Acts 15:38

But Paul thought not good to take him with them; who departed from them from Pamphylia, and went not with them to the worke.
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan

But Paul kept insisting that they should not take him along who had deserted them in Pamphylia and had not gone with them to the work.
- New American Standard Version (1995)

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 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.
- Basic English Bible

But Paul thought it best not to take him, because he had deserted them in Pamphylia and had not accompanied them in the work.
- Berean Standard Bible Bible

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.
- Darby Bible

But Paul desired that he (as having departed from them out of Pamphylia, and not gone with them to the work) might not be received.
- Douay-Rheims Bible

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

But Paul didn't think that it was a good idea to take with them someone who had withdrawn from them in Pamphylia, and didn't go with them to do the work.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

Wesley's Notes for Acts 15:38

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.