Acts 15:38 Parallel Translations

However, Paul didn't think it was right to take a person like him along. John Mark had deserted them in Pamphylia and had not gone with them to work.(GOD'S WORD®)

KJV:

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

ASV:

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

BBE:

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.

DBY:

but Paul thought it not well to take with them him who had abandoned them, going back from Pamphylia, and had not gone with them to the work.

ERV:

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

WEY:

while Paul deemed it undesirable to have as their companion one who had deserted them in Pamphylia and had not gone on with them to the work.

WBS:

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

WEB:

But Paul didn't think that it was a good idea to take with them someone who had withdrawn from them in Pamphylia, and didn't go with them to do the work.

YLT:

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;

Acts 15:38 Cross References

XREF:

Commentaries and Concordances

PNT:

15:37,38 Barnabas determined to take with them John. He had abandoned them on the first tour (Ac 13:13), and his reasons did not satisfy Paul; hence he declined to take him.

WES:

15:38 But Paul thought it not right - To trust him again, who had deserted them before: who had shrunk from the labour and danger of converting those they were now going to confirm.

MHC:

15:36-41 Here we have a private quarrel between two ministers, no less than Paul and Barnabas, yet made to end well. Barnabas wished his nephew John Mark to go with them. We should suspect ourselves of being partial, and guard against this in putting our relations forward. Paul did not think him worthy of the honour, nor fit for the service, who had departed from them without their knowledge, or without their consent: see ch.

CONC:

Abandoned Along Best Companion Continued Deemed Departed Deserted Didn't Idea Insisting Kept Opinion Pamphylia Pamphyl'ia Paul Someone Thinking Undesirable Wise Withdrawn Withdrew

Abandoned Best Companion Deemed Departed Deserted Good Idea Insisting Kept Opinion Pamphylia Paul Right Someone Think Thought Undesirable Wise Withdrawn Withdrew Work

New American Standard Bible Copyright © 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, Calif. All rights reserved. For Permission to Quote Information visit http://www.lockman.org.

GOD'S WORD® is a copyrighted work of God's Word to the Nations. Quotations are used by permission. Copyright 1995 by God's Word to the Nations. All rights reserved.

Online Parallel Bible