Acts 27:28 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And sounded, and found it twenty fathoms: and when they had gone a little further, they sounded again, and found it fifteen fathoms.”

Acts 27:28 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Acts 27:28 in 6 Bible Translations

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Acts 27:28 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“They took soundings and found twenty fathoms. After a little while, they took soundings again, and found fifteen fathoms.”

Acts 27:28 — World English Bible

Acts 27:28 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“and they sounded, and found twenty fathoms; and after a little space, they sounded again, and found fifteen fathoms.”

Acts 27:28 — American Standard Version

Acts 27:28 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“and having sounded they found twenty fathoms, and having gone a little farther, and again having sounded, they found fifteen fathoms,”

Acts 27:28 — Young's Literal Translation

Acts 27:28 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“and having sounded found twenty fathoms, and having gone a little farther and having again sounded they found fifteen fathoms;”

Acts 27:28 — Darby Translation

Acts 27:28 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And sounded, and found it twentie fathoms: and when they had gone a litle further, they sounded againe, and found fifteene fathoms.”

Acts 27:28 — Geneva Bible

Acts 27:28 in Context — Acts 27

26 Si bien es menester que demos en una isla.

27 Y venida la décimacuarta noche, y siendo llevados por el [mar] Adriático, los marineros á la media noche sospecharon que estaban cerca de alguna tierra;

28 Y echando la sonda, hallaron veinte brazas; y pasando un poco más adelante, volviendo á echar la sonda, hallaron quince brazas.

29 Y habiendo temor de dar en lugares escabrosos, echando cuatro anclas de la popa, deseaban que se hiciese de día.

30 Entonces procurando los marineros huir de la nave, echado que hubieron el esquife á la mar, aparentando como que querían largar las anclas de proa,

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What Does Acts 27:28 Mean?

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