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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...
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THE STRATEGY OF PAUL (Acts 23:1-10)...
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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...
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WHEN THEY CAME. having entered.
DELIVERED. having delivered. Greek. _anadidomi._ Only here.
EPISTLE. Same as letter, Acts 23:25.
BEFORE. to....
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_who, when they came to Cesarea_ The _Rev. Ver._breaks up the relative
into a conjunction and a personal pronoun. "And they, when, &c." This
makes the reference to the horsemen more clear.
_and delive...
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ΟἽΤΙΝΕΣ, _who_, i.e. the horsemen who went on with St Paul. It
is better with Rev. Vers. to break up the relative into a conjunction
and personal pronoun. ‘And they, when,’ &c.
ΠΑΡΈΣΤΗΣΑΝ ΚΑῚ ΤῸΝ ΠΑΥ͂...
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PAUL IS BROUGHT TO CÆSAREA, AND KEPT PRISONER BY FELIX...
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_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...
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ΕΊΣΕΛΘΌΝΤΕΣ _aor. act. part. (сопутств.) от_
ΕΙΣΈΡΧΟΜΑΙ (G1525) входить,
ΆΝΑΔΌΝΤΕΣ _aor. act. part. (conymcme.)_ от
ΆΝΑΔΊΔΩΜΙ (G325) отдавать, передавать,
ΠΑΡΈΣΤΗΣΑΝ _aor. ind. act. от_ ΠΑΡΊΣΤΗΜΙ (G...
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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
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See notes on verse 31...
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_ Who, when they came to Caesarea, and delivered the epistle to the
governor, presented Paul also before him. _
Who, when they came to Caesarea, and delivered the letter to the
governor, presented Pa...
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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...
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ST. PAUL SENT TO CÆESAREA
1. St. Paul often asserts his good conscience before God and man: see
Acts 22:3; Acts 24:16....
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ST. PAUL IS SENT TO CÆSAREA....
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THE GOVERNOR] i.e. Antonius Felix, procurator of Judæa, cirActs 52-58
a.d. His ferocious repression of the Zealots called into being a new
and still more pernicious class of enthusiasts, the Sicarii,...
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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...
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οἵτινες : “and they when they …” R.V., _sc._
ἱππεῖς. ἀναδόντες : not elsewhere in N.T., or in LXX
in this sense, of delivering a letter. Zahn, following Hobart, sees in
the phrase ἀναδ. τὴν ἐπιστολήν...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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 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...
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WHO, WHEN THEY CAME TO CAESAREA,.... The seventy horsemen:
AND DELIVERED THE EPISTLE TO THE GOVERNOR; to Felix, governor of
Judea, who was now at Caesarea; namely, the letter which Claudius
Lysias, t...
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Who, when they came to Caesarea, and delivered the epistle to the
governor, presented Paul also before him.
Ver. 33. _Presented Paul also before him_] And so was fulfilled in
him that of our Saviour,...
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_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...
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WHO, WHEN THEY CAME TO CAESAREA AND DELIVERED THE EPISTLE TO THE
GOVERNOR, PRESENTED PAUL ALSO BEFORE HIM....
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The journey and the arrival in Caesarea:...
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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...
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THE NEXT DAY THEY LEFT THE HORSEMEN TO GO ON WITH HIM, AND RETURNED TO
THE BARRACKS.
33 When they came to Caesarea and had delivered the letter to the
governor, they also presented Paul to him.
1....
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Acts 23:33-34 Felix will ask Paul what province he was from. "Had Paul
come from one of the client kingdoms in the Syrian or Anatolian area,
it would have been proper to consult the ruler of the state...
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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...
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CAESAREA; Caesarea Stratonis, as it was called, to difference it from
the other. They PRESENTED PAUL, as being their charge, whom they had
safely kept, and now delivered according to appointment....
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Acts 23:33 G3748 came G1525 (G5631) to G1519 Caesarea G2542 and G2532
delivered G325 (G5631) letter...
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‘But on the morrow they left the horsemen to go with him, and
returned to the fortress, and they, when they came to Caesarea and
delivered the letter to the governor, presented Paul also before him.'...
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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...
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AND THEY
(οιτινες). Which very ones, the cavalry, the horsemen of verse
Acts 23:31.DELIVERED
(αναδοντες). Second aorist active participle of
αναδιδωμ, old verb to give up, to hand over, here only...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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_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...
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_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...
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_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...
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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...
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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...
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Acts 28:16; Acts 23:25...
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Caesarea. Twenty - six miles from Antipatris....