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16 But Paul's nephew heard of the plot, and he came and got into the barracks, and told Paul.
17 Paul called one of the officers and said to him, "Take this young man to the colonel, for he has something to tell him."
18 So he took him to the colonel, and said, "The prisoner Paul called me to him and asked me to bring this young man to you, as he has something to say to you."
19 So the colonel took him by the arm and stepping aside where they could be alone, asked, "What is it that you have to tell me?"
20 "The Jews," he answered, "have agreed to ask you to bring Paul down to the council tomorrow, on the ground that you mean to have a fuller inquiry made into his case.
21 But do not let them persuade you, for more than forty of them are lying in wait for him, and they have taken an oath not to eat or drink till they have killed him. They are all ready now, and are only waiting to get your promise."
22 So the colonel sent the youth away, directing him not to tell anyone that he had given him this information.