Acts 18:21

New Century Version

But as he left, he said, “I will come back to you again if God wants me to.” And so he sailed away from Ephesus.

Cross References

Matthew 26:39

After walking a little farther away from them, Jesus fell to the ground and prayed, “My Father, if it is possible, do not give me this cup of suffering. But do what you want, not what I want.”

Mark 6:46

After sending them away, he went into the hills to pray.

Luke 9:61

Another man said, “I will follow you, Lord, but first let me go and say good-bye to my family.”

Acts 15:29

Stay away from any food that has been offered to idols, eating any animals that have been strangled, and blood, and any kind of sexual sin. If you stay away from these things, you will do well. Good-bye.

Acts 18:19

Then they went to Ephesus, where Paul left Priscilla and Aquila. While Paul was there, he went into the synagogue and talked with the people.

Acts 18:20

When they asked him to stay with them longer, he refused.

Acts 18:24

A Jew named Apollos came to Ephesus. He was born in the city of Alexandria and was a good speaker who knew the Scriptures well.

Acts 19:1

While Apollos was in Corinth, Paul was visiting some places on the way to Ephesus. There he found some followers

Acts 19:17

All the people in Ephesus—Jews and Greeks—learned about this and were filled with fear and gave great honor to the Lord Jesus.

Acts 19:21

After these things, Paul decided to go to Jerusalem, planning to go through the countries of Macedonia and Southern Greece and then on to Jerusalem. He said, “After I have been to Jerusalem, I must also visit Rome.”

Acts 20:16

Paul had already decided not to stop at Ephesus, because he did not want to stay too long in Asia. He was hurrying to be in Jerusalem on the day of Pentecost, if that were possible.

Acts 21:14

We could not persuade him to stay away from Jerusalem. So we stopped begging him and said, “We pray that what the Lord wants will be done.”

Acts 21:29

(They said this because they had seen Trophimus, a man from Ephesus, with Paul in Jerusalem. They thought that Paul had brought him into the Temple.)

Romans 1:10

every time I pray. I pray that I will be allowed to come to you, and this will happen if God wants it.

Romans 15:32

Then, if God wants me to, I will come to you with joy, and together you and I will have a time of rest.

1 Corinthians 15:32

If I fought wild animals in Ephesus only with human hopes, I have gained nothing. If the dead are not raised, “Let us eat and drink, because tomorrow we will die.”

1 Corinthians 16:7

I do not want to see you now just in passing. I hope to stay a longer time with you if the Lord allows it.

1 Corinthians 16:8

But I will stay at Ephesus until Pentecost,

1 Corinthians 4:19

But I will come to you very soon if the Lord wishes. Then I will know what the proud ones do, not what they say,

2 Corinthians 13:11

Now, brothers and sisters, I say good-bye. Live in harmony. Do what I have asked you to do. Agree with each other, and live in peace. Then the God of love and peace will be with you.

Ephesians 1:1

From Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus. I am an apostle because that is what God wanted. To God’s holy people living in Ephesus, believers in Christ Jesus:

Deuteronomy 16:1

Celebrate the Passover of the Lord your God during the month of Abib, because it was during Abib that he brought you out of Egypt at night.

Hebrews 6:3

And we will go on to grown-up teaching if God allows.

James 4:15

So you should say, “If the Lord wants, we will live and do this or that.”

1 Peter 3:17

It is better to suffer for doing good than for doing wrong if that is what God wants.

Revelation 1:11

The voice said, “Write what you see in a book and send it to the seven churches: to Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodicea.”

Revelation 2:1

“Write this to the angel of the church in Ephesus: “The One who holds the seven stars in his right hand and walks among the seven golden lampstands says this: