Acts 23:21
Acts · New Testament · Chapter 23
“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 23:21
What Does Acts 23:21 Mean?
Acts 23:21 is found in the book of Acts, chapter 23, verse 21 of the New Testament. This verse connects to 19 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (19)
These passages are connected to Acts 23:21 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Acts 23:12“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.”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.”Psalms 119:95“The wicked have waited for me to destroy me: but I will consider thy testimonies.”Exodus 23:2“Thou shalt not follow a multitude to do evil; neither shalt thou speak in a cause to decline after many to wrest judgment:”Psalms 59:3“For, lo, they lie in wait for my soul: the mighty are gathered against me; not for my transgression, nor for my sin, O LORD.”Acts 9:23“And after that many days were fulfilled, the Jews took counsel to kill him:”Acts 14:5“And when there was an assault made both of the Gentiles, and also of the Jews with their rulers, to use them despitefully, and to stone them,”Acts 20:19“Serving the LORD with all humility of mind, and with many tears, and temptations, which befell me by the lying in wait of the Jews:”Acts 25:3“And desired favour against him, that he would send for him to Jerusalem, laying wait in the way to kill him.”Romans 9:3“For I could wish that myself were accursed from Christ for my brethren, my kinsmen according to the flesh:”2 Corinthians 11:26“In journeyings often, in perils of waters, in perils of robbers, in perils by mine own countrymen, in perils by the heathen, in perils in the city, in perils in the wilderness, in perils in the sea, in perils among false brethren;”Numbers 35:20“But if he thrust him of hatred, or hurl at him by laying of wait, that he die;”Deuteronomy 23:23“That which is gone out of thy lips thou shalt keep and perform; even a freewill offering, according as thou hast vowed unto the LORD thy God, which thou hast promised with thy mouth.”Joshua 8:4“And he commanded them, saying, Behold, ye shall lie in wait against the city, even behind the city: go not very far from the city, but be ye all ready:”Nehemiah 4:11“And our adversaries said, They shall not know, neither see, till we come in the midst among them, and slay them, and cause the work to cease.”Nehemiah 10:29“They clave to their brethren, their nobles, and entered into a curse, and into an oath, to walk in God’s law, which was given by Moses the servant of God, and to observe and do all the commandments of the LORD our Lord, and his judgments and his statutes;”2 Corinthians 11:32“In Damascus the governor under Aretas the king kept the city of the Damascenes with a garrison, desirous to apprehend me:”Ephesians 4:14“That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive;”Psalms 10:9“He lieth in wait secretly as a lion in his den: he lieth in wait to catch the poor: he doth catch the poor, when he draweth him into his net.”
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