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Acts 18:20
When they asked him to stay longer, 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;
Good News Translation
The people asked him to stay longer, but he would not consent.
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,
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 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, after staying many more days in Corinth, said farewell to the brothers and sailed away to Syria accompanied by Priscilla and Aquila. He had his hair cut off at Cenchrea because he had made a vow. 19 When they reached Ephesus, Paul left Priscilla and Aquila behind there, but he himself went into the synagogue and addressed the Jews. 20 When they asked him to stay longer, he would not consent, 21 but said farewell to them and added, "I will come back to you again if God wills." Then he set sail from Ephesus, 22 and when he arrived at Caesarea, he went up and greeted the church at Jerusalem and then went down to Antioch. 23 After he spent some time there, Paul left and went through the region of Galatia and Phrygia, strengthening all 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
But the Lord said, "What have you done? The voice of your brother's blood is crying out to me from the ground!
But the Lord said, "What have you done? The voice of your brother's blood is crying out to me from the ground!
Genesis 13:13
(Now the people of Sodom were extremely wicked rebels against the Lord .)
(Now the people of Sodom were extremely wicked rebels against the Lord .)
Genesis 19:13
because we are about to destroy it. The outcry against this place is so great before the Lord that he has sent us to destroy it."
because we are about to destroy it. The outcry against this place is so great before the Lord that he has sent us to destroy it."
Isaiah 3:9
The look on their faces testifies to their guilt; like the people of Sodom they openly boast of their sin. Too bad for them! For they bring disaster on themselves.
The look on their faces testifies to their guilt; like the people of Sodom they openly boast of their sin. Too bad for them! For they bring disaster on themselves.
Isaiah 5:7
Indeed Israel is the vineyard of the Lord who commands armies, the people of Judah are the cultivated place in which he took delight. He waited for justice, but look what he got—disobedience! He waited for fairness, but look what he got—cries for help!
Indeed Israel is the vineyard of the Lord who commands armies, the people of Judah are the cultivated place in which he took delight. He waited for justice, but look what he got—disobedience! He waited for fairness, but look what he got—cries for help!
Jeremiah 14:7
Then I said, "O Lord , intervene for the honor of your name even though our sins speak out against us. Indeed, we have turned away from you many times. We have sinned against you.
Then I said, "O Lord , intervene for the honor of your name even though our sins speak out against us. Indeed, we have turned away from you many times. We have sinned against you.
James 5:4
Look, the pay you have held back from the workers who mowed your fields cries out against you, and the cries of the reapers have reached the ears of the Lord of hosts.
Look, the pay you have held back from the workers who mowed your fields cries out against you, and the cries of the reapers have reached the ears of the Lord of hosts.
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.
