Acts 23:15

"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."

Key Reflection

This statement reveals the extreme measures the Jews were willing to take against Paul, demonstrating their intense desire for his death. By binding themselves under a curse, they highlighted the gravity and finality of their decision, showing both their determination and the seriousness with which they viewed the matter.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

Verse 15. Ye, with the council. With the concurrence or request of the sanhedrim. It was only by such a request that they had any hope that the chief captain would remove Paul from the castle. Signify to the chief captain. Send a message or request to him. That he bring him down unto you. That he bring him from the castle to the usual place of the meeting of the sanhedrim. As this was at some distance from the castle, or tower of Antonia, where Paul was, they supposed it would be easy to waylay him, and take his life. Tomorrow. This is wanting in the Syriac, Vulgate, and Ethiopic versions.

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