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Acts 27:18
We were tossed so violently that the next day the men began to jettison the cargo.
Acts 27:18 · Berean Standard Bible
Acts 27:18 in other translations
And we being exceedingly tossed with a tempest, the next day they lightened the ship;
As we labored exceedingly with the storm, the next day they began to throw things overboard.
As we labored exceedingly with the storm, the next day they began to throw things overboard.
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In context
15 Unable to head into the wind, the ship was caught up. So we gave way and let ourselves be driven along.
16 Passing to the lee of a small island called Cauda, we barely managed to secure the lifeboat.
17 After hoisting it up, the crew used ropes to undergird the ship. And fearing that they would run aground on the sandbars of Syrtis, they lowered the sea anchor and were driven along.
18 We were tossed so violently that the next day the men began to jettison the cargo.
19 On the third day, they threw the ship’s tackle overboard with their own hands.
20 When neither sun nor stars appeared for many days and the great storm continued to batter us, we abandoned all hope of being saved.
21 After the men had gone a long time without food, Paul stood up among them and said, “Men, you should have followed my advice not to sail from Crete. Then you would have averted this disaster and loss.
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