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14 But after not much time a violent[a] wind rushed down from it[b], the one being called the “Northeaster[c]”. 15 And the ship having been seized and not being able to face-into the wind, we were being carried-along, having given ourselves up to it. 16 And having run-under-the-shelter-of a certain small-island being called Cauda[d], we were able with-difficulty to come-to-be in-control of the [ship’s] boat[e]

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 27:14 Or, typhonic, tempestuous.
  2. Acts 27:14 That is, down off the island, blowing them away from the coast.
  3. Acts 27:14 Or, Euraquilo, blowing from the northeast. Some manuscripts spell it Euroclydon.
  4. Acts 27:16 This island is about 30 miles or 50 kilometers south of Crete.
  5. Acts 27:16 Or, skiff. That is, the small boat towed behind the ship used to go to and from shore.

14 Before very long, a wind of hurricane force,(A) called the Northeaster, swept down from the island. 15 The ship was caught by the storm and could not head into the wind; so we gave way to it and were driven along. 16 As we passed to the lee of a small island called Cauda, we were hardly able to make the lifeboat(B) secure,

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