Acts 27:7

And because she sailed heavily, (after) many days we had scarce come over against Knidos the island, and as the wind did not permit us to go directly, we went round by Kreta against Salmona the city;

The Peschito Syriac New Testament: Translated into English by John Wesley Etheridge

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

6And the centurion found there a ship from Aleksandria which was going to Italia, and he placed us in her.

8and hardly voyaging we passing around it came to the place which is called the Fair Havens. AND it was nigh to the city named Lasia.

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Cross References

Acts 27:4And from thence we voyaged; and because the winds were contrary we made a circuit unto Cypros.

Acts 27:21And while no man had taken any food, then stood Paulos among them, and said, Men, if you had been persuaded by me, you would not have voyaged from Kreta, and we should have been exempted from loss, and from this distress.

Titus 1:12One of them, a prophet of their own, hath said, The sons of Kreta are always liars, evil beasts, and lazy bellies.

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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