Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version When a gentle south wind began to blow, they saw their opportunity; so they weighed anchor and sailed along the shore of Crete. New Living Translation When a light wind began blowing from the south, the sailors thought they could make it. So they pulled up anchor and sailed close to the shore of Crete. English Standard Version Now when the south wind blew gently, supposing that they had obtained their purpose, they weighed anchor and sailed along Crete, close to the shore. Berean Standard Bible 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 Literal Bible Now a south wind having blown gently, having thought to have obtained the purpose, having weighed anchor, they began coasting along very near Crete. King James Bible And when the south wind blew softly, supposing that they had obtained their purpose, loosing thence, they sailed close by Crete. New King James Version When the south wind blew softly, supposing that they had obtained their desire, putting out to sea, they sailed close by Crete. New American Standard Bible When a moderate south wind came up, thinking that they had attained their purpose, they weighed anchor and began sailing along Crete, closer to shore. NASB 1995 When a moderate south wind came up, supposing that they had attained their purpose, they weighed anchor and began sailing along Crete, close inshore. NASB 1977 And when a moderate south wind came up, supposing that they had gained their purpose, they weighed anchor and began sailing along Crete, close inshore. Legacy Standard Bible And when a moderate south wind came up, thinking that they had attained their purpose, they weighed anchor and began sailing along the shore of Crete. Amplified Bible So when the south wind blew softly, thinking that they had obtained their goal, they weighed anchor and sailed along Crete, hugging the coast. Christian Standard Bible When a gentle south wind sprang up, they thought they had achieved their purpose. They weighed anchor and sailed along the shore of Crete. Holman Christian Standard Bible When a gentle south wind sprang up, they thought they had achieved their purpose. They weighed anchor and sailed along the shore of Crete. American Standard Version And when the south wind blew softly, supposing that they had obtained their purpose, they weighed anchor and sailed along Crete, close in shore. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And when the south wind blew and they hoped to arrive according to their desire, they went around Crete. Contemporary English Version When a gentle wind from the south started blowing, the men thought it was a good time to do what they had planned. So they pulled up the anchor, and we sailed along the coast of Crete. Douay-Rheims Bible And the south wind gently blowing, thinking that they had obtained their purpose, when they had loosed from Asson, they sailed close by Crete. English Revised Version And when the south wind blew softly, supposing that they had obtained their purpose, they weighed anchor and sailed along Crete, close in shore. GOD'S WORD® Translation When a gentle breeze began to blow from the south, the men thought their plan would work. They raised the anchor and sailed close to the shore of Crete. Good News Translation A soft wind from the south began to blow, and the men thought that they could carry out their plan, so they pulled up the anchor and sailed as close as possible along the coast of Crete. International Standard Version When a gentle breeze began to blow from the south, they thought they could make it to Phoenix, so they hoisted anchor and began sailing along the shore of Crete. Literal Standard Version and a south wind blowing softly, having thought they had obtained [their] purpose, having lifted anchor, they sailed close by Crete, Majority Standard Bible 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. New American Bible A south wind blew gently, and thinking they had attained their objective, they weighed anchor and sailed along close to the coast of Crete. NET Bible When a gentle south wind sprang up, they thought they could carry out their purpose, so they weighed anchor and sailed close along the coast of Crete. New Revised Standard Version When a moderate south wind began to blow, they thought they could achieve their purpose; so they weighed anchor and began to sail past Crete, close to the shore. New Heart English Bible When the south wind blew softly, supposing that they had obtained their purpose, they weighed anchor and sailed along Crete, close to shore. Webster's Bible Translation And when the south wind blew softly, supposing that they had obtained their purpose, loosing thence, they sailed close by Crete. Weymouth New Testament And a light breeze from the south sprang up, so that they supposed they were now sure of their purpose. So weighing anchor they ran along the coast of Crete, hugging the shore. World English Bible When the south wind blew softly, supposing that they had obtained their purpose, they weighed anchor and sailed along Crete, close to shore. Young's Literal Translation and a south wind blowing softly, having thought they had obtained their purpose, having lifted anchor, they sailed close by Crete, Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Storm at Sea12Since 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. 13When 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. 14But it was not long before a cyclone called the Northeaster swept down across the island.… Cross References Acts 2:11 both Jews and converts to Judaism; Cretans and Arabs--we hear them declaring the wonders of God in our own tongues!" Acts 27:8 After we had moved along the coast with difficulty, we came to a place called Fair Havens, near the town of Lasea. Acts 27:12 Since 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. Acts 27:21 After the men had gone a long time without food, Paul stood up among them and said, "Men, you should have followed my advice not to sail from Crete. Then you would have averted this disaster and loss. Titus 1:5 The reason I left you in Crete was that you would set in order what was unfinished and appoint elders in every town, as I directed you. Titus 1:12 As one of their own prophets has said, "Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons." Treasury of Scripture And when the south wind blew softly, supposing that they had obtained their purpose, loosing there, they sailed close by Crete. the south. Job 37:17 How thy garments are warm, when he quieteth the earth by the south wind? Psalm 78:26 He caused an east wind to blow in the heaven: and by his power he brought in the south wind. Song of Solomon 4:16 Awake, O north wind; and come, thou south; blow upon my garden, that the spices thereof may flow out. Let my beloved come into his garden, and eat his pleasant fruits. loosing. Acts 27:21 But after long abstinence Paul stood forth in the midst of them, and said, Sirs, ye should have hearkened unto me, and not have loosed from Crete, and to have gained this harm and loss. Jump to Previous Anchor Attained Blew Blow Blowing Breeze Close Coast Crete Effected Gained Gentle Loosing Object Obtained Opinion Purpose Ran Sailed Sailing Ship Shore Side Softly South Sprang Supposed Supposing Sure Thence Thought Weighed Weighing WindJump to Next Anchor Attained Blew Blow Blowing Breeze Close Coast Crete Effected Gained Gentle Loosing Object Obtained Opinion Purpose Ran Sailed Sailing Ship Shore Side Softly South Sprang Supposed Supposing Sure Thence Thought Weighed Weighing WindActs 27 1. Paul shipping toward Rome,10. foretells of the danger of the voyage, 11. but is not believed. 14. They are tossed to and fro by a storm; 41. and suffer shipwreck; 44. yet all come safe to land. (13) And when the south wind blew softly.--There was a change at once in the force and the direction of the wind. With a gentle and favourable breeze from the south, the pilot and the owner thought that all was smooth sailing, and the ship left the Fair Havens and made across the bay, a distance of thirty-four miles, for Phaenice. They still, however, hugged the coast, as afraid to venture too far into the open sea. The Greek adverb asson, which is rightly rendered "close" in the Authorised version, has been mistaken, in the Vulgate and some other versions, for the accusative case of Assos, as though it were a proper name, and the words have been variously rendered "when they had left Assos," or "when they had made for Asses," or "when they had come in sight of Assos." The island Assos, however, lay far to the north (see Note on Acts 20:13), and there is no evidence of the existence of any town of that name in Crete. Of the English versions, Wiclif and the Rhemish follow the Vulgate, "when they had removed" (W.), or "parted" (Rh.), "from Assos"; Tyndale and Cranmer, following Luther, "they loosed unto Asson." The Geneva translation was the first to give the true meaning, and is following by the Authorised version. The tense of the Greek verb for "they sailed close," implies that they were in the act of doing this when the storm burst upon them, as in the next verse.Verse 13. - They weighed anchor and for loosing thence, they, A.V.; along Crete, close in shore for close by Crete, A.V. Blew softly; ὑποπνεύσαντος, only here in the New Testament, and not found elsewhere. Supposing that they had obtained their purpose. A south wind would be quite favorable for sailing east or east by north, from Fair Havens to Phoenix. They not unreasonably, therefore, thought they could effect their purpose of wintering at Phoenix. And so they at once weighed anchor; ἄραντες, without an objective case following, "having lifted up," understand τὰς ἀγκύρας, as in Julius Pollux, quoted by Smith. It was the nautical phrase. Sailed along (παρελέγοντο); see ver. 8, note. Close in shore (ᾶσσον, comparative of ἄγχι, nearer, meaning "very near "). For the earlier part of their voyage they would be obliged to keep very near the shore, to enable them to weather Cape Matala, which lay a little to the south of west from Fair Havens. Some take ᾶσσον as the name of a town on the coast, but the grammar of the sentence makes this impossible. Parallel Commentaries ... Greek [When]δὲ (de) Conjunction Strong's 1161: A primary particle; but, and, etc. a {gentle} south wind νότου (notou) Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular Strong's 3558: The south wind, the South. Of uncertain affinity; the south(-west) wind; by extension, the southern quarter itself. began to blow, Ὑποπνεύσαντος (Hypopneusantos) Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Singular Strong's 5285: To blow gently. From hupo and pneo; to breathe gently, i.e. Breeze. they thought δόξαντες (doxantes) Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural Strong's 1380: A prolonged form of a primary verb, doko dok'-o of the same meaning; to think; by implication, to seem. they had κεκρατηκέναι (kekratēkenai) Verb - Perfect Infinitive Active Strong's 2902: From kratos; to use strength, i.e. Seize or retain. [their] τῆς (tēs) Article - Genitive Feminine Singular Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. opportunity. προθέσεως (protheseōs) Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular Strong's 4286: From protithemai; a setting forth, i.e. proposal; specially, the show-bread as exposed before God. [So] they weighed [anchor] ἄραντες (arantes) Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural Strong's 142: To raise, lift up, take away, remove. [and] sailed along, παρελέγοντο (parelegonto) Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Plural Strong's 3881: To coast along, sail along. From para and the middle voice of lego;, to lay one's course near, i.e. Sail past. hugging {the coast} ἆσσον (asson) Adverb Strong's 788: Nearer, close by. Neuter comparative of the base of eggus; more nearly, i.e. Very near. of Crete. Κρήτην (Krētēn) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular Strong's 2914: Crete. Of uncertain derivation; Crete, an island in the Mediterranean. 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