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AND THEY CAME ... - Probably by a deputation.
TO THE CHIEF PRIESTS AND ELDERS - The members of the Great Council, or
Sanhedrin. It is probable that the application was made to the party
of the Sadduc...
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JEWISH PLOT: REMOVAL OF PAUL. The Jews propose what the tribune, in
Acts 22:30 to Acts 23:10, has already done on his own initiative; here
we are on historical ground. The hated person being removed f...
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THE STRATEGY OF PAUL (Acts 23:1-10)...
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ELDERS. App-189.
WE HAVE BOUND... CURSE. Literally we have anathematized ourselves (see
Mark 14:71) with an anathema.. Hebraism. Figure of speech
_Polyptoton._ App-6.
CURSE. Greek. _anathema._ Here;...
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_they came to the chief priests and elders_ Who were most likely of
the Sadducees" part, and who therefore would have no wish to save St
Paul's life.
_We have bound ourselves under a great curse_ Lit...
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PAUL IS CHEERED BY A VISION. THE JEWS CONSPIRE TO KILL HIM...
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_THE JEWS CONSPIRED TO KILL PAUL ACTS 23:12-24:_ There was so much
hatred toward Paul that more than forty Jewish men vowed that they
would not eat nor drink until they had killed him. They even asked...
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ΠΡΟΣΕΛΘΌΝΤΕΣ _aor. act. part. (сопутств.) от_
ΠΡΟΣΈΡΧΟΠΜΑΙ (G4334) приходить к кому-л.
ΕΊΠΑΝ _aor. ind. act., см._ Acts 23:1.
ΆΝΆΘΕΜΑ (G331) проклятие, нечто
разрушительное (TDNT; GELTS, 28; Levitic...
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WE HAVE BOUND OURSELVES UNDER A GREAT CURSE,— _We have bound
ourselves by a solemn anathema,_ seems a proper rendering of the
emphatic original. Such execrable vows as these, were not unusual with
the...
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g.
The plot for Paul's life and his escape. Acts 23:12-30.
Acts 23:12
And when it was day, the Jews banded together, and bound themselves
under a curse, saying that they would neither eat nor drink...
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See notes on verse 12...
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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.
And they came to the chief priests and elders...
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10 The captain was more concerned that a Roman citizen should not be
injured than to get their report, and so sends his soldiers to rescue
him a second time from their clutches. It was well that he wa...
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ST. PAUL SENT TO CÆESAREA
1. St. Paul often asserts his good conscience before God and man: see
Acts 22:3; Acts 24:16....
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GOOD NEWS FOR EVERYONE
ACTS
_MARION ADAMS_
CHAPTER 23
PAUL SPEAKS TO THE *SANHEDRIN, 23:1-11
V1 Paul looked straight at the *Sanhedrin. He said, ‘My brothers,
my conscience feels good about how...
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THEY CAME TO THE CHIEF PRIESTS AND ELDERS. — It will be remembered
that the high priest Ananias had already shown the rough brutality of
his nature in his treatment of St. Paul, and was now, we can sc...
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τοῖς ἀρχ., _cf._ Acts 4:23, see critical note on reading in
[373] (Blass). ἀναθέματι ἀνεθεμ.: “we have bound
ourselves under a great curse,” thus representing the emphatic
Hebrew idiom, _cf._ Acts 5:2...
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WOULD-BE MURDERERS BAFFLED
Acts 23:12
The Lord had told His servant that he was needed in Rome, but the
conspirators said that he should not leave Jerusalem. There is only
one conclusion when such a...
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By action of the Roman governor, Paul was arraigned before the Jewish
Sanhedrin. Hardly had he commenced before he was interrupted and
insulted. It was a most trying ordeal for the apostle. It is easi...
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The Lord Protected Paul From the Jews
With all the hostility the Jews had shown him since his arrival in
Jerusalem, Paul may have doubted if he would ever escape that city and
fulfill his desire to p...
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THE CONSPIRACY AND DELIVERANCE
11-35. That mighty vision was the secret of Paul's redoubtable courage
and sanctified versatility. He knew he was to “see Rome.” God's
heroes are immortal until the last...
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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. (13) And they were more than forty...
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The closing Chapter s from 21 to the end of the book are devoted to an
episode full of interest and profit Paul's course from Jerusalem to
Rome. And here we find ourselves in an atmosphere considerabl...
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14._They came to the chief priests. _Seeing that the priests agree to
such a wicked and ungodly conspiracy, by this they prove that there
was in them neither any fear of God, neither yet any humanit...
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Paul addresses the council with the gravity and dignity of an upright
man accustomed to walk with God. It is not a testimony borne to them
for their good; but the appeal of a good conscience to their...
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AND THEY CAME TO THE CHIEF PRIESTS, AND ELDERS,.... Who were members
of the sanhedrim, to acquaint them with their designs:
AND SAID, WE HAVE BOUND OURSELVES UNDER A GREAT CURSE, THAT WE WILL
EAT NOT...
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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.
Ver. 14. _And they came to the chief priests a...
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_And they came to the chief priests and elders_ Who were of the sect
of the Sadducees, and Paul's greatest enemies, telling them what they
had done; and desiring them to ask _the chief captain_ to _br...
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THE PLOT OF THE JEWS.
The murderous design of the Jews:...
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In this hearing the chief captain did not take the place of an
adjudicator, nor was there any other judicial authority present to
keep order. Paul then takes advantage of the occasion to speak
earnest...
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NOW THERE WERE MORE THAN FORTY WHO HAD FORMED THIS CONSPIRACY.
14 They came to the chief priests and elders, and said, " We have
bound ourselves under a great oath that we will eat nothing until we...
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Acts 23:14-15 Here is the plot that sadly the Jewish leadership
endorsed. The idea would be to convince the Roman commander to bring
Paul for. more thorough investigation and on the way from the fortr...
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12-24 False religious principles, adopted by carnal men, urge on to
such wickedness, as human nature would hardly be supposed capable of.
Yet the Lord readily disappoints the best concerted schemes of...
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THEY CAME TO THE CHIEF PRIESTS AND ELDERS, whose place and office it
was to have dissuaded such an abominable murder: _For the priest's
lips should keep knowledge,_ ZECHARIAH 2:7. And they could not b...
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Acts 23:14 They G3748 to G4334 (G5631) priests G749 and G2532 elders
G4245 said G2036 (G5627) bound G332 (G5656) ourselves G1438 oath G331
eat G1089 (G5664) nothing G3367 until G2193 G3739 killed G615...
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THE JEWS PLAN AN AMBUSH WITH THE PURPOSE OF SLAYING PAUL, WHICH IS
THWARTED BY PAUL'S NEPHEW AND THE DIVINE HAND (23:12-24).
We discover here how the hatred that has followed Paul around at the
hands...
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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
TILL WE HAVE SLAIN PAUL. No doubt the party of religious assa...
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CAME TO THE CHIEF PRIESTS AND THE ELDERS
(προσελθοντες τοις αρχιερευσιν κα
τοις πρεσβυτεροις). The Sanhedrin, just as Judas did
(Luke 22:4).WITH A GREAT CURSE
(αναθεματ). This use of the same word...
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CONTENTS: Paul before the Sanhedrin. The conspiracy to kill Paul and
its defeat. Paul sent to Felix.
CHARACTERS: God, Jesus, Paul, Ananias, Pharisees, Sadduces, Paul's
sister's son, centurion, chief...
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Acts 23:2. _Smite him on the mouth._ Ananias the highpriest commanded
this, when he heard Paul profess a good conscience, and determined to
persevere in preaching Christ. So Ahab commanded Micaiah to...
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THEY TOOK A VOW. These Jews may have been some of his bitter enemies
from Ephesus who had grabbed him in the temple. They may have been
"armed terrorists" [Zealots - Assassins], who later played such...
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_And the night following the Lord stood by him, and said, Be of good
cheer, Paul._
Paul in the castle at Jerusalem
On two other occasions a special Divine encouragement was given to
Paul similar to...
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ACTS—NOTE ON ACTS 23:14 THE CHIEF PRIESTS AND ELDERS were the
dominant forces on the Sanhedrin. Most were Sadducees, the group most
opposed to Paul.
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_CRITICAL REMARKS_
Acts 23:12. The Jews (rather than CERTAIN OF THE JEWS) who banded
themselves together UNDER A CURSE to kill Paul were not the members of
the Sanhedrim, who had forgotten their opini...
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EXPOSITION
ACTS 23:1
_Looking steadfastly on _for _earnestly beholding, _A.V.; _brethren
_for _men and brethren, _A.V._; I have lived before God, _etc., for _I
have lived, _etc., _before God, _A.V. L...
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And so Paul, earnestly beholding the council, said, Men and brethren,
I have lived in all good conscience before God until this day (Acts
23:1).
Paul was indeed a remarkable man. As Paul is writing to...
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Hosea 4:9; Isaiah 3:9; Jeremiah 6:15; Jeremiah 8:12; Micah 7:3; Psalms
52:1; Psalms 52:2...
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We have bound ourselves under a great curse [α ν α θ ε μ α τ
ι α ν ε θ ε μ α τ ι σ α μ ε ν ε α υ τ ο υ ς].
Lit., we have anathematized ourselves with an anathema. A very strong
expression. For similar...