Wesley's Explanatory Notes
Acts 24:22
After I have been more accurately informed — Which he afterward was; and he doubtless (as well as Festus and Agrippa) transmitted a full account of these things to Rome.
After I have been more accurately informed — Which he afterward was; and he doubtless (as well as Festus and Agrippa) transmitted a full account of these things to Rome.
Verse Acts 24:22. _AND WHEN FELIX HEARD THESE THINGS_] There is considerable difficulty in this verse. Translators greatly vary concerning the sense; and the MSS. themselves read variously. Mr. Wakef...
HAVING MORE PERFECT KNOWLEDGE OF THAT WAY - Our translation of this verse is very obscure, and critics are divided about the proper interpretation of the original. Many (Erasmus, Luther, Michaelis, Mo...
CHAPTER 23 _ 1. Paul before the Sanhedrin (Acts 23:1)._ 2. The vision of the Lord (Acts 23:11). 3. The Conspiracy against Paul (Acts 23:12). 4. Paul taken to Caesarea ...
ACTS 24:22 F. FELIX ADJOURNS THE CASE. The clause having more exact knowledge concerning the Way may be due to the editor, who tends to exhibit Roman officials as favourable to the cause (Preuschen)....
A FLATTERING SPEECH AND A FALSE CHARGE (Acts 24:1-9)...
But Felix, who had a very good knowledge of the facts about The Way, put them off, saying, "When Lysias the commander comes down, I will go into your case." He instructed the centurion that Paul was t...
AND. Now. WHEN, &C. = Felix, having heard. HAVING, &C. = knowing (Greek. _oida._ App-132.) more perfectly, or accurately. Greek. _akribesteron._ See note on Acts 18:26; Acts 23:15. DEFERRED. Greek....
Adjournment of the cause. Felix's treatment of St Paul 22. _having more perfect knowledge of that way_ Better " THE way," i.e. the Christian religion, for which this soon became the accepted name. See...
ADJOURNMENT OF THE CAUSE. FELIX’S TREATMENT OF ST PAUL...
ἈΝΕΒΆΛΕΤΟ ΔῈ ΑΥ̓ΤΟῪΣ Ὁ ΦΗ͂ΛΙΞ with אABCE. _Vulg_. ‘distulit autem illos Felix.’ 22. ἈΚΡΙΒΈΣΤΕΡΟΝ ΕἸΔῺΣ ΤᾺ ΠΕΡῚ ΤΗ͂Σ ὉΔΟΥ͂, _having more perfect knowledge of the Way_. On ἡ ὁδὸς = the Christian religi...
_PAUL DEFENSE BEFORE FELIX CONTINUED ACTS 24:19-23:_ Paul said the Jews from Asia were the only ones that saw him in the Temple. If they had anything to say against him he felt that they should be pre...
ΆΝΕΒΆΛΕΤΟ _aor. ind. med. (dep.) от_ ΑΝΑΒΆΛΛΟΜΑΙ (G306) откладывать. Юридический термин для откладывания судебного заседания (BAGD). Феликс мог отложить суд, не вынеся никакого приговора (BAFCS, 3:164...
HAVING MORE PERFECT KNOWLEDGE, &C.— Dr. Heylin, after many learned expositors, translates this verse thus: _Felix, having heard both parties, put them off to another time, saying, When I shall be bett...
b. Paul's trial before Felix the governor. Acts 24:1-22. Acts 24:1 And after five days the high priest Ananias came down with certain elders, and with an orator, one Tertullus; and they informed th...
22. His defense, though he had no witnesses present to prove his statements, had the desired effect upon Felix. (22) "_And when Felix heard these things, knowing more accurately concerning that way, h...
AND WHEN FELIX HEARD THESE THINGS, HAVING MORE PERFECT KNOWLEDGE OF THAT WAY, HE DEFERRED THEM, AND SAID, WHEN LYSIAS THE CHIEF CAPTAIN SHALL COME DOWN, I WILL KNOW THE UTTERMOST OF YOUR MATTER. AN...
17 To a man like Felix the accusation that Paul belonged to the sect of the Nazarenes would have little in it to incriminate him. And Paul, with marvelous wisdom, answers all that might be said agains...
_That_ (the) WAY] i.e. Christianity. I WILL KNOW THE UTTERMOST OF] rather, 'I will determine.'...
ST. PAUL BEFORE FELIX 1-27. St Paul and Felix. 1. Tertullus] in spite of his Roman name may have been a Greek or even a Jew (cp.'our Law,' AV Acts 24:6)....
ST PAUL'S DEFENCE. St. Paul answered the charges as follows. (1) He had no seditious intentions, for he was found purified in the Temple 'neither with multitude, nor with tumult' (Acts 24:18). (2) The...
GOOD NEWS FOR EVERYONE ACTS _MARION ADAMS_ CHAPTER 24 THE *JEWISH LEADERS ACCUSE PAUL, 24:1-9 V1 Five days later, Ananias the *high priest went to Caesarea. Some leaders and Tertullus, a lawyer,...
HAVING MORE PERFECT KNOWLEDGE OF THAT WAY... — Better, _of the way._ (See Note on Acts 9:2.) The comparative implies a reference to an average standard. Felix was too well-informed to yield any answer...
ἀνεβάλετο : _ampliavit eos_, a technical expression, only here in N. T., the judges were wont to say _Amplius_ in cases where it was not possible to pass at once a judgment of condemnation or acquitta...
A TREMBLING BUT VENAL JUDGE Acts 24:17 The case had broken down. Paul's statement of faith and the absence of confirmatory evidence directly contradicted the only charge against him. Felix dared not...
Tertullus, who appeared here, was a Roman barrister, it being necessary for the Jews to employ such in presenting their cases before a Roman tribunal. The charges he made were palpably false. His desc...
Paul Before Felix and Drusilla Luke told Theophilus that Felix had a fairly good knowledge of "the Way," or Christianity. After all, Philip and his four daughters lived in Caesarea and Cornelius had b...
(5) And when Felix heard these things, having more (n) perfect knowledge of [that] way, he deferred them, and said, When Lysias the chief captain shall come down, I will know the uttermost of your mat...
_Felix...knowing most certainly of this way. That is, knew even by Lysias's letter, that Paul and the Christians were not guilty of any thing against Cæsar, but only accused of disputes relating to th...
As their prosecution proves an utter failure for two reasons (A) They have actually charged him with nothing criminal in Roman law but simply leadership in the Nazarene sect [when the Roman Empire w...
And when Felix heard these things, having more perfect knowledge of that way, he deferred them, and said, When Lysias the chief captain shall come down, I will know the uttmost of your matter. (23) An...
The closing Chapter s from 21 to the end of the book are devoted to an episode full of interest and profit Paul's course from Jerusalem to Rome. And here we find ourselves in an atmosphere considerabl...
Paul appears before the governors in succession the Sanhedrim, Felix, Festus, Agrippa, and afterwards Caesar. And here, when occasion offers, we have striking appeals to conscience; when his defence i...
AND WHEN FELIX HEARD THESE THINGS,.... Which were said on both sides, both by plaintiff and defendant, the charges brought against Paul, and his answer to them, as a judge ought to do: HAVING MORE PE...
And when Felix heard these things, having more perfect knowledge of _that_ way, he deferred them, and said, When Lysias the chief captain shall come down, I will know the uttermost of your matter. Ve...
_When Felix heard these things_ Namely, the orator's accusation and the prisoner's defence; _having more perfect knowledge of that way_ Ακριβεστερον ειδως τα περι της οδου, _having known more perfectl...
THAT WAY; the Christian way. See note to verse Acts 24:14. DEFERRED; put off the further hearing of the case till Lysias should arrive. Whether Felix was sincere in this delay appears doubtful from h...
AND WHEN FELIX HEARD THESE THINGS, HAVING MORE PERFECT KNOWLEDGE OF THAT WAY, HE DEFERRED THEM AND SAID, WHEN LYSIAS, THE CHIEF CAPTAIN, SHALL COME DOWN, I WILL KNOW THE UTTERMOST OF YOUR MATTER. Havi...
The conclusion of Paul's defense:...
The Jews did not delay long just taking enough time (5 days) to make plans by which to influence Felix against Paul. The high priest and elders of the people came down, bringing with them an orator na...
BUT WHEN FELIX HEARD THESE THINGS, HAVING MORE ACCURATE KNOWLEDGE OF THE WAY, HE ADJOURNED THE PROCEEDINGS AND SAID, " WHEN LYSIAS COMES DOWN I WILL MAKE A DECISION ON YOUR CASE. " 1. Felix knows tha...
"But Felix, having. more exact knowledge about the Way" Remember, Felix had been in Palestine for some time, in addition he was living with Drusilla,. member of the Herodian family and he had probably...
22-27 The apostle reasoned concerning the nature and obligations of righteousness, temperance, and of a judgment to come; thus showing the oppressive judge and his profligate mistress, their need of...
Some understand by THAT WAY: 1. The custom or manner of the priests to calumniate Paul; or: 2. The religion of Moses, and how and in what it differed from the religion of Christ: either of which Fel...
22. His defense, though he had no witnesses present to prove his statements, had the desired effect upon Felix. (22) "_ And when Felix heard these things, knowing more accurately concerning that way,...
Acts 24:22 But G1161 Felix G5344 heard G191 (G5660) things G5023 accurate G197 knowledge G1492 (G5761) of...
‘But Felix, having more exact knowledge concerning the Way, deferred them, saying, “When Lysias the chief captain shall come down, I will determine your matter.” Having listened to all this, and havin...
_Paul is remanded, and remains imprisoned at Cæsarea,_ 22, 23. Acts 24:22. AND WHEN FELIX HEARD THESE THINGS, HAVING MORE PERFECT KNOWLEDGE OF THAT WAY, HE DEFERRED THEM, AND SAID, WHEN LYSIAS THE CHI...
HAVING MORE EXACT KNOWLEDGE (ακριβεστερον ειδως). "Knowing" (second perfect active participle of οιδα) "more accurately" (comparative of adverb ακριβως). More accurately than what? Than the Sanhedri...
OF THAT WAY Concerning the Way. See (John 14:6)....
CONTENTS: Paul accused before Felix, and his defense. CHARACTERS: Ananias, elders, Tertullus, Felix, Paul, Lysias, Drusilla, Festus. CONCLUSION: Every false cause can find men of sharp wits to plead...
Acts 24:1. _After five days, Ananias descended with the elders;_ to intimidate the governor, and ensure the destruction of Paul, as they had done with Pilate in regard of the Saviour. They lost no tim...
THEN FELIX. He understood both Jewish hatred and the Christian Way. He wants to hear what Lysias has to say, before he will decide. HE ORDERED THE OFFICER. Two reasons caused him to keep Paul in custo...
ACTS—NOTE ON ACTS 24:22 FELIX had an ACCURATE KNOWLEDGE OF THE WAY (see note on 9:1–2), which may have come from his Jewish wife (see...
ACTS—NOTE ON ACTS 24:1 The Witness in Caesarea. Paul was imprisoned in Caesarea for more than two years. He received formal hearings from the governors Felix and Festus and the Jewish king Agrippa II....
_CRITICAL REMARKS_ Acts 24:10. MANY YEARS meant about six or seven, since Felix became procurator about A.D. 52 or 53 (Jos., _Ant._, XX. Acts 7:1). Before his elevation to the procuratorship of Judæa...
EXPOSITION ACTS 24:1 _The high priest Ananias came down _for _Ananias the high priest descended, _A.V.; _certain elders _for _the elders, _A.V. and T.R.; _an orator, one Tertullus _for _a certain ora...
Shall we turn now to chapter twenty-four in the book of Acts. Paul had been seen in the temple worshipping God by some of the Jews that were from Asia who were familiar with Paul's ministry among the...
Acts 18:20; Acts 24:10; Acts 24:24; Acts 24:7; Acts 25:26;...
Deferred [α ν ε β α λ ε τ ο]. Adjourned the case. Only here in New Testament. I will know the uttermost [δ ι α γ ν ω σ ο μ α ι]. Better, as Rev., I will determine. See on ch. Acts 23:15....
The sense of this is, "When Felix understood and discerned how things went, he would not pass any sentence in the case at present; but put them off, saying, WHEN. HAVE GOT. MORE PERFECT KNOWLEDGE OF T...