Acts 24:1
TERTULLUS; a lawyer employed to plead against Paul.... [ Continue Reading ]
TERTULLUS; a lawyer employed to plead against Paul.... [ Continue Reading ]
PESTILENT FELLOW; literally, a pest. Eloquence may be employed in propagating falsehood and promoting wickedness. It then becomes a world of iniquity, setting on fire the course of nature, being set on fire of hell. James 3:5-10.... [ Continue Reading ]
PROFANE THE TEMPLE; chap Acts 21:27-30.... [ Continue Reading ]
LYSIAS; chap Acts 21:31-40; Acts 23:26-30.... [ Continue Reading ]
Christians rejoice to state facts and proclaim truth before those who are capable of judging. They are friends of free discussion, knowing that from it truth has nothing to fear. Though falsehood may be specious, and when set off with the trappings of oratory, may for a time prevail, truth stated in... [ Continue Reading ]
THE WAY; in the Acts of the Apostles the Christian religion is commonly called "the way," chap Acts 9:2; ACTS 19:9. etc. HERESY; the original word signifies rather, sect, that is, schismatic party. So the Jews falsely and reproachfully called the Christians.... [ Continue Reading ]
HAVE HOPE; of a resurrection. An abiding conviction of the certainty of a resurrection, and of a future retribution according to the deeds done in the body, tends powerfully to keep the conscience awake, and to lead men habitually to do right; while the disbelief of those truths removes a powerful r... [ Continue Reading ]
I EXERCISE MYSELF; habitually strive. A CONSCIENCE VOID OF OFFENCE; one that shall accuse me of no departure from duty towards God or man.... [ Continue Reading ]
PURIFIED; according to the ceremonies of the Mosaic law. Chap Acts 21:26-28.... [ Continue Reading ]
COUNCIL; chap Acts 23:1-10.... [ Continue Reading ]
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 his conduct as recorded in verses Acts 24:26-27.... [ Continue Reading ]
DRUSILLA; she was daughter of the first Herod Agrippa; was married to Azizus king of Emesa, but afterwards left him, and became the wife of Felix.... [ Continue Reading ]
RIGHTEOUSNESS; doing right towards God and man. TEMPERANCE; the proper regulation of the appetites and passions. JUDGMENT TO COME; the future general judgment, when all will receive from Christ according to their works. Chap Acts 17:31; MATTHEW 25:31-46. FELIX TREMBLED; in view of his sins, and h... [ Continue Reading ]
MONEY-GIVEN; as a bribe, to induce him to release Paul. Worldly minded and covetous men may seek to make even the preaching of the gospel a means of adding to their unrighteous gain. Such place themselves in a position where there is little hope that even the plainest and most faithful exhibitions o... [ Continue Reading ]
CAME INTO FELIX'S ROOM; succeeded him in office. WILLING TO SHOW THE JEWS A PLEASURE; Felix knew that they had just grounds of accusing himself as governor to the Roman emperor, and he took this unrighteous way of conciliating their good will. LEFT PAUL BOUND; detained him as a prisoner, though ju... [ Continue Reading ]