For I do not wish to see you now in passing. Instead, I trust to remain a while with you, if the Lord permits.
Many are the plans in the heart of a man, but it is the counsel of the Lord that will stand.
O Lord, I know that the way of man is not in himself; it is not in man who walks to direct his steps.
But Jesus answered him, “Let it be so now, for it is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness.” Then he permitted Him.
but, bidding farewell, said, “I must by all means attend this upcoming feast in Jerusalem, but I will return to you if God wills.” And he set sail from Ephesus.
making request if, by any means, now at last I might find a way in the will of God to come to you.
But I will come to you shortly if the Lord wills. And I will know not only what those who are arrogant are saying, but also their power.
In this confidence I planned to come to you before, that you might have a second benefit:
Instead you ought to say, “If the Lord wills, we shall live and do this or that.”