Acts 21:14
Since Paul did not wish to be persuaded, we stopped trying and said, “May the will of the Lord be done.”
Unlocked Literal Bible
In The King James Version
And when he would not be persuaded, we ceased, saying, The will of the Lord be done.
In Context
15After these days, we picked up our bags and went up to Jerusalem.
Cross References
1 Samuel 3:18Samuel told him everything; he hid nothing from him. Eli said, “It is Yahweh. Let him do what seems good to him.”
2 Kings 20:19Then Hezekiah said to Isaiah, “The word of Yahweh that you have spoken is good.” For he thought, “Will there not be peace and stability in my days?”
Matthew 26:39He went a little farther, fell on his face, and prayed. He said, “My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from me. Yet, not as I will, but as you will.”
Luke 11:2Jesus said to them, “When you pray say, 1 'Father, may your name be sanctified. 2 May your kingdom come. 1
Matthew Henry on Acts 21:9-15
The Prophecy of Agabus; Paul's Adherence to His Resolution to Visit Jerusalem. 8 And the next day we that were of Paul's company departed, and came unto Cæsarea: and we entered into the house of Philip the evangelist, which was one of the seven; and abode with him. 9 And the same man had four daughters, virgins, which did prophesy. 10 And as we tarried there many days, there came down from Judæa a certain prophet, named Agabus. 11 And when he was come unto us, he took Paul's girdle, and bound his own hands and… Read the whole commentary →