Acts 27:7

WEB

⁷When we had sailed slowly many days, and had come with difficulty opposite Cnidus, the wind not allowing us further, we sailed under the lee of Crete, opposite Salmone.

KJV

⁷And 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;

BSB

⁷After sailing slowly for many days, we arrived off Cnidus. When the wind impeded us, we sailed to the lee of Crete, opposite Salmone.

FBV

⁷We sailed slowly for several days and eventually arrived off Cnidus. But since the winds wouldn't allow us to continue we sailed across to the lee of Crete, near to Salmone.

Extra References

Acts 27:21

²¹When they had been long without food, Paul stood up in the middle of them and said, “Sirs, you should have listened to me, and not have set sail from Crete and have gotten this injury and loss.

Titus 1:5

⁵I left you in Crete for this reason, that you would set in order the things that were lacking and appoint elders in every city, as I directed you—

Acts 2:11

¹¹Cretans and Arabians—we hear them speaking in our languages the mighty works of God!”

Acts 27:12-13

¹²Because the haven was not suitable to winter in, the majority advised going to sea from there, if by any means they could reach Phoenix and winter there, which is a port of Crete, looking southwest and northwest.

¹³When the south wind blew softly, supposing that they had obtained their purpose, they weighed anchor and sailed along Crete, close to shore.

Titus 1:12

¹²One of them, a prophet of their own, said, “Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, and idle gluttons.”

Acts 27:4

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