Acts 23:10-14
New American Standard Bible
12When it was day, the Jews formed a conspiracy and put themselves under an oath, saying that they would neither eat nor drink until they had killed Paul.
13There were more than forty who formed this plot.
14They came to the chief priests and the elders and said, 'We have put ourselves under an oath to taste nothing until we have killed Paul.
King James Version
Chapter 23
10And when there arose a great dissension, the chief captain, fearing lest Paul should have been pulled in pieces of them, commanded the soldiers to go down, and to take him by force from among them, and to bring him into the castle. 11And the night following the Lord stood by him, and said, Be of good cheer, Paul: for as thou hast testified of me in Jerusalem, so must thou bear witness also at Rome.
12And 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.
13And they were more than forty which had made this conspiracy.
14And 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.
Christian Standard Bible
Chapter 23
10When the dispute became violent, the commander feared that Paul might be torn apart by them and ordered the troops to go down, take him away from them, and bring him into the barracks. 11The following night, the Lord stood by him and said, "Have courage! For as you have testified about me in Jerusalem, so it is necessary for you to testify in Rome."
12When it was morning, the Jews formed a conspiracy and bound themselves under a curse not to eat or drink until they had killed Paul.
13There were more than forty who had formed this plot.
14These men went to the chief priests and elders and said, "We have bound ourselves under a solemn curse that we won't eat anything until we have killed Paul.
New Living Translation
12The next morning a group of Jews got together and bound themselves with an oath not to eat or drink until they had killed Paul.
13There were more than forty of them in the conspiracy.
14They went to the leading priests and elders and told them, 'We have bound ourselves with an oath to eat nothing until we have killed Paul.
English Standard Version
12When it was day, the Jews made a plot and bound themselves by an oath neither to eat nor drink till they had killed Paul.
13There were more than forty who made this conspiracy.
14They went to the chief priests and elders and said, “We have strictly bound ourselves by an oath to taste no food till we have killed Paul.
New International Version
12The next morning some Jews formed a conspiracy and bound themselves with an oath not to eat or drink until they had killed Paul.
13More than forty men were involved in this plot.
14They went to the chief priests and the elders and said, 'We have taken a solemn oath not to eat anything until we have killed Paul.
New King James Version
12And when it was day, some of the Jews banded together and bound themselves under an oath, saying that they would neither eat nor drink till they had killed Paul.
13Now there were more than forty who had formed this conspiracy.
14They came to the chief priests and elders, and said, “We have bound ourselves under a great oath that we will eat nothing until we have killed Paul.