Acts 18:18-21
New King James Version
Paul Returns to Antioch
18 So Paul still remained [a]a good while. Then he took leave of the brethren and sailed for Syria, and Priscilla and Aquila were with him. (A)He had his hair cut off at (B)Cenchrea, for he had taken a vow. 19 And he came to Ephesus, and left them there; but he himself entered the synagogue and reasoned with the Jews. 20 When they asked him to stay a longer time with them, he did not consent, 21 but took leave of them, saying, (C)“I[b] must by all means keep this coming feast in Jerusalem; but I will return again to you, (D)God willing.” And he sailed from Ephesus.
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- Acts 18:18 Lit. many days
- Acts 18:21 NU omits I must by all means keep this coming feast in Jerusalem
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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