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Acts 18:21
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but he said farewell and added, “I’ll come back to you again, if God wills.” Then he set sail from Ephesus.
But bade them farewell, saying, I must by all meanes keepe this feast that commeth, in Hierusalem; but I will returne againe vnto you, if God will: and he sailed from Ephesus.
But bade them farewell, saying, I must by all means keep this feast that cometh in Jerusalem: but I will return again unto you, if God will. And he sailed from Ephesus.
But on taking leave of them he said, "I will return to you if God wills," and he set sail from Ephesus.
but took leave of them and said, "I will return to you again if God wills," and he set sail from Ephesus.
But as he left, he said, "I will come back to you again if God wants me to." And so he sailed away from Ephesus.
but after telling them goodbye and saying, "I will return again if God is willing," he set sail from Ephesus.
but taking leave of them and saying, "I will return to you again if God wills," he set sail from Ephesus.
but taking leave of them and saying, "I will return to you again if God wills," he set sail from Ephesus.
But as he left, he said, "I will come back to you again if God is willing." And he set sail from Ephesus.
He told them good-by and said, "If God lets me, I will come back."
however, in his farewell he said, "God willing, I will come back to you." Then he set sail from Ephesus.
but bade them farewell, saying, [I must by all means keep the coming feast at Jerusalem]; I will return to you again, if God will: and he sailed away from Ephesus.
He left them and said, "I will come back to you again if God wants me to." And so he sailed away from Ephesus.
But bade the farewel, saying, I must needes keepe this feast that commeth, in Hierusalem: but I will returne againe vnto you, if God will. So he sailed from Ephesus.
Saying, I must by all means celebrate the coming feast as is my custom at Jerusalem; but I will return to you again, God willing.
Instead, he told them as he left, "If it is the will of God, I will come back to you." And so he sailed from Ephesus.
but saying farewell and telling them, "I will return to you again if God wills," he set sail from Ephesus.
but took leave of them, saying, I must by all means keep the coming feast at Jerusalem; but I will come again to you, God willing. And he sailed from Ephesus.
but taking his leave of them, and saying, I will return again unto you if God will, he set sail from Ephesus.
but taking his leave of them, and saying, "I must by all means keep this coming feast in Yerushalayim, but I will return again to you if God wills," he set sail from Ephesus.
As he told them goodbye, he said, "I will come backI must at all costs keep the approaching festival in Jerusalem, but I will come back">[fn] to you again if it is God's will." Then he set sail from Ephesus.Acts 19:21; 20:16; 1 Corinthians 4:19; Hebrews 6:3; James 4:15;">[xr]
for he said, It behoveth me faithfully to perform the feast which cometh at Urishlem; and if Aloha willeth, I will come again to you. And Akilos and Priskila he left at Ephesos;
For he said: I must certainly keep the approaching feast at Jerusalem. But, if it please God, I will come again to you.
But bade them farewell, saying, I must needes at this feast that commeth be in Hierusalem: but I wyll returne agayne vnto you yf God wyll. And he sayled from Ephesus.
but taking his leave of them, and saying, I will return again unto you, if God will, he set sail from Ephesus.
but taking his leave of them, and saying, "I must by all means keep this coming feast in Jerusalem, but I will return again to you if God wills," he set sail from Ephesus.
But took his leave of them, saying, I must by all means keep the approaching feast at Jerusalem, but I will return to you again, if God will.
but took leave of them with the promise, "I will return to you, God willing." So he set sail from Ephesus.
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but taking his leave of them, and saying, I will return again to you if God wills, he set sail from Ephesus.
But bade them farewell, saying, I must by all means keep this feast that cometh in Jerusalem: but I will return to you, if God will. And he sailed from Ephesus.
but said farewell to them and added, "I will come back to you again if God wills." Then he set sail from Ephesus,
but took leave of them, saying, "I must by all means keep this coming feast in Jerusalem; [fn] but I will return again to you, God willing." And he sailed from Ephesus.
As he left, however, he said, "I will come back later, God willing." Then he set sail from Ephesus.
As he left them, he said, (*"I must go to the special supper at Jerusalem.) I will return again to you if God wants me to." Then he got on a ship and left Ephesus.
but on taking leave of them, he said, "I will return to you, if God wills." Then he set sail from Ephesus.
but, bidding them adieu, and saying - Again, will I return unto you, God willing, he sailed away from Ephesus;
But taking his leave and saying: I will return to you again, God willing, he departed from Ephesus.
but on taking leave of them he said, "I will return to you if God wills," and he set sail from Ephesus.
but bad the fare well sayinge. I must nedes at this feast that cometh be in Ierusalem: but I will returne agayne vnto you yf God will. And he departed from Ephesus
but took leave of them, saying, `It behoveth me by all means the coming feast to keep at Jerusalem, and again I will return unto you -- God willing.' And he sailed from Ephesus,
but bad them farwele, and sayde: I must nedes in eny wyse kepe this feast that commeth, at Ierusalem: but yf God wyl, I wil returne agayne vnto you. And he departed from Ephesus,
said he, in taking his leave, I must necessarily keep the approaching feast at Jerusalem: after which I will return to you if God permit.
But Paul did say, "I'll come back here if God lets me. You can count on that." Then he boarded the boat, and they sailed away from Ephesus.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
bade: Acts 15:29, Luke 9:61, 2 Corinthians 13:11
I must: Acts 20:16, Deuteronomy 16:1
if God: Acts 19:21, Acts 21:14, Matthew 26:39, Romans 1:10, Romans 15:32, 1 Corinthians 4:19, Philippians 2:19-24, Hebrews 6:3, James 4:15
Reciprocal: Acts 18:22 - the church Romans 15:25 - General 1 Corinthians 16:7 - if
Cross-References
And the Lord came down to see the town and the tower which the children of men were building.
Come, let us go down and take away the sense of their language, so that they will not be able to make themselves clear to one another.
Now the Lord came to him by the holy tree of Mamre, when he was seated in the doorway of his tent in the middle of the day;
If by chance there are fifty upright men in the town, will you give the place to destruction and not have mercy on it because of the fifty upright men?
And I have come down to take them out of the hands of the Egyptians, guiding them out of that land into a good land and wide, into a land flowing with milk and honey; into the place of the Canaanite and the Hittite and the Amorite and the Perizzite and the Hivite and the Jebusite.
And the Lord said to Moses, Say to the children of Israel, You are a stiff-necked people: if I come among you, even for a minute, I will send destruction on you; so take off all your ornaments, so that I may see what to do with you.
And keep in mind the way by which the Lord your God has taken you through the waste land these forty years, so that he might make low your pride and put you to the test, to see what was in your heart and if you would keep his orders or not.
Then give no attention to the words of that prophet or that dreamer of dreams: for the Lord your God is testing you, to see if all the love of your heart and soul is given to him.
God, even God the Lord, God, even God the Lord, he sees, and Israel will see--if it is in pride or in sin against the Lord,
There is no dark place, and no thick cloud, in which the workers of evil may take cover.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
But bade them farewell, saying,.... As follows:
I must by all means keep this feast that cometh in Jerusalem; which perhaps was the passover, since that often went by the name of the feast: the why he must by all means keep it, was not because it was obligatory upon him; nor did he always observe it, as appears from his long stay at Corinth, and other places; and besides, as a Christian, he had nothing to do with it; but either because of his vow, Acts 18:18 or because he knew he should have an opportunity of preaching the Gospel to great numbers; the Vulgate Latin and Ethiopic versions omit this clause:
but I will return again unto you, if God will; he promises to return to them, but not peremptorily as knowing that he was altogether subject to the will of God, who disposes and orders all things according to his sovereign pleasure; see James 4:15 and he sailed from Ephesus; which was near the Aegean sea: such was the situation of Ephesus, according to Apollonius f; who says, that it stood out to the sea, which encompassed the land on which it was built; so Pausanias g relates, that Lysimachus passing into Asia by shipping, took the kingdom of Antigonus from him, and built the city the Ephesians now inhabit near the sea; so Josephus h reports of Herod and Agrippa, that travelling by land to Phrygia Major, they came to Ephesus, and again, διεÏÎ»ÎµÏ Ïιν, "they sailed from Ephesus" to Samos.
f Philostrat. Vita Apollonii, l. 8. c. 3. g Attica sive, l. 1. p. 16. h Antiqu. l. 16. c. 2. sect. 2.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Keep this feast - Probably the Passover is here referred to. Why he was so anxious to celebrate that feast at Jerusalem, the historian has not informed us. It is probable, however, that he wished to meet as many of his countrymen as possible, and to remove, if practicable, the prejudices which had everywhere been raised against him, Acts 21:20-21. Perhaps, also, he supposed that there would be many Christian converts present, whom he might meet also.
But I will return ... - This he did Acts 19:1, and remained there three years, Acts 20:31.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Acts 18:21. I must - keep this feast — Most likely the passover, at which he wished to attend for the purpose of seeing many of his friends, and having the most favourable opportunity to preach the Gospel to thousands who would attend at Jerusalem on that occasion. The whole of this clause, I must by all means keep this feast that cometh in Jerusalem, is wanting in ABE, six others; with the Coptic, AEthiopic, Armenian, and Vulgate. Griesbach leaves it in the text, with the mark of doubtfulness; and Professor White, in his Crisews, says, probabiliter delenda. Without this clause the verse will read thus: But he bade them farewell, saying, I will return again unto you, if God will. And this he did before the expiration of that same year, Acts 19:1, and spent three years with them, Acts 20:31, extending and establishing the Church at that place.
