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

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

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;

and when they found him, they exclaimed:“ Everyone is looking for you!”Jesus replied,“ Let us go somewhere else— to the nearby villages— so I can preach there also. That is why I have come.”

Then Paul answered,“ Why are you weeping and breaking my heart? I am ready not only to be bound, but also to die in Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.”When he would not be dissuaded, we gave up and said,“ The Lord’s will be done.”

Paul had decided to sail past Ephesus to avoid spending time in the province of Asia, for he was in a hurry to reach Jerusalem, if possible, by the day of Pentecost.

Now about our brother Apollos: I strongly urged him to go to you with the brothers. He was quite unwilling to go now, but he will go when he has the opportunity.