Acts 23:12

American Standard Version (1901)

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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  • Acts 23:21 : 21 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.
  • Acts 23:30 : 30 And when it was shown to me that there would be a plot against the man, I sent him to thee forthwith, charging his accusers also to speak against him before thee.
  • Acts 23:14 : 14 And they came to the chief priests and the elders, and said, We have bound ourselves under a great curse, to taste nothing until we have killed Paul.
  • Acts 25:3 : 3 asking a favor against him, that he would send for him to Jerusalem; laying a plot to kill him on the way.
  • 1 Cor 16:22 : 22 If any man loveth not the Lord, let him be anathema. Maranatha.
  • Gal 3:13 : 13 Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law, having become a curse for us; for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree:
  • Lev 27:29 : 29 No one devoted, that shall be devoted from among men, shall be ransomed; he shall surely be put to death.
  • Josh 6:26 : 26 And Joshua charged them with an oath at that time, saying, Cursed be the man before Jehovah, that riseth up and buildeth this city Jericho: with the loss of his first-born shall he lay the foundation thereof, and with the loss of his youngest son shall he set up the gates of it.
  • Josh 7:1 : 1 But the children of Israel committed a trespass in the devoted thing; for Achan, the son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, took of the devoted thing: and the anger of Jehovah was kindled against the children of Israel.
  • Josh 7:15 : 15 And it shall be, that he that is taken with the devoted thing shall be burnt with fire, he and all that he hath; because he hath transgressed the covenant of Jehovah, and because he hath wrought folly in Israel.
  • 1 Sam 14:24 : 24 And the men of Israel were distressed that day; for Saul had adjured the people, saying, Cursed be the man that eateth any food until it be evening, and I be avenged on mine enemies. So none of the people tasted food.
  • 1 Sam 14:27-28 : 27 But Jonathan heard not when his father charged the people with the oath: wherefore he put forth the end of the rod that was in his hand, and dipped it in the honeycomb, and put his hand to his mouth; and his eyes were enlightened. 28 Then answered one of the people, and said, Thy father straitly charged the people with an oath, saying, Cursed be the man that eateth food this day. And the people were faint.
  • 1 Sam 14:40-44 : 40 Then said he unto all Israel, Be ye on one side, and I and Jonathan my son will be on the other side. And the people said unto Saul, Do what seemeth good unto thee. 41 Therefore Saul said unto Jehovah, the God of Israel, Show the right. And Jonathan and Saul were taken [by lot] ; but the people escaped. 42 And Saul said, Cast [lots] between me and Jonathan my son. And Jonathan was taken. 43 Then Saul said to Jonathan, Tell me what thou hast done. And Jonathan told him, and said, I did certainly taste a little honey with the end of the rod that was in my hand; and, lo, I must die. 44 And Saul said, God do so and more also; for thou shalt surely die, Jonathan.
  • 1 Kgs 19:2 : 2 Then Jezebel send a messenger unto Elijah, saying, So let the gods do to me, and more also, if I make not thy life as the life of one of them by to-morrow about this time.
  • 2 Kgs 6:31 : 31 Then he said, God do so to me, and more also, if the head of Elisha the son of Shaphat shall stand on him this day.
  • Neh 10:29 : 29 They clave to their brethren, their nobles, and entered into a curse, and into an oath, to walk in God's law, which was given by Moses the servant of God, and to observe and do all the commandments of Jehovah our Lord, and his ordinances and his statutes;
  • Ps 2:1-3 : 1 Why do the nations rage, And the peoples meditate a vain thing? 2 The kings of the earth set themselves, And the rulers take counsel together, Against Jehovah, and against his anointed, [saying] , 3 Let us break their bonds asunder, And cast away their cords from us.
  • Ps 31:13 : 13 For I have heard the defaming of many, Terror on every side: While they took counsel together against me, they devised to take away my life.
  • Ps 64:2-6 : 2 Hide me from the secret counsel of evil-doers, From the tumult of the workers of iniquity; 3 Who have whet their tongue like a sword, And have aimed their arrows, even bitter words, 4 That they may shoot in secret places at the perfect: Suddenly do they shoot at him, and fear not. 5 They encourage themselves in an evil purpose; They commune of laying snares privily; They say, Who will see them? 6 They search out iniquities; We have accomplished, [say they], a diligent search: And the inward thought and the heart of every one is deep.
  • Isa 8:9-9 : 9 Make an uproar, O ye peoples, and be broken in pieces; and give ear, all ye of far countries: gird yourselves, and be broken in pieces; gird yourselves, and be broken in pieces. 10 Take counsel together, and it shall be brought to nought; speak the word, and it shall not stand: for God is with us.
  • Jer 11:19 : 19 But I was like a gentle lamb that is led to the slaughter; and I knew not that they had devised devices against me, [saying], Let us destroy the tree with the fruit thereof, and let us cut him off from the land of the living, that his name may be no more remembered.
  • Matt 26:4 : 4 and they took counsel together that they might take Jesus by subtlety, and kill him.
  • Matt 26:74 : 74 Then began he to curse and to swear, I know not the man. And straightway the cock crew.
  • Matt 27:25 : 25 And all the people answered and said, His blood [be] on us, and on our children.
  • Mark 6:23-26 : 23 And he sware unto her, Whatsoever thou shalt ask of me, I will give it thee, unto the half of my kingdom. 24 And she went out, and said unto her mother, What shall I ask? And she said, The head of John the Baptizer. 25 And she came in straightway with haste unto the king, and asked, saying, I will that thou forthwith give me on a platter the head of John the Baptist. 26 And the king was exceeding sorry; but for the sake of his oaths, and of them that sat at meat, he would not reject her.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Acts 23:13-15
    3 verses
    88%

    13And they were more than forty that made this conspiracy.

    14And they came to the chief priests and the elders, and said, We have bound ourselves under a great curse, to taste nothing until we have killed Paul.

    15Now therefore do ye with the council signify to the chief captain that he bring him down unto you, as though ye would judge of his case more exactly: and we, before he comes near, are ready to slay him.

  • Acts 23:20-21
    2 verses
    85%

    20And he said, The Jews have agreed to ask thee to bring down Paul to-morrow unto the council, as though thou wouldest inquire somewhat more exactly concerning him.

    21Do 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.

  • Acts 27:33
    73%

    33And while the day was coming on, Paul besought them all to take some food, saying, This day is the fourteenth day that ye wait and continue fasting, having taken nothing.

  • Acts 9:23-24
    2 verses
    73%

    23And when many days were fulfilled, the Jews took counsel together to kill him:

    24but their plot became known to Saul. And they watched the gates also day and night that they might kill him:

  • Acts 28:17-18
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    71%

    17And it came to pass, that after three days he called together those that were the chief of the Jews: and when they were come together, he said unto them, I, brethren, though I had done nothing against the people, or the customs of our fathers, yet was delivered prisoner from Jerusalem into the hands of the Romans:

    18who, when they had examined me, desired to set me at liberty, because there was no cause of death in me.

  • Acts 22:30
    71%

    30But on the morrow, desiring to know the certainty wherefore he was accused of the Jews, he loosed him, and commanded the chief priests and all the council to come together, and brought Paul down and set him before them.

  • Acts 26:21
    70%

    21For this cause the Jews seized me in the temple, and assayed to kill me.

  • Acts 21:27
    70%

    27And when the seven days were almost completed, the Jews from Asia, when they saw him in the temple, stirred up all the multitude and laid hands on him,

  • 1 Sam 14:24
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    24And the men of Israel were distressed that day; for Saul had adjured the people, saying, Cursed be the man that eateth any food until it be evening, and I be avenged on mine enemies. So none of the people tasted food.

  • Acts 25:2-3
    2 verses
    70%

    2And the chief priests and the principal men of the Jews informed him against Paul; and they besought him,

    3asking a favor against him, that he would send for him to Jerusalem; laying a plot to kill him on the way.

  • Acts 21:11-13
    3 verses
    70%

    11And coming to us, and taking Paul's girdle, he bound his own feet and hands, and said, Thus saith the Holy Spirit, So shall the Jews at Jerusalem bind the man that owneth this girdle, and shall deliver him into the hands of the Gentiles.

    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 do ye, weeping and breaking my heart? for I am ready not to be bound only, but also to die at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.

  • Acts 23:30-31
    2 verses
    69%

    30And when it was shown to me that there would be a plot against the man, I sent him to thee forthwith, charging his accusers also to speak against him before thee.

    31So the soldiers, as it was commanded them, took Paul and brought him by night to Antipatris.

  • Acts 23:10-11
    2 verses
    69%

    10And when there arose a great dissension, the chief captain, fearing lest Paul should be torn in pieces by them, commanded the soldiers to go down and take him by force from among them, and bring him into the castle.

    11And the night following the Lord stood by him, and said, Be of good cheer: for as thou hast testified concerning me at Jerusalem, so must thou bear witness also at Rome.

  • Acts 21:30-32
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    69%

    30And all the city was moved, and the people ran together; and they laid hold on Paul, and dragged him out of the temple: and straightway the doors were shut.

    31And as they were seeking to kill him, tidings came up to the chief captain of the band, that all Jerusalem was in confusion.

    32And forthwith he took soldiers and centurions, and ran down upon them: and they, when they saw the chief captain and the soldiers, left off beating Paul.

  • Matt 27:1
    68%

    1Now when morning was come, all the chief priests and the elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put him to death:

  • Acts 27:42
    68%

    42And the soldiers' counsel was to kill the prisoners, lest any [of them] should swim out, and escape.

  • Acts 25:15
    68%

    15about whom, when I was at Jerusalem, the chief priests and the elders of the Jews informed [me], asking for sentence against him.

  • Acts 25:7
    67%

    7And when he was come, the Jews that had come down from Jerusalem stood round about him, bringing against him many and grievous charges which they could not prove;

  • Acts 14:18-19
    2 verses
    67%

    18And with these sayings scarce restrained they the multitudes from doing sacrifice unto them.

    19But there came Jews thither from Antioch and Iconium: and having persuaded the multitudes, they stoned Paul, and dragged him out of the city, supposing that he was dead.

  • Matt 26:4
    67%

    4and they took counsel together that they might take Jesus by subtlety, and kill him.

  • Acts 24:11
    67%

    11Seeing that thou canst take knowledge that it is not more than twelve days since I went up to worship at Jerusalem:

  • John 18:12
    67%

    12So the band and the chief captain, and the officers of the Jews, seized Jesus and bound him,

  • Acts 18:12
    67%

    12But when Gallio was proconsul of Achaia, the Jews with one accord rose up against Paul and brought him before the judgment-seat,

  • Acts 23:23
    66%

    23And he called unto him two of the centurions, and said, Make ready two hundred soldiers to go as far as Caesarea, and horsemen threescore and ten, and spearmen two hundred, at the third hour of the night:

  • Acts 13:45
    66%

    45But when the Jews saw the multitudes, they were filled with jealousy, and contradicted the things which were spoken by Paul, and blasphemed.

  • Acts 24:23
    66%

    23And he gave order to the centurion that he should be kept in charge, and should have indulgence; and not to forbid any of his friends to minister unto him.

  • Acts 12:3
    66%

    3And when he saw that it pleased the Jews, he proceeded to seize Peter also. And [those] were the days of unleavened bread.

  • Acts 20:11
    66%

    11And when he was gone up, and had broken the bread, and eaten, and had talked with them a long while, even till break of day, so he departed.

  • Acts 20:7
    66%

    7And upon the first day of the week, when we were gathered together to break bread, Paul discoursed with them, intending to depart on the morrow; and prolonged his speech until midnight.

  • Acts 27:9
    66%

    9And when much time was spent, and the voyage was now dangerous, because the Fast was now already gone by, Paul admonished them,

  • Acts 26:30-31
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    66%

    30And the king rose up, and the governor, and Bernice, and they that sat with them:

    31and when they had withdrawn, they spake one to another, saying, This man doeth nothing worthy of death or of bonds.

  • Acts 24:9
    66%

    9And the Jews also joined in the charge, affirming that these things were so.

  • Acts 19:30
    66%

    30And when Paul was minded to enter in unto the people, the disciples suffered him not.

  • Acts 23:1
    66%

    1And Paul, looking stedfastly on the council, said, Brethren, I have lived before God in all good conscience until this day.

  • John 11:53
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    53So from that day forth they took counsel that they might put him to death.

  • Judg 15:12
    66%

    12And they said unto him, We are come down to bind thee, that we may deliver thee into the hand of the Philistines. And Samson said unto them, Swear unto me, that ye will not fall upon me yourselves.