Acts 27:26

Howbeit we must be cast upon a certain island.

Howbeit {G1161} we {G2248} must {G1163} be cast {G1601} upon {G1519} a certain {G5100} island {G3520}.

Nevertheless, we have to run aground on some island.”

However, we must run aground on some island.”

But we must be cast upon a certain island.

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Cross-References

  • Acts 28:1 (5 votes)

    ¶ And when they were escaped, then they knew that the island was called Melita.

  • Acts 27:17 (3 votes)

    Which when they had taken up, they used helps, undergirding the ship; and, fearing lest they should fall into the quicksands, strake sail, and so were driven.

  • Acts 27:29 (2 votes)

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