Acts 27:14 — Meaning and Application

And because the haven was not commodious to winter in, the more part advised to depart thence also, if by any means they might attain to Phenice, {and there} to winter; {which is} an haven of Crete, and lieth toward the south west and north west.

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

But not long after there arose against it a tempestuous wind, called Euroclydon. {arose: or, beat}

And when the ship was caught, and could not bear up into the wind, we let {her} drive.

And running under a certain island which is called Clauda, we had much work to come by the boat: