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Acts 24

Introduction

We left Paul a prisoner at Cæsarea, in Herod’s judgment-hall, expecting his trial to come on quickly; for in the beginning of his imprisonment his affairs moved very quickly, but afterwards very slowly.

Verses 1–9

We must suppose that Lysias, the chief captain, when he had sent away Paul to Cæsarea, gave notice to the chief priests, and others that had appeared against Paul, that if they had any thing to accuse him of they must follow him to Cæsarea, and there they would find him, and a judge ready to hear…

Verses 10–21

We have here Paul’s defence of himself, in answer to Tertullus’s charge, and there appears in it a great deal of the spirit of wisdom and holiness, and an accomplishment of Christ’s promise to his followers that when they were before governors and kings, for his sake, it should be given them in…

Verses 22–27

We have here the result of Paul’s trial before Felix, and what was the consequence of it. I. Felix adjourned the cause, and took further time to consider of it : He had a more perfect knowledge of that way which the Jews called heresy than the high priest and the elders thought he had.