Acts 23:12–22

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23:12 The plan to kill Paulos

12 The next day, some of the Yehudim (Jews) gathered informally and pledged not to eat or drink until they’d killed Paulos. 13 There were more than forty of them in that conspiracy, 14 and they approached the chief priests and elders and told them, “We’ve made an oath to taste nothing until we’ve killed Paulos, otherwise we’ll bring a curse on ourselves. 15 So you guys assemble the council and report to the commander so that he’ll bring him down to you all as if you need more information about his actions, and then we’ll have an opportunity to kill before he gets here.

16 But a nephew of Paulos had heard about that ambush and went in to the barracks to inform Paulos. 17 Paulos then called one of the Roman centurions and told him to take the young man to the commander because he had something to tell him. 18 So the centurion took him to the commander, explaining, “The prisoner Paulos, called me and asked me to bring this young man to you because he has something to report to you.”

19 The commander took the young man by the hand and led him into his private office and asked, “What do you have to tell me?”

20 “The Yehudim (Jews) have decided to ask you,” he said, “that tomorrow you bring Paulos down to the council as if they wanted to question him further. 21 But don’t listen to them because over forty of their men will be lying in wait for him, and they’ve sworn not to eat or drink until they’ve killed him. In fact, they’re all set up already, just waiting for your consent.”

22 The commander told the young man not to tell anyone else about the ambush and dismissed him.

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12 And it _having _become day, the Youdaiōns having _made a_disorderly _gathering, cursed themselves, saying neither to _eat nor to _drink, until of _which they _may _kill _off the Paulos.

13 And were more than forty the ones in _this having _made the conspiracy,

14 who having _approached to _the chief _priests and the elders said:
With_a_curse we _cursed ourselves, to _taste of _nothing until of _which we _may _kill _off the Paulos.

15 Therefore now you _all with the council report to _the commander, so _that he _may _bring_ him _down to you _all, as going to _be _investigating more _exactly the things concerning him, and we are ready to _kill him before the time him to _near, which.

16 But the son of _the sister of _Paulos having _heard, the ambush having _arrived, and having _come _in into the barracks, he _reported it to_ the _Paulos.

17 And the Paulos having _called _to one of _the centurions, he _was _saying, be _bringing _up this the young _man to the commander, because/for he _is _having something to _report to _him.

18 Therefore indeed the one having _taken him, brought him to the commander, and he _is _saying:
The prisoner, Paulos, having _called _to me, asked to _lead this the young _man to you, having something to _tell to _you.

19 And the commander having _taken _hold of _the hand of _him, and having _withdrawn by himself, he _was _inquiring:
What is it that you _are _having to _report to _me?

20 And he _said, that The Youdaiōns decided which to _ask you, so _that tomorrow you _may _bring _down the Paulos into the council, as going to _be _inquiring something more _exactly concerning him.

21 Therefore you may_ not _be _persuaded by _them, because/for forty of them men more are _lying _in _wait him, who cursed themselves neither to _eat nor to _drink, until of _which they _may _kill him, and now they _are ready, waiting _for the promise from you.

22 Therefore indeed the commander sent _away the young _man having _commanded:
To _tell to _no _one that you _reported these things to me.

OET-RV by cross-referenced section ACTs 23:12

The plan to kill Paulos

Acts 23:12–22