Acts 23:12 “When daylight came, the Jews formed a conspiracy and bound themselves…”

Acts 23:12

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

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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.

World English Bible

When it was day, some of the Jews banded together and bound themselves under a curse, saying that they would neither eat nor drink until they had killed Paul.

American Standard Version

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.

Geneva Bible 1599

And when the day was come, certaine of the Iewes made an assemblie, and bounde themselues with a curse, saying, that they woulde neither eate nor drinke, till they had killed Paul.

Darby Translation

And when it was day, the Jews, having banded together, put themselves under a curse, saying that they would neither eat nor drink till they should kill Paul.

Young's Literal Translation

And day having come, certain of the Jews having made a concourse, did anathematize themselves, saying neither to eat nor to drink till they may kill Paul;

Bible in Basic English

And when it was day, the Jews came together and put themselves under an oath that they would take no food or drink till they had put Paul to death.

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Cross references

“certain”

Acts 23:30 Acts 23:21 Psalm 2:1–3 Jeremiah 11:19 Acts 25:3 Psalm 64:2–6

Acts 23:30 · BSB

When I was informed that there was a plot against the man, I sent him to you at once. I also instructed his accusers to present their case against him before you.

Acts 23:21 · BSB

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.”

Psalm 2:1–3 · BSB

Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain?

Jeremiah 11:19 · BSB

For I was like a gentle lamb led to slaughter; I did not know that they had plotted against me: “Let us destroy the tree with its fruit; let us cut him off from the land of the living, that his name may be remembered no…

Acts 25:3 · BSB

to grant them a concession against Paul by summoning him to Jerusalem, because they were preparing an ambush to kill him along the way.

Psalm 64:2–6 · BSB

Hide me from the scheming of the wicked, from the mob of workers of iniquity,

“bound”

2 Kings 6:31 1 Kings 19:2 Mark 6:23–26 Matthew 27:25

2 Kings 6:31 · BSB

He announced, “May God punish me, and ever so severely, if the head of Elisha son of Shaphat remains on his shoulders through this day!”

1 Kings 19:2 · BSB

So Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah, saying, “May the gods deal with me, and ever so severely, if by this time tomorrow I have not made your life like the lives of those you killed!”

Mark 6:23–26 · BSB

And he swore to her, “Whatever you ask of me, I will give you, up to half my kingdom!”

Matthew 27:25 · BSB

All the people answered, “His blood be on us and on our children!”

“under a curse”

1 Corinthians 16:22 Galatians 3:13 Leviticus 27:29 Joshua 6:26 Joshua 7:15 Nehemiah 10:29

1 Corinthians 16:22 · BSB

If anyone does not love the Lord, let him be under a curse. Come, O Lord!

Galatians 3:13 · BSB

Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us. For it is written: “Cursed is everyone who is hung on a tree.”

Leviticus 27:29 · BSB

No person set apart for destruction may be ransomed; he must surely be put to death.

Joshua 6:26 · BSB

At that time Joshua invoked this solemn oath: “Cursed before the LORD is the man who rises up and rebuilds this city, Jericho; at the cost of his firstborn he will lay its foundations; at the cost of his youngest he will…

Joshua 7:15 · BSB

The one who is caught with the things devoted to destruction must be burned, along with all that belongs to him, because he has transgressed the covenant of the LORD and committed an outrage in Israel.’”

Nehemiah 10:29 · BSB

hereby join with their noble brothers and commit themselves with a sworn oath to follow the Law of God given through His servant Moses and to obey carefully all the commandments, ordinances, and statutes of the LORD our…

“that”

Psalm 31:13 1 Samuel 14:24 1 Samuel 14:40–44 1 Samuel 14:27 1 Samuel 14:28

Psalm 31:13 · BSB

For I hear the slander of many; there is terror on every side. They conspire against me and plot to take my life.

1 Samuel 14:24 · BSB

Now the men of Israel were in distress that day, for Saul had placed the troops under an oath, saying, “Cursed is the man who eats any food before evening, before I have taken vengeance on my enemies.” So none of the tro…

1 Samuel 14:40–44 · BSB

Then Saul said to all Israel, “You stand on one side, and I and my son Jonathan will stand on the other side.” “Do what seems good to you,” the troops replied.

1 Samuel 14:27 · BSB

Jonathan, however, had not heard that his father had bound the people with the oath. So he reached out the end of the staff in his hand, dipped it into the honeycomb, and put his hand to his mouth, and his eyes brightene…

1 Samuel 14:28 · BSB

Then one of the soldiers told him, “Your father bound the troops with a solemn oath, saying, ‘Cursed is the man who eats food today.’ That is why the people are faint.”

Also

Acts 23:14

Acts 23:14 · BSB

They went to the chief priests and elders and said, “We have bound ourselves with a solemn oath not to eat anything until we have killed Paul.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

11The following night the Lord stood near Paul and said, “Take courage! As you have testified about Me in Jerusalem, so also you must testify in Rome.”

13More than forty of them were involved in this plot.

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