Acts 27:13 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

¹³ When a moderate south wind began to blow, they thought they could achieve their purpose; so they weighed anchor and began to sail past Crete, close to the shore.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹³ And when the south wind blew softly, supposing that they had obtained their purpose, loosing thence, they sailed close by Crete.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹³ So when the south wind blew softly, supposing they were gaining their object, they weighed anchor and sailed along Crete, hugging the coast.

American Standard Version (1901)

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

Common English Bible

¹³ When a gentle south wind began to blow, they thought they could carry out their plan. They pulled up anchor and sailed closely along the coast of Crete.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹³ And since the south wind was blowing gently, they thought that they might reach their goal. And after they had set out from Asson, they weighed anchor at Crete.

Acts 27:13 Cross References

Luke 12:55

And when you see the south wind blowing, you say, ‘There will be scorching heat,’ and it happens.

Song of Solomon 4:16

Awake, O north wind, and come, O south wind! Blow upon my garden that its fragrance may be wafted abroad. Let my beloved come to his garden that he may eat its choicest fruits.

Psalm 78:26

He caused the east wind to blow in the heavens, and by his power he led out the south wind;

Job 37:17

you whose garments are hot when the earth is still because of the south wind?

Acts 2:11

Cretans and Arabs—in our own languages we hear them speaking about God’s deeds of power.”

Acts 27:8

Sailing past it with difficulty, we came to a place called Fair Havens, near the city of Lasea.

Acts 27:12

Since the harbor was not suitable for spending the winter, the majority was in favor of putting to sea from there on the chance that somehow they could reach Phoenix, where they could spend the winter. It was a harbor of Crete, facing southwest and northwest.

Acts 27:21

Since they had been without food for a long time, Paul then stood up among them and said, “Men, you should have listened to me and not have set sail from Crete and thereby avoided this damage and loss.

Titus 1:5

I left you behind in Crete for this reason, so that you should put in order what remained to be done and should appoint elders in every town, as I directed you:

Titus 1:12

It was one of them, their very own prophet, who said, “Cretans are always liars, vicious brutes, lazy gluttons.”