Acts 23:14

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They came to the chief priests and elders and said, We have bound ourselves under a great oath that we will eat nothing until we have killed Paul.

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  • Jer 8:12 : 12 Were they ashamed when they had committed abomination? No, they were not at all ashamed, neither could they blush: therefore, they shall fall among those that fall: when I punish them, they shall be cast down, says the LORD.
  • Acts 23:12 : 12 And when it was day, certain of the Jews banded together, and bound themselves under an oath, saying that they would neither eat nor drink till they had killed Paul.
  • Hos 4:9 : 9 And it shall be like people, like priest: and I will punish them for their ways, and reward them for their deeds.
  • Mic 7:3 : 3 That they may do evil with both hands earnestly, the prince asks, and the judge asks for a reward; and the great man utters his mischievous desire: so they wrap it up.
  • Ps 52:1-2 : 1 Why do you boast in mischief, O mighty man? The goodness of God endures continually. 2 Your tongue devises mischiefs; like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.
  • Isa 3:9 : 9 The look on their faces testifies against them; and they declare their sin as Sodom, they do not hide it. Woe unto their soul! for they have rewarded evil unto themselves.
  • Jer 6:15 : 15 Were they ashamed when they had committed abomination? No, they were not at all ashamed, neither could they blush; therefore they shall fall among those who fall; at the time that I visit them, they shall be cast down, says the LORD.

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  • Acts 23:12-13
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    12And when it was day, certain of the Jews banded together, and bound themselves under an oath, saying that they would neither eat nor drink till they had killed Paul.

    13And there were more than forty who formed this conspiracy.

  • Acts 23:20-21
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    83%

    20And he said, The Jews have agreed to ask you to bring down Paul tomorrow to the council, as though they would inquire somewhat more accurately about him.

    21But do not yield to them, for more than forty of them are lying in wait for him, who have bound themselves with an oath that they will neither eat nor drink till they have killed him. And now they are ready, waiting for a promise from you.

  • Acts 23:15-16
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    83%

    15Now therefore, you with the council suggest to the chief captain that he bring him down to you tomorrow, as though you would inquire something more accurately about him; and we, before he comes near, are ready to kill him.

    16And when Paul's sister's son heard of their ambush, he went and entered the barracks and told Paul.

  • Acts 24:6-7
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    71%

    6Who also attempted to desecrate the temple: whom we seized, and would have judged according to our law.

    7But the chief captain Lysias came upon us, and with great force took him away out of our hands,

  • Acts 25:2-3
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    2Then the high priest and the leaders of the Jews informed him against Paul and pleaded with him,

    3requesting a favor against him, that he would summon him to Jerusalem, planning an ambush to kill him on the way.

  • Acts 27:33
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    33And while the day was coming, Paul urged them all to take food, saying, This is the fourteenth day that you have waited and continued fasting, having taken nothing.

  • Acts 21:23
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    23Do therefore what we tell you: We have four men who have taken a vow upon themselves;

  • Judg 15:12-13
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    12They said to him, We have come down to bind you, so we may deliver you into the hand of the Philistines. Samson said to them, Swear to me that you will not attack me yourselves.

    13They said to him, No; but we will bind you tightly and deliver you into their hand; but surely we will not kill you. They bound him with two new ropes and brought him up from the rock.

  • Acts 22:30
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    30On the next day, because he wanted to know for certain why he was accused by the Jews, he released him from his bonds, and commanded the chief priests and all their council to appear, and brought Paul down, and set him before them.

  • Acts 28:17
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    17After three days, Paul called the leaders of the Jews together. When they had come together, he said to them, Men and brethren, though I have done nothing against our people or the customs of our fathers, yet I was delivered as a prisoner from Jerusalem into the hands of the Romans.

  • Acts 21:11-13
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    69%

    11And when he came to us, he took Paul's belt, bound his own hands and feet, and said, Thus says the Holy Ghost, So shall the Jews at Jerusalem bind the man who owns this belt and shall deliver him into the hands of the Gentiles.

    12And when we heard these things, both we and those of that place pleaded with him not to go to Jerusalem.

    13Then Paul answered, What do you mean by weeping and breaking my heart? for I am ready not only to be bound, but also to die at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.

  • Acts 25:15
    69%

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

  • 1 Sam 14:24
    68%

    24The men of Israel were distressed that day because Saul had placed the people under an oath, saying, "Cursed be the man who eats any food until evening, that I may avenge myself on my enemies." So none of the people tasted any food.

  • Matt 26:3-4
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    3Then assembled together the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders of the people, to the palace of the high priest, who was called Caiaphas,

    4And consulted that they might take Jesus by stealth, and kill him.

  • Josh 9:19
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    19But all the leaders said to all the congregation, We have sworn to them by the LORD God of Israel: now therefore we may not touch them.

  • Acts 23:30
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    30And when it was disclosed to me that a plot was about to be executed against the man, I sent him immediately to you, having also commanded his accusers to state their case before you. Farewell.

  • Acts 14:18
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    18And with these sayings, they barely kept the people from sacrificing to them.

  • Matt 28:14
    67%

    14And if this comes to the governor's ears, we will persuade him and keep you secure.

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

  • Acts 23:9-10
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    9And there arose a great outcry, and the scribes who were of the Pharisees' group arose and contended, saying, We find no evil in this man: but if a spirit or an angel has spoken to him, let us not fight against God.

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

  • Acts 21:31
    67%

    31And as they went about to kill him, news came to the chief captain of the band that all Jerusalem was in an uproar.

  • Acts 23:4
    67%

    4And those who stood by said, Do you revile God's high priest?

  • Acts 21:27
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    27And when the seven days were almost ended, the Jews from Asia, seeing him in the temple, stirred up all the people, and laid hands on him,

  • Acts 9:23-24
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    67%

    23And after many days were completed, the Jews conspired to kill him:

    24But their plot became known to Saul. And they watched the gates day and night to kill him.

  • 1 Thess 2:16
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    16Forbidding us to speak to the Gentiles that they might be saved, to fill up their sins always; but the wrath has come upon them to the utmost.

  • Acts 26:21
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    21For these causes the Jews caught me in the temple, and attempted to kill me.

  • Mark 14:1
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    1After two days was the feast of the Passover and of Unleavened Bread; and the chief priests and the scribes sought how they might take him by deceit and kill him.

  • Acts 16:21
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    21And teach customs which are not lawful for us to receive or observe, being Romans.

  • Acts 23:1
    66%

    1Paul, earnestly looking at the council, said, Men and brethren, I have lived in all good conscience before God until this day.

  • Matt 27:1
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    1When morning came, all the chief priests and elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put him to death.

  • Acts 21:25
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    25As for the Gentiles who believe, we have written and concluded that they observe no such thing, except only that they keep themselves from things offered to idols, from blood, from things strangled, 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 which Moses handed down to us.

  • Acts 5:27-28
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    27And when they had brought them, they set them before the council, and the high priest asked them,

    28Saying, Did we not strictly command you that you should not teach in this name? And look, you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching, and intend to bring this man's blood upon us.

  • Acts 19:40
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    40For we are in danger of being called in question for today's uproar, there being no reason which we may give to account for this disturbance.

  • Luke 22:7
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    7Then came the day of Unleavened Bread, when the Passover must be sacrificed.

  • Luke 22:2
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    2And the chief priests and scribes sought how they might kill him; for they feared the people.

  • Luke 22:5
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    5And they were glad, and agreed to give him money.