NET Bible
"There were more than forty of them who formed this conspiracy."
— Acts 23:13, NET Bible
“And they were more than forty which had made this conspiracy.”
“And they were more than forty that made this conspiracy. ”
“There were more than forty people who had made this conspiracy.”
“And they were more than forty men that had made this conspiracy.”
“And more than forty of them took this oath.”
“And they were more than forty which had made this conspiracy.”
When the argument became so great the commanding officer feared that they would tear Paul to pieces, he ordered the detachment to go down, take him away from them by force, and bring him into the barracks.
The following night the Lord stood near Paul and said,“Have courage, for just as you have testified about me in Jerusalem, so you must also testify in Rome.”
The Plot to Kill Paul When morning came, the Jews formed a conspiracy and bound themselves with an oath not to eat or drink anything until they had killed Paul.
There were more than forty of them who formed this conspiracy.
They went to the chief priests and the elders and said,“We have bound ourselves with a solemn oath not to partake of anything until we have killed Paul.
So now you and the council request the commanding officer to bring him down to you, as if you were going to determine his case by conducting a more thorough inquiry. We are ready to kill him before he comes near this place.”
But when the son of Paul’s sister heard about the ambush, he came and entered the barracks and told Paul.