Acts 27:17
←Back to VersesWhich 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.
When they picked up the , they used support to strengthen the boat. Worried about hitting the sand that could suck them in, they stopped raising sails, causing the wind to push them away.
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