Acts 18:20
King James Version (KJV)
When they desired him to tarry longer time with them, he consented not;
In context
18 And Paul after this tarried there yet a good while, and then took his leave of the brethren, and sailed thence into Syria, and with him Priscilla and Aquila; having shorn his head in Cenchrea: for he had a vow.
19 And he came to Ephesus, and left them there: but he himself entered into the synagogue, and reasoned with the Jews.
20 When they desired him to tarry longer time with them, he consented not;
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.
22 And when he had landed at Cæsarea, and gone up, and saluted the church, he went down to Antioch.
Acts 18:20 in every translation
- KJV King James Version
- When they desired him to tarry longer time with them, he consented not;
- WEB World English Bible
- When they asked him to stay with them a longer time, he declined;
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- When they asked him to stay for a while longer, he declined.
- ASV American Standard Version
- And when they asked him to abide a longer time, he consented not;
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- and they having requested [him] to remain a longer time with them, he did not consent,
- DBY Darby Translation
- And when they asked him that he would remain for a longer time [with them] he did not accede,
- WBS Webster Bible
- When they desired him to tarry longer time with them, he consented not: