¹¹ both Jews and ^(A)proselytes, Cretans and Arabians—we hear them telling in our own tongues the mighty works of God.”

¹⁰ to another ^(A)the working of miracles, to another ^(B)prophecy, to another ^(C)the ability to distinguish between spirits, to another ^(D)various kinds of tongues, to another ^(E)the interpretation of tongues.

^4 (A)while God also bore witness ^(B)by signs and wonders and various miracles and by ^(C)gifts of the Holy Spirit ^(D)distributed according to his will.

^12 (A)One of the Cretans,^[a] a prophet of their own, said, “Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons.”^[b]

Qualifications for Elders

^5 (A)This is why I left you in Crete, so that you might put what remained into order, and ^(B)appoint elders in every town as I directed you—

²⁸ And ^(A)God has appointed in the church first ^(B)apostles, second ^(C)prophets, third teachers, then ^(D)miracles, then ^(E)gifts of healing, ^(F)helping, ^(G)administrating, and ^(H)various kinds of tongues.

¹² And because the harbor was not suitable to spend the winter in, the majority decided to put out to sea from there, on the chance that somehow they could reach Phoenix, a harbor of Crete, facing both southwest and northwest, and spend the winter there.

⁷ We sailed slowly for a number of days and arrived with difficulty off Cnidus, and as the wind did not allow us to go farther, we sailed under the lee of Crete off Salmone.