Study it in the app“So you must not be persuaded by them, for more than forty men of them are lying in wait for him, who have bound themselves under a curse neither to eat nor to drink until they have killed him; and now they are ready, waiting for the promise from you.””
Soοὖνyouσὺmust notμὴbe persuaded byπεισθῇςthem,αὐτοῖςforγὰρmore thanπλείουςfortyτεσσεράκονταmenἄνδρεςofἐξthemαὐτῶνare lying in wait forἐνεδρεύουσινhim,αὐτὸνwhoοἵτινεςhave bound themselves under a curseἀνεθεμάτισαν ἑαυτοὺςneitherμήτεto eatφαγεῖνnorμήτεto drinkπιεῖνuntilἕως οὗthey have killedἀνέλωσινhim;αὐτόνandκαὶnowνῦνthey areεἰσινready,ἕτοιμοιwaiting forπροσδεχόμενοιthe promiseτὴν ἐπαγγελίανfromἀπὸyou.”σοῦ
obey
To heed someone.
Where else “peisthēis” appearsmore
Abundantly, often, or to a still higher degree.
Where else “pleious” appearsforty
Forty.
Where else “tesserakonta” appearsman
An adult male, as distinct from a woman or a child.
Where else “andres” appearslie in wait
Lie in wait for, set a trap.
Where else “enedreuousin” appearscurse
Put under a curse; bind oneself with an oath under a curse.
Where else “anethematisan” appearseat
Eat.
Where else “phagein” appearsdrink
To take water, wine or another liquid by mouth.
Where else “piein” appearskill
To end someone's life, to do away with them.
Where else “anelōsin” appearsbe
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “eisin” appearsready
Ready, prepared.
Where else “hetoimoi” appearswait for
To look for something coming, like God's kingdom.
Where else “prosdechomenoi” appearspromise
Promise.
Where else “epangelian” appears20And he said, “The Jews have agreed to ask you that you bring down Paul tomorrow to the council, as though it were going to inquire somewhat more exactly about him.
21 · This verse (above)
22So the commander dismissed the young man, ordering him, “Tell no one that you have reported these things to me.”
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?
