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.
Parallel translations
- WEB 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.
- NKJV They came to the chief priests and elders, and said, “We have bound ourselves under a great oath that we will eat nothing until we have killed Paul.
- NASB They came to the chief priests and the elders and said, “We have put ourselves under an oath to taste nothing until we have killed Paul.
- NLT They went to the leading priests and elders and told them, “We have bound ourselves with an oath to eat nothing until we have killed Paul.
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Quick answer
The conspirators tell the chief priests and elders of their oath to kill Paul. The religious leaders are drawn into the murderous plot.
Overview
That the chief priests would entertain such a scheme exposes how far Israel's leadership has fallen, much as in the plot against Jesus. The very guardians of the law become accomplices to lawless murder. Their corruption highlights the need for the true and righteous High Priest, Jesus Christ (Hebrews 7:26-27).
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Cross-references · 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.
- Jer 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.
- Isa 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.
- Ps 52:1–2For the choirmaster. A Maskil of David. After Doeg the Edomite went to Saul and told him, “David has gone to the house of Ahimelech.” Why do you boast of evil, O mighty man? The loving devotion of God endures all day long.
- Hos 4:9And it shall be like people, like priest. I will punish both of them for their ways and repay them for their deeds.
- Mic 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.
- Jer 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.
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