But their plot became known to Saul. And they watched the gates day and night, to kill him.

saying, This fellow persuades men to revere God contrary to the Law.

But if it is a question of words and names and your own law, see to it yourselves; for I do not want to be a judge of such matters.

So the whole city was filled with confusion, and rushed into the theater with one accord, having seized Gaius and Aristarchus, Macedonians, Paul's travel companions.

Then some of the officials of Asia, who were his friends, sent to him pleading that he would not venture into the theater.

And they drew Alexander out of the multitude, the Jews putting him forward. And Alexander motioned with his hand, and wanted to make his defense to the people.

And when the city clerk had quieted the crowd, he said: Men of Ephesus, what man is there who does not know that the city of the Ephesians is temple guardian of the great goddess Artemis, and of the image which fell down from Zeus?

For you have brought these men here who are neither robbers of temples nor blasphemers of your goddess.

But if you have any other inquiry to make, it shall be determined in a lawful assembly.

And when he had said these things, he dismissed the assembly.

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

Now as they were seeking to kill him, news came to the commander of the garrison that all Jerusalem was in an uproar.

Then the commander came near and took him, and commanded him to be bound with two chains; and he asked who he was and what he had done.

And when he reached the stairs, it happened that he was carried by the soldiers because of the violence of the crowd.

But the following night the Lord stood by him and said, Be of good courage, Paul; for as you have testified of Me in Jerusalem, so you must also bear witness at Rome.

And there were more than forty who made this conspiracy.

Now you, therefore, together with the council, communicate to the commander that he be brought down to you tomorrow, as though you were going to make more specific inquiries concerning him; and we are ready to kill him before he comes near.

Then Paul called one of the centurions to him and said, Lead this young man to the commander, for he has something to tell him.

Then the commander took him by the hand, went aside and asked privately, What is it that you have to tell me?

But do not be persuaded by them, for more than forty of them lie in wait for him, men who have bound themselves by an oath that they will neither eat nor drink till they have killed him; and now they are ready, waiting for the promise from you.

And he summoned two centurions, saying, Prepare two hundred soldiers, seventy horsemen, and two hundred spearmen to go to Caesarea at the third hour of the night;

Then Paul said, I stand at Caesar's judgment seat, where I ought to be judged. To the Jews I have done no wrong, as you very well know.

But the centurion, desiring to save Paul, kept them from their purpose, and commanded that those who could swim should jump overboard first and get to land;

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

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

From the Jews five times I received forty stripes minus one.

in journeys often, in perils of waters, in perils of robbers, in perils of my own countrymen, in perils of the Gentiles, in perils in the city, in perils in the wilderness, in perils in the sea, in perils among false brethren;