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New Revised Standard
Acts 18:20
When they asked him to stay longer, he declined;
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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 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.
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 After staying there for a considerable time, Paul said farewell to the believers and sailed for Syria, accompanied by Priscilla and Aquila. At Cenchreae he had his hair cut, for he was under a vow. 19 When they reached Ephesus, he left them there, but first he himself went into the synagogue and had a discussion with the Jews. 20 When they asked him to stay longer, he declined; 21 but on taking leave of them, he said, "I will return to you, if God wills." Then he set sail from Ephesus. 22 When he had landed at Caesarea, he went up to Jerusalem and greeted the church, and then went down to Antioch. 23 After spending some time there he departed and went from place to place 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
And the Lord said, "What have you done? Listen; your brother's blood is crying out to me from the ground!
And the Lord said, "What have you done? Listen; your brother's blood is crying out to me from the ground!
Genesis 13:13
Now the people of Sodom were wicked, great sinners against the Lord .
Now the people of Sodom were wicked, great sinners against the Lord .
Genesis 19:13
For we are about to destroy this place, because the outcry against its people has become great before the Lord , and the Lord has sent us to destroy it."
For we are about to destroy this place, because the outcry against its people has become great before the Lord , and the Lord has sent us to destroy it."
Isaiah 3:9
The look on their faces bears witness against them; they proclaim their sin like Sodom, they do not hide it. Woe to them! For they have brought evil on themselves.
The look on their faces bears witness against them; they proclaim their sin like Sodom, they do not hide it. Woe to them! For they have brought evil on themselves.
Isaiah 5:7
For the vineyard of the Lord of hosts is the house of Israel, and the people of Judah are his pleasant planting; he expected justice, but saw bloodshed; righteousness, but heard a cry!
For the vineyard of the Lord of hosts is the house of Israel, and the people of Judah are his pleasant planting; he expected justice, but saw bloodshed; righteousness, but heard a cry!
Jeremiah 14:7
Although our iniquities testify against us, act, O Lord , for your name's sake; our apostasies indeed are many, and we have sinned against you.
Although our iniquities testify against us, act, O Lord , for your name's sake; our apostasies indeed are many, and we have sinned against you.
James 5:4
Listen! The wages of the laborers who mowed your fields, which you kept back by fraud, cry out, and the cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord of hosts.
Listen! The wages of the laborers who mowed your fields, which you kept back by fraud, cry out, and the cries of the harvesters 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.
