King James Version
"And when the ship was caught, and could not bear up into the wind, we let her drive."
— Acts 27:15, King James Version
“and when the ship was caught, and could not face the wind, we gave way to it, and were driven. ”
“When the ship was caught, and couldn't face the wind, we gave way to it, and were driven along.”
“When the ship was caught in it and could not head into the wind, we gave way to it and were driven along.”
“And when the ship was caught and could not bear up against the wind, giving up the ship to the winds, we were driven.”
“And when the ship got into the grip of it, and was not able to make headway into the wind, we gave way, and went before it.”
“And when the ship was caught, and could not bear up into the wind, we let her drive.”
And because the haven was not commodious to winter in, the more part advised to depart thence also, if by any means they might attain to Phenice, and there to winter; which is an haven of Crete, and lieth toward the south west and north west.
And when the south wind blew softly, supposing that they had obtained their purpose, loosing thence, they sailed close by Crete.
But not long after there arose against it a tempestuous wind, called Euroclydon.
And when the ship was caught, and could not bear up into the wind, we let her drive.
And running under a certain island which is called Clauda, we had much work to come by the boat:
Which when they had taken up, they used helps, undergirding the ship; and, fearing lest they should fall into the quicksands, strake sail, and so were driven.
And we being exceedingly tossed with a tempest, the next day they lightened the ship;