For it is not my desire to see you now, on my way; because it is my hope to be with you for some time, if that is the Lord's pleasure.
A man's heart may be full of designs, but the purpose of the Lord is unchanging.
O Lord, I am conscious that a man's way is not in himself: man has no power of guiding his steps.
But Jesus made answer, saying to him, Let it be so now: because so it is right for us to make righteousness complete. Then he gave him baptism.
And went from them, saying, I will come back to you if God lets me; and he took ship from Ephesus.
And that I am ever making prayers that God will give me a good journey to you.
But I will come to you in a short time, if it is pleasing to the Lord, and I will take note, not of the word of those who are full of pride, but of the power.
And being certain of this, it was my purpose to come to you before, so that you might have a second grace;
But the right thing to say would be, If it is the Lord's pleasure and if we are still living, we will do this and that.