Acts 23:13There were more than forty people who had made this conspiracy.
The setting
Jerusalem, ~58 AD. Luke's investigation reveals the shocking scope - over forty men united in murderous intent. This wasn't a few hotheads but an organized militia. Modern Jerusalem, Israel.
The emotion here: emphasizing the overwhelming odds to highlight God's coming intervention
The original word
tessarakonta (τεσσαράκοντα) — forty, the biblical number of testing and trial
Why it matters
Forty men could have easily overpowered the Roman guards - this was essentially a planned military assault
Read with care
What most readers miss in Acts 23:13
Luke emphasizes the NUMBER to show how hopeless Paul's situation appeared humanly speaking
Common misconceptionPeople focus on the number forty as mystical, but Luke is being a journalist - he investigated and got the actual count to show how serious this was.
The thread continues
Verses that echo Acts 23:13
Bible Genome reading
Acts 23:13 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Acts 23:13 comes from the book of Acts, written during the early_church period. These words are attributed to Luke. The dominant emotion in this verse is anxious, with a comfort power of 10% and a tone that is urgent. It belongs to the teaching genre of biblical literature. Key themes include conspiracy, numbers. Notable phrases: more than forty people.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same anxious
“And no wonder, for even Satan masquerades as an angel of light.”
— 2 Corinthians 11:14
“Yes, and all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution.”
— 2 Timothy 3:12
“The evil spirit answered, "Jesus I know, and Paul I know, but who are you?"”
— Acts 19:15
“I fell to the ground, and heard a voice saying to me, 'Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?'”
— Acts 22:7
“When we had all fallen to the earth, I heard a voice saying to me in the Hebrew language, 'Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me? It is har…”
— Acts 26:14
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