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BI Acts 18:21 ©

Text critical issues=small word differences Clarity of original=clearImportance=normal(All still tentative.)

OET (OET-RV)although as he gave his farewells, he said, “I’ll come back here again if God wills it,” then he sailed on from Ephesus.

OET-LVbut having_bid_goodbye and having_said, I_will_be_returning to you_all Again, the god willing, he_was_launched from the Efesos.

SR-GNTἀλλὰ ἀποταξάμενος καὶ εἰπών, “Πάλιν ἀνακάμψω πρὸς ὑμᾶς, τοῦ ˚Θεοῦ θέλοντος”, ἀνήχθη ἀπὸ τῆς Ἐφέσου.
   (alla apotaxamenos kai eipōn, “Palin anakampsō pros humas, tou ˚Theou thelontos”, anaʸⱪthaʸ apo taʸs Efesou.)

Key: khaki:verbs, orange:accusative/object, pink:genitive/possessor.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

ULTBut leaving them and saying, “I will return again to you, God being willing,” he put to sea from Ephesus.

USTBut as Paul left, he told the Jews in Ephesus, “I promise that I will come back if God wants me to.” Then Paul got on a ship and sailed away from Ephesus.

BSBBut as he left, he said, “I will come back [fn] to you if God is willing.” And he set sail from Ephesus.


18:21 BYZ and TR I must by all means keep this feast that comes in Jerusalem, but I will come back

BLBbut having taken leave and having said, "I will return to you again, God willing," he sailed from Ephesus,


AICNTbut taking leave of them and saying, “I will return to you again, if God wills. [[ I must certainly observe the upcoming feast in Jerusalem.]]”[fn] He set sail from Ephesus.


18:21, I must certainly observe the upcoming feast in Jerusalem: Some manuscripts include.

OEBas he took his leave, ‘I will come back again to you, please God,’ and then set sail from Ephesus.

WEBBEbut 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.

WMBB (Same as above)

NETbut said farewell to them and added, “I will come back to you again if God wills.” Then he set sail from Ephesus,

LSVbut took leave of them, saying, “It is necessary for me by all means to keep the coming celebration at Jerusalem, and again I will return to you—God willing.” And he sailed from Ephesus,

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

TCNTHowever, as he took leave of them, he said, “[fn]I must by all means keep the coming feast in Jerusalem, but I will return to you again, God willing.” Then he set sail from Ephesus.


18:21 I must by all means keep the coming feast in Jerusalem, but ¦ — CT

T4TBut, 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.

LEBbut saying farewell and telling them,[fn] “I will return to you again if[fn] God wills,” he set sail from Ephesus.


18:21 *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation

18:21 *Here “if” is supplied as a component of the conditional adverbial participle (“wills”)

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

MoffNo Moff ACTs book available

Wymthbut took leave of them with the promise, "I will return to you, God willing." So he set sail from Ephesus.

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

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

YLTbut 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,

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


18.21 Elohim

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

WbstrBut 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.

KJB-1769But 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.
   (But bade them farewell, saying, I must by all means keep this feast that cometh/comes in Yerusalem: but I will return again unto you, if God will. And he sailed from Ephesus. )

KJB-1611[fn]But bade them farewell, saying, I must by all meanes keepe this feast that commeth, in Hierusalem; but I will returne againe vnto you, if God will: and he sailed from Ephesus.
   (Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation and punctuation and footnotes)


18:21 1.Cor.4. 19. iam.4. 15.

BshpsBut bade them farewell, saying, I must needes at this feast that commeth be in Hierusalem: but I wyll returne agayne vnto you yf God wyll. And he sayled from Ephesus.
   (But bade them farewell, saying, I must needes at this feast that cometh/comes be in Yerusalem: but I will return again unto you if God wyll. And he sayled from Ephesus.)

GnvaBut 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.
   (But bade the farewel, saying, I must needes keep this feast that cometh/comes, in Yerusalem: but I will return again unto you, if God will. So he sailed from Ephesus. )

Cvdlbut bad them farwele, and sayde: I must nedes in eny wyse kepe this feast that commeth, at Ierusalem: but yf God wyl, I wil returne agayne vnto you. And he departed from Ephesus,
   (but bad them farwele, and said: I must needs in any wise keep this feast that cometh/comes, at Yerusalem: but if God wyl, I will return again unto you. And he departed from Ephesus,)

TNTbut 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
   (but bad the fare well saying. I must needs at this feast that cometh/comes be in Yerusalem: but I will return again unto you if God will. And he departed from Ephesus )

Wyclhe consentide not, but he made `fare wel, and seide, Eft Y schal turne ayen to you, if God wole; and he wente forth fro Effesi.
   (he consentide not, but he made `fare well, and said, Eft I shall turn again to you, if God wole; and he went forth from Effesi.)

Luthsondern machte seinen Abschied mit ihnen und sprach: Ich muß allerdinge das künftige Fest zu Jerusalem halten; will‘s GOtt, so will ich wieder zu euch kommen. Und fuhr weg von Ephesus.
   (rather made his Abschied with to_them and spoke: I must allerdinge the künftige Fest to Yerusalem halten; will‘s God, so will I again to you come. And fuhr weg from Ephesus.)

ClVgsed valefaciens, et dicens: Iterum revertar ad vos, Deo volente: profectus est ab Epheso.
   (sed valefaciens, and saying: Iterum revertar to vos, Deo volente: profectus it_is away Epheso. )

UGNTἀλλὰ ἀποταξάμενος καὶ εἰπών, πάλιν ἀνακάμψω πρὸς ὑμᾶς, τοῦ Θεοῦ θέλοντος, ἀνήχθη ἀπὸ τῆς Ἐφέσου.
   (alla apotaxamenos kai eipōn, palin anakampsō pros humas, tou Theou thelontos, anaʸⱪthaʸ apo taʸs Efesou.)

SBL-GNT⸂ἀλλὰ ἀποταξάμενος καὶ⸃ ⸀εἰπών· ⸀Πάλιν ἀνακάμψω πρὸς ὑμᾶς τοῦ θεοῦ θέλοντος ἀνήχθη ἀπὸ τῆς Ἐφέσου,
   (⸂alla apotaxamenos kai⸃ ⸀eipōn; ⸀Palin anakampsō pros humas tou theou thelontos anaʸⱪthaʸ apo taʸs Efesou,)

TC-GNT[fn]ἀλλ᾽ [fn]ἀπετάξατο αὐτοῖς εἰπών, Δεῖ με πάντως τὴν ἑορτὴν τὴν ἐρχομένην ποιῆσαι εἰς Ἱεροσόλυμα· πάλιν δὲ ἀνακάμψω πρὸς ὑμᾶς, τοῦ Θεοῦ θέλοντος. [fn]Ἀνήχθη ἀπὸ τῆς Ἐφέσου,
   (all apetaxato autois eipōn, Dei me pantōs taʸn heortaʸn taʸn erⱪomenaʸn poiaʸsai eis Hierosoluma; palin de anakampsō pros humas, tou Theou thelontos. Anaʸⱪthaʸ apo taʸs Efesou, )


18:21 αλλ ¦ αλλα ANT NA27 SBL TH WH

18:21 απεταξατο αυτοις ειπων δει με παντως την εορτην την ερχομενην ποιησαι εις ιεροσολυμα παλιν δε ¦ αποταξαμενος και ειπων παλιν CT

18:21 ανηχθη ¦ και ανηχθη ANT HF PCK TR

Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs, red:words differ (from our SR-GNT base).


TSNTyndale Study Notes:

18:21 “I will come back later”: Paul later spent significant time in Ephesus during his third missionary journey (19:1–20:1; see 19:8, 10).

BI Acts 18:21 ©