15The ship was caught by the storm and could not head into the wind; so we gave way to it and were driven along.


In Context

12 Since the harbor was unsuitable to winter in, the majority decided that we should sail on, hoping to reach Phoenix and winter there. This was a harbor in Crete, facing both southwest and northwest.

13 When a gentle south wind began to blow, they thought they had obtained what they wanted; so they weighed anchor and sailed along the shore of Crete.

14 Before very long, a wind of hurricane force, called the "northeaster," swept down from the island.

15 The ship was caught by the storm and could not head into the wind; so we gave way to it and were driven along.

16 As we passed to the lee of a small island called Cauda, we were hardly able to make the lifeboat secure.

17 When the men had hoisted it aboard, they passed ropes under the ship itself to hold it together. Fearing that they would run aground on the sandbars of Syrtis, they lowered the sea anchor and let the ship be driven along.

Acts 27:15 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

27:15And when the ship was caught, and could not bear up into the wind, we let [her] drive.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

27:15And when the ship was caught, and could not bear up against the wind, giving up the ship to the winds, we were driven.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

27:15and when the ship was caught, and could not face the wind, we gave way to it, and were driven.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

27:15And the ship being caught and driven, and not able to bring her head to the wind, letting her go we were driven before it.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

27:15and when the ship was caught, and could not face the wind, we gave way to it, and were driven.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

27:15And when the ship was caught, and could not bear up into the wind, we let her drive.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

27:15When the ship was caught, and couldn't face the wind, we gave way to it, and were driven along.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

27:15and the ship being caught, and not being able to bear up against the wind, having given her up, we were borne on,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

27:15And when the ship was caught, and could not bear up into the wind, we let her drive.