Passage
Acts 18.21
21. but taking his leave of them, and saying, I will return again unto you if God will, he set sail from Ephesus. (ASV)Book: Acts · NASB95
Immediate context (±2 verses)
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ASV
19. And they came to Ephesus, and he left them there: but he himself entered into the synagogue, and reasoned with the Jews. 20. And when they asked him to abide a longer time, he consented not;
21. but taking his leave of them, and saying, I will return again unto you if God will, he set sail from Ephesus.
- And when he had landed at Caesarea, he went up and saluted the church, and went down to Antioch. 23. And having spent some time there, he departed, and went through the region of Galatia, and Phrygia, in order, establishing all the disciples. (Acts 18:19-23, ASV)
WEB
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, and saying, “I must by all means keep this coming feast in Jerusalem, but I will return again to you if God wills,” he set sail from Ephesus.
- When he had landed at Caesarea, he went up and greeted the assembly, and went down to Antioch. 23. Having spent some time there, he departed, and went through the region of Galatia, and Phrygia, in order, establishing all the disciples. (Acts 18:19-23, WEB)
KJV
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.
- And when he had landed at Caesarea, and gone up, and saluted the church, he went down to Antioch. 23. And after he had spent some time there, he departed, and went over all the country of Galatia and Phrygia in order, strengthening all the disciples. (Acts 18:19-23, KJV)
YLT
19. and he came down to Ephesus, and did leave them there, and he himself having entered into the synagogue did reason with the Jews: 20. and they having requested [him] to remain a longer time with them, he did not consent,
21. but took leave of them, saying, 'It behoveth me by all means the coming feast to keep at Jerusalem, and again I will return unto you, God willing.' And he sailed from Ephesus,
- and having come down to Caesarea, having gone up, and having saluted the assembly, he went down to Antioch. 23. And having made some stay he went forth, going through in order the region of Galatia and Phrygia, strengthening all the disciples. (Acts 18:19-23, YLT)
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The four:
- ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.
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