Acts 18:20

THE MESSAGE

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
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:

King James Version
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.

New American Standard Bible
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.

Amplified Bible
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,

Legacy Standard Bible
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.

Contemporary English Version
They asked him to stay longer, but he refused.

Complete Jewish Bible
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,

Easy-to-Read Version
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,

George Lamsa Translation
When they wanted him to tarry a longer time with them, he consented not;

Good News Translation
The people asked him to stay longer, but he would not consent.

Lexham English Bible
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,

American Standard Version
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;

Hebrew Names Version
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.

Etheridge Translation
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.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
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;

World English Bible
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:

Weymouth's New Testament
When they asked him to remain longer he did not consent,

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
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;

Webster's Bible Translation
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,

New King James Version
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.

New Life Bible
They wanted him to stay longer but he would not.

New Revised Standard
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;

Douay-Rheims Bible
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;

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
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,

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
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,

Simplified Cowboy Version
They asked him to stick around a while, but he told them he couldn't.

Contextual Overview

¹⁸ Paul stayed a while longer in Corinth, but then it was time to take leave of his friends. Saying his good-byes, he sailed for Syria, Priscilla and Aquila with him. Before boarding the ship in the harbor town of Cenchrea, he had his head shaved as part of a vow he had taken. ¹⁹They landed in Ephesus, where Priscilla and Aquila got off and stayed. Paul left the ship briefly to go to the meeting place and preach to the Jews. They wanted him to stay longer, but he said he couldn't. But after saying good-bye, he promised, "I'll be back, God willing." From Ephesus he sailed to Caesarea. He greeted the church there, and then went on to Antioch, completing the journey. After spending a considerable time with the Antioch Christians, Paul set off again for Galatia and Phrygia, retracing his old tracks, one town after another, putting fresh heart into the disciples. A man named Apollos came to Ephesus. He was a Jew, born in Alexandria, Egypt, and a terrific speaker, eloquent and powerful in his preaching of the Scriptures. He was well-educated in the way of the Master and fiery in his enthusiasm. Apollos was accurate in everything he taught about Jesus up to a point, but he only went as far as the baptism of John. He preached with power in the meeting place. When Priscilla and Aquila heard him, they took him aside and told him the rest of the story. When Apollos decided to go on to Achaia province, his Ephesian friends gave their blessing and wrote a letter of recommendation for him, urging the disciples there to welcome him with open arms. The welcome paid off: Apollos turned out to be a great help to those who had become believers through God's immense generosity. He was particularly effective in public debate with the Jews as he brought out proof after convincing proof from the Scriptures that Jesus was in fact God's Messiah. ²²Corinth After Athens, Paul went to Corinth. That is where he discovered Aquila, a Jew born in Pontus, and his wife, Priscilla. They had just arrived from Italy, part of the general expulsion of Jews from Rome ordered by Claudius. Paul moved in with them, and they worked together at their common trade of tentmaking. But every Sabbath he was at the meeting place, doing his best to convince both Jews and Greeks about Jesus. When Silas and Timothy arrived from Macedonia, Paul was able to give all his time to preaching and teaching, doing everything he could to persuade the Jews that Jesus was in fact God's Messiah. But no such luck. All they did was argue contentiously and contradict him at every turn. Totally exasperated, Paul had finally had it with them and gave it up as a bad job. "Have it your way, then," he said. "You've made your bed; now lie in it. From now on I'm spending my time with the other nations." He walked out and went to the home of Titius Justus, a God-fearing man who lived right next to the Jews' meeting place. But Paul's efforts with the Jews weren't a total loss, for Crispus, the meeting-place president, put his trust in the Master. His entire family believed with him. In the course of listening to Paul, a great many Corinthians believed and were baptized. One night the Master spoke to Paul in a dream: "Keep it up, and don't let anyone intimidate or silence you. No matter what happens, I'm with you and no one is going to be able to hurt you. You have no idea how many people I have on my side in this city." That was all he needed to stick it out. He stayed another year and a half, faithfully teaching the Word of God to the Corinthians. But when Gallio was governor of Achaia province, the Jews got up a campaign against Paul, hauled him into court, and filed charges: "This man is seducing people into acts of worship that are illegal." Just as Paul was about to defend himself, Gallio interrupted and said to the Jews, "If this was a matter of criminal conduct, I would gladly hear you out. But it sounds to me like one more Jewish squabble, another of your endless hairsplitting quarrels over religion. Take care of it on your own time. I can't be bothered with this nonsense," and he cleared them out of the courtroom. Now the street rabble turned on Sosthenes, the new meeting-place president, and beat him up in plain sight of the court. Gallio didn't raise a finger. He could not have cared less. Paul stayed a while longer in Corinth, but then it was time to take leave of his friends. Saying his good-byes, he sailed for Syria, Priscilla and Aquila with him. Before boarding the ship in the harbor town of Cenchrea, he had his head shaved as part of a vow he had taken. They landed in Ephesus, where Priscilla and Aquila got off and stayed. Paul left the ship briefly to go to the meeting place and preach to the Jews. They wanted him to stay longer, but he said he couldn't. But after saying good-bye, he promised, "I'll be back, God willing." From Ephesus he sailed to Caesarea. He greeted the church there, and then went on to Antioch, completing the journey. ²³ After spending a considerable time with the Antioch Christians, Paul set off again for Galatia and Phrygia, retracing his old tracks, one town after another, putting fresh heart into the disciples.

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
God said, "What have you done! The voice of your brother's blood is calling to me from the ground. From now on you'll get nothing but curses from this ground; you'll be driven from this ground that has opened its arms to receive the blood of your murdered brother. You'll farm this ground, but it will no longer give you its best. You'll be a homeless wanderer on Earth."

Genesis 13:13
The people of Sodom were evil—flagrant sinners against God .

Isaiah 5:7
Do you get it? The vineyard of God -of-the-Angel-Armies is the country of Israel. All the men and women of Judah are the garden he was so proud of. He looked for a crop of justice and saw them murdering each other. He looked for a harvest of righteousness and heard only the moans of victims.

Jeremiah 14:7
We know we're guilty. We've lived bad lives— but do something, God . Do it for your sake! Time and time again we've betrayed you. No doubt about it—we've sinned against you. Hope of Israel! Our only hope! Israel's last chance in this trouble! Why are you acting like a tourist, taking in the sights, here today and gone tomorrow? Why do you just stand there and stare, like someone who doesn't know what to do in a crisis? But God , you are, in fact, here, here with us! You know who we are—you named us! Don't leave us in the lurch.

James 5:4
All the workers you've exploited and cheated cry out for judgment. The groans of the workers you used and abused are a roar in the ears of the Master Avenger. You've looted the earth and lived it up. But all you'll have to show for it is a fatter than usual corpse. In fact, what you've done is condemn and murder perfectly good persons, who stand there and take it.

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.