21 but took leave of them, saying, (A)“I[a] must by all means keep this coming feast in Jerusalem; but I will return again to you, (B)God willing.” And he sailed from Ephesus.

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  1. Acts 18:21 NU omits I must by all means keep this coming feast in Jerusalem

21 But as he left, he promised, “I will come back if it is God’s will.”(A) Then he set sail from Ephesus.

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15 Instead you ought to say, (A)“If the Lord wills, we shall live and do this or that.”

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15 Instead, you ought to say, “If it is the Lord’s will,(A) we will live and do this or that.”

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19 (A)But I will come to you shortly, (B)if the Lord wills, and I will know, not the word of those who are puffed up, but the power.

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19 But I will come to you very soon,(A) if the Lord is willing,(B) and then I will find out not only how these arrogant people are talking, but what power they have.

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And this [a]we will do if God permits.

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  1. Hebrews 6:3 M let us do

And God permitting,(A) we will do so.

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32 (A)that I may come to you with joy (B)by the will of God, and may (C)be refreshed together with you.

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32 so that I may come to you(A) with joy, by God’s will,(B) and in your company be refreshed.(C)

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10 making request if, by some means, now at last I may find a way in the will of God to come to you.

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10 in my prayers at all times;(A) and I pray that now at last by God’s will(B) the way may be opened for me to come to you.(C)

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16 For Paul had decided to sail past Ephesus, so that he would not have to spend time in Asia; for (A)he was hurrying (B)to be at Jerusalem, if possible, on (C)the Day of Pentecost.

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16 Paul had decided to sail past Ephesus(A) to avoid spending time in the province of Asia,(B) for he was in a hurry to reach Jerusalem,(C) if possible, by the day of Pentecost.(D)

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17 For it is better, if it is the will of God, to suffer for doing good than for doing evil.

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17 For it is better, if it is God’s will,(A) to suffer for doing good(B) than for doing evil.

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Timothy Commended

19 But I trust in the Lord Jesus to send (A)Timothy to you shortly, that I also may be encouraged when I know your [a]state. 20 For I have no one (B)like-minded, who will sincerely care for your state. 21 For all seek their own, not the things which are of Christ Jesus. 22 But you know his proven character, (C)that as a son with his father he served with me in the gospel. 23 Therefore I hope to send him at once, as soon as I see how it goes with me. 24 But I trust in the Lord that I myself shall also come shortly.

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  1. Philippians 2:19 condition

Timothy and Epaphroditus

19 I hope in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy(A) to you soon,(B) that I also may be cheered when I receive news about you. 20 I have no one else like him,(C) who will show genuine concern for your welfare. 21 For everyone looks out for their own interests,(D) not those of Jesus Christ. 22 But you know that Timothy has proved himself, because as a son with his father(E) he has served with me in the work of the gospel. 23 I hope, therefore, to send him as soon as I see how things go with me.(F) 24 And I am confident(G) in the Lord that I myself will come soon.

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Greetings and Benediction

11 Finally, brethren, farewell. Become complete. (A)Be of good comfort, be of one mind, live in peace; and the God of love (B)and peace will be with you.

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Final Greetings

11 Finally, brothers and sisters,(A) rejoice! Strive for full restoration, encourage one another, be of one mind, live in peace.(B) And the God of love(C) and peace(D) will be with you.

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The Riot at Ephesus

21 (A)When these things were accomplished, Paul (B)purposed in the Spirit, when he had passed through (C)Macedonia and Achaia, to go to Jerusalem, saying, “After I have been there, (D)I must also see Rome.”

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21 After all this had happened, Paul decided[a] to go to Jerusalem,(A) passing through Macedonia(B) and Achaia.(C) “After I have been there,” he said, “I must visit Rome also.”(D)

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  1. Acts 19:21 Or decided in the Spirit

29 (A)that you abstain from things offered to idols, (B)from blood, from things strangled, and from (C)sexual[a] immorality. If you keep yourselves from these, you will do well.

Farewell.

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  1. Acts 15:29 Or fornication

29 You are to abstain from food sacrificed to idols, from blood, from the meat of strangled animals and from sexual immorality.(A) You will do well to avoid these things.

Farewell.

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61 And another also said, “Lord, (A)I will follow You, but let me first go and bid them farewell who are at my house.”

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61 Still another said, “I will follow you, Lord; but first let me go back and say goodbye to my family.”(A)

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