11 But on (A)the following night, the Lord stood near him and said, (B)Be courageous! For (C)as you have (D)testified to the truth about Me in Jerusalem, so you must testify in Rome also.”

A Conspiracy to Kill Paul

12 When it was day, (E)the Jews formed a [a]conspiracy and (F)put themselves under an [b]oath, saying that they would neither eat nor drink until they had killed Paul. 13 There were more than forty who formed this plot.

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 23:12 Or mob
  2. Acts 23:12 I.e., an oath with a self-imposed curse

11 And the night following the Lord stood by him, and said, Be of good cheer, Paul: for as thou hast testified of me in Jerusalem, so must thou bear witness also at Rome.

12 And when it was day, certain of the Jews banded together, and 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 which had made this conspiracy.

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