28 Bible Verses about sailing

her wealth is all sunk in a moment! the pilots and the passengers: the ships-crew, and the super-cargo's shall stand afar off,

a ship too of the greatest burthen, tho' the wind bears hard, by means of an inconsiderable helm, veers about as the hand of the pilot directs her.

yet now I advise you to discard your fears: your lives are all safe, though the vessel will be lost.

from thence we bore away: the next day we came off Chios, and the day after we pass'd by Samos, landing at Trogyllium, and arrived at Miletus the next day.

and sail'd directly to Samothracia, and the next day landed at Neapolis.

having lost a good deal of time, and sailing being now dangerous, for the fast was now over, Paul gave them this warning,

said he, in taking his leave, I must necessarily keep the approaching feast at Jerusalem: after which I will return to you if God permit.

After having been there three months, we embark'd on board the Castor and Pollux from Alexandria, that had put in there by hard weather:

The same day Jesus went on board a vessel with his disciples, and said to them, let us pass over to the other side of the lake: and so they put off to sea.

when he saw the heaven open, and something descending in the form of a great sheet, ty'd at the four corners, and let down to the earth:

When it was resolv'd, that we should sail for Italy, Paul and other prisoners were delivered to the custody of one Julius, a centurion of

After we were parted from them, and clear of land, we made directly for Cos, the next day to Rhodes, and from thence to Patara:

"my friends, said he, I foresee our voyage will be attended with great difficulties, and no small risk of losing not only the ship and cargo, but our lives too."

and the third day we lent our hands to send the tackling after.

where finding a vessel bound to Phoenicia, we went aboard, and put off.

with much ado we weathered the cape and got to Belhaven near Lasea.

but the crew under pretext of dropping their anchors to moor, had hoisted out the boat; designing to make off:

after having travers'd the sea of Cilicia and Pamphylia, we arriv'd at Myra, a city of Lycia.

but he answered them, in the evening you foretel fair weather: when the sky is of a bright red.

you must be brought before Cesar: and upon your account, the whole company now with you, will God preserve.

upon this Paul said to the centurion and his men, "except the crew stay aboard, you can't be safe:"

and our spirits droop with fasting: when Paul presented himself, and said, "well, my friends, it had been, if I could have prevail'd upon you, to have sav'd your selves all this perplexity and loss by staying at Crete.

It was the fourteenth night that we had been driving up and down in the Adriatick sea, when the ship's crew about midnight suspected they were making to land:

from thence we put off, and made our coast north of Cyprus, the wind being contrary.

for Paul had determined not to go ashore at Ephesus, to avoid losing time in Asia: because he was eager to get to Jerusalem, if possible, by the day of pentecost.

accordingly, having heaved in their anchors, they drove with the sea, then loos'd the helm, bois'd the mizen-sail to wind, and made to shore:

where by appointment Paul was to be taken aboard, designing himself to go thither by land.

for as that haven could not cover us from the storm, most were of opinion to bear away, and try to put in at Phenice, where we could ride safe, the port lying by south-west, and north-west.