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Acts 23:13
There were more than forty of them who 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.
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 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 When morning came, the Jews formed a conspiracy and bound themselves with an oath not to eat or drink anything until they had killed Paul. 13 There were more than forty of them who formed this conspiracy. 14 They went to the chief priests and the elders and said, "We have bound ourselves with a solemn oath not to partake of anything until we have killed Paul. 15 So now you and the council request the commanding officer to bring him down to you, as if you were going to determine his case by conducting a more thorough inquiry. We are ready to kill him before he comes near this place." 16 But when the son of Paul's sister heard about the ambush, he came and entered the barracks and told Paul. 17 Paul called one of the centurions and said, "Take this young man to the commanding officer, for he has something to report to him." 18 So the centurion took him and brought him to the commanding officer and said, "The prisoner Paul called me and asked me to bring this young man to you because he has something to tell you." 19 The commanding officer took him by the hand, withdrew privately, and asked, "What is it that you want to report to me?" 20 He replied, "The Jews have agreed to ask you to bring Paul down to the council tomorrow, as if they were going to inquire more thoroughly about him. 21 So do not let them persuade you to do this, because more than forty of them are lying in ambush for him. They have bound themselves with an oath not to eat or drink anything until they have killed him, and now they are ready, waiting for you to agree to their request."
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
The sons of Heth answered Abraham,
The sons of Heth answered Abraham,
Genesis 23:8
Then he said to them, "If you agree that I may bury my dead, then hear me out. Ask Ephron the son of Zohar
Then he said to them, "If you agree that I may bury my dead, then hear me out. Ask Ephron the son of Zohar
2 Samuel 24:24
But the king said to Araunah, "No, I insist on buying it from you! I will not offer to the Lord my God burnt sacrifices that cost me nothing." So David bought the threshing floor and the oxen for fifty pieces of silver.
But the king said to Araunah, "No, I insist on buying it from you! I will not offer to the Lord my God burnt sacrifices that cost me nothing." So David bought the threshing floor and the oxen for fifty pieces of silver.
Acts 20:35
By all these things, I have shown you that by working in this way we must help the weak, and remember the words of the Lord Jesus that he himself said, ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.'"
By all these things, I have shown you that by working in this way we must help the weak, and remember the words of the Lord Jesus that he himself said, ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.'"
Romans 13:8
Owe no one anything, except to love one another, for the one who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law.
Owe no one anything, except to love one another, for the one who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law.
Colossians 4:5
Conduct yourselves with wisdom toward outsiders, making the most of the opportunities.
Conduct yourselves with wisdom toward outsiders, making the most of the opportunities.
Hebrews 13:5
Your conduct must be free from the love of money and you must be content with what you have, for he has said, " I will never leave you and I will never abandon you ."
Your conduct must be free from the love of money and you must be content with what you have, for he has said, " I will never leave you and I will never abandon you ."
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.
