Acts 23:13-15

Amplified Bible, Classic Edition

¹³ There were more than forty [men of them], who formed this conspiracy [swearing together this oath and curse].

¹⁴ And they went to the chief priests and elders, saying, We have strictly bound ourselves by an oath and under a curse not to taste any food until we have slain Paul.

¹⁵ So now you, along with the council (Sanhedrin), give notice to the commandant to bring [Paul] down to you, as if you were going to investigate his case more accurately. But we [ourselves] are ready to slay him before he comes near.