Deeds (Act) of Apostles 23:14-22

¹⁴And they went to the princes of priests, and elder men, and said, With devotion we have avowed, that we shall not taste anything, till we have slain Paul.

¹⁵Now therefore make ye known to the tribune, with the council, that he bring him forth to you, as if ye should know something more certainly of him; and we be ready to slay him, before that he come nigh.

¹⁶And when the son of Paul’s sister had heard the ambush or the treason, he came, and entered into the castles, and told to Paul.

¹⁷And Paul called to him one of the centurions, and said, Lead this young man to the tribune, for he hath something to show to him.

¹⁸And he took him, and led to the tribune, and said, Paul, that is bound, prayed me to lead to thee this young man, that hath something to speak to thee.

¹⁹And the tribune took his hand, and went with him asides half, and asked him, What thing is it, that thou hast to show to me?

²⁰And he said, The Jews be accorded to pray thee, that tomorrow thou bring forth Paul into the council, as if they should inquire something more certainly of him.

²¹But believe thou not to them; for more than forty men of them ambush him, which have avowed, that they shall neither eat nor drink, till they slay him; and now they be ready, abiding thy promise.

²²Therefore the tribune left the young man, and commanded, that he should speak to no man, that he had made these things known to him.