Acts 27:8

Good News Translation

We kept close to the coast and with great difficulty came to a place called Safe Harbors, not far from the town of Lasea.

Cross References

Matthew 19:23

Jesus then said to his disciples, “I assure you: it will be very hard for rich people to enter the Kingdom of heaven.

Acts 27:12

The harbor was not a good one to spend the winter in; so almost everyone was in favor of putting out to sea and trying to reach Phoenix, if possible, in order to spend the winter there. Phoenix is a harbor in Crete that faces southwest and northwest.

Acts 27:13

A soft wind from the south began to blow, and the men thought that they could carry out their plan, so they pulled up the anchor and sailed as close as possible along the coast of Crete.