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Selected Verse: Acts 23:13 - King James
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Ac 23:13 |
King James |
And they were more than forty which had made this conspiracy. |
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| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
| Which had made this conspiracy - This oath συνωμοσίαν sunōmosian, this agreement, or compact. This large number of desperate men, bound by so solemn an oath, would be likely to be successful, and the life of Paul was therefore in special danger. The manner in which they purposed to accomplish their design is stated in Act 23:15. |
| Vincent's Word Studies, by Marvin R. Vincent [1886] |
Conspiracy (συνωμοσίαν)
Lit., swearing together; conjuration. According to its etymology, conspiracy is a breathing or blowing together (Latin, conspirare). Hence, of concerted thought and action. |
15 Now therefore ye with the council signify to the chief captain that he bring him down unto you to morrow, as though ye would enquire something more perfectly concerning him: and we, or ever he come near, are ready to kill him.