¹²And when it^* was day, the Jews made a conspiracy and^* bound themselves under a curse, saying they would^c neither eat nor drink until they had killed Paul. ¹³Now there were more than forty who had made this conspiracy, ¹⁴who went to the chief priests and the elders and^* said, “We have bound ourselves under a curse to partake of nothing until we have killed Paul. ¹⁵Therefore, now you along with the Sanhedrin explain to the military tribune that he should bring him down to you, as if you were going to determine more accurately the things concerning him. And we are ready to do away with him before he comes near.”

¹⁶But when^* the son of Paul’s sister heard about the ambush, he came and entered into the barracks^d and^* reported it^* to Paul. ¹⁷So Paul called one of the centurions and^* said, “Bring this young man to the military tribune, because he has something to report to him.” ¹⁸So he took him and^* brought him^* to the military tribune and said, “The prisoner Paul called me and^* asked me^* to bring this young man to you because he^* has something to tell you.” ¹⁹And the military tribune, taking hold of his hand and withdrawing privately, asked, “What is it that you have to report to me?” ²⁰And he said, “The Jews have agreed to ask you that you bring Paul down to the Sanhedrin tomorrow, as if they were going to inquire somewhat more accurately concerning him. ²¹You therefore do not be persuaded by them, because more than forty men of their number^e are lying in wait for him, who have bound themselves under a curse neither to eat nor to drink until they have done away with him. And now they are ready, waiting for you to agree.”^f ²²So the military tribune sent the young man away, directing him,^* “Tell no one that you have revealed these things to me.”

²³And he summoned two of the centurions and^* said, “Make ready from the third hour of the night two hundred soldiers and seventy horsemen and two hundred spearmen,^g in order that they may proceed as far as Caesarea. ²⁴And provide mounts so that they can put Paul on them and^* bring him^* safely to Felix the governor.” ²⁵He wrote^h a letter that had this form:ⁱ

²⁶Claudius Lysias.

To his excellency Governor Felix.

Greetings!

²⁷This man was seized by the Jews and was about to be killed by them when I^* came upon them^* with the detachment and^* rescued him,^* because I^* learned that he was a Roman citizen. ²⁸And because I^* wanted to know the charge for which they were accusing him, I brought him^* down to their Sanhedrin.^j ²⁹I found he^k was accused concerning controversial questions of their law, but having no charge deserving death or imprisonment. ³⁰And when it^* was made known to me there would be a plot against the man, I sent him^* to you immediately, also ordering his^* accusers to speak against him^l before you.

³¹Therefore the soldiers, in accordance with their orders,^m took Paul and^* brought him^* to Antipatris during the night.

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Footnotes

*Here “when” is supplied as a component of the temporal genitive absolute participle (“was”)
*Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“made”) has been translated as a finite verb
cLiterally “saying neither to eat nor to drink”; the words “they would” are supplied for smoother English style
*Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“went to”) has been translated as a finite verb
*Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“heard about”) which is understood as temporal
dOr “headquarters”
*Here “and” is supplied because the two previous participles (“came” and “entered”) have been translated as finite verbs
*Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
*Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“called”) has been translated as a finite verb
*Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“took”) has been translated as a finite verb
*Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
*Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“called”) has been translated as a finite verb
*Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
*Here “because” is supplied as a component of the participle (“has”) which is understood as causal
eLiterally “them”
fLiterally “the assurance of agreement from you”
*Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
*Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“summoned”) has been translated as a finite verb
gA word of uncertain meaning, probably a military technical term
*Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“put … on”) has been translated as a finite verb
*Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
hLiterally “writing”
iOr “content”
*Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“came upon”) which is understood as temporal
*Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
*Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“came upon”) has been translated as a finite verb
*Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
*Here “because” is supplied as a component of the participle (“learned”) which is understood as causal
*Here “because” is supplied as a component of the participle (“wanted”) which is understood as causal
*Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
jOr “council”
kLiterally “whom”
*Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“was made known”) which is understood as temporal
*Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
*Literally “the”; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun
lSome manuscripts have “to state the charges against him” (literally, “to speak the things against him”)
mLiterally “what was ordered to them”
*Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“took”) has been translated as a finite verb
*Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation