Combined Bible Commentary
Acts 23:35
See notes on verse 31
See notes on verse 31
Verse Acts 23:35. _I WILL HEAR THEE_] διακουσομαι σου; I will give thee a fair, full, and attentive hearing _when thy accusers are come_; in whose presence thou shalt be permitted to defend thyself....
IN HEROD’S JUDGMENT HALL - Greek: in the praetorium of Herod. The word used here denoted formerly “the tent of the Roman praetor”; and since that was the place where justice was administered, it came...
ARRIVAL AT CÆ SAREA. Antipatris (p. 28), a Greek town even the name of which has disappeared, was where Ras-el-Ain is now, on the road from Lydda to Cæ sarea, 40 miles from Jerusalem, 25 from Cæ sarea...
THE STRATEGY OF PAUL (Acts 23:1-10)...
The commander wrote a letter to the following effect, "Claudius Lysias to his excellency Felix, the governor--greetings! When this man was seized by the Jews and when he was going to be murdered by th...
HEAR. hear fully. Greek. _diakouo._ Only here. ARE ALSO COME. also shall have come. KEPT. guarded. JUDGMENT HALL. Greek. _praitorion._ See note on Matthew 27:27; John 18:28. It here means the guard...
_I will hear thee_ The verb implies a complete and thorough hearing of a case. "I will give thee a full hearing." The _Rev. Ver._renders "I will hear thy cause." _when thine accusers are also come_ As...
PAUL IS BROUGHT TO CÆSAREA, AND KEPT PRISONER BY FELIX...
ΚΕΛΕΎΣΑΣ for ἐκέλευσέ τε with אABE. _Vulg_. ‘jussitque.’ 35. ΔΙΑΚΟΎΣΟΜΑΊ ΣΟΥ, _I will hear thee_. The verb implies a full and thorough hearing of a case. ‘I will give thee a fall hearing.’ The Rev. V...
_CLAUDIUS LYSIAS'S LETTER TO FELIX -- ACTS 23:25-35:_ Claudius Lysias wrote a letter in which he sent greetings to Felix and somewhat explained Paul's situation. He explained how that Paul was taken b...
ΔΙΑΚΟΎΣΟΜΑΙ _fut. ind. med. (dep.) от_ ΔΙΑΚΟΎΩ (G1251) прислушиваться; юридический термин для обозначения прослушивания (LC). ΈΦ _aor. ind. act., см._ Acts 23:5. ΠΑΡΑΓΈΝΩΝΤΑΙ _aor. conj. med. (dep.)...
IN CAESAREA. Acts 23:33, Acts 27:1. a. Paul is brought before Felix the governor. Acts 23:33-35. Acts 23:33 and they, when they came
_ _ I will hear thee, said he, when thine accusers are also come. And he commanded him to be kept in Herod's judgment hall. I will hear thee - the compound word [ DIAKOUSOMAI (G1251 )] IMPLIES 'A TH...
28 As in the case of our Lord, witness after witness testified that Paul had done nothing deserving the bonds he endured or the death with which he was threatened. All who heard his case concurred in...
HEROD'S JUDGMENT HALL] the palace built by Herod the Great at Cæsarea, where the Roman procurator resided. It was also a fortress, and would contain a guard-room....
ST. PAUL IS SENT TO CÆSAREA....
ST. PAUL SENT TO CÆESAREA 1. St. Paul often asserts his good conscience before God and man: see Acts 22:3; Acts 24:16....
GOOD NEWS FOR EVERYONE ACTS _MARION ADAMS_ CHAPTER 23 PAUL SPEAKS TO THE *SANHEDRIN, 23:1-11 V1 Paul looked straight at the *Sanhedrin. He said, ‘My brothers, my conscience feels good about how...
I WILL HEAR THEE. — The Greek verb expresses the idea of a thorough hearing. HE COMMANDED HIM TO BE KEPT IN HEROD’S JUDGMENT HALL. — The Greek word is _prætorium,_ a word somewhat elastic in its appli...
διακούσομαί σου : “I will hear thy cause,” R.V., the word implies a judicial hearing (_cf._ LXX, Deuteronomy 1:16 (Job 9:33)), and so in classical Greek of hearing thoroughly. The word is used of a ju...
SENT TO A ROMAN TRIBUNAL Acts 23:25 Antipatris was forty-two miles from Jerusalem. The escort and their prisoner made the forced march in a night. Next day the legionaries marched back to Jerusalem w...
By action of the Roman governor, Paul was arraigned before the Jewish Sanhedrin. Hardly had he commenced before he was interrupted and insulted. It was a most trying ordeal for the apostle. It is easi...
Paul Sent to Felix The chief captain, whose name was Claudius Lysias, immediately called two centurions to him. He commanded them to ready 200 soldiers, 70 horsemen and 200 spearmen to escort Paul to...
This was a palace erected by Herod the Great; in which the governors had taken up their habitation. (Bible de Vence)...
THE CONSPIRACY AND DELIVERANCE 11-35. That mighty vision was the secret of Paul's redoubtable courage and sanctified versatility. He knew he was to “see Rome.” God's heroes are immortal until the last...
REFLECTIONS I would summon my own heart, while I call upon the Reader's also, in the review of Paul's appeal before the council, to solemnly enquire whether we have lived in all good conscience before...
And he called unto him two centurions, saying, Make ready two hundred soldiers to go to Caesarea, and horsemen threescore and ten, and spearmen two hundred, at the third hour of the night; (24) And pr...
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...
Paul addresses the council with the gravity and dignity of an upright man accustomed to walk with God. It is not a testimony borne to them for their good; but the appeal of a good conscience to their...
I WILL HEAR THEE, SAID HE,.... The Arabic and Ethiopic versions read, "we will hear", which is a grand courtly way of speaking: WHEN THINE ACCUSERS ARE COME; which Lysias, in his letter, informed him...
I will hear thee, said he, when thine accusers are also come. And he commanded him to be kept in Herod's judgment hall. Ver. 35. _I will hear thee_] _Pergam te audire, et auditionem absolvam_ (so Bez...
_Then the soldiers brought him by night to Antipatris_ But not the same night they set out; for Antipatris was about thirty-eight of our miles north-west of Jerusalem. Herod the Great rebuilt it, and...
HEROD'S JUDGMENT - HALL, literally, Herod's praetorium; this was the palace built by Herod the Great at Cesarea, and now occupied by the Roman governor Felix....
I WILL HEAR THEE, SAID HE, WHEN THINE ACCUSERS ARE ALSO COME, AND HE COMMANDED HIM TO BE KEPT IN HEROD'S JUDGMENT-HALL. The start from Jerusalem was made by night, to attract as little attention as po...
The journey and the arrival in Caesarea:...
In this hearing the chief captain did not take the place of an adjudicator, nor was there any other judicial authority present to keep order. Paul then takes advantage of the occasion to speak earnest...
HE SAID, " I WILL HEAR YOU WHEN YOUR ACCUSERS ALSO HAVE COME. " AND HE COMMANDED HIM TO BE KEPT IN HEROD ' S PRAETORIUM. 1. The governor understands that he is dealing with a Roman citizen who has be...
Paul is informed that he will be allowed to face his accusers and then he is taken to Herod's Praetorium. The word praetorium could apply to where the king lived or where the soldiers lived, it came t...
25-35 God has instruments for every work. The natural abilities and moral virtues of the heathens often have been employed to protect his persecuted servants. Even the men of the world can discern bet...
OLBGrk; I WILL HEAR THEE thoroughly, the whole matter, as the preposition dia, here used, does import; and as it is commanded unto all judges, DEUTERONOMY 1:16. WHEN THINE ACCUSERS ARE ALSO COME; for...
Acts 23:35 said G5346 (G5713) hear G1251 (G5695) you G4675 when G3752 your G4675 accusers G2725 also...
‘And when he had read it, he asked of what province he was. And when he understood that he was of Cilicia, he said, “I will hear you fully when your accusers also are come.” And he commanded him to be...
PAUL IN THE HANDS OF THE ‘MOST EXCELLENT' FELIX (23:25-35). The ‘most excellent' Felix, to whom Paul was being taken, was a freedman who had been appointed as procurator, a most unusual situation. Pro...
Acts 23:35. I WILL HEAR THEE, SAID HE, WHEN THINE ACCUSERS ARE ALSO COME. The Greek word rendered ‘I will hear,' suggests the idea of a complete and searching investigation into all the matters in que...
I WILL HEAR THY CAUSE (διακουσομα). "I will hear thee fully" (δια).WHEN--ARE COME (παραγενωντα). Second aorist middle subjunctive of παραγινομα with temporal conjunction οταν, indefinite temporal...
CONTENTS: Paul before the Sanhedrin. The conspiracy to kill Paul and its defeat. Paul sent to Felix. CHARACTERS: God, Jesus, Paul, Ananias, Pharisees, Sadduces, Paul's sister's son, centurion, chief...
Acts 23:2. _Smite him on the mouth._ Ananias the highpriest commanded this, when he heard Paul profess a good conscience, and determined to persevere in preaching Christ. So Ahab commanded Micaiah to...
AS FAR AS ANTIPATRIS. They went at night to keep the Jews from finding out about it until the next day. Antipatris was about thirty-eight miles from Jerusalem, toward Caesarea. After daylight came, th...
_So the chief captain then let the young man depart._ VARIED DUTIES I. Paul’s nephew could do nothing. He was therefore told to hold his tongue--a very necessary duty sometimes. There is a time to sp...
_And the night following the Lord stood by him, and said, Be of good cheer, Paul._ Paul in the castle at Jerusalem On two other occasions a special Divine encouragement was given to Paul similar to t...
ACTS—NOTE ON ACTS 23:34 At this time Judea and CILICIA were both part of the Roman province of Syria. Since Felix administered a portion of that PROVINCE and Paul’s home was within it, he determined t...
ACTS—NOTE ON ACTS 23:35 HEROD’S PRAETORIUM served as the Roman governor’s quarters. ⇐ ⇔
_CRITICAL REMARKS_ Acts 23:23. TWO.—Not one or two (Howson), but _some_ or certain _two—i.e._, two or three (Hackett) of the centurions. Compare “some two of the disciples” (Luke 7:19). SOLDIERS.—Heav...
EXPOSITION ACTS 23:1 _Looking steadfastly on _for _earnestly beholding, _A.V.; _brethren _for _men and brethren, _A.V._; I have lived before God, _etc., for _I have lived, _etc., _before God, _A.V. L...
And so Paul, earnestly beholding the council, said, Men and brethren, I have lived in all good conscience before God until this day (Acts 23:1). Paul was indeed a remarkable man. As Paul is writing to...
Acts 23:30; Acts 24:1; Acts 24:10; Acts 24:22; Acts 24:24;...
I will hear thee [δ ι α κ ο υ σ ο μ α ι]. Better, as Rev., will hear thy cause; the word meaning "to hear fully [δ ι α] in a judicial sense." The present questioning was merely preliminary. Herod's p...
In Herod's palace — This was a palace and a court built by Herod the Great. Probably some tower belonging to it might be used for a kind of state prison....