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Acts 27:15

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And when the ship was caught, and could not bear up into the wind, we let her drive.

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  1. Acts 27:13

    And when the south wind blew softly, supposing that they had obtained their purpose, loosing thence, they sailed close by Crete.

  2. Acts 27:14

    But not long after there arose against it a tempestuous wind, called Euroclydon.

  3. Acts 27:16

    And running under a certain island which is called Clauda, we had much work to come by the boat:

  4. Acts 27:17

    Which 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.

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