Acts 23:12

The Passion Translation

The next day, more than forty Jews formed a conspiracy and bound themselves under an oath to have no food or water until they had killed Paul.

Cross References

Genesis 37:18

As he was still a long distance away, the brothers recognized him by his robe, and by the time he reached them, they had plotted together to kill him.

Psalm 31:13

I overheard their whispered threats, the slander of my enemies. I’m terrified as they plot and scheme to take my life.

Jeremiah 11:19

I was like a trusting lamb led to the slaughter. I had no idea they were speaking about me when they said, “Let’s destroy the tree while it’s in full bloom. We’ll kill him so that no one will remember him anymore.”

Jeremiah 44:25

Yahweh, God of Israel, Commander of Angel Armies, says to you, ‘Both you and your wives have said that you will fulfill the vows you made to give offerings to the Queen of Heaven and pour out drink offerings to her. You have said it, and you have done it. Very well, by all means, keep your promise and fulfill the vows you made!’

Matthew 26:4

That’s when they made their decision to secretly have Jesus captured and killed.

Matthew 26:74

Peter denied it, and using profanity he said, “I don’t know the man!” At that very moment the sound of a crowing rooster pierced the night.

Matthew 27:25

And the crowd replied, “Let his blood be on us and on our children!”

Acts 23:14

They went to the high priest and the elders to divulge their plans and said to them, “We have united in a solemn oath not to eat or drink until Paul is dead.

Acts 23:21

Don’t believe them, because they have forty men lying in wait to ambush Paul. These men have sworn an oath not to eat or drink until they have killed him. They’re all waiting for you to agree to their request so they can carry out their plot.”

Acts 23:30

When I was informed of an imminent plot to kill him, I sent him to you at once, and I have ordered his accusers to also come before you and state their charges against him. Sincerely, Claudius Lysias

Acts 25:3

They came asking him for a favor—that he would transfer Paul from Caesarea to Jerusalem—all the while plotting to ambush and kill Paul along the way.

Acts 9:23

As time passed, the Jews plotted together to kill Saul,

Acts 9:24

but it was revealed to him what they were about to do. They closely guarded the gates of the city and tracked his every movement so they could kill him.

1 Corinthians 16:22

If anyone doesn’t sincerely love the Lord, he deserves to be doomed as an outcast. Our Lord has come!

2 Corinthians 11:26

In my difficult travels I’ve faced many dangerous situations: perilous rivers, robbers, foreigners, and even my own people. I’ve survived deadly peril in the city, in the wilderness, with storms at sea, and with spies posing as believers.

Galatians 3:13

Yet, Christ paid the full price to set us free from the curse of the law. He absorbed the curse completely as he became a curse in our place. For it is written: “Everyone who is hung upon a tree is cursed.”

1 Thessalonians 2:16

by hindering us from speaking to the unbelievers so that they might be saved. By so doing they are constantly filling up to the brim the measure of their guilt, and punishment has come upon them at last!

Joshua 6:26

Afterward, Joshua pronounced this solemn oath: “May Yahweh curse anyone who attempts to rebuild this city, Jericho! He will pay for laying its foundation with the life of his oldest son, and for setting up its gates with his youngest son!”

Joshua 7:1

But the Israelites violated the commandment regarding the wealth of Jericho that was to be set apart for the Lord. Achan son of Carmi, grandson of Zimri, of the clan of Zerah, from the tribe of Judah, stole some of the devoted things for himself. This ignited Yahweh’s anger against Israel.

Joshua 7:15

Then finally, Yahweh will expose the man caught with the devoted things, which must be destroyed by fire. Everything that man owns you must likewise destroy by fire, for he has violated the covenant of Yahweh and committed an outrageous act in Israel!’ ”