Acts 20:13 — Compare Translations

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English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

And we having gone before unto the ship, did sail to Assos, thence intending to take in Paul, for so he had arranged, intending himself to go on foot;

English ASV

But we going before to the ship set sail for Assos, there intending to take in Paul: for so had he appointed, intending himself to go by land.

English Amplified

But going on ahead to the ship, the rest of us set sail for Assos, intending to take Paul aboard there, for that was what he had directed, intending himself to go by land [on foot].

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

But going on ahead to the ship, the rest of us set sail for Assos, intending to take Paul aboard there, for that was what he had directed, intending himself to go by land [on foot].

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

We went on ahead to the ship and sailed to Assos, where we were to take Paul aboard. He had arranged this because he was going there on foot.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

We went on ahead to the ship and sailed for Assos, where we were going to take Paul on board, because these were his instructions, since he himself was going by land.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

And we, having gone before on board ship, sailed off to Assos, going to take in Paul there; for so he had directed, he himself being about to go on foot.

English EASY 2024

Paul decided to travel to Assos across the land. But we got on a ship and we sailed to Assos. We agreed with Paul that we would wait for him there.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

We went on ahead of Paul and sailed for the city of Assos, planning to meet him there. This is what he told us to do because he wanted to go by land.

But going ahead to the ship, we set sail for Assos, intending to take Paul aboard there, for so he had arranged, intending himself to go by land.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

We went on ahead to the ship and sailed off to Assos, where we were going to take Paul aboard. He had told us to do this, because he was going there by land.

English God's Word - GW 1995

We went ahead to the ship and sailed for the city of Assos. At Assos, we were going to pick up Paul. He had made these arrangements, since he had planned to walk overland to Assos.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

Then we went on ahead to the ship and sailed for Assos, from there intending to take Paul on board. For these were his instructions, since he himself was going by land.

English KJV 1611

And we went before to ship, and sailed unto Assos, there intending to take in Paul: for so had he appointed, minding himself to go afoot.

English LSB

But we, going ahead to the ship, set sail for Assos, intending from there to take Paul on board; for so he had arranged it, intending himself to go by land.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

We went ahead to the ship and sailed to Assos, intending to take Paul on board there. For he had arranged this, intending to go on foot.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

But we, going ahead to the ship, set sail for Assos, intending from there to take Paul on board; for so he had arranged it, intending himself to go by land.

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

We went ahead to the ship and set sail for Assos where we were to take Paul on board, as he had arranged, since he was going overland.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

We went on ahead to the ship and put out to sea for Assos, intending to take Paul aboard there, for he had arranged it this way. He himself was intending to go there by land.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

We went on ahead to the ship. We sailed for Assos. There we were going to take Paul on board. He had planned it this way because he wanted to go there by land.

English NIV

We went on ahead to the ship and sailed for Assos, where we were going to take Paul aboard. He had made this arrangement because he was going there on foot.

English NKJ 1982

Then we went ahead to the ship and sailed to Assos, there intending to take Paul on board; for so he had given orders, intending himself to go on foot.

English NLT

Paul went by land to Assos, where he had arranged for us to join him, and we went on ahead by ship.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

We went ahead to the ship and set sail for Assos, intending to take Paul on board there; for he had made this arrangement, intending to go by land himself.

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

Continuing our journey, we made our way to the ship and sailed for Assos. Paul had previously arranged to meet us there as he traveled overland by foot.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

But going ahead to the ship, we set sail for Assos, intending to take Paul aboard there; for so he had arranged, intending himself to go by land.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

Paul was going by land to Assos, and we went on ahead by ship.

English Tyndale 1537

Then took we shipping, and departed(And we went afore to ship, and loosed) unto Asson, there to receive Paul. For so had he appointed, and would himself go by land.(a foot.)