Crete in the Bible

Meaning: carnal; fleshly

Exact Match

Men of Crete and Arabia, to all of us they are talking in our different languages, of the great works of God.

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For a number of days we sailed on slowly and with difficulty arrived off Cnidus. Then, because the wind did not permit us to go on, we sailed under the lee of Crete off Cape Salmone,

Verse ConceptsSlownessHard Tasks

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

Verse ConceptsHarborssailinghugs

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.

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Thematic Bible



Cretans and Arabians, we hear them speaking in our own several tongues the marvellous things of God.

One of them, a poet of their own nation, hath said, The Cretans are always liars, wicked beasts, slothful gluttons.


Then for many days making very slow way, and scarce reaching over against Knidos, the wind not favouring us, we coasted Crete, opposite Cape Salmone:

And the harbour not being well situated for a winter station, the greater part advised to sail from thence, if they possibly could reach as far as Phenice to pass the winter, a harbour open to the south-west and north-west. So when the south wind blew softly, supposing they had obtained their purpose, they weighed anchor, and kept near the coast of Crete.

Now after being a long while without food, then stood up Paul in the midst of them, and said, Ye ought, my friends, to have been persuaded by me, and not have sailed from Crete, and got this loss and damage.


For this purpose I left thee behind me at Crete, that thou mightest direct the regulations which remained to be executed, and that thou shouldest appoint presbyters in every city, as I charged thee to do:


And the harbour not being well situated for a winter station, the greater part advised to sail from thence, if they possibly could reach as far as Phenice to pass the winter, a harbour open to the south-west and north-west. So when the south wind blew softly, supposing they had obtained their purpose, they weighed anchor, and kept near the coast of Crete.

Now after being a long while without food, then stood up Paul in the midst of them, and said, Ye ought, my friends, to have been persuaded by me, and not have sailed from Crete, and got this loss and damage.


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