Acts 23:21 meaning and explanation
Do not let them persuade you, because more than forty men are waiting to ambush him. They have bound themselves with an oath not to eat or drink until they have killed him; they are ready now, awaiting your consent.”
Acts 23:21, Berean Standard Bible
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Paul's nephew is speaking to the Roman commander, Claudius Lysias, in the barracks at Jerusalem. He warns that more than forty men have sworn an oath not to eat or drink until they kill Paul, and they are waiting for the commander to agree to bring Paul before the Sanhedrin so they can ambush him on the road.
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