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Acts 27:17-19
Living Bible
Acts 27:17-19
Living Bible
17 and then banded the ship with ropes to strengthen the hull. The sailors were afraid of being driven across to the quicksands of the African coast,[a] so they lowered the topsails and were thus driven before the wind.
18 The next day as the seas grew higher, the crew began throwing the cargo overboard. 19 The following day they threw out the tackle and anything else they could lay their hands on.
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- Acts 27:17 were afraid of being driven across to the quicksands of the African coast, literally, “feared lest they should be cast upon the Syrtis.”
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