Study it in the app“And sailing slowly for many days and arriving with difficulty off Cnidus, since the wind did not allow us to go on, we sailed under the shelter of Crete off Salmone;”
Andδὲsailing slowlyβραδυπλοοῦντεςforἐνmanyἱκαναῖςdaysἡμέραιςandκαὶarrivingγενόμενοιwith difficultyμόλιςoffκατὰCnidus,τὴν Κνίδονsince the windτοῦ ἀνέμουdid notμὴallowπροσεῶντοςus to go on,ἡμᾶςwe sailed under the shelter ofὑπεπλεύσαμενCreteτὴν ΚρήτηνoffκατὰSalmone;Σαλμώνην
sail slowly
Sail slowly, make slow headway.
Where else “bradyploountes” appearsconsiderable
A considerable amount of people, time or money.
Where else “hikanais” appearsday
A span counted on the calendar: “on the third day,” “forty days.”
Where else “hēmerais” appearscome
To reach a place, or fall upon someone.
Where else “genomenoi” appearshardly, with difficulty
Hardly, scarcely, with difficulty.
Where else “molis” appearsCnidus
Cnidus, a city and cape in the south-west of Asia Minor.
Where else “Knidon” appearswind
Wind.
Where else “anemou” appearslet go further
Allow to go further.
Where else “proseōntos” appearssail under the lee
Sail under the lee of an island, sheltered by it from the wind.
Where else “hypepleusamen” appearsCrete
See it on the mapWhere else “Krētēn” appearsSalmone
Salmone, a cape at the eastern end of Crete.
Where else “Salmōnēn” appearsCrete
Today: Crete (island), Greece
A large island in the south of the Aegean Sea, the largest in Greece.
Paul's ship sailed past Crete on the way to Rome (Acts 27:7). Paul left Titus there to put the assemblies in order (Titus 1:5).
6And there the centurion found an Alexandrian ship sailing to Italy and put us on board it.
7 · This verse (above)
8and coasting along it with difficulty we came to a place called Fair Havens, near which was the city of Lasea.
1. What it says
What does Paul tell the men on the ship as the storm drags on, and why? (vv. 21-26)
2. What it means
When the sailors want to escape in the boat, why does Paul say they must stay on the ship? (vv. 30-32)
3. How I live it
In the storm, Paul urged everyone to eat and not lose hope (vv. 33-36). How do you stay calm and look after others in a crisis?
