21. But don’t do it! There are more than forty men hiding along the way ready to ambush him. They have vowed not to eat or drink anything until they have killed him. They are ready now, just waiting for your consent.”
22. “Don’t let anyone know you told me this,” the commander warned the young man.
23. Then the commander called two of his officers and ordered, “Get 200 soldiers ready to leave for Caesarea at nine o’clock tonight. Also take 200 spearmen and 70 mounted troops.
24. Provide horses for Paul to ride, and get him safely to Governor Felix.”
25. Then he wrote this letter to the governor:
26. “From Claudius Lysias, to his Excellency, Governor Felix: Greetings!