31 Bible Verses about Seafaring

"And the merchants of the earth weep and mourn over her; because no one buys their merchandise any more; merchandise of gold, and of silver, and of precious stone, and of pearls, and of fine linen, and of purple, and of silk, and of scarlet, and of every kind of fragrant wood, and every vessel of ivory, and every vessel of most precious wood, and of brass, and of iron, and of marble, and cinnamon, and spice, and incense, and ointment, and frankincense, and wine, and oil, and fine flour, and wheat, and cattle, and sheep, and of horses, and of chariots, and of slaves, and souls of men.

And, entering into a boat, He crossed over, and came into His own city.

They, therefore, having been sent forth by the Holy Spirit, went down into Seleucia; and thence they sailed away to Cyprus.

And Jesus, having heard it, withdrew thence, in a boat, into a desert, apart. And the multitudes, hearing of it, followed Him on foot from the cities.

And, dismissing the multitudes, He went up into the boat, and came into the borders of Magadan.

And He spake to His disciples, that a little boat should wait, on Him, lest they should throng Him;

Now setting sail from Paphos, Paul's company came to Perga in Pamphylia; and John, withdrawing from them, returned to Jerusalem.

and thence they sailed to Antioch, whence they had been committed to the grace of God for the work which they accomplished.

And there arose a sharp contention, so that they parted one from the other; and Barnabas, taking with him Mark, sailed away to Cyprus.

Having set sail, therefore, from Troas, we ran in a straight course to Samothrace, and on the following day to Neapolis;

And Paul, abiding after this yet many days with the brethren, having taken leave of them, was sailing away to Syria, and with him Priscilla and Aquila; having shaven his head in Cenchrea; for he had a vow.

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

and, having spent three months there, a plot being laid for him by the Jews, as he was about to sail into Syria, he determined to return through Macedonia.

And, when it came to pass that we, having been torn away from them, had set sail, we came with a straight course to Cos, and the next day to Rhodes, and thence to Patara; and, having found a ship crossing over to Phoenicia, going aboard, we set sail. And, having come in sight of Cyprus, leaving it on the left hand, we sailed to Syria, and landed at Tyre; for there the ship was to unload her cargo.

And, when it was decided that we should sail to Italy, they delivered Paul and some other prisoners to a centurion, Julius by name, of the Augustan band. And, embarking upon a ship of Adramyttium, about to sail along the coasts of Asia, we put to Sea, Aristarchus, a Macedonian of Thessalonica, being with us. And the next day we landed at Sidon. And Julius, treating Paul humanely, gave him permission to go to his friends to receive their attention.read more.
And, thence putting out to sea, we sailed under Cyprus, because the winds were contrary. And, sailing over the sea which is off Cilicia and Pamphylia, we came to Myra, a city of Lycia. And there the centurion, finding an Alexandrian ship sailing to Italy, put us on board of it. And, sailing slowly many days, and with difficulty having come over against Cnidus, the wind not permitting us to approach, we sailed under Crete, over against Salmone; and, coasting along it with difficulty, we came to a certain place called Fair Havens, near which was a city??asea.

And, after three months, we set sail in an Alexandrian ship, which had wintered in the island, marked CASTOR AND POLLUX. And, landing at Syracuse, we remained three days: whence, making a circuit, we came to Rhegium. And, after one day, a south wind springing up, we came on the second day to Puteoli;

thrice I was beaten with rods; once I was stoned; thrice I suffered shipwreck; a night and a day I have spent in the deep;

And His disciples followed Him, as He entered into a boat. And, behold, there arose a great tempest in the sea, so that the boat was being covered by the waves; but He was sleeping. And, coming to Him, they awoke Him, saying, "Lord, save; we are perishing!"read more.
And He saith to them, "Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith?" Then, having arisen, He rebuked the winds and the sea; and there was a great calm. And the men wondered, saying, "What manner of Man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey Him!"

And on that day, when evening came, He saith to them, "Let us go across to the other side." And, leaving the multitude, they take Him with them, as He was, in the boat. And other boats were with Him. And there arises a great storm of wind, and the waves were beating into the boat, so that the boat was now being filled.read more.
And He Himself was in the stern, sleeping on the cushion; and they awake Him, and say to Him, "Teacher, is it no concern to Thee that we perish?" And, having been roused up, He rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, "Peace! be still!" And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm. And He said to them, "Why are ye fearful? Have ye not yet faith?" And they feared exceedingly, and said one to another, "Who, then, is This, that even the wind and the sea obey Him!"

Now it came to pass on one of the days, that both He and His disciples entered into a boat; and He said to them, "Let us go over to the other side of the lake." And they set forth. But, as they were sailing, He fell asleep. And there came down a storm of wind on the lake; and they were being filled full of water, and were in peril. And, coming near, they awoke Him, saying, "Master, Master, we perish!" And, having arisen, He rebuked the wind and the raging of the water; and they ceased, and it became calm.read more.
And He said to them, "Where is your faith?" And, struck with fear, they marvelled, saying one to another, "Who, then, is This, that He commandeth even the winds and the water, and they obey Him!" And they sailed down into the country of the Gerasenes, which is over against Galilee.

And straightway He constrained the disciples to enter into a boat, and to go before Him to the other side, while He should dismiss the multitudes. And, having dismissed the multitudes, He went up into the mountain, apart, to pray; and, evening coming on, He was there alone. But the boat was now in the midst of the sea, distressed 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 sea. And the disciples, seeing Him walking on the sea, were troubled, saying, "It is a ghost!" And they cried out for fear. But Jesus straightway spake to them, saying, "Be of good cheer. It is I; be not afraid." And Peter, answering Him, said, "Lord, if it be Thou, bid me come to Thee on the water." And He said, "Come." And, going down from the boat, Peter walked upon the water, and came to Jesus. But, seeing the wind, he was frightened; and, beginning to sink, he cried out, saying, "Lord, save me!" And immediately Jesus, stretching forth His hand, took hold of him, and saith to him, "O you of little faith, why did you doubt?" And, when they went up into the boat, the wind ceased. And these in the boat worshiped Him, saying, "Truly Thou art God's Son."

And straightway He constrained His disciples to enter into the boat, and to go before to the other side, to Bethsaida, while He Himself sendeth the multitude away. And, having taken leave of them, He went away into the mountain to pray. And, when it was evening, the boat was in the midst of the sea, and He was alone on the land.read more.
And, seeing them distressed in rowing, for the wind was contrary to them, about the fourth watch of the night He cometh to them, walking on the sea; and He wished to pass by them; but, seeing Him walking on the sea, they supposed that it was a ghost, and they cried out; for they all saw Him; and were troubled. But he straight-way talked with them, and saith to them, "Be of good courage! it is I, be not afraid." And He went up to them into the boat; and the wind ceased; and they were exceedingly amazed in themselves: for they did not understand concerning the loaves, but their heart was hardened. And, crossing over, they came upon the land to Gennesaret, and anchored there.

And, when evening came, His disciples went down to the sea; and, entering into a boat, they were going over the sea to Capernaum; and it had already become dark, and Jesus had not yet come to them. And, a strong wind blowing, the sea was being much raised.read more.
Having rowed, therefore, about twenty-five or thirty furlongs, they behold Jesus walking on the sea, and drawing near to the boat; and they were afraid. But He saith to them, "It is I; be not afraid." They were willing, therefore, to receive Him into the boat; and straightway the boat was at the land whither they were going.

And much time having been spent, and sailing being already dangerous, because also the fast had already gone by, Paul was admonishing them, saying, "Men! I perceive that the voyage is likely to be with violence and much loss, not only of the cargo and the ship, but also of our lives. But the centurion believed the pilot and the owner of the ship, more than the things spoken by Paul.read more.
And, because the harbor was incommodious to winter in, the greater part advised to set sail thence, if by any means, having reached Phoenix, a harbor of Crete??ooking toward the south-west and north-west ??e might be able to winter there. And, when the south wind was blowing gently, supposing that they had obtained their purpose, lifting anchor, they were coasting nearer to Crete. But, not long after, there beat down upon it a tempestuous wind, which is called Euroclydon. And, the ship being caught, and unable to face the wind, yielding to it, we were borne along. And, running under a certain small island, called Clauda, we were with difficulty able to secure the boat; which having taken up, they were using helps, undergirding the ship; and, fearing lest they should fall into the quicksands, lowering the sail, so they were borne along. And, we being violently tempest-tossed, the next day they were making an overthrow of the cargo; and, on the third day, with their own hands, they cast out the rigging of the ship. And, when neither sun nor stars appeared to us for many days, and no small tempest was pressing upon us, henceforth all hope that we should be saved was being utterly taken away. And, after long abstinence from food, then Paul, standing up in the midst of them, said, "Ye ought, indeed, O men, hearkening to me, not to have set sail from Crete, and to have incurred this violence and loss. And, as to the present things, I exhort you to be of good cheer; for there will be no loss of soul among you, but only of the ship. For there stood by me this night an angel of the God Whose I am, and Whom I serve, saying, 'Fear not, Paul; it is necessary that you should stand before Caesar, and, behold, God has granted to you as a favor all those sailing with you.' Wherefore, men, be of good cheer; for I believe God, that it will be even so as it has been told me. But we must be cast out on a certain island." And, when the fourteenth night came, as we were being driven along the Adria, about midnight the sailors were surmising that some country was approaching them; and, sounding, they found twenty fathoms; and, going a little further, and again sounding, they found fifteen fathoms. And, fearing lest perhaps we might wreck against rocky places, having cast four anchors out of the stern, they were praying that day would come. And, when the sailors were seeking to escape out of the ship, and had lowered the boat into the sea, by pretext, as though they were about to cast anchors out of the prow, Paul said to the centurion and to the soldiers, "Except these abide in the ship, ye cannot be saved." Then the soldiers cut off the ropes of the boat, and suffered it to fall off. And, when the day was about to dawn, Paul was beseeching them all to take food, saying, "To-day is the fourteenth day ye, waiting, continue fasting, having taken nothing; wherefore, I beseech you to partake of food; for this makes the beginning of your deliverance; for a hair from the head of no one of you shall perish." And, having said these things, and taken bread, he gave thanks to God in presence of them all; and, breaking it, he began to eat. And, all having become of good cheer, they themselves also partook of food. And we were in all in the ship two hundred and seventy-six souls. And, having been satisfied with food, they were lightening the ship, throwing out the wheat into the sea. And, when it was day, they were not recognizing the land; but they were observing a certain bay, having a beach, into which they purposed, if they might be able, to thrust the ship. And, casting off the anchors, they let them go into the sea; at the same time loosing the bands of the rudders, and hoisting the fore-sail to the breeze, they were holding their course towards the beach. But, falling into a place where two seas met, they ran the ship aground; and the prow, sticking fast, remained immovable, but the stern was being broken to pieces by the violence of the waves. Now it was the plan of the soldiers to kill the prisoners, lest any one, swimming out, might escape. But the centurion, wishing to save Paul, kept them from their purpose; and he commanded that those able to swim, throwing themselves first into the sea, should get out upon the land; and the rest??ome, indeed, on planks, and others on some of the things from the Ship. And so it came to pass that all escaped safe to land.

because in one hour so great wealth was made desolate!' And every ship-master, and every one sailing to any place, and mariners, and as many as do business at sea, stood afar off; and they cried out, when beholding the smoke of her burning, saying, 'What city is like the great city?' And they cast dust on their heads, and cried, weeping and mourning, saying, 'Woe, woe, the great city, wherein all who have ships in the sea became rich by reason of her costliness! because in one hour she was made desolate.

that we may no longer be babes, billow-tossed, and carried about with every wind of teaching, in the sleight of men, in the craftiness suited to the artifice of error;

holding faith, and a good conscience, which some having thrust from them made shipwreck concerning the faith;

which we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and firm, and entering into the place within the veil;

Behold also the ships, large as they are, and driven along by fierce winds, are turned about by a very small rudder, wheresoever the impulse of the steersman wills. So also the tongue is a little member, and boasts great things. Behold, how small a fire kindles how great a forest!

but let him ask in faith, nothing doubting; for he who doubts is like a wave of the sea, wind-driven and tossed.

who were once disobedient, when the long-suffering of God was waiting in the days of Noah, while an ark was being prepared, entering into which, a few, that is, eight, souls were saved through water;