Acts 23:12
Acts · New Testament · Chapter 23
“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.”Acts 23:12
What Does Acts 23:12 Mean?
Acts 23:12 is found in the book of Acts, chapter 23, verse 12 of the New Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Acts 23:12 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Job 5:12“He disappointeth the devices of the crafty, so that their hands cannot perform their enterprise.”Acts 23:30“And when it was told me how that the Jews laid wait for the man, I sent straightway to thee, and gave commandment to his accusers also to say before thee what they had against him. Farewell.”Isaiah 8:9“Associate yourselves, O ye people, and ye shall be broken in pieces; and give ear, all ye of far countries: gird yourselves, and ye shall be broken in pieces; gird yourselves, and ye shall be broken in pieces.”Acts 23:21“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.”Acts 23:14“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.”Psalms 2:1“Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing?”Psalms 31:13“For I have heard the slander of many: fear was on every side: while they took counsel together against me, they devised to take away my life.”Genesis 37:18“And when they saw him afar off, even before he came near unto them, they conspired against him to slay him.”Jeremiah 11:19“But I was like a lamb or an ox that is brought to the slaughter; and I knew not that they had devised devices against me, saying, Let us destroy the tree with the fruit thereof, and let us cut him off from the land of the living, that his name may be no more remembered.”2 Kings 6:31“Then he said, God do so and more also to me, if the head of Elisha the son of Shaphat shall stand on him this day.”Psalms 64:2“Hide me from the secret counsel of the wicked; from the insurrection of the workers of iniquity:”Matthew 26:4“And consulted that they might take Jesus by subtilty, and kill him.”Acts 25:3“And desired favour against him, that he would send for him to Jerusalem, laying wait in the way to kill him.”Micah 2:1“Woe to them that devise iniquity, and work evil upon their beds! when the morning is light, they practise it, because it is in the power of their hand.”1 Corinthians 16:22“If any man love not the Lord Jesus Christ, let him be Anathema Maranatha.”Galatians 3:13“Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree:”Numbers 30:2“If a man vow a vow unto the LORD, or swear an oath to bind his soul with a bond; he shall not break his word, he shall do according to all that proceedeth out of his mouth.”1 Kings 19:2“Then Jezebel sent a messenger unto Elijah, saying, So let the gods do to me, and more also, if I make not thy life as the life of one of them by to morrow about this time.”Matthew 27:23“And the governor said, Why, what evil hath he done? But they cried out the more, saying, Let him be crucified.”Leviticus 5:4“Or if a soul swear, pronouncing with his lips to do evil, or to do good, whatsoever it be that a man shall pronounce with an oath, and it be hid from him; when he knoweth of it, then he shall be guilty in one of these.”
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