14 Bible Verses about Islands

And I saw when he had opened the sixth seal; and there was a great earthquake, and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became like blood: and the stars of heaven fell to the earth, as a fig-tree casts its unripe figs when shaken by a violent wind: and the heaven departed as a volume when it is rolled up, and every mountain and island was moved out of its place:

And the seventh angel poured out his cup into the air; and there came a great voice from the temple of heaven, from the throne, saying: It is done. And there were lightnings and voices and thunders; and there was a great earthquake, such as has not been since men were on the earth, so great an earth quake, and so mighty. And the great city was divided into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell: and Babylon the great was remembered before God, that he might give her the cup of the wine of his fiercest wrath.read more.
And every island fled, and the mountains were not found.

And it came to pass that, after we had separated from them, we put to sea, and came by a straight course to Cos, and on the following day, to Rhodes, and thence to Patara.

For many days we sailed slowly; and having with difficulty come off Cnidus, the wind not permitting us to go further, we sailed under the lee of Crete, off Salmone: and coasting along it with difficulty, we came to a place called Fair Havens, near which is the city of Lasea. But, after much time had been spent, and sailing was now dangerous, for the fast was already past, Paul admonished them,read more.
saying: Men, I perceive that this voyage will be with damage and much loss, not only to the cargo and the ship, but also to our lives. But the centurion had more confidence in the pilot, and in the owner of the ship, than in the things which were spoken by Paul. And as the harbor was not commodious to winter in, the majority advised that they should put to sea from that place also, if, by any means, they might reach Phoenix, and winter there, which is a harbor of Crete, lying toward the south-west and north-west. And when the south wind blew gently, supposing that they had gained their object, they launched the ship, and ran along close to the shore of Crete. But in a little time a tempestuous wind, called Euroclydon, blew against it. And the ship being caught and unable to bear up against the wind, we committed it to the gale, and were driven along. And running under the lee of a certain island called Clauda, we with difficulty secured the boat. When they had taken it up, they used helps, undergirding the ship. And fearing lest they should fall into the quicksand, they lowered the mast, and thus were driven along. And as we were greatly tossed by the tempest, on the next day they threw overboard the cargo; and on the third day, with our own hands, we threw out the tackling of the ship. And as neither sun nor stars appeared for many days, and no small tempest lay upon us, all hope of our being saved was at length taken away. But, after long abstinence from food, Paul stood up in the midst of them, and said: men, you ought to have been persuaded by me, and not to have put to sea from Crete; and you would have avoided this damage and loss. And now, I exhort you to be of good cheer; for there shall be no loss of life among you, but only of the ship. For there stood by me this night an angel of God, whose I am, and whom I serve, and said, Fear not, Paul; you must stand in the presence of Caesar; and behold, God has given you all that are sailing with you. For this reason, men, be cheerful; for I believe God, that it shall be even as it was told to me. But we must be thrown upon a certain island.

I left you in Crete for this purpose, that you might set in order the things that are wanting, and ordain elders in every city, as I commanded you:

And Joses, who, by the apostles, was surnamed Barnabas, (which name, when translated, is, Son of consolation,) a Levite, by birth a Cyprian,

Now those who had been dispersed by the persecution that arose after the death of Stephen, traveled as far as Phenicia and Cyprus and Antioch, speaking the word to none but Jews. But some of them were men of Cyprus and Gyrene, who, when they had come to Antioch, spoke to the Grecians, preaching the Lord Jesus. And the hand of the Lord was with them, and a great number believed, and turned to the Lord.

Therefore, having been sent forth by the Holy Spirit, they went down to Seleucia, and thence sailed to Cyprus. And while they were in Salamis, they preached the word of God in the synagogue of the Jews; and they had John as their attendant. And having gone through the island as far as Paphos, they found a certain magician, a Jewish false prophet, whose name was Bar-jesus;read more.
and he was with the proconsul, Sergius Paulus, who was a man of intelligence. This man called for Barnabas and Saul, and expressed an earnest wish to hear the word of God. But the magician Elymas (for this is his name, when translated) withstood them, desiring to turn away the proconsul from the faith. Then Saul, who is also called Paul, filled with the Holy Spirit, and looking earnestly upon him, said: full of all deceit and all wickedness, child of the devil, enemy of all righteousness, will you not cease to pervert the right ways of the Lord? And now, behold, the hand of the Lord is upon you, and you shall be blind, not seeing the sun for a season. And immediately there fell on him a mist and a darkness, and he went about and sought some to lead him by the hand. Then the proconsul, seeing what was done, believed, being amazed at the teaching of the Lord.

There was, therefore, a sharp contention, so that they separated from each other: and Barnabas took Mark, and sailed to Cyprus.

There went with us also some of the disciples from Caesarea, who took with them, Mnason of Cyprus, an old disciple, with whom we should lodge.

and sailing from that place, we came, on the following day, opposite to Chios; and, on the next day, we arrived at Samos: and after stopping at Trogyllium, we came, on the next day, to Miletus.

I John, your brother and companion in the affliction, and in the kingdom and patience of Jesus Christ, was in the island called Patmos, on account of the word of God, and on account of the testimony of Jesus Christ.

Therefore, setting sail from Troas, we came by a straight course to Samothracia, and, on the following day, to Neapolis,

And we landed at Syracuse, and remained there three days: