Acts 23:25

And he wrote a letter after this manner: AND HE WROTE A LETTER AFTER THIS MANNER:...

− 25._And he wrote a letter. _First, we must briefly admonish the readers who have not been conversant in histories, that this Felix was brother to Pallas, who being Caesar’s freeman, became equal with the chief of the city in wealth and power. Yea, moreover, the senate gave him the ornaments of the praetor, not without titles of filthy and shameful flattery. Therefore, seeing the servants of Claudius abusing his folly, did rule the Roman empire at their pleasure, and chiefly Narcissus and Pallas, no marvel if this latter did appoint his brother to be governor of Judea. The sum of the epistle tendeth to this end, that the chief captain may help Paul with his prejudice; − (557) and may admonish Felix of the injuries of his adversaries, and may so discredit them, that they may not be able to do him any hurt. − “ Suo praejudicio,” by bearing previous testimony in his

25-35 God has instruments for every work. The natural abilities and moral virtues of the heathens often have been employed to protect his persecuted servants. Even the men of the world can discern between the conscientious conduct of upright believers, and the zeal of false professors, though they disregard or understand not their doctrinal principles. All hearts are in God's hand, and those are blessed who put their trust in him, and commit their ways unto him....

Verse Acts 23:25. _HE WROTE A LETTER AFTER THIS MANNER_] It appears that this was not only the _substance_ of the letter, but the _letter_ _itself_: the whole of it is so perfectly formal as to prove this; and in this simple manner are all the letters of the ancients formed. In this also we have an additional proof of St. Luke's accuracy....

EXPOSITION ACTS 23:1 _Looking steadfastly on _for _earnestly beholding, _A.V.; _brethren _for _men and brethren, _A.V._; I have lived before God, _etc., for _I have lived, _etc., _before God, _A.V. LOOKING STEADFASTLY; ἀτενίσας, as in Acts 1:10; Acts 3:4, Acts 3:12; Acts 6:15; Acts 7:55; Acts 10:4;...

AND HE WROTE A LETTER AFTER THIS MANNER. The chief captain wrote a letter to Felix the governor, the form and sum of which were as follow; this letter he sent by one of the centurions to him....

THE STRATEGY OF PAUL (Acts 23:1-10)...

AND HE WROTE. Having written. AFTER THIS MANNER. having (Greek. _periecho,_ but texts read _echo)_ this form (Greek. _tupos,_ Acts 7:43)....

_a letter after this manner_ [_Rev. Ver._ FORM]. As both the writer and receiver of the letter were Romans, it is most likely that Latin would be the language of the original, and that St Luke has given us a representation of the substance of the document rather than its very words....

PAUL IS CHEERED BY A VISION. THE JEWS CONSPIRE TO KILL HIM...