KJV ORIGINAL
But bade them farewell, saying, I must by all means keep this feast that cometh in Jerusalem: but I will return again unto you, if God will. And he sailed from Ephesus.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
But he said goodbye to them, explaining, 'I absolutely have to get back to Jerusalem for this upcoming celebration. But I promise I'll come back to see you all again — if that's what God wants.' Then he left Ephesus by boat.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Sometimes you have to leave the people you care about to follow what God's calling you to do.
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