Atos 24:23

23 E ordenou ao centurião que Paulo ficasse detido, mas fosse tratado com brandura e que a nenhum dos seus proibisse servi-lo.

Atos 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.

Atos 24:23 In-Context

21 a não ser acerca desta única palavra que, estando no meio deles, bradei: Por causa da ressurreição dos mortos é que hoje estou sendo julgado por vós.

22 Félix, porém, que era bem informado a respeito do Caminho, adiou a questão, dizendo: Quando o comandante Lísias tiver descido, então tomarei inteiro conhecimento da vossa causa.

23 E ordenou ao centurião que Paulo ficasse detido, mas fosse tratado com brandura e que a nenhum dos seus proibisse servi-lo.

24 Alguns dias depois, vindo Félix com sua mulher Drusila, que era judia, mandou chamar a Paulo, e ouviu-o acerca da fé em Cristo Jesus.

25 E discorrendo ele sobre a justiça, o domínio próprio e o juízo vindouro, Félix ficou atemorizado e respondeu: Por ora vai-te, e quando tiver ocasião favorável, eu te chamarei.