13And when the south wind blew softly, supposing that they had obtained their purpose, loosing thence, they sailed close by Crete.


In Context

10 And said to them, Sirs, I perceive that this voyage will be with hurt and much damage, not only of the lading and ship, but also of our lives.

11 Nevertheless, the centurion believed the master and the owner of the ship more than the things which were spoken by Paul.

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

13 And when the south wind blew softly, supposing that they had obtained their purpose, loosing thence, they sailed close by Crete.

14 But not long after there arose against it a tempestuous wind, called Euroclydon.

15 And when the ship was caught, and could not bear up into the wind, we let her drive.

Acts 27:13 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

27:13And when the south wind blew softly, supposing that they had obtained [their] purpose, loosing [thence,] they sailed close by Crete.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

27:13When a gentle south wind began to blow, they thought they had obtained what they wanted; so they weighed anchor and sailed along the shore of Crete.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

27:13And the south wind gently blowing, thinking that they had obtained their purpose, when they had loosed from Asson, they sailed close by Crete.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

27:13And when the south wind blew softly, supposing that they had obtained their purpose, they weighed anchor and sailed along Crete, close in shore.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

27:13And the south wind blowing gently, supposing that they had gained their object, having weighed anchor they sailed close in shore along Crete.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

27:13And when the south wind blew softly, supposing that they had obtained their purpose, they weighed anchor and sailed along Crete, close in shore.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

27:13When the south wind blew softly, supposing that they had obtained their purpose, they weighed anchor and sailed along Crete, close to shore.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

27:13and a south wind blowing softly, having thought they had obtained their purpose, having lifted anchor, they sailed close by Crete,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

27:13And when the south wind blew softly, supposing that they had obtained their purpose, loosing there, they sailed close by Crete.