Acts 23:13

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There were more than forty who had taken this oath together.

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  • John 16:2 : 2 They will ban you from the synagogue. But the time is coming when anyone who kills you will think they are offering a service to God.
  • 2 Sam 15:12 : 12 While he was offering the sacrifices, Absalom also sent for Ahithophel the Gilonite, David’s counselor, from his hometown of Giloh. And the conspiracy gained strength, and Absalom’s following kept increasing.
  • 2 Sam 15:31 : 31 Then someone told David, 'Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom.' So David prayed, 'O LORD, turn Ahithophel’s counsel into foolishness.'

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Acts 23:20-21
    2 verses
    83%

    20 He said, 'The Jews have agreed to ask you to bring Paul down to the council tomorrow, as though they are going to inquire more thoroughly about him.'

    21 But do not be persuaded by them, because more than forty of them are lying in wait for him. They have bound themselves under a curse not to eat or drink until they have killed him. Now they are ready and waiting for your consent.

  • Acts 23:12
    83%

    12 When daylight came, some of the Jews formed a conspiracy and bound themselves under a curse, declaring that they would neither eat nor drink until they had killed Paul.

  • Acts 23:14-15
    2 verses
    81%

    14 They went to the chief priests and elders and said, 'We have bound ourselves under a solemn curse not to eat anything until we have killed Paul.'

    15 Now then, you and the council should notify the commander to bring Paul down to you, as though you are going to investigate his case more thoroughly. We are ready to kill him before he gets here.

  • Acts 9:23-24
    2 verses
    70%

    23 After many days had passed, the Jews conspired to kill him.

    24 But Saul learned of their plan. Day and night they watched the city gates in order to kill him.

  • Acts 23:23-24
    2 verses
    67%

    23 Then he called two of the centurions and said, 'Get two hundred soldiers ready to go to Caesarea, along with seventy horsemen and two hundred spearmen, by nine o’clock tonight.'

    24 Also provide mounts for Paul to ride so that he may be taken safely to Felix, the governor.

  • Acts 19:7
    67%

    7 There were about twelve men in all.

  • Matt 26:4
    67%

    4 And they plotted together to arrest Jesus by deceit and kill Him.

  • Acts 21:23
    66%

    23 So do what we tell you: There are four men with us who have made a vow.

  • Acts 25:2-3
    2 verses
    66%

    2 The chief priest and the leaders of the Jews brought charges against Paul and were urging Festus.

    3 They asked him as a favor to transfer Paul to Jerusalem, planning an ambush to kill him along the way.

  • Acts 21:38
    66%

    38 'Aren’t you the Egyptian who started a revolt some time ago and led four thousand terrorists into the wilderness?'

  • Acts 23:30-31
    2 verses
    66%

    30 When I was informed of a plot against the man, I sent him to you immediately and also instructed his accusers to state their case against him before you. Farewell.

    31 So the soldiers, in accordance with their orders, took Paul and brought him by night to Antipatris.

  • Acts 21:27
    66%

    27 When the seven days were nearly over, some Jews from the province of Asia saw Paul at the temple. They stirred up the whole crowd and seized him,

  • Acts 13:45
    65%

    45 But when the Jews saw the crowds, they were filled with jealousy. They began to contradict what Paul was saying and heaped abuse on him.

  • Acts 21:31
    65%

    31 While they were trying to kill him, news reached the commander of the Roman cohort that all Jerusalem was in uproar.

  • Acts 25:15
    65%

    15 When I was in Jerusalem, the chief priests and the elders of the Jews brought charges against him, requesting a judgment against him.

  • Acts 24:11
    64%

    11 You can easily verify that no more than twelve days ago I went up to Jerusalem to worship.

  • John 11:53
    64%

    53 So from that day on, they plotted to kill him.

  • Acts 24:9
    64%

    9 The Jews joined in the accusation, asserting that these things were true.

  • Acts 27:42-43
    2 verses
    64%

    42 The soldiers planned to kill the prisoners to prevent any of them from swimming away and escaping.

    43 But the centurion wanted to spare Paul’s life and kept them from carrying out their plan. He ordered those who could swim to jump overboard first and get to land,

  • Acts 23:9-10
    2 verses
    64%

    9 A loud outcry arose, and some of the scribes of the Pharisees’ party stood up and argued vehemently, saying, 'We find nothing wrong with this man! What if a spirit or an angel has spoken to him?'

    10 When the dissension became violent, the commander, fearing that Paul might be torn apart by them, ordered the troops to go down and take him by force from among them and bring him into the barracks.

  • Acts 26:30-31
    2 verses
    64%

    30 The king, the governor, Bernice, and those sitting with them got up and left.

    31 As they were leaving, they began to discuss among themselves, saying, 'This man has done nothing deserving death or imprisonment.'

  • Acts 26:21
    64%

    21 For this reason, the Jews seized me in the temple and tried to kill me.

  • Acts 28:17
    64%

    17 After three days, Paul called together the leaders of the Jews. When they had gathered, he said to them, 'Brothers, though I have done nothing against our people or the customs of our ancestors, I was handed over as a prisoner from Jerusalem into the hands of the Romans.'

  • Acts 19:40
    64%

    40 For we are in danger of being charged with rioting over today’s events, since there is no cause that we can give to justify this commotion." Having said this, he dismissed the assembly.

  • Acts 27:33
    64%

    33 As daylight was about to break, Paul urged them all to eat, saying, "Today is the fourteenth day you have been in constant suspense and have gone without food—you have eaten nothing.

  • Neh 7:66
    63%

    66 The entire assembly together numbered 42,360.

  • Acts 25:7
    63%

    7 When Paul arrived, the Jews who had come down from Jerusalem stood around him, bringing many serious charges against him, which they could not prove.

  • Ezra 2:64
    63%

    64 The whole assembly numbered forty-two thousand three hundred sixty.

  • Neh 4:8
    63%

    8 Then I saw what was happening; I stood and addressed the nobles, the officials, and the rest of the people, 'Do not be afraid of them. Remember the Lord, who is great and awesome, and fight for your brothers, your sons, your daughters, your wives, and your homes.'

  • Luke 22:5
    63%

    5 They were glad and agreed to give him money.

  • Luke 23:19
    63%

    19 (He had been thrown into prison for an insurrection in the city, and for murder.)

  • Acts 4:15
    63%

    15 After ordering them to leave the council, they conferred among themselves.

  • Acts 17:4
    63%

    4 Some of them were persuaded and joined Paul and Silas, along with a large number of devout Greeks and a considerable number of prominent women.

  • 2 Cor 11:23
    63%

    23 Are they servants of Christ? (I am out of my mind to talk like this.) I am more so: in labors more abundant, in stripes beyond measure, in prisons more frequently, in deaths often.

  • Acts 26:10
    63%

    10 And that is what I did in Jerusalem. I locked up many of the saints in prison, having received authority from the chief priests. And when they were condemned to death, I cast my vote against them.

  • Acts 6:12
    63%

    12 They stirred up the people, the elders, and the scribes. They came upon him, seized him, and brought him to the council.

  • Acts 4:27
    63%

    27 'Indeed, in this city, both Herod and Pontius Pilate, along with the Gentiles and the people of Israel, gathered together against your holy servant Jesus, whom you anointed.'

  • Acts 23:1
    63%

    1 Gazing intently at the council, Paul said, 'Brothers, I have lived my life with a clear conscience before God up to this day.'

  • Matt 26:15
    63%

    15 and said, "What are you willing to give me if I deliver Him over to you?" So they counted out thirty pieces of silver for him.

  • Acts 22:30
    63%

    30 The next day, wanting to know for certain why Paul was being accused by the Jews, the commander released him and ordered the chief priests and the entire council to assemble. Then he brought Paul down and had him stand before them.

  • Ezra 2:24
    63%

    24 the descendants of Azmaveth, forty-two.