Acts 23:19-21

Lexham English Bible

¹⁹ And the military tribune, taking hold of his hand and withdrawing privately, asked, “What is it that you have to report to me?” ²⁰ And he said, “The Jews have agreed to ask you that you bring Paul down to the Sanhedrin tomorrow, as if they were going to inquire somewhat more accurately concerning him. ²¹ You therefore do not be persuaded by them, because more than forty men of their number^[a] are lying in wait for him, who have bound themselves under a curse neither to eat nor to drink until they have done away with him. And now they are ready, waiting for you to agree.”^[b]