Acts 23:12

Geneva Bible (1560)

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.

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  • Acts 23:21 : 21 But let them not perswade thee: for there lie in waite for him of them, more then fourtie men, which haue bound themselues with a curse, that they will neither eate nor drinke, till they haue killed him: and nowe are they readie, and waite for thy promes.
  • Acts 23:30 : 30 And when it was shewed me, how that the Iewes layd waite for the man, I sent him straightway to thee, and commaunded his accusers to speake before thee the thinges that they had against him. Farewell.
  • Acts 23:14 : 14 And they came to the chiefe Priestes and Elders, and said, We haue bound our selues with a solemne curse, that wee will eate nothing, vntill we haue slaine Paul.
  • Acts 25:3 : 3 And desired fauour against him, that hee would send for him to Hierusalem: and they layd waite to kill him by the way.
  • 1 Cor 16:22 : 22 If any man loue not the Lord Iesus Christ, let him be had in execration maran-atha.
  • Gal 3:13 : 13 Christ hath redeemed vs from the curse of the Lawe, made a curse for vs, ( for it is written, Cursed is euery one that hangeth on tree)
  • Lev 27:29 : 29 Nothing separate from the common vse, which shall be separate from man, shalbe redeemed, but dye the death.
  • Josh 6:26 : 26 And Ioshua sware at that time, saying, Cursed be the man before ye Lord, that riseth vp, and buildeth this citie Iericho: hee shall lay the foundation thereof in his eldest sonne, and in his yongest sonne shall hee set vp the gates of it.
  • Josh 7:1 : 1 Bvt the children of Israel committed a trespasse in the excommunicate thing: for Achan the sonne of Carmi, the sonne of Zabdi, the sonne of Zerah of the tribe of Iuda tooke of the excommunicate thing: wherfore the wrath of the Lorde was kindled against the children of Israel.
  • Josh 7:15 : 15 And he that is taken with the excommunicate thing, shall be burnt with fire, hee, and all that he hath, because he hath transgressed the couenant of the Lord, and because he hath wrought folly in Israel.
  • 1 Sam 14:24 : 24 And at that time the men of Israel were pressed with hunger: for Saul charged the people with an othe, saying, Cursed be the man that eateth foode till night, that I may be auenged of mine enemies: so none of the people tasted any sustenance.
  • 1 Sam 14:27-28 : 27 But Ionathan heard not when his father charged the people with the othe: wherefore he put foorth the ende of the rod that was in his hand, and dipt it in an hony combe, and put his hand to his mouth, and his eyes receiued sight. 28 Then answered one of the people, and said, Thy father made the people to sweare, saying, Cursed be the man that eateth sustenance this day: and the people were faint.
  • 1 Sam 14:40-44 : 40 Then he saide vnto all Israel, Be ye on one side, and I and Ionathan my sonne will be on the other side; the people saide vnto Saul, Doe what thou thinkest best. 41 Then Saul said vnto the Lord God of Israel, Giue a perfite lot. And Ionathan and Saul were taken, but the people escaped. 42 And Saul saide, Cast lot betweene me and Ionathan my sonne; Ionathan was taken. 43 Then Saul said to Ionathan, Tell me what thou hast done; Ionathan tolde him, & said, I tasted a litle hony with the ende of the rod, that was in mine hand, and loe, I must die. 44 Againe Saul answered, God doe so & more also, vnlesse thou die the death, Ionathan.
  • 1 Kgs 19:2 : 2 Then Iezebel sent a messenger vnto Eliiah, saying, The gods doe so to me and more also, if I make not thy life like one of their liues by to morowe this time.
  • 2 Kgs 6:31 : 31 And he saide, God doe so to me and more also, if the head of Elisha the sonne of Shaphat shall stande on him this day.
  • Neh 10:29 : 29 The chiefe of them receiued it for their brethren, and they came to the curse and to the othe to walke in Gods Law, which was giuen by Moses the seruant of God, to obserue and doe all the commandements of the Lorde our God, and his iudgements and his statutes:
  • Ps 2:1-3 : 1 Why doe the heathen rage, & the people murmure in vaine? 2 The Kings of the earth band themselues, and the princes are assembled together against the Lord, and against his Christ. 3 Let vs breake their bands, and cast their cordes from vs.
  • Ps 31:13 : 13 For I haue heard the rayling of great men: feare was on euery side, while they conspired together against mee, and consulted to take my life.
  • Ps 64:2-6 : 2 Hide me from the conspiracie of the wicked, and from the rage of the workers of iniquitie. 3 Which haue whette their tongue like a sword, and shot for their arrowes bitter wordes. 4 To shoote at the vpright in secrete: they shoote at him suddenly, and feare not. 5 They encourage themselues in a wicked purpose: they commune together to lay snares priuilie, and say, Who shall see them? 6 They haue sought out iniquities, and haue accomplished that which they sought out, euen euery one his secret thoughtes, and the depth of his heart.
  • Isa 8:9-9 : 9 Gather together on heapes, O ye people, and ye shalbe broken in pieces, and hearken all ye of farre countreys: gird your selues, and you shalbe broken in pieces: gird your selues, and you shalbe broken in pieces. 10 Take counsell together, yet it shall be brought to nought: pronounce a decree, yet shall it not stand: for God is with vs.
  • Jer 11:19 : 19 But I was like a lambe, or a bullocke, that is brought to the slaughter, and I knewe not that they had deuised thus against me, saying, Let vs destroy the tree with the fruite thereof, and cut him out of the lande of the liuing, that his name may be no more in memory.
  • Matt 26:4 : 4 And consulted together that they might take Iesus by subtiltie, and kill him.
  • Matt 26:74 : 74 Then began hee to curse himselfe, and to sweare, saying, I knowe not the man; immediately the cocke crewe.
  • Matt 27:25 : 25 Then answered all the people, and saide, His bloud be on vs, and on our children.
  • Mark 6:23-26 : 23 And he sware vnto her, Whatsoeuer thou shalt aske of me, I will giue it thee, euen vnto the halfe of my kingdome. 24 So she went forth, & said to her mother, What shal I aske? And she said, Iohn Baptists head. 25 Then she came in straightway with haste vnto the King, & asked, saying, I would that thou shouldest giue me euen now in a charger the head of Iohn Baptist. 26 Then the King was very sory: yet for his othes sake, and for their sakes which sate at table with him, he would not refuse her.

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  • Acts 23:13-15
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    13And they were more then fourtie, which had made this conspiracie.

    14And they came to the chiefe Priestes and Elders, and said, We haue bound our selues with a solemne curse, that wee will eate nothing, vntill we haue slaine Paul.

    15Nowe therefore, ye and the Council signifie to the chiefe captaine, that hee bring him foorth vnto you to morow: as though you would know some thing more perfectly of him, and we, or euer he come neere, will be readie to kill him.

  • Acts 23:20-21
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    20And he saide, The Iewes haue conspired to desire thee, that thou wouldest bring foorth Paul to morow into the Council, as though they would inquire somewhat of him more perfectly:

    21But let them not perswade thee: for there lie in waite for him of them, more then fourtie men, which haue bound themselues with a curse, that they will neither eate nor drinke, till they haue killed him: and nowe are they readie, and waite for thy promes.

  • Acts 27:33
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    33And when it began to be day, Paul exhorted them all to take meate, saying, This is the fourteenth day that ye haue taried, and continued fasting, receiuing nothing:

  • Acts 9:23-24
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    23And after that many dayes were fulfilled, the Iewes tooke counsell together, to kill him,

    24But their laying awayte was knowen of Saul: nowe they watched the gates day and night, that they might kill him.

  • Acts 28:17-18
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    17And the third day after, Paul called the chiefe of the Iewes together: and when they were come, he said vnto them, Men and brethren, though I haue committed nothing against the people, or Lawes of the fathers, yet was I deliuered prisoner from Hierusalem into the handes of the Romanes.

    18Who when they had examined me, would haue let me goe, because there was no cause of death in me.

  • Acts 22:30
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    30On the next day, because hee would haue knowen the certaintie wherefore he was accused of the Iewes, he loosed him from his bonds, and commaunded the hie Priests and all their Councill to come together: and he brought Paul, and set him before them.

  • Acts 26:21
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    21For this cause the Iewes caught me in the Temple, and went about to kill me.

  • Acts 21:27
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    27And when the seuen dayes were almost ended, the Iewes which were of Asia (when they sawe him in the Temple) moued all the people, and laide hands on him,

  • 1 Sam 14:24
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    24And at that time the men of Israel were pressed with hunger: for Saul charged the people with an othe, saying, Cursed be the man that eateth foode till night, that I may be auenged of mine enemies: so none of the people tasted any sustenance.

  • Acts 25:2-3
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    70%

    2Then the high Priest, and the chiefe of the Iewes appeared before him against Paul: and they besought him,

    3And desired fauour against him, that hee would send for him to Hierusalem: and they layd waite to kill him by the way.

  • Acts 21:11-13
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    70%

    11And when he was come vnto vs, he tooke Pauls girdle, and bound his owne hands & feete, and sayd, Thus sayth the holy Ghost, So shall the Iewes at Hierusalem binde the man that oweth this girdle, and shall deliuer him into the hands of the Gentiles.

    12And when we had heard these things, both we and other of the same place besought him that he would not go vp to Hierusalem.

    13Then Paul answered, and sayd, What doe ye weeping and breaking mine heart? For I am ready not to be bound onely, but also to die at Hierusalem for the Name of the Lord Iesus.

  • Acts 23:30-31
    2 verses
    69%

    30And when it was shewed me, how that the Iewes layd waite for the man, I sent him straightway to thee, and commaunded his accusers to speake before thee the thinges that they had against him. Farewell.

    31Then the souldiers as it was commaunded them, tooke Paul, and brought him by night to Antipatris.

  • Acts 23:10-11
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    69%

    10And when there was a great dissension, the chiefe captaine, fearing lest Paul should haue bene pulled in pieces of them, commaunded the souldiers to go downe, and take him from among them, and to bring him into the castel.

    11Nowe the night folowing, the Lord stoode by him, and saide, Be of good courage, Paul: for as thou hast testified of mee in Hierusalem, so must thou beare witnesse also at Rome.

  • Acts 21:30-32
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    69%

    30Then all the citie was moued, and the people ran together: and they tooke Paul and drewe him out of the Temple, and forth with the doores were shut.

    31But as they went about to kill him, tydings came vnto the chiefe captaine of the band, that all Hierusalem was on an vproare.

    32Who immediately tooke souldiers & Centurions, and ran downe vnto them: and when they sawe the chiefe Captaine and the souldiers, they left beating of Paul.

  • Matt 27:1
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    1Vvhen the morning was come, all the chiefe Priests, and the elders of the people tooke counsell against Iesus, to put him to death,

  • Acts 27:42
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    42Then the souldiers counsell was to kill the prisoners, least any of them, when he had swomme out, should flee away.

  • Acts 25:15
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    15Of whom when I came to Hierusalem, the high Priestes and Elders of the Iewes informed me, and desired to haue iudgement against him.

  • Acts 25:7
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    7And when hee was come, the Iewes which were come fro Hierusalem, stoode about him and layd many and grieuous complaints against Paul, whereof they could make no plaine proofe,

  • Acts 14:18-19
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    67%

    18And speaking these things, scarce appeased they the multitude, that they had not sacrificed vnto them.

    19Then there came certaine Iewes from Antiochia and Iconium, which when they had persuaded the people, stoned Paul, and drewe him out of the citie, supposing he had bene dead.

  • Matt 26:4
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    4And consulted together that they might take Iesus by subtiltie, and kill him.

  • Acts 24:11
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    11Seeing that thou mayest knowe, that there are but twelue dayes since I came vp to worship in Hierusalem.

  • John 18:12
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    12Then the bande and the captaine, and the officers of the Iewes tooke Iesus, and bound him,

  • Acts 18:12
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    12Now when Gallio was Deputie of Achaia, the Iewes arose with one accorde against Paul, and brought him to the iudgement seate,

  • Acts 23:23
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    23And he called vnto him two certaine Centurions, saying, Make readie two hundred souldiers, that they may go to Cæsarea, and horsemen three score and ten, and two hundred with dartes, at the thirde houre of the night.

  • Acts 13:45
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    45But when the Iewes saw the people, they were full of enuie, and spake against those things, which were spoken of Paul, contrarying them, and railing on them.

  • Acts 24:23
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    23Then hee commaunded a Centurion to keepe Paul, and that he should haue ease, and that he should forbid none of his acquaintance to minister vnto him, or to come vnto him.

  • Acts 12:3
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    3And when he sawe that it pleased the Iewes, he proceeded further, to take Peter also (then were the dayes of vnleauened bread.)

  • Acts 20:11
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    11Then when Paul was come vp againe, and had broken bread, and eaten, hauing spoken a long while till the dawning of the day, hee so departed.

  • Acts 20:7
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    7And the first day of the weeke, the disciples being come together to breake bread, Paul preached vnto them, ready to depart on the morrow, and continued the preaching vnto midnight.

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    9So when much time was spent, and sayling was now ieopardous, because also the Fast was nowe passed, Paul exhorted them,

  • Acts 26:30-31
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    30And when he had thus spoken, the King rose vp, and the gouernour, and Bernice, and they that sate with them.

    31And when they were gone apart, they talked betweene themselues, saying, This man doeth nothing worthy of death, nor of bonds.

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    9And the Iewes likewise affirmed, saying that it was so.

  • Acts 19:30
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    30And when Paul would haue entred in vnto the people, the disciples suffred him not.

  • Acts 23:1
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    1And Paul behelde earnestly the Councill, and sayde, Men and brethren, I haue in all good conscience serued God vntill this day.

  • John 11:53
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    53Then from that day foorth they consulted together, to put him to death.

  • Judg 15:12
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    12Againe they sayd vnto him, Wee are come to binde thee, and to deliuer thee into the hande of the Philistims; Samson sayde vnto them, Sweare vnto me, that yee will not fall vpon me your selues.