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Acts 23:13
Over forty people made this pledge.
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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 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,
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
12The next morning a group of Jewish rabble-rousers got together and made a promise that they wouldn't eat or drink until they killed Paul.
13Over forty people made this pledge.
14They went to the Jewish movers and shakers and told them of their vow. They said, "We've made an oath not to eat or drink until the outlaw Paul is dead.
15We need you to talk to the Roman commander and have him bring Paul back for some more questioning. We will ambush Paul while he is being transferred. He won't live another day."
16But Paul's nephew on his sister's side heard the plot and went to the garrison to tell Paul about the plan to ambush and kill him.
17Paul asked to speak to one of the officers and said, "It's extremely important that this young man be allowed to speak to the commander. It's a matter of life and death."
18The officer took the young boy to the commander and the officer whispered in the commander's ear, "Paul, the prisoner, said it was a life and death matter that this boy be allowed to speak to you."
19The commander looked around and then took the boy by the shoulder and led him a little way away and said, "What is it, son?"
20Paul's nephew said, "The Jews are going to ask you to bring my uncle back to them for some more questioning.
21But this is all a ruse, sir. There are forty people lined up along the street who are going to ambush Paul and kill him. They've even taken a vow not to eat or drink until he is dead. I believe they've already made the request for tomorrow. They're just waiting for you to agree."
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
I made no bones about the value of hard work. I showed you myself that we are to help those less fortunate. We remember the words of the Lord when he said, 'You'll get more by giving than getting.'"
I made no bones about the value of hard work. I showed you myself that we are to help those less fortunate. We remember the words of the Lord when he said, 'You'll get more by giving than getting.'"
Romans 13:8
Don't owe anyone anything—except that you are willing to love each other. Loving your neighbor is the cinch that holds you tight to God. It's not part of what he wants you to do. It's everything.
Don't owe anyone anything—except that you are willing to love each other. Loving your neighbor is the cinch that holds you tight to God. It's not part of what he wants you to do. It's everything.
Colossians 4:5
Watch how you deal with folks who don't ride for the brand.
Watch how you deal with folks who don't ride for the brand.
Hebrews 13:5
Don't have a hankerin' for money. Be glad about what ya got, because the Big Boss has said, "I ain't never gonna leave ya, nor forsake ya."
Don't have a hankerin' for money. Be glad about what ya got, because the Big Boss has said, "I ain't never gonna leave ya, nor forsake ya."
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.
