Parallel Verses New Living Translation Then the sailors tried to abandon the ship; they lowered the lifeboat as though they were going to put out anchors from the front of the ship. King James Bible 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, Darby Bible Translation But the sailors wishing to flee out of the ship, and having let down the boat into the sea under pretext of being about to carry out anchors from the prow, World English Bible As the sailors were trying to flee out of the ship, and had lowered the boat into the sea, pretending that they would lay out anchors from the bow, Young's Literal Translation And the sailors seeking to flee out of the ship, and having let down the boat to the sea, in pretence as if out of the foreship they are about to cast anchors, Acts 27:30 Parallel Commentary Wesley's Notes on the Bible27:30 The sailors were attempting to flee out of the ship - Supposing the boat would go more safely over the shallows. Acts 27:30 Parallel Commentaries Library Of the Practice of Piety in Fasting. There are divers kinds of fasting--First, A constrained fast, as when men either have not food to eat, as in the famine of Samaria (2 Kings vi. 25;) or, having food, cannot eat it for heaviness or sickness, as it befel them who were in the ship with St. Paul (Acts xxvii. 33.) This is rather famine than fasting. Secondly, A natural fast, which we undertake physically, for the health of our body. Thirdly, A civil fast, which the magistrate enjoins for the better maintenance of the commonwealth. Fourthly, … Lewis Bayly—The Practice of Piety Spiritual Culture. Upon Our Lord's SermonOn the Mount Appendix xv. The Location of Sychar, and the Date of Our Lord's visit to Samaria. Cross References Acts 27:16 We sailed along the sheltered side of a small island named Cauda, where with great difficulty we hoisted aboard the lifeboat being towed behind us. Acts 27:27 About midnight on the fourteenth night of the storm, as we were being driven across the Sea of Adria, the sailors sensed land was near. Acts 27:29 At this rate they were afraid we would soon be driven against the rocks along the shore, so they threw out four anchors from the back of the ship and prayed for daylight. Acts 27:31 But Paul said to the commanding officer and the soldiers, "You will all die unless the sailors stay aboard." Jump to Previous Anchors Attempts Boat Bow Carry Cast Color Colour Escape Flee Foreship Front Hooks However Intending Lower Lowered Pretence Pretending Pretense Pretext Sailors Sea Secretly Seeking Ship Shipmen Ship's Trying WantedJump to Next Anchors Attempts Boat Bow Carry Cast Color Colour Escape Flee Foreship Front Hooks However Intending Lower Lowered Pretence Pretending Pretense Pretext Sailors Sea Secretly Seeking Ship Shipmen Ship's Trying WantedLinks Acts 27:30 NIVActs 27:30 NLT Acts 27:30 ESV Acts 27:30 NASB Acts 27:30 KJV Acts 27:30 Bible Apps Acts 27:30 Biblia Paralela Acts 27:30 Chinese Bible Acts 27:30 French Bible Acts 27:30 German Bible Acts 27:30 Commentaries Bible Hub |