Acts 27:41 “But the ship struck a sandbar and ran aground. The bow stuck fast and…”

Acts 27:41

But the ship struck a sandbar and ran aground. The bow stuck fast and would not move, and the stern was being broken up by the pounding of the waves.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And falling into a place where two seas met, they ran the ship aground; and the forepart stuck fast, and remained unmoveable, but the hinder part was broken with the violence of the waves.

World English Bible

But coming to a place where two seas met, they ran the vessel aground. The bow struck and remained immovable, but the stern began to break up by the violence of the waves.

American Standard Version

But lighting upon a place where two seas met, they ran the vessel aground; and the foreship struck and remained unmoveable, but the stern began to break up by the violence of the waves.

Geneva Bible 1599

And when they fell into a place, where two seas met, they thrust in the ship: and the forepart stucke fast, and could not be moued, but the hinderpart was broken with the violence of the waues.

Darby Translation

And falling into a place where two seas met they ran the ship aground, and the prow having stuck itself fast remained unmoved, but the stern was broken by the force of the waves.

Young's Literal Translation

and having fallen into a place of two seas, they ran the ship aground, and the fore-part, indeed, having stuck fast, did remain immoveable, but the hinder-part was broken by the violence of the waves.

Bible in Basic English

And coming to a point between two seas, they got the ship to land; and the front part was fixed in the sand and not able to be moved, but the back part was broken by the force of the waves.

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Cross references

“they ran”

Acts 27:17 Acts 27:26–29 2 Corinthians 11:25

Acts 27:17 · BSB

After hoisting it up, the crew used ropes to undergird the ship. And fearing that they would run aground on the sandbars of Syrtis, they lowered the sea anchor and were driven along.

Acts 27:26–29 · BSB

However, we must run aground on some island.”

2 Corinthians 11:25 · BSB

Three times I was beaten with rods, once I was stoned, three times I was shipwrecked. I spent a night and a day in the open sea.

“broken”

Ezekiel 27:26 1 Kings 22:48 2 Chronicles 20:37 Ezekiel 27:34 2 Corinthians 11:26

Ezekiel 27:26 · BSB

Your oarsmen have brought you onto the high seas, but the east wind will shatter you in the heart of the sea.

1 Kings 22:48 · BSB

Jehoshaphat built ships of Tarshish to go to Ophir for gold, but they never set sail, because they were wrecked at Ezion-geber.

2 Chronicles 20:37 · BSB

Then Eliezer son of Dodavahu of Mareshah prophesied against Jehoshaphat, saying, “Because you have allied yourself with Ahaziah, the LORD has destroyed your works.” So the ships were wrecked and were unable to sail to Ta…

Ezekiel 27:34 · BSB

Now you are shattered by the seas in the depths of the waters; your merchandise and the people among you have gone down with you.

2 Corinthians 11:26 · BSB

In my frequent journeys, I have been in danger from rivers and from bandits, in danger from my countrymen and from the Gentiles, in danger in the city and in the country, in danger on the sea and among false brothers,

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

40Cutting away the anchors, they left them in the sea as they loosened the ropes that held the rudders. Then they hoisted the foresail to the wind and made for the beach.

42The soldiers planned to kill the prisoners so none of them could swim to freedom.

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