Acts 27:7

And when we had sailed slowly for many days, and with difficulty had arrived off Cnidus, the wind would not allow us to go on, so we sailed under the lee of Crete, off Salmone;

Revised King James New Testament

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 found a ship of Alexandria sailing to Italy; and he put us aboard.

8And, with difficulty passing it, came to a place which is called The fair havens; near the city of Lasea.

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Cross References

Acts 27:4And when we had put out to sea from there, we sailed under the lee of Cyprus, because the winds were contrary.

Acts 27:21Then as they had been long without food, Paul stood forth in the midst of them, and said, Men, you should have listened to me, and not have set sail from Crete, and incurred this damage and loss.

Titus 1:12One of themselves, 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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