The Jews in Jerusalem decide to kill Paul

¹² The next morning, a group of Jews talked together about how they might kill Paul. They agreed to make a promise to God. They would not eat or drink anything until they had killed Paul. ¹³ More than 40 men were in the group that decided this. ¹⁴ They went to the leaders of the priests and the important Jews. They said to them, ‘We have agreed together to make a serious promise to God. We will not eat anything until we have killed Paul.