13More than forty men were involved in this plot.


In Context

10 The dispute became so violent that the commander was afraid Paul would be torn to pieces by them. He ordered the troops to go down and take him away from them by force and bring him into the barracks.

11 The following night the Lord stood near Paul and said, "Take courage! As you have testified about me in Jerusalem, so you must also testify in Rome."

12 The next morning the Jews formed a conspiracy and bound themselves with an oath not to eat or drink until they had killed Paul.

13 More than forty men were involved in this plot.

14 They went to the chief priests and elders and said, "We have taken a solemn oath not to eat anything until we have killed Paul.

15 Now then, you and the Sanhedrin petition the commander to bring him before you on the pretext of wanting more accurate information about his case. We are ready to kill him before he gets here."

Acts 23:13 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

23:13And they were more than forty which had made this conspiracy.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

23:13And they were more than forty which made this conspiracy.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

23:13And they were more than forty men that had made this conspiracy.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

23:13And they were more than forty that made this conspiracy.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

23:13and they were more than forty who made this conspiracy by oath,

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

23:13And they were more than forty who had joined together in this oath;

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

23:13And they were more than forty who had made this conspiracy.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

23:13There were more than forty people who had made this conspiracy.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

23:13And they were more than forty which had made this conspiracy.