29And fearing lest haply we should be cast ashore on rocky ground, they let go four anchors from the stern, and wished for the day.


In Context

26 Howbeit we must be cast upon a certain island.

27 But when the fourteenth night was come, as we were driven to and fro in the sea of Adria, about midnight the sailors surmised that they were drawing near to some country;

28 and they sounded, and found twenty fathoms: and after a little space, they sounded again, and found fifteen fathoms.

29 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.

30 And as the sailors were seeking to flee out of the ship, and had lowered the boat into the sea, under colour as though they would lay out anchors from the foreship,

31 Paul said to the centurion and to the soldiers, Except these abide in the ship, ye cannot be saved.

Acts 27:29 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

27:29Then fearing lest we should have fallen upon rocks, they cast four anchors out of the stern, and wished for the day.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

27:29Fearing that we would be dashed against the rocks, they dropped four anchors from the stern and prayed for daylight.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

27:29Then fearing lest we should fall upon rough places, they cast four anchors out of the stern, and wished for the day.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

27:29And fearing lest haply we should be cast ashore on rocky ground, they let go four anchors from the stern, and wished for the day.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

27:29and fearing lest we should be cast on rocky places, casting four anchors out of the stern, they wished that day were come.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

27:29Then fearing lest we should fall upon rocks, they cast four anchors out of the stern, and wished for the day.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

27:29Fearing that we would run aground on rocky ground, they let go four anchors from the stern, and wished for daylight.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

27:29and fearing lest on rough places we may fall, out of the stern having cast four anchors, they were wishing day to come.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

27:29Then fearing lest we should have fallen on rocks, they cast four anchors out of the stern, and wished for the day.