Act 18:21 | NETfull | STEP | but said farewell to them and added, “I will come back to you again if God wills.” Then he set sail from Ephesus,

Acts 18:21

21 but said farewell to ^{▼▼ Or “but took leave of.”} them and added, ^{▼▼ Grk “and saying”; the participle εἰπών (eipōn) has been translated as “added” rather than “said” to avoid redundancy with the previous “said farewell.” The participle εἰπών has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.} “I will come back ^{▼▼ Or “will return.”} to you again if God wills.” ^{▼▼ The participle θέλοντος (qelontos), a genitive absolute construction, has been translated as a conditional adverbial participle. Again Paul acts in dependence on God.} Then ^{▼▼ A new sentence was begun here in the translation due to the length of the sentence in Greek and the requirements of contemporary English style, which generally uses shorter sentences.} he set sail from Ephesus,