American King James Version
"When they desired him to tarry longer time with them, he consented not; "
— Acts 18:20, American King James Version
“When they desired him to tarry longer time with them, he consented not;”
“And when they asked him to abide a longer time, he consented not; ”
“When they asked him to stay with them a longer time, he declined;”
“When they asked him to stay longer, he would not consent,”
“And when they desired him that he would tarry a longer time, he consented not:”
“And being requested by them to be there for a longer time, he said, No;”
“When they desired him to tarry longer time with them, he consented not;”
Then all the Greeks took Sosthenes, the chief ruler of the synagogue, and beat him before the judgment seat. And Gallio cared for none of those things. ¶
And Paul after this tarried there yet a good while, and then took his leave of the brothers, and sailed there into Syria, and with him Priscilla and Aquila; having shorn his head in Cenchrea: for he had a vow.
And he came to Ephesus, and left them there: but he himself entered into the synagogue, and reasoned with the Jews.
When they desired him to tarry longer time with them, he consented not;
But 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.
And when he had landed at Caesarea, and gone up, and saluted the church, he went down to Antioch.
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. ¶