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Acts 23:13
And they were more then fourtie, which had made this conspiracie.
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Christian Standard Bible®
There were more than forty who had formed this plot.
There were more than forty who had formed this plot.
King James Version (1611)
And they were more then fourtie which had made this conspiracie.
And they were more then fourtie which had made this conspiracie.
King James Version
And they were more than forty which had made this conspiracy.
And they were more than forty which had made this conspiracy.
English Standard Version
There were more than forty who made this conspiracy.
There were more than forty who made this conspiracy.
New American Standard Bible
There were more than forty who formed this plot.
There were more than forty who formed this plot.
New Century Version
There were more than forty men who made this plan.
There were more than forty men who made this plan.
Amplified Bible
There were more than forty [men] who formed this plot [and swore this oath].
There were more than forty [men] who formed this plot [and swore this oath].
Legacy Standard Bible
And there were more than forty who formed this scheme.
And there were more than forty who formed this scheme.
Berean Standard Bible
More than forty of them were involved in this plot.
More than forty of them were involved in this plot.
Complete Jewish Bible
more than forty were involved in this plot.
more than forty were involved in this plot.
Darby Translation
And they were more than forty who had joined together in this oath;
And they were more than forty who had joined together in this oath;
Easy-to-Read Version
There were more than 40 of them who made this plan.
There were more than 40 of them who made this plan.
George Lamsa Translation
And those who had sworn to this conspiracy were more than forty persons.
And those who had sworn to this conspiracy were more than forty persons.
Good News Translation
There were more than forty who planned this together.
There were more than forty who planned this together.
Lexham English Bible
Now there were more than forty who had made this conspiracy,
Now there were more than forty who had made this conspiracy,
Literal Translation
And those making this plot were more than forty;
And those making this plot were more than forty;
American Standard Version
And they were more than forty that made this conspiracy.
And they were more than forty that made this conspiracy.
Bible in Basic English
And more than forty of them took this oath.
And more than forty of them took this oath.
Hebrew Names Version
There were more than forty people who had made this conspiracy.
There were more than forty people who had made this conspiracy.
International Standard Version
More than forty men formed this conspiracy.
More than forty men formed this conspiracy.
Etheridge Translation
But there were of those who established by oath this compact more than forty men.
But there were of those who established by oath this compact more than forty men.
Murdock Translation
And they who had established this compact by oath, were more than forty persons.
And they who had established this compact by oath, were more than forty persons.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And they were mo then fourtie men, which had made this conspiracie.
And they were mo then fourtie men, which had made this conspiracie.
English Revised Version
And they were more than forty which made this conspiracy.
And they were more than forty which made this conspiracy.
World English Bible
There were more than forty people who had made this conspiracy.
There were more than forty people who had made this conspiracy.
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And they were more than forty, who had made this confederacy.
And they were more than forty, who had made this confederacy.
Weymouth's New Testament
There were more than forty of them who bound themselves by this oath.
There were more than forty of them who bound themselves by this oath.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And there weren mo than fourti men, that maden this sweryng togider.
And there weren mo than fourti men, that maden this sweryng togider.
Update Bible Version
And there were more than forty that made this conspiracy.
And there were more than forty that made this conspiracy.
Webster's Bible Translation
And they were more than forty who had made this conspiracy.
And they were more than forty who had made this conspiracy.
New English Translation
There were more than forty of them who formed this conspiracy.
There were more than forty of them who formed this conspiracy.
New King James Version
Now there were more than forty who had formed this conspiracy.
Now there were more than forty who had formed this conspiracy.
New Living Translation
There were more than forty of them in the conspiracy.
There were more than forty of them in the conspiracy.
New Life Bible
There were more than forty of them who had made this promise.
There were more than forty of them who had made this promise.
New Revised Standard
There were more than forty who joined in this conspiracy.
There were more than forty who joined in this conspiracy.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And they were, more than forty, who, this sworn-confederacy, had formed.
And they were, more than forty, who, this sworn-confederacy, had formed.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And they were more than forty men that had made this conspiracy.
And they were more than forty men that had made this conspiracy.
Revised Standard Version
There were more than forty who made this conspiracy.
There were more than forty who made this conspiracy.
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
They were aboute .xl. which had made this conspiracio.
They were aboute .xl. which had made this conspiracio.
Young's Literal Translation
and they were more than forty who made this conspiracy by oath,
and they were more than forty who made this conspiracy by oath,
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
They were mo then fortye, which had made this conspyracion.
They were mo then fortye, which had made this conspyracion.
Mace New Testament (1729)
the conspirators, who were above forty in number,
the conspirators, who were above forty in number,
Simplified Cowboy Version
Over forty people made this pledge.
Over forty people made this pledge.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
There were more than forty who formed this plot.
There were more than forty who formed this plot.
Contextual Overview
12 And when the day was come, certaine of the Iewes made an assemblie, and bounde themselues with a curse, saying, that they woulde neither eate nor drinke, till they had killed Paul. 13 And they were more then fourtie, which had made this conspiracie. 14 And they came to the chiefe Priestes and Elders, and said, We haue bound our selues with a solemne curse, that wee will eate nothing, vntill we haue slaine Paul. 15 Nowe therefore, ye and the Council signifie to the chiefe captaine, that hee bring him foorth vnto you to morow: as though you would know some thing more perfectly of him, and we, or euer he come neere, will be readie to kill him. 16 But when Pauls sisters sonne heard of their laying awaite, he went, and entred into the castel, and tolde Paul. 17 And Paul called one of the Centurions vnto him, and said, Take this yong man hence vnto the chiefe captaine: for he hath a certaine thing to shewe him. 18 So hee tooke him, and brought him to the chiefe captaine, and saide, Paul the prisoner called mee vnto him, and prayed mee to bring this yong man vnto thee, which hath some thing to say vnto thee. 19 Then the chiefe captaine tooke him by the hande, and went apart with him alone, and asked him, What hast thou to shewe me? 20 And he saide, The Iewes haue conspired to desire thee, that thou wouldest bring foorth Paul to morow into the Council, as though they would inquire somewhat of him more perfectly: 21 But let them not perswade thee: for there lie in waite for him of them, more then fourtie men, which haue bound themselues with a curse, that they will neither eate nor drinke, till they haue killed him: and nowe are they readie, and waite for thy promes.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
which: 2 Samuel 15:12, 2 Samuel 15:31, John 16:2
Reciprocal: 2 Kings 6:31 - if the head Nehemiah 4:8 - all Psalms 83:5 - For Mark 6:24 - The head Galatians 5:11 - why
Cross-References
Genesis 23:5
Then the Hittites answered Abraham, saying vnto him,
Then the Hittites answered Abraham, saying vnto him,
Genesis 23:8
And he communed with them, saying, If it be your minde, that I shall bury my dead out of my sight, heare me, and intreate for me to Ephron the sonne of Zohar,
And he communed with them, saying, If it be your minde, that I shall bury my dead out of my sight, heare me, and intreate for me to Ephron the sonne of Zohar,
2 Samuel 24:24
Then the King saide vnto Araunah, Not so, but I will bye it of thee at a price, and will not offer burnt offring vnto ye Lorde my God of that which doeth cost me nothing. So Dauid bought the threshing floore, and the oxen for fiftie shekels of siluer.
Then the King saide vnto Araunah, Not so, but I will bye it of thee at a price, and will not offer burnt offring vnto ye Lorde my God of that which doeth cost me nothing. So Dauid bought the threshing floore, and the oxen for fiftie shekels of siluer.
Acts 20:35
I haue shewed you all things, howe that so labouring, ye ought to support the weake, and to remember the wordes of the Lord Iesus, howe that hee saide, It is a blessed thing to giue, rather then to receiue.
I haue shewed you all things, howe that so labouring, ye ought to support the weake, and to remember the wordes of the Lord Iesus, howe that hee saide, It is a blessed thing to giue, rather then to receiue.
Romans 13:8
Owe nothing to any man, but to loue one another: for he that loueth another, hath fulfilled the Lawe.
Owe nothing to any man, but to loue one another: for he that loueth another, hath fulfilled the Lawe.
Colossians 4:5
Walke wisely towarde them that are without, and redeeme the season.
Walke wisely towarde them that are without, and redeeme the season.
Hebrews 13:5
Let your conuersation be without couetousnesse, and be content with those things that ye haue, for he hath said,
Let your conuersation be without couetousnesse, and be content with those things that ye haue, for he hath said,
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And they were more than forty which had made this conspiracy. Who met together, formed this resolution, entered into this scheme, and bound themselves with this oath; the word rendered "conspiracy", signifies an agreement by oath; such a number of them banded together, that they might have strength sufficient to take Paul out of the hands of the soldiers, as he was conducted by them from the castle to the temple.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Which had made this conspiracy - This oath συνωμοσίαν sunōmosian, this agreement, or compact. This large number of desperate men, bound by so solemn an oath, would be likely to be successful, and the life of Paul was therefore in special danger. The manner in which they purposed to accomplish their design is stated in Acts 23:15.
