6 Bible Verses about Shipwrecks

thrice was I whip'd with rods, once was I stoned, thrice I was shipwreck'd; a night and a day I was floating on the deep:

assisted by faith and a good conscience: for some having discarded the one, have entirely lost the other.

Having thus escap'd, we found we were upon the isle of Malta: where the inhabitants, as much barbarians, as they were, receiv'd us with great humanity. they kindled a fire, and secur'd us from the falling rains, as well as the cold: when Paul having taken up some brush-wood and laid it upon the fire, a viper started out from the heat, and seiz'd upon his hand.read more.
the barbarians seeing the venomous creature hang fast to his hand, said to one another, this man is a murderer, no doubt; for, escaped from the wreck, the divine justice still pursues him to death. but Paul shook off the animal into the fire without having receiv'd any hurt. however, they expected to have seen him swell, or suddenly die away. but when they had waited a good while, and saw no harm come to him, they were of another opinion, and said he was a God. The chief of the island, one Publius, had his estate in that quarter: he entertain'd us with diet and lodging for three days with great civility. Publius's father happening then to lie sick of a fever, and a dysentery, Paul made him a visit, pray'd by him, gave him imposition of hands, and cur'd him.

however, the centurion minded the pilot and the ship's owner more than he did Paul's prediction. 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. a gentle breeze at south, secure of gaining their point, they weigh'd anchor, and coasted close under Crete:read more.
but soon after it blew a storm from north-east, which bore so upon the ship, we could not go upon the wind, but were forc'd to let her drive. when we were nigh the isle Clauda, we had much ado to hoist in the skiff. this done, all hands aloft they frapp'd the ship tought with her cables, and for fear of striking upon the sands, they struck the main sail, and so drove. the next day the storm work'd the ship with great fury; they threw some of her lading over board: and the third day we lent our hands to send the tackling after. For several days, we had not seen either sun or stars: the tempest still bore hard: all our hopes of escape quite sunk, 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: they threw the line and sounded twenty fathom water: a little further they sounded again, and came to fifteen fathom: then for fear of striking upon the rocks, they dropt four anchors astern, and lay impatient for the day.read more.
but the crew under pretext of dropping their anchors to moor, had hoisted out the boat; designing to make off: upon this Paul said to the centurion and his men, "except the crew stay aboard, you can't be safe:" and immediately the soldiers chopt the cable, and set the boat adrift. while they were waiting for day, Paul advis'd the whole company to take some refreshment: "these fourteen days, said he, you have been very abstemious, and not made a meal: therefore, pray, take something to recruit your strength: and be assur'd every one of you shall be preserv'd." having said this, he took bread, and gave thanks to God, the whole company present: then he broke it and began to eat, at which they all took heart and fell a eating likewise, the whole number then on board being two hundred and seventy six. when they had eat enough, they threw the wheat over board to ease the ship: at day-break they made an unknown land, with a creek, where they resolv'd, if it were possible, to run the ship ashore. 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: when falling into the confluence of two currents, they ran the ship a-ground: where the fore-castle stuck fast and would not give, but her stern was shatter'd by the violence of the waves.

when falling into the confluence of two currents, they ran the ship a-ground: where the fore-castle stuck fast and would not give, but her stern was shatter'd by the violence of the waves. the soldiers propos'd to dispatch the prisoners, for fear any of them should swim for their lives; but the centurion, who had a mind to save Paul, prevented their design: and order'd all that could swim immediately to get off to shore,read more.
and the rest to get upon the planks, or other pieces of the wreck: and by this means it happen'd that they all came safe to land.