Acts 18:22
20 When they asked him to stay for a while longer, he declined.
21 But as he left, he said, “I will come back to you if God is willing.” And he set sail from Ephesus.
When Paul had landed at Caesarea, he went up and greeted the church at Jerusalem. Then he went down to Antioch.
23 After Paul had spent some time in Antioch, he traveled from place to place throughout the region of Galatia and Phrygia, strengthening all the disciples.
24 Meanwhile a Jew named Apollos, a native of Alexandria, came to Ephesus. He was an eloquent man, well versed in the Scriptures.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- When Paul had landed at Caesarea, he went up and greeted the church at Jerusalem. Then he went down to Antioch.
- KJV
- And when he had landed at Cæsarea, and gone up, and saluted the church, he went down to Antioch.
- WEB
- When he had landed at Caesarea, he went up and greeted the assembly, and went down to Antioch.
- ASV
- And when he had landed at Caesarea, he went up and saluted the church, and went down to Antioch.
- DARBY
- And landing at Caesarea, and having gone up and saluted the assembly, he went down to Antioch.
- BLB
- and having landed at Caesarea, having gone up and having greeted the church, he went down to Antioch.
- ÅB
- og kom til Cesarea; deretter dro han opp og hilste på menigheten, og dro så ned til Antiokia.
- OTB
- Da han landet i Cæsarea, dro han opp til Jerusalem og hilste på menigheten, og dro deretter ned til Antiokia.
- B1930
- og kom til Cesarea; derefter drog han op og hilste på menigheten, og drog så ned til Antiokia.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Acts 8:40
But Philip appeared at Azotus and traveled through that region, preaching the gospel in all the towns until he came to Caesarea.
Read in contextActs 25:1
Three days after his arrival in the province, Festus went up from Caesarea to Jerusalem,
Read in contextActs 11:19–27
Meanwhile those scattered by the persecution that began with Stephen traveled as far as Phoenicia, Cyprus, and Antioch, speaking the message only to Jews.
Read in contextActs 15:4
On their arrival in Jerusalem, they were welcomed by the church and apostles and elders, to whom they reported all that God had done through them.
Read in contextActs 10:1
At Caesarea there was a man named Cornelius, a centurion in what was called the Italian Regiment.
Read in contextActs 15:35
But Paul and Barnabas remained at Antioch, along with many others, teaching and preaching the word of the Lord.
Read in contextActs 13:1
Now in the church at Antioch there were prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen (who had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch), and Saul.
Read in contextActs 18:21–22
But as he left, he said, “I will come back to you if God is willing.” And he set sail from Ephesus.
Read in context