Acts 27:7-13

7 When we had sailed slowly for a good many days, and with difficulty had arrived off Cnidus, ¹since the wind did not permit us to go farther, we sailed under the shelter of ²Crete, off Salmone;

8 and with difficulty ³sailing past it we came to a place called Fair Havens, near which was the city of Lasea.

9 When considerable time had passed and the voyage was now dangerous, since even ⁴the fast was already over, Paul began to admonish them,

10 and said to them, "Men, I perceive that the voyage will certainly be with ⁵damage and great loss, not only of the cargo and the ship, but also of our lives."

11 But the centurion was more persuaded by the ⁶pilot and the captain of the ship than by what was being said by Paul.

12 Because the harbor was not suitable for wintering, the majority reached a decision to put out to sea from there, if somehow they could reach Phoenix, a harbor of ⁷Crete, facing southwest and northwest, and spend the winter there.

13 When a moderate south wind came up, supposing that they had attained their purpose, they weighed anchor and began ⁸sailing along ⁹Crete, close inshore.

Cross References

• 1. Acts 27:4
• 2. Acts 2:11; Acts 27:12f, 21; Titus 1:5, 12
• 3. Acts 27:13
• 4. Leviticus 16:29-31; Leviticus 23:27-29; Numbers 29:7
• 5. Acts 27:21
• 6. Revelation 18:17
• 7. Acts 2:11; Acts 27:13, 21; Titus 1:5, 12
• 8. Acts 27:8
• 9. Acts 2:11; Acts 27:12f, 21; Titus 1:5, 12

Footnotes

• [a]. I.e. Day of Atonement in September or October, which was a dangerous time of year for navigation
• [b]. Or "owner"
• [c]. Lit "a south wind having gently blown"