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Acts 18:21 — King James Version← Study notes

But bade them farewell, saying, I must by all means keep this feast that cometh in Jerusalem: but I will return again unto you, if God will. And he sailed from Ephesus.


Acts 18:21Greek Interlinear

Greek · Acts 18:2115 words
GreekMeaning
ἀλλὰalla
butwordG235
ἀποταξάμενοςapotaxamenos
bid farewell, forsake, take leaveverbG657
καὶkai
and / alsowordG2532
εἰπώνeipōn
sayverbG3004
ΠάλινPalin
AgainadverbG3825
ἀνακάμψωanakampsō
I will returnverbG344
πρὸςpros
toprepositionG4314
ὑμᾶςhymas
youpronounG4771
τοῦtou
thearticleG3588
θεοῦtheou
GodnounG2316
θέλοντοςthelontos
willingverbG2309
ἀνήχθηanēchthē
he sailedverbG321
ἀπὸapo
fromprepositionG575
τῆςtēs
whicharticleG3588
ἘφέσουEphesou
EphesusnounG2181
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Acts 18:21

See how the Law was breaking up; see how they were bound by conscience. This, namely, was a Jewish custom, to shear their heads agreeably with a vow. But then there ought to be also a sacrifice Acts 21:26, which was not the case here. — Having yet tarried: after the beating of Sosthenes. For it was necessary that he should yet tarry, and comfort them concerning these things. He sailed for Syria. Why does he desire again to come to Syria? It was there that the disciples were…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 40 on Acts
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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