Act 27:17, 26-29, 2Cor 11:25 | ESV | STEP | After hoisting it up, they used supports to undergird the ship . Then , fearing that they would run aground on the Syrtis , they lowered the gear , and thus they were driven along.

Acts 27:17

17 After hoisting it up, they used supports to undergird the ship. Then, fearing that they would ^arun aground on the Syrtis, they lowered the gear, ^{▼▼That is, the sea-anchor (or possibly the mainsail)} and thus they were driven along.

Acts 27:26-29

26 But ^cwe must ^drun aground on some island.”

27 When the fourteenth night had come, as we were being driven across the Adriatic Sea, about midnight the sailors suspected that they were nearing land. 28 So they took a sounding and found twenty fathoms. ^{▼▼About 120 feet; a fathom (Greek orguia) was about 6 feet or 2 meters} A little farther on they took a sounding again and found fifteen fathoms. ^{▼▼About 90 feet (see previous note)} 29 And fearing that we might ^grun on the rocks, they let down four anchors from the stern and prayed for day to come.

2 Corinthians 11:25

25 Three times I was ^hbeaten with rods. ⁱOnce I was stoned. Three times I ^jwas shipwrecked; a night and a day I was adrift at sea;