Acts 27:8

"When we had sailed slowly many days, and had come with difficulty opposite Cnidus, the wind not allowing us further, we sailed under the lee of Crete, opposite Salmone."

Key Reflection

This passage describes the perilous journey of Paul's ship, symbolizing the trials and hardships believers face on their spiritual path. The wind's obstruction represents divine guidance or adversity that forces a detour, leading them to seek shelter—mirroring how God often leads us through difficult situations to protect and guide us.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

Verse 8. And, hardly passing it. Scarcely being able to pass by it without being wrecked. Being almost driven on it. They passed round the east end of the island, because they had been unable to sail directly forward between the island and the main land. The fair havens. This was on the south-eastern part of the island of Crete. It was probably not so much a harbour as an open kind of road, which afforded good anchorage for a time. It is called by Stephen, the geographer, "the fair shore." {++} "whereunto" "near which" __________________________________________________________________

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