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Acts 18:20 Catholic Bible: The people asked him to stay longer, but he would not consent.
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For he hasted. if it were possible for him, to keep the day of Pentecost at Jerusalem.</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="../acts/21-13.htm">Acts 21:13,14</a> Then Paul answered and said: What do you mean, weeping and afflicting my heart? For I am ready not only to be bound, but to die also in Jerusalem, for the name of the Lord Jesus. . . . </p><p class="tskverse"><a href="../mark/1-37.htm">Mark 1:37,38</a> And when they had found him, they said to him: All seek for thee. . . . </p><p class="tskverse"><a href="../1_corinthians/16-12.htm">1 Corinthians 16:12</a> And touching our brother Apollo, I give you to understand that I much entreated him to come unto you with the brethren: and indeed it was not his will at all to come at this time. But he will come when he shall have leisure.</p></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/drbc/acts/18.htm">Paul Returns to Antioch</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">19</span>And he came to Ephesus and left them there. But he himself, entering into the synagogue, disputed with the Jews. <span class="reftext">20</span><span class="highl">And when they desired him that he would tarry a longer time, he consented not:</span> <span class="reftext">21</span>But taking his leave and saying: I will return to you again, God willing, he departed from Ephesus.…<div class="vheading2">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="../acts/18-19.htm">Acts 18:19</a></span><br />And he came to Ephesus and left them there. But he himself, entering into the synagogue, disputed with the Jews.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="../acts/18-21.htm">Acts 18:21</a></span><br />But taking his leave and saying: I will return to you again, God willing, he departed from Ephesus.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span></div></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td></td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><div class="vheading2">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/acts/16-15.htm">Abide</a> <a href="/acts/18-12.htm">Consent</a> <a href="/luke/23-51.htm">Consented</a> <a href="/isaiah/38-8.htm">Declined</a> <a href="/acts/16-39.htm">Desired</a> <a href="/acts/18-9.htm">Longer</a> <a href="/acts/13-18.htm">Period</a> <a href="/acts/10-48.htm">Requested</a> <a href="/acts/17-21.htm">Spend</a> <a href="/acts/10-48.htm">Tarry</a> <a href="/acts/18-18.htm">Time</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/acts/20-23.htm">Abide</a> <a href="/acts/23-21.htm">Consent</a> <a href="/exodus/2-21.htm">Consented</a> <a href="/hebrews/12-19.htm">Declined</a> <a href="/acts/25-3.htm">Desired</a> <a href="/acts/20-9.htm">Longer</a> <a href="/acts/19-8.htm">Period</a> <a href="/acts/25-3.htm">Requested</a> <a href="/acts/20-16.htm">Spend</a> <a href="/acts/28-14.htm">Tarry</a> <a href="/acts/18-23.htm">Time</a><div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/niv/acts/18-20.htm">Acts 18:20 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/acts/18-20.htm">Acts 18:20 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/acts/18-20.htm">Acts 18:20 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/acts/18-20.htm">Acts 18:20 NASB</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/acts/18-20.htm">Acts 18:20 Bible Apps</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/acts/18-20.htm">Acts 18:20 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/acts/18-20.htm">Acts 18:20 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/acts/18-20.htm">Acts 18:20 French Bible</a><br /><a href="//bibeltext.com/acts/18-20.htm">Acts 18:20 German Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span>Alphabetical: a asked consent declined did for he him longer more not spend stay them they time to When with<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="https://biblehub.com/acts/18-20.htm">NT Apostles: Acts 18:20 When they asked him to stay (Acts of the Apostles Ac) Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools</a><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="/catholic/">Catholic Bible</a><br /><br /><a href="/">Bible Hub</a></div></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../acts/18-19.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Acts 18:19"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Acts 18:19" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../acts/18-21.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Acts 18:21"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Acts 18:21" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><div align="center" style="background-color:#f7f7f7"><br /><br /><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"><script async src="https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js"></script> <!-- Catholic Bible --> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="8261988112"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script></div></td></tr></table><br /><br /></div><br /><br /> </div><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe><div align="center"><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span></div></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>