New Living Translation
Acts 27:7
7We had several days of slow sailing, and after great difficulty we finally neared Cnidus. But the wind was against us, so we sailed across to Crete and along the sheltered coast of the island, past the cape 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
5Keeping to the open sea, we passed along the coast of Cilicia and Pamphylia, landing at Myra, in the province of Lycia. 6There the commanding officer found an Egyptian ship from Alexandria that was bound for Italy, and he put us on board. We had several days of slow sailing, and after great difficulty we finally neared Cnidus. But the wind was against us, so we sailed across to Crete and along the sheltered coast of the island, past the cape of Salmone. 8We struggled along the coast with great difficulty and finally arrived at Fair Havens, near the town of Lasea. 9We had lost a lot of time. The weather was becoming dangerous for sea travel because it was so late in the fall, and Paul spoke to the ship’s officers about it.
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 27:12And since Fair Havens was an exposed harbor—a poor place to spend the winter—most of the crew wanted to go on to Phoenix, farther up the coast of Crete, and spend the winter there. Phoenix was a good harbor with only a southwest and northwest exposure.
- Acts 2:11(both Jews and converts to Judaism), Cretans, and Arabs. And we all hear these people speaking in our own languages about the wonderful things God has done!”
- Acts 27:4Putting out to sea from there, we encountered strong headwinds that made it difficult to keep the ship on course, so we sailed north of Cyprus between the island and the mainland.
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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