King James Version with Apocrypha
"Then fearing lest we should have fallen upon rocks, they cast four anchors out of the stern, and wished for the day."
— Acts 27:29, King James Version with Apocrypha
“Then fearing lest we should have fallen upon rocks, they cast four anchors out of the stern, and wished for the day.”
“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. ”
“Fearing that we would run aground on rocky ground, they let go four anchors from the stern, and wished for daylight.”
“Because they were afraid that we would run aground on the rocky coast, they threw out four anchors from the stern and wished for day to appear.”
“Then fearing lest we should fall upon rough places, they cast four anchors out of the stern: and wished for the day.”
“Then, fearing that by chance we might come on to the rocks, they let down four hooks from the back of the ship, and made prayers for the coming of day.”
Howbeit we must be cast upon a certain island.
But when the fourteenth night was come, as we were driven up and down in Adria, about midnight the shipmen deemed that they drew near to some country;
And sounded, and found it twenty fathoms: and when they had gone a little further, they sounded again, and found it fifteen fathoms.
Then fearing lest we should have fallen upon rocks, they cast four anchors out of the stern, and wished for the day.
And as the shipmen were about to flee out of the ship, when they had let down the boat into the sea, under colour as though they would have cast anchors out of the foreship,
Paul said to the centurion and to the soldiers, Except these abide in the ship, ye cannot be saved.
Then the soldiers cut off the ropes of the boat, and let her fall off.