31 Bible Verses about Seafaring

And the merchants of the earth shall weep and lament for her, because no one buys their wares any more, wares of gold and silver and precious stones and pearls, and linen and purple and silk and scarlet, and all thyine wood, and every implement of ivory and every implement of most precious wood, of brass and iron and marble, cinnamon and amomum and incense and ointment and frankincense, and wine and oil and fine flour and wheat and cattle and sheep, and of horses and chariots and servants, and souls of men.

And entering a ship, he crossed over, and came to his own city;

They, therefore, being sent forth by the Holy Spirit went down to Seleucia, and thence sailed to Cyprus;

And when Jesus heard of it he departed thence in a ship to a solitary place by himself. And the multitudes hearing of it followed him on foot from the cities.

And dismissing the multitude he went into the ship, and came into the bounds of Magadan.

And he told his disciples to have a boat constantly attend him on account of the multitude, that they might not throng him.

And those with Paul, sailing from Paphos, went to Perga in Pamphylia; but John left them and returned to Jerusalem.

and thence sailed to Antioch, whence they had been commended to the favor of God for the work which they performed.

And there was a sharp contention, so that they separated from each other; and Barnabas taking Mark sailed to Cyprus.

AND sailing from Troas we came in a direct course to Samothracia, and on the next day to Neapolis,

And Paul having remained yet many days took leave of the brothers, and sailed to Syria; and Priscilla was with him, and Aquila, having shaved his head at Cenchrea; for he had a vow.

but taking leave of them and saying, I will return to you again, if God will, he sailed from, Ephesus,

and when he had staid there three months, and a conspiracy was formed against him by the Jews as he was about to sail to Syria, he determined to return through Macedonia.

AND when we had torn ourselves from them we set sail, and going in a straight course came to Cos, and on the next day to Rhodes, and thence to Patara. And finding a ship crossing to Phenicia, going on board we set sail. And observing Cyprus, and leaving it on the left, we sailed to Syria, and landed at Tyre; for there the ship was to discharge her cargo.

AND when it was determined that we should sail to Italy, they delivered Paul and certain other prisoners to a centurion by the name of Julius, of the cohort of Augustus. And going on board of a ship of Adramyttium, which was about to sail to places in Asia, we set sail, Aristarchus a Macedonian of Thessalonica being with us; and on the next day we came to Sidon, and Julius treating Paul with humanity allowed him to go to his friends, and receive attention.read more.
Proceeding thence we sailed under Cyprus, because the winds were contrary, and sailing through the sea by Cilicia and Pamphylia we came to Myra in Lycia; and the centurion finding there an Alexandrian ship sailing to Italy, put us into it. And sailing slowly in those days, and scarcely being by Cnidus, the wind not permitting us [to proceed in a direct course] we sailed under Crete, by Salmone, and sailing by it with difficulty, we came to a place called Fair Havens, near which is the city Lasea.

And after three months we sailed away in an Alexandrian vessel, that had wintered in the island, with the sign of Castor and Pollux. And coming to Syracuse we remained there three days; and proceeding thence we came to Rhegium, and after one day, a south wind blowing, we came the second day to Puteoli,

thrice was I beaten with rods, once was I stoned, thrice have I been shipwrecked, a night and a day have I spent in the deep;

And he entered into a ship, and his disciples followed him. And behold there was a great tempest on the lake, so that the ship was covered with the waves; but he was asleep. And they came and awoke him, saying, Lord, save us; we perish.read more.
And he said to them, Why are you afraid, men of little faith? Then he arose, and rebuked the winds and the lake, and there was a great calm. And the men wondered, saying, What kind of a man is this, that the winds and the lake obey him?

And on that day, when it was evening, he said to them, Let us cross over to the other side. And dismissing the multitude, they took him as he was in the ship; and other ships also were with him. And there was a great tempest of wind, and the waves beat over the ship, so that the ship was already filled.read more.
And he was in the stern, on the pillow, asleep. And they awoke him and said to him, Teacher, do you not care that we perish? And he arose, and rebuked the wind, and said to the lake, Hush! Be still! And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm. And he said to them, Why are you so fearful? How have you no faith? And they were greatly afraid, and said one to another, What man is this, that even the wind and the lake obey him?

AND on one of those days both he and his disciples went into the ship; and he said to them, Let us cross over to the other side of the lake. And they set sail; and as they were sailing he fell asleep. And a tempest of wind came down on the lake, and they were flooded with water, and in peril. And they came and awoke him, saying, Master! Master! we are perishing! And he arose, and rebuked the wind and the waves, and they ceased, and there was a calm.read more.
And he said to them, Where is your faith? And they were afraid, and wondered, saying one to another, What man then is this, that he commands the winds and the water and they obey him? And they sailed to the country of the Gerasenes, which is opposite to Galilee.

And he immediately constrained the disciples to go into a ship and go before him to the other side, till he should dismiss the multitudes. And having dismissed the multitudes, he went on a mountain by himself to pray. And when it was evening he was there alone. But the ship was now in the midst of the lake tossed by the waves, for the wind was contrary.read more.
And in the fourth watch of the night he came to them walking on the lake. And when the disciples saw him walking on the lake, they were troubled and said, It is an apparition; and they cried out for fear. But Jesus immediately spoke to them, saying, Be of good courage; it is I; be not afraid. And Peter answered and said to him, Lord, if it is you, command me to come to you on the waters. And he said, Come. And Peter going down from the ship walked on the waters to go to Jesus. But seeing the wind strong he was afraid; and beginning to sink, cried, saying, Lord save me! and Jesus immediately stretching out his hand, took hold of him and said, Man of little faith, why did you doubt? And when they entered into the ship, the wind ceased; and those in the ship came and worshipped him; saying, Truly you are the Son of God.

And he immediately constrained his disciples to go into the ship, and to go before him to the other side, to Bethsaida, while he dismissed the multitude; and having dismissed them, he went away to the mountain to pray. And when it was evening, the ship was in the midst of the lake, and he alone on the land.read more.
And seeing them troubled to proceed, for the wind was against them, about the fourth watch of the night he came to them walking on the lake, and wished to pass by them. And seeing him walking on the lake, they thought it was an apparition, and cried out, for they all saw and were troubled. And immediately he spoke with them, and said to them, Be of good courage; it is I; be not afraid. And he went up to them into the ship, and the wind ceased, and they were astonished in themselves above measure, and wondered; for they understood not concerning the bread, for their heart was hardened. And crossing over they came to the land of Gennesaret, and came to anchor.

And when it was evening, his disciples went down to the lake, and entering into the ship were crossing the lake to Capernaum. And it was now dark, and Jesus had not come to them, and the lake was made rough by a great wind blowing.read more.
Then having gone about twenty-five or thirty stadiums [3 or But he said to them, It is I; be not afraid. Then they willingly took him into the ship, and immediately the ship was at the land to which they were going.

But some time being spent and navigation not being safe, because the fast had already passed by, Paul advised, saying to them, Men, I see that the voyage will be with injury and much loss, not only of the cargo and ship, but also of our lives. But the centurion believed the master and owner rather than the words spoken by Paul.read more.
And the harbor being inconvenient to winter in, the greater part advised to depart thence, and, if they were able, to come to Phenice to winter, a harbor of Crete, which opens to the South and Southwest. And the South wind blowing gently, supposing that they had attained their purpose, setting sail they proceeded along the coast of Crete. But not long after a tempestuous wind, called Euroclydon, rushed against it, and the ship being caught and not being able to bear up against the wind, we gave up, and were borne along. And running a little under the island called Clauda, we with difficulty became masters of the boat, and taking it out they used helps, under-girding the ship; and fearing lest they should fall on the shoal, letting down the mast they were driven in that condition. And we being exceedingly pressed with the storm, on the next day they cast the cargo overboard, and on the third day with our own hands we cast overboard the furniture of the ship. And neither sun nor stars appearing for many days, and no slight storm being upon us, at last all hope that we should be saved was taken away. Then there having been long abstinence from food, Paul stood up in the midst of them and said, You ought, men, taking my advice, not to have sailed from Crete, and to have saved this injury and loss. And now I advise you to be of good courage; for there shall be no loss of a life of you, but only of the ship. For an angel of the God whose I am, and whom I serve, came to me this night and said, Fear not, Paul; you must stand before Caesar, and behold, God has given you all that sail with you. Wherefore, men, be of good courage; for I believe God, that it will be as he has told me; but we must be cast on a certain island. And on the fourteenth night, when we were borne along in the Adriatic, at about midnight the sailors suspected that some land was approaching them. And sounding they found twenty fathoms, and going a little distance and sounding again they found fifteen fathoms; and fearing lest we should fall on rough places, casting out four anchors from the stern, they prayed for day. And the sailors seeking to escape from the ship, and letting down the boat into the sea, with the pretence that they were about to put out anchors from the fore part of the ship, Paul said to the centurion and soldiers, Unless these continue in the ship you cannot be saved. Then the soldiers cut the ropes of the boat and let it fall off. And when day was about to appear, Paul exhorted all to take food, saying, It is the fourteenth day to-day that you have watched and continued without food, taking nothing. Wherefore I exhort you to partake of food; for this is necessary to your safety, for there shall not a hair perish from the head of any one of you. And having said these things, and taken bread, he thanked God before all, and having broken began to eat. And all being in good spirits they also partook of food; and all the souls in the ship were two hundred and seventy-six. And being satisfied with food they lightened the ship, casting the wheat into the sea. And when it was day they did not know the land, but they perceived a bay having a shore, on which they wished if possible to thrust the ship. And taking up the anchors, they committed [the ship] to the sea, loosening at the same time the fastenings of the rudder and raising the top sail to the wind, they bore down towards the shore. And falling on a place with a sea on both sides, they run the ship aground. And the bow being firmly fixed, remained immoveable; and the stern was broken by violence. And the design of the soldiers was to kill the prisoners, that none might escape by swimming; but the centurion wishing to save Paul, prohibited them from this design, and commanded those able to swim to cast themselves into the water first, and go to the land; and the rest, some on boards, and some on parts of the ship; and in this way all were brought safely to land.

for in one hour are so great riches made a desolation. And every sailing-master and every one who sails to the place, and sailors and all that work on the sea, shall stand afar off, and looking on the smoke of its burning, cry, saying, What city is like this great city? And they shall cast dust on their heads, and cry weeping and lamenting, saying, Alas, alas, the great city, by which all were enriched who had ships on the sea on account of her costly merchandise, for in one hour is it made desolate.

that we may be no longer children, driven about like waves and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the art of men, and the craftiness of deceitful wiles,

having faith and a good conscience, which some having cast away have suffered shipwreck of the faith;

which we have as an anchor of the soul, sure and firm, and entering within the vail,

behold also the ships, though of so great size and driven by powerful winds, are directed by a very small helm wherever the will of the pilot chooses; so also the tongue is a small member and boasts of great things. Behold, how much wood a little fire kindles!

But let him ask in faith, not doubting; for he that doubts is like a wave of the sea, driven with the wind and agitated.

who were formerly disobedient when the long suffering of God waited in the days of Noah while the ark was being prepared, in which a few, that is eight souls, were saved by water.