Acts 27:39 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And when it was day, they knew not the land: but they discovered a certain creek with a shore, into the which they were minded, if it were possible, to thrust in the ship.”
Acts 27:39 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Acts 27:39 in 6 Bible Translations
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Acts 27:39 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“When it was day, they didn’t recognize the land, but they noticed a certain bay with a beach, and they decided to try to drive the ship onto it.”
Acts 27:39 — World English Bible
Acts 27:39 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And when it was day, they knew not the land: but they perceived a certain bay with a beach, and they took counsel whether they could drive the ship upon it. ”
Acts 27:39 — American Standard Version
Acts 27:39 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And when the day came, they were not discerning the land, but a certain creek were perceiving having a beach, into which they took counsel, if possible, to thrust forward the ship,”
Acts 27:39 — Young's Literal Translation
Acts 27:39 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And when it was day they did not recognise the land; but they perceived a certain bay having a strand, on which they were minded, if they should be able, to run the ship ashore; ”
Acts 27:39 — Darby Translation
Acts 27:39 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And when it was day, they knewe not the countrey, but they spied a certaine creeke with a banke, into the which they were minded (if it were possible) to thrust in the ship.”
Acts 27:39 — Geneva Bible
Acts 27:39 in Context — Acts 27
37 And we were in all in the ship two hundred threescore and sixteen souls.
38 And when they had eaten enough, they lightened the ship, and cast out the wheat into the sea.
39 And when it was day, they knew not the land: but they discovered a certain creek with a shore, into the which they were minded, if it were possible, to thrust in the ship.
40 And when they had taken up the anchors, they committed themselves unto the sea, and loosed the rudder bands, and hoised up the mainsail to the wind, and made toward shore.
41 And falling into a place where two seas met, they ran the ship aground; and the forepart stuck fast, and remained unmoveable, but the hinder part was broken with the violence of the waves.
What Does Acts 27:39 Mean?
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