Acts 27:12

New American Bible - revised edition

Since the harbor was unfavorably situated for spending the winter, the majority planned to put out to sea from there in the hope of reaching Phoenix, a port in Crete facing west-northwest, there to spend the winter.

Cross References

Psalm 107:30

They rejoiced that the sea grew calm, that God brought them to the harbor they longed for.

Acts 2:11

both Jews and converts to Judaism, Cretans and Arabs, yet we hear them speaking in our own tongues of the mighty acts of God.”

Acts 27:13

A south wind blew gently, and thinking they had attained their objective, they weighed anchor and sailed along close to the coast of Crete.

Acts 27:21

When many would no longer eat, Paul stood among them and said, “Men, you should have taken my advice and not have set sail from Crete and you would have avoided this disastrous loss.

Acts 27:7

For many days we made little headway, arriving at Cnidus only with difficulty, and because the wind would not permit us to continue our course we sailed for the sheltered side of Crete off Salmone.

Acts 27:8

We sailed past it with difficulty and reached a place called Fair Havens, near which was the city of Lasea.

Titus 1:12

One of them, a prophet of their own, once said, “Cretans have always been liars, vicious beasts, and lazy gluttons.”

Titus 1:5

For this reason I left you in Crete so that you might set right what remains to be done and appoint presbyters in every town, as I directed you,