Acts 23:14 - King James Version (Oxford) 1769

And they came to the chief priests and elders, and said, We have bound ourselves under a great curse, that we will eat nothing until we have slain Paul.

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Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

And they went to the chief priests and elders, saying, We have strictly bound ourselves by an oath and under a curse not to taste any food until we have slain Paul.

American Standard Version (1901)

And 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.

Common English Bible

They went to the chief priests and elders and said, “We have solemnly promised to eat nothing until we have killed Paul.

Catholic Public Domain Version

And they approached the leaders of the priests, and the elders, and they said: "We have sworn ourselves by an oath, so that we will taste nothing, until we have killed Paul.