Acts 27:7 - The Scriptures 1998

⁷ And having sailed slowly many days, and arriving with difficulty off Knidos, the wind not allowing us to proceed, we sailed close to Crete, off Salmone.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁷ 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;

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁷ For a number of days we made slow progress and arrived with difficulty off Cnidus; then, as the wind did not permit us to proceed, we went under the lee (shelter) of Crete off Salmone,

American Standard Version (1901)

⁷ And when we had sailed slowly many days, and were come with difficulty over against Cnidus, the wind not further suffering us, we sailed under the lee of Crete, over against Salmone;

Common English Bible

⁷ After many days of slow and difficult sailing, we arrived off the coast of Cnidus. The wind wouldn’t allow us to go farther, so we sailed under the shelter of Crete off Salmone.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁷ And when we had sailed slowly for many days and had barely arrived opposite Cnidus, for the wind was hindering us, we sailed to Crete, near Salmone.

Acts 27:7 Cross References

Acts 2:11

“Cretans and Araḇ

Acts 27:21

And when there had been a long abstinence from food, then Sha’ul, standing in the midst of them, said, “Truly, men, you should have listened to me not to have sailed from Crete and sustained this damage and loss.

Acts 27:4

And from there we put out to sea and sailed close to Cyprus, because the winds were against us.

Titus 1:12

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

Titus 1:5

The reason I left you in Crete was that you should straighten out what was left undone, and appoint elders in every city as I commanded you: