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A Severe Storm Catches The Ship

13 Now a south-wind [a] having blown-moderately— having supposed that they had taken-hold-of their purpose, having lifted anchor, they were sailing-along very-near Crete. 14 But after not much time a violent[b] wind rushed down from it[c], the one being called the “Northeaster[d]”. 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.

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 27:13 That is, a wind blowing from the south, which would have taken them to Phoenix in a few hours.
  2. Acts 27:14 Or, typhonic, tempestuous.
  3. Acts 27:14 That is, down off the island, blowing them away from the coast.
  4. Acts 27:14 Or, Euraquilo, blowing from the northeast. Some manuscripts spell it Euroclydon.

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