What do these bible verses mean?

Question

This is for homework. Now, I read chapters 26 and 27 in the book of Acts, but I still don't understand these verses: Acts 27:12 - 27:14. Can anyone help?

Act 27:12 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 admonished, [and there] to winter; [which is] an haven of Crete, and lieth toward the south west and north west.
Act 27:13 And when the south wind blew softly, supposing that they had obtained [their] purpose, loosing [thence], they sailed close by Crete.
Act 27:14 But not long after there arose against it a tempestuous wind, called Euroclydon.
Act 27:15 And when the ship was caught, and could not bear up into the wind, we let [her] drive.
Act 27:16 And running under a certain island which is called Clauda, we had much us therein.


Act 27:17 Which when they had taken up, they used helps, undergirding the ship; and, fearing lest they should fall into the quicksands, strake sail, and so were driven

Answer 1

I believe that this portion of Acts is describing the storm that shipwrecked the apostle Paul on the island of Cauda. The book of Acts provides the basic history of the spread of Christianity during the three decades after the Crucifixion and Resurrection of Christ. Most agree it was recorded by Luke as the traveling companion of Paul.

Answer 2

Starting at 27:9, Paul is saying, hey, this trip is going to be dangerous. But the centurion doesn't believe Paul. The place they were currently at (Lasea in my translation) wasn't a good place to stay over the winter (winter is a verb sometimes, meaning, to stay in for the winter.) So the centurion and ship owners wanted to get to Phenice in Crete for the winter. (27:12.) In the next verse, the winds start off okay and it looks like they'll get there, but in 27:14 another wind came by and blew them off course and into another island in the next two verses.

In 27:14 they are referring to a wind. Large ocean winds are seasonal and relatively predictable in their courses and have been named since ancient times in order to refer to them. That's a Greek name they're referring to.

Answer 3

It sounds like Paul couldn't stay where he was at because of the weather and they headed for Phenice but right when they got close to their destination a wind started blowing.
This is a description from the HolyBible.com on the wind:
(The "tempestuous" (literally, "typhonic") wind was not unusual for that time of year. It was characterized by fierce whirling of the clouds and ocean, its name meaning literally "north wind-east wind." They had been trying to sail along the coast of Crete to reach the harbor of Phenice (Phoenix), but the sudden storm drove them out into the open sea.)

Answer 4

It is saying that they didn't want to dock at the first harbour because it was too cold, so they were going to go to a harbour in Crete where the weather was better, but a storm blew them further out to sea before they could get there.

Answer 5

Most of the group had decided to pass the harbor they arrived at, since the weather was unsuitable to dock, so they decided to try and make it to the next harbor. At some point, they stopped and weighed anchor because they thought they had what they needed. However, a hurricane came and swept them away.

Oh, and Nathan, you may want to reconsider that statement when you're burning in Hell. May God help you.

Answer 6

Don't delude yourself into thinking that the Bible "means" anything.

It is as useless for truth and meaning as **** on a boar hog.

Answer 7

could you type it out ? i don't have a bible on me.