²⁴ but their ^(A)plot became known to Saul. ^(B)They were watching the gates day and night in order to kill him,

³² At Damascus, the governor under King Aretas ^(A)was guarding the city of Damascus in order to seize me,

³ asking as a favor against Paul^[a] that he summon him to Jerusalem—because ^(A)they were planning an ambush to kill him on the way.

^19 (A)serving the Lord ^(B)with all humility and with ^(C)tears and with trials that happened to me through ^(D)the plots of the Jews;

³ There he spent three months, and when ^(A)a plot was made against him by the Jews^[a] as he was about to set sail for Syria, he decided to return through Macedonia.

¹¹ If then I am a wrongdoer and have committed anything for which I deserve to die, I do not seek to escape death. But if there is nothing to their charges against me, no one can give me up to them. ^(A)I appeal to Caesar.”

^30 (A)And when it was disclosed to me ^(B)that there would be a plot against the man, I sent him to you at once, ^(C)ordering his accusers also to state before you what they have against him.”

A Plot to Kill Paul

¹² When it was day, ^(A)the Jews made a plot and ^(B)bound themselves by an oath neither to eat nor drink till they had killed Paul. ¹³ There were more than forty who made this conspiracy. ¹⁴ They went to the chief priests and elders and said, “We have strictly bound ourselves by an oath to taste no food till we have killed Paul. ¹⁵ Now therefore you, along with the council, give notice to the tribune to bring him down to you, as though you were going to determine his case more exactly. And we are ready to kill him before he comes near.”

¹⁶ Now the son of Paul's sister heard of their ambush, so he went and entered ^(C)the barracks and told Paul. ¹⁷ Paul called one of the centurions and said, “Take this young man to the tribune, for he has something to tell him.” ¹⁸ So he took him and brought him to the tribune and said, “Paul ^(D)the prisoner called me and asked me to bring this young man to you, as he has something to say to you.” ¹⁹ The tribune took him by the hand, and going aside asked him privately, “What is it that you have to tell me?” ²⁰ And he said, ^(E)“The Jews have agreed to ask you to bring Paul down to the council tomorrow, as though they were going to inquire somewhat more closely about him. ²¹ But do not be persuaded by them, for more than forty of their men are lying in ambush for him, who ^(F)have bound themselves by an oath neither to eat nor drink till they have killed him. And now they are ready, waiting for your consent.”

Paul and Silas in Berea

^10 (A)The brothers^[a] immediately sent Paul and Silas away by night to Berea, and when they arrived they ^(B)went into the Jewish synagogue. ¹¹ Now these Jews were more noble than those in Thessalonica; they received the word with all eagerness, ^(C)examining the Scriptures daily to see if these things were so. ^12 (D)Many of them therefore believed, with not a few Greek ^(E)women of high standing as well as men. ¹³ But when the Jews from Thessalonica learned that the word of God was proclaimed by Paul at Berea also, they came there too, ^(F)agitating and stirring up the crowds. ¹⁴ Then the brothers ^(G)immediately sent Paul off on his way to the sea, but Silas and ^(H)Timothy remained there. ^15 (I)Those who conducted Paul brought him as far as ^(J)Athens, and after receiving a command ^(K)for Silas and Timothy to come to him as soon as possible, they departed.