Acts 27:8

KJV1611 – Modern English

And with difficulty passing it, came to a place called Fair Havens, near the city of Lasea.

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  • Acts 27:2-7
    6 verses
    87%

    2And entering into a ship of Adramyttium, we set sail, intending to navigate by the coasts of Asia; and Aristarchus, a Macedonian of Thessalonica, was with us.

    3And the next day we landed at Sidon. And Julius courteously treated Paul, and gave him liberty to go to his friends to refresh himself.

    4And when we departed from there, we sailed under Cyprus, because the winds were contrary.

    5And when we had sailed over the sea of Cilicia and Pamphylia, we came to Myra, a city of Lycia.

    6And there the centurion found a ship of Alexandria sailing to Italy; and he put us on it.

    7And when we had sailed slowly for many days, and barely came opposite Cnidus, the wind not allowing us, we sailed under Crete, opposite Salmone;

  • Acts 27:9-10
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    9Now when much time had been spent, and when sailing was now dangerous, because the fast was already past, Paul admonished them,

    10And said to them, Sirs, I perceive that this voyage will result in disaster and much loss, not only of the cargo and ship, but also of our lives.

  • Acts 27:12-21
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    12And because the harbor was not suitable to winter in, the majority advised to sail from there also, if by any means they might reach Phoenix, to winter there; which is a harbor of Crete, facing southwest and northwest.

    13And when the south wind blew softly, they assumed they had obtained their purpose, setting sail, they sailed close by Crete.

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

    15And when the ship was caught, and could not face the wind, we let her be driven.

    16And running under a certain island called Clauda, we had much work to secure the boat:

    17Which when they had taken up, they used aids to undergird the ship; and, fearing lest they should fall into the quicksands, they lowered the sail, and so were driven.

    18And being exceedingly tossed by a tempest, the next day they lightened the ship;

    19And on the third day we cast out, with our own hands, the ship's tackle.

    20And when neither sun nor stars appeared for many days, and no small tempest lay on us, all hope that we should be saved was then lost.

    21But after long abstinence, Paul stood forth in their midst, and said, Sirs, you should have listened to me, and not have sailed from Crete, and incurred this harm and loss.

  • Acts 27:26-30
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    26However, we must be cast upon a certain island.

    27But when the fourteenth night had come, as we were driven up and down in Adria, about midnight the sailors sensed that they were nearing land;

    28And they sounded, and found it twenty fathoms: and when they had gone a little further, they sounded again, and found it fifteen fathoms.

    29Then fearing lest we should be driven upon rocks, they cast four anchors out of the stern, and wished for daybreak.

    30And as the sailors were attempting to escape from the ship, when they had let down the boat into the sea, under pretext of laying out anchors from the prow,

  • Acts 21:1-3
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    1And it came to pass, that after we had departed from them and sailed, we came with a straight course to Coos, and the next day to Rhodes, and from there to Patara.

    2And finding a ship sailing over to Phoenicia, we boarded it and set forth.

    3Now when we spotted Cyprus, we left it on the left hand, and sailed to Syria, and landed at Tyre: for there the ship was to unload her cargo.

  • Acts 27:38-41
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    38And when they had eaten enough, they lightened the ship and threw the wheat into the sea.

    39And when it was day, they did not recognize the land: but they observed a certain creek with a shore, into which they planned, if it were possible, to run the ship.

    40And when they had taken up the anchors, they committed themselves to the sea, loosed the rudder bands, and hoisted the mainsail to the wind, and made for shore.

    41And falling into a place where two seas met, they ran the ship aground; and the bow stuck fast, and remained immovable, but the stern was broken up by the violence of the waves.

  • Acts 20:13-16
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    13Then we went ahead to the ship and sailed to Assos, intending to take Paul on board; for so he had arranged, intending himself to go on foot.

    14And when he met us at Assos, we took him on board and came to Mitylene.

    15We sailed from there, and the next day came opposite Chios; the following day we arrived at Samos, and stayed at Trogyllium; the next day we came to Miletus.

    16For Paul had decided to sail past Ephesus, so that he might not have to spend time in Asia; for he was hurrying to be at Jerusalem, if possible, on the Day of Pentecost.

  • Acts 28:10-14
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    10They also honored us in many ways, and when we departed, they provided us with such things as were necessary.

    11After three months we departed in a ship of Alexandria, which had wintered at the island, whose figurehead was the Twin Brothers.

    12And landing at Syracuse, we stayed there three days.

    13From there we circled around and reached Rhegium. After one day the south wind blew, and the next day we came to Puteoli.

    14There we found brethren and were invited to stay with them seven days. And so we went toward Rome.

  • Acts 16:11
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    11Therefore, setting sail from Troas, we made a straight course to Samothrace, and the next day to Neapolis;

  • Acts 28:1
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    1And when they had escaped, they learned that the island was called Malta.

  • Acts 20:6
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    6But we sailed away from Philippi after the days of Unleavened Bread, and joined them at Troas in five days; where we stayed seven days.

  • Acts 21:6-7
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    6And when we had taken our leave of one another, we boarded the ship; and they returned home again.

    7And when we had finished our course from Tyre, we came to Ptolemais, greeted the brethren, and stayed with them one day.

  • Jonah 1:13
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    13Nevertheless the men rowed hard to bring it to land; but they could not: for the sea worked, and was tempestuous against them.

  • Acts 27:44
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    44And the rest, some on boards, and some on parts of the ship. And so it came to pass, that they all escaped safely to land.

  • Acts 20:2
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    2And when he had gone through those regions and given them much encouragement, he came to Greece,

  • Luke 8:23
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    23But as they sailed he fell asleep: and there came down a storm of wind on the lake; and they were filled with water, and were in danger.

  • Acts 16:8
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    8So passing by Mysia, they came down to Troas.

  • Acts 28:7
    69%

    7In the same region were estates of the chief man of the island, named Publius, who received us and entertained us hospitably for three days.