Acts 23:12-22 And when it became day, some of the Jews banded together and bound themselves under a curse, saying that they would neither eat nor drink until they had killed Paul.

MKJV⁽ⁱ⁾ ¹² And when it became day, some of the Jews banded together and bound themselves under a curse, saying that they would neither eat nor drink until they had killed Paul. ¹³ And they who made this conspiracy were more than forty. ¹⁴ And they came to the chief priests and elders and said, We have bound ourselves under a great curse that we will eat nothing until we have killed Paul. ¹⁵ Now therefore you, with the sanhedrin, inform the chiliarch that he bring him down to you tomorrow, as though you would inquire something more perfectly regarding him. And we are ready to put him to death before he comes near. ¹⁶ And hearing of the ambush, Paul's sister's son, having come near, and entering into the fortress, he reported to Paul. ¹⁷ And calling one of the centurions, Paul said, Bring this young man to the chiliarch, for he has a certain thing to tell him. ¹⁸ So he took him and brought him to the chiliarch and said, Paul the prisoner called me and asked me to bring this young man to you, who has something to say to you. ¹⁹ And laying hold of his hand, and drawing aside privately, the chiliarch asked him, What is it that you have to tell me? ²⁰ And he said, The Jews have agreed to ask you to bring Paul down to the sanhedrin tomorrow, as though they would inquire something more exactly about him. ²¹ But do not yield to them, for there are more than forty men of them lying in wait for him, who have bound themselves with an oath that they will neither eat nor drink until they have killed him. And now they are ready, looking for a promise from you. ²² So the chiliarch sent away the young man commanding, Tell no one that you have shown these things to me.