Acts 27:13

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

Then a good wind began to blow from the south. The men on the ship thought, “This is the wind we wanted, and now we have it!” So they pulled up the anchor. We sailed very close to the island of Crete.

Cross References

Luke 12:55

When you feel the wind begin to blow from the south, you say, ‘It will be a hot day.’ And you are right.

Song of Solomon 4:16

Wake up, north wind. Come, south wind. Blow on my garden. Spread its sweet smell. Let my lover enter his garden and eat its pleasant fruit.

Psalm 78:26

He sent a strong wind from the east, and by his power he made the south wind blow.

Job 37:17

All you know is that you sweat, your clothes stick to you, and all is still and quiet when the heat wave comes from the south.

Acts 2:11

Crete, and Arabia. Some of us were born Jews, and others have changed their religion to worship God like Jews. We are from these different countries, but we can hear these men in our own languages! We can all understand the great things they are saying about God.”

Acts 27:8

We sailed along the coast, but the sailing was hard. Then we came to a place called Safe Harbors, near the city of Lasea.

Acts 27:12

Also, that harbor was not a good place for the ship to stay for the winter, so most of the men decided that we should leave there. They hoped we could reach Phoenix, where the ship could stay for the winter. Phoenix was a city on the island of Crete. It had a harbor that faced southwest and northwest.

Acts 27:21

The men did not eat for a long time. Then one day Paul stood up before them and said, “Men, I told you not to leave Crete. You should have listened to me. Then you would not have all this trouble and loss.

Titus 1:5

I left you in Crete so that you could finish doing what still needed to be done. And I also left you there so that you could choose men to be elders in every town.

Titus 1:12

Even one of their own prophets said, “Cretans are always liars. They are evil animals and lazy people who do nothing but eat.”