Acts 23:14

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“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.”

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BSBPD

“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.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“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.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“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.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“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;”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Acts 23:14 — 7 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Psalms 52:1Why do you boast of evil, O mighty man? The loving devotion of God endures all day long.
  2. Isaiah 3:9The expression on their faces testifies against them, and like Sodom they flaunt their sin; they do not conceal it. Woe to them, for they have brought disaster upon themselves.
  3. Jeremiah 6:15Are they ashamed of the abomination they have committed? No, they have no shame at all; they do not even know how to blush. So they will fall among the fallen; when I punish them, they will collapse,” says the LORD.
  4. Jeremiah 8:12Are they ashamed of the abomination they have committed? No, they have no shame at all; they do not even know how to blush. So they will fall among the fallen; when I punish them, they will collapse, says the LORD.
  5. Hosea 4:9And it shall be like people, like priest. I will punish both of them for their ways and repay them for their deeds.
  6. Micah 7:3Both hands are skilled at evil; the prince and the judge demand a bribe. When the powerful utters his evil desire, they all conspire together.
  7. 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.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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