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Selected Verse: Acts 23:14 - King James
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Ac 23:14 |
King James |
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. |
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| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
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 Sadducees, as the Pharisees had shown their determination to defend Paul. They would have had no prospect of success had they attacked the castle, and they therefore devised this mode of obtaining access to Paul, where they might easily despatch him.
Under a great curse - Greek: "We have anathematized ourselves with an anathema." We have made the vow as solemn as possible. |
| Vincent's Word Studies, by Marvin R. Vincent [1886] |
We have bound ourselves under a great curse (ἀναθέματι ἀνεθεματίσαμεν ἑαυτοὺς)
Lit., we have anathematized ourselves with an anathema. A very strong expression. For similar expressions, see Luk 22:15; Joh 3:29; Act 4:17. |
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