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Acts 23:13

11 The following night the Lord stood near Paul and said, “Take courage! As you have testified about Me in Jerusalem, so also you must testify in Rome.”

12 When daylight came, the Jews formed a conspiracy and bound themselves with an oath not to eat or drink until they had killed Paul.

More than forty of them were involved in this plot.

14 They went to the chief priests and elders and said, “We have bound ourselves with a solemn oath not to eat anything until we have killed Paul.

15 Now then, you and the Sanhedrin petition the commander to bring him down to you on the pretext of examining his case more carefully. We are ready to kill him on the way.”

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
More than forty of them were involved in this plot.
KJV
And they were more than forty which had made this conspiracy.
WEB
There were more than forty people who had made this conspiracy.
ASV
And they were more than forty that made this conspiracy.
DARBY
And they were more than forty who had joined together in this oath;
BLB
Now there were more than forty having made this sworn conspiracy,
ÅB
Det var mere enn førti som slik sammensvor seg,
OTB
Over førti menn deltok i denne sammensvergelsen.
B1930
Det var mere enn firti som således sammensvor sig,

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • John 16:2

    They will put you out of the synagogues. In fact, a time is coming when anyone who kills you will think he is offering a service to God.

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  • 2 Samuel 15:12

    While Absalom was offering the sacrifices, he sent for Ahithophel the Gilonite, David’s counselor, to come from his hometown of Giloh. So the conspiracy gained strength, and Absalom’s following kept increasing.

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  • 2 Samuel 15:31

    Now someone told David: “Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom.” So David pleaded, “O LORD, please turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness!”

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