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When we had sailed slowly for a good many days, and with difficulty had arrived off Cnidus, ^(C1)since the wind did not permit us to go farther, we sailed under the shelter of ^(C2)Crete, off Salmone;

and with difficulty ^(C1)sailing past it, we came to a place called Fair Havens, near which was the city of Lasea.

When considerable time had passed and the voyage was now dangerous, since even ^(C1)the ^(F1)fast was already over, Paul started admonishing them,

saying to them, "Men, I perceive that the voyage will certainly be with ^(C1)damage and great loss, not only of the cargo and the ship, but also of our lives."

But the centurion was more persuaded by the ^(C1)pilot and the ^(F1)captain of the ship than by what was being said by Paul.

The harbor was not suitable for wintering, so the majority reached a decision to put out to sea from there, if somehow they could reach Phoenix, a harbor of ^(C1)Crete facing southwest and northwest, and spend the winter there.

^(F1)When a moderate south wind came up, thinking that they had attained their purpose, they weighed anchor and began ^(C1)sailing along ^(C2)Crete, closer to shore.

But before very long a violent wind, called ^(F1)Euraquilo, ^(C1)rushed down from ^(F2)the land;