Acts 27:7

When we had sailed slowly many days and scarcely arrived opposite Cnidus, the wind did not allow us to go forward, so we sailed for the lee of Crete by way of Salmone;

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In The King James Version

And when we had sailed slowly many days, and scarce were come over against Cnidus, the wind not suffering us, we sailed under Crete, over against Salmone;

In Context

6There the centurion found a ship of Alexandria sailing for Italy and put us on board.

8sailing along it with difficulty we came to a certain place called Fair Havens, near the town of Lasea.

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Cross References

Acts 27:4Putting to sea from there, we sailed under the lee of Cyprus, because the winds were contrary.

Acts 27:21Now after long abstinence from food, Paul stood up in the midst of them and said: “Well men, it would have been better to take my advice and not sail from Crete, only to ‘gain’ this damage and loss.

Titus 1:12One of them, a prophet of their own, said, “Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons.”

Matthew Henry on Acts 27:2-12

Paul's Voyage towards Rome. 1 And when it was determined that we should sail into Italy, they delivered Paul and certain other prisoners unto one named Julius, a centurion of Augustus' band. 2 And entering into a ship of Adramyttium, we launched, meaning to sail by the coasts of Asia; one Aristarchus, a Macedonian of Thessalonica, being with us. 3 And the next day we touched at Sidon. And Julius courteously entreated Paul, and gave him liberty to go unto his friends to refresh himself. 4 And when we had launched… Read the whole commentary →

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