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


In Context

10 When a great argument arose, the commanding officer, fearing that Paul would be torn in pieces by them, commanded the soldiers to go down and take him by force from among them, and bring him into the barracks.

11 The following night, the Lord stood by him, and said, |Cheer up, Paul, for as you have testified about me at Jerusalem, so you must testify also at Rome.|

12 When it was day, some of the Jews banded together, and bound themselves under a curse, saying that they would neither eat nor drink until they had killed Paul.

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

14 They came to the chief priests and the elders, and said, |We have bound ourselves under a great curse, to taste nothing until we have killed Paul.

15 Now therefore, you with the council inform the commanding officer that he should bring him down to you tomorrow, as though you were going to judge his case more exactly. We are ready to kill him before he comes near.|

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 New International Version of the Holy Bible

23:13More than forty men were involved in this plot.

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 American King James Version of the Holy Bible

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