fearing that Paul would be torn to pieces by the people,
ordered the troops to go down and take him from among them
by force and bring him into the barracks.
023:011 The following night the Lord came and stood at Paul's side,
and said, "Be of good courage, for as you have borne faithful
witness about me in Jerusalem, so you must also bear
witness in Rome."
023:012 Now, when daylight came, the Jews formed a conspiracy and solemnly
swore not to eat or drink till they had killed Paul.
023:013 There were more than forty of them who bound themselves
by this oath.
023:014 They went to the High Priests and Elders and said to them,
"We have bound ourselves under a heavy curse to take no food
till we have killed Paul.
023:015 Now therefore you and the Sanhedrin should make representations
to the Tribune for him to bring him down to you, under the
impression that you intend to inquire more minutely about him;
and we are prepared to assassinate him before he comes
near the place."
023:016 But Paul's sister's son heard of the intended attack upon him.
So he came and went into the barracks and told Paul about it;
023:017 and Paul called one of the Captains and said, "Take this young
man to the Tribune, for he has information to give him."
023:018 So he took him and brought him to the Tribune, and said, "Paul,
the prisoner, called me to him and begged me to bring this
youth to you, because he has something to say to you."
023:019 Then the Tribune, taking him by the arm, withdrew out of the
hearing of others and asked him, "What have you to tell me?"
023:020 "The Jews," he replied, "have agreed to request you to bring
Paul down to the Sanhedrin to-morrow for the purpose of making