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Verse Acts 24:22. _AND WHEN FELIX HEARD THESE THINGS_] There is
considerable difficulty in this verse. Translators greatly vary
concerning the sense; and the MSS. themselves read variously. Mr.
Wakefi...
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HAVING MORE PERFECT KNOWLEDGE OF THAT WAY - Our translation of this
verse is very obscure, and critics are divided about the proper
interpretation of the original. Many (Erasmus, Luther, Michaelis,
Mo...
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CHAPTER 23
_ 1. Paul before the Sanhedrin (Acts 23:1)._
2. The vision of the Lord (Acts 23:11).
3. The Conspiracy against Paul (Acts 23:12).
4. Paul taken to Caesarea (Acts 23:23).
And now we find...
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ACTS 24:22 F. FELIX ADJOURNS THE CASE. The clause having more exact
knowledge concerning the Way may be due to the editor, who tends to
exhibit Roman officials as favourable to the cause (Preuschen)....
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A FLATTERING SPEECH AND A FALSE CHARGE (Acts 24:1-9)...
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AND. Now.
WHEN, &C. = Felix, having heard.
HAVING, &C. = knowing (Greek. _oida._ App-132.) more perfectly, or
accurately. Greek. _akribesteron._ See note on Acts 18:26; Acts 23:15.
DEFERRED. Greek....
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Adjournment of the cause. Felix's treatment of St Paul
22. _having more perfect knowledge of that way_ Better " THE way,"
i.e. the Christian religion, for which this soon became the accepted
name. Se...
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ἈΝΕΒΆΛΕΤΟ ΔῈ ΑΥ̓ΤΟῪΣ Ὁ ΦΗ͂ΛΙΞ with
אABCE. _Vulg_. ‘distulit autem illos Felix.’
22. ἈΚΡΙΒΈΣΤΕΡΟΝ ΕἸΔῺΣ ΤᾺ ΠΕΡῚ ΤΗ͂Σ
ὉΔΟΥ͂, _having more perfect knowledge of the Way_.
On ἡ ὁδὸς = the Christian relig...
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_PAUL DEFENSE BEFORE FELIX CONTINUED ACTS 24:19-23:_ Paul said the
Jews from Asia were the only ones that saw him in the Temple. If they
had anything to say against him he felt that they should be pre...
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ΆΝΕΒΆΛΕΤΟ _aor. ind. med. (dep.) от_ ΑΝΑΒΆΛΛΟΜΑΙ
(G306) откладывать. Юридический термин
для откладывания судебного заседания
(BAGD). Феликс мог отложить суд, не вынеся
никакого приговора (BAFCS, 3:164...
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HAVING MORE PERFECT KNOWLEDGE, &C.— Dr. Heylin, after many learned
expositors, translates this verse thus: _Felix, having heard both
parties, put them off to another time, saying, When I shall be bett...
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Paul's trial before Felix the governor. Acts 24:1-22.
Acts 24:1
And after five days the high priest Ananias came down with certain
elders, and with an orator, one Tertullus; and they informed th...
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22. His defense, though he had no witnesses present to prove his
statements, had the desired effect upon Felix. (22) "_And when Felix
heard these things, knowing more accurately concerning that way, h...
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AND WHEN FELIX HEARD THESE THINGS, HAVING MORE PERFECT KNOWLEDGE OF
THAT WAY, HE DEFERRED THEM, AND SAID, WHEN LYSIAS THE CHIEF CAPTAIN
SHALL COME DOWN, I WILL KNOW THE UTTERMOST OF YOUR MATTER.
AN...
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17 To a man like Felix the accusation that Paul belonged to the sect
of the Nazarenes would have little in it to incriminate him. And Paul,
with marvelous wisdom, answers all that might be said agains...
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ST. PAUL BEFORE FELIX
1-27. St Paul and Felix.
1. Tertullus] in spite of his Roman name may have been a Greek or even
a Jew (cp.'our Law,' AV Acts 24:6)....
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GOOD NEWS FOR EVERYONE
ACTS
_MARION ADAMS_
CHAPTER 24
THE *JEWISH LEADERS ACCUSE PAUL, 24:1-9
V1 Five days later, Ananias the *high priest went to Caesarea. Some
leaders and Tertullus, a lawyer,...
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HAVING MORE PERFECT KNOWLEDGE OF THAT WAY... — Better, _of the way._
(See Note on Acts 9:2.) The comparative implies a reference to an
average standard. Felix was too well-informed to yield any answer...
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ἀνεβάλετο : _ampliavit eos_, a technical expression, only
here in N. T., the judges were wont to say _Amplius_ in cases where it
was not possible to pass at once a judgment of condemnation or
acquitta...
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A TREMBLING BUT VENAL JUDGE
Acts 24:17
The case had broken down. Paul's statement of faith and the absence of
confirmatory evidence directly contradicted the only charge against
him. Felix dared not...
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Tertullus, who appeared here, was a Roman barrister, it being
necessary for the Jews to employ such in presenting their cases before
a Roman tribunal. The charges he made were palpably false. His
desc...
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Paul Before Felix and Drusilla
Luke told Theophilus that Felix had a fairly good knowledge of "the
Way," or Christianity. After all, Philip and his four daughters lived
in Caesarea and Cornelius had...
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(5) And when Felix heard these things, having more (n) perfect
knowledge of [that] way, he deferred them, and said, When Lysias the
chief captain shall come down, I will know the uttermost of your
mat...
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_Felix...knowing most certainly of this way. That is, knew even by
Lysias's letter, that Paul and the Christians were not guilty of any
thing against Cæsar, but only accused of disputes relating to th...
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As their prosecution proves an utter failure for two reasons
(A) They have actually charged him with nothing criminal in Roman law
but simply leadership in the Nazarene sect [when the Roman Empire w...
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And when Felix heard these things, having more perfect knowledge of
that way, he deferred them, and said, When Lysias the chief captain
shall come down, I will know the uttmost of your matter. (23) An...
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The closing Chapter s from 21 to the end of the book are devoted to an
episode full of interest and profit Paul's course from Jerusalem to
Rome. And here we find ourselves in an atmosphere considerabl...
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Paul appears before the governors in succession the Sanhedrim, Felix,
Festus, Agrippa, and afterwards Caesar. And here, when occasion
offers, we have striking appeals to conscience; when his defence i...
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AND WHEN FELIX HEARD THESE THINGS,.... Which were said on both sides,
both by plaintiff and defendant, the charges brought against Paul, and
his answer to them, as a judge ought to do:
HAVING MORE PE...
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And when Felix heard these things, having more perfect knowledge of
_that_ way, he deferred them, and said, When Lysias the chief captain
shall come down, I will know the uttermost of your matter.
Ve...
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_When Felix heard these things_ Namely, the orator's accusation and
the prisoner's defence; _having more perfect knowledge of that way_
Ακριβεστερον ειδως τα περι της οδου,
_having known more perfectl...
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THAT WAY; the Christian way. See note to verse Acts 24:14.
DEFERRED; put off the further hearing of the case till Lysias should
arrive. Whether Felix was sincere in this delay appears doubtful from
h...
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The conclusion of Paul's defense:...
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The Jews did not delay long just taking enough time (5 days) to make
plans by which to influence Felix against Paul. The high priest and
elders of the people came down, bringing with them an orator na...
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BUT WHEN FELIX HEARD THESE THINGS, HAVING MORE ACCURATE KNOWLEDGE OF
THE WAY, HE ADJOURNED THE PROCEEDINGS AND SAID, " WHEN LYSIAS COMES
DOWN I WILL MAKE A DECISION ON YOUR CASE. "
1. Felix knows tha...
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"But Felix, having. more exact knowledge about the Way" Remember,
Felix had been in Palestine for some time, in addition he was living
with Drusilla,. member of the Herodian family and he had probably...
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22-27 The apostle reasoned concerning the nature and obligations of
righteousness, temperance, and of a judgment to come; thus showing the
oppressive judge and his profligate mistress, their need of...
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Some understand by THAT WAY:
1. The custom or manner of the priests to calumniate Paul; or:
2. The religion of Moses, and how and in what it differed from the
religion of Christ: either of which Fel...
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22. His defense, though he had no witnesses present to prove his
statements, had the desired effect upon Felix. (22) "_ And when Felix
heard these things, knowing more accurately concerning that way,...
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Acts 24:22 But G1161 Felix G5344 heard G191 (G5660) things G5023
accurate G197 knowledge G1492 (G5761) of G4012 Way G3598 adjourned
G306 (G5639) proceedings G846 said G2036 (G5631) When G3752 Lysias
G...
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‘But Felix, having more exact knowledge concerning the Way, deferred
them, saying, “When Lysias the chief captain shall come down, I will
determine your matter.”
Having listened to all this, and havi...
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_Paul is remanded, and remains imprisoned at Cæsarea,_ 22, 23.
Acts 24:22. AND WHEN FELIX HEARD THESE THINGS, HAVING MORE PERFECT
KNOWLEDGE OF THAT WAY, HE DEFERRED THEM, AND SAID, WHEN LYSIAS THE
CHI...
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HAVING MORE EXACT KNOWLEDGE
(ακριβεστερον ειδως). "Knowing" (second perfect
active participle of οιδα) "more accurately" (comparative of
adverb ακριβως). More accurately than what? Than the Sanhedri...
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OF THAT WAY
Concerning the Way.
See (John 14:6)....
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CONTENTS: Paul accused before Felix, and his defense.
CHARACTERS: Ananias, elders, Tertullus, Felix, Paul, Lysias, Drusilla,
Festus.
CONCLUSION: Every false cause can find men of sharp wits to plead...
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Acts 24:1. _After five days, Ananias descended with the elders;_ to
intimidate the governor, and ensure the destruction of Paul, as they
had done with Pilate in regard of the Saviour. They lost no tim...
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THEN FELIX. He understood both Jewish hatred and the Christian Way. He
wants to hear what Lysias has to say, before he will decide. HE
ORDERED THE OFFICER. Two reasons caused him to keep Paul in custo...
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ACTS—NOTE ON ACTS 24:1 The Witness in Caesarea. Paul was imprisoned
in Caesarea for more than two years. He received formal hearings from
the governors Felix and Festus and the Jewish king Agrippa II....
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_CRITICAL REMARKS_
Acts 24:10. MANY YEARS meant about six or seven, since Felix became
procurator about A.D. 52 or 53 (Jos., _Ant._, XX. Acts 7:1). Before
his elevation to the procuratorship of Judæa...
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EXPOSITION
ACTS 24:1
_The high priest Ananias came down _for _Ananias the high priest
descended, _A.V.; _certain elders _for _the elders, _A.V. and T.R.;
_an orator, one Tertullus _for _a certain ora...
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Shall we turn now to chapter twenty-four in the book of Acts.
Paul had been seen in the temple worshipping God by some of the Jews
that were from Asia who were familiar with Paul's ministry among the...
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Acts 18:20; Acts 24:10; Acts 24:24; Acts 24:7; Acts 25:26; Acts 26:3;
Deuteronomy 19:18...
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Deferred [α ν ε β α λ ε τ ο]. Adjourned the case. Only here
in New Testament.
I will know the uttermost [δ ι α γ ν ω σ ο μ α ι]. Better,
as Rev., I will determine. See on ch. Acts 23:15....
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After I have been more accurately informed — Which he afterward was;
and he doubtless (as well as Festus and Agrippa) transmitted a full
account of these things to Rome....
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The sense of this is, "When Felix understood and discerned how things
went, he would not pass any sentence in the case at present; but put
them off, saying, WHEN. HAVE GOT. MORE PERFECT KNOWLEDGE OF T...