Paul Visits Philip the Evangelist
Acts 21:14
In 9 translations
- BSB
- When he would not be dissuaded, we fell silent and said, “The Lord’s will be done.”
- KJV
- And when he would not be persuaded, we ceased, saying, The will of the Lord be done.
- WEB
- When he would not be persuaded, we ceased, saying, “The Lord’s will be done.”
- ASV
- And when he would not be persuaded, we ceased, saying, The will of the Lord be done.
- LSV
- and he not being persuaded, we were silent, saying, “The will of the LORD be done.”
- YLT
- and he not being persuaded, we were silent, saying, 'The will of the Lord be done.'
- DBY
- And when he would not be persuaded, we were silent, saying, The will of the Lord be done.
- DRC
- And when we could not persuade him, we ceased, saying: The will of the Lord be done.
- GNV
- So when he would not be perswaded, we ceased, saying, The will of the Lord be done.
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Where the editions differ
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- NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles read γινέσθω.¶ (“should be [done]”); Textus Receptus, Byzantine text read γενέσθω (“should be [done]”).
Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (2)
- Word order: Textus Receptus, Byzantine text place τοῦ elsewhere in this verse.
- Word order: Textus Receptus, Byzantine text place κυρίου elsewhere in this verse.
SBLGNT apparatus (2)
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- SBLGNT: Τοῦ κυρίου τὸ θέλημα. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read Τοῦ κυρίου τὸ θέλημα; Robinson–Pierpont read Τὸ θέλημα τοῦ κυρίου.
- SBLGNT: γινέσθω. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read γινέσθω; Robinson–Pierpont read γενέσθω.
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Original-language editions
- SBLGNT
- μὴ πειθομένου δὲ αὐτοῦ ἡσυχάσαμεν εἰπόντες· Τοῦ κυρίου τὸ θέλημα γινέσθω.
- RP2018
- Μὴ πειθομένου δὲ αὐτοῦ, ἡσυχάσαμεν εἰπόντες, Τὸ θέλημα τοῦ κυρίου γενέσθω.
- TR-Boyd
- Μὴ πειθομένου δὲ αὐτοῦ, ἡσυχάσαμεν εἰπόντες, Τὸ θέλημα τοῦ Κυρίου γενέσθω.
- SCR1894
- μη πειθομενου δε αυτου ησυχασαμεν ειποντες το θελημα του κυριου γενεσθω
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Cross-references most cited first
- Luke 22:42“Father, if You are willing, take this cup from Me. Yet not My will, but Yours be done.”
- Matthew 26:42A second time He went away and prayed, “My Father, if this cup cannot pass unless I drink it, may Your will be done.”
- Matthew 26:39Going a little farther, He fell facedown and prayed, “My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me. Yet not as I will, but as You will.”
- Matthew 6:10Your kingdom come, Your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.
- 2 Samuel 15:25–26Then the king said to Zadok, “Return the ark of God to the city. If I find favor in the eyes of the LORD, He will bring me back and let me see both it and His dwelling place again. But if He should say, ‘I do not…
- 2 Kings 20:19But Hezekiah said to Isaiah, “The word of the LORD that you have spoken is good.” For he thought, “Will there not at least be peace and security in my lifetime?”
- Genesis 43:14May God Almighty grant you mercy before the man, that he may release your other brother along with Benjamin. As for me, if I am bereaved, I am bereaved.”
- 1 Samuel 3:18So Samuel told him everything and did not hide a thing from him. “He is the LORD,” replied Eli. “Let Him do what is good in His eyes.”
- Luke 11:2So Jesus told them, “When you pray, say: ‘Father, hallowed be Your name. Your kingdom come.
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