Acts 27:7

And sailing slowly during many days, and were come with difficulty over against Cnidus, the wind not favoring us, we sailed under Crete, opposite Salmone;

1902 William Baxter Godbey NT

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 there the centurion having found an Alexandrian ship sailing into Italy; transferred us into it.

8and, with difficulty passing by it, we came into a certain place called Fair Havens, near to which was the city Lasea.

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Cross References

Acts 27:4And having embarked from thence, we sailed under Cyprus, because the winds were contrary:

Acts 27:21And there being much fasting, Paul standing in their midst, said, O men, truly it behooved you obeying me, not to depart from Crete, and incur this injury and loss.

Titus 1:12A certain one of them, their own prophet, said, The Cretans are all liars, evil beasts, slow stomachs.

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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