Because the haven was not suitable to winter in, the majority advised going to sea from there, if by any means they could reach Phoenix, and winter there, which is a port of Crete, looking southwest and northwest.

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  • WEB World English Bible

    Because the haven was not suitable to winter in, the majority advised going to sea from there, if by any means they could reach Phoenix, and winter there, which is a port of Crete, looking southwest and northwest.

  • TYNDALE Tyndale New Testament (1534)

    And because the haven was not comodius to wynter in many toke counsell to departe thence yf by eny meanes they myght attayne to Phenices and there to wynter which is an haven of Candy and servith to the southwest and northwest wynde.

  • GNV Geneva Bible (1599)

    And because the hauen was not commodious to winter in, many tooke counsell to depart thence, if by any meanes they might attaine to Phenice, there to winter, which is an hauen of Candie, and lyeth toward the Southwest and by West, and Northwest and by West.

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Cross-references (2)

Passages linked to Acts 27:12 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.

  • Psalms 107:30 Then they are glad because it is calm, so he brings them to their desired haven.
  • Acts 27:8 With difficulty sailing along it we came to a certain place called Fair Havens, near the city of Lasea.

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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 12 And because the haven was not commodious to…

12 And because the haven was not commodious to winter in, the more part advised to depart thence also, if by any means they might attain to Phenice, and there to winter; which is an haven of Crete, and lieth toward the south west and north west.

Ver. 12. And lieth toward the south-west] It is a just complaint that a modern writer maketh of many men’s spirits among us today; that they lie like this haven, toward the south-west and north-west, two opposite points. (Mr Burroughs, Heart Div.) Methinks it should lie heavy upon those men’s spirits that first divided us, by publishing and pressing their new fangled fancies.

John Trapp, A Commentary or Exposition upon All the Books of the Old and New Testament (1647–1656) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain This Phenice was a port town in Candia, and…
William Burkitt 1703 · Public Domain The farther difficulties and dangers which the apostle met…
Matthew Henry 1710 · Public Domain In these verses we have,
John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And because the haven was not commodious to winter…
John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain Which is a haven - Having a double opening,…
Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 12. Might attain to Phoenice] It appears that…
Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain The haven - The fair havens, Act 27:8.
Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain Phœnice, on the south part of Crete, a convenient…
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain Phenice--"Phenix," now called Lutro.
Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 12. Commodious—Well situated. The harbour was open to the…
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 12. not commodious to winter in] And this was…
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (12) And because the haven was not commodious to…
The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain Put to sea from thence for depart thence also,…
William B. Godbey 1900 · Public Domain 12. The most of the people concluded they had…
J. W. McGarvey 1914 · Public Domain See notes on verse 9
unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 harbor was not easy to spend the winter in
Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 27:12 The prevailing southeasterly winds made Fair Havens an…

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