Acts 23:21
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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.Do not let them persuade you, because more than forty men are waiting to ambush him. They have bound themselves with an oath not to eat or drink until they have killed him; they are ready now, awaiting your consent.”
In other translations
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.Do not let them persuade you, because more than forty men are waiting to ambush him. They have bound themselves with an oath not to eat or drink until they have killed him; they are ready now, awaiting your consent.”
Greek words
σὺsuYou yourselfG4771οὖνounthereforeG3767μὴmēnotG3361πεισθῇςpeisthēasmay be persuadedG3982αὐτοῖς,autoisby them,G846ἐνεδρεύουσινenedreuousinLie in waitG1748γὰρgarindeedG1063αὐτὸνautonfor himG846ἐξexofG1537αὐτῶνautōnthemG846ἄνδρεςandresmenG435πλείουςpleiousmoreG4183τεσσεράκοντα,tesserakontathan forty,G5062οἵτινεςoitineswhoG3748ἀνεθεμάτισανanethematisanwas put under an oathG332ἑαυτοὺςhe'autousthemselvesG1438μήτεmēteneitherG3383φαγεῖνphageinto eatG5315μήτεmētenorG3383πιεῖνpieinto drinkG4095ἕωςhe'ōsuntilG2193οὗhouthatG3739ἀνέλωσινanelōsinthey may executeG337αὐτὸνautonhimG846καὶkaiandG2532νῦνnunnowG3568εἰσινeisinthey areG1510ἕτοιμοιhetoimoireadyG2092προσδεχόμενοιprosdechomenoiawaitingG4327τὴνtēntheG3588ἀπὸapofromG575σοῦsouyouG4771ἐπαγγελίαν.¶epangelianpromise.G1860
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Related verses
- Acts 23:12-1412 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 which had made this conspiracy. 14 And they came to the chief priests and elders, and said, We have bound ourselves under a great curse, that we will eat nothing until we have slain Paul.12 When daylight came, the Jews formed a conspiracy and bound themselves with an oath not to eat or drink until they had killed Paul. 13 More than forty of them were involved in this plot. 14 They went to the chief priests and elders and said, “We have bound ourselves with a solemn oath not to eat anything until we have killed Paul.
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- 2 Corinthians 11:32-3332 In Damascus the governor under Aretas the king kept the city of the Damascenes with a garrison, desirous to apprehend me: 33 And through a window in a basket was I let down by the wall, and escaped his hands.32 In Damascus, the governor under King Aretas secured the city of the Damascenes in order to arrest me. 33 But I was lowered in a basket through a window in the wall and escaped his grasp.
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