20 And he said, The Jews have conspired to desire thee, that thou wouldest bring forth Paul tomorrow into the Council, as though they would inquire somewhat of him more perfectly:

21 But let them not persuade thee: for there lie in wait for him of them, more than forty men, which have bound themselves with a curse, that they will neither eat nor drink, till they have killed him: and now are they ready, and wait for thy promise.

22 [a]The chief captain then let the young man depart, after he had charged him to utter it to no man, that he had [b]showed him these things.

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 23:22 There is no counsel against the Lord and his servants.
  2. Acts 23:22 Greek, that thou hast showed these things to me.

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