And they came to the chief priests and the elders, and said, We have bound ourselves under a great curse, to taste nothing until we have killed Paul.

And they came to the chief priests and the rulers and said, We have taken a great oath to take no food till we have put Paul to death

οιτινες ελθοντες προς τους αρχιερεις και τους πρεσβυτερους, ειπον· Με αναθεμα ανεθεματισαμεν εαυτους, να μη γευθωμεν μηδεν εωσου φονευσωμεν τον Παυλον.

And they came to the chief priests and elders, and said, We have bound ourselves under a great curse, that we will eat nothing until we have slain Paul.