Acts 27:7

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

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,

Cross References

Acts 2:11

Cretans and Arabians too–we all hear them speaking in our own native tongues [and telling of] the mighty works of God!

Acts 27:21

Then as they had eaten nothing for a long time, Paul came forward into their midst and said, Men, you should have listened to me, and should not have put to sea from Crete and brought on this disaster and harm and misery and loss.

Acts 27:4

After putting to sea from there we passed to the leeward (south side) of Cyprus [for protection], for the winds were contrary to us.

Titus 1:12

One of their [very] number, a prophet of their own, said, Cretans are always liars, hurtful beasts, idle and lazy gluttons.

Titus 1:5

For this reason I left you [behind] in Crete, that you might set right what was defective and finish what was left undone, and that you might appoint elders and set them over the churches (assemblies) in every city as I directed you.