Acts 27:28-30

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²⁸ They threw a rope into the water with a weight on the end of it. They found that the water was 120 feet^[a] deep. They went a little farther and threw the rope in again. It was 90 feet^[b] deep. ²⁹ The sailors were afraid that we would hit the rocks, so they threw four anchors into the water. Then they prayed for daylight to come. ³⁰ Some of the sailors wanted to leave the ship, and they lowered the lifeboat to the water. They wanted the other men to think that they were throwing more anchors from the front of the ship.