Acts 27:12

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

Since the harbour was unsuitable to winter in, the majority decided to set sail from there, hoping somehow to reach Phoenix, a harbour on Crete  facing the southwest and northwest, and to winter there.

Cross References

Acts 27:8

With still more difficulty we sailed along the coast and came to a place called Fair Havens near the city of Lasea.

Acts 2:11

Cretans and Arabs #– #we hear them declaring the magnificent acts of God in our own tongues.’

Acts 27:7

Sailing slowly for many days, we arrived with difficulty off Cnidus. Since the wind did not allow us to approach it, we sailed along the south side of Crete off Salmone.

Acts 27:13

When a gentle south wind sprang up, they thought they had achieved their purpose. They weighed anchor and sailed along the shore of Crete.

Acts 27:21

Since they had been without food for a long time, Paul then stood up among them and said, ‘You men should have followed my advice not to sail from Crete and sustain this damage and loss.

Titus 1:5

The reason I left you in Crete  was to set right what was left undone and, as I directed you, to appoint elders  in every town.

Titus 1:12

One of their very own prophets said, ‘Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons.’