²¹ But as he ·left [said farewell], he said, “I will come back to you again if God ·wants me to [wills].” And so he sailed away from Ephesus.

²² When Paul landed at Caesarea [^Ca port city to the west of Jerusalem on the Mediterranean], he went [^Lup] and gave greetings to the ·church in Jerusalem [^Lthe church; ^Cthe Greek does not mention Jerusalem, but going “up” implies the church in Jerusalem; less likely, it could be the church in Caesarea]. After that, Paul went [^Ldown] to Antioch [^Cin Syria; the church that sent Paul out]. ²³ He stayed there for a while and then left and went through the regions of Galatia and Phrygia [^Cregions in north central Asia Minor; 16:6]. ·He traveled from town to town in these regions […traveling from place to place; ^L…passing through sequentially], ·giving strength to [building up; encouraging; 15:41] all the ·followers [disciples].