眾人請他多住些時候，他沒有答應，

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，

眾人請保羅多留幾天，保羅婉言謝絕了。

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;

他們找到了，就對他說：“大家都在找你呢！”耶穌對他們說：“我們到鄰近的鄉鎮去吧，我也好在那裡傳道，因為我就是為這事而來的。”

保羅卻回答：“你們為甚麼哭，使我心碎呢？我為主耶穌的名，不但被捆綁，就算死在耶路撒冷我也都準備好了。”他既然不聽勸，我們只說了“願主的旨意成就”，就不出聲了。

原來保羅決定越過以弗所，免得在亞西亞耽擱時間，因為他希望能在五旬節趕到耶路撒冷。

至於亞波羅弟兄，我曾再三勸他要和弟兄們一同到你們那裡去；但他不願意現在就去，機會到了，他是會去的。