Some of the Jews bound themselves — Such execrable vows were not uncommon among the Jews. And if they were prevented from accomplishing what they had vowed, it was an easy matter to obtain absolution from their rabbis.
ACTS 23:12 sustrofh.n oi` VIoudai/oi {B} The addition of tinej was made in order to provide better accord with ver. Acts 23:13....
Verse Acts 23:12. _THAT THEY WOULD NEITHER EAT NOR DRINK_, c.] These forty Jews were no doubt of the class of the _sicarii_ mentioned before, (similar to those afterwards called _assassins_,) a class...
CERTAIN OF THE JEWS - Some of the Jews. They were more than forty in number, Acts 23:13. BANDED TOGETHER - Made an agreement or compact. They conspired to kill him. AND BOUND THEMSELVES UNDER A CURSE...
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)...
On the next night the Lord stood by Paul and said, "Courage! As you have testified for me in Jerusalem, so you must bear witness in Rome also." When it was day the Jews formed a plot and laid themselv...
CERTAIN OF. The texts omit. BANDED TOGETHER. having made. coalition, i.e. of the two sects. Greek. _sustrophe._ See note on Acts 19:40. BOUND... CURSE. Greek. _anathematizo._ Only here, verses: Acts...
_And when it was day_ While Paul was receiving comfort from the Lord, the Jews were plotting to secure his destruction and they let no time be wasted. Their plans are ready by the next day, and as soo...
ΟἹ ἸΟΥΔΑΙ͂ΟΙ with אABCE. _Vulg_. ‘quidam ex Judæis.’ 12. ΓΕΝΟΜΈΝΗΣ ΔῈ ἩΜΈΡΑΣ, _and when it was day_. While Paul was receiving comfort from the Lord, the Jews were plotting to secure his destruction,...
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...
ΓΕΝΟΜΈΝΗΣ _aor. med. (dep.) part. (temp.), см._ Acts 23:7. ΠΟΙΉΣΑΝΤΕΣ _aor. act. part. (conymcme.)_ от ΠΟΙΈΩ (G4160) делать, ΣΥΣΤΡΟΨΉ (G4963) конспирация, заговор, план, составленный рядом лиц, кото...
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...
12-16. The light did not immediately dawn upon his prospects, but the darkness continued for a while to grow deeper. (12) "_And when it was day some of the Jews made a conspiracy, and bound themselves...
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. AND WHEN IT WAS DAY, [CERTAIN O...
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....
The men who plotted against St. Paul were probably Sicarii or Assassins (see on Acts 21:38), whom we know that the high priest Ananias did not scruple to employ to remove his enemies. 16. St. Paul's...
ST. PAUL IS SENT TO CÆSAREA....
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...
CERTAIN OF THE JEWS BANDED TOGETHER... — The casuistry of the more fanatic Jews led them to the conclusion that a blasphemer or apostate was an outlaw, and that, in the absence of any judicial condemn...
συστροφήν, Acts 19:40. ἀνεθεμάτισαν ἑαυτούς : literally “they placed themselves under an anathema,” _i.e._, declared themselves liable to the direst punishments of God unless, etc. In N.T. the verb is...
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 pr...
(10) And when it was day, certain of the Jews banded together, and bound themselves (f) under a curse, saying that they would neither eat nor drink till they had killed Paul. (10) Those who are carri...
Bound themselves. The Greek is, anathematized, that is, submitted themselves to a curse, if they did not kill Paul. It was a great imprecation, the violation of which would have been equivalent to ren...
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...
− 12._And when it was day. _By this circumstance, Luke showeth how necessary it was for Paul to gather new and fresh strength of faith, that he might not quake in most great and sudden danger. For bei...
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 WHEN IT WAS DAY,.... As soon as it was light, very early in the morning: CERTAIN OF THE JEWS BANDED TOGETHER; these very likely were of the sect of the Sadducees, who had been exceedingly irritat...
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. Ver. 12. _Bound themselves, &c._]...
_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...
A CURSE; a solemn oath, imprecating divine vengeance on themselves should they eat or drink before they had killed Paul....
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....
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...
AND WHEN IT WAS DAY, SOME OF THE JEWS BANDED TOGETHER AND BOUND THEMSELVES UNDER AN OATH, SAYING THAT THEY WOULD NEITHER EAT NOR DRINK TILL THEY HAD KILLED PAUL. 1. Some Jews are now more determined...
UNDER A CURSE: Or, with an oath of execration...
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 o...
If they did not kill Paul before they did eat or drink any more, they wished that they might become a _cherem, _ or anathema; as Jericho and the inhabitants thereof were, being devoted to utter ruin a...
12-16. The light did not immediately dawn upon his prospects, but the darkness continued for a while to grow deeper. (12) "_ And when it was day some of the Jews made a conspiracy, and bound themselve...
Acts 23:12 And G1161 was G1096 (G5637) day G2250 some G5100 Jews G2453 together G4160 (G5660)...
‘And when it was day, the Jews banded together, and bound themselves under a curse, saying that they would neither eat nor drink until they had killed Paul.' Indeed these Jews were so determined to ki...
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...
_The Jews now conspire against the Life of PaulThe Romans, alarmed for his Safety_, _send him strongly guarded to Cæsarea, the Headquarters of their Power in those Parts,_ 12-35. Acts 23:12. AND WHEN...
BANDED TOGETHER (ποιησαντες συστροφην). See on Acts 19:40 (riot), but here conspiracy, secret combination, binding together like twisted cords.BOUND THEMSELVES UNDER A CURSE (ανεθεματισαν εαυτους)...
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 t...
_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...
1 Corinthians 16:22; 1 Kings 19:2; 2 Kings 6:31; Acts 23:21; Acts 2
Banded together [π ο ι η σ α ν τ ε ς σ υ σ τ ρ ο φ η ν]. Lit., having made a conspiracy. See on concourse, ch. 19 40. Bound themselves under a curse [α ν ε θ ε μ α τ ι σ α ν ε α υ τ ο υ ς]. Lit., anat...
Observe here, 1. barbarous and bloody plot,. cursed combination and conspiracy, against the life of the innocent and useful apostle: no sooner was it daylight, but the wicked Jews bind themselves by a...