Translations
Louis Segond 1910
La barque, déjà au milieu de la mer, était battue par les flots; car le vent était contraire.
KJV
But the ship was now in the midst of the sea, tossed with waves: for the wind was contrary.
But the ship was now in the midst of the sea, tossed with waves: for the wind was contrary.
KJV
Greek original
τὸ δὲ πλοῖον ἤδη σταδίους πολλοὺς ἀπὸ τῆς γῆς ἀπεῖχεν βασανιζόμενον ὑπὸ τῶν κυμάτων ἦν γὰρ ἐναντίος ὁ ἄνεμος
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