King James Version

Acts 18:21

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.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “having taken leave” (ἀποταξάμενος) before and here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “to them” (αὐτοῖς) before having said here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds a longer phrase before Again: δεῖ με πάντως τὴν ἑορτὴν τὴν ἐρχομένην ποιῆσαι εἰς Ἱεροσόλυμα·. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “now” (δὲ) before I will here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.

ἀλλὰallaButἀλλάconjunction — “But”G235but, except, however.This verse uses “but”.Butἀποταξάμενοςapotaxamenosbadeἀποτάσσομαι (apotassomai)verb, aorist middle participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “bade”, a single actionG657I withdraw from, take leave of, renounce, send away.badeκαὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andεἰπώνeipōnto sayλέγω (légō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “to say”, a single actionG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.This verse uses “say”.Strong’s files this form under G2036 (ἔπω, speak/say).Πάλινpalinagainπάλινadverb — “again”G3825again, back, once more, further, on the other hand.This verse uses “again”.ἀνακάμψωanakampsōto returnἀνακάμπτω (anakamptō)verb, future active indicative, 1st person singular — “to return”, an action still aheadG344I bend or turn back; I return.πρὸςprostoπρόςpreposition — “to”G4314to, towards, with.ὑμᾶςhumasyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, accusative, plural — “you”, the object formG4771you.τοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.θεοῦtheouGodθεός (theos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “God”, the of-formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.θέλοντοςthelontosto willθέλω (thelō)verb, present active participle, genitive, singular, masculine — “to will”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2309I will, wish, desire, am willing, intend, design.This verse uses “will”.ἀνήχθηanēchthēhe sailedἀνάγω (anagō)verb, aorist passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “he sailed”, a single actionG321I lead up, bring up, offer, produce, put to sea, set sail.he sailedἀπὸapofromἀπόpreposition — “from”G575from, away from.This verse uses “from”.fromτῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ἘφέσουephesouEphesusἜφεσος (ephesos)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “Ephesus”, the of-formG2181Ephesus, a coast city, capital of the Roman province Asia.Ephesus

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αὐτοῖςautoisthemαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, plural, masculine — “them”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.This verse uses “them”.δεῖdeimustδεῖverb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “must”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1163it is necessary, inevitable; less frequently: it is a duty, what is proper.μεmeIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, 1st person, accusative, singular — “I”, the object formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).πάντωςpantōsby all meansπάντωςadverb — “by all means”G3843wholly, entirely, in every way, by all means, certainly.τὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἑορτὴνheortēnthis feastἑορτή (heortē)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “this feast”, the object formG1859a festival, feast, periodically recurring.This verse uses “feast”.τὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἐρχομένηνerchomenēnthat comethἔρχομαι (erchomai)verb, present middle or passive participle, accusative, singular, feminine — “that cometh”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2064I come, go.ποιῆσαιpoiēsaito doποιέω (poieō)verb, aorist active infinitive — “to do”, a single actionG4160(a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause.εἰςeisinεἰςpreposition — “in”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.ἹεροσόλυμαhierosolumaJerusalemἹεροσόλυμαnoun, accusative, plural, neuter — “Jerusalem”, the object formG2414the Greek form of the Hebrew name: Jerusalem.δὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

but took leave of them, saying, 'It behoveth me by all means the coming feast to keep at Jerusalem, and again I will return unto you — God willing.' And he sailed from Ephesus,

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American Standard Version (1901)

but taking his leave of them, and saying, I will return again unto you if God will, he set sail from Ephesus.

Young’s Literal Translation

but took leave of them, saying, 'It behoveth me by all means the coming feast to keep at Jerusalem, and again I will return unto you — God willing.' And he sailed from Ephesus,

World English Bible

but taking his leave of them, he said, “I must by all means keep this coming feast in Jerusalem, but I will return again to you if God wills.” Then he set sail from Ephesus.

Darby Translation

but bade them farewell, saying, [I must by all means keep the coming feast at Jerusalem]; I will return to you again, if God will: and he sailed away from Ephesus.

Douay-Rheims

But taking his leave, and saying: I will return to you again, God willing, he departed from Ephesus.

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