14. They went to the chief priests and the elders. They said, "We have taken a strong oath. We have made a special promise to God. We will not eat anything until we have killed Paul.
15. Now then, you and the Sanhedrin must make an appeal to the commanding officer. Ask him to bring Paul to you. Pretend you want more facts about his case. We are ready to kill him before he gets here."
16. But Paul's nephew heard about this plan. So he went into the fort and told Paul.
17. Then Paul called one of the commanders. He said to him, "Take this young man to the commanding officer. He has something to tell him."
18. So the commander took Paul's nephew to the officer. The commander said, "Paul, the prisoner, sent for me. He asked me to bring this young man to you. The young man has something to tell you."