While we remained there for a number of days, a prophet named Agabus came down from Judea.

There were more than forty of them who formed this conspiracy.

and for many days he appeared to those who had accompanied him from Galilee to Jerusalem. These are now his witnesses to the people.

So then some were shouting one thing, some another, for the assembly was in confusion, and most of them did not know why they had met together.

As you can verify for yourself, not more than twelve days ago I went up to Jerusalem to worship.

After Festus had stayed not more than eight or ten days among them, he went down to Caesarea, and the next day he sat on the judgment seat and ordered Paul to be brought.

While they were staying there many days, Festus explained Paul’s case to the king to get his opinion, saying, “There is a man left here as a prisoner by Felix.

So do not let them persuade you to do this, because more than forty of them are lying in ambush for him. They have bound themselves with an oath not to eat or drink anything until they have killed him, and now they are ready, waiting for you to agree to their request.”