Acts 24:10

ἀπεκρίθη τε ὁ Παῦλος, and Paul answered. When the governor had given him leave to speak the Apostle addressed his defence to the points charged against him. He had not excited the people, nor been the leader of any body of Nazarenes, nor had he polluted the Temple.

ἐκ πολλῶν ἐτῶν, for many years. We have arrived in the history at about A.D. 58 or 59, and Felix had been made procurator in A.D. 52. So that ‘many years’ means about six or seven. But the governors were often recalled before they had held office so long. In Acts 24:17 ‘many years’ must be about four or five.

εὐθύμως τὰ περὶ ἐμαυτοῦ�, I cheerfully answer for myself. St Paul was so far of good courage, because the experience of Felix, and his knowledge of Jewish manners and customs, would enable him to appreciate the statements which related to the Apostle’s presence in Jerusalem.