Acts 27:8
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“After we had moved along the coast with difficulty, we came to a place called Fair Havens, near the town of Lasea.”
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“After we had moved along the coast with difficulty, we came to a place called Fair Havens, near the town of Lasea.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And, hardly passing it, came unto a place which is called The fair havens; nigh whereunto was the city of Lasea.”
King James Version · Public Domain“and with difficulty coasting along it we came unto a certain place called Fair Havens; nigh whereunto was the city of Lasea.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“and hardly passing it, we came to a certain place called `Fair Havens,' nigh to which was the city <FI>of<Fi> Lasaea.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Acts 27:8 — 1 related verse from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Acts 27:12Since the harbor was unsuitable to winter in, the majority decided to sail on, if somehow they could reach Phoenix to winter there. Phoenix was a harbor in Crete facing both southwest and northwest.
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