Acts 23:13
And more than forty of them took this oath.
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Acts 23:12
And when it was day, the Jews came together and put themselves under an oath that they would take no food or drink till they had put Paul to death.
Acts 23:13
And more than forty of them took this oath.
Acts 23:14
And they came to the chief priests and the rulers and said, We have taken a great oath to take no food till we have put Paul to death
Acts 23:15
So now, will you and the Sanhedrin make a request to the military authorities to have him sent down to you, as if you were desiring to go into the business in greater detail; and we, before ever he gets to you, will be waiting to put him to death.
Acts 23:16
But Paul's sister's son had word of their design, and he came into the army building and gave news of it to Paul.
Acts 23:17
And Paul sent for a captain and said, Take this young man to your chief, for he has news for him.
Acts 23:18
So he took him to the chief captain and said, Paul, the prisoner, made a request to me to take this young man to you, for he has something to say to you.
Acts 23:19
And the chief took him by the hand and, going on one side, said to him privately, What is it you have to say to me?
Acts 23:20
And he said, The Jews are in agreement together to make a request to you for Paul to be taken, on the day after this, into the Sanhedrin, to be questioned in greater detail.
Acts 23:21
But do not give way to them, for more than forty of them are waiting for him, having taken an oath not to take food or drink till they have put him to death: and now they are ready, waiting for your order.
Acts 23:22
So the chief captain let the young man go, saying to him, Do not say to anyone that you have given me word of these things.
1 Kings 19:2
Then Jezebel sent a servant to Elijah, saying, May the gods' punishment be on me if I do not make your life like the life of one of them by tomorrow about this time.
1 Kings 22:8
And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, There is still one man by whom we may get directions from the Lord, Micaiah, son of Imlah; but I have no love for him, for he is a prophet of evil to me and not of good. And Jehoshaphat said, Let not the king say so.
Job 31:31
If the men of my tent did not say, Who has not had full measure of his meat?
Mark 6:24
And she went out and said to her mother, What is my request to be? And she said, The head of John the Baptist.
Acts 12:11
And when Peter came to his senses he said, Now, truly, I am certain that the Lord has sent his angel and taken me out of the hands of Herod, against all the hopes of the Jews.
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Acts 25:3
Requesting Festus to give effect to their design against him, and send him to Jerusalem, when they would be waiting to put him to death on the way.
Acts 9:23
Then, after some days, the Jews made an agreement together to put him to death:
Acts 9:24
But Saul got knowledge of their design. And they kept watch day and night on the roads out of the town, so that they might put him to death:
Jeremiah 5:26
For there are sinners among my people: they keep watch, like men watching for birds; they put a net and take men in it.
Acts 14:5
And when a violent attempt was made by the Gentiles and the Jews, with their rulers, to make an attack on them and have them stoned,
Psalms 102:8
My haters say evil of me all day; those who are violent against me make use of my name as a curse.
Acts 20:19
Doing the Lord's work without pride, through all the sorrow and troubles which came on me because of the evil designs of the Jews:
Acts 23:23
And he sent for two captains and said, Make ready two hundred men, with seventy horsemen and two hundred spearmen, to go to Caesarea, at the third hour of the night:
Acts 23:24
And get beasts so that they may put Paul on them, and take him safely to Felix, the ruler.
Acts 23:25
And he sent a letter in these words:
Acts 23:26
Claudius Lysias, to the most noble ruler, Felix, peace be with you.
Acts 23:27
This man was taken by the Jews, and was about to be put to death by them, when I came on them with the army and took him out of danger, having knowledge that he was a Roman.
Acts 23:28
And, desiring to get at the reason for their attack on him, I took him down to their Sanhedrin:
Acts 23:29
Then it became clear to me that it was a question of their law, and that nothing was said against him which might be a reason for prison or death.
Acts 23:30
And when news was given to me that a secret design was being made against the man, I sent him straight away to you, giving orders to those who are against him to make their statements before you.
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Psalms 2:1
Why are the nations so violently moved, and why are the thoughts of the people so foolish?
Psalms 2:2
The kings of the earth have taken their place, and the rulers are fixed in their purpose, against the Lord, and against the king of his selection, saying,
Psalms 2:3
Let their chains be broken, and their cords taken from off us.
Isaiah 8:9
Have knowledge, O peoples, and be in fear; give ear, all you far-off parts of the earth:
Isaiah 8:10
Let your designs be formed, and they will come to nothing; give your orders, and they will not be effected: for God is with us.
Nehemiah 4:8
And they made designs, all of them together, to come and make an attack on Jerusalem, causing trouble there.
Psalms 83:5
For they have all come to an agreement; they are all joined together against you:
John 11:50
You do not see that it is in your interest for one man to be put to death for the people, so that all the nation may not come to destruction.
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Acts 14:6
Having got news of it, they went in flight to the towns of Lycaonia, Lystra, and Derbe, and the country round about:
Acts 17:13
But when the Jews of Thessalonica had news that Paul was preaching the word at Beroea, they came there, troubling the people and working them up.
Acts 17:14
So the brothers sent Paul straight away to the sea: but Silas and Timothy kept there still.
2 Corinthians 11:32
In Damascus, the ruler under Aretas the king kept watch over the town of the people of Damascus, in order to take me:
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2 Corinthians 11:24
Five times the Jews gave me forty blows but one.
2 Corinthians 11:25
Three times I was whipped with rods, once I was stoned, three times the ship I was in came to destruction at sea, a night and a day I have been in the water;
2 Corinthians 11:26
In frequent travels, in dangers on rivers, in dangers from outlaws, in dangers from my countrymen, in dangers from the Gentiles, in dangers in the town, in dangers in the waste land, in dangers at sea, in dangers among false brothers;
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Psalms 64:3
Who make their tongues sharp like a sword, and whose arrows are pointed, even bitter words;
Psalms 64:4
So that in secret they may let loose their arrows at the upright, suddenly and unseen.
Psalms 64:5
They make themselves strong in an evil purpose; they make holes for secret nets; they say, Who will see it,
Psalms 64:6
Or make discovery of our secret purpose? The design is framed with care; and the inner thought of a man, and his heart, is deep.
Psalms 140:1
To the chief music-maker. A Psalm. Of David. O Lord, take me out of the power of the evil man; keep me safe from the violent man:
Psalms 140:2
For their hearts are full of evil designs; and they are ever making ready causes of war.
Psalms 140:3
Their tongues are sharp like the tongue of a snake; the poison of snakes is under their lips. (Selah.)
Psalms 140:4
O Lord, take me out of the hands of sinners; keep me safe from the violent man: for they are designing my downfall.
Psalms 140:5
The men of pride have put secret cords for my feet; stretching nets in my way, so that they may take me with their tricks. (Selah.)
Psalms 10:8
He is waiting in the dark places of the towns: in the secret places he puts to death those who have done no wrong: his eyes are secretly turned against the poor.
Jeremiah 11:19
But I was like a gentle lamb taken to be put to death; I had no thought that they were designing evil against me, saying, Come and let us make trouble his food, cutting him off from the land of the living, so that there may be no more memory of his name.
Jeremiah 18:18
Then they said, Come, let us make a design against Jeremiah; for teaching will never be cut off from the priest, or wisdom from the wise, or the word from the prophet. Come, let us make use of his words for an attack on him, and let us give attention with care to what he says.
Matthew 26:4
And they made designs together to take Jesus by some trick, and put him to death.
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Acts 21:30
And all the town was moved, and the people came running together and put their hands on Paul, pulling him out of the Temple: and then the doors were shut.
Acts 21:31
And while they were attempting to put him to death, news came to the chief captain of the band that all Jerusalem was out of control.
Acts 22:22
And they gave him a hearing as far as this word; then with loud voices they said, Away with this man from the earth; it is not right for him to be living.
Acts 22:23
And while they were crying out, and pulling off their clothing, and sending dust into the air,
Acts 21:28
Crying out, Men of Israel, come to our help: this is the man who is teaching all men everywhere against the people and the law and this place: and in addition, he has taken Greeks into the Temple, and made this holy place unclean.
Acts 23:10
And when the argument became very violent, the chief captain, fearing that Paul would be pulled in two by them, gave orders to the armed men to take him by force from among them, and take him into the army building.
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