Acts 27:13

Modern English Version

When a south wind blew gently, supposing that they had obtained the necessary conditions, they weighed anchor and sailed along the shore of Crete.

Cross References

Luke 12:55

And when a south wind blows, you say, ‘There will be heat,’ and it happens.

Song of Solomon 4:16

Awake, O north wind, and come, O south wind! Blow upon my garden, let its fragrance flow abroad. Let my lover come to his garden, and eat its most excellent fruits.

Psalm 78:26

He caused an east wind to blow in the heavens, and by His power He directed the south wind.

Job 37:17

How your garments are warm, when He quiets the earth by the south wind?

Acts 2:11

Cretans and Arabs—we hear them speaking in our own languages the mighty works of God.”

Acts 27:8

Sailing past it with difficulty, we came to a place called Fair Havens, near the city of Lasea.

Acts 27:12

Since the harbor was not suitable to winter in, the majority decided to sail on from there, if somehow we might reach Phoenix, a harbor in Crete, facing southwest and northwest, and winter there.

Acts 27:21

After they had long abstained from food, Paul stood in their midst and said, “Men, you should have listened to me and not have set sail from Crete, incurring this injury and loss.

Titus 1:5

For this reason I left you in Crete, that you should set in order the things that are lacking, and appoint elders in every city, as I commanded you:

Titus 1:12

One of them, a prophet of their own, said, “The Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, and idle gluttons!”