Acts 27:27-29

The Shipwreck

27 On the fourteenth night we were still being driven across the Adriatic[a] Sea, when about midnight the sailors sensed they were approaching land.
28 They took soundings and found that the water was a hundred and twenty feet[b] deep. A short time later they took soundings again and found it was ninety feet[c] deep.
29 Fearing that we would be dashed against the rocks, they dropped four anchors from the stern and prayed for daylight.

Footnotes 3

  • [a]. In ancient times the name referred to an area extending well south of Italy.
  • [b]. Or about 37 meters
  • [c]. Or about 27 meters
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