Acts 23:14
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.
Acts 23:14 in other translations
| 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. |
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| 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. |
| ASV | 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. |
| YLT | 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; |
| DARBY | and they went to the chief priests and elders, and said, We have cursed ourselves with a curse to taste nothing until we kill Paul. |
| BBE | And they came to the chief priests and the rulers and said, We have taken a great oath to take no food till we have put Paul to death |
| Webster | 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. |
What does Acts 23:14 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Acts 23:12-14
12-14. bound themselves under a curse ... that they would neither eat ... fill they had killed Paul--Compare 2Sa 3:35; 1Sa 14:24.
Barnes' Notes
To the chief priests and elders. The members of the great council, or sanhedrim. It is probable that the application was made to the party of the Sadducees, as the Pharisees had shown their determination to defend Paul. They would have had no prospect of success had they attacked the castle; and they therefore devised this ingenious mode of obtaining access to Paul, where they might easily despatch him.
Under a great curse. Greek, "We have anathematized ourselves with an anathema." We have made the vow as solemn as possible.
(h) "Chief Priests" Hoss 4:9 (**) "slain" "killed"
Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Acts 23:12-24
False religious principles, adopted by carnal men, urge on to such wickedness, as human nature would hardly be supposed capable of. Yet the Lord readily disappoints the best concerted schemes of iniquity. Paul knew that the Divine providence acts by reasonable and prudent means; and that, if he neglected to use the means in his power, he could not expect God's providence to work on his behalf. He who will not help…
Acts 23:14 in the original Greek
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Cross references for Acts 23:14
- Acts 23:12
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.
- Jeremiah 8:12
Were they ashamed when they had committed abomination? nay, they were not at all ashamed, neither could they blush: therefore shall they fall among them that fall: in the time of their visitation they shall be cast down, saith the Lord.
- Micah 7:3
That they may do evil with both hands earnestly, the prince asketh, and the judge asketh for a reward; and the great man, he uttereth his mischievous desire: so they wrap it up.
- Hosea 4:9
And there shall be, like people, like priest: and I will punish them for their ways, and reward them their doings.
- Psalms 52:1-2
To the chief Musician, Maschil, A Psalm of David, when Doeg the Edomite came and told Saul, and said unto him, David is come to the house of Ahimelech. Why boastest thou thyself in mischief, O mighty man? the goodness of God endureth continually. Thy tongue deviseth mischiefs; like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.
- Isaiah 3:9
The shew of their countenance doth witness against them; and they declare their sin as Sodom, they hide it not. Woe unto their soul! for they have rewarded evil unto themselves.
- Jeremiah 6:15
Were they ashamed when they had committed abomination? nay, they were not at all ashamed, neither could they blush: therefore they shall fall among them that fall: at the time that I visit them they shall be cast down, saith the Lord.
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Context
- Acts 23:13
And they were more than forty which had made this conspiracy.
- Acts 23:14
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.
- Acts 23:15
Now therefore ye with the council signify to the chief captain that he bring him down unto you to morrow, as though ye would enquire something more perfectly concerning him: and we, or ever he come near, are ready to kill him.
Acts 23:14 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Los cuales se fueron á los príncipes de los sacerdotes y á los ancianos, y dijeron: Nosotros hemos hecho voto debajo de maldición, que no hemos de gustar nada hasta que hayamos muerto á Pablo. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et ils vinrent aux principaux sacrificateurs et aux anciens, et dirent: Nous nous sommes obligés par un serment d’exécration à ne goûter de rien jusqu’à ce que nous ayons tué Paul. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | welche zu den Hohenpriestern und den Ältesten kamen und sprachen: Wir haben uns mit einem Fluche verflucht, nichts zu genießen, bis wir den Paulus getötet haben. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | qui accesserunt ad principes sacerdotum et seniores, et dixerunt: Devotione devovimus nos nihil gustaturos, donec occidamus Paulum. |