¹¹ Cretans and Arabs—we hear them in our own tongues speaking of the mighty deeds of God.”

^13 [a]When a moderate south wind came up, supposing that they had attained their purpose, they weighed anchor and began ^(A)sailing along ^(B)Crete, close inshore.

^21 [a]When they had gone a long time without food, then Paul stood up in their midst and said, “^(A)Men, you ought to have ^[b]followed my advice and not to have set sail from ^(B)Crete and ^[c]incurred this ^(C)damage and loss.

Qualifications of Elders

⁵ For this reason I left you in ^(A)Crete, that you would set in order what remains and ^(B)appoint ^(C)elders in every city as I directed you,

¹² One of themselves, a prophet of their own, said, “^(A)Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons.”