Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Acts 23:21 Cross-References
Explore 9 cross-references for Acts 23:21 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Acts chapter 23 verse 21 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“But do not thou yield unto them: for there lie in wait for him of them more than forty men, which have bound themselves with an oath, that they will neither eat nor drink till they have killed him: and now are they ready, looking for a promise from thee.”
Acts 23:21 (KJV)
Commentary on Acts 23:21
The nephew warns there lie in wait for him of them more than forty men, describing an anathema (ἀνάθεμα) oath: bound themselves with an oath, that they will neither eat nor drink till they have killed him. This self-cursing vow invoked divine judgment if unfulfilled—a practice rooted in Numbers 30 and Deuteronomy 23. The conspirators' fanaticism mirrors later sicarii (dagger-men) terrorism. Their murderous intent violated the Sixth Commandment while claiming religious devotion, exposing how tradition can corrupt conscience (Mark 7:13).
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Acts 23:21
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“some of the Jews banded together”
“with their rulers”
“with many tears”
“that he would summon him to Jerusalem; plotting to kill him on the way.”
“perils of rivers”
“the Jews conspired together to kill him”
“Thou shalt not follow a multitude to do evil; neither shalt thou speak in a cause to decline after many to wrest judgment:”
“my relatives according to the flesh”
“In Damascus the governor under Aretas the king kept the city of the Damascenes with a garrison”