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Green's Literal Translation

Acts 23:13

And those making this plot were more than forty;

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Claudius Lysius;   Conspiracy;   Malice;   Minister, Christian;   Oath;   Paul;   Vows;  

Dictionaries:

- Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Jerusalem;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Government;   Kill, Killing;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Ordination;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Lysias Claudius;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Acts;   Ambush;   Crimes and Punishments;   Persecution in the Bible;   Sanhedrin;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Caesarea;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Sanhedrin (2);   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Claudius;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
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.
King James Version
And they were more than forty which had made this conspiracy.
English Standard Version
There were more than forty who made this conspiracy.
New American Standard Bible
There were more than forty who formed this plot.
New Century Version
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].
Legacy Standard Bible
And there were more than forty who formed this scheme.
Berean Standard Bible
More than forty of them were involved in this plot.
Complete Jewish Bible
more than forty were involved in this plot.
Darby Translation
And they were more than forty who had joined together in this oath;
Easy-to-Read Version
There were more than 40 of them who made this plan.
Geneva Bible (1587)
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.
Good News Translation
There were more than forty who planned this together.
Lexham English Bible
Now there were more than forty who had made this conspiracy,
American Standard Version
And they were more than forty that made this conspiracy.
Bible in Basic English
And more than forty of them took this oath.
Hebrew Names Version
There were more than forty people who had made this conspiracy.
International Standard Version
More than forty men formed this conspiracy.
Etheridge Translation
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.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
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.
World English Bible
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.
Weymouth's New Testament
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.
Update Bible Version
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.
New English Translation
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.
New Living Translation
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.
New Revised Standard
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.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And they were more than forty men that had made this conspiracy.
Revised Standard Version
There were more than forty who made this conspiracy.
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
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,
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
They were mo then fortye, which had made this conspyracion.
Mace New Testament (1729)
the conspirators, who were above forty in number,
Simplified Cowboy Version
Over forty people made this pledge.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
There were more than forty who formed this plot.

Contextual Overview

12 And it becoming day, some of the Jews making a conspiracy cursed themselves, saying neither to eat nor to drink until they should kill Paul. 13 And those making this plot were more than forty; 14 who, having come near to the chief priests and to the elders, said, With a curse we have cursed ourselves to taste of nothing until we shall kill Paul. 15 Now, then, you with the sanhedrin inform the chiliarch, so that tomorrow he may bring him down to you, as intending more accurately to find out about him. And before his drawing near, we are ready to kill him. 16 But the son of Paul's sister hearing of the ambush, having come near, and entering into the fortress, reported to Paul. 17 And calling near one of the centurions, Paul said, Bring this young man to the chiliarch, for he has something to report to him. 18 Then indeed taking him, he brought him to the chiliarch and said, Paul the prisoner having called me near asked me to bring this young man to you, having a thing to tell you. 19 And laying hold of his hand, and drawing aside privately, the chiliarch asked, What is it that you have to report to me? 20 And he said, The Jews agreed to ask you that tomorrow you bring down Paul into the sanhedrin, as intending to more accurately inquire concerning him. 21 Therefore, you must not be persuaded by them, for more than forty men of them lie in wait for him who put themselves under a curse neither to eat nor to drink until they kill him. And now they are ready, awaiting the promise from you.

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
And the sons of Heth answered Abraham, saying to him,
Genesis 23:8
And he spoke with them, saying, If it is your desire to bury my dead from before the eyes, hear me. Ask for me of Ephron the son of Zohar,
2 Samuel 24:24
And the king said to Araunah, No, for buying I will buy from you for a price, and I will not offer to Jehovah my God burnt offerings for nothing. And David bought the threshing-floor and the oxen for fifty shekels of silver.
Acts 20:35
I showed you all things, that working in this way we ought to help those being weak, and to remember the Words of the Lord Jesus, that He said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.
Romans 13:8
Do not continue to owe no one, nothing, except to love one another. For the one loving the other has fulfilled the Law.
Colossians 4:5
Walk in wisdom toward the ones outside, redeeming the time.
Hebrews 13:5
Set your way of life without money-loving, being satisfied with present things; for He has said, "Not at all will I leave you, not at all will I forsake you," never! Deut. 31:6

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.


 
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