ACTS 27:40 — KING JAMES VERSION 0 0
“And when they had taken up the anchors, they committed themselves unto the sea, and loosed the rudder bands, and hoised up the mainsail to the wind, and made toward shore.”
Cutting loose the anchors, they left them in the sea and at the same time untied the ropes that held the rudders. Then they hoisted the foresail to the wind and made toward the beach. - The crew's final maneuver: (1) cut loose the 'anchors' (akyra, akyra) earlier dropped to prevent drifting, (2) untie 'the ropes that held the rudders' (schonia tōn pēdaliōn, schonia tōn pēdaliōn-releasing steering oars), and (3) hoist 'the foresail' (artemon, artemon-the small forward sail used for steering). Each action aims at one goal: direct the ship toward the beach. The crew's seamanship now serves the prophecy; human skill aligns with divine purpose.
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