Acts 23:15
Now therefore do ye with the council give notice to the chief captain, that he bring him down to you, as though ye were about to examine his case more thoroughly; and we are ready to kill him before he cometh near you.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
16But Paul's sister's son hearing of the plot went, and entering the castle, told Paul.
Cross References
Psalms 37:32The wicked watcheth the righteous, And seeketh to slay him;
Proverbs 1:16For their feet run to evil, And make haste to shed blood.
Isaiah 59:7Their feet run to evil; They make haste to shed innocent blood. Their thoughts are evil thoughts; Oppression and destruction are in their paths.
Acts 25:3asking for themselves a favor against him, that he would send for him to Jerusalem, intending to place men in wait to kill him on the road.
Matthew Henry on Acts 23:13-35
A Conspiracy against Paul; Paul Sent to Felix. 12 And when it was day, certain of the Jews banded together, and bound themselves under a curse, saying that they would neither eat nor drink till they had killed Paul. 13 And they were more than forty which had made this conspiracy. 14 And they came to the chief priests and elders, and said, We have bound ourselves under a great curse, that we will eat nothing until we have slain Paul. 15 Now therefore ye with the council signify to the chief captain that he bring… Read the whole commentary →