14They 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.


In Context

11 The following night, the Lord stood by him, and said, |Cheer up, Paul, for as you have testified about me at Jerusalem, so you must testify also at Rome.|

12 When it was day, some of the Jews banded together, and bound themselves under a curse, saying that they would neither eat nor drink until they had killed Paul.

13 There were more than forty people who had made this conspiracy.

14 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.

15 Now therefore, you with the council inform the commanding officer that he should bring him down to you tomorrow, as though you were going to judge his case more exactly. We are ready to kill him before he comes near.|

16 But Paul's sister's son heard of their lying in wait, and he came and entered into the barracks and told Paul.

Acts 23:14 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

23:14And 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.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

23:14They went to the chief priests and elders and said, "We have taken a solemn oath not to eat anything until we have killed Paul.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

23:14Who came to the chief priests and the ancients, and said: We have bound ourselves under a great curse that we will eat nothing till we have slain Paul.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

23:14And 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.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

23:14and they went to the chief priests and elders, and said, We have cursed ourselves with a curse to taste nothing until we kill Paul.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

23:14And 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.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

23:14And 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.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

23:14who having come near to the chief priests and to the elders said, 'With an anathema we did anathematize ourselves — to taste nothing till we have killed Paul;

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

23:14And 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.