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International Standard Version
Acts 23:13
More than forty men formed this conspiracy.
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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.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And they were more then fourtie, which had made this conspiracie.
And they were more then fourtie, which had made this conspiracie.
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.
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 In the morning, the Jews formed a conspiracy and took an oath not to eat or drink anything before they had killed Paul.Acts 23:21,30; 25:3;">[xr] 13 More than forty men formed this conspiracy. 14 They went to the high priests and elders and said, "We have taken a solemn oath not to taste any food before we have killed Paul. 15 Now then, you and the CouncilSanhedrin">[fn] must notify the tribune to bring him down to you on the pretext that you want to look into his case more carefully, but before he arrives we'll be ready to kill him." 16 But the son of Paul's sister heard about the ambush, so he came and got into the barracks and told Paul. 17 Then Paul called one of the centurions and said, "Take this young man to the tribune, because he has something to tell him." 18 So he took him, brought him to the tribune, and said, "The prisoner Paul called me and asked me to bring this young man to you. He has something to tell you." 19 The tribune took him by the hand, stepped aside to be alone with him, and asked, "What have you got to tell me?" 20 He answered, "The Jews have agreed to ask you to bring Paul down to the CouncilSanhedrin">[fn] tomorrow as though they were going to examine his case more carefully.Acts 23:12;">[xr] 21 Don't believe them, because more than forty of them are planning to ambush him. They have taken an oath not to eat or drink before they have killed him. They are ready now, just waiting for your consent."
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
Acts 20:35
In every way I showed you that by working hard like this we should help the weak and remember the words that the Lord Jesus himself said, 'It is more blessed to give than to receive.'"[fn]Romans 15:1; 1 Corinthians 9:12; 2 Corinthians 11:9,12; 12:13; Ephesians 4:28; 1 Thessalonians 4:11; 5:14; 2 Thessalonians 3:8;">[xr]
In every way I showed you that by working hard like this we should help the weak and remember the words that the Lord Jesus himself said, 'It is more blessed to give than to receive.'"[fn]Romans 15:1; 1 Corinthians 9:12; 2 Corinthians 11:9,12; 12:13; Ephesians 4:28; 1 Thessalonians 4:11; 5:14; 2 Thessalonians 3:8;">[xr]
Romans 13:8
Do not owe anyone anything - except to love one another. For the one who loves another has fulfilled the law.Romans 13:10; Galatians 5:14; Colossians 3:14; 1 Timothy 1:5; James 2:8;">[xr]
Do not owe anyone anything - except to love one another. For the one who loves another has fulfilled the law.Romans 13:10; Galatians 5:14; Colossians 3:14; 1 Timothy 1:5; James 2:8;">[xr]
Colossians 4:5
Behave wisely toward outsiders, making the best use of your time.Ephesians 5:15-16; 1 Thessalonians 4:12;">[xr]
Behave wisely toward outsiders, making the best use of your time.Ephesians 5:15-16; 1 Thessalonians 4:12;">[xr]
Hebrews 13:5
Keep your lives free from the love of money, and be content with what you have, for Godhe">[fn] has said, "I will never leave you or abandon you."Deuteronomy 31:6">[fn]Genesis 28:15; Deuteronomy 31:6,8; Joshua 1:5; 1 Chronicles 28:20; Psalm 37:25; Matthew 6:25,34; Philippians 4:11-12; Matthew 6:25,34, 1 Timothy 6:6,8;">[xr]
Keep your lives free from the love of money, and be content with what you have, for Godhe">[fn] has said, "I will never leave you or abandon you."Deuteronomy 31:6">[fn]Genesis 28:15; Deuteronomy 31:6,8; Joshua 1:5; 1 Chronicles 28:20; Psalm 37:25; Matthew 6:25,34; Philippians 4:11-12; Matthew 6:25,34, 1 Timothy 6:6,8;">[xr]
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.
