Acts 27:12

First Nations Version

And because the harbor was not a good place to stay the winter, a greater number of people decided it was best to launch out into the great waters and try to reach Palm Tree (Phoenix). This was a harbor on the shore of Flesh Eater Island (Crete), facing both to the southwest and to the northwest.

Cross References

Acts 27:8

From there we struggled along the shoreline until we came to a place called Good Harbor, near Shaggy Village (Lasea).

Acts 27:7

For a number of days we traveled along slowly until with difficulty we came near Old Village (Cnidus). The wind was against us and began to force us off course, so we remained close to the shoreline of Flesh Eater Island (Crete) near Village of Garments (Salmone).

Acts 27:13

But then, when a gentle south wind began to blow, they thought they could reach their journey’s end. So they prepared their canoe and launched out into the great waters again. They stayed close to the shoreline of Flesh Eater Island (Crete) for safety,

Acts 27:21

After they had gone for many days without food, Small Man (Paul) stood up among them. “Fellow travelers,” he said to them, “if you would have listened to me and not set out from Flesh Eater Island (Crete), you would not have suffered this injury and loss.

Titus 1:5

I left you behind at Flesh Eater Island (Crete) so you would finish setting things in order for the sacred family who gathers there and put in place the elders who will be the spiritual leaders in all the villages, just as I have instructed you.

Titus 1:12

One of their own prophets said, “People from Flesh Eater Island (Crete) always speak with forked tongues. They are evil beasts who are lazy and eat too much.”