Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary
Acts 23:21
Looking for a promise from thee - Waiting for your consent to bring him down to them.
Looking for a promise from thee - Waiting for your consent to bring him down to them.
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...
YIELD UNTO. be persuaded by. Greek. _peitho._ App-150. LIE IN WAIT. Greek. _enedreuo._ Only here and Luke 11:54. Compare Acts 23:16. MEN. App-123. LOOKING FOR. Greek. _prosdechomai_. Compare Act
_But do not thou yield unto them_ More literally, "Do not thou therefore yield, &c." (with _Rev. Ver._). _which have bound themselves with an oath_ The Greek is the same as in Acts 23:12. It is better...
ΣῪ ΟΥ̓͂Ν ΜῊ ΠΕΙΣΘΗ͂ΙΣ ΑΥ̓ΤΟΙ͂Σ, _do not thou therefore yield to them_. The οὖν refers to the idea of a scheme in which the chief captain was to be made use of; this has only been suggested in the prev...
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...
ΠΕΙΣΘΉΣ _aor. conj. pass. от_ ΠΕΊΘΩ (G260) убеждать; _pass._ быть убежденным, соглашаться, повиноваться. _Aor. conj._ с _Отр.._ ΜΉ (G3361) запрещает начало действия. _Pass._ разрешения: "не позволяй...
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 17...
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: an...
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 IS SENT TO CÆSAREA....
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...
ἐνεδρ.: only in Luke in N.T., Luke 11:54, with the accusative also in classical Greek, and several times in LXX, 1Ma 5:4, Jos., _Ant._, v., 2, 12. καὶ νῦν, see on Acts 20:22. προσδεχ.: only once elsew...
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...
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...
BUT DO NOT THOU YIELD UNTO THEM,.... Or be persuaded by them, to bring Paul down from the castle to the sanhedrim; this must not be imputed to the young man's pride and vanity, in taking upon him to g...
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: an...
_When Paul's sister's son heard_, &c. How privately soever this business was contrived, the providence of God so ordered it, that, for the deliverance of his faithful servant from this inhuman and blo...
LOOKING FOR A PROMISE FROM THEE; that he would bring Paul down. Bigoted and hypocritical professors of religion, who have adopted wrong principles, and been corrupted by wicked practices, are often am...
The plot Revealed:...
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...
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...
BUT DO NOT YIELD TO THEM, FOR MORE THAN FORTY OF THEM LIE IN WAIT FOR HIM, MEN WHO HAVE BOUND THEMSELVES BY AN OATH THAT THEY WILL NEITHER EAT NOR DRINK TILL THEY HAVE KILLED HIM; AND NOW THEY ARE REA...
Acts 23:17-22 Give the commander credit for believing Paul's nephew, in addition, after seeing the uncontrolled anger of the Jews in Acts 21:1 and this chapter, it would not be hard to believe such. p...
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...
DO NOT THOU YIELD UNTO THEM; this the young man desires out of his care for his uncle's (Paul s) preservation, as also touched with the horror of the fact if it should have been executed; and howsoeve...
Acts 23:21 But G3767 G4771 do G3982 not G3361 yield G3982 (G5686) them G846 for G1063 than...
‘And he said, “The Jews have agreed to ask you to bring Paul down tomorrow to the council, as though you would enquire somewhat more exactly concerning him. Do not therefore yield to them, for there l...
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...
DO NOT THEREFORE YIELD UNTO THEM (Συ ουν μη πεισθηις αυτοις). First aorist passive subjunctive of πειθω, common verb, here to be persuaded by, to listen to, to obey, to yield to. With negative and...
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...
_And when Paul’s sister’s son heard of their lying in wait, he … told Paul._ PAUL’S SISTER’S SON From this subject we learn-- I. That humble and nameless individuals are sometimes of great service i...
ACTS—NOTE ON ACTS 23:21 By rabbinic law, if a vow became impossible to fulfill, those under it were released from its terms. ⇐...
_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 Corinthians 11:26; 2 Corinthians 11:32; 2 Corinthians 11:33; Acts 14:5;...
Have bound themselves. "If we should wonder how, so early in the morning, after the long discussion in the Sanhedrim, which must have occupied a considerable part of the day, more than forty men shoul...