19. The officer took the young man by the arm, went where they could be alone, and asked him, “What do you have to tell me?”
20. The young man answered, “The Jews have planned to ask you to bring Paul to the Jewish council tomorrow. They’re going to make it look as though they want more accurate information about him.
21. Don’t let them persuade you to do this. More than forty of them are planning to ambush him. They have asked God to curse them if they eat or drink anything before they have murdered him. They are ready now and are expecting you to promise ⌊that you will bring Paul⌋.”
22. The officer dismissed the young man and ordered him not to tell this information to anyone else.