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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 23:14 · Bible in Basic English
Acts 23:14 in other translations
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.
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.
They came to the chief priests and the elders, and said, “We have bound ourselves under a great curse to taste nothing until we have killed Paul.
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In context
11 And the night after, the Lord came to his side and said, Be of good heart, for as you have been witnessing for me in Jerusalem, so will you be my witness in Rome.
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.
13 And more than forty of them took this oath.
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
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.
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.
17 And Paul sent for a captain and said, Take this young man to your chief, for he has news for him.
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