A Conspiracy to Kill Paul

12 When it was day, (A)the Jews formed a [a]conspiracy and (B)put themselves under an [b]oath, saying that they would neither eat nor drink until they had killed Paul.

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 23:12 Or mob
  2. Acts 23:12 I.e., an oath with a self-imposed curse

The Plot to Kill Paul

12 The next morning some Jews formed a conspiracy(A) and bound themselves with an oath not to eat or drink until they had killed Paul.(B)

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21 So do not [a]listen to them, for more than forty [b]of them are (A)in hiding to ambush him, and these men have (B)put themselves under an oath not to eat or drink until they kill him; and now they are ready and waiting for assurance from you.”

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 23:21 Lit be persuaded by them
  2. Acts 23:21 Lit men of them

21 Don’t give in to them, because more than forty(A) of them are waiting in ambush for him. They have taken an oath not to eat or drink until they have killed him.(B) They are ready now, waiting for your consent to their request.”

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