The Acts

¹³And they were more than forty which made this conspiracy. ¹⁴And 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. ¹⁵Now therefore do ye with the council signify to the chief captain that he bring him down unto you, as though ye would judge of his case more exactly: and we, or ever he come near, are ready to slay him. ¹⁶But Paul's sister's son heard of their lying in wait, and he came and entered into the castle, and told Paul. ¹⁷And Paul called unto him one of the centurions, and said, Bring this young man unto the chief captain: for he hath something to tell him. ¹⁸So he took him, and brought him to the chief captain, and saith, Paul the prisoner called me unto him, and asked me to bring this young man unto thee, who hath something to say to thee. ¹⁹And the chief captain took him by the hand, and going aside asked him privately, What is that thou hast to tell me?