Acts 23:15

Now therefore ye with the council signify to the chief captain that he bring him down unto you to morrow, as though ye would enquire something more perfectly concerning him: and we, or ever he come near, are ready to kill him.

Cross-references

Acts 23:20 Parallel

Acts 23:20 reveals the plot Paul's brother heard — the same conspiracy is now exposed.

Acts 25:3 Parallel

Acts 25:3 shows the same conspiracy persisting — the Jews again request Paul's transfer to ambush him.

Acts 22:30 Historical context

Acts 22:30 sets up the council meeting that the conspirators now exploit — the plot builds on that earlier gathering.

Proverbs 1:12 depicts swallowing victims alive like Sheol—matching the murderous intent of the conspirators against Paul.

Romans 3:14-16 quotes Isaiah 59:7 about feet swift to shed blood—summing up the conspirators' murderous intent.

Isaiah 59:7 Parallel

Isaiah 59:7 condemns those who hasten to shed innocent blood—exactly what the conspirators plan against Paul.

Proverbs 1:16 says the wicked run to evil and shed blood—aptly describing the conspirators' haste to kill Paul.

Proverbs 1:11 describes an invitation to lie in wait for blood—directly mirroring the conspirators' ambush plot against Paul.

Psalm 37:32 Allusion

Psalm 37:12 describes the wicked plotting against the righteous — a direct match for the conspiracy against Paul here.

Psalm 21:11 Allusion

Psalm 21:11 says the wicked's evil plots cannot succeed — foreshadowing the ultimate failure of this ambush plan.

Psalm 64:2 Parallel

Psalm 64:2 prays for protection from secret plots — echoes the hidden ambush planned against Paul.

Judges 16:2 Parallel

Judges 16:2 records the Gazites lying in wait all night to kill Samson—a close parallel to the ambush plotted against Paul.

Psalm 59:4 Parallel

Psalm 59:4 portrays attackers with no cause — mirrors the plot against Paul who is innocent.

Proverbs 12:6 warns of the wicked's bloodthirsty words — directly fitting the conspiracy to kill Paul.

Micah 2:1 Parallel

Micah 2:1 pronounces woe on those who plan evil — the Jews' premeditated ambush fits this condemnation.

Psalm 35:20 Parallel

Psalm 35:20 describes enemies devising deceit against the innocent — exactly what the conspirators do against Paul.

Esther 5:14 Parallel

Esther 5:14 parallels this conspiracy — Haman's advisors urge him to hang Mordecai, mirroring the Jews' plot against Paul.

Proverbs 4:16 says the wicked cannot sleep until they do evil—reflecting the conspirators' relentless determination to kill Paul.

Psalm 37:33 Contrast

Psalm 37:33 promises God will not abandon the righteous to the wicked—contrasting the conspirators' plan to hand Paul over for murder.