13 There were more than forty who formed this conspiracy.
14 They went to the chief priests and elders and said, “We have bound ourselves by a solemn oath to taste nothing until we have killed Paul.
15 You, together with the Sanhedrin, must now make an official request to the commander to have him bring him down to you, as though you meant to investigate his case more thoroughly. We on our part are prepared to kill him before he arrives.”
16 The son of Paul’s sister, however, heard about the ambush; so he went and entered the compound and reported it to Paul.
17 Paul then called one of the centurions and requested, “Take this young man to the commander; he has something to report to him.”
18 So he took him and brought him to the commander and explained, “The prisoner Paul called me and asked that I bring this young man to you; he has something to say to you.”
19 The commander took him by the hand, drew him aside, and asked him privately, “What is it you have to report to me?”