17 After they had hoisted it up, they used [a]supporting cables in undergirding the ship; and fearing that they might (A)run aground on the shallows of Syrtis, they let down the [b]sea anchor and let themselves be driven along in this way.

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 27:17 Lit helps
  2. Acts 27:17 Lit implement, an object designed to stabilize a boat from the stern against the wind.

29 Fearing that we might (A)run aground somewhere on the [a]rocks, they cast four anchors from the stern and [b]prayed for daybreak.

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 27:29 Lit rough places
  2. Acts 27:29 Or wished for

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