Acts 23:21

Easy To Read Version

But don’t believe them! There are more than 40 Jews who are hiding and waiting to kill Paul. They have all promised (vowed) not to eat or drink until they have killed him! Now they are waiting for you to say yes.”

Cross References

Exodus 23:2

“Don’t do something just because everyone else is doing it. If a group of people are doing wrong, don’t join them. You must not let those people persuade you to do wrong things—you must do what is right and fair.

Luke 11:54

They were trying to find a way to catch Jesus saying something wrong.

Acts 20:19

The Jews planned things against me, and this gave me much trouble. But you know that I always served the Lord, sometimes with tears. I never thought about myself first.

Acts 23:22

The commander sent the young man away. The commander told him, “Don’t tell anyone that you have told me about their plan.”

Acts 25:3

They asked Festus to do something for them; the Jews wanted Festus to send Paul back to Jerusalem. They had a plan to kill Paul on the way.

Romans 9:3

They are my brothers and sisters, my earthly family. I wish I could help them. I would even have a curse on me and cut myself off from Christ if that would help them.

2 Corinthians 11:26

I have traveled many, many times. And I have been in danger from rivers, from thieves, from my own people (the Jews), and from people who are not Jews. I have been in danger in cities, in places where no people live, and on the sea. And I have been in danger with people who say they are brothers, but are really not brothers.