NASB
"and when the ship was caught in it and could not face the wind, we gave way to it and let ourselves be driven along."
— Acts 27:15, NASB
“And when the ship was caught, and could not bear up into the wind, we let her drive.”
“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.”
Because the harbor was not suitable for wintering, the majority reached a decision to put out to sea from there, if somehow they could reach Phoenix, a harbor of Crete, facing southwest and northwest, and spend the winter there.
When a moderate south wind came up, supposing that they had attained their purpose, they weighed anchor and began sailing along Crete, close inshore.
But before very long there rushed down from the land a violent wind, called Euraquilo;
and when the ship was caught in it and could not face the wind, we gave way to it and let ourselves be driven along.
Running under the shelter of a small island called Clauda, we were scarcely able to get the ship's boat under control.
After they had hoisted it up, they used supporting cables in undergirding the ship; and fearing that they might run aground on the shallows of Syrtis, they let down the sea anchor and in this way let themselves be driven along.
The next day as we were being violently storm-tossed, they began to jettison the cargo;