Acts 21:14

21:14 Because he could not be persuaded, ¹  we said no more except, ²  “The Lord’s will be done.” ³ 

Acts 22:14

22:14 Then he said, ‘The God of our ancestors ⁴  has already chosen ⁵  you to know his will, to see ⁶  the Righteous One, ⁷  and to hear a command ⁸  from his mouth,

[21:14]  ¹ tn The participle πειθομένου (peiqomenou) in this genitive absolute construction has been translated as a causal adverbial participle.

[21:14]  ² tn Grk “we became silent, saying.”

[21:14]  ³ sn “The Lord’s will be done.” Since no one knew exactly what would happen, the matter was left in the Lord’s hands.

[22:14]  ⁴ tn Or “forefathers”; Grk “fathers.”

[22:14]  ⁵ tn L&N 30.89 has “‘to choose in advance, to select beforehand, to designate in advance’…‘the God of our ancestors has already chosen you to know his will’ Ac 22:14.”

[22:14]  ⁶ tn Grk “and to see.” This καί (kai) has not been translated since English normally uses a coordinating conjunction only between the last two elements in a series of three or more.

[22:14]  ⁷ sn The Righteous One is a reference to Jesus Christ (Acts 3:14).

[22:14]  ⁸ tn Or “a solemn declaration”; Grk “a voice.” BDAG 1071-72 s.v. φωνή 2.c states, “that which the voice gives expression to: call, cry, outcry, loud or solemn declaration (… = order, command)…Cp. 22:14; 24:21.”