that you abstain from meat that has been sacrificed to idols<n id="1" /> and from blood and from what has been strangled<n id="2" /> and from sexual immorality.<n id="3" /> If you keep yourselves from doing these things,<n id="4" /> you will do well. Farewell.<n id="5" />p>

<t /><p class="bodytext">When morning came,<n id="1" /> the Jews formed<n id="2" /> a conspiracy<n id="3" /> and bound themselves with an oath<n id="4" /> not to eat or drink anything<n id="5" /> until they had killed Paul.

They<n id="1" /> went<n id="2" /> to the chief priests<n id="3" /> and the elders and said, &#8220;We have bound ourselves with a solemn oath<n id="4" /> not to partake<n id="5" /> of anything until we have killed Paul.

Both Paul and Barnabas replied courageously,<n id="1" /> &#8220;It was necessary to speak the word of God<n id="2" /> to you first. Since you reject it and do not consider yourselves worthy<n id="3" /> of eternal life, we<n id="4" /> are turning to the Gentiles.<n id="5" />

So do not let them persuade you to do this,<n id="1" /> because more than forty of them<n id="2" /> are lying in ambush<n id="3" /> for him. They<n id="4" /> have bound themselves with an oath<n id="5" /> not to eat or drink anything<n id="6" /> until they have killed him, and now they are ready, waiting for you to agree to their request.&#8221;<n id="7" />