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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.
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Corrupt Religious Leadership
Commentators are struck that the conspirators went directly to the "chief priests and elders." Instead of condemning the murder plot, these religious leaders became partners in it. Scholars like Calvin and Gill note that this complicity exposed their deep-seated impiety and lack of humanity, showing how even the highest religious offices can be corrupted by hatred and revenge.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
And they came, and so on. Probably by a deputation.
To the chief priests and elders. The members of the great council, or …
Came to the chief priests and the elders (προσελθοντες τοις αρχιερευσιν κα τοις πρεσβυτεροις). The Sanhedrin, just as Judas did ([…
19th Century
Anglican
They came to the chief priests and elders.—It will be remembered that the high priest Ananias had already shown the rough…
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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
They came to the chief priests. Since the priests agreed to such a wicked and ungodly conspiracy, this proved that there was in them neith…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And they came to the chief priests, and elders Who were members of the sanhedrim, to acquaint them with their designs:
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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…