And whenever you see the south wind blow, you say, 'There will be hot weather'; and it happens.
Acts 27:13 - English Majority Text Version And when a south wind blew gently, supposing they had attained their purpose, they weighed anchor and sailed along close in shore to Crete. Higit pang mga bersyonKing 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. |
And whenever you see the south wind blow, you say, 'There will be hot weather'; and it happens.
Cretans and Arabs--we hear them speaking in our own tongues the mighty deeds of God."
And because the harbor was not suitable to winter in, the majority gave counsel to put to sea from there, if perhaps they might be able to get to Phoenix to spend the winter there, a harbor of Crete opening toward the southwest and to the northwest.
Now when they had abstained from food for a long time, then stood Paul in the midst of them and said, "Men, you should have followed my advice and not put to sea from Crete, and to spare yourselves this hardship and loss.
And with difficulty sailing past it, we came to a place called Fair Havens, near the city of Lasea.
There said a certain one of them, a prophet of their own, "Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, idle gluttons."
For this reason I left you behind in Crete, so that you should set in order the things that are lacking, and you should appoint elders in every city as I commanded you: