NET Bible
"Caught in a Violent Storm Since considerable time had passed and the voyage was now dangerous because the fast was already over, Paul advised them,"
— Acts 27:9, NET Bible
“Now when much time was spent, and when sailing was now dangerous, because the fast was now already past, Paul admonished them, ”
“And when much time was spent, and the voyage was now dangerous, because the Fast was now already gone by, Paul admonished them, ”
“When much time had passed and the voyage was now dangerous, because the Fast had now already gone by, Paul admonished them,”
“And when much time was spent and when sailing now was dangerous, because the fast was now past, Paul comforted them,”
“And as a long time had gone by, and the journey was now full of danger, because it was late in the year, Paul put the position before them,”
“Now when much time was spent, and when sailing was now dangerous, because the fast was now already past, Paul admonished them, ”
There the centurion found a ship from Alexandria sailing for Italy, and he put us aboard it.
We sailed slowly for many days and arrived with difficulty off Cnidus. Because the wind prevented us from going any farther, we sailed under the lee of Crete off Salmone.
With difficulty we sailed along the coast of Crete and came to a place called Fair Havens that was near the town of Lasea.
Caught in a Violent Storm Since considerable time had passed and the voyage was now dangerous because the fast was already over, Paul advised them,
“Men, I can see the voyage is going to end in disaster and great loss not only of the cargo and the ship, but also of our lives.”
But the centurion was more convinced by the captain and the ship’s owner than by what Paul said.
Because the harbor was not suitable to spend the winter in, the majority decided to put out to sea from there. They hoped that somehow they could reach Phoenix, a harbor of Crete facing southwest and northwest, and spend the winter there.