Acts 23:21 - Wesley's New Testament 1755

²¹ But do not yield to them; for there are more than forty of them lie in wait, who have bound themselves with a curse, neither to eat nor drink till they have killed him: and now are they ready, expecting a promise from thee.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²¹ But do not thou yield unto them: for there lie in wait for him of them more than forty men, which have bound themselves with an oath, that they will neither eat nor drink till they have killed him: and now are they ready, looking for a promise from thee.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²¹ But do not yield to their persuasion, for more than forty of their men are lying in ambush waiting for him, having bound themselves by an oath and under a curse neither to eat nor drink till they have killed him; and even now they are all ready, [just] waiting for your promise.

American Standard Version (1901)

²¹ Do not thou therefore yield unto them: for there lie in wait for him of them more than forty men, who have bound themselves under a curse, neither to eat nor to drink till they have slain him: and now are they ready, looking for the promise from thee.

Common English Bible

²¹ Don’t fall for it! More than forty of them are waiting to ambush him. They have solemnly promised not to eat or drink until they have killed him. They are ready now, awaiting your consent.”

Catholic Public Domain Version

²¹ But truly, you should not believe them, for they would ambush him with more than forty men from among them, who have bound themselves by an oath neither to eat, nor to drink, until they have put him to death. And they are now prepared, hoping for an affirmation from you."

Acts 23:21 Tagairtí Cros

Luke 11:54

Laying wait for him, and seeking to catch something out of his mouth, that they might accuse him.

Acts 20:19

Serving the Lord with all humility, and with tears, and trials which befell me through the ambushes of the Jews:

Acts 23:22

So the tribune dismissed the young man, having charged him, Tell no man, that thou hast discovered these things to me.

Acts 25:3

that he would send for him to Jerusalem, laying an ambush to kill him by the way.

Romans 9:3

For I could wish that I myself were accursed from Christ, for my brethren, my kinsmen after the flesh:

2 Corinthians 11:26

in dangers from rivers, in dangers from robbers, in dangers from my own countrymen, in dangers from the heathen; in dangers in the city, in dangers in the wilderness, in dangers in the sea, in dangers among false brethren: