Found only in Acts 23:14Acts 23:14
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14 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.

WP-Bible plugin; Rom. 9:3Rom. 9:3
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3 For I could wish that I myself were anathema from Christ for my brethren's sake, my kinsmen according to the flesh:

WP-Bible plugin; 1 Cor. 12:3; 16:221 Cor. 12:3; 16:22
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3 Wherefore I make known unto you, that no man speaking in the Spirit of God saith, Jesus is anathema; and no man can say, Jesus is Lord, but in the Holy Spirit. ²² If any man loveth not the Lord, let him be anathema. Maranatha.

WP-Bible plugin; Gal. 1:8-9Gal. 1:8-9
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8 But though we, or an angel from heaven, should preach unto you any gospel other than that which we preached unto you, let him be anathema. ⁹ As we have said before, so say I now again, if any man preacheth unto you any gospel other than that which ye received, let him be anathema.

WP-Bible plugin, the Greek noun “anathema” described what was devoted to destruction or “accursed.”  Those who make false claims about Jesus, and one example of this would be claiming Jesus is “accursed” (1 Cor. 12:31 Cor. 12:3
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3 Wherefore I make known unto you, that no man speaking in the Spirit of God saith, Jesus is anathema; and no man can say, Jesus is Lord, but in the Holy Spirit.

WP-Bible plugin), are not speaking and teaching the truth.  Those who preach a gospel contrary to what is found in the New Testament are specifically said to be under divine condemnation (Gal. 1:8-9Gal. 1:8-9
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8 But though we, or an angel from heaven, should preach unto you any gospel other than that which we preached unto you, let him be anathema. ⁹ As we have said before, so say I now again, if any man preacheth unto you any gospel other than that which ye received, let him be anathema.

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