Acts 27:13

New English Translation

When a gentle south wind sprang up, they thought they could carry out their purpose, so they weighed anchor and sailed close along the coast of Crete.

Cross References

Job 37:17

You, whose garments are hot when the earth is still because of the south wind,

Psalm 78:26

He brought the east wind through the sky, and by his strength led forth the south wind.

Song of Solomon 4:16

Awake, O north wind; come, O south wind! Blow on my garden so that its fragrant spices may send out their sweet smell. May my beloved come into his garden and eat its delightful fruit!

Luke 12:55

And when you see the south wind blowing, you say, ‘There will be scorching heat,’ and there is.

Acts 2:11

both Jews and proselytes, Cretans and Arabs – we hear them speaking in our own languages about the great deeds God has done!”

Acts 27:12

Because the harbor was not suitable to spend the winter in, the majority decided to put out to sea from there. They hoped that somehow they could reach Phoenix, a harbor of Crete facing southwest and northwest, and spend the winter there.

Acts 27:21

Since many of them had no desire to eat, Paul stood up among them and said, “Men, you should have listened to me and not put out to sea from Crete, thus avoiding this damage and loss.

Acts 27:8

With difficulty we sailed along the coast of Crete and came to a place called Fair Havens that was near the town of Lasea.

Titus 1:12

A certain one of them, in fact, one of their own prophets, said, “Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons.”

Titus 1:5

The reason I left you in Crete was to set in order the remaining matters and to appoint elders in every town, as I directed you.