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But do not thou yield unto them: for there lie in wait for him of them more than forty men, which have bound themselves with an oath, that they will neither eat nor drink till they have killed him: and now are they ready, looking for a promise from thee.

But {G3767} do {G3982} not {G3361} thou {G4771} yield {G3982} unto them {G846}: for {G1063} there lie in wait for {G1748} him {G846} of {G1537} them {G846} more than {G4119} forty {G5062} men {G435}, which {G3748} have bound {G332} themselves {G1438} with an oath {G332}, that they will {G5315} neither {G3383} eat {G5315} nor {G3383} drink {G4095} till {G2193}{G3739} they have killed {G337} him {G846}: and {G2532} now {G3568} are they {G1526} ready {G2092}, looking for {G4327} a promise {G1860} from {G575} thee {G4675}.

But don’t let yourself be talked into it, because more than forty men are lying in wait for him. They have taken an oath neither to eat nor to drink until they kill him; and they are ready now, only waiting for you to give your consent to their request.”

Do not let them persuade you, because more than forty men are waiting to ambush him. They have bound themselves with an oath not to eat or drink until they have killed him; they are ready now, awaiting your consent.”

Do not thou therefore yield unto them: for there lie in wait for him of them more than forty men, who have bound themselves under a curse, neither to eat nor to drink till they have slain him: and now are they ready, looking for the promise from thee.

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Cross-References

  • Acts 23:12 (4 votes)

    ¶ And when it was day, certain of the Jews banded together, and bound themselves under a curse, saying that they would neither eat nor drink till they had killed Paul.

  • Acts 23:14 (4 votes)

    And they came to the chief priests and elders, and said, We have bound ourselves under a great curse, that we will eat nothing until we have slain Paul.

  • Exodus 23:2 (3 votes)

    Thou shalt not follow a multitude to [do] evil; neither shalt thou speak in a cause to decline after many to wrest [judgment]:

  • 2 Corinthians 11:26 (3 votes)

    [In] journeyings often, [in] perils of waters, [in] perils of robbers, [in] perils by [mine own] countrymen, [in] perils by the heathen, [in] perils in the city, [in] perils in the wilderness, [in] perils in the sea, [in] perils among false brethren;

  • Romans 9:3 (3 votes)

    For I could wish that myself were accursed from Christ for my brethren, my kinsmen according to the flesh:

  • Acts 25:3 (3 votes)

    And desired favour against him, that he would send for him to Jerusalem, laying wait in the way to kill him.

  • Acts 20:19 (3 votes)

    Serving the Lord with all humility of mind, and with many tears, and temptations, which befell me by the lying in wait of the Jews: