The commentaries of M. John Calvin upon the Acts of the Apostles, faithfully translated…The commentaries of M. Iohn Caluin vpon the Actes of the Apostles, faithfully translated…

10 And when there arose a sore dissension among them, the chief captain feared least Paul should have bin pulled in pieces by them, and he commanded the soldiers to go down, and to take him from them, and to bring him into the camp. 11 And the night following the Lord stood by him and said, Be of good courage ⟨p. 531⟩Paul: for as thou hast borne witness of me at Jerusalem, so thou must bear witness of me at Rome also. 12 And when it was day, certain of the Jews gathered themselves together, & bound themselves with a curse, saying that they would neither eat nor drink, until they had killed Paul. 13 And they were more then forty men, which had made this conspiracy. 14 And they came to the chief Priests and Elders, and said, we have bound our selves with a curse that we will taste nothing, until we have killed Paul. 15 Now therefore signify ye to the chief captain and council, that he bring him forth to you to morrow, as if ye would know somewhat more certainly of him. And we before he come near, are ready to kill him. 16 But when Paul his sisters son heard of the laying in wait, he came and entered into the camp, and told Paul.

10 And when there arose a sore dissention among them, the chiefe captaine feared least Paul should haue bin pulled in peeces by them, and he commanded the souldiars to goe downe, and to take him from them, and to bring him into the campe. 11 And the night following the Lord stood by him and said, Be of good courage ⟨p. 531⟩Paul: for as thou hast borne witnesse of me at Ierusalem, so thou must bear witnesse of mee at Rome also. 12 And when it was day, certaine of the Iewes gathered themselues together, & bound themselues with a curse, saying that they would neither eat nor drink, vntill they had killed Paul. 13 And they were more then fortie men, whiche had made this conspiracie. 14 And they came to the chiefe Priestes and Elders, and saide, we haue bound our selues with a curse that wee will taste nothing, vntyll wee haue killed Paul. 15 Nowe therefore signifie yee to the chiefe captaine and councell, that he bring him foorth to you to morrow, as if yee would know somewhat more certainely of him. And we before he come neere, are readie to kil him. 16 But when Paul his sisters sonne heard of the laying in wait, he came and entred into the campe, and told Paul.