Acts 27:12

Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

And because the harbor was not suitable to winter in, the majority advised to put to sea from there, on the chance that somehow they could reach Phoenix, a harbor of Crete, looking northeast and southeast, and winter there.

Cross References

Psalm 107:30

Then they were glad because they had quiet, and he brought them to their desired haven.

Acts 2:11

Cretans and Arabians, we hear them telling in our own tongues the mighty works of God.”

Acts 27:13

And when the south wind blew gently, supposing that they had obtained their purpose, they weighed anchor and sailed along Crete, close inshore.

Acts 27:21

As they had been long without food, Paul then came forward among them and said, “Men, you should have listened to me, and should not have set sail from Crete and incurred this injury and loss.

Acts 27:7

We sailed slowly for a number of days, and arrived with difficulty off Cnidus, and as the wind did not allow us to go on, we sailed under the lee of Crete off Salmone.

Acts 27:8

Coasting along it with difficulty, we came to a place called Fair Havens, near which was the city of Lasea.

Titus 1:12

One of themselves, a prophet of their own, said, “Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons.”

Titus 1:5

This is why I left you in Crete, that you might amend what was defective, and appoint elders in every town as I directed you,