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Acts 21:14

And when he would not be persuaded, we ceased, saying, The will of the Lord be done.

KJV

μὴ πειθομένου δὲ αὐτοῦ ἡσυχάσαμεν εἰπόντες, τοῦ κυρίου τὸ θέλημα γινέσθω.

Greek NT

Et cum ei suadere non possemus, quievimus, dicentes : Domini voluntas fiat.

Vulgate

And when he would not be persuaded, we ceased, saying, The will of the Lord be done.

ASV

And when we could not persuade him, we ceased, saying: The will of the Lord be done.

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Greek

10 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

αὐτός
autos
pronoun · 5564×
γίνομαι
ginomai
verb · 667×
δέ
de
conjunction · 2781×
θέλημα
thelema
noun · 62×
κύριος
kurios
noun · 717×
λέγω
lego
verb · 2256×
μή
me
particle · 1033×
πείθω
peitho
verb · 52×
ἡσυχάζω
esuchazo
verb · 5×
o
article · 19778×

Textual variants

2 variant units attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.

minor
SBLGNT: Τοῦ κυρίου τὸ θέλημα | WH/Treg/NIV: Τοῦ κυρίου τὸ θέλημα | RP: Τὸ θέλημα τοῦ κυρίου
  • Τοῦ κυρίου τὸ θέλημαSBLGNT
  • Τοῦ κυρίου τὸ θέλημαWestcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
  • Τὸ θέλημα τοῦ κυρίουRobinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus
minor
SBLGNT: γινέσθω | WH/Treg/NIV: γινέσθω | RP: γενέσθω
  • γινέσθωSBLGNT
  • γινέσθωWestcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
  • γενέσθωRobinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus

Historic Christian voices

2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 1Pet 3:17 — For it is better, if the will of God be so, that ye suffer for well doing, than for evil doing.
  • Gen 43:14 — And God Almighty give you mercy before the man, that he may send away your other brother, and Benjamin. If I be bereaved of my children, I am bereaved.
  • Luke 22:42 — Saying, Father, if thou be willing, remove this cup from me: nevertheless not my will, but thine, be done.
  • Matt 6:10 — Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.
  • Matt 6:10 — Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.
  • Matt 26:39 — And he went a little farther, and fell on his face, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me: nevertheless not as I will, but as thou wilt.
  • Matt 26:42 — He went away again the second time, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if this cup may not pass away from me, except I drink it, thy will be done.
  • Ruth 1:18 — When she saw that she was stedfastly minded to go with her, then she left speaking unto her.