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…

17 And when Paul had called unto him one of the Centurions, he sayeth, Bring this young man unto the chief captain: for he hath a certain thing to show him. 18 And he took him and led him unto the chief captain, and said, Paul the prisoner called me unto him, and desired me to bring this young man unto thee who hath somewhat to say to thee. 19 And the chief captain took him by the hand, and went aside with him, and asked him, what is it that thou hast to say to me? 20 And he said, the Jews have conspired together to desire thee, that thou bring forth Paul into the council to morrow, as if they would know somewhat more certainly of him. 21 But do not thou obey them: for more then forty of them lay in wait for him who have bound themselves with a curse, that they will neither eat nor drink until they have slain him. And now they be ready waiting that thou shouldst promise. 22 Therefore the chief captain let the young man go, and commanded him, tell no man that thou hast told me these things. 23 And when he had called unto him two under captains, he said, make ready two hundred soldiers that they may go to Caesarea, and horse men seventy, and two hundred^“ with darts at the third hour of the night. 24 And make ready beasts that they may set Paul thereon, and bring him safe to Felix the governor.

17 And when Paul had called vnto him one of the Centurions, he saieth, Bring this young man vnto the chiefe captaine: for he hath a certaine thing to shewe him. 18 And he tooke him and led him vnto the chiefe captaine, and said, Paul the prisoner called me vnto him, and desired me to bring this young man vnto thee who hath somewhat to say to thee. 19 And the chief captaine tooke him by the hand, and went aside with him, and asked him, what is it that thou hast to say to me? 20 And he said, the Iewes haue cōspired together to desire thee, that thou bring foorth Paul into the councell to morrow, as if they would know somewhat more certainly of him. 21 But doe not thou obey them: for more then forty of them lay in wait for him who haue bound themselues with a curse, that they will neither eate nor drink vntill they haue slaine him. And now they be readie waiting that thou shouldst promise. 22 Therfore the chief captain let the young man goe, and commaunded him, tell no man that thou hast told me these things. 23 And when he had called vnto him two vnder captaines, he said, make readie two hundred souldiars that they may goe to Cesarea, and horse men seuentie, and two hundreth^“