Acts 9:24

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

and their counsel against `him' was known to Saul; they were also watching the gates both day and night, that they may kill him,

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  • Acts 25:3 : 3 asking favour against him, that he may send for him to Jerusalem, making an ambush to put him to death in the way.
  • 2 Cor 11:32 : 32 In Damascus the ethnarch of Aretas the king was watching the city of the Damascenes, wishing to seize me,
  • Acts 20:3 : 3 having made also three months' `stay' -- a counsel of the Jews having been against him -- being about to set forth to Syria, there came `to him' a resolution of returning through Macedonia.
  • Acts 20:19 : 19 serving the Lord with all humility, and many tears, and temptations, that befell me in the counsels of the Jews against `me';
  • Acts 23:12-21 : 12 And day having come, certain of the Jews having made a concourse, did anathematize themselves, saying neither to eat nor to drink till they may kill Paul; 13 and they were more than forty who made this conspiracy by oath, 14 who having come near to the chief priests and to the elders said, `With an anathema we did anathematize ourselves -- to taste nothing till we have killed Paul; 15 now, therefore, ye, signify ye to the chief captain, with the sanhedrim, that to-morrow he may bring him down unto you, as being about to know more exactly the things concerning him; and we, before his coming nigh, are ready to put him to death.' 16 And the son of Paul's sister having heard of the lying in wait, having gone and entered into the castle, told Paul, 17 and Paul having called near one of the centurions, said, `This young man lead unto the chief captain, for he hath something to tell him.' 18 He indeed, then, having taken him, brought him unto the chief captain, and saith, `The prisoner Paul, having called me near, asked `me' this young man to bring unto thee, having something to say to thee.' 19 And the chief captain having taken him by the hand, and having withdrawn by themselves, inquired, `What is that which thou hast to tell me?' 20 and he said -- `The Jews agreed to request thee, that to-morrow to the sanhedrim thou mayest bring down Paul, as being about to enquire something more exactly concerning him; 21 thou, therefore, mayest thou not yield to them, for there lie in wait for him of them more than forty men, who did anathematize themselves -- not to eat nor to drink till they kill him, and now they are ready, waiting for the promise from thee.'
  • Acts 23:30 : 30 and a plot having been intimated to me against this man -- about to be of the Jews -- at once I sent unto thee, having given command also to the accusers to say the things against him before thee; be strong.'
  • Judg 16:2-3 : 2 `it is told' to the Gazathites, saying, `Samson hath come in hither;' and they go round and lay wait for him all the night at the gate of the city, and keep themselves silent all the night, saying, `Till the light of the morning -- then we have slain him.' 3 And Samson lieth down till the middle of the night, and riseth in the middle of the night, and layeth hold on the doors of the gate of the city, and on the two side posts, and removeth them with the bar, and putteth on his shoulders, and taketh them up unto the top of the hill, which `is' on the front of Hebron.
  • Ps 21:11 : 11 For they stretched out against Thee evil, They devised a wicked device, they prevail not,
  • Ps 37:32-33 : 32 The wicked is watching for the righteous, And is seeking to put him to death. 33 Jehovah doth not leave him in his hand, Nor condemn him in his being judged.
  • Acts 9:29-30 : 29 and speaking boldly in the name of the Lord Jesus, he was both speaking and disputing with the Hellenists, and they were taking in hand to kill him, 30 and the brethren having known, brought him down to Cesarea, and sent him forth to Tarsus.
  • Acts 14:5-6 : 5 and when there was a purpose both of the nations and of the Jews with their rulers to use `them' despitefully, and to stone them, 6 they having become aware, did flee to the cities of Lycaonia, Lystra, and Derbe, and to the region round about,
  • Acts 17:10-15 : 10 And the brethren immediately, through the night, sent forth both Paul and Silas to Berea, who having come, went to the synagogue of the Jews; 11 and these were more noble than those in Thessalonica, they received the word with all readiness of mind, every day examining the Writings whether those things were so; 12 many, indeed, therefore, of them did believe, and of the honourable Greek women and men not a few. 13 And when the Jews from Thessalonica knew that also in Berea was the word of God declared by Paul, they came thither also, agitating the multitudes; 14 and then immediately the brethren sent forth Paul, to go on as it were to the sea, but both Silas and Timothy were remaining there. 15 And those conducting Paul, brought him unto Athens, and having received a command unto Silas and Timotheus that with all speed they may come unto him, they departed;
  • Acts 25:11 : 11 for if indeed I am unrighteous, and anything worthy of death have done, I deprecate not to die; and if there is none of the things of which these accuse me, no one is able to make a favour of me to them; to Caesar I appeal!'

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

  • Acts 9:25-26
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    25and the disciples having taken him, by night did let him down by the wall, letting down in a basket.

    26And Saul, having come to Jerusalem, did try to join himself to the disciples, and they were all afraid of him, not believing that he is a disciple,

  • Acts 26:21
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    21because of these things the Jews -- having caught me in the temple -- were endeavouring to kill `me'.

  • Acts 23:15-16
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    15now, therefore, ye, signify ye to the chief captain, with the sanhedrim, that to-morrow he may bring him down unto you, as being about to know more exactly the things concerning him; and we, before his coming nigh, are ready to put him to death.'

    16And the son of Paul's sister having heard of the lying in wait, having gone and entered into the castle, told Paul,

  • Acts 9:1-2
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    1And Saul, yet breathing of threatening and slaughter to the disciples of the Lord, having gone to the chief priest,

    2did ask from him letters to Damascus, unto the synagogues, that if he may find any being of the way, both men and women, he may bring them bound to Jerusalem.

  • Acts 25:2-3
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    2and the chief priest and the principal men of the Jews made manifest to him `the things' against Paul, and were calling on him,

    3asking favour against him, that he may send for him to Jerusalem, making an ambush to put him to death in the way.

  • 2 Cor 11:32-33
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    32In Damascus the ethnarch of Aretas the king was watching the city of the Damascenes, wishing to seize me,

    33and through a window in a rope basket I was let down, through the wall, and fled out of his hands.

  • Matt 26:4
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    4and they consulted together that they might take Jesus by guile, and kill `him',

  • Acts 23:20-21
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    20and he said -- `The Jews agreed to request thee, that to-morrow to the sanhedrim thou mayest bring down Paul, as being about to enquire something more exactly concerning him;

    21thou, therefore, mayest thou not yield to them, for there lie in wait for him of them more than forty men, who did anathematize themselves -- not to eat nor to drink till they kill him, and now they are ready, waiting for the promise from thee.'

  • Judg 16:2
    69%

    2`it is told' to the Gazathites, saying, `Samson hath come in hither;' and they go round and lay wait for him all the night at the gate of the city, and keep themselves silent all the night, saying, `Till the light of the morning -- then we have slain him.'

  • Acts 23:12
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    12And day having come, certain of the Jews having made a concourse, did anathematize themselves, saying neither to eat nor to drink till they may kill Paul;

  • Acts 4:3
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    3and they laid hands upon them, and did put them in custody unto the morrow, for it was evening already;

  • 1 Sam 19:10-11
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    10and Saul seeketh to smite with the javelin through David, and through the wall, and he freeth himself from the presence of Saul, and he smiteth the javelin through the wall; and David hath fled and escapeth during that night.

    11And Saul sendeth messengers unto the house of David to watch him, and to put him to death in the morning; and Michal his wife declareth to David, saying, `If thou art not delivering thy life to-night -- tomorrow thou art put to death.'

  • Judg 9:32
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    32and, now, rise by night, thou and the people who `are' with thee, and lay wait in the field,

  • 1 Sam 23:26
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    26And Saul goeth on this side of the mountain, and David and his men on that side of the mountain, and David is hastened to go from the face of Saul, and Saul and his men are compassing David and his men, to catch them.

  • Acts 9:28-30
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    28And he was with them, coming in and going out in Jerusalem,

    29and speaking boldly in the name of the Lord Jesus, he was both speaking and disputing with the Hellenists, and they were taking in hand to kill him,

    30and the brethren having known, brought him down to Cesarea, and sent him forth to Tarsus.

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    6They assemble, they hide, they watch my heels, When they have expected my soul.

  • Acts 22:19-20
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    19and I said, Lord, they -- they know that I was imprisoning and was scourging in every synagogue those believing on thee;

    20and when the blood of thy witness Stephen was being poured forth, I also was standing by and assenting to his death, and keeping the garments of those putting him to death;

  • Ps 37:32
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    32The wicked is watching for the righteous, And is seeking to put him to death.

  • Prov 1:18
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    18And they for their own blood lay wait, They watch secretly for their own lives.

  • Luke 11:54
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    54laying wait for him, and seeking to catch something out of his mouth, that they might accuse him.

  • Acts 14:5-6
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    5and when there was a purpose both of the nations and of the Jews with their rulers to use `them' despitefully, and to stone them,

    6they having become aware, did flee to the cities of Lycaonia, Lystra, and Derbe, and to the region round about,

  • 1 Sam 19:1-2
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    1And Saul speaketh unto Jonathan his son, and unto all his servants, to put David to death,

    2and Jonathan son of Saul delighted exceedingly in David, and Jonathan declareth to David, saying, `Saul my father is seeking to put thee to death, and, now, take heed, I pray thee, in the morning, and thou hast abode in a secret place, and been hidden,

  • Acts 8:3
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    3and Saul was making havoc of the assembly, into every house entering, and haling men and women, was giving them up to prison;

  • 1 Sam 23:7
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    7And it is declared to Saul that David hath come in to Keilah, and Saul saith, `God hath made him known for my hand, for he hath been shut in, to enter into a city of doors and bar.'

  • Acts 7:58
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    58and having cast him forth outside of the city, they were stoning `him' -- and the witnesses did put down their garments at the feet of a young man called Saul --

  • Acts 22:4
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    4`And this way I persecuted unto death, binding and delivering up to prisons both men and women,

  • Acts 8:1
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    1And Saul was assenting to his death, and there came in that day a great persecution upon the assembly in Jerusalem, all also were scattered abroad in the regions of Judea and Samaria, except the apostles;

  • Acts 21:31
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    31and they seeking to kill him, a rumour came to the chief captain of the band that all Jerusalem hath been thrown into confusion,

  • 1 Sam 24:3
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    3and he cometh in unto folds of the flock, on the way, and there `is' a cave, and Saul goeth in to cover his feet; and David and his men in the sides of the cave are abiding.

  • Acts 9:21
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    21And all those hearing were amazed, and said, `Is not this he who laid waist in Jerusalem those calling on this name, and hither to this intent had come, that he might bring them bound to the chief priests?'

  • Acts 23:30
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    30and a plot having been intimated to me against this man -- about to be of the Jews -- at once I sent unto thee, having given command also to the accusers to say the things against him before thee; be strong.'

  • Acts 9:11
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    11and the Lord `saith' unto him, `Having risen, go on unto the street that is called Straight, and seek in the house of Judas, `one' by name Saul of Tarsus, for, lo, he doth pray,

  • Acts 5:33
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    33And they having heard, were cut `to the heart', and were taking counsel to slay them,

  • Acts 16:27
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    27and the jailor having come out of sleep, and having seen the doors of the prison open, having drawn a sword, was about to kill himself, supposing the prisoners to be fled,

  • Acts 14:19
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    19And there came thither, from Antioch and Iconium, Jews, and they having persuaded the multitudes, and having stoned Paul, drew him outside of the city, having supposed him to be dead;

  • Josh 2:5
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    5and it cometh to pass -- the gate is to `be' shut -- in the dark, and the men have gone out; I have not known whither the men have gone; pursue ye, hasten after them, for ye overtake them;'

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    22A cry is heard from their houses, For Thou bringest against them suddenly a troop, For they dug a pit to capture me, And snares they have hidden for my feet.