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Acts 23:12

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A Conspiracy to Kill Paul

12And when it* was day, the Jews made a conspiracy and* bound themselves under a curse, saying they wouldc neither eat nor drink until they had killed Paul.

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Footnotes

  1. *Here “when” is supplied as a component of the temporal genitive absolute participle (“was”)
  2. *Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“made”) has been translated as a finite verb
  3. cLiterally “saying neither to eat nor to drink”; the words “they would” are supplied for smoother English style

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

When it was day, the Jews made a plot and bound themselves by an oath neither to eat nor drink till they had killed Paul.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

The next morning some Jews formed a conspiracy and bound themselves with an oath not to eat or drink until they had killed Paul.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

When it was morning, the Jews formed a conspiracy and bound themselves under a curse not to eat or drink until they had killed Paul.

NLTNew Living Translation

The next morning a group of Jews got together and bound themselves with an oath not to eat or drink until they had killed Paul.

KJV 1900King James Version

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.