Thematic Bible: Crete
Thematic Bible
Crete » Character of the inhabitants of
Cretans and Arabs??e all hear them tell in our native tongues the mighty deeds of God."
Verse Concepts
It was a Cretan, a prophet of their own, who said, "Cretans are always liars, savage brutes, lazy gluttons,"
Verse Concepts
Crete » Visited by paul
For a number of days we made slow progress and had some difficulty in arriving off Cnidus. Then as the wind kept us from going on, we sailed under the lee of Crete, off Cape Salmone,
Verse Concepts
and as the harbor was not fit to winter in, the majority favored putting to sea again, in the hope of being able to reach and winter in Phoenix, a harbor in Crete facing west-south-west and west-north-west. When a moderate south wind sprang up, thinking their object was within reach, they weighed anchor, and ran close along the coast of Crete.
Then, when they had gone a long time without food, Paul got up among them, and said, "Gentlemen, you ought to have listened to me and not to have sailed from Crete and incurred this disaster and loss.
Verse Concepts
Crete » Visited by titus
I left you behind in Crete expressly to correct what defects there were, and to appoint elders in each town, as I directed you??6 men of irreproachable character, who have been married only once, whose children are Christians, free from any suspicion of profligacy or disobedience.
Verse Concepts
Phenice » A harbor » Crete
and as the harbor was not fit to winter in, the majority favored putting to sea again, in the hope of being able to reach and winter in Phoenix, a harbor in Crete facing west-south-west and west-north-west. When a moderate south wind sprang up, thinking their object was within reach, they weighed anchor, and ran close along the coast of Crete.
Then, when they had gone a long time without food, Paul got up among them, and said, "Gentlemen, you ought to have listened to me and not to have sailed from Crete and incurred this disaster and loss.
Verse Concepts