And when we had sailed slowly many days, and barely had come next to Cnidus, the wind not permitting us, we sailed under Crete, over by Salmone;
Cretes and Arabians, we hear them speak in our tongues the wonderful works of God.
But after a long abstinence from food Paul stood up in the midst of them, and said, Sirs, you should have listened to me, and not have loosed from Crete, and to have incurred this harm and loss.
And when we had launched from there, we sailed under Cyprus, because the winds were contrary.
One of themselves, even a prophet of their own, said, The Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons.
For this reason I left you in Crete, that you should set in order the things that are lacking, and ordain elders in every city, as I had directed you: