11. And [that same] following night the Lord stood beside Paul and said, Take courage, Paul, for as you have borne faithful witness concerning Me at Jerusalem, so you must also bear witness at Rome.
12. Now when daylight came, the Jews formed a plot and bound themselves by an oath and under a curse neither to eat nor drink till they had done away with Paul.
13. There were more than forty [men of them], who formed this conspiracy [swearing together this oath and curse].
14. And they went to the chief priests and elders, saying, We have strictly bound ourselves by an oath and under a curse not to taste any food until we have slain Paul.
15. So now you, along with the council (Sanhedrin), give notice to the commandant to bring [Paul] down to you, as if you were going to investigate his case more accurately. But we [ourselves] are ready to slay him before he comes near.
16. But the son of Paul's sister heard of their intended attack, and he went and got into the barracks and told Paul.
17. Then Paul, calling in one of the centurions, said, Take this young man to the commandant, for he has something to report to him.
18. So he took him and conducted him to the commandant and said, Paul the prisoner called me to him and requested me to conduct this young man to you, for he has something to report to you.
19. The commandant took him by the hand, and going aside with him, asked privately, What is it that you have to report to me?
20. And he replied, The Jews have agreed to ask you to bring Paul down to the council (Sanhedrin) tomorrow, as if [they were] intending to examine him more exactly.