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And when Paul’s sister’s son heard of their ambush, he went and entered into the fortress and told Paul.
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Then Paul called one of the centurions unto
him and said, Bring this young man unto the tribunal, for he has a certain thing to tell him.
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So he took him and brought
him to the tribunal and said, Paul the prisoner called me unto
him and asked me to bring this young man unto thee, who has something to say unto thee.
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Then the tribunal took him by the hand and went
with him aside privately and asked
him, What is that thou hast to tell me?
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And he said, The Jews have agreed to ask thee that thou would bring down Paul tomorrow into the council, as though they would enquire something more certain of him.
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But do not believe them, for more than forty of them lie in wait
to ambush him, who have vowed under a curse that they will neither eat nor drink until they have killed him, and now they are ready, looking for a promise from thee.
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So the tribunal
then let the young man depart and charged
him, See thou tell no one that thou hast showed these things to me.
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And he called unto
him two centurions, saying, Make ready two hundred soldiers to go to Caesarea and seventy horsemen and two hundred spearmen, at the third hour of the night
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and provide
them beasts that they may set Paul on and bring
him safe unto Felix the governor.
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And he wrote a letter after this manner:
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Claudius Lysias unto the most excellent governor Felix
sends greeting.