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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 are ready now, awaiting your consent.”

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ASV

Do not thou therefore yield unto them: for there lie in wait for him of them more than forty men, who have bound themselves under a curse, neither to eat nor to drink till they have slain him: and now are they ready, looking for the promise from thee.

KJV

But do not thou yield unto them: for there lie in wait for him of them more than forty men, which have bound themselves with an oath, that they will neither eat nor drink till they have killed him: and now are they ready, looking for a promise from thee.

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33 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
σὺsuYou yourselfG4771 →
οὖνounthereforeG3767 →
μὴmēnotG3361 →
πεισθῇςpeisthēasmay be persuadedG3982 →
αὐτοῖς,autoisby them,G846 →
ἐνεδρεύουσινenedreuousinLie in waitG1748 →
γὰρgarindeedG1063 →
αὐτὸνautonfor himG846 →
ἐξexofG1537 →
αὐτῶνautōnthemG846 →
ἄνδρεςandresmenG435 →
πλείουςpleiousmoreG4183 →
τεσσεράκοντα,tesserakontathan forty,G5062 →
οἵτινεςoitineswhoG3748 →
ἀνεθεμάτισανanethematisanwas put under an oathG332 →
ἑαυτοὺςhe'autousthemselvesG1438 →
μήτεmēteneitherG3383 →
φαγεῖνphageinto eatG5315 →
μήτεmētenorG3383 →
πιεῖνpieinto drinkG4095 →
ἕωςhe'ōsuntilG2193 →
οὗhouthatG3739 →
ἀνέλωσινanelōsinthey may executeG337 →
αὐτὸνautonhimG846 →
καὶkaiandG2532 →
νῦνnunnowG3568 →
εἰσινeisinthey areG1510 →
ἕτοιμοιhetoimoireadyG2092 →
προσδεχόμενοιprosdechomenoiawaitingG4327 →
τὴνtēntheG3588 →
ἀπὸapofromG575 →
σοῦsouyouG4771 →
ἐπαγγελίαν.¶epangelianpromise.G1860 →

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Acts 23:12When daylight came, the Jews formed a conspiracy and bound themselves with an oath not to eat or drink until they had killed Paul.Acts 23:12–14When daylight came, the Jews formed a conspiracy and bound themselves with an oath not to eat or drink until they had killed Paul.Numbers 30:2If a man makes a vow to the LORD or swears an oath to obligate himself by a pledge, he must not break his word; he must do everything he has promised.Psalms 119:95The wicked wait to destroy me, but I will ponder Your testimonies.Acts 25:3to grant them a concession against Paul by summoning him to Jerusalem, because they were preparing an ambush to kill him along the way.Romans 9:3For I could wish that I myself were cursed and cut off from Christ for the sake of my brothers, my own flesh and blood,2 Corinthians 11:26In my frequent journeys, I have been in danger from rivers and from bandits, in danger from my countrymen and from the Gentiles, in danger in the city and in the country, in danger on the sea and among false brothers,Acts 20:19I served the Lord with great humility and with tears, especially in the trials that came upon me through the plots of the Jews.Acts 9:23–24After many days had passed, the Jews conspired to kill him,Acts 14:5–6But when the Gentiles and Jews, together with their rulers, set out to mistreat and stone them,Exodus 23:2You shall not follow the crowd in wrongdoing. When you testify in a lawsuit, do not pervert justice by siding with the crowd.Psalms 59:3See how they lie in wait for me. Fierce men conspire against me for no transgression or sin of my own, O LORD.2 Corinthians 11:32–33In Damascus, the governor under King Aretas secured the city of the Damascenes in order to arrest me.Numbers 35:20Likewise, if anyone maliciously pushes another or intentionally throws an object at him and kills him,Nehemiah 4:11And our enemies said, “Before they know or see a thing, we will come into their midst, kill them, and put an end to the work.”Joshua 8:4with these orders: “Pay attention. You are to lie in ambush behind the city, not too far from it. All of you must be ready.Nehemiah 10:29hereby join with their noble brothers and commit themselves with a sworn oath to follow the Law of God given through His servant Moses and to carefully obey all the commandments, ordinances, and statutes of the LORD our Lord.Deuteronomy 23:23Be careful to follow through on what comes from your lips, because you have freely vowed to the LORD your God with your own mouth.

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