18:1 After this 6 Paul 7 departed from 8 Athens 9 and went to Corinth. 10
1 tn Or “but took leave of.”
2 tn Grk “and saying”; the participle εἰπών (eipwn) has been translated as “added” rather than “said” to avoid redundancy with the previous “said farewell.” The participle εἰπών has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.
3 tn Or “will return.”
4 tn The participle θέλοντος (qelontos), a genitive absolute construction, has been translated as a conditional adverbial participle. Again Paul acts in dependence on God.
5 tn A new sentence was begun here in the translation due to the length of the sentence in Greek and the requirements of contemporary English style, which generally uses shorter sentences.
6 tn Grk “After these things.”
7 tn Grk “he”; the referent (Paul) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
8 tn Or “Paul left.”
9 map For location see JP1-C2; JP2-C2; JP3-C2; JP4-C2.
10 sn Corinth was the capital city of the senatorial province of Achaia and the seat of the Roman proconsul. It was located 55 mi (88 km) west of Athens. Corinth was a major rival to Athens and was the largest city in Greece at the time.
11 tn Grk “instead of your saying.”