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Acts 27:7
7And sailing slowly for many days, and having with difficulty got abreast of Cnidus, the wind not suffering us, we sailed under the lee of Crete abreast of Salmone;
Acts 27:7 in other versions
- King James Version (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;
- New International Version (NIV)We made slow headway for many days and had difficulty arriving off Cnidus. When the wind did not allow us to hold our course, we sailed to the lee of Crete, opposite Salmone.
- English Standard Version (ESV)We sailed slowly for a number of days and arrived with difficulty off Cnidus, and as the wind did not allow us to go farther, we sailed under the lee of Crete off Salmone.
- New King James Version (NKJV)When we had sailed slowly many days, and arrived with difficulty off Cnidus, the wind not permitting us to proceed, we sailed under the shelter of Crete off Salmone.
Context of Acts 27:7
5And having sailed over the waters of Cilicia and Pamphylia we came to Myra in Lycia: 6and there the centurion having found a ship of Alexandria sailing to Italy, he made us go on board her. And sailing slowly for many days, and having with difficulty got abreast of Cnidus, the wind not suffering us, we sailed under the lee of Crete abreast of Salmone; 8and coasting it with difficulty we came to a certain place called Fair Havens, near to which was [the] city of Lasaea. 9And much time having now been spent, and navigation being already dangerous, because the fast also was already past, Paul counselled them,
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ἐν ἱκαναῖς δὲ ἡμέραις βραδυπλοοῦντες καὶ μόλις γενόμενοι κατὰ τὴν Κνίδον μὴ προσεῶντος ἡμᾶς τοῦ ἀνέμου ὑπεπλεύσαμεν τὴν Κρήτην κατὰ Σαλμώνην,Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Acts 27:7
- Acts 27:12And 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.
- Acts 2:11Cretans and Arabians, we hear them speaking in our own tongues the great things of God?
- Acts 27:4And setting sail thence we sailed under the lee of Cyprus, because the winds were contrary.
Commentaries on Acts 27:7
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7Sailed slowly many days - Partly because the wind was contrary, and partly because the vessel was heavy laden. Over against Cnidus - This was a city or promontory of Asia, opposite to Crete, at one corner of the peninsula of Caria. Some think that this was an island between Crete and a promontory of the same name. Over against Salmone - We have already seen that the island formerly called Crete is now called Candia; and Salmone or Sammon, or Samonium, now…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7Had sailed slowly - By reason of the prevalence of the western winds, Acts 27:4. Over against Cnidus - This was a city standing on a promontory of the same name in Asia Minor, in the part of the province of Caria called Doris, and a little northwest of the island of Rhodes. The wind not suffering us - The wind repelling us in that direction; not permitting us to hold on a direct course, we were driven off near to Crete. We sailed under Crete - See Acts…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7The difficulty was partly because it was late in the season (27:9). Cnidus was a seaport on the southwestern coast of Asia Minor, near the island of Cos. The cape of Salmone was at the northeastern tip of Crete, the largest island in Greece.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 77. sailed slowly many days--owing to contrary winds. and scarce--"with difficulty." were come over against Cnidus--a town on the promontory of the peninsula of that name, having the island of Coos (see on Ac 21:1) to the west of it. But for the contrary wind they might have made the distance from Myra (one hundred thirty miles) in one day. They would naturally have put in at Cnidus, whose larger harbor was admirable, but the strong westerly current…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Acts 27
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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