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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.
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The Danger of Twisted Zeal
Commentators explain that the more than forty men who conspired to kill Paul were driven by a fanatical religious zeal. They likely saw themselves as righteous agents carrying out a divine sentence on a perceived apostate, similar to historical figures like Phinehas. This serves as a powerful warning that religious passion, when detached from truth and love, can justify horrific wickedness.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Certain of the Jews. Some of the Jews. They were more than forty in number (Acts 23:13).
Banded together. They…
Banded together (ποιησαντες συστροφην). See on 19:40 (riot), but here conspiracy, secret combination, binding together like twiste…
19th Century
Anglican
Certain of the Jews banded together . . .—The casuistry of the more fanatical Jews led them to the conclusion that a blas…
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Failing in their earlier plot to kill Paul in the temple precincts, more than forty fanatical Jews (probably many of them Asian Jews who had instig…
16th Century
Protestant
And when it was day. By this circumstance, Luke shows how necessary it was for Paul to gather new and fresh strength of faith, so that he …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And when it was day As soon as it was light, very early in the morning:
certain of the Jews bande…
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False religious principles, adopted by carnal men, urge toward such wickedness, as human nature would hardly be thought capable of. Yet the Lord re…
