However, we must run aground on some island.”
Parallel translations
- WEB But we must run aground on a certain island.”
- KJV Howbeit we must be cast upon a certain island.
- NKJV However, we must run aground on a certain island.”
- NASB But we must run aground on a certain island.”
- NLT But we will be shipwrecked on an island.”
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Quick answer
Paul foretells that they must run aground on a certain island.
Overview
Adding a specific detail, Paul predicts shipwreck on an island, which will prove true at Malta. The precision of the prophecy will confirm that his words come from God. It assures the crew that even the coming wreck lies within God's known plan, so deliverance, not destruction, is the certain end.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 3
- Acts 28:1Once we were safely ashore, we learned that the island was called Malta.
- Acts 27:17After 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.
- Acts 27:29Fearing that we would run aground on the rocks, they dropped four anchors from the stern and prayed for daybreak.
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