Ships
49 passages listed in Nave’s Topical Bible and Torrey’s New Topical Textbook. Verse text: Berean Standard Bible; links open in your translation.
45 sections
- (Wrecked) Departure from the Faith
- Antiquity of, Among the Jews
- Commanded by a Master
- Course of Frequently Directed by the Heavenly Bodies
- Course of, Through the Midst of the Sea, Wonderful
- Employed in Carrying Passengers
- Employed in Fishing
- Employed in Trading
- Employed in War
- Endangered by Quicksands
- Endangered by Rocks
- Endangered by Storms
- Gallant
- Generally Impelled by Sails
- Generally Made of the Fir Tree
- Governed and Directed by the Helm
- Guided in Their Course by Pilots
- Large
- Navigated: Lakes
- Navigated: Rivers
- Navigated: The Ocean
- Often Impelled by Oars
- Often the Property of Individuals
- Parts of Mentioned: The Anchors
- Parts of Mentioned: The Boats
- Parts of Mentioned: The Forepart or Foreship
- Parts of Mentioned: The Hinder Part or Stern
- Parts of Mentioned: The Hold or Between the Sides
- Parts of Mentioned: The Mast
- Parts of Mentioned: The Oars
- Parts of Mentioned: The Rudder or Helm
- Parts of Mentioned: The Rudder-Bands
- Parts of Mentioned: The Sails
- Parts of Mentioned: The Tackling
- Probably Originated from the Ark Made by Noah
- Solomon Built a Navy of
- Sometimes Made of Bulrushes
- Soundings Usually Taken For, in Dangerous Places
- Strong
- Swift
- The Hinder Part of, Occupied by the Passengers
- The Seams of, Were Caulked
- Usually Distinguished by Signs or Figure Heads
- when Damaged Were Sometimes Undergirded with Cables
- Worked by Mariners or Sailors
(Wrecked) Departure from the Faith
- 1 Timothy 1:19 holding on to faith and a good conscience, which some have rejected and thereby shipwrecked their faith.
Antiquity of, Among the Jews
- Genesis 49:13 Zebulun shall dwell by the seashore and become a harbor for ships; his border shall extend to Sidon.
- Judges 5:17 Gilead remained beyond the Jordan. Dan, why did you linger by the ships? Asher stayed at the coast and remained in his harbors.
Commanded by a Master
- Jonah 1:6 The captain approached him and said, “How can you sleep? Get up and call upon your God. Perhaps this God will consider us, so that we may not perish.”
- Acts 27:11 But contrary to Paul’s advice, the centurion was persuaded by the pilot and by the owner of the ship.
Course of Frequently Directed by the Heavenly Bodies
- Acts 27:20 When neither sun nor stars appeared for many days and the great storm continued to batter us, we abandoned all hope of being saved.
Course of, Through the Midst of the Sea, Wonderful
- Proverbs 30:18–19 There are three things too wonderful for me, four that I cannot understand: …
Employed in Carrying Passengers
- Jonah 1:3 Jonah, however, got up to flee to Tarshish, away from the presence of the LORD. He went down to Joppa and found a ship bound for Tarshish. So he paid the fare and went aboard to sail for Tarshish, away from the presence of the LORD.
- Acts 27:2 We boarded an Adramyttian ship about to sail for ports along the coast of Asia, and we put out to sea. Aristarchus, a Macedonian from Thessalonica, was with us.
- Acts 27:6 There the centurion found an Alexandrian ship sailing for Italy and put us on board.
- Acts 28:11 After three months we set sail in an Alexandrian ship that had wintered in the island. It had the Twin Brothers as a figurehead.
Employed in Fishing
- Matthew 4:21 Going on from there, He saw two other brothers, James son of Zebedee and his brother John. They were in a boat with their father Zebedee, mending their nets. Jesus called them,
- Luke 5:4–9 When Jesus had finished speaking, He said to Simon, “Put out into deep water and let down your nets for a catch.” …
- John 21:3–8 Simon Peter told them, “I am going fishing.” “We will go with you,” they said. So they went out and got into the boat, but caught nothing that night. …
Employed in Trading
- 1 Kings 22:48 Jehoshaphat built ships of Tarshish to go to Ophir for gold, but they never set sail, because they were wrecked at Ezion-geber.
- 2 Chronicles 8:18 So Hiram sent him ships captained by his servants, along with crews of experienced sailors. They went with Solomon’s servants to Ophir and acquired from there 450 talents of gold, which they delivered to King Solomon.
- 2 Chronicles 9:21 For the king had the ships of Tarshish that went with Hiram’s servants, and once every three years the ships of Tarshish would arrive bearing gold, silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks.
Employed in War
- Numbers 24:24 Ships will come from the coasts of Cyprus; they will subdue Asshur and Eber, but they too will perish forever.”
- Daniel 11:30 Ships of Kittim will come against him, and he will lose heart. Then he will turn back and rage against the holy covenant and do damage. So he will return and show favor to those who forsake the holy covenant.
- Daniel 11:40 At the time of the end, the king of the South will engage him in battle, but the king of the North will storm out against him with chariots, horsemen, and many ships, invading many countries and sweeping through them like a flood.
Endangered by Quicksands
- Acts 27:17 After hoisting it up, the crew used ropes to undergird the ship. And fearing that they would run aground on the sandbars of Syrtis, they lowered the sea anchor and were driven along.
Endangered by Rocks
- Acts 27:29 Fearing that we would run aground on the rocks, they dropped four anchors from the stern and prayed for daybreak.
Endangered by Storms
- Jonah 1:4 Then the LORD hurled a great wind upon the sea, and such a violent storm arose that the ship was in danger of breaking apart.
- Mark 4:37–38 Soon a violent windstorm came up, and the waves were breaking over the boat, so that it was being swamped. …
Gallant
- Isaiah 33:21 But there the Majestic One, our LORD, will be for us a place of rivers and wide canals, where no galley with oars will row, and no majestic vessel will pass.
Generally Impelled by Sails
- Acts 27:2–7 We boarded an Adramyttian ship about to sail for ports along the coast of Asia, and we put out to sea. Aristarchus, a Macedonian from Thessalonica, was with us. …
Generally Made of the Fir Tree
- Ezekiel 27:5 They constructed all your planking with cypress from Senir. They took a cedar from Lebanon to make a mast for you.
Governed and Directed by the Helm
- James 3:4 Consider ships as well. Although they are so large and are driven by strong winds, they are steered by a very small rudder wherever the pilot is inclined.
Guided in Their Course by Pilots
- Ezekiel 27:8 The men of Sidon and Arvad were your oarsmen. Your men of skill, O Tyre, were there as your captains.
- Ezekiel 27:27–29 Your wealth, wares, and merchandise, your sailors, captains, and shipwrights, your merchants and all the warriors within you, with all the other people on board, will sink into the heart of the sea on the day of your downfall. …
Large
- James 3:4 Consider ships as well. Although they are so large and are driven by strong winds, they are steered by a very small rudder wherever the pilot is inclined.
Navigated: Lakes
- Luke 5:1–2 On one occasion, while Jesus was standing by the Lake of Gennesaret with the crowd pressing in on Him to hear the word of God, …
Navigated: Rivers
- Isaiah 33:21 But there the Majestic One, our LORD, will be for us a place of rivers and wide canals, where no galley with oars will row, and no majestic vessel will pass.
Navigated: The Ocean
- Psalm 104:26 There the ships pass, and Leviathan, which You formed to frolic there.
- Psalm 107:23 Others went out to sea in ships, conducting trade on the mighty waters.
Often Impelled by Oars
- Jonah 1:13 Nevertheless, the men rowed hard to get back to dry land, but they could not, for the sea was raging against them more and more.
- John 6:19 When they had rowed about three or four miles, they saw Jesus approaching the boat, walking on the sea — and they were terrified.
Often the Property of Individuals
- Acts 27:11 But contrary to Paul’s advice, the centurion was persuaded by the pilot and by the owner of the ship.
Parts of Mentioned: The Anchors
- Acts 27:29 Fearing that we would run aground on the rocks, they dropped four anchors from the stern and prayed for daybreak.
- Acts 27:40 Cutting away the anchors, they left them in the sea as they loosened the ropes that held the rudders. Then they hoisted the foresail to the wind and made for the beach.
Parts of Mentioned: The Boats
- Acts 27:30 Meanwhile, the sailors attempted to escape from the ship. Pretending to lower anchors from the bow, they let the lifeboat down into the sea.
- Acts 27:32 So the soldiers cut the ropes to the lifeboat and set it adrift.
Parts of Mentioned: The Forepart or Foreship
- Acts 27:30 Meanwhile, the sailors attempted to escape from the ship. Pretending to lower anchors from the bow, they let the lifeboat down into the sea.
- Acts 27:41 But the ship struck a sandbar and ran aground. The bow stuck fast and would not move, and the stern was being broken up by the pounding of the waves.
Parts of Mentioned: The Hinder Part or Stern
- Acts 27:29 Fearing that we would run aground on the rocks, they dropped four anchors from the stern and prayed for daybreak.
- Acts 27:41 But the ship struck a sandbar and ran aground. The bow stuck fast and would not move, and the stern was being broken up by the pounding of the waves.
Parts of Mentioned: The Hold or Between the Sides
- Jonah 1:5 The sailors were afraid, and each cried out to his own god. And they threw the ship’s cargo into the sea to lighten the load. But Jonah had gone down to the lowest part of the vessel, where he lay down and fell into a deep sleep.
Parts of Mentioned: The Mast
- Isaiah 33:23 Your ropes are slack; they cannot secure the mast or spread the sail. Then an abundance of spoils will be divided, and even the lame will carry off plunder.
- Ezekiel 27:5 They constructed all your planking with cypress from Senir. They took a cedar from Lebanon to make a mast for you.
Parts of Mentioned: The Oars
- Isaiah 33:21 But there the Majestic One, our LORD, will be for us a place of rivers and wide canals, where no galley with oars will row, and no majestic vessel will pass.
- Ezekiel 27:6 Of oaks from Bashan they made your oars; of wood from the coasts of Cyprus they made your deck, inlaid with ivory.
Parts of Mentioned: The Rudder or Helm
- James 3:4 Consider ships as well. Although they are so large and are driven by strong winds, they are steered by a very small rudder wherever the pilot is inclined.
Parts of Mentioned: The Rudder-Bands
- Acts 27:40 Cutting away the anchors, they left them in the sea as they loosened the ropes that held the rudders. Then they hoisted the foresail to the wind and made for the beach.
Parts of Mentioned: The Sails
- Isaiah 33:23 Your ropes are slack; they cannot secure the mast or spread the sail. Then an abundance of spoils will be divided, and even the lame will carry off plunder.
- Ezekiel 27:7 Of embroidered fine linen from Egypt they made your sail, which served as your banner. Of blue and purple from the coasts of Elishah they made your awning.
Parts of Mentioned: The Tackling
- Isaiah 33:23 Your ropes are slack; they cannot secure the mast or spread the sail. Then an abundance of spoils will be divided, and even the lame will carry off plunder.
- Acts 27:19 On the third day, they threw the ship’s tackle overboard with their own hands.
Probably Originated from the Ark Made by Noah
- Genesis 7:17–18 For forty days the flood kept coming on the earth, and the waters rose and lifted the ark high above the earth. …
Solomon Built a Navy of
- 1 Kings 9:26 King Solomon also assembled a fleet of ships at Ezion-geber, which is near Eloth in Edom, on the shore of the Red Sea.
Sometimes Made of Bulrushes
- Isaiah 18:2 which sends couriers by sea, in papyrus vessels on the waters. Go, swift messengers, to a people tall and smooth-skinned, to a people widely feared, to a powerful nation of strange speech, whose land is divided by rivers.
Soundings Usually Taken For, in Dangerous Places
- Acts 27:28 They took soundings and found that the water was twenty fathoms deep. Going a little farther, they took another set of soundings that read fifteen fathoms.
Strong
- Isaiah 23:14 Wail, O ships of Tarshish, for your harbor has been destroyed!
Swift
- Job 9:26 They sweep by like boats of papyrus, like an eagle swooping down on its prey.
The Hinder Part of, Occupied by the Passengers
- Mark 4:38 But Jesus was in the stern, sleeping on the cushion. So they woke Him and said, “Teacher, don’t You care that we are perishing?”
The Seams of, Were Caulked
- Ezekiel 27:9 The elders of Gebal were aboard as shipwrights, repairing your leaks. All the ships of the sea and their sailors came alongside to barter for your merchandise.
- Ezekiel 27:27 Your wealth, wares, and merchandise, your sailors, captains, and shipwrights, your merchants and all the warriors within you, with all the other people on board, will sink into the heart of the sea on the day of your downfall.
Usually Distinguished by Signs or Figure Heads
- Acts 28:11 After three months we set sail in an Alexandrian ship that had wintered in the island. It had the Twin Brothers as a figurehead.
when Damaged Were Sometimes Undergirded with Cables
- Acts 27:17 After hoisting it up, the crew used ropes to undergird the ship. And fearing that they would run aground on the sandbars of Syrtis, they lowered the sea anchor and were driven along.
Worked by Mariners or Sailors
- Ezekiel 27:9 The elders of Gebal were aboard as shipwrights, repairing your leaks. All the ships of the sea and their sailors came alongside to barter for your merchandise.
- Ezekiel 27:27 Your wealth, wares, and merchandise, your sailors, captains, and shipwrights, your merchants and all the warriors within you, with all the other people on board, will sink into the heart of the sea on the day of your downfall.
- Jonah 1:5 The sailors were afraid, and each cried out to his own god. And they threw the ship’s cargo into the sea to lighten the load. But Jonah had gone down to the lowest part of the vessel, where he lay down and fell into a deep sleep.
- Acts 27:30 Meanwhile, the sailors attempted to escape from the ship. Pretending to lower anchors from the bow, they let the lifeboat down into the sea.
Related topics
Ships were often WreckedShips of ChittimShips of TarshishShips of AdramyttiumShips of AlexandriaShips of Chaldea
Topics: Nave’s Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey’s New Topical Textbook (1897), public domain, via the Berean Bible topical index.