Acts 18:18-21
Christian Standard Bible
The Return Trip to Antioch
18 After staying for some time, Paul said farewell to the brothers and sisters and sailed away to Syria, accompanied by Priscilla and Aquila. He shaved his head at Cenchreae because of a vow he had taken.(A) 19 When they reached Ephesus(B) he left them there, but he himself entered the synagogue and debated with the Jews. 20 When they asked him to stay for a longer time, he declined, 21 but he said farewell and added,[a] “I’ll come back to you again, if God wills.”(C) Then he set sail from Ephesus.
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- 18:21 Other mss add “By all means it is necessary to keep the coming festival in Jerusalem. But
Acts 18:18-21
Lexham English Bible
Paul Returns to Antioch in Syria
18 So Paul, after[a] remaining many days longer, said farewell to the brothers and[b] sailed away to Syria, and with him Priscilla and Aquila. He shaved his[c] head at Cenchrea, because he had taken a vow. 19 So they arrived at Ephesus, and those he left behind there, but he himself entered into the synagogue and[d] discussed with the Jews. 20 And when[e] they asked him[f] to stay for a longer time, he did not give his consent, 21 but saying farewell and telling them,[g] “I will return to you again if[h] God wills,” he set sail from Ephesus.
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- Acts 18:18 Here “after” is supplied as a component of the participle (“remaining”) which is understood as temporal
- Acts 18:18 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“said farewell”) has been translated as a finite verb
- Acts 18:18 Literally “the”; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun
- Acts 18:19 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“entered”) has been translated as a finite verb
- Acts 18:20 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the temporal genitive absolute participle (“asked”)
- Acts 18:20 Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
- Acts 18:21 *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
- Acts 18:21 Here “if” is supplied as a component of the conditional adverbial participle (“wills”)
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