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.


In Context

18 And Paul after this tarried there yet a good while, and 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 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.

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 New International Version of the Holy Bible

18:21But as he left, he promised, "I will come back if it is God's will." Then he set sail 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 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.