Acts 21:14 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

¹⁴ 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.”

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁴ And when he would not be persuaded, we ceased, saying, The will of the Lord be done.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁴ 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)

¹⁴ And when he would not be persuaded, we ceased, saying, The will of the Lord be done.

Common English Bible

¹⁴ 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

¹⁴ 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

¹⁴ And when we could not persuade him, we ceased, saying: The will of the Lord be done.

Acts 21:14 Cross References

Matthew 26:39

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].”

Matthew 26:42

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.”

Matthew 6:10

May your kingdom come [to earth]; may your will be done on earth just as it is [already being done] in heaven.

Luke 11:2

And He said to them, “When you pray you should say, ‘Father, may your name be highly honored. May your kingdom come [to earth].

Luke 22:42

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].”