Acts 23:21

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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.

Do not

Exodus 23:2

For

An oath

Acts 23:14

Romans 9:3

Bible References

Do not

You are not to follow the majority in doing wrong, and you are not to testify in a lawsuit so as to follow the majority and pervert justice.

For

In the morning, the Jewish leaders formed a conspiracy and took an oath not to eat or drink anything before they had killed Paul.

After several days had gone by, the Jewish leaders plotted to murder Saul,

Now when an attempt was made by both gentiles and Jews, along with their authorities, to mistreat and stone them,

I served the Lord with all humility, with tears, and with trials that came to me through the plots of the Jews.

and asking Festus to have Paul brought to Jerusalem as a favor. They were laying an ambush to kill him on the road.

I have traveled extensively and have been endangered from rivers, robbers, my own people, and gentiles. I've also been in danger in the city, in the open country, at sea, from false brothers,

An oath

They went to the high priests and elders and said, "We have taken a solemn oath not to taste any food before we have killed Paul.

for I could wish that I myself were condemned and cut off from the Messiah for the sake of my brothers, my own people,