23:12 到了天亮，猶太人同謀起誓，說：「若不先殺保羅就不吃不喝。」
23:13 這樣同心起誓的有四十多人。
23:14 他們來見祭司長和長老，說：「我們已經起了一個大誓，若不先殺保羅就不吃甚麼。
23:15 現在你們和公會要知會千夫長，叫他帶下保羅到你們這裡來，假作要詳細察考他的事；我們已經預備好了，不等他來到跟前就殺他。」
23:16 保羅的外甥聽見他們設下埋伏，就來到營樓裡告訴保羅。
23:17 保羅請一個百夫長來，說：「你領這少年人去見千夫長，他有事告訴他。」
23:18 於是把他領去見千夫長，說：「被囚的保羅請我到他那裡，求我領這少年人來見你；他有事告訴你。」
23:19 千夫長就拉著他的手，走到一旁，私下問他說：「你有甚麼事告訴我呢？」
23:20 他說：「猶太人已經約定，要求你明天帶下保羅到公會裡去，假作要詳細查問他的事。
23:21 你切不要隨從他們；因為他們有四十多人埋伏，已經起誓說：若不先殺保羅就不吃不喝。現在預備好了，只等你應允。」
23:22 於是千夫長打發少年人走，囑咐他說：「不要告訴人你將這事報給我了。」
12 The next morning some Jews formed a conspiracy and bound themselves with an oath not to eat or drink until they had killed Paul. 13 More than forty men were involved in this plot. 14 They went to the chief priests and the elders and said, “We have taken a solemn oath not to eat anything until we have killed Paul. 15 Now then, you and the Sanhedrin petition the commander to bring him before you on the pretext of wanting more accurate information about his case. We are ready to kill him before he gets here.”
16 But when the son of Paul’s sister heard of this plot, he went into the barracks and told Paul.
17 Then Paul called one of the centurions and said, “Take this young man to the commander; he has something to tell him.” 18 So he took him to the commander.
The centurion said, “Paul, the prisoner, sent for me and asked me to bring this young man to you because he has something to tell you.”
19 The commander took the young man by the hand, drew him aside and asked, “What is it you want to tell me?”
20 He said: “Some Jews have agreed to ask you to bring Paul before the Sanhedrin tomorrow on the pretext of wanting more accurate information about him. 21 Don’t give in to them, because more than forty of them are waiting in ambush for him. They have taken an oath not to eat or drink until they have killed him. They are ready now, waiting for your consent to their request.”
22 The commander dismissed the young man with this warning: “Don’t tell anyone that you have reported this to me.”
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上帝仍然保守保羅的生命，尤其是面對猶太人的壓迫！猶太人同謀起誓，說：「若不先殺保羅就不吃不喝。」竟然被保羅的外甥聽見，最後報告給看守的羅馬兵丁之千夫長，好讓保羅不致遭害！
雖然對保羅而言，生死已經為主耶穌的緣故置之度外，但是主耶穌還是隨時保守，讓他不必受不必要的傷害！正如詩人所說：「求你保護我，如同保護眼中的瞳人；將我隱藏在你翅膀的蔭下，使我脫離那欺壓我的惡人，就是圍困我要害我命的仇敵。」(詩篇17:8-9)
求主耶隨時與我們同在，保守我們出入平安，因為我們相信上帝適合的愛我們！
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