Acts 27:4

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ESV	And putting out to sea from there we sailed under the lee of Cyprus, because the winds were against us.
NIV	From there we put out to sea again and passed to the lee of Cyprus because the winds were against us.
NLT	Putting out to sea from there, we encountered strong headwinds that made it difficult to keep the ship on course, so we sailed north of Cyprus between the island and the mainland.
KJV	And when we had launched from thence, we sailed under Cyprus, because the winds were contrary.

^{Acts 27:3 ← Acts 27:4 → Acts 27:5}

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