Acts 27:8

With difficulty we sailed along the coast ¹  of Crete ²  and came to a place called Fair Havens that was near the town of Lasea. ³ 

biblegateway Act 27:8

We moved along the coast with difficulty and came to a place called Fair Havens, near the town of Lasea.

biblegateway Act 27:8

and with difficulty sailing past it we came to a place called Fair Havens, near which was the city of Lasea.

biblegateway Act 27:8

We struggled along the coast with great difficulty and finally arrived at Fair Havens, near the city of Lasea.

biblegateway Act 27:8

and docked at Good Harbor (appropriate name!).

SABDAweb Act 27:8

And sailing down the side of it, as well as we were able, we came to a certain place named Fair Havens, near which was the town of Lasea.

bibleoremus Act 27:8

Sailing past it with difficulty, we came to a place called Fair Havens, near the city of Lasea.

biblegateway Act 27:8

Passing it with difficulty, we came to a place called Fair Havens, near the city of Lasea.

biblegateway Act 27:8

With difficulty we sailed along the coast ¹  of Crete ²  and came to a place called Fair Havens that was near the town of Lasea. ³ 

¹ tn Grk “sailing along the coast…we came.” The participle παραλεγόμενοι (paralegomenoi) has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style. L&N 54.8, “παραλέγομαι: (a technical, nautical term) to sail along beside some object – ‘to sail along the coast, to sail along the shore.’ …‘they sailed along the coast of Crete’ Ac 27:13.”

² tn Grk “it”; the referent (Crete) has been supplied in the translation for clarity.

³ sn Lasea was a city on the southern coast of the island of Crete. This was about 60 mi (96 km) farther.