Acts 18:20-24 in English

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.

²² And when he had landed at Cæsarea, 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.

²⁴ Now a certain Jew named Apollos, an Alexandrian by race, an eloquent man, came to Ephesus; and he was mighty in the scriptures.

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.

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.

²⁴ And a certain Jew named Apollos, born at Alexandria, an eloquent man, and mighty in the scriptures, came to Ephesus.

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.

²² 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, stablishing all the disciples.

²⁴ Now a certain Jew named Apollos, an Alexandrian by race, a learned man, came to Ephesus; and he was mighty in the scriptures.

²⁰ They asked him to stay longer, but he refused.

²¹ But, as he left, he told them, “I will come back, if God wills/desires me to do that.” Then, because he wanted to be in Jerusalem to finish completing his vow, he got on a ship that sailed from Ephesus.

²² When the ship arrived at Caesarea, Paul got off. He went up to Jerusalem and greeted the believers there. Then he went back down to Antioch city in Syria province.

²³ Paul spent some time with the believers there. Then he left Antioch and traveled to several towns that he had visited previously in Galatia and Phrygia provinces. He taught all of the believers more of the message from God about Jesus.

²⁴ While Paul was traveling in Galatia and Phrygia, a Jewish man whose name was Apollos came to Ephesus. He was a native of Alexandria city. He spoke eloquently and he knew the Scriptures thoroughly.

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.

²³ Having spent some time there, he departed and went through the region of Galatia and Phrygia, in order, establishing all the disciples.

²⁴ Now a certain Jew named Apollos, an Alexandrian by race, an eloquent man, came to Ephesus. He was mighty in the Scriptures.

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.

²³ Having spent some time there, he departed and went through the region of Galatia and Phrygia, in order, establishing all the disciples.

²⁴ Now a certain Jew named Apollos, an Alexandrian by race, an eloquent man, came to Ephesus. He was mighty in the Scriptures.

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.

²³ Having spent some time there, he departed and went through the region of Galatia and Phrygia, in order, establishing all the disciples.

²⁴ Now a certain Jew named Apollos, an Alexandrian by race, an eloquent man, came to Ephesus. He was mighty in the Scriptures.

²⁰ And being requested by them to be there for a longer time, he said, No;

²¹ And went from them, saying, I will come back to you if God lets me; and he took ship from Ephesus.

²² And when he had come to land at Caesarea, he went to see the church, and then went down to Antioch.

²³ And having been there for some time, he went through the country of Galatia and Phrygia in order, making the disciples strong in the faith.

²⁴ Now a certain Jew named Apollos, an Alexandrian by birth, and a man of learning, came to Ephesus; and he had great knowledge of the holy Writings.

²⁰ And when they asked him that he would remain for a longer time with them he did not accede,

²¹ but bade them farewell, saying, I must by all means keep the coming feast at Jerusalem; I will return to you again, if God will: and he sailed away from Ephesus.

²² And landing at Caesarea, and having gone up and saluted the assembly, he went down to Antioch.

²³ And having stayed there some time, he went forth, passing in order through the country of Galatia and Phrygia, establishing all the disciples.

²⁴ But a certain Jew, Apollos by name, an Alexandrian by race, an eloquent man, who was mighty in the scriptures, arrived at Ephesus.

²⁰ And when they desired him, that he would tarry a longer time, he consented not;

²¹ But taking his leave, and saying: I will return to you again, God willing, he departed from Ephesus.

²² And going down to Caesarea, he went up to Jerusalem, and saluted the church, and so came down to Antioch.

²³ And after he had spent some time there, he departed, and went through the country of Galatia and Phrygia, in order, confirming all the disciples.

²⁴ Now a certain Jew, named Apollo, born at Alexandria, an eloquent man, came to Ephesus, one mighty in the scriptures.

²⁰ And when they asked him to remain with them for a longer time, he declined,

²¹ but bid farewell to them saying, “I must by all means keep this coming feast which is in Jerusalem; but I will return again to you, God willing.” And he put out to sea from Ephesus.

²² And having gone down to Caesarea, and having gone up and greeted the church, he went down to Antioch.

²³ After having spent some time there, he departed, and went from place to place through the Galatian region and the Phrygian region, strengthening all the disciples.

²⁴ Now a certain Jew named Apollos, a native of Alexandria, an eloquent man and mighty in the Scriptures, had arrived in Ephesus.

²⁰ When they asked him to stay a longer time with them, he did not consent;

²¹ rather he took leave of them saying, “I must by all means keep this coming feast in Jerusalem; but I will return again to you, God willing.” Then he set sail from Ephesus.

²² When he had landed at Caesarea, and gone up and greeted the church in Jerusalem, he returned to Antioch.

²³ After spending some time there, he departed and went through the region of Galatia and Phrygia in order, strengthening all the disciples.

²⁴ Now a certain Jew named Apollos, a native of Alexandria, an eloquent man, mighty in the Scriptures, arrived in Ephesus.

²⁰ They asked him to stay longer, but he refused.

²¹ He said his goodbyes, and set sail from Ephesus, telling them, “I'll come back and see you if it's God's will.”

²² After landing at Caesarea he went to greet the church members, and then carried on to Antioch.

²³ He spent some time there and then went from town to town through the region of Galatia and Phrygia, encouraging all the believers.

²⁴ In the meantime a Jew named Apollos, originally from Alexandria, arrived in Ephesus. He was a gifted speaker who knew the Scriptures well.

²⁰ Who desired him to tarie a longer time with them: but he would not consent,

²¹ But bade the farewel, saying, I must needes keepe this feast that commeth, in Hierusalem: but I will returne againe vnto you, if God will. So he sailed from Ephesus.

²² And when hee came downe to Cesarea, he went vp to Hierusalem: and when he had saluted the Church, he went downe vnto Antiochia.

²³ Nowe when he had taried there a while, he departed, and went thorowe the countrey of Galatia and Phrygia by order, strengthening all the disciples.

²⁴ And a certaine Iewe named Apollos, borne at Alexandria, came to Ephesus, an eloquent man, and mightie in the Scriptures.

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 Cesarea, 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.

²⁴ And a certain Jew named Apollos, born at Alexandria, an eloquent man, and mighty in the scriptures, came to Ephesus.

²⁰ And when they asked him to stay longer, he consented not;

²¹ but having taken leave of them, saying, I will return to you, if God will, he set sail from Ephesus.

²² And having 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, going through the Galatian country and Phrygia in order, strengthening all the disciples.

²⁴ And a certain Jew, named Apollos, a native of Alexandria, an eloquent man, and mighty in the Scriptures, came to Ephesus.

²⁰ When they asked him to prolong his stay, he declined, saying however,

²¹ as he took his leave, “I will come back again to you, please God,” and then set sail from Ephesus.

²² On reaching Caesarea, he went up to Jerusalem and exchanged greetings with the church, and then went down to Antioch.

²³ After making some stay in Antioch, he set out on a tour through the Phrygian district of Galatia, strengthening the faith of all the disciples as he went.

²⁴ Meanwhile there had come to Ephesus an Alexandrian Jew, named Apollos, an eloquent man, who was well-versed in the scriptures.

²⁰ When they asked him to prolong his stay, he declined, saying however,

²¹ as he took his leave, “I will come back again to you, please God,” and then set sail from Ephesus.

²² On reaching Caesarea, he went up to Jerusalem and exchanged greetings with the church, and then went down to Antioch.

²³ After making some stay in Antioch, he set out on a tour through the Phrygian district of Galatia, strengthening the faith of all the disciples as he went.

²⁴ Meanwhile there had come to Ephesus an Alexandrian Jew, named Apollos, an eloquent man, who was well-versed in the scriptures.

²² Paul came to the town called Caesarea, then he left that ship and went on by road to Jerusalem city, and he said hello to the Christians there. Then he went north to Antioch, a town in Syria country.

²³ Paul spent some time with the Christians in Antioch, then he left and went again to Galatia and Phrygia countries. He taught the Christians in those places more about Jesus, to make them strong for him.

²⁴ At that time there was a Jewish man called Apollos living in a town called Alexandria. Somebody there taught him some things about Jesus. Then he got up and went to Ephesus. He could talk really good and he knew God’s book properly, and he was happy to teach people about Jesus. He taught them the things he knew, but he didn’t know the whole story about Jesus. He only knew the message John the Baptiser taught to people.

²⁰ When they desyred him to tary longer tyme with the he consented not

²¹ but bad the fare well sayinge. I must nedes at this feast that cometh be in Ierusalem: but I will returne agayne vnto you yf God will. And he departed from Ephesus

²² and came vnto Cesarea: and ascended and saluted the congregacion and departed vnto Antioche

²³ and when he had taryed there a whyle he departed. And went over all the countre of Galacia and Phrigia by order strengthynge all the disciples.

²⁴ And a certayne Iewe named Apollos borne at Alexandria came to Ephesus an eloquent man and myghty in the scriptures.

²⁰ When they asked Paul to stay a longer time, he declined.

²¹ But taking his leave of them, he said, “I will return again to you if it is God's will.” He then set sail from Ephesus.

²² When Paul had landed at Caesarea, he went up and greeted the Jerusalem church and then went down to Antioch.

²³ After having spent some time there, Paul departed and went through the regions of Galatia and Phrygia and strengthened all the disciples.

²⁴ Now a certain Jew named Apollos, an Alexandrian by birth, came to Ephesus. He was eloquent in speech and mighty in the scriptures.

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.

²³ Having spent some time there, he departed and went through the region of Galatia and Phrygia, in order, establishing all the disciples.

²⁴ Now a certain Jew named Apollos, an Alexandrian by race, an eloquent man, came to Ephesus. He was mighty in the Scriptures.

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.

²³ Having spent some time there, he departed and went through the region of Galatia and Phrygia, in order, establishing all the disciples.

²⁴ Now a certain Jew named Apollos, an Alexandrian by race, an eloquent man, came to Ephesus. He was mighty in the Scriptures.

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 to you, if God will. And he sailed from Ephesus.

²² And when he had landed at Cesarea, 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.

²⁴ And a certain Jew named Apollos, born at Alexandria, an eloquent man, and mighty in the scriptures, came to Ephesus.

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.

²³ Having spent some time there, he departed and went through the region of Galatia and Phrygia, in order, establishing all the disciples.

²⁴ Now a certain Jew named Apollos, an Alexandrian by race, an eloquent man, came to Ephesus. He was mighty in the Scriptures.

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.

²³ Having spent some time there, he departed and went through the region of Galatia and Phrygia, in order, establishing all the disciples.

²⁴ Now a certain Jew named Apollos, an Alexandrian by race, an eloquent man, came to Ephesus. He was mighty in the Scriptures.

²⁰ And when they prayed, that he should dwell more time, he consented not,

²¹ but he made farewell to brethren, and said, It behooveth me to make the solemn day coming at Jerusalem, and again I shall turn again to you, if God will or God willing; and he went forth from Ephesus.

²² And he came down to Caesarea, and he went up, and greeted the church, and came down to Antioch.

²³ And when he had dwelled there somewhat of time, he went forth, walking by row or by order through the country of Galatia, and Phrygia, and confirmed all the disciples.

²⁴ But a Jew, Apollos by name, a man of Alexandria of kind, a man eloquent, came to Ephesus; and he was mighty in scriptures.

²⁰ And when they prayed (him), that he should dwell more time (there), he consented not, (And when they beseeched him, that he would spend more time there, he would not agree to it,)

²¹ but he made farewell to (the) brethren, and said, It behooveth me to make the solemn day coming at Jerusalem, and (then) again I shall turn again to you, (or and then I shall return to you), if God will or God willing; and he went forth from Ephesus.

²² And he came down to Caesarea, and he went up, and greeted the church, and came down to Antioch.

²³ And when he had dwelled there somewhat of time, he went forth, walking by row or walking by order through the country of Galatia, and (then) Phrygia, and confirmed all the disciples.

²⁴ But a Jew, Apollos by name, a man of Alexandria of kind, a man eloquent (or an eloquent man), came to Ephesus; and he was mighty in (the) scriptures.

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,

²² 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.

²⁴ And a certain Jew, Apollos by name, an Alexandrian by birth, a man of eloquence, being mighty in the Writings, came to Ephesus,