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Good News Translation
Acts 18:20
The people asked him to stay longer, but he would not consent.
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Christian Standard Bible®
When they asked him to stay for a longer time, he declined,
When they asked him to stay for a longer time, he declined,
King James Version (1611)
When they desired him to tary longer time with them, hee consented not:
When they desired him to tary longer time with them, hee consented not:
King James Version
When they desired him to tarry longer time with them, he consented not;
When they desired him to tarry longer time with them, he consented not;
English Standard Version
When they asked him to stay for a longer period, he declined.
When they asked him to stay for a longer period, he declined.
New American Standard Bible
When they asked him to stay for a longer time, he did not consent,
When they asked him to stay for a longer time, he did not consent,
New Century Version
When they asked him to stay with them longer, he refused.
When they asked him to stay with them longer, he refused.
Amplified Bible
When they asked him to stay for a longer time, he refused;
When they asked him to stay for a longer time, he refused;
New American Standard Bible (1995)
When they asked him to stay for a longer time, he did not consent,
When they asked him to stay for a longer time, he did not consent,
Legacy Standard Bible
When they asked him to stay for a longer time, he did not consent,
When they asked him to stay for a longer time, he did not consent,
Berean Standard Bible
When they asked him to stay for a while longer, he declined.
When they asked him to stay for a while longer, he declined.
Contemporary English Version
They asked him to stay longer, but he refused.
They asked him to stay longer, but he refused.
Complete Jewish Bible
When they asked him to stay with them longer, he declined;
When they asked him to stay with them longer, he declined;
Darby Translation
And when they asked him that he would remain for a longer time [with them] he did not accede,
And when they asked him that he would remain for a longer time [with them] he did not accede,
Easy-to-Read Version
They asked him to stay longer, but he refused.
They asked him to stay longer, but he refused.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Who desired him to tarie a longer time with them: but he would not consent,
Who desired him to tarie a longer time with them: but he would not consent,
George Lamsa Translation
When they wanted him to tarry a longer time with them, he consented not;
When they wanted him to tarry a longer time with them, he consented not;
Lexham English Bible
And when they asked him to stay for a longer time, he did not give his consent,
And when they asked him to stay for a longer time, he did not give his consent,
Literal Translation
And they asking him to remain over a longer time with them, he did not agree,
And they asking him to remain over a longer time with them, he did not agree,
American Standard Version
And when they asked him to abide a longer time, he consented not;
And when they asked him to abide a longer time, he consented not;
Bible in Basic English
And being requested by them to be there for a longer time, he said, No;
And being requested by them to be there for a longer time, he said, No;
Hebrew Names Version
When they asked him to stay with them a longer time, he declined;
When they asked him to stay with them a longer time, he declined;
International Standard Version
They asked him to stay longer, but he refused.
They asked him to stay longer, but he refused.
Etheridge Translation
and they requested of him to tarry with them; and he was not willing;
and they requested of him to tarry with them; and he was not willing;
Murdock Translation
And they requested him to tarry with them: but he could not be persuaded.
And they requested him to tarry with them: but he could not be persuaded.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
When they desired him to tary longer tyme with them, he consented not:
When they desired him to tary longer tyme with them, he consented not:
English Revised Version
And when they asked him to abide a longer time, he consented not;
And when they asked him to abide a longer time, he consented not;
World English Bible
When they asked him to stay with them a longer time, he declined;
When they asked him to stay with them a longer time, he declined;
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
But though they intreated him to tarry longer with them, he consented not:
But though they intreated him to tarry longer with them, he consented not:
Weymouth's New Testament
When they asked him to remain longer he did not consent,
When they asked him to remain longer he did not consent,
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And whanne thei preieden, that he schulde dwelle more time,
And whanne thei preieden, that he schulde dwelle more time,
Update Bible Version
And when they asked him to abide a longer time, he did not consent;
And when they asked him to abide a longer time, he did not consent;
Webster's Bible Translation
When they desired [him] to tarry longer time with them, he consented not:
When they desired [him] to tarry longer time with them, he consented not:
New English Translation
When they asked him to stay longer, he would not consent,
When they asked him to stay longer, he would not consent,
New King James Version
When they asked him to stay a longer time with them, he did not consent,
When they asked him to stay a longer time with them, he did not consent,
New Living Translation
They asked him to stay longer, but he declined.
They asked him to stay longer, but he declined.
New Life Bible
They wanted him to stay longer but he would not.
They wanted him to stay longer but he would not.
New Revised Standard
When they asked him to stay longer, he declined;
When they asked him to stay longer, he declined;
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And, when they requested him for a longer time to abide, he consented not;
And, when they requested him for a longer time to abide, he consented not;
Douay-Rheims Bible
And when they desired him that he would tarry a longer time, he consented not:
And when they desired him that he would tarry a longer time, he consented not:
Revised Standard Version
When they asked him to stay for a longer period, he declined;
When they asked him to stay for a longer period, he declined;
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
When they desyred him to tary longer tyme with the he consented not
When they desyred him to tary longer tyme with the he consented not
Young's Literal Translation
and they having requested [him] to remain a longer time with them, he did not consent,
and they having requested [him] to remain a longer time with them, he did not consent,
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And they desyred him, that he wolde tary with them a longer season. And he cosented not,
And they desyred him, that he wolde tary with them a longer season. And he cosented not,
Mace New Testament (1729)
who desired him to stay longer with them, but he would not consent to it: for,
who desired him to stay longer with them, but he would not consent to it: for,
Simplified Cowboy Version
They asked him to stick around a while, but he told them he couldn't.
They asked him to stick around a while, but he told them he couldn't.
Contextual Overview
18 Paul stayed on with the believers in Corinth for many days, then left them and sailed off with Priscilla and Aquila for Syria. Before sailing from Cenchreae he had his head shaved because of a vow he had taken. 19 They arrived in Ephesus, where Paul left Priscilla and Aquila. He went into the synagogue and held discussions with the Jews. 20 The people asked him to stay longer, but he would not consent. 21 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. 22 When he arrived at Caesarea, he went to Jerusalem and greeted the church, and then went to Antioch. 23 After spending some time there, he left and went through the region of Galatia and Phrygia, strengthening all the believers.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
he: Acts 20:16, Acts 21:13, Acts 21:14, Mark 1:37, Mark 1:38, 1 Corinthians 16:12
Reciprocal: Acts 24:22 - When
Cross-References
Genesis 4:10
Then the Lord said, "Why have you done this terrible thing? Your brother's blood is crying out to me from the ground, like a voice calling for revenge.
Then the Lord said, "Why have you done this terrible thing? Your brother's blood is crying out to me from the ground, like a voice calling for revenge.
Genesis 13:13
whose people were wicked and sinned against the Lord .
whose people were wicked and sinned against the Lord .
Genesis 19:13
because we are going to destroy this place. The Lord has heard the terrible accusations against these people and has sent us to destroy Sodom."
because we are going to destroy this place. The Lord has heard the terrible accusations against these people and has sent us to destroy Sodom."
Isaiah 3:9
Their prejudices will be held against them. They sin as openly as the people of Sodom did. They are doomed, and they have brought it on themselves.
Their prejudices will be held against them. They sin as openly as the people of Sodom did. They are doomed, and they have brought it on themselves.
Isaiah 5:7
Israel is the vineyard of the Lord Almighty; the people of Judah are the vines he planted. He expected them to do what was good, but instead they committed murder. He expected them to do what was right, but their victims cried out for justice.
Israel is the vineyard of the Lord Almighty; the people of Judah are the vines he planted. He expected them to do what was good, but instead they committed murder. He expected them to do what was right, but their victims cried out for justice.
Jeremiah 14:7
My people cry out to me, ‘Even though our sins accuse us, help us, Lord , as you have promised. We have turned away from you many times; we have sinned against you.
My people cry out to me, ‘Even though our sins accuse us, help us, Lord , as you have promised. We have turned away from you many times; we have sinned against you.
James 5:4
You have not paid any wages to those who work in your fields. Listen to their complaints! The cries of those who gather in your crops have reached the ears of God, the Lord Almighty.
You have not paid any wages to those who work in your fields. Listen to their complaints! The cries of those who gather in your crops have reached the ears of God, the Lord Almighty.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
When they desired him to tarry longer time with them,.... Either Aquila and Priscilla, whom he left here, for here they were, as is certain from Ac 18:24,26 or rather the Jews with whom he reasoned, who might be desirous of further conference with him, upon the subject they had disputed about; either in order to gain more knowledge, or in hopes of baffling and confounding him:
he consented not; for a reason afterwards given.
