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Acts 21:14

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

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “should be [done]” (γινέσθω.) after will here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “should be [done]” (γενέσθω) after Lord here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.

μὴmēnotμήadverb — “not”G3361not, lest.This verse uses “not”.notπειθομένουpeithomenoube persuadedπείθω (peithō)verb, present passive participle, genitive, singular, masculine — “be persuaded”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3982I persuade, urge.be persuadedδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.αὐτοῦautouheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.ἡσυχάσαμενhēsuchasamenwe ceasedἡσυχάζω (hēsuchazō)verb, aorist active indicative, 1st person plural — “we ceased”, a single actionG2270I rest from work, cease from altercation, am silent, live quietly.we ceasedεἰπόντεςeipontesto sayλέγω (légō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “to say”, a single actionG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.This verse uses “say”.Strong’s files this form under G2036 (ἔπω, speak/say).sayingΤοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.κυρίουkuriouof the Lordκύριος (kurios)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of the Lord”, the of-formG2962lord, master, sir; the Lord.This verse uses “lord”.of the Lordτὸtotheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, neuter — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.θέλημαthelēmawillθέλημαnoun, nominative, singular, neuter — “will”, the subject formG2307an act of will, will; plur: wishes, desires.This verse uses “will”.γινέσθωginesthōbe doneγίνομαι (ginomai)verb, present middle imperative, 3rd person singular — “be done”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1096I come into being, am born, become, come about, happen.be done

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γενέσθωgenesthōbe doneγίνομαι (ginomai)verb, present middle or passive imperative, 3rd person singular — “be done”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1096I come into being, am born, become, come about, happen.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and he not being persuaded, we were silent, saying, 'The will of the Lord be done.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

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

Young’s Literal Translation

and he not being persuaded, we were silent, saying, 'The will of the Lord be done.'

World English Bible

When he would not be persuaded, we ceased, saying, “The Lord’s will be done.”

Darby Translation

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

Douay-Rheims

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

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