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Acts 27:11-14 Lexham English Bible (LEB)

11. But the centurion was convinced even more by the shipmaster and the shipowner than by what was said by Paul.

12. And because the harbor was unsuitable for spending the winter in, the majority decided on a plan to put out to sea from there, if somehow they could arrive at Phoenix, a harbor of Crete facing toward the southwest and toward the northwest, to spend the winter there.

13. And when a southwest wind began to blow gently, because they thought they could accomplish their purpose, they weighed anchor and sailed close along Crete.

14. But not long afterward a wind like a hurricane, called the northeaster, rushed down from it.

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