Acts 27:13
11 Nevertheless the centurion believed the master and the owner of the ship, more than those things which were spoken by Paul.
12 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.
And when the south wind blew softly, supposing that they had obtained their purpose, loosing thence, they sailed close by Crete.
14 But not long after there arose against it a tempestuous wind, called Euroclydon.
15 And when the ship was caught, and could not bear up into the wind, we let her drive.
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
- 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.
- KJV
- And when the south wind blew softly, supposing that they had obtained their purpose, loosing thence, they sailed close by Crete.
- WEB
- When the south wind blew softly, supposing that they had obtained their purpose, they weighed anchor and sailed along Crete, close to shore.
- ASV
- And when the south wind blew softly, supposing that they had obtained their purpose, they weighed anchor and sailed along Crete, close in shore.
- DARBY
- And [the] south wind blowing gently, supposing that they had gained their object, having weighed anchor they sailed close in shore along Crete.
- BLB
- And a south wind having blown gently, having thought to have obtained [their] purpose, having weighed anchor, they began coasting along very near Crete.
- ÅB
- Da det nå blåste en svak sønnenvind, tenkte de at de kunne fullføre sitt forsett; de lettet da, og seilte nær land langsmed Kreta.
- OTB
- Da en mild sønnavind begynte å blåse, trodde de at de hadde oppnådd sitt mål, så de lettet anker og seilte langs Kreta, nær kysten.
- B1930
- Da det nu blåste en svak sønnenvind, tenkte de at de kunde fullføre sitt forsett; de lettet da, og seilte nær land langsmed Kreta.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Song of Solomon 4:16
Awake, O north wind; and come, thou south; blow upon my garden, that the spices thereof may flow out. Let my beloved come into his garden, and eat his pleasant fruits.
Read in contextJob 37:17
How thy garments are warm, when he quieteth the earth by the south wind?
Read in contextLuke 12:55
And when ye see the south wind blow, ye say, There will be heat; and it cometh to pass.
Read in contextPsalms 78:26
He caused an east wind to blow in the heaven: and by his power he brought in the south wind.
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