Acts 23 · Verse 13

Acts 23:13

And they were more than forty which had made this conspiracy.
Acts 23:13, King James Version

Acts 23:13 in other translations

BSBMore than forty of them were involved in this plot.
WEBThere were more than forty people who had made this conspiracy.
ASVAnd they were more than forty that made this conspiracy.
YLTand they were more than forty who made this conspiracy by oath,
DARBYAnd they were more than forty who had joined together in this oath;
BBEAnd more than forty of them took this oath.
WebsterAnd they were more than forty who had made this conspiracy.

What does Acts 23:13 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Acts 23:12-14

12-14. bound themselves under a curse ... that they would neither eat ... fill they had killed Paul--Compare 2Sa 3:35; 1Sa 14:24.

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Barnes' Notes
Verse 13. Which had made this conspiracy. This oath, συνωμοσιαν, this agreement or compact. This large number of desperate men, bound of by so solemn an oath, would be likely to be successful; and the life Paul was therefore in peculiar danger. The manner in which they purposed to accomplish their design is stated in Acts 23:15.

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Acts 23:12-24

False religious principles, adopted by carnal men, urge on to such wickedness, as human nature would hardly be supposed capable of. Yet the Lord readily disappoints the best concerted schemes of iniquity. Paul knew that the Divine providence acts by reasonable and prudent means; and that, if he neglected to use the means in his power, he could not expect God's providence to work on his behalf. He who will not help…

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Acts 23:13 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

ἦσανēsanThere wereG1510
δὲdenowG1161
πλείουςpleiousmoreG4183
τεσσεράκονταtesserakontathan fortyG5062
οἱhoi<the>G3588
ταύτηνtautēnthisG3778
τὴνtēn<the>G3588
συνωμοσίανsunōmosianplotG4945
ποιησάμενοι·poiēsamenoihaving made;G4160

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Acts 23:13

  • John 16:2

    They shall put you out of the synagogues: yea, the time cometh, that whosoever killeth you will think that he doeth God service.

  • 2 Samuel 15:12

    And Absalom sent for Ahithophel the Gilonite, David’s counsellor, from his city, even from Giloh, while he offered sacrifices. And the conspiracy was strong; for the people increased continually with Absalom.

  • 2 Samuel 15:31

    And one told David, saying, Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom. And David said, O Lord, I pray thee, turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
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2Sa 15:12,31; Joh 16:2

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Context

  • Acts 23:12

    And when it was day, certain of the Jews banded together, and bound themselves under a curse, saying that they would neither eat nor drink till they had killed Paul.

  • Acts 23:13

    And they were more than forty which had made this conspiracy.

  • Acts 23:14

    And they came to the chief priests and elders, and said, We have bound ourselves under a great curse, that we will eat nothing until we have slain Paul.

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Acts 23:13 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y eran más de cuarenta los que habían hecho esta conjuración;
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et ils étaient plus de 40 qui avaient fait cette conjuration.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Es waren aber mehr als vierzig, die diese Verschwörung gemacht hatten,
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Erant autem plus quam quadraginta viri qui hanc conjurationem fecerant: