Acts 23:14

“And they came to the chief priests, and elders, etc.] Who were members of the sanhedrim, to acquaint them with their designs: and said, we have bound ourselves under a great curse, that we will eat nothing until we have slain Paul: these chief priests and elders, had they acted according to the character they bore, on such an information, would have taken up those men, and punished them, at least would have dissuaded them from so vile an action; but they knew the men to whom they applied, and very likely they were all of them of the sect of the Sadducees, whom Paul had so much offended the day before; and therefore were pleased with what they had done, approved of their scheme, and readily…”

“And they came ... - Probably by a deputation. To the chief priests and elders - The members of the Great Council, or Sanhedrin. It is probable that the application was made to the party of the Sadducees, as the Pharisees had shown their determination to defend Paul. They would have had no prospect of success had they attacked the castle, and they therefore devised this mode of obtaining access to Paul, where they might easily despatch him. Under a great curse - Greek: “We have anathematized ourselves with an anathema.” We have made the vow as solemn as possible. return to 'Top of Page'”

“Psa 52:1, Psa 52:2; Isa 3:9; Jer 6:15, Jer 8:12; Hos 4:9; Mic 7:3 Acts 23:15”