Verse 20

When they asked him to stay longer with them, he declined.

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  • Mark 1:37-38 : 37 and when they found him, they said, 'Everyone is looking for you.' 38 Jesus replied, 'Let us go somewhere else—to the nearby villages—so I can preach there also, for that is why I have come.'
  • Acts 20:16 : 16 Paul had decided to sail past Ephesus to avoid spending time in Asia, because he was hurrying to be in Jerusalem, if possible, by the day of Pentecost.
  • Acts 21:13-14 : 13 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.” 14 When he would not be persuaded, we gave up and said, 'The Lord's will be done.'
  • 1 Cor 16:12 : 12 Now concerning our brother Apollos: I strongly urged him to come to you with the brothers, but it was not at all his desire to come now. He will come when he has the opportunity.