Acts 23:13
What meaning of the acts 23:13 in the Bible?
What does Acts 23:13 mean? Commentary, explanation and study verse by verse.
"And they were more than forty which had made this conspiracy."
What does Acts 23:13 mean? Commentary, explanation and study verse by verse.
"And they were more than forty which had made this conspiracy."
WHICH HAD MADE THIS CONSPIRACY - This oath συνωμοσίαν sunōmosian, this agreement, or compact. This large number of desperate men, bound by so solemn an oath, would be likely to be successful, and th...
JEWISH PLOT: REMOVAL OF PAUL. The Jews propose what the tribune, in Acts 22:30 to Acts 23:10, has already done on his own initiative; here we are on historical ground. The hated person being removed f...
THE STRATEGY OF PAUL (Acts 23:1-10)...
CONSPIRACY. Greek. _sunomosia._ Only here....
_more than forty_ Shewing the excited state of popular feeling at this moment among the Jews. They may have been prompted to this method of getting rid of the Apostle, because they had not the power o...
PAUL IS CHEERED BY A VISION. THE JEWS CONSPIRE TO KILL HIM...
_THE JEWS CONSPIRED TO KILL PAUL ACTS 23:12-24:_ There was so much hatred toward Paul that more than forty Jewish men vowed that they would not eat nor drink until they had killed him. They even asked...
ΉΣΑΝ _impf. ind. act. от_ ΕΊΜΊ, _см._ Acts 23:8. ΠΛΕΊΟΥΣ _сотр. от_ ΠΟΛΎΣ (G4183) многий; _сотр._ больше, ΣΥΝΩΜΟΣΊΑ (G4945) умысел, заговор, клятва (RWP). ΠΟΙΗΣΆΜΕΝΟΙ _aor. med. part., см._ Acts 23...
g. The plot for Paul's life and his escape. Acts 23:12-30. Acts 23:12 And when it was day, the Jews banded together, and bound themselves under a curse, saying that they would neither eat nor drink...
See notes on verse 12...
And they were more than forty which had made this conspiracy. _ NO JFB COMMENTARY ON THIS VERSE._...
10 The captain was more concerned that a Roman citizen should not be injured than to get their report, and so sends his soldiers to rescue him a second time from their clutches. It was well that he wa...
ST. PAUL SENT TO CÆESAREA 1. St. Paul often asserts his good conscience before God and man: see Acts 22:3; Acts 24:16....
GOOD NEWS FOR EVERYONE ACTS _MARION ADAMS_ CHAPTER 23 PAUL SPEAKS TO THE *SANHEDRIN, 23:1-11 V1 Paul looked straight at the *Sanhedrin. He said, ‘My brothers, my conscience feels good about how...
WOULD-BE MURDERERS BAFFLED Acts 23:12 The Lord had told His servant that he was needed in Rome, but the conspirators said that he should not leave Jerusalem. There is only one conclusion when such a...
By action of the Roman governor, Paul was arraigned before the Jewish Sanhedrin. Hardly had he commenced before he was interrupted and insulted. It was a most trying ordeal for the apostle. It is easi...
The Lord Protected Paul From the Jews With all the hostility the Jews had shown him since his arrival in Jerusalem, Paul may have doubted if he would ever escape that city and fulfill his desire to p...
_Forty men that had made this conspiracy, [3] and bound themselves with an impious curse, or imprecation upon themselves, if they did not kill him. (Witham)_ [BIBLIOGRAPHY] Devoverunt se, _Greek: an...
THE CONSPIRACY AND DELIVERANCE 11-35. That mighty vision was the secret of Paul's redoubtable courage and sanctified versatility. He knew he was to “see Rome.” God's heroes are immortal until the last...
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. (13) And they were more than forty...
The closing Chapter s from 21 to the end of the book are devoted to an episode full of interest and profit Paul's course from Jerusalem to Rome. And here we find ourselves in an atmosphere considerabl...
Paul addresses the council with the gravity and dignity of an upright man accustomed to walk with God. It is not a testimony borne to them for their good; but the appeal of a good conscience to their...
AND THEY WERE MORE THAN FORTY WHICH HAD MADE THIS CONSPIRACY. Who met together, formed this resolution, entered into this scheme, and bound themselves with this oath; the word rendered "conspiracy", s...
And they were more than forty which had made this conspiracy. Ver. 13. _And they were more than forty_] The assassins are a kind of most desperate men among the Mahometans, who, strongly deluded with...
_And when it was day, certain of the Jews_ Being exceedingly provoked that Paul had been thus rescued from the council; _bound themselves under a curse_ Such execrable vows were not uncommon among the...
THE PLOT OF THE JEWS. The murderous design of the Jews:...
In this hearing the chief captain did not take the place of an adjudicator, nor was there any other judicial authority present to keep order. Paul then takes advantage of the occasion to speak earnest...
NOW THERE WERE MORE THAN FORTY WHO HAD FORMED THIS CONSPIRACY. 14 They came to the chief priests and elders, and said, " We have bound ourselves under a great oath that we will eat nothing until we...
Acts 23:12-13 The hatred against Paul was so intense in Jerusalem that forty men were willing to forfeit their lives in an attempt to assassinate him. "Bound themselves under an oath": The Bible cauti...
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...
They made themselves sure (they thought) of killing Paul; there were above forty to one. The church's enemies are unanimous and resolute. As David formerly, so might now Paul say, _They that are mad a...
Acts 23:13 Now G1161 were G2258 (G5713) than G4119 forty G5062 who G3588 formed G4160 (G5761) this G5026 conspiracy G4945 which - 2 Samuel 15:12, 2 Samuel 15:31; John 16:2...
THE JEWS PLAN AN AMBUSH WITH THE PURPOSE OF SLAYING PAUL, WHICH IS THWARTED BY PAUL'S NEPHEW AND THE DIVINE HAND (23:12-24). We discover here how the hatred that has followed Paul around at the hands...
MORE THAN FORTY (πλειους τεσσερακοντα). Without "than" (η) as in verse Acts 23:21; Acts 24:11 and often in the ancient Greek.CONSPIRACY (συνωμοσιαν). Old word from συνομνυμ, to swear together. On...
CONTENTS: Paul before the Sanhedrin. The conspiracy to kill Paul and its defeat. Paul sent to Felix. CHARACTERS: God, Jesus, Paul, Ananias, Pharisees, Sadduces, Paul's sister's son, centurion, chief...
Acts 23:2. _Smite him on the mouth._ Ananias the highpriest commanded this, when he heard Paul profess a good conscience, and determined to persevere in preaching Christ. So Ahab commanded Micaiah to...
THEY TOOK A VOW. These Jews may have been some of his bitter enemies from Ephesus who had grabbed him in the temple. They may have been "armed terrorists" [Zealots - Assassins], who later played such...
_And the night following the Lord stood by him, and said, Be of good cheer, Paul._ Paul in the castle at Jerusalem On two other occasions a special Divine encouragement was given to Paul similar to...
_CRITICAL REMARKS_ Acts 23:12. The Jews (rather than CERTAIN OF THE JEWS) who banded themselves together UNDER A CURSE to kill Paul were not the members of the Sanhedrim, who had forgotten their opini...
EXPOSITION ACTS 23:1 _Looking steadfastly on _for _earnestly beholding, _A.V.; _brethren _for _men and brethren, _A.V._; I have lived before God, _etc., for _I have lived, _etc., _before God, _A.V. L...
And so Paul, earnestly beholding the council, said, Men and brethren, I have lived in all good conscience before God until this day (Acts 23:1). Paul was indeed a remarkable man. As Paul is writing to...
2 Samuel 15:12; 2 Samuel 15:31; John 16:2...
Conspiracy [σ υ ν ω μ ο σ ι α ν]. Lit., swearing together; conjuration. According to its etymology, conspiracy is a breathing or blowing together (Latin, conspirare). Hence, of concerted thought and a...