Acts 18:21

18:21 but said farewell to ¹  them and added, ²  “I will come back ³  to you again if God wills.” ⁴  Then ⁵  he set sail from Ephesus,

Acts 18:1

Paul at Corinth

18:1 After this ⁶  Paul ⁷  departed from ⁸  Athens ⁹  and went to Corinth. ¹⁰ 

Colossians 4:1

4:1 Masters, treat your slaves with justice and fairness, because you know that you also have a master in heaven.

James 4:15

4:15 You ought to say instead, ¹¹  “If the Lord is willing, then we will live and do this or that.”

[18:21]  ¹ tn Or “but took leave of.”

[18:21]  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.

[18:21]  ³ tn Or “will return.”

[18:21]  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.

[18:21]  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.

[18:1]  ⁶ tn Grk “After these things.”

[18:1]  ⁷ tn Grk “he”; the referent (Paul) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[18:1]  ⁸ tn Or “Paul left.”

[18:1]  ⁹ map For location see JP1 C2; JP2 C2; JP3 C2; JP4 C2.

[18:1]  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.

[4:15]  ¹¹ tn Grk “instead of your saying.”