Acts 18:18-23

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Paul’s Return to Antioch

¹⁸ After staying there for a considerable time, Paul said farewell to the brothers and sisters and sailed for Syria, accompanied by Priscilla and Aquila. At Cenchreae he had his hair cut, for he was under a vow.^{(A) 19} When they reached Ephesus, he left them there, but first he himself went into the synagogue and had a discussion with the Jews. ²⁰ When they asked him to stay longer, he declined, ²¹ but on taking leave of them he said, “I^[a] will return to you, if God wills.” Then he set sail from Ephesus.^(B)

²² When he had landed at Caesarea, he went up to Jerusalem^[b] and greeted the church and then went down to Antioch.^{(C) 23} After spending some time there he departed and went from place to place through the region of Galatia^[c] and Phrygia, strengthening all the disciples.^(D)