Acts 27:13
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“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.”
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“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.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And when the south wind blew softly, supposing that they had obtained their purpose, loosing thence, they sailed close by Crete.”
King James Version · Public Domain“And when the south wind blew softly, supposing that they had obtained their purpose, they weighed anchor and sailed along Crete, close in shore.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“and a south wind blowing softly, having thought they had obtained <FI>their<Fi> purpose, having lifted anchor, they sailed close by Crete,”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Acts 27:13 — 4 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Job 37:17You whose clothes get hot when the land lies hushed under the south wind,
- Psalms 78:26He stirred the east wind from the heavens and drove the south wind by His might.
- Song of Solomon 4:16Awake, O north wind, and come, O south wind. Breathe on my garden and spread the fragrance of its spices. Let my beloved come into his garden and taste its choicest fruits.
- Luke 12:55And when the south wind blows, you say, ‘It will be hot,’ and it is.
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