Acts 23:13 - Forerunner Commentary

Acts 23:13

The Plot Against Paul

11 But ^athe following night the Lord stood by him and said,¹ “Be of good cheer, Paul; for as you have testified for Me in ^bJerusalem, so you must also bear witness at ^cRome.”

12 And when it was day, ^asome of the Jews banded together and bound themselves under an oath, saying that they would neither eat nor drink till they had ^bkilled Paul.

13 Now there were more than forty who had formed this conspiracy.

14 They came to the chief priests and ^aelders, and said, “We have bound ourselves under a great oath that we will eat nothing until we have killed Paul.

15 Now you, therefore, together with the council, suggest to the commander that he be brought down to you¹ tomorrow, as though you were going to make further inquiries concerning him; but we are ready to kill him before he comes near.”

16 So when Paul’s sister’s son heard of their ambush, he went and entered the barracks and told Paul.

Verse Comparison: Acts 23:13

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American Standard Version
And they were more than forty that made this conspiracy.

Amplified® Bible
There were more than forty [men of them], who formed this conspiracy [swearing together this oath and curse].

Contemporary English Version
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Darby English Version
And they were more than forty who had joined together in this oath;

Good News Bible
There were more than forty who planned this together.

International Standard Version
More than forty men formed this conspiracy.

King James Version
And they were more than forty which had made this conspiracy.

New American Standard Bible
There were more than forty who formed this plot.

New International Version
More than forty men were involved in this plot.

New King James Version
Now there were more than forty who had formed this conspiracy.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
More than forty conspired in this plot.

Young's Literal Translation
and they were more than forty who made this conspiracy by oath,

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