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Acts 23:15

13 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.

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.”

16 But when the son of Paul’s sister heard about the plot, he went into the barracks and told Paul.

17 Then Paul called one of the centurions and said, “Take this young man to the commander; he has something to tell him.”

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BSB
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.”
KJV
Now therefore ye with the council signify to the chief captain that he bring him down unto you to morrow, as though ye would enquire something more perfectly concerning him: and we, or ever he come near, are ready to kill him.
WEB
Now therefore, you with the council inform the commanding officer that he should bring him down to you tomorrow, as though you were going to judge his case more exactly. We are ready to kill him before he comes near.”
ASV
Now therefore do ye with the council signify to the chief captain that he bring him down unto you, as though ye would judge of his case more exactly: and we, before he comes near, are ready to slay him.
DARBY
Now therefore do ye with the council make a representation to the chiliarch so that he may bring him down to you, as about to determine more precisely what concerns him, and we, before he draws near, are ready to kill him.
BLB
Now therefore, you⁺, with the Council, make a report to the commander, so that he might bring him down to you⁺ as being about to examine more accurately the things about him. And we are ready to kill him before his drawing near.”
ÅB
nå må da dere sammen med rådet la den øverste høvedsmann vite at han skal føre ham ned til dere, som om dere nøyere ville prøve hans sak; så holder vi oss ferdige til å drepe ham før han når fram.
OTB
Nå bør dere og Rådet be kommandanten om å føre ham ned til dere, som om dere skulle undersøke saken hans grundigere. Vi er klare til å drepe ham før han kommer fram.»
B1930
nu må da I sammen med rådet la den øverste høvedsmann vite at han skal føre ham ned til eder, som om I nøiere vilde prøve hans sak; så holder vi oss ferdige til å drepe ham før han når frem.

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