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Acts 27:15
New English Translation
Acts 27:15
New English Translation
15 When the ship was caught in it[a] and could not head into[b] the wind, we gave way to it and were driven[c] along.
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- Acts 27:15 tn Or “was forced off course.” Grk “The ship being caught in it.” The genitive absolute construction with the participle συναρπασθέντος (sunarpasthentos) has been taken temporally; it could also be translated as causal (“Because the ship was caught in it”).
- Acts 27:15 tn BDAG 91 s.v. ἀντοφθαλμέω states, “Metaph. of a ship τοῦ πλοίου μὴ δυναμένοι ἀ. τῷ ἀνέμῳ since the ship was not able to face the wind, i.e. with its bow headed against the forces of the waves Ac 27:15.”
- Acts 27:15 sn Caught in the violent wind, the ship was driven along. They were now out of control, at the mercy of the wind and sea.
Acts 27:15
New International Version
Acts 27:15
New International Version
15 The ship was caught by the storm and could not head into the wind; so we gave way to it and were driven along.
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