Acts 27:8

Complete Jewish Bible

and, continuing to struggle on, hugging the coast, we reached a place called Pleasant Harbor, near the town of Lasea.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
With still more difficulty we sailed along the coast and came to a place called Fair Havens near the city of Lasea.

King James Version (1611)
And hardly passing it, came vnto a place which is called the Faire hauens, nigh whereunto was the citie of Lasea.

King James Version
And, hardly passing it, came unto a place which is called The fair havens; nigh whereunto was the city of Lasea.

English Standard Version
Coasting along it with difficulty, we came to a place called Fair Havens, near which was the city of Lasea.

New American Standard Bible
and with difficulty sailing past it, we came to a place called Fair Havens, near which was the city of Lasea.

New Century Version
Sailing past it was hard. Then we came to a place called Fair Havens, near the city of Lasea.

Amplified Bible
and hugging the shore with difficulty, we came to a place called Fair Havens, near the city of Lasea [on the south side of Crete].

New American Standard Bible (1995)
and with difficulty sailing past it we came to a place called Fair Havens, near which was the city of Lasea.

Legacy Standard Bible
and with difficulty, we sailed past it and came to a place called Fair Havens, near which was the city of Lasea.

Berean Standard Bible
After we had moved along the coast with difficulty, we came to a place called Fair Havens, near the town of Lasea.

Contemporary English Version
We went slowly along the coast and finally reached a place called Fair Havens, not far from the town of Lasea.

Darby Translation
and coasting it with difficulty we came to a certain place called Fair Havens, near to which was [the] city of Lasaea.

Easy-to-Read Version
We sailed along the coast, but the sailing was hard. Then we came to a place called Safe Harbors, near the city of Lasea.

Geneva Bible (1587)
And with much adoe sayled beyond it, and came vnto a certaine place called the Faire hauens, neere vnto the which was the citie Lasea.

George Lamsa Translation
And as we hardly passed around it, we arrived at a place which is called The Fair Havens; and nearby was the city of La-se''a.

Good News Translation
We kept close to the coast and with great difficulty came to a place called Safe Harbors, not far from the town of Lasea.

Lexham English Bible
And sailing along its coast with difficulty, we came to a certain place called Fair Havens, near which was the town of Lasea.

Literal Translation
And coasting along it with difficulty, we came to a certain place named Fair Havens, near to which was a city, Lasea.

American Standard Version
and with difficulty coasting along it we came unto a certain place called Fair Havens; nigh whereunto was the city of Lasea.

Bible in Basic English
And sailing down the side of it, as well as we were able, we came to a certain place named Fair Havens, near which was the town of Lasea.

Hebrew Names Version
With difficulty sailing along it we came to a certain place called Fair Havens, near the city of Lasea.

International Standard Version
Sailing past it with difficulty, we came to a place called Fair Havens, near the town of Lasea.

Etheridge Translation
and hardly voyaging we passing around it came to the place which is called the Fair Havens. AND it was nigh to the city named Lasia.

Murdock Translation
And with difficulty, after sailing about it, we arrived at a place called the Fair Havens, near to which was the city called Lassa.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And with much worke sayled beyonde it, and came vnto a place wich is called the Fayre hauens, nye whervnto was the citie of Lasea.

English Revised Version
and with difficulty coasting along it we came unto a certain place called Fair Havens; nigh whereunto was the city of Lasea.

World English Bible
With difficulty sailing along it we came to a certain place called Fair Havens, near the city of Lasea.

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And passing it with difficulty, we came to the Fair Havens, near which was the city Lasea.

Weymouth's New Testament
Then, coasting along with difficulty, we reached a place called `Fair Havens,' near the town of Lasea.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And vnnethe we seilden bisidis, and camen into a place, that is clepid of good hauen, to whom the cite Tessala was niy.

Update Bible Version
and with difficulty coasting along it we came to a certain place called Fair Havens; near to where was the city of Lasea.

Webster's Bible Translation
And hardly passing it, came to a place which is called, The fair havens; nigh to which was the city [of] Lasea.

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

New King James Version
Passing it with difficulty, we came to a place called Fair Havens, near the city of Lasea.

New Living Translation
We struggled along the coast with great difficulty and finally arrived at Fair Havens, near the town of Lasea.

New Life Bible
The wind was against us, and we did not sail very fast. Then we came to a place called Fair Havens. It was near the city of Lasea.

New Revised Standard
Sailing past it with difficulty, we came to a place called Fair Havens, near the city of Lasea.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
and, with difficulty coasting it, we came to a certain place called Fair Havens, near to which was the city of Lasea.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And with much ado sailing by it, we came into a certain place, which is called Good-havens, nigh to which was the city of Thalassa.

Revised Standard Version
Coasting along it with difficulty, we came to a place called Fair Havens, near which was the city of Lase'a.

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
and with moche worke sayled beyonde yt and came vnto a place called good porte. Nye whervnto was a citie called Lasea.

Young's Literal Translation
and hardly passing it, we came to a certain place called `Fair Havens,' nigh to which was the city [of] Lasaea.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
and came scarcely beyonde it. Then came we to a place, which is called Goodhauen, nye where vnto was the cite Lasea.

Mace New Testament (1729)
with much ado we weathered the cape and got to Belhaven near Lasea.

Simplified Cowboy Version
Like a cow in a bog, we trudged our way along, finally landing at Fair Havens, near Lasea.

Contextual Overview

¹ Once it had been decided that we should set sail for Italy, they handed Sha'ul and some other prisoners over to an officer of the Emperor's Regiment named Julius. ² We embarked in a ship from Adramyttium which was about to sail to the ports along the coast of the province of Asia, and put out to sea, accompanied by Aristarchus, a Macedonian from Thessalonica. ³ The next day, we landed at Tzidon; and Julius considerately allowed Sha'ul to go visit his friends and receive what he needed. ⁴ Putting to sea from there, we sailed close to the sheltered side of Cyprus because the winds were against us, ⁵ then across the open sea along the coasts of Cilicia and Pamphylia; and so we reached Myra in Lycia. ⁶ There the Roman officer found an Alexandrian vessel sailing to Italy and put us aboard. ⁷ For a number of days we made little headway, and we arrived off Cnidus only with difficulty. The wind would not let us continue any farther along the direct route; so we ran down along the sheltered side of Crete from Cape Salmone; ⁸ and, continuing to struggle on, hugging the coast, we reached a place called Pleasant Harbor, near the town of Lasea. ⁹ Since much time had been lost, and continuing the voyage was risky, because it was already past Yom-Kippur, Sha'ul advised them, ¹⁰ "Men, I can see that our voyage is going to be a catastrophe, not only with huge losses to the cargo and the ship but with loss of our lives as well."

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

The fair havens: The Fair Havens, still known by the same name, was a port on the south-eastern part of Crete, near Lasea, of which nothing now remains. Acts 27:8

Reciprocal: Acts 27:12 - the haven

Cross-References

Genesis 25:23
who answered her, "There are two nations in your womb. From birth they will be two rival peoples. One of these peoples will be stronger than the other, and the older will serve the younger."

Genesis 27:13
But his mother said, "Let your curse be on me. Just listen to me, and go get me the kids!"

Genesis 27:43
Therefore, my son, listen to me: get up and escape to Lavan my brother in Haran.

Acts 4:19
But Kefa and Yochanan answered, "You must judge whether it is right in the sight of God to listen to you rather than God.

Acts 5:29
Kefa and the other emissaries answered, "We must obey God, not men.

Ephesians 6:1
Children, what you should do in union with the Lord is obey your parents, for this is right.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And hardly passing it,.... That is, Salmone, with great difficulty, because of the winds:

came unto a place which is called the Fair Havens; called by other writers Cale Acte, or the fair shore, and is placed by Ptolomy c in Eubaea, and by Herodotus d in Sicily; but by Stephanus e is said to be a city of the Cretians, and which agrees with this account;

nigh whereunto was the city of Lasae; there was a city in Crete called by Solinus f Lisson, and by Ptolomy g Lyssus, which he places on the south side of the island; and by Pliny h Lasos, which comes pretty near to this name, but then he places it in the midland part of Crete; who also makes mention of an island called Lasia over against Troezenium, and another that was one of the Cyclades; the Syriac version here read, "Lasia": Jerom i says, Lasea is a city on the shore of the island of Crete, near the place which is called the Fair Havens, as Luke himself explains it; for which some corruptly read "Thalassa"; as do the Vulgate Latin and Ethiopic versions; and the Alexandrian copy "Alassa": Beza conjectures that it is the same with Eloea, which Pliny makes mention of in the above cited place, as a city in Crete.

c De ordis Situ. l. 3. c. 15. d L. 6. c. 22. e De urbibus. f Polyhist. c. 16. g Ib. l. 3. c. 17. h L. 4. c. 12. i De locis Hebraicis, fol. 96. D.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

And, hardly passing it - Scarcely being able to pass by it without being wrecked. Being almost driven on it. They passed round the east end of the island because they had been unable to sail directly forward between the island and the mainland,

The fair havens - This was on the southeastern part of the island of Crete. It was probably not so much a harbor as an open roadstead, which afforded good anchorage for a time. It is called by Stephen, the geographer, “the fair shore.” It still retains the name which it formerly had. It is called in ancient Dutch and French Sailing Directions “the beautiful bay.”

Nigh whereunto was the city of Lasea - There was no town or city at the “Fair Havens,” but the city of Lasea seems to have been well known, and it is mentioned here to identify the place.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Acts 27:8. The Fair Havens — This port still remains, and is known by the same name; it was situated towards the northern extremity of the island.

Was the city of Lasea. — There is no city of this name now remaining: the Codex Alexandrinus reads αλασσα, Alassa; probably Lysia, near the port of Gortyna, to the eastward.