众人请他多住些时候，他没有答应，

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。

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，

眾人請保羅多留幾天，保羅婉言謝絕了。

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;

他们找到了，就对他说：“大家都在找你呢！”耶稣对他们说：“我们到邻近的乡镇去吧，我也好在那里传道，因为我就是为这事而来的。”

保罗却回答：“你们为什么哭，使我心碎呢？我为主耶稣的名，不但被捆绑，就算死在耶路撒冷我也都准备好了。”他既然不听劝，我们只说了“愿主的旨意成就”，就不出声了。

原来保罗决定越过以弗所，免得在亚西亚耽搁时间，因为他希望能在五旬节赶到耶路撒冷。

至于亚波罗弟兄，我曾再三劝他要和弟兄们一同到你们那里去；但他不愿意现在就去，机会到了，他是会去的。