Acts 23:14 BSB — MannaFest

Acts 23:14

They went to the chief priests and elders and said, “We have bound ourselves with a solemn oath not to eat anything until we have killed Paul.

BSB

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ASV

And they came to the chief priests and the elders, and said, We have bound ourselves under a great curse, to taste nothing until we have killed Paul.

KJV

And they came to the chief priests and elders, and said, We have bound ourselves under a great curse, that we will eat nothing until we have slain Paul.

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Commentary

3 voices

Theophylact of Ohrid

Commentary on Acts (1107)

They say that they "bound themselves with an oath," meaning that they would renounce their faith in God if they did not carry out what they had planned. Thus, if they made a false promise, they were under an oath as deceivers; if they had …

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

What a mean, what an ill opinion had they of their priests, when they could apply to them on such an errand as this! And yet, vile as the proposal was which was made to them (for aught that appears), the priests and elders consented to it, and at the first work, without boggling at it in the least, promised to gratify them.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

And they came ... - Probably by a deputation. To the chief priests and elders - The members of the Great Council, or Sanhedrin. It is probable that the application was made to the party of the Sadducees, as the Pharisees had shown their determination to defend Paul. They would have had no prospect of success had they attacked the castle, and they therefore devised this mode of obtaining access to Paul, where they might easily despatch him. Under a great curse - Greek: “We have anathematized ourselves with an anathema.” We have made the vow as solemn as possible.

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Original language & word study

18 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
οἵτινες	oitines	who	G3748 →
προσελθόντες	proselthontes	having come	G4334 →
τοῖς	tois	to the	G3588 →
ἀρχιερεῦσιν	archiereusin	chief priests	G749 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
τοῖς	tois	to the	G3588 →
πρεσβυτέροις	presbuterois	elders	G4245 →
εἶπαν·	eipan	said;	G2036 →
ἀναθέματι	anathemati	With an oath	G331 →
ἀνεθεματίσαμεν	anethematisamen	we have bound	G332 →
ἑαυτοὺς	he'autous	ourselves	G1438 →
μηδενὸς	mēdenos	nothing	G3367 →
γεύσασθαι	geusasthai	to eat	G1089 →
ἕως	he'ōs	until	G2193 →
οὗ	hou	that	G3739 →
ἀποκτείνωμεν	apokteinōmen	we may kill	G615 →
τὸν	ton	<the>	G3588 →
Παῦλον.	Paulon	Paul.	G3972 →

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Where the connections lead

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Through
Acts 23:12
When daylight came, the Jews formed a conspiracy and bound themselves with an oath not to eat or drink until they had killed Paul.
leads to
- Acts 23:30
  When I was informed that there was a plot against the man, I sent him to you at once. I also instructed his accusers to present their case against him before you.
- Isaiah 8:9–10
  Huddle together, O peoples, and be shattered; pay attention, all you distant lands; prepare for battle, and be shattered; prepare for battle, and be shattered!
- Acts 23:21
  Do not let them persuade you, because more than forty men are waiting to ambush him. They have bound themselves with an oath not to eat or drink until they have killed him; they…
- Psalms 2:1–3
  Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain?
- Psalms 31:13
  For I hear the slander of many; there is terror on every side. They conspire against me and plot to take my life.
Through
Micah 7:3
Both hands are skilled at evil; the prince and the judge demand a bribe. When the powerful utters his evil desire, they all conspire together.
leads to
- Micah 3:11
  Her leaders judge for a bribe, her priests teach for a price, and her prophets practice divination for money. Yet they lean upon the LORD, saying, “Is not the LORD among us? No disaster…
- Proverbs 4:16–17
  For they cannot sleep unless they do evil; they are deprived of slumber until they make someone fall.
Through
Hosea 4:9
And it shall be like people, like priest. I will punish both of them for their ways and repay them for their deeds.
leads to
- Jeremiah 5:31
  The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests rule by their own authority. My people love it so, but what will you do in the end?

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02Original language & word study

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Where the connections lead

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06About Acts

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Acts