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Acts 21:14

Jesus
God's will and callingObedience

12 When we heard this, we and the people there pleaded with Paul not to go up to Jerusalem.

13 Then Paul answered, “Why are you weeping and breaking my heart? I am ready not only to be bound, but also to die in Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.”

When he would not be dissuaded, we fell silent and said, “The Lord’s will be done.”

15 After these days, we packed up and went on to Jerusalem.

16 Some of the disciples from Caesarea accompanied us, and they took us to stay at the home of Mnason the Cypriot, an early disciple.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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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.
DARBY
And when he would not be persuaded, we were silent, saying, The will of the Lord be done.
BLB
And he not being persuaded, we were silent, having said, “The will of the Lord be done.”
ÅB
Da han nå ikke lot seg overtale, slo vi oss til ro og sa: Skje Herrens vilje!
OTB
Siden han ikke lot seg overtale, sluttet vi og sa: "Herrens vilje skje."
B1930
Da han nu ikke lot sig overtale, slo vi oss til ro og sa: Skje Herrens vilje!

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Luke 22:42

    “Father, if You are willing, take this cup from Me. Yet not My will, but Yours be done.”

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  • Matthew 26:42

    A second time He went away and prayed, “My Father, if this cup cannot pass unless I drink it, may Your will be done.”

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  • Matthew 26:39

    Going 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.”

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  • Matthew 6:10

    Your kingdom come, Your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.

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  • 2 Kings 20:19

    But 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?”

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  • 2 Samuel 15:25–26

    Then 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.

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  • Genesis 43:14

    May 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.”

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  • 1 Samuel 3:18

    So 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.”

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