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Acts 27:13

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A Violent Storm at Sea

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

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Footnotes

  1. *Here “when” is supplied as a component of the temporal genitive absolute participle (“began to blow gently”)
  2. *Here “because” is supplied as a component of the participle (“thought”) which is understood as causal
  3. *Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“weighed anchor”) has been translated as a finite verb

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

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.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

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

CSBChristian Standard Bible

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

NLTNew Living Translation

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.

KJV 1900King James Version

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