Acts 23:12

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Summary

And when it was day, certain of the Jews banded together, and bound themselves under a curse, saying that they would neither eat nor drink till they had killed Paul.

Certain

Matthew 26:4

Bound

Under a curse

General references

Jeremiah 11:9

Bible References

Certain

But do not give way to them, for more than forty of them are waiting for him, having taken an oath not to take food or drink till they have put him to death: and now they are ready, waiting for your order

Requesting Festus to give effect to their design against him, and send him to Jerusalem, when they would be waiting to put him to death on the way.

Why are the nations so violently moved, and why are the thoughts of the people so foolish?

Keep me safe from the secret purpose of wrongdoers; from the band of the workers of evil;

Have knowledge, O peoples, and be in fear; give ear, all you far-off parts of the earth:

But I was like a gentle lamb taken to be put to death; I had no thought that they were designing evil against me, saying, Come and let us make trouble his food, cutting him off from the land of the living, so that there may be no more memory of his name.

And they made designs together to take Jesus by some trick, and put him to death.

Bound

Then Jezebel sent a servant to Elijah, saying, May the gods' punishment be on me if I do not make your life like the life of one of them by tomorrow about this time.

Then he said, May God's punishment come on me if Elisha, the son of Shaphat, keeps his head on his body after this day.

And all the people made answer and said, Let his blood be on us, and on our children.

And he took an oath, saying to her, Whatever is your desire I will give it to you, even half of my kingdom.

Under a curse

Any man given completely to the Lord may not be got back: he is certainly to be put to death.

Then Joshua gave the people orders with an oath, saying, Let that man be cursed before the Lord who puts his hand to the building up of this town: with the loss of his first son will he put the first stone of it in place, and with the loss of his youngest son he will put up its doors.

But the children of Israel did wrong about the cursed thing: for Achan, the son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, of the family of Judah, took of the cursed thing, moving the Lord to wrath against the children of Israel.

They were united with their brothers, their rulers, and put themselves under a curse and an oath, to keep their steps in the way of God's law, which was given by Moses, the servant of God, and to keep and do all the orders of the Lord, our Lord, and his decisions and his rules;

Then with curses and oaths he said, I have no knowledge of the man. And straight away there came the cry of a cock.

Christ has made us free from the curse of the law, having become a curse for us: because it is said in the Writings, A curse on everyone who is put to death by hanging on a tree:

General references

And the Lord said to me, There is an evil design at work among the men of Judah and the people of Jerusalem.