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Acts 23:13
There were more than 40 of them who made this plan.
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Christian Standard Bible®
There were more than forty who had formed this plot.
There were more than forty who had formed this plot.
King James Version (1611)
And they were more then fourtie which had made this conspiracie.
And they were more then fourtie which had made this conspiracie.
King James Version
And they were more than forty which had made this conspiracy.
And they were more than forty which had made this conspiracy.
English Standard Version
There were more than forty who made this conspiracy.
There were more than forty who made this conspiracy.
New American Standard Bible
There were more than forty who formed this plot.
There were more than forty who formed this plot.
New Century Version
There were more than forty men who made this plan.
There were more than forty men who made this plan.
Amplified Bible
There were more than forty [men] who formed this plot [and swore this oath].
There were more than forty [men] who formed this plot [and swore this oath].
Legacy Standard Bible
And there were more than forty who formed this scheme.
And there were more than forty who formed this scheme.
Berean Standard Bible
More than forty of them were involved in this plot.
More than forty of them were involved in this plot.
Complete Jewish Bible
more than forty were involved in this plot.
more than forty were involved in this plot.
Darby Translation
And they were more than forty who had joined together in this oath;
And they were more than forty who had joined together in this oath;
Geneva Bible (1587)
And they were more then fourtie, which had made this conspiracie.
And they were more then fourtie, which had made this conspiracie.
George Lamsa Translation
And those who had sworn to this conspiracy were more than forty persons.
And those who had sworn to this conspiracy were more than forty persons.
Good News Translation
There were more than forty who planned this together.
There were more than forty who planned this together.
Lexham English Bible
Now there were more than forty who had made this conspiracy,
Now there were more than forty who had made this conspiracy,
Literal Translation
And those making this plot were more than forty;
And those making this plot were more than forty;
American Standard Version
And they were more than forty that made this conspiracy.
And they were more than forty that made this conspiracy.
Bible in Basic English
And more than forty of them took this oath.
And more than forty of them took this oath.
Hebrew Names Version
There were more than forty people who had made this conspiracy.
There were more than forty people who had made this conspiracy.
International Standard Version
More than forty men formed this conspiracy.
More than forty men formed this conspiracy.
Etheridge Translation
But there were of those who established by oath this compact more than forty men.
But there were of those who established by oath this compact more than forty men.
Murdock Translation
And they who had established this compact by oath, were more than forty persons.
And they who had established this compact by oath, were more than forty persons.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And they were mo then fourtie men, which had made this conspiracie.
And they were mo then fourtie men, which had made this conspiracie.
English Revised Version
And they were more than forty which made this conspiracy.
And they were more than forty which made this conspiracy.
World English Bible
There were more than forty people who had made this conspiracy.
There were more than forty people who had made this conspiracy.
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And they were more than forty, who had made this confederacy.
And they were more than forty, who had made this confederacy.
Weymouth's New Testament
There were more than forty of them who bound themselves by this oath.
There were more than forty of them who bound themselves by this oath.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And there weren mo than fourti men, that maden this sweryng togider.
And there weren mo than fourti men, that maden this sweryng togider.
Update Bible Version
And there were more than forty that made this conspiracy.
And there were more than forty that made this conspiracy.
Webster's Bible Translation
And they were more than forty who had made this conspiracy.
And they were more than forty who had made this conspiracy.
New English Translation
There were more than forty of them who formed this conspiracy.
There were more than forty of them who formed this conspiracy.
New King James Version
Now there were more than forty who had formed this conspiracy.
Now there were more than forty who had formed this conspiracy.
New Living Translation
There were more than forty of them in the conspiracy.
There were more than forty of them in the conspiracy.
New Life Bible
There were more than forty of them who had made this promise.
There were more than forty of them who had made this promise.
New Revised Standard
There were more than forty who joined in this conspiracy.
There were more than forty who joined in this conspiracy.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And they were, more than forty, who, this sworn-confederacy, had formed.
And they were, more than forty, who, this sworn-confederacy, had formed.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And they were more than forty men that had made this conspiracy.
And they were more than forty men that had made this conspiracy.
Revised Standard Version
There were more than forty who made this conspiracy.
There were more than forty who made this conspiracy.
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
They were aboute .xl. which had made this conspiracio.
They were aboute .xl. which had made this conspiracio.
Young's Literal Translation
and they were more than forty who made this conspiracy by oath,
and they were more than forty who made this conspiracy by oath,
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
They were mo then fortye, which had made this conspyracion.
They were mo then fortye, which had made this conspyracion.
Mace New Testament (1729)
the conspirators, who were above forty in number,
the conspirators, who were above forty in number,
Simplified Cowboy Version
Over forty people made this pledge.
Over forty people made this pledge.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
There were more than forty who formed this plot.
There were more than forty who formed this plot.
Contextual Overview
12 The next morning some of the Jews made a plan to kill Paul. They made a promise to themselves that they would not eat or drink anything until they had killed him. 13 There were more than 40 of them who made this plan. 14 They went and talked to the leading priests and the older Jewish leaders. They said, "We have promised ourselves that we will not eat or drink until we have killed Paul. 15 So this is what we want you to do: Send a message to the commander from you and the high council. Tell him you want him to bring Paul out to you. Say that you want to ask him more questions. We will be waiting to kill him while he is on the way here." 16 But Paul's nephew heard about this plan. He went to the army building and told Paul. 17 Then Paul called one of the army officers and said to him, "Take this young man to the commander. He has a message for him." 18 So the army officer brought Paul's nephew to the commander. The officer said, "The prisoner Paul asked me to bring this young man to you. He has something to tell you." 19 The commander led the young man to a place where they could be alone. The commander asked, "What do you want to tell me?" 20 The young man said, "Some Jews have decided to ask you to bring Paul down to their council meeting tomorrow. They want you to think that they plan to ask Paul more questions. 21 But don't believe them! More than 40 of them are hiding and waiting to kill him. They have all promised not to eat or drink until they have killed him. Now they are waiting for you to say yes."
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
which: 2 Samuel 15:12, 2 Samuel 15:31, John 16:2
Reciprocal: 2 Kings 6:31 - if the head Nehemiah 4:8 - all Psalms 83:5 - For Mark 6:24 - The head Galatians 5:11 - why
Cross-References
Genesis 23:5
The Hittites answered Abraham,
The Hittites answered Abraham,
Genesis 23:8
He said to them, "If you really want to help me bury my dead wife, speak to Ephron the son of Zohar for me.
He said to them, "If you really want to help me bury my dead wife, speak to Ephron the son of Zohar for me.
2 Samuel 24:24
But the king said to Araunah, "No! I must pay you for everything. I will not offer burnt offerings to the Lord my God that cost me nothing." So David bought the threshing floor and the oxen for 50 shekels of silver.
But the king said to Araunah, "No! I must pay you for everything. I will not offer burnt offerings to the Lord my God that cost me nothing." So David bought the threshing floor and the oxen for 50 shekels of silver.
Acts 20:35
I always showed you that you should work just as I did and help people who are weak. I taught you to remember the words of the Lord Jesus: ‘You will have a greater blessing when you give than when you receive.'"
I always showed you that you should work just as I did and help people who are weak. I taught you to remember the words of the Lord Jesus: ‘You will have a greater blessing when you give than when you receive.'"
Romans 13:8
You should owe nothing to anyone, except that you will always owe love to each other. The person who loves others has done all that the law commands.
You should owe nothing to anyone, except that you will always owe love to each other. The person who loves others has done all that the law commands.
Colossians 4:5
Be wise in the way you act with those who are not believers. Use your time in the best way you can.
Be wise in the way you act with those who are not believers. Use your time in the best way you can.
Hebrews 13:5
Keep your lives free from the love of money. And be satisfied with what you have. God has said, "I will never leave you; I will never run away from you."
Keep your lives free from the love of money. And be satisfied with what you have. God has said, "I will never leave you; I will never run away from you."
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And they were more than forty which had made this conspiracy. Who met together, formed this resolution, entered into this scheme, and bound themselves with this oath; the word rendered "conspiracy", signifies an agreement by oath; such a number of them banded together, that they might have strength sufficient to take Paul out of the hands of the soldiers, as he was conducted by them from the castle to the temple.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Which had made this conspiracy - This oath συνωμοσίαν sunōmosian, this agreement, or compact. This large number of desperate men, bound by so solemn an oath, would be likely to be successful, and the life of Paul was therefore in special danger. The manner in which they purposed to accomplish their design is stated in Acts 23:15.
