Acts 24:20-27

20 "Or else let these men themselves tell what misdeed they found when I stood before ¹the Council,

21 other than for this one statement which ²I shouted out while standing among them, 'For the resurrection of the dead I am on trial before you today.' "

22 But Felix, having a more exact knowledge about ³the Way, put them off, saying, "When Lysias the commander comes down, I will decide your case *."

23 Then he gave orders to the centurion for him to be ⁴kept in custody and yet ⁵have some freedom, and not to prevent any of ⁶his friends from ministering to him.

24 But some days later Felix arrived with Drusilla, his wife who was a Jewess, and sent for Paul and heard him speak about ⁷faith in Christ Jesus.

25 But as he was discussing ⁸righteousness, ⁹self-control and ¹⁰the judgment to come, Felix became frightened and said, "Go away for the present, and when I find time I will summon you."

26 At the same time too, he was hoping that ¹¹money would be given him by Paul; therefore he also used to send for him quite often and converse with him.

27 But after two years had passed, Felix was succeeded by Porcius ¹²Festus, and ¹³wishing to do the Jews a favor, Felix left Paul ¹⁴imprisoned.

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Cross References 14

1. Matthew 5:22
2. Acts 23:6; Acts 24:15
3. Acts 24:14
4. Acts 23:35
5. Acts 28:16
6. Acts 23:16; Acts 27:3
7. Acts 20:21
8. Titus 2:12
9. Galatians 5:23; Titus 1:8; 2 Peter 1:6
10. Acts 10:42
11. Acts 24:17
12. Acts 25:1, 4, 9, 12; Acts 26:24f, 32
13. Acts 12:3; Acts 25:9
14. Acts 23:35; Acts 25:14

Footnotes 5

[a]. Or "Sanhedrin"
[b]. Lit "knowing more accurately"
[c]. I.e. chiliarch, in command of one thousand troops
[d]. Lit "own wife"
[e]. Lit "received a successor, Porcius Festus"

Acts 24:20-27

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