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


In Context

10 saying to them, 'Men, I perceive that with hurt, and much damage, not only of the lading and of the ship, but also of our lives — the voyage is about to be;'

11 but the centurion to the pilot and to the shipowner gave credence more than to the things spoken by Paul;

12 and the haven being incommodious to winter in, the more part gave counsel to sail thence also, if by any means they might be able, having attained to Phenice, there to winter, which is a haven of Crete, looking to the south-west and north-west,

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

14 and not long after there arose against it a tempestuous wind, that is called Euroclydon,

15 and the ship being caught, and not being able to bear up against the wind, having given her up, we were borne on,

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 Webster Bible Translation 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 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 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.