As we labored exceedingly with the storm, the next day they began to throw things overboard.
THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE
Acts 27:18 in context
Acts 27:15–21
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When the ship was caught and couldn’t face the wind, we gave way to it and were driven along.
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Running under the lee of a small island called Clauda, we were able, with difficulty, to secure the boat.
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After they had hoisted it up, they used cables to help reinforce the ship. Fearing that they would run aground on the Syrtis sand bars, they lowered the sea anchor, and so were driven along.
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As we labored exceedingly with the storm, the next day they began to throw things overboard.
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On the third day, they threw out the ship’s tackle with their own hands.
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When neither sun nor stars shone on us for many days, and no small storm pressed on us, all hope that we would be saved was now taken away.
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When they had been long without food, Paul stood up in the middle of them and said, “Sirs, you should have listened to me, and not have set sail from Crete and have gotten this injury and loss.
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