Acts 18:21

And after bidding them farewell, He left for the mountain to pray.

And they arrived at Ephesus, and he left them there. Now he himself entered the synagogue and reasoned with the Jews.

Now it happened that while Apollos was at Corinth, Paul passed through the upper regions and came to Ephesus and found some disciples.

always in my prayers earnestly asking, if perhaps now at last by the will of God I may succeed in coming to you.

so that I may come to you in joy by the will of God and find rest in your company.

But I will come to you soon, if the Lord wills, and I shall know, not the words of those who are puffed up but their power.

For I do not wish to see you now just in passing, for I hope to remain with you for some time, if the Lord permits.

Instead, you ought to say, “If the Lord wills, we will live and also do this or that.”

For it is better, if God should will it so, that you suffer for doing good rather than for doing wrong.