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Acts 27:13

The Storm at Sea

13 Now when the south wind blew gently, supposing that they had obtained their purpose, they weighed anchor and sailed along Crete, close to the shore.

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Acts 27:13 — The New International Version (NIV)

13 When a gentle south wind began to blow, they saw their opportunity; so they weighed anchor and sailed along the shore of Crete.

Acts 27:13 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

13 And when the south wind blew softly, supposing that they had obtained their purpose, loosing thence, they sailed close by Crete.

Acts 27:13 — New Living Translation (NLT)

13 When a light wind began blowing from the south, the sailors thought they could make it. So they pulled up anchor and sailed close to the shore of Crete.

Acts 27:13 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

13 When the south wind blew softly, supposing that they had obtained their desire, putting out to sea, they sailed close by Crete.

Acts 27:13 — New Century Version (NCV)

13 When a good wind began to blow from the south, the men on the ship thought, “This is the wind we wanted, and now we have it.” So they pulled up the anchor, and we sailed very close to the island of Crete.

Acts 27:13 — American Standard Version (ASV)

13 And when the south wind blew softly, supposing that they had obtained their purpose, they weighed anchor and sailed along Crete, close in shore.

Acts 27:13 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

13 And the south wind blowing gently, supposing that they had gained their object, having weighed anchor they sailed close in shore along Crete.

Acts 27:13 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

13 When a gentle breeze began to blow from the south, the men thought their plan would work. They raised the anchor and sailed close to the shore of Crete. 

Acts 27:13 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

13 When a gentle south wind sprang up, they thought they had achieved their purpose. They weighed anchor and sailed along the shore of Crete.

Acts 27:13 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

13 When a moderate south wind began to blow, they thought they could achieve their purpose; so they weighed anchor and began to sail past Crete, close to the shore.

Acts 27:13 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

13 And when a southwest wind began to blow gently, because they thought they could accomplish their purpose, they weighed anchor and sailed close along Crete.

Acts 27:13 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

13 A gentle south wind began to blow. They thought that this was what they had been waiting for. So they pulled up the anchor and sailed along the shore of Crete.

Acts 27:13 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

13 When a moderate south wind came up, supposing that they had attained their purpose, they weighed anchor and began sailing along Crete, close inshore.


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