Acts 23:21 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“But do not thou yield unto them: for there lie in wait for him of them more than forty men, which have bound themselves with an oath, that they will neither eat nor drink till they have killed him: and now are they ready, looking for a promise from thee.”
Acts 23:21 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Acts 23:21 in 6 Bible Translations
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Acts 23:21 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Therefore don’t yield to them, for more than forty men lie in wait for him, who have bound themselves under a curse to neither eat nor drink until they have killed him. Now they are ready, looking for the promise from you.””
Acts 23:21 — World English Bible
Acts 23:21 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Do not thou therefore yield unto them: for there lie in wait for him of them more than forty men, who have bound themselves under a curse, neither to eat nor to drink till they have slain him: and now are they ready, looking for the promise from thee.”
Acts 23:21 — American Standard Version
Acts 23:21 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“thou, therefore, mayest thou not yield to them, for there lie in wait for him of them more than forty men, who did anathematize themselves--not to eat nor to drink till they kill him, and now they are ready, waiting for the promise from thee.'”
Acts 23:21 — Young's Literal Translation
Acts 23:21 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Do not thou then be persuaded by them, for there lie in wait for him of them more than forty men, who have put themselves under a curse neither to eat nor drink till they kill him; and now they are ready waiting the promise from thee.”
Acts 23:21 — Darby Translation
Acts 23:21 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“But let them not perswade thee: for there lie in waite for him of them, more then fourtie men, which haue bound themselues with a curse, that they will neither eate nor drinke, till they haue killed him: and nowe are they readie, and waite for thy promise.”
Acts 23:21 — Geneva Bible
Acts 23:21 in Context — Acts 23
19 Le tribun, prenant le jeune homme par la main, et se retirant à l’écart, lui demanda: Qu’as-tu à m’annoncer?
20 Il répondit: Les Juifs sont convenus de te prier d’amener Paul demain devant le sanhédrin, comme si tu devais t’enquérir de lui plus exactement.
21 Ne les écoute pas, car plus de quarante d’entre eux lui dressent un guet-apens, et se sont engagés, avec des imprécations contre eux-mêmes, à ne rien manger ni boire jusqu’à ce qu’ils l’aient tué; maintenant ils sont prêts, et n’attendent que ton consentement.
22 Le tribun renvoya le jeune homme, après lui avoir recommandé de ne parler à personne de ce rapport qu’il lui avait fait.
23 Ensuite il appela deux des centeniers, et dit: Tenez prêts, dès la troisième heure de la nuit, deux cents soldats, soixante-dix cavaliers et deux cents archers, pour aller jusqu’à Césarée.
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