Acts 23:13

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible

And they were, more than forty, who, this sworn-confederacy, had formed.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
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.

King James Version
And they were more than forty which had made this conspiracy.

English Standard Version
There were more than forty who made this conspiracy.

New American Standard Bible
There were more than forty who formed this plot.

New Century Version
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].

Legacy Standard Bible
And there were more than forty who formed this scheme.

Berean Standard Bible
More than forty of them were involved in this plot.

Complete Jewish Bible
more than forty were involved in this plot.

Darby Translation
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.

Geneva Bible (1587)
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.

Good News Translation
There were more than forty who planned this together.

Lexham English Bible
Now there were more than forty who had made this conspiracy,

Literal Translation
And those making this plot were more than forty;

American Standard Version
And they were more than forty that made this conspiracy.

Bible in Basic English
And more than forty of them took this oath.

Hebrew Names Version
There were more than forty people who had made this conspiracy.

International Standard Version
More than forty men formed this conspiracy.

Etheridge Translation
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.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
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.

World English Bible
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.

Weymouth's New Testament
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.

Update Bible Version
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.

New English Translation
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.

New Living Translation
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.

New Revised Standard
There were more than forty who joined in this conspiracy.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And they were more than forty men that had made this conspiracy.

Revised Standard Version
There were more than forty who made this conspiracy.

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
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,

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
They were mo then fortye, which had made this conspyracion.

Mace New Testament (1729)
the conspirators, who were above forty in number,

Simplified Cowboy Version
Over forty people made this pledge.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
There were more than forty who formed this plot.

Contextual Overview

¹² And, when it became day, the Jews, forming a conspiracy, bound themselves under a curse, saying, that they would neither eat nor drink till they had slain Paul. ¹³ And they were, more than forty, who, this sworn-confederacy, had formed. ¹⁴ And they went unto the High-priests and Elders, and said - With a curse have we bound ourselves, to taste, nothing, until we have slain Paul. ¹⁵ Now, therefore, do, ye, with the High-council, make it appear unto the captain, that he should bring him down unto you, as though about to ascertain more exactly the things that concern him; and, we, or ever he come near, are ready to kill him. ¹⁶ But Paul's sister's son hearing of the lying-in-wait, happening to be near, and coming into the castle, - reported it unto Paul. ¹⁷ And Paul, calling unto him one of the centurions, said - This young man, lead thou away unto the captain, for he hath somewhat to report unto him. ¹⁸ He, therefore, taking him with him, brought him unto the captain, and saith - The prisoner Paul, calling me unto him, requested me to bring this young man unto thee, as having somewhat to tell thee. ¹⁹ And the captain, taking him by the hand, and going aside, began, privately, to ask - What is it which thou hast to report unto me? ²⁰ And he said - The Jews, have agreed to request thee, that, to-morrow, thou wouldst bring, Paul, down into the High-council, as though about to ascertain something, more exact, concerning him. ²¹ Thou, therefore, do not be persuaded by them, for there are lying in wait for him, from among them, more than forty men, - who, indeed, have bound themselves under a curse, neither to eat nor drink, till they have killed him; and, now, are they ready, awaiting the promise, from thee.

Bible Verse Review
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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
And the sons of Heth answered Abraham, saying to him:

Genesis 23:8
and spake with them, saying, - If it is with the consent of your minds that I should bury my dead from before me, hear me, and intercede for me, with Ephron son of Zohar:

2 Samuel 24:24
But the king said unto Araunah - Nay! but I will, buy, it of thee, for a price, and will not cause to ascend unto Yahweh my God, offerings that have cost me nothing. So David bought the threshing-floor, and the oxen, for fifty shekels of silver;

Acts 20:35
In all things, I gave you to understand, that, thus toiling, it behoves to be helping the weak, also to be keeping in mind the words of the Lord Jesus, that, he himself, said - Happy is it, rather to give than to receive!

Romans 13:8
Nothing to any, be owing - save to be loving one another; for, he that loveth his neighbour, hath given to, law, its fulfillment.

Colossians 4:5
In wisdom, be walking towards them who are without, - the opportunity, buying out for yourselves,

Hebrews 13:5
Without fondness for money, be your way of life, - being content with the present things, - for, he, hath said: In nowise, thee, will I leave, no indeed! in nowise, thee, will I forsake:

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.