the centurion and to the soldiers, Except these abide in the ship, ye cannot be saved.
What Does Acts 27:29 Mean?
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