"And when we had sailed slowly many days, and scarce were come over against Cnidus, the wind not suffering us, we sailed …" — Acts 27:7

Acts 27:7 · KJV

“And when we had sailed slowly many days, and scarce were come over against Cnidus, the wind not suffering us, we sailed under Crete, over against Salmone; {Crete: or, Candy}”

— Acts 27:7

Verse 6

And there the centurion found a ship of Alexandria sailing into Italy; and he put us therein.

Verse 8

And, hardly passing it, came unto a place which is called The fair havens; nigh whereunto was the city {of} Lasea.

Acts 27 — Context

And when we had sailed over the sea of Cilicia and Pamphylia, we came to Myra, {a city} of Lycia.

And there the centurion found a ship of Alexandria sailing into Italy; and he put us therein.

And when we had sailed slowly many days, and scarce were come over against Cnidus, the wind not suffering us, we sailed under Crete, over against Salmone; {Crete: or, Candy}

And, hardly passing it, came unto a place which is called The fair havens; nigh whereunto was the city {of} Lasea.

Now when much time was spent, and when sailing was now dangerous, because the fast was now already past, Paul admonished {them}, {the fast: the fast was on the tenth day of the seventh month}

Cross References

Acts 27:21

But after long abstinence Paul stood forth in the midst of them, and said, Sirs, ye should have hearkened unto me, and not have loosed from Crete, and to have gained this harm and loss.

Acts 2:11

Cretes and Arabians, we do hear them speak in our tongues the wonderful works of God.

Acts 27:12-13

And because the haven was not commodious to winter in, the more part advised to depart thence also, if by any means they might attain to Phenice, {and there} to winter; {which is} an haven of Crete, and lieth toward the south west and north west.

Titus 1:12

One of themselves, {even} a prophet of their own, said, The Cretians {are} alway liars, evil beasts, slow bellies.

Titus 1:5

For this cause left I thee in Crete, that thou shouldest set in order the things that are wanting, and ordain elders in every city, as I had appointed thee: {wanting: or, left undone}

Acts 27:4

And when we had launched from thence, we sailed under Cyprus, because the winds were contrary.