¹⁴ They came to the chief priests and the elders and said, “We have ^(A)bound ourselves under a curse to taste nothing until we have killed Paul.

²¹ So do not be persuaded by them, for more than forty of them—who have ^(A)bound themselves under a curse not to eat or drink until they slay him—are ^(B)lying in wait for him and now they are ready and waiting for the promise from you.”