Acts 15:38

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

but Paul insisted that they should not take with them the one who had withdrawn from them in Pamphylia and had not gone on with them to the work.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Παῦλος δὲ ἠξίου, τὸν ἀποστάντα ἀπʼ αὐτῶν ἀπὸ Παμφυλίας, καὶ μὴ συνελθόντα αὐτοῖς εἰς τὸ ἔργον μὴ συμπαραλαβεῖν τοῦτον.

Transliteration

But Paulos ēxiou, the one having apostanta ap' autōn apo Pamphylias, and not having synelthonta autois eis to ergon mē symparalabein touton.

Grammar Details

• *Paulos*: nominative, masculine, singular - Paul
• *de*: conjunction - but
• *ēxiou*: imperfect, indicative, active, 3rd person, singular - was considering worthy/fit
• *ton apostanta*: aorist participle, active, accusative, masculine, singular - the one having departed
• *ap'*: preposition + genitive - from
• *autōn*: genitive, masculine, plural - them
• *apo*: preposition + genitive - from
• *Pamphylias*: genitive, feminine, singular - Pamphylia
• *kai*: conjunction - and
• *mē*: negative particle - not
• *synelthonta*: aorist participle, active, accusative, masculine, singular - having gone with
• *autois*: dative, masculine, plural - with them
• *eis*: preposition + accusative - to/for
• *to ergon*: accusative, neuter, singular - the work
• *symparalabein*: aorist, infinitive, active - to take along
• *touton*: accusative, masculine, singular - this one

Word Meanings

• *ēxiou*: was considering worthy/thought it best/deemed it right
• *apostanta*: having departed/withdrawn/left
• *synelthonta*: having gone with/accompanied
• *ergon*: work/task/labor
• *symparalabein*: to take along/bring with

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  But Paul thought not good to take him with them, who departed from them from Pamphylia, and went not with them to the work.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  But Paul insisted that they should not take with them the one who had departed from them in Pamphylia and had not gone with them to the work.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  But Paul thought not good to take him with them, who departed from them from Pamphylia, and went not with them to the work.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  But Paul thought not good to take with them him who withdrew from them from Pamphylia, and went not with them to the work.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  But Paul thought not good to take him with them, who departed from them from Pamphylia, and went not with them to the work.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  But Paul thought it not mete to take him vnto their company whiche departed from them at Pamphylia and went not with them to the worke.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Howbeit Paul thoughte it mete, not to take him with them, which departed from them in Pamphilia, and wente not with them vnto the worke.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  But Paul thought it not meete to take him vnto their companie, which departed from them from Pamphylia, and went not with them to the worke.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  But Paul woulde not take hym vnto their companie, which departed from them from Pamphylia, and went not with them to the worke.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  But Paul thought not good to take him with them, who departed from them from Pamphylia, and went not with them to the work.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  But Paul didn't think that it was a good idea to take with them someone who had withdrawn from them in Pamphylia, and didn't go with them to do the work.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and Paul was not thinking it good to take him with them who withdrew from them from Pamphylia, and did not go with them to the work;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  But Paul thought not good to take with them him who withdrew from them from Pamphylia, and went not with them to the work.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  But Paul thought not good to take with them him who withdrew from them from Pamphylia, and went not with them to the work.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  But Paul was of the opinion that it was not right to take with them one who had gone away from them in Pamphylia, and had not gone on with the work.

• World English Bible (2000)

  But Paul didn't think that it was a good idea to take with them someone who had withdrawn from them in Pamphylia, and didn't go with them to do the work.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  but Paul insisted that they should not take along this one who had left them in Pamphylia and had not accompanied them in the work.

Referenced Verses

• Acts 13:13 : 13 Now Paul and his companions set sail from Paphos and came to Perga in Pamphylia. But John left them and returned to Jerusalem.
• Jas 1:8 : 8 Such a person is double-minded and unstable in all their ways.
• Ps 78:9 : 9 The sons of Ephraim, armed with bows, turned back on the day of battle.
• Prov 25:19 : 19 Confidence in an unfaithful person in a time of trouble is like a bad tooth or a foot out of joint.
• Luke 9:61 : 61 Another said, 'I will follow you, Lord, but first let me say goodbye to those at my home.'
• Luke 14:27-34 : 27 And whoever does not carry his own cross and follow me cannot be my disciple. 28 For which of you, wishing to build a tower, does not first sit down and calculate the cost to see if he has enough to complete it? 29 Otherwise, if he lays the foundation and is not able to finish it, everyone who sees it will ridicule him, 30 saying, ‘This man began to build and was not able to finish.’ 31 Or what king, going to war against another king, will not first sit down and consider whether he is able with ten thousand men to face the one coming against him with twenty thousand? 32 If he is not able, he will send a delegation while the other is still far away and ask for terms of peace. 33 In the same way, any one of you who does not give up all his possessions cannot be my disciple. 34 Salt is good, but if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again?