Acts 23:15
New Living Translation
15 So you and the high council should ask the commander to bring Paul back to the council again. Pretend you want to examine his case more fully. We will kill him on the way.”
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Isaiah 59:7
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7 Their feet run to do evil,
and they rush to commit murder.
They think only about sinning.
Misery and destruction always follow them.
Psalm 37:32-33
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32 The wicked wait in ambush for the godly,
looking for an excuse to kill them.
33 But the Lord will not let the wicked succeed
or let the godly be condemned when they are put on trial.
Proverbs 4:16
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16 For evil people can’t sleep until they’ve done their evil deed for the day.
They can’t rest until they’ve caused someone to stumble.
Proverbs 1:16
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16 They rush to commit evil deeds.
They hurry to commit murder.
Proverbs 1:11-12
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11 They may say, “Come and join us.
Let’s hide and kill someone!
Just for fun, let’s ambush the innocent!
12 Let’s swallow them alive, like the grave[a];
let’s swallow them whole, like those who go down to the pit of death.
Footnotes
- 1:12 Hebrew like Sheol.
Psalm 21:11
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11 Although they plot against you,
their evil schemes will never succeed.
Romans 3:14-16
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14 “Their mouths are full of cursing and bitterness.”[a]
15 “They rush to commit murder.
16 Destruction and misery always follow them.
Acts 25:3
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3 They asked Festus as a favor to transfer Paul to Jerusalem (planning to ambush and kill him on the way).
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Acts 22:30-23:1
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Paul before the High Council
30 The next day the commander ordered the leading priests into session with the Jewish high council.[a] He wanted to find out what the trouble was all about, so he released Paul to have him stand before them.
23 Gazing intently at the high council,[b] Paul began: “Brothers, I have always lived before God with a clear conscience!”
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