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Acts 27:7
7We sailed slowly for several days. It was difficult to sail, but after some time we arrived near the town of Cnidus. Because of the strong wind, we could not continue to sail in that direction. So we sailed along the side of the island called Crete, where the wind was not strong. We sailed past the point of land called 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
5When we were near to Cilicia and Pamphylia, we sailed straight across the sea. Then we arrived at Myra, in the region called Lycia. 6The Roman officer found another ship there. It had sailed from Alexandria and it would sail to Italy. So the officer put us on this ship. We sailed slowly for several days. It was difficult to sail, but after some time we arrived near the town of Cnidus. Because of the strong wind, we could not continue to sail in that direction. So we sailed along the side of the island called Crete, where the wind was not strong. We sailed past the point of land called Salmone. 8It was still difficult to sail, so we sailed near to the coast. Then we arrived at a place called ‘Safe Port’. This port was near to the town of Lasea. 9We remained there for many days. By then it had become dangerous to continue the journey. It was already after the Day of Atonement. So Paul spoke to the army officer and to the sailors.
Read all of Acts 27Acts 27:7 word by word
ἐν ἱκαναῖς δὲ ἡμέραις βραδυπλοοῦντες καὶ μόλις γενόμενοι κατὰ τὴν Κνίδον μὴ προσεῶντος ἡμᾶς τοῦ ἀνέμου ὑπεπλεύσαμεν τὴν Κρήτην κατὰ Σαλμώνην,Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Andδέde · thenG1161
- whenἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
- we had sailed slowlyβραδυπλοέωbraduploeō · to sail slowlyG1020
- manyἱκανόςhikanos · sufficientG2425
- daysἡμέραhēmera · dayG2250
- andκαίkai · andG2532
- scarceμόλιςmolis · hardlyG3433
- were comeγίνομαιginomai · to beG1096
- over againstκατάkata · according toG2596
- Cnidusὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- CnidusΚνίδοςKnidos · CnidusG2834
- the windἄνεμοςanemos · windG417
- notμήmē · notG3361
- sufferingπροσεάωproseaō · to permitG4330
- usἐγώegō · I/weG1473
- we sailed underὑποπλέωhupopleō · to sail the leeG5284
- CreteΚρήτηKrētē · CreteG2914
- SalmoneΣαλμώνηSalmōnē · SalmoneG4534
Cross-references for Acts 27:7
- Acts 27:12This port was not a good place for a ship to remain during the winter. Most of the men on the ship wanted to continue the journey. They wanted to sail as far as Phoenix, if they could get there. They could stay there for the winter. Phoenix was a port on the island called Crete. It was open to the sea both to the south-west and to the north-west.
- Acts 2:11Some of us were born as Jews. Others of us are Gentiles who now obey God as the Jews do. Some of us are from Crete and some of us are from Arabia. But we all hear these people speaking in our own languages. They are speaking about all the great things that God has done.’
- Acts 27:4Then we sailed out across the sea again. But the wind was blowing against our ship. So we sailed round the island called Cyprus. We sailed on the side of the island where the wind was not strong.
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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