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Acts 23:12-13 Paul's Defense before the Sanhedrin

12 The Plot to Kill Paul
The next morning 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 men were involved in this plot.

Cross References for Acts 23:12-13

1 John 3:15 - Anyone who hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has eternal life in him. Click to read the verse 1 John 3:15 Click to read the verse 1 John 3:15

Proverbs 27:10 - Do not forsake your friend and the friend of your father, and do not go to your brother’s house... Click to read the verse Proverbs 27:10 Click to read the verse Proverbs 27:10

Galatians 3:13 - Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us, for it is written: “Cu... Click to read the verse Galatians 3:13 Click to read the verse Galatians 3:13

1 Samuel 14:24 - Jonathan Eats Honey Now the men of Israel were in distress that day, because Saul had bound the... Click to read the verse 1 Samuel 14:24 Click to read the verse 1 Samuel 14:24

Joshua 6:26 - At that time Joshua pronounced this solemn oath: “Cursed before the Lord is the man who underta... Click to read the verse Joshua 6:26 Click to read the verse Joshua 6:26

Matthew 27:25 - All the people answered, “Let his blood be on us and on our children!” Click to read the verse Matthew 27:25 Click to read the verse Matthew 27:25

Psalms 31:13 - For I hear the slander of many; there is terror on every side; they conspire against me and plo... Click to read the verse Psalms 31:13 Click to read the verse Psalms 31:13

Joshua 7:15 - He who is caught with the devoted things shall be destroyed by fire, along with all that belong... Click to read the verse Joshua 7:15 Click to read the verse Joshua 7:15

Joshua 7:1 - Achan’s Sin But the Israelites acted unfaithfully in regard to the devoted things; Achan son of... Click to read the verse Joshua 7:1 Click to read the verse Joshua 7:1

Genesis 37:18 - But they saw him in the distance, and before he reached them, they plotted to kill him. Click to read the verse Genesis 37:18 Click to read the verse Genesis 37:18

Isaiah 8:9-10 - Raise the war cry, you nations, and be shattered! Listen, all you distant lands. Prepare for ba... Click to read the verse Isaiah 8:9-10 Click to read the verse Isaiah 8:9-10

Exodus 1:10 - Come, we must deal shrewdly with them or they will become even more numerous and, if war breaks... Click to read the verse Exodus 1:10 Click to read the verse Exodus 1:10

1 Kings 19:2 - So Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah to say, “May the gods deal with me, be it ever so severel... Click to read the verse 1 Kings 19:2 Click to read the verse 1 Kings 19:2

1 Kings 20:10 - Then Ben-Hadad sent another message to Ahab: “May the gods deal with me, be it ever so severely... Click to read the verse 1 Kings 20:10 Click to read the verse 1 Kings 20:10

Nehemiah 10:29 - all these now join their brothers the nobles, and bind themselves with a curse and an oath to f... Click to read the verse Nehemiah 10:29 Click to read the verse Nehemiah 10:29

Psalms 26:10 - in whose hands are wicked schemes, whose right hands are full of bribes. Click to read the verse Psalms 26:10 Click to read the verse Psalms 26:10

Psalms 36:4 - Even on his bed he plots evil; he commits himself to a sinful course and does not reject what i... Click to read the verse Psalms 36:4 Click to read the verse Psalms 36:4

Leviticus 5:4 - “‘Or if a person thoughtlessly takes an oath to do anything, whether good or evil—in any matter... Click to read the verse Leviticus 5:4 Click to read the verse Leviticus 5:4

2 Kings 6:31 - He said, “May God deal with me, be it ever so severely, if the head of Elisha son of Shaphat re... Click to read the verse 2 Kings 6:31 Click to read the verse 2 Kings 6:31

1 Corinthians 16:22 - If anyone does not love the Lord—a curse be on him. Come, O Lord! Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 16:22 Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 16:22

Leviticus 27:29 - “‘No person devoted to destruction may be ransomed; he must be put to death. Click to read the verse Leviticus 27:29 Click to read the verse Leviticus 27:29

Matthew 26:74 - Then he began to call down curses on himself and he swore to them, “I don’t know the man!” Imme... Click to read the verse Matthew 26:74 Click to read the verse Matthew 26:74

Psalms 2:1-3 - Psalm 2 Why do the nations conspire and the peoples plot in vain? Click to read the verse Psalms 2:1-3 Click to read the verse Psalms 2:1-3

Numbers 30:2 - When a man makes a vow to the Lord or takes an oath to obligate himself by a pledge, he must no... Click to read the verse Numbers 30:2 Click to read the verse Numbers 30:2

Acts 23:21 - Don’t give in to them, because more than forty of them are waiting in ambush for him. They have... Click to read the verse Acts 23:21 Click to read the verse Acts 23:21

Acts 23:14 - They went to the chief priests and elders and said, “We have taken a solemn oath not to eat any... Click to read the verse Acts 23:14 Click to read the verse Acts 23:14

Deuteronomy 23:23 - Whatever your lips utter you must be sure to do, because you made your vow freely to the Lord y... Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 23:23 Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 23:23

Judges 21:1 - Wives for the Benjamites The men of Israel had taken an oath at Mizpah: “Not one of us will giv... Click to read the verse Judges 21:1 Click to read the verse Judges 21:1

Micah 2:1 - Man’s Plans and God’s Woe to those who plan iniquity, to those who plot evil on their beds! At ... Click to read the verse Micah 2:1 Click to read the verse Micah 2:1

Jeremiah 11:19 - I had been like a gentle lamb led to the slaughter; I did not realize that they had plotted aga... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 11:19 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 11:19

Nehemiah 4:11 - Also our enemies said, “Before they know it or see us, we will be right there among them and wi... Click to read the verse Nehemiah 4:11 Click to read the verse Nehemiah 4:11

Acts 25:3 - They urgently requested Festus, as a favor to them, to have Paul transferred to Jerusalem, for ... Click to read the verse Acts 25:3 Click to read the verse Acts 25:3

Job 24:5 - Like wild donkeys in the desert, the poor go about their labor of foraging food; the wasteland ... Click to read the verse Job 24:5 Click to read the verse Job 24:5

Matthew 26:4 - and they plotted to arrest Jesus in some sly way and kill him. Click to read the verse Matthew 26:4 Click to read the verse Matthew 26:4

Psalms 64:2-6 - Hide me from the conspiracy of the wicked, from that noisy crowd of evildoers. Click to read the verse Psalms 64:2-6 Click to read the verse Psalms 64:2-6

Proverbs 12:6 - The words of the wicked lie in wait for blood, but the speech of the upright rescues them. Click to read the verse Proverbs 12:6 Click to read the verse Proverbs 12:6

Acts 23:30 - When I was informed of a plot to be carried out against the man, I sent him to you at once. I a... Click to read the verse Acts 23:30 Click to read the verse Acts 23:30

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Mark 6:23-26 - And he promised her with an oath, “Whatever you ask I will give you, up to half my kingdom.” Click to read the verse Mark 6:23-26 Click to read the verse Mark 6:23-26

1 Samuel 14:27-28 - But Jonathan had not heard that his father had bound the people with the oath, so he reached ou... Click to read the verse 1 Samuel 14:27-28 Click to read the verse 1 Samuel 14:27-28