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but taking his leave of them, and saying, "I must by all means keep this coming feast in Jerusalem, but I will return again to you if God wills," he set sail from Ephesus.
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The Principle of "If God Wills"
Commentators universally highlight Paul's phrase "if God will" as a crucial principle. It is not merely a polite saying but a profound acknowledgment that our plans are subject to God's sovereign will. As scholars like Ellicott and Gill note, this echoes the teaching in James 4:15, reminding believers to hold their future plans with humility, trusting that God ultimately directs their steps.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Keep this feast. The Passover is probably referred to here. Why he was so anxious to celebrate that feast at Jerusalem, the histo…
I shall return (ανακαμψω). Future active indicative of ανακαμπτω, old verb to bend back, turn back (Matthew 2:2).
19th Century
Anglican
I must by all means keep this feast that cometh.—Literally, the coming, or, the next feast. This was, probably, as has b…
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Baptist
And he sailed from Ephesus. And when he had landed at Caesarea, and gone up, and saluted the church, he went down to Antioch. And after he had …
In the synagogue at Ephesus, Paul found a receptive audience. But though they encouraged him to stay, he seems to have felt that fulfilling his vow…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
But bade them farewell, saying As follows:
I must by all means keep this feast that comes in Jeru…
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