Acts 23:25

25 And the commander wrote the following letter:

Acts 23:25 Meaning and Commentary

Acts 23:25

And he wrote a letter after this manner.
] The chief captain wrote a letter to Felix the governor, the form and sum of which were as follow; this letter he sent by one of the centurions to him.

Acts 23:25 In-Context

23 Then he summoned two of the captains and said, "Get two hundred infantry soldiers ready to leave for Caesarea at nine o'clock tonight, and seventy mounted cavalry and two hundred spearmen;
24 also provide replacements for Sha'ul's horse when it gets tired; and bring him through safely to Felix the governor."
25 And the commander wrote the following letter:
26 From: Claudius Lysias To: His Excellency, Governor Felix: Greetings!
27 This man was seized by the Judeans and was about to be killed by them, when I came on the scene with my troops and rescued him. After learning that he was a Roman citizen,
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