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 Mas é necessário que sejamos lançados a uma ilha.

27 E quando veio a décima quarta noite, sendo lançados de um lado para o outro no [mar] Adriático, por volta da meia noite os marinheiros suspeitaram de que estavam se aproximando de alguma terra [firme] .

28 E tendo lançado o prumo, acharam vinte braças; e passando um pouco mais adiante, voltando a lançar o prumo, acharam quinze braças.

29 E temendo de irem de encontro a lugares rochosos, lançaram da popa quatro âncoras, desejando que o dia viesse [logo] .

30 E [quando] os marinheiros estavam procurando fugir do navio, e baixando o barquinho de reserva ao mar, como que queriam largar as âncoras da proa,

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