Acts 18:21
“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.”
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Acts 18:21 Context
19And he came to Ephesus, and left them there: but he himselfe entred into the Synagogue, and reasoned with the Iewes. 20When they desired him to tary longer time with them, hee consented not: 21But 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. 22And when he had landed at Cesarea, and gone vp, and saluted the Church, he went downe to Antioch. 23And after he had spent some time there, hee departed, and went ouer all the countrey of Galatia and Phrygia in order, strengthening all the disciples.
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Other Translations for Acts 18:21
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.
- King James Version
but taking leave of them and saying, "I will return to you again if God wills, he set sail from Ephesus."
- New American Standard Version (1995)
but taking his leave of them, and saying, I will return again unto you if God will, he set sail from Ephesus.
- American Standard Version (1901)
And went from them, saying, I will come back to you if God lets me; and he took ship from Ephesus.
- Basic English Bible
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.
- Darby Bible
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.
- Webster's Bible
but took leave of them with the promise, "I will return to you, God willing." So he set sail from Ephesus.
- Weymouth Bible
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.
- World English Bible
he consentide not, but he made `fare wel, and seide, Eft Y schal turne ayen to you, if God wole; and he wente forth fro Effesi.
- Wycliffe Bible
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,
- Youngs Literal Bible
Wesley's Notes for Acts 18:21
18:21 I must by all means keep the feast at Jerusalem - This was not from any apprehension that he was obliged in conscience to keep the Jewish feasts; but to take the opportunity of meeting a great number of his countrymen to whom he might preach Christ, or whom he might farther instruct, or free from the prejudices they had imbibed against him. But I will return to you - So he did, #Acts 19:1|.
People's Bible Notes for Acts 18:21
Ac 18:21 Keep this feast. There are reasons for believing the feast to be Pentecost. I will return to you. He kept the promise. See Ac 19:1.