Hechos 24:23

23 Luego le ordenó al centurión que mantuviera custodiado a Pablo, pero que le diera cierta libertad y permitiera que sus amigos lo atendieran.

Hechos 24:23 Meaning and Commentary

Acts 24:23

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 retained a prisoner, till one or other was done:

and to let him have liberty;
not to go where he pleased, or out of the place of confinement, for then there would have been no need of the after direction, not to prohibit his friends from coming to him; but to free him from his bonds and close confinement; which was done, partly on account of his being a Roman, and partly because he took him to be an innocent man, and it may be because he hoped to receive money from him:

that he should forbid none of his acquaintance to minister or come
unto him;
but that they should have free access to him, and the liberty of conversation with him; which layouts granted show that he was inclined to the side of Paul, both through the defence that he had made for himself, and through the letter which Lysias sent him, as well as through the knowledge he had gained by long observation and experience, of the temper and disposition of the Jews, their priests and elders.

Hechos 24:23 In-Context

21 a no ser lo que exclamé en presencia de ellos: “Es por la resurrección de los muertos por lo que hoy me encuentro procesado delante de ustedes”.

22 Entonces Félix, que estaba bien informado del Camino, suspendió la sesión.—Cuando venga el comandante Lisias, decidiré su caso —les dijo.

23 Luego le ordenó al centurión que mantuviera custodiado a Pablo, pero que le diera cierta libertad y permitiera que sus amigos lo atendieran.

24 Algunos días después llegó Félix con su esposa Drusila, que era judía. Mandó llamar a Pablo y lo escuchó hablar acerca de la fe en Cristo Jesús.

25 Al disertar Pablo sobre la justicia, el dominio propio y el juicio venidero, Félix tuvo miedo y le dijo: «¡Basta por ahora! Puedes retirarte. Cuando sea oportuno te mandaré llamar otra vez».