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Acts 23:12

James Moffatt - New Testament

When day broke, the Jews formed a conspiracy, taking a solemn oath neither to eat nor to drink till they had killed Paul.

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I am informed a plot is to be laid against him, so I am sending him to you at once, telling his accusers that they must impeach him before you. Farewell."

Now do not let them persuade you. More than forty of them are lying in ambush for him, and they have taken a solemn oath neither to eat nor to drink till they have murdered him. They are all ready at this moment, awaiting your consent."

They then went to the high priests and elders, saying, "We have taken a solemn oath to taste no food till we have killed Paul.

as a special favour, to send for him to Jerusalem, meaning to lay an ambush for him and murder him on the road.

and took counsel together to get hold of Jesus by craft and have him put to death.

Christ ransomed us from the curse of the Law by becoming accursed for us (for it is written, Cursed is everyone who hangs on a gibbet),

'If any one has no love for the Lord, God's curse be on him! Maran atha!

To this all the people replied, "His blood be on us and on our children!"

At this he broke out cursing and swearing, "I do not know the man." At that moment a cock crowed.

and the Jews, after a number of days had elapsed, conspired to make away with him.

But their plot came to the ears of Saul, and, although they kept watch on the gates day and night in order to make away with him,

There were more than forty of them in this plot.

I have been often on my travels, I have been in danger from rivers and robbers, in danger from Jews and Gentiles, through dangers of town and of desert, through dangers on the sea, through dangers among false brothers —

by hindering us from speaking words of salvation to the Gentiles. So they would fill up the measure of their sins to the last drop! But the Wrath is on them to the bitter end!




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