Acts 27:13

God's Word

When a gentle breeze began to blow from the south, the men thought their plan would work. They raised the anchor and sailed close to the shore of Crete.

Cross References

Job 37:17

you whose clothes are hot and sweaty, when the earth is calm under a south wind?

Psalm 78:26

He made the east wind blow in the heavens and guided the south wind with his might.

Song of Solomon 4:16

Awake, north wind! Come, south wind! Blow on my garden! Let its spices flow from it. Let my beloved come to his garden, and let him eat his own precious fruit.

Luke 12:55

When you see a south wind blowing, you say, ‘It’s going to be hot,’ and that’s what happens.

Acts 2:11

Crete, and Arabia. We hear these men in our own languages as they tell about the miracles that God has done.”

Acts 27:12

Since the harbor was not a good place to spend the winter, most of the men decided to sail from there. They hoped to reach the city of Phoenix somehow and spend the winter there. (Phoenix is a harbor that faces the southwest and northwest winds and is located on the island of Crete.)

Acts 27:21

Since hardly anyone wanted to eat, Paul stood among them and said, “Men, you should have followed my advice not to sail from Crete. You would have avoided this disaster and loss.

Acts 27:8

We had difficulty sailing along the shore of Crete. We finally came to a port called Fair Harbors. The port was near the city of Lasea.

Titus 1:12

Even one of their own prophets said, “Cretans are always liars, savage animals, and lazy gluttons.”

Titus 1:5

I left you in Crete to do what still needed to be done—appointing spiritual leaders  in every city as I directed you.