Acts 23:12-15

12When it was day, 1the Jews formed a 2conspiracy and 3bound themselves under an oath, saying that they would neither eat nor drink until they had killed Paul. 13There were more than forty who formed this plot. 14They came to the chief priests and the elders and said, “We have 4bound ourselves under a solemn oath to taste nothing until we have killed Paul. 15Now therefore, you 5and 6the 7Council notify the 8commander to bring him down to you, as though you were going to determine his case by a more thorough investigation; and we for our part are ready to slay him before he comes near the place.”