TOPICAL BIBLE
Felix
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Acts 23:24Provide mounts for Paul to take him safely to Governor Felix.”Acts 23:25And he wrote the following letter:Acts 23:26Claudius Lysias, To His Excellency, Governor Felix: Greetings.Acts 23:27This man was seized by the Jews, and they were about to kill him when I came with my troops to rescue him. For I had learned that he is a Roman citizen,Acts 23:28and since I wanted to understand their charges against him, I brought him down to their Sanhedrin.Acts 23:29I found that the accusation involved questions about their own law, but there was no charge worthy of death or imprisonment.Acts 23:30When I was informed that there was a plot against the man, I sent him to you at once. I also instructed his accusers to present their case against him before you.Acts 23:31So the soldiers followed their orders and brought Paul by night to Antipatris.Acts 23:32The next day they returned to the barracks and let the horsemen go on with him.Acts 23:33When the horsemen arrived in Caesarea, they delivered the letter to the governor and presented Paul to him.Acts 23:34The governor read the letter and asked what province Paul was from. Learning that he was from Cilicia,Acts 23:35he said, “I will hear your case when your accusers arrive.” Then he ordered that Paul be kept under guard in Herod’s Praetorium.Acts 24:25As Paul expounded on righteousness, self-control, and the coming judgment, Felix became frightened and said, “You may go for now. When I find the time, I will call for you.”Acts 24:26At the same time, he was hoping that Paul would offer him a bribe. So he sent for Paul frequently and talked with him.Acts 24:27After two years had passed, Felix was succeeded by Porcius Festus. And wishing to do the Jews a favor, Felix left Paul in prison.Acts 25:14Since they were staying several days, Festus laid out Paul’s case before the king: “There is a certain man whom Felix left in prison.
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