Acts 27:12
10 “Men, I can see that our voyage will be filled with disaster and great loss, not only to ship and cargo, but to our own lives as well.”
11 But contrary to Paul’s advice, the centurion was persuaded by the pilot and by the owner of the ship.
Since the harbor was unsuitable to winter in, the majority decided to sail on, if somehow they could reach Phoenix to winter there. Phoenix was a harbor in Crete facing both southwest and northwest.
13 When a gentle south wind began to blow, they thought they had their opportunity. So they weighed anchor and sailed along, hugging the coast of Crete.
14 But it was not long before a cyclone called the Northeaster swept down across the island.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- Since the harbor was unsuitable to winter in, the majority decided to sail on, if somehow they could reach Phoenix to winter there. Phoenix was a harbor in Crete facing both southwest and northwest.
- KJV
- 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.
- WEB
- Because the haven was not suitable to winter in, the majority advised going to sea from there, if by any means they could reach Phoenix and winter there, which is a port of Crete, looking southwest and northwest.
- ASV
- And because the haven was not commodious to winter in, the more part advised to put to sea from thence, if by any means they could reach Phoenix, and winter [there; which is] a haven of Crete, looking northeast and south-east.
- DARBY
- And the harbour being ill adapted to winter in, the most counselled to set sail thence, if perhaps they might reach Phoenice to winter in, a port of Crete looking north-east and south-east.
- BLB
- And the harbor being unsuitable to winter in, the majority made a decision to set sail from there, if somehow they might be able, having arrived at Phoenix—a harbor of Crete looking toward the southwest and toward the northwest—to winter [there].
- ÅB
- Og da havnen var uhøvelig til vinterleie, ble de fleste enige om at de skulle fare ut også derfra, om de måskje kunne vinne fram og ta vinterhavn i Føniks, en havn på Kreta, som vender mot sydvest og nordvest.
- OTB
- Siden havnen var uegnet for å overvintre, bestemte flertallet seg for å sette seil, i håp om å nå Føniks, en havn på Kreta som vender mot sørvest og nordvest, for å tilbringe vinteren der.
- B1930
- Og da havnen var uhøvelig til vinterleie, blev de fleste enige om at de skulde fare ut også derfra, om de måskje kunde vinne frem og ta vinterhavn i Føniks, en havn på Kreta, som vender mot sydvest og nordvest.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Psalms 107:30
They rejoiced in the silence, and He guided them to the harbor they desired.
Read in contextActs 27:8
After we had moved along the coast with difficulty, we came to a place called Fair Havens, near the town of Lasea.
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