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Verse Acts 24:23. _HE COMMANDED A CENTURION TO KEEP PAUL_] He gave
him into the custody of a captain, by whom he was most likely to be
well used: _and to let him have liberty_; he freed him from the...
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AND HE COMMANDED ... - It is evident from this verse that Felix was
disposed to show Paul all the favors that were consistent with his
safe keeping. He esteemed him to be a persecuted man, and doubtle...
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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 ...
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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...
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A FLATTERING SPEECH AND A FALSE CHARGE (Acts 24:1-9)...
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_And he commanded a centurion_ The Greek noun has the article,
therefore the _Rev. Ver._gives "the centurion." It might perhaps be
one of the two whom Lysias had put in charge of the conveyance of Pau...
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ΑΥ̓ΤῸΝ for τὸν Παῦλον with אABCE. _Vulg_.
‘eum.’
ἤ προσέρχεσθαι omitted with אABCE. Not represented in
_Vulg_.
23. ΔΙΑΤΑΞΆΜΕΝΟΣ ΤΩ͂Ι ἙΚΑΤΟΝΤΆΡΧΗΙ,
_having commanded the centurion_. It might perhaps b...
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ADJOURNMENT OF THE CAUSE. FELIX’S TREATMENT OF ST PAUL...
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_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...
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ΔΙΑΤΑΞΆΜΕΊ׳ος _aor. med. (dep.) part. от_
ΔΙΑΤΆΣΣΩ muni повелевать,
ΤΗΡΕΪ́ΣΘΑΙ _praes. pass. inf. от_ ΤΗΡΈΩ (G5083)
смотреть. _Inf._ в косвенной речи,
ΈΧΕΙ Ν _praes. act. inf., см._ Acts 24:9.
ΆΝΕ...
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THAT HE SHOULD FORBID NONE OF HIS ACQUAINTANCE— This was a
circumstance graciously ordered by divine Providence, which would make
St. Paul's confinement much lighter than it could otherwise have been,...
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c.
Paul's two years imprisonment in Caesarea. Acts 24:23-27.
Acts 24:27
And he gave order to the centurion that he should be kept in charge,
and should have indulgence; and not to forbid any of his...
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23. When the Jews were dismissed, if Felix had possessed a strict
regard for justice, he would have released Paul. As it was, he only
relaxed the rigor of his previous confinement. (23) "_And he comma...
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AND HE COMMANDED A CENTURION TO KEEP PAUL, AND TO LET HIM HAVE
LIBERTY, AND THAT HE SHOULD FORBID NONE OF HIS ACQUAINTANCE TO
MINISTER OR COME UNTO HIM.
And he commanded a centurion ('the centurion'...
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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...
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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)....
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CHIEF CAPTAINS] i.e. tribunes.
LIBERTY] rather, 'indulgence.'...
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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,...
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AND HE COMMANDED A CENTURION TO KEEP PAUL. — More accurately, _the
centurion_ — either the officer in whose custody he had been placed
by Lysias, or the one who had the special charge of the prisoners...
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τηρεῖσθαι : that he should he kept in charge as a prisoner;
not middle as in A.V. ἔχειν τε ἄνεσιν : “and should
have indulgence,” R.V., not “liberty,” A.V., word only elsewhere
in Paul in N.T., 2Co 2:...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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(6) And he commanded a centurion to keep Paul, and to let [him] have
liberty, and that he should forbid none of his acquaintance to
minister or come unto him.
(6) God is a most faithful keeper of his...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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23._When Felix. _It appeareth that Felix (though he pronounced nothing
concerning the matter) did perceive that Paul was burdened with no
fault of his own, but with the malice of the priests. For wh...
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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...
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AND HE COMMANDED A CENTURION TO KEEP PAUL,.... In custody, to watch
and guard him, and look after him, that he went not away, since he was
neither condemned nor acquitted; and therefore must be retain...
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And he commanded a centurion to keep Paul, and to let _him_ have
liberty, and that he should forbid none of his acquaintance to
minister or come unto him.
Ver. 23. _And to let him have liberty_] This...
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_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...
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PAUL RETAINED A PRISONER....
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AND HE COMMANDED A CENTURION TO KEEP PAUL AND TO LET HIM HAVE LIBERTY,
AND THAT HE SHOULD FORBID NONE OF HIS ACQUAINTANCE TO MINISTER OR COME
UNTO HIM....
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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...
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SO HE COMMANDED THE CENTURION TO KEEP PAUL AND TO LET HIM HAVE
LIBERTY, AND TOLD HIM NOT TO FORBID ANY OF HIS FRIENDS TO PROVIDE FOR
OR VISIT HIM.
1. Paul was kept but given some freedom.
2. He coul...
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Yet Paul is treated with courtesy. He is allowed to be visited by
friends during his imprisonment. During this time some feel that Luke
traveled through Palestine gathering information, interviewing
e...
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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...
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TO LET HIM HAVE LIBERTY; not so confined as to be kept in a dungeon,
or more inward prison; but to have the liberty of the prison, yet so
as with a chain about him; as appears, ACTS 26:29 ACTS 28:20....
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23. When the Jews were dismissed, if Felix had possessed a strict
regard for justice, he would have released Paul. As it was, he only
relaxed the rigor of his previous confinement. (23) " And he comma...
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Acts 24:23 So G5037 commanded G1299 (G5671) centurion G1543 keep G5083
(G5745) Paul G3972 and G5037 have...
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‘And he gave order to the centurion that he should be kept in
charge, and should have indulgence, and not to forbid any of his
friends to minister to him.'
So he gave orders to the centurion that Paul...
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Acts 24:23. AND HE COMMANDED A CENTURION TO KEEP PAUL, AND TO LET HIM
HAVE LIBERTY, AND THAT HE SHOULD FORBID NONE OF HIS ACQUAINTANCE TO
MINISTER OR COME UNTO HIM. There were three descriptions of
im...
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AND SHOULD HAVE INDULGENCE
(εχειν τε ανεσιν). From ανιημ, to let loose,
release, relax. Old word, in the N.T. only here and 2 Thessalonians
1:7; 2 Corinthians 2:13; 2 Corinthians 7:5;...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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....
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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...
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_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...
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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...
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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...
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Acts 21:8; Acts 24:26; Acts 27:3; Acts 28:16; Acts 28:31;...
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Liberty [α ν ε σ ι ν]. From ajnihmi, to send up; thence, to
loosen, release. It is almost exactly expressed by our vulgarism, to
let up. The noun here is more correctly rendered by Rev., indulgence.
I...
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He commanded the centurion to let him have liberty — To be only a
prisoner at large. Hereby the Gospel was spread more and more; not to
the satisfaction of the Jews. But they could not hinder it....