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 The following night the Lord stood near Paul and said, “Take courage!(A) As you have testified about me in Jerusalem, so you must also testify in Rome.”(B)

The Plot to Kill Paul

12 The next morning some Jews formed a conspiracy(C) and bound themselves with an oath not to eat or drink until they had killed Paul.(D) 13 More than forty men were involved in this plot.

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