Acts 23:21
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King James Version (modern wording)
But do not you yield unto them: for there lie in wait for him of them more than forty men, which have bound themselves with an oath, that they will neither eat nor drink till they have killed him: and now are they ready, looking for a promise from you.
Acts 23:21 (KJV)
American Standard Version
Do not thou therefore yield unto them: for there lie in wait for him of them more than forty men, who have bound themselves under a curse, neither to eat nor to drink till they have slain him: and now are they ready, looking for the promise from thee.
Acts 23:21 (ASV)
Berean Standard Bible
Do not let them persuade you, because more than forty men are waiting to ambush him. They have bound themselves with an oath not to eat or drink until they have killed him; they are ready now, awaiting your consent.”
Acts 23:21 (BSB)
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What does Acts 23:21 say?
Acts 23:21 in modern King James wording reads: "But do not you yield unto them: for there lie in wait for him of them more than forty men, which have bound themselves with an oath, that they will neither eat nor drink till they have killed him: and now are they ready, looking for a promise from you."
Where is Acts 23:21 found in the Bible?
Acts 23:21 is verse 21 of chapter 23 of the book of Acts, in the New Testament. Acts has 28 chapters.
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