21But as he left, he promised, "I will come back if it is God's will." Then he set sail from Ephesus.


In Context

18 Paul stayed on in Corinth for some time. Then he left the brothers and sailed for Syria, accompanied by Priscilla and Aquila. Before he sailed, he had his hair cut off at Cenchrea because of a vow he had taken.

19 They arrived at Ephesus, where Paul left Priscilla and Aquila. He himself went into the synagogue and reasoned with the Jews.

20 When they asked him to spend more time with them, he declined.

21 But as he left, he promised, "I will come back if it is God's will." Then he set sail from Ephesus.

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

23 After spending some time in Antioch, Paul set out from there and traveled from place to place throughout the region of Galatia and Phrygia, strengthening all the disciples.

Acts 18:21 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

18:21But 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.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

18:21But taking his leave, and saying: I will return to you again, God willing, he departed from Ephesus.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

18:21but taking his leave of them, and saying, I will return again unto you if God will, he set sail from Ephesus.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

18:21but 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.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

18:21but taking his leave of them, and saying, I will return again unto you, if God will, he set sail from Ephesus.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

18:21But 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.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

18:21but 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.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

18:21but 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,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

18:21But bade them farewell, saying, I must by all means keep this feast that comes in Jerusalem: but I will return again to you, if God will. And he sailed from Ephesus.