And He went on ahead a short distance and fell face-down and prayed, “My Father, allow this cup [i.e., of suffering] to pass away from me if it is [at all] possible; nevertheless, let it not be what I want, but what You want [for me].”
Acts 21:14 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition) And when he could not be dissuaded [from going to Jerusalem] we stopped [trying to convince him], saying, “Let the Lord's will be done in the matter.” More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And when he would not be persuaded, we ceased, saying, The will of the Lord be done. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And when he would not yield to [our] persuading, we stopped [urging and imploring him], saying, The Lord's will be done! American Standard Version (1901) And when he would not be persuaded, we ceased, saying, The will of the Lord be done. Common English Bible Since we couldn’t talk him out of it, the only thing we could say was, “The Lord’s will be done.” Catholic Public Domain Version And since we were not able to persuade him, we quieted, saying: "May the will of the Lord be done." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And when we could not persuade him, we ceased, saying: The will of the Lord be done. |
And He went on ahead a short distance and fell face-down and prayed, “My Father, allow this cup [i.e., of suffering] to pass away from me if it is [at all] possible; nevertheless, let it not be what I want, but what You want [for me].”
He [then] went away a second time and prayed, “My Father, if this [cup of suffering] cannot pass away unless I drink it [i.e., experience the suffering], [then] let what You want be done.”
May your kingdom come [to earth]; may your will be done on earth just as it is [already being done] in heaven.
And He said to them, “When you pray you should say, ‘Father, may your name be highly honored. May your kingdom come [to earth].
saying, “Father, if you are willing, take this cup [i.e., of suffering] away from me; nevertheless, let it not be what I want, but what you want [for me].”