Acts 18:20
World English Bible (WEB)
When they asked him to stay with them a longer time, he declined;
In context
18 Paul, having stayed after this many more days, took his leave of the brothers, and sailed from there for Syria, together with Priscilla and Aquila. He shaved his head in Cenchreae, for he had a vow.
19 He came to Ephesus, and he left them there; but he himself entered into the synagogue and reasoned with the Jews.
20 When they asked him to stay with them a longer time, he declined;
21 but taking his leave of them, he said, “I must by all means keep this coming feast in Jerusalem, but I will return again to you if God wills.” Then he set sail from Ephesus.
22 When he had landed at Caesarea, he went up and greeted the assembly, and went down to Antioch.
Acts 18:20 in every translation
- WEB World English Bible
- When they asked him to stay with them a longer time, he declined;
- KJV King James Version
- When they desired him to tarry longer time with them, he consented not;
- 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: