Acts 23:21

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.

Cross-references

Acts 23:12-14 provides the earlier account of the same oath-bound conspiracy to kill Paul.

Acts 23:14 Parallel

Acts 23:14 records the same 40+ men binding themselves with an oath to kill Paul. This is the source of the plot mentioned in verse 21.

Acts 20:19 Parallel

Acts 20:19 notes the 'plots of the Jews' as a constant trial in Paul's ministry, as seen here.

Acts 25:3 Parallel

Acts 25:3 describes another Jewish ambush planned against Paul, mirroring this one.

Acts 9:23 Related theme

Acts 9:23 shows an earlier Jewish plot to kill Paul in Damascus, similar to this one.

Acts 9:24 Related theme

Acts 9:24 reveals the earlier plot was discovered; here too the ambush is reported to the tribune.

Acts 14:6 Parallel

Acts 14:6 shows Paul fleeing from a plot; here the plot is foiled by reporting.

Acts 14:5 Related theme

Acts 14:5 records a Jewish and Gentile attempt to mistreat Paul, paralleling the current plot.

2 Corinthians 11:26 lists 'perils from my own countrymen,' directly matching the Jewish plot here.

Numbers 35:20 describes lying in wait to murder someone — exactly what the 40 men are doing to Paul. Direct verbal and thematic parallel.

Numbers 30:2 states that a man must keep his vows. The 40 men's oath to kill is a twisted application of this principle.

Deuteronomy 23:23 commands keeping voluntary vows to the LORD. The 40 men made a voluntary oath, but for murder — contrasting the law's intent.

Romans 9:3 Contrast

Romans 9:3 has Paul wishing to be accursed for his people — a stark contrast to these men binding themselves by an oath to murder him.

Nehemiah 4:11 relates enemies plotting to kill Nehemiah's workers. Both involve secret murder plots, but no oath in Nehemiah.