Acts 27:13 — Compare Translations

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English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

and a south wind blowing softly, having thought they had obtained [their] purpose, having lifted anchor, they sailed close by Crete,

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

English Amplified

So when the south wind blew softly, supposing they were gaining their object, they weighed anchor and sailed along Crete, hugging the coast.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

So when the south wind blew softly, supposing they were gaining their object, they weighed anchor and sailed along Crete, hugging the coast.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

When a gentle south wind began to blow, they thought they had their opportunity. So they weighed anchor and sailed along, hugging the coast of Crete.

English CSB 2017 - Christian 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.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

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

English EASY 2024

The wind began to blow from the south, but it was not strong. So the sailors thought, ‘Now we can do what we wanted to do. We can sail to Phoenix.’ So they pulled up the ship's anchor and left the port. Then we sailed as near as we could to the coast of Crete.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

Then 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. We sailed very close to the island of Crete.

English ESV 2016 == The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles

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.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

A soft wind from the south began to blow, and the men thought that they could carry out their plan, so they pulled up the anchor and sailed as close as possible along the coast of Crete.

English God's Word - GW 1995

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.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

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

English KJV 1611

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

And when a moderate south wind came up, thinking that they had attained their purpose, they weighed anchor and began sailing along the shore of Crete.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

When a south wind blew gently, supposing that they had obtained the necessary conditions, they weighed anchor and sailed along the shore of Crete.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

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

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

A south wind blew gently, and thinking they had attained their objective, they weighed anchor and sailed along close to the coast of Crete.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

When a gentle south wind sprang up, they thought they could carry out their purpose, so they weighed anchor and sailed close along the coast of Crete.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

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.

When a gentle south wind began to blow, they thought they had obtained what they wanted; so they weighed anchor and sailed along the shore of Crete.

English NKJ 1982

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

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

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

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.

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

When a gentle south breeze began to blow, they assumed they could make it, so they pulled up anchor and sailed close to Crete.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

And when the south wind blew gently, supposing that they had obtained their purpose, they weighed anchor and sailed along Crete, close inshore.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

Just then a light wind began blowing from the south, and it looked like a perfect day for the trip; so they pulled up anchor and sailed along close to shore.

English Tyndale 1537

When the south wind blew, they supposing to obtain their purpose loosed(lowsed) unto Asson, and sailed past all Candy.