Study it in the app“they, going to the chief priests and the elders, said, “We have bound ourselves under a curse to taste nothing until we have killed Paul.”
they,οἵτινεςgoingπροσελθόντεςto the chief priestsτοῖς ἀρχιερεῦσινandκαὶthe elders,τοῖς πρεσβυτέροιςsaid,εἶπαν“We have bound ourselvesἀνεθεματίσαμεν ἑαυτοὺςunder a curseἈναθέματιto tasteγεύσασθαιnothingμηδενὸςuntilἕως οὗwe have killedἀποκτείνωμενPaul.τὸν Παῦλον
come near
To come up close to someone, go toward them.
Where else “proselthontes” appearschief priests
The leading priests: the high priest in office, former ones and his family.
Where else “archiereusin” appearselder
A leader of the people or of believers.
Where else “presbyterois” appearssay
To express something in words to others.
Where else “eipan” appearscurse
Put under a curse; bind oneself with an oath under a curse.
Where else “anethematisamen” appearscurse
A solemn commitment in which one places oneself under a curse if one fails.
Where else “Anathemati” appearseat
To put something in the mouth to see how it tastes, or to eat.
Where else “geusasthai” appearsno one, nothing
No one, nothing.
Where else “mēdenos” appearskill
Kill.
Where else “apokteinōmen” appearsPaul
Paul: the Roman name of the apostle Saul; also Sergius Paulus, proconsul of Cyprus.
Where else “Paulon” appearsIn Greek, “with a curse we have cursed ourselves”: the repetition, in the Hebrew manner, gives force to the oath.
13And there were more than forty who had made this plot;
14 · This verse (above)
15Now therefore you, together with the council, notify the commander so that he may bring down him to you, as though you were going to determine more exactly the things about him; and we are ready to kill him before he comes near.”
1. What it says
What does the Lord say to Paul the night after his appearance before the council? (v. 11)
2. What it means
Paul's nephew learns of a plot and reports it. What does the commander do with that information? (vv. 12-24)
3. How I live it
Paul was encouraged at a moment of great tension (v. 11). Who encouraged you when you needed it, and how can you do that for someone else?
