28 Bible Verses about sailing

And every ship-master, and all the company belonging to ships, and sailors, and all who trade by sea,

Behold also the ships, tho' they are so great, and driven by fierce winds, yet are turned about by a very small helm, whithersoever the pilot listeth.

Yet now I exhort you to be of good courage; for there shall be no loss of any life among you, but of the ship only.

And sailing thence, we came the following day over-against Chios, and the next day we touched at Samos, and having tarried at Trogyllium, the day after came to Miletus.

Sailing therefore from Troas, we ran with a strait course to Samothracia, and the next day to Neapolis:

And as much time was spent, and sailing was now dangerous, because the fast was already past,

But took his leave of them, saying, I must by all means keep the approaching feast at Jerusalem, but I will return to you again, if God will.

And after three months we departed in a ship of Alexandria, which had wintered in the island, whose sign was Castor and Pollux.

And on a certain day he went into a vessel with his disciples: and he said to them, Let us go over to the other side of the lake. And they put to sea.

And saw heaven opened, and a certain vessel like a great sheet, tied at the four corners, descending to him, and let down on the earth:

And as soon as it was determined, that we should sail into Italy, they delivered Paul, and certain other prisoners, to a centurion named Julius, of the Augustan Cohort.

And when we were torn away from them, and had set sail, we ran with a strait course to Coos, and the next day to Rhodes, and thence to Patara.

Paul exhorted them, Saying to them, Sirs, I perceive that this voyage is like to be with injury and much damage, not only to the lading and the ship, but also to our lives.

And the third day we cast out with our own hands the tackling of the ship.

And finding a ship passing over to Phenicia, we went aboard and set sail.

And passing it with difficulty, we came to the Fair Havens, near which was the city Lasea.

But when the sailors were attempting to flee out of the ship, and had let down the boat into the sea, under pretence that they were going to carry out anchors from the ship-head,

And having sailed through the sea of Cilicia and Pamphylia, we came to Myra, a city of Lycia.

He answering said to them, In the evening ye say, It will be fair weather; for the sky is red:

thou must be presented before Cesar: and lo God hath given thee all them that sail with thee.

Paul said to the centurion and the soldiers, Unless these abide in the ship, ye cannot be saved.

But after long abstinence, Paul standing in the midst of them, said, Sirs, ye should have hearkened to me, and not have loosed from Crete, and so have avoided this injury and loss.

And when the fourteenth night was come, as we were driven up and down in the Adriatic Sea, the sailors suspected, that they drew nigh some land.

And setting sail from thence, we sailed under Cyprus, because the winds were contrary.

For Paul had determined to sail by Ephesus, that he might not spend any time in Asia; for he hasted, if it were possible, to be at Jerusalem on the day of Pentecost.

And having taken up the anchors, they committed it to the sea, at the same time loosing the rudder-bands, and hoisting up the stay-sail to the wind, they made for the shore.

But we going before into the ship, sailed to Assos, where we were to take up Paul; for so he had appointed, being himself to go on foot.

And as the haven was not convenient to winter in, the greater part advised to set sail from thence also, if by any means they might reach Phenice, to winter there, which is an haven of Crete looking to the south-west and north-west.