Acts 27:17-19

Amplified Bible, Classic Edition

¹⁷ After hoisting it on board, they used supports with ropes to undergird and brace the ship; then afraid that they would be driven into the Syrtis [quicksands off the north coast of Africa], they lowered the gear (sails and ropes) and so were driven along.

¹⁸ As we were being dangerously tossed about by the violence of the storm, the next day they began to throw the freight overboard;

¹⁹ And the third day they threw out with their own hands the ship’s equipment (the tackle and the furniture).