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Acts 21:14 KJV
Acts · chapter 21 · verse 14
And when he would not be persuaded, we ceased, saying, The will of the Lord be done.Acts 21:14 · King James Version
Acts 21:14 in context
12And when we heard these things, both we, and they of that place, besought him not to go up to Jerusalem.
13Then Paul answered, What mean ye to weep and to break mine heart? for I am ready not to be bound only, but also to die at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.
14And when he would not be persuaded, we ceased, saying, The will of the Lord be done.
15And after those days we took up our carriages, and went up to Jerusalem.
16There went with us also certain of the disciples of Caesarea, and brought with them one Mnason of Cyprus, an old disciple, with whom we should lodge.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- persuadedpeithōpersuade, to persuadeG3982 →
- ceasedhēsychazōto keep quiet, to rest, cease from labour, to lead a quiet life, said of those who are…G2270 →
- sayingeiponto speak, sayG2036 →
- Lordkyrioshe to whom a person or thing belongs, about which he has power of deciding master, lord…G2962 →
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We have here Paul and his company arrived at length at Caesarea, where he designed to make some stay, it being the place where the gospel was first preached to the Gentiles, and the Holy Ghost fell upon them, Act 10:1, Act 10:44. Now here we are told, I. Who it was that entertained Paul and his company at Caesarea.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 8-14