Acts 23:12-18

¹²And day having come, certain of the Jews having made a concourse, did anathematize themselves, saying neither to eat nor to drink till they may kill Paul;

¹³and they were more than forty who made this conspiracy by oath,

¹⁴who having come near to the chief priests and to the elders said, 'With an anathema we did anathematize ourselves — to taste nothing till we have killed Paul;

¹⁵now, therefore, ye, signify ye to the chief captain, with the sanhedrim, that to-morrow he may bring him down unto you, as being about to know more exactly the things concerning him; and we, before his coming nigh, are ready to put him to death.'

¹⁶And the son of Paul's sister having heard of the lying in wait, having gone and entered into the castle, told Paul,

¹⁷and Paul having called near one of the centurions, said, 'This young man lead unto the chief captain, for he hath something to tell him.'

¹⁸He indeed, then, having taken him, brought him unto the chief captain, and saith, 'The prisoner Paul, having called me near, asked me this young man to bring unto thee, having something to say to thee.'