11. That night the Lord stood by Paul and said, “Don't be afraid! You have given your witness for me here in Jerusalem, and you must also do the same in Rome.”
12. The next morning some Jews met together and made a plan. They took a vow that they would not eat or drink anything until they had killed Paul.
13. There were more than forty who planned this together.
14. Then they went to the chief priests and elders and said, “We have taken a solemn vow together not to eat a thing until we have killed Paul.
15. Now then, you and the Council send word to the Roman commander to bring Paul down to you, pretending that you want to get more accurate information about him. But we will be ready to kill him before he ever gets here.”
16. But the son of Paul's sister heard about the plot; so he went to the fort and told Paul.
17. Then Paul called one of the officers and said to him, “Take this young man to the commander; he has something to tell him.”
18. The officer took him, led him to the commander, and said, “The prisoner Paul called me and asked me to bring this young man to you, because he has something to say to you.”