You whose clothes get hot when the south wind brings calm to the land,
Acts 27:13 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised When a gentle south wind sprang up, they thought they had achieved their purpose. They weighed anchor and sailed along the shore of Crete. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And when the south wind blew softly, supposing that they had obtained their purpose, loosing thence, they sailed close by Crete. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition So when the south wind blew softly, supposing they were gaining their object, they weighed anchor and sailed along Crete, hugging the coast. American Standard Version (1901) And when the south wind blew softly, supposing that they had obtained their purpose, they weighed anchor and sailed along Crete, close in shore. Common English Bible When a gentle south wind began to blow, they thought they could carry out their plan. They pulled up anchor and sailed closely along the coast of Crete. Catholic Public Domain Version And since the south wind was blowing gently, they thought that they might reach their goal. And after they had set out from Asson, they weighed anchor at Crete. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And the south wind gently blowing, thinking that they had obtained their purpose, when they had loosed from Asson, they sailed close by Crete. |
You whose clothes get hot when the south wind brings calm to the land,
Awaken, north wind; come, south wind. Blow on my garden, and spread the fragrance of its spices. Let my love come to his garden and eat its choicest fruits.
And when the south wind is blowing, you say, “It’s going to be hot,” and it is.
Cretans and Arabs #– #we hear them declaring the magnificent acts of God in our own tongues.’
Since the harbour was unsuitable to winter in, the majority decided to set sail from there, hoping somehow to reach Phoenix, a harbour on Crete facing the southwest and northwest, and to winter there.
Since they had been without food for a long time, Paul then stood up among them and said, ‘You men should have followed my advice not to sail from Crete and sustain this damage and loss.
With still more difficulty we sailed along the coast and came to a place called Fair Havens near the city of Lasea.
One of their very own prophets said, ‘Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons.’
The reason I left you in Crete was to set right what was left undone and, as I directed you, to appoint elders in every town.