KJV ORIGINAL
And they were more than forty which had made this conspiracy.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
There were more than forty people who had joined this plot together.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Sometimes the crowd against you is bigger than you think, but that doesn't change what's right.
📚 Historical Context
In the book of Acts, Chapter 23, the Apostle Paul is being held by Roman authorities in Jerusalem after being accused by Jewish leaders of stirring up trouble among the Jews. A group of more than forty Jewish men had formed a secret conspiracy, vowing not to eat or drink until they could kill Paul during a planned ambush as he was transferred for trial. This event reflects the fierce resistance from religious zealots against the early Christian movement in the first century under Roman rule.
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