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Acts 23:12

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¶ 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.

And {G1161} when it was {G1096} day {G2250}, certain {G5100} of the Jews {G2453} banded together {G4160}{G4963}, and bound {G332} themselves {G1438} under a curse {G332}, saying {G3004} that they would {G5315} neither {G3383} eat {G5315} nor {G3383} drink {G4095} till {G2193}{G3739} they had killed {G615} Paul {G3972}.

The next day, some of the Judeans formed a conspiracy. They took an oath, saying they would neither eat nor drink until they had killed Sha’ul;

When daylight came, the Jews formed a conspiracy and bound themselves with an oath not to eat or drink until they had killed Paul.

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

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Cross-References

  • Acts 23:30 (16 votes)

    And when it was told me how that the Jews laid wait for the man, I sent straightway to thee, and gave commandment to his accusers also to say before thee what [they had] against him. Farewell.

  • Isaiah 8:9 (15 votes)

    ¶ Associate yourselves, O ye people, and ye shall be broken in pieces; and give ear, all ye of far countries: gird yourselves, and ye shall be broken in pieces; gird yourselves, and ye shall be broken in pieces.

  • Isaiah 8:10 (15 votes)

    Take counsel together, and it shall come to nought; speak the word, and it shall not stand: for God [is] with us.

  • Acts 23:21 (13 votes)

    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.

  • Acts 23:14 (11 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.

  • Psalms 2:1 (9 votes)

    ¶ Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing?

  • Psalms 2:3 (9 votes)

    Let us break their bands asunder, and cast away their cords from us.