Acts 23:12-30 And when it was day, some of the Jews entering into a conspiracy, bound themselves under a curse, saying, That they would neither eat nor drink, till they had killed Paul.

Wesley⁽ⁱ⁾ ¹² And when it was day, some of the Jews entering into a conspiracy, bound themselves under a curse, saying, That they would neither eat nor drink, till they had killed Paul. ¹³ And they were more than forty, who had made this confederacy. ¹⁴ And they came to the chief priests and elders, and said, We have bound ourselves by a solemn curse, not to taste anything, till we have killed Paul. ¹⁵ Now therefore ye with the council signify to the tribune, that he bring him down to you to-morrow, as though ye would more accurately examine the things concerning him: and we, before he came near, are ready to kill him. ¹⁶ But Paul's sister's son, hearing of the ambush, came, and entering into the castle, told Paul. ¹⁷ And Paul calling to him one of the centurions, said, Conduct this young man to the tribune; for he hath something to tell him. ¹⁸ So he took and led him to the tribune, and said, Paul the prisoner, calling me to him, desired me, to bring this young man to thee, who hath something to tell thee. ¹⁹ And the tribune taking him by the hand, and going aside privately asked, What is it, that thou hast to tell me? ²⁰ And he said, The Jews have agreed to ask thee, to bring down Paul to-morrow to the council, as if they would enquire something concerning him more accurately. ²¹ But do not yield to them; for there are more than forty of them lie in wait, who have bound themselves with a curse, neither to eat nor drink till they have killed him: and now are they ready, expecting a promise from thee. ²² So the tribune dismissed the young man, having charged him, Tell no man, that thou hast discovered these things to me. ²³ And having called to him two of the centurions, he said, Prepare two hundred soldiers to go to Cesarea, and seventy horsemen and two hundred spearmen, by the third hour of the night. ²⁴ And provide beasts, to set Paul upon, and conduct him safe to Felix the governor. ²⁵ And he wrote a letter after this manner, Claudius Lysias to the most excellent Governor Felix, greeting. ²⁶ As this man was seized by the Jews, ²⁷ and about to be killed by them, I came with the soldiery and rescued him, having learned, that he was a Roman. ²⁸ And desiring to know the crime of which they accused him, I brought him before their council: Whom I found to be accused concerning questions of their law, ²⁹ but to be charged with nothing worthy of death or of bonds. ³⁰ And when it was shewn me, that an ambush was about to be laid for the man by the Jews, I immediately sent him to thee, commanding his accusers also, to say before thee what they have against him. Farewel.