And when we had sailed slowly many days, and scarce were come against Cnidus, because the wind suffered us not, we sailed hard by Candia, near to [a]Salmone,

And with much ado sailed beyond it, and came unto a certain place called the Fair Havens, near unto the which was the city Lasea.

[b]So when much time was spent, and sailing was now jeopardous, because also the [c]Fast was now passed, Paul exhorted them,

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 27:7 Which was an high hill of Candia.
  2. Acts 27:9 God’s providence taketh not away the causes which God useth as means, but rather ordereth and disposeth their right use even then when he openeth an extraordinary issue.
  3. Acts 27:9 This is meant of the Jews’ fast, which they keep in the feast of expiation, as we read Lev. 23:27, which fell in the seventh month which we call October, and is not good for navigation, or sailing.

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