“ Claudius Lysias unto the most excellent governor Felix sendeth greeting. ”
Unto the most excellent governor Felix - The most honored, etc. This was a mere title of office. Greeting - A term of salutation in an epistle wishing health, joy, and prosperity.
(13) Claudius Lysias unto the most excellent governor Felix [sendeth] greeting. (13) Lysias is suddenly made by the Lord to be Paul's protector.
Letter of Claudius Lysias to Felix. Felix is addressed as most excellent (so Luke 1:3 ; Acts 26:25 ), a title of courtesy applied to proconsuls, officers of rank, and private persons. Lysias allo...
Claudius Lysias . As the Procurator's legate, he was responsible for order in Jerusalem. He had shown promptness and vigour, and, moreover, kindly consideration for his prisoner ( Acts 23:19 ), and...
Claudius Lysias unto the most excellent governor Felix sendeth greeting.
Claudius Lysias unto the most excellent governor Felix sendeth greeting. Claudius Lysias - the former was the Roman name he would take on purchasing his citizenship, the latter his Greek fami...
St. Paul sent to Cæesarea 1. St. Paul often asserts his good conscience before God and man: see Acts 22:3 ; Acts 24:16 .
Claudius Lysias unto the most excellent governor Felix. — The letter may have been sent unsealed, or a copy of it may have been given to St. Paul or St. Luke after his arrival. What we have obvious...
Sent to a Roman Tribunal Acts 23:25-35 Antipatris was forty-two miles from Jerusalem. The escort and their prisoner made the forced march in a night. Next day the legionaries marched back to Je...
By action of the Roman governor, Paul was arraigned before the Jewish Sanhedrin. Hardly had he commenced before he was interrupted and insulted. It was a most trying ordeal for the apostle. It is eas...
And he called unto him two centurions, saying, Make ready two hundred soldiers to go to Caesarea, and horsemen threescore and ten, and spearmen two hundred, at the third hour of the night; (24) And p...
Claudius Lysias, unto the most excellent Governor Felix ,.... This is the inscription of the letter, and by it we learn the name of the chief captain, so often spoken of in this and the two precedin...
Claudius Lysias unto the most excellent governor Felix sendeth greeting. Ver. 26. Unto the most excellent ] Felix was (as likewise Haman) of base birth, but highly advanced in court by means of...
And he called two centurions In whom he could particularly confide; saying, Make ready two hundred soldiers Thus the chief captain prudently sends Paul away to Cesarea by night, under a strong gu...
In this hearing the chief captain did not take the place of an adjudicator, nor was there any other judicial authority present to keep order. Paul then takes advantage of the occasion to speak earnes...
A Conspiracy against Paul; Paul Sent to Felix. 12 And when it was day, certain of the Jews banded together, and bound themselves un...
Most excellent; a title given to persons of great eminency, as, Luke 1:3 , it is given to Theophilus, unto whom also this book of the Acts is inscribed, Acts 1:1 . This Felix was brother to...
Paul In The Hands of The ‘Most Excellent' Felix (23:25-35). The ‘most excellent' Felix, to whom Paul was being taken, was a freedman who had been appointed as procurator, a most unusual situation....
CRITICAL REMARKS Acts 23:23 . Two .—Not one or two (Howson), but some or certain two—i.e. , two or three (Hackett) of the centurions. Compare “some two of the disciples” ( Luke 7:19 ). Soldi...
Acts 23:2 . Smite him on the mouth. Ananias the highpriest commanded this, when he heard Paul profess a good conscience, and determined to persevere in preaching Christ. So Ahab commanded Micaiah...
And the night following the Lord stood by him, and said, Be of good cheer, Paul. Paul in the castle at Jerusalem On two other occasions a special Divine encouragement was given to Paul similar to...
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 Go...
Paul Brought to Caesarea. The preparations for the journey:
3 John 1:14 ; Acts 15:23 ; Acts 24:3 ; Acts 26:25 ; James 1:1 ; Luke 1:3