眾人請保羅多留幾天，保羅婉言謝絕了。

众人请他多住些日子，他却不允，

众人请他多住些日子，他没有答应，

众人请他多住些日子，他没有答应，

众人请保罗多留几天，保罗婉言谢绝了。

众人请他多住些时候，他没有答应，

他们请求保罗再多住些时候，他没有答应，

眾人請他多住些日子，他卻不允，

眾人請他多住些日子，他沒有答應，

眾人請他多住些日子，他沒有答應，

眾人請他多住些時候，他沒有答應，

眾人請求他多住些時候，他不答應，

他們請求保羅再多住些時候，他沒有答應，

眾請久居、不許、

眾請久居、不許、

眾請多留數日、保羅不允、

眾請久居不允

When they asked him to spend more time with them, he declined.

The Jews asked him to spend more time with them. But he said no.

When they asked him to stay for a longer period, he declined.

They asked him to stay longer, but he declined.

When they asked him to stay for a longer time, he declined,

When they asked him to stay for a longer time, he did not consent,

When they asked him to stay a longer time with them, he did not consent,

And when they asked him to abide a longer time, he consented not;

And though they asked him to stay for a longer time, he declined,

When they desired[ him] to tarry longer time with them, he consented not;

When they asked him to stay longer, he would not consent,

When they asked him to stay with them a longer time, he declined;

找到了，便對祂說：「大家都在找你呢！」耶穌卻回答說：「我們到附近的鄉鎮去吧，我也好在那裡傳道，因為我就是為這事來的。」

但保羅說：「你們為什麼這樣哭泣，令我心碎呢？我為主耶穌的名甘願受捆綁，甚至死在耶路撒冷。」我們知道再勸也無濟於事，只好對他說：「願主的旨意成就。」

保羅急於趕回耶路撒冷，希望在五旬節前趕到，所以決定不去以弗所，免得在亞細亞境內耽誤太久。

至於亞波羅弟兄，我雖然再三勸他和弟兄們去你們那裡，但他目前還不願啟行。不過他有機會就會去。