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.
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.
- BSB 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.
- 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 it was day, some of the Jews banded together, and bound themselves under a curse, saying that they would neither eat nor drink until they had killed Paul.
- Jer 8:12Were they ashamed when they had committed abomination? No, they were not at all ashamed, neither could they blush: therefore they shall fall among those who fall; in the time of their visitation they shall be cast down, says Yahweh.
- Isa 3:9The look of their faces testify against them. They parade their sin like Sodom. They don’t hide it. Woe to their soul! For they have brought disaster upon themselves.
- Ps 52:1–2For the Chief Musician. A contemplation by David, when Doeg the Edomite came and told Saul, “David has come to Ahimelech’s house.” Why do you boast of mischief, mighty man? God’s loving kindness endures continually.
- Hos 4:9It will be, like people, like priest; and I will punish them for their ways, and will repay them for their deeds.
- Mic 7:3Their hands are on that which is evil to do it diligently. The ruler and judge ask for a bribe; and the powerful man dictates the evil desire of his soul. Thus they conspire together.
- Jer 6:15Were they ashamed when they had committed abomination? No, they were not at all ashamed, neither could they blush. Therefore they shall fall among those who fall; at the time that I visit them, they shall be cast down,” says Yahweh.
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