Then Jesus said to his followers, “I tell you the truth. It will be very hard for a rich person to enter the kingdom of heaven.
Acts 27:8 - Easy To Read Version We sailed along the coast, but the sailing was hard. Then we came to a place called Safe Harbors. The city of Lasea was near there. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 and, hardly passing it, came unto a place which is called The fair havens; nigh whereunto was the city of Lasea. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And coasting along it with difficulty, we arrived at a place called Fair Havens, near which is located the town of Lasea. American Standard Version (1901) and with difficulty coasting along it we came unto a certain place called Fair Havens; nigh whereunto was the city of Lasea. Common English Bible We sailed along the coast only with difficulty until we came to a place called Good Harbors, near the city of Lasea. Catholic Public Domain Version And barely being able to sail past it, we arrived at a certain place, which is called Good Shelter, next to which was the city of Lasea. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And with much ado sailing by it, we came into a certain place, which is called Good-havens, nigh to which was the city of Thalassa. |
Then Jesus said to his followers, “I tell you the truth. It will be very hard for a rich person to enter the kingdom of heaven.
And that harbor (Safe Harbors) was not a good place for the ship to stay for the winter. So most of the men decided that the ship should leave there. The men hoped we could go to Phoenix. The ship could stay there for the winter. (Phoenix was a city on the island of Crete. It had a harbor that faced southwest and northwest.)
Then a good wind began to blow from the south. The men on the ship thought, “This is the wind we wanted, and now we have it!” So they pulled up the anchor. We sailed very close to the island of Crete.