¹⁴ They went to the ·leading [^Tchief] priests and the elders and said, “We have ·taken [sworn] an oath not to ·eat or drink [^Ltaste anything] until we have killed Paul. ¹⁵ So [^Lnow] this is what we want you [^Ltogether with the Sanhedrin] to do: Send a message to the ·commander [tribune] to bring Paul out to you as though you want to ·ask him more questions [^Ldetermine more accurately the facts of his case]. We will be waiting to kill him ·while he is on the way [before he arrives] here.”

¹⁶ But ·Paul’s nephew [^Lthe son of Paul’s sister] heard about this ·plan [plot; ^Lambush plan] and went to the ·army building [barracks] and told Paul.