But their plot became known to Saul. And they closely watched the [city] gates both day and night, in order that they might kill him.

saying, "This [man] persuades men to worship God contrary to the law."

But if it is a question about a word and names and your own law, see [to it] yourselves; for I do not wish to be a judge of these things."

And the whole city was filled with confusion, and they rushed with one purpose into the theater, having seized Gaius and Aristarchus, Macedonians, traveling companions of Paul.

And also some of the officials of Asia, being friends with him, sent word to him and urged him not to present himself in the theater.

And from the crowd they brought forward Alexander, the Jews putting him forward. And Alexander motioned with his hand, and desired to make a defense to the people.

And having quieted the crowd, the city clerk said: "Men of Ephesus, for what man is there who does not know that the city of the Ephesians is the temple keeper of the great goddess Artemis, and of the [image] fallen from heaven?

For you brought these men, neither temple thieves nor blasphemers of your goddess.

But if you are wanting to know anything about other [matters], it shall be determined by the lawful assembly.

And having said these things, he dismissed the assembly.

For they had seen Trophimus the Ephesian in the city with him, whom they supposed that Paul had brought into the temple.

And seeking to kill him, a report went up to the commander of the garrison that all Jerusalem had been stirred up,

And the commander, approaching, took hold of him, and ordered him to be bound with two chains; and he was inquiring who he might be and what he had done.

But when he arrived at the stairs, he had to be carried by the soldiers because of the violence of the crowd.

Now on the next night the Lord stood by him and said, "Take courage, Paul; for as you solemnly testified about the things concerning Me in Jerusalem, so you must also testify in Rome."

And there were over four hundred who had made this plot;

Now you, therefore, together with the council, suggest to the commander that he be brought down to you tomorrow, as though you are going to determine more accurately the things concerning him; but we, before he comes near, are prepared to kill him."

And Paul, summoning one of the centurions and said, "Lead this young man away to the commander, for he has something to tell him."

And the commander, taking him by his hand, withdrew to a private place and inquired, "What is it that you have to tell me?"

Therefore you [must] not be persuaded by them; for more than four hundred of them are lying in wait for him, who have bound themselves by a curse neither to eat nor to drink until they kill him; and now they are prepared, waiting for the promise from you."

And having summoned two of the centurions he said, "Make ready two hundred soldiers, and seventy horsemen, and two hundred spearmen, in order that they may go to Caesarea, to leave at the third hour of the night;

But Paul said, "I am standing before the judicial bench of Caesar, by whom it is necessary [for] me to be judged. I have done no wrong to the Jews, as also you know very well.

But the centurion, wanting to rescue Paul, hindered them in their intention, and commanded that those who were able to swim to jump down first to go toward the land,

Yes, we have had the sentence of death in ourselves, that we should not trust in ourselves but in God who raises the dead,

persecuted, but not abandoned; cast down, but not destroyed;

By [the] Jews five times I received forty stripes minus one.

In journeys often, in dangers of rivers, in dangers of robbers, in dangers from my own race, in dangers from the Gentiles, in dangers in the city, in dangers in the wilderness, in dangers in the sea, in dangers among false brothers;