Acts 23:14

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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.'

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  • Jer 8:12 : 12 Are they ashamed of the abomination they have committed? No, they do not feel any shame. They do not even know how to blush. Therefore, they will fall among the fallen. At the time of their punishment, they will stumble, says the LORD.
  • Acts 23:12 : 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.
  • Hos 4:9 : 9 And it will be like people, like priest. I will punish them for their ways, and repay them for their deeds.
  • Mic 7:3 : 3 Their hands are skilled at doing evil: the ruler demands gifts, the judge accepts bribes, and the powerful speak out their selfish desires. Together they weave a web of corrupt schemes.
  • Ps 52:1-2 : 1 For the director of music, a contemplative psalm of David. 2 When Doeg the Edomite came and reported to Saul, saying, 'David has gone to the house of Ahimelech.'
  • Isa 3:9 : 9 The look on their faces testifies against them, and like Sodom, they openly declare their sin; they do not try to conceal it. Woe to them! For they have brought disaster upon themselves.
  • Jer 6:15 : 15 Were they ashamed when they had committed abomination? No, they were not at all ashamed; they did not even know how to blush. Therefore, they shall fall among those who fall; at the time I punish them, they will stumble,” says the Lord.

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  • Acts 23:12-13
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    88%

    12When 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.

    13There were more than forty who had taken this oath together.

  • Acts 23:20-21
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    83%

    20He 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.'

    21But 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 23:15-16
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    83%

    15Now 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.

    16But the son of Paul’s sister heard about the ambush, so he went to the barracks and reported it to Paul.

  • Acts 24:6-7
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    6He even tried to desecrate the temple, so we arrested him and wanted to judge him according to our law.

    7But Lysias, the commander, came and intervened with great force, taking him out of our hands.

  • Acts 25:2-3
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    2The chief priest and the leaders of the Jews brought charges against Paul and were urging Festus.

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

  • Acts 27:33
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    33As 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.

  • Acts 21:23
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    23So do what we tell you: There are four men with us who have made a vow.

  • Judg 15:12-13
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    12They said to him, "We have come down to tie you up and hand you over to the Philistines." Samson said to them, "Swear to me that you yourselves will not harm me."

    13They answered, "We promise not to kill you, only to bind you and hand you over to them." So they tied him up with two new ropes and led him up from the rock.

  • Acts 22:30
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    30The 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.

  • Acts 28:17
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    17After 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 21:11-13
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    69%

    11He came to us, took Paul’s belt, and tied his own hands and feet with it. He said, “The Holy Spirit says: ‘This is how the Jews in Jerusalem will bind the man who owns this belt and hand him over to the Gentiles.’”

    12When we heard this, we and the local believers pleaded with Paul not to go up to Jerusalem.

    13Then Paul answered, “Why are you weeping and breaking my heart? I am ready not only to be bound but also to die in Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.”

  • Acts 25:15
    69%

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

  • 1 Sam 14:24
    68%

    24Now the Israelites were hard-pressed that day, because Saul had bound the people under an oath, saying, 'Cursed be anyone who eats food before evening comes, before I have avenged myself on my enemies!' So none of the troops tasted food.

  • Matt 26:3-4
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    3Then the chief priests, the scribes, and the elders of the people gathered in the courtyard of the high priest, who was called Caiaphas.

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

  • Josh 9:19
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    19But all the leaders said to the assembly, 'We have sworn an oath to them by the LORD, the God of Israel, and now we cannot touch them.'

  • Acts 23:30
    68%

    30When 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.

  • Acts 14:18
    68%

    18Even with these words, they barely restrained the crowds from sacrificing to them.

  • Matt 28:14
    67%

    14'If this is reported to the governor, we will persuade him and keep you out of trouble.'

  • Acts 6:12
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    12They stirred up the people, the elders, and the scribes. They came upon him, seized him, and brought him to the council.

  • Acts 23:9-10
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    67%

    9A 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?'

    10When 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 21:31
    67%

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

  • Acts 23:4
    67%

    4But those standing near said, 'Are you insulting God's high priest?'

  • Acts 21:27
    67%

    27When 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 9:23-24
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    67%

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

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

  • 1 Thess 2:16
    66%

    16They forbid us to speak to the Gentiles so that they may be saved. In this way, they constantly fill up the measure of their sins. But the wrath of God has come upon them fully.

  • Acts 26:21
    66%

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

  • Mark 14:1
    66%

    1Now the Passover and the Festival of Unleavened Bread were just two days away, and the chief priests and the scribes were looking for a way to arrest him by deceit and kill him.

  • Acts 16:21
    66%

    21'They are advocating customs that are not lawful for us Romans to accept or practice.'

  • Acts 23:1
    66%

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

  • Matt 27:1
    66%

    1When morning came, all the chief priests and the elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put Him to death.

  • Acts 21:25
    66%

    25As for the Gentile believers, we have written to them our decision that they should abstain from food sacrificed to idols, from blood, from the meat of strangled animals, and from sexual immorality.

  • Acts 6:14
    66%

    14For we have heard him say that this Jesus of Nazareth will destroy this place and change the customs Moses handed down to us.

  • Acts 5:27-28
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    27Having brought the apostles, they made them appear before the Sanhedrin to be questioned by the high priest.

    28We gave you strict orders not to teach in this name, didn’t we? Yet you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching and intend to bring this man’s blood upon us.

  • Acts 19:40
    66%

    40For 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.

  • Luke 22:7
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    7Then the day of Unleavened Bread came, on which the Passover lamb was to be sacrificed.

  • Luke 22:2
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    2The chief priests and the scribes were looking for a way to kill him because they were afraid of the people.

  • Luke 22:5
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    5They were glad and agreed to give him money.