Acts 23:19-21

International Standard Version

¹⁹ The tribune took him by the hand, stepped aside to be alone with him, and asked, “What have you got to tell me?”

²⁰ He answered, “The Jewish leaders^[a] have agreed to ask you to bring Paul down to the Council^[b] tomorrow as though they were going to examine his case more carefully. ²¹ Don’t believe them, because more than 40 of them are planning to ambush him. They’ve taken an oath not to eat or drink before they’ve killed him. They are ready now, just waiting for your consent.”