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Acts 27:29

29 Then fearing lest we should have ffallen upon rocks, they cast four anchors out of the stern, and wished for the day.

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Acts 27:29 — The New International Version (NIV)

29 Fearing that we would be dashed against the rocks, they dropped four anchors from the stern and prayed for daylight.

Acts 27:29 — English Standard Version (ESV)

29 And fearing that we might run on the rocks, they let down four anchors from the stern and prayed for day to come.

Acts 27:29 — New Living Translation (NLT)

29 At this rate they were afraid we would soon be driven against the rocks along the shore, so they threw out four anchors from the back of the ship and prayed for daylight.

Acts 27:29 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

29 Then, fearing lest we should run aground on the rocks, they dropped four anchors from the stern, and prayed for day to come.

Acts 27:29 — New Century Version (NCV)

29 The sailors were afraid that we would hit the rocks, so they threw four anchors into the water and prayed for daylight to come.

Acts 27:29 — American Standard Version (ASV)

29 And fearing lest haply we should be cast ashore on rocky ground, they let go four anchors from the stern, and wished for the day.

Acts 27:29 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

29 and fearing lest we should be cast on rocky places, casting four anchors out of the stern, they wished that day were come.

Acts 27:29 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

29 Fearing we might hit rocks, they dropped four anchors from the back of the ship and prayed for morning to come. 

Acts 27:29 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

29 Then, fearing we might run aground in some rocky place, they dropped four anchors from the stern and prayed for daylight to come.

Acts 27:29 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

29 Fearing that we might run on the rocks, they let down four anchors from the stern and prayed for day to come.

Acts 27:29 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

29 And because they were afraid lest somewhere we run aground against rough places, they threw down four anchors from the stern and prayed for day to come.

Acts 27:29 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

29 They were afraid we would crash against the rocks. So they dropped four anchors from the back of the ship. They prayed that daylight would come.

Acts 27:29 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

29 Fearing that we might run aground somewhere on the rocks, they cast four anchors from the stern and wished for daybreak.


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