# Acts 27:21

> After the men had gone a long time without food, Paul stood up among them and said, “Men, you should have followed my advice not to sail from Crete. Then you would have averted this disaster and loss.

— Acts 27:21, Berean Standard Bible

## On the map

- **Crete** — https://scriptoria.digital/en/atlas/crete

## When

- c. AD 59-60 (counted from the text)
- Date source: The voyage and the shipwreck; Acts 27:9 places the crossing after the Day of Atonement, that is, already in the fall, when sailing was dangerous.

## Who ruled

- **Nero**, emperor of Rome, AD 54-68 · Source: Tacitus, Annals XIII-XVI; Suetonius, Nero
- **Herod Agrippa II**, king of Judea, AD 50-93 · Source: Josephus, Jewish War II; Antiquities XX
- **Antonius Felix**, procurator of Judea, AD 52-59 · Source: Josephus, Antiquities XX.7-8; Tacitus, Annals XII.54
- **Porcius Festus**, procurator of Judea, AD 59-62 · Source: Josephus, Antiquities XX.8-9

## See also

- Genesis 42:22 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/genesis/42/22
- Psalms 107:5-6 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/psalms/107/5

Cross-references: OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0.

## This document

- Canonical: https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/27/21
- Whole chapter: https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/27
- License: Scripture: Berean Standard Bible (BSB), public domain. Source: Scriptoria (scriptoria.digital).