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Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Acts 24:10-21

We have here Paul's defence of himself, in answer to Tertullus's charge, and there appears in it a great deal of the spirit of wisdom and holiness, and an accomplishment of Christ's promise to his followers that when they were before governors and kings, for his sake, it should be given them in that same hour what they should speak. Though Tertullus had said a great many provoking things, yet Paul did not interrupt him, but let him go on to the end of his speech, according to the rules of... read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Acts 24:22-27

We have here the result of Paul's trial before Felix, and what was the consequence of it. I. Felix adjourned the cause, and took further time to consider of it (Acts 24:22): He had a more perfect knowledge of that way which the Jews called heresy than the high priest and the elders thought he had. He understood something of the Christian religion; for, living at Caesarea, where Cornelius, a Roman centurion, was, who was a Christian, from him and others he had got a notion of Christianity, that... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Acts 24:10-21

24:10-21 When the governor had given him the sign to speak, Paul answered, "In the knowledge that you for many years have been a judge of this people, I confidently offer my defence of my case, for you can ascertain that it is no more than twelve days since I came up to Jerusalem to worship. Neither in the Temple nor in the synagogues nor throughout the city did they find me arguing with anyone or collecting a crowd; nor can they provide any truth of the accusations which they make against... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Acts 24:22-27

24:22-27 But Felix, who had a very good knowledge of the facts about The Way, put them off, saying, "When Lysias the commander comes down, I will go into your case." He instructed the centurion that Paul was to be held under guard, that he was to be allowed some freedom, and he instructed him not to hinder any of his friends from rendering him service. Some days after, Felix came with his wife Drusilla, who was a Jewess, and sent for Paul and listened to him about the faith in Christ Jesus.... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Acts 24:17

Now after many years ,.... Absence from Jerusalem; it was now about five and twenty years since his conversion, and most of this time he spent among the Gentiles; three years after it he went up to Jerusalem, and fourteen years after that, Galatians 1:18 but it had now been some years since he had been there: I came to bring alms to my nation ; the collections which were made among the Gentile churches, particularly in Macedonia, for the poor saints at Jerusalem, Romans 15:25 . ... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Acts 24:18

Whereupon ,.... Or "among which"; while the apostle was busy about the offerings of the Nazarites: certain Jews from Asia found me purified in the temple ; and therefore could not be said to profane it; this he observes in answer to the charge of his attempting to profane it, and acquaints the governor how that was; as that having joined himself to four men that had a vow upon them, and being in the temple purifying himself with them, certain Jews that came from Ephesus, in Asia, who... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Acts 24:19

Who ought to have been here before thee ,.... For they were the only persons who saw him in the temple, and what he was doing; and who by an hideous outcry raised a mob upon him, who took things upon hearsay from them: and object, if they had ought against me ; either with respect to sedition, or blasphemy, error or heresy, if they were capable of proving anything. read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Acts 24:20

Or else let these same here say ,.... They that are present, the high priest and the elders, who were come down to accuse him: if they have found any evil doing in me, while I stood before the council ; or "Jewish sanhedrim"; when he was brought before them by the chief captain, Acts 22:30 meaning, if any evil was then done by him, or any iniquity proved upon him, let it be declared; for as for his imprecation, or prophecy, that God would smite the high priest, he excused himself on... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Acts 24:21

Except it be for this one voice ,.... Sentence or expression following, which declares his faith about the resurrection; not that he thought or owned that this was an evil in him, but that it was the only one, that any of them, the Jews, a part among them, namely, the Sadducees, could condemn, or judge to be evil in him: that I cried, standing among them ; whereby they were thrown into confusion and division among themselves: and it was this, touching the resurrection of the dead I am... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Acts 24:22

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 perfect knowledge of that way ; the Christian religion, which the Jews called heresy, and Paul had embraced; the sense is, either that he had a more perfect knowledge of it than he had before; and by what Paul had said, he saw that it was not contrary to the law, nor had any tendency to... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Acts 24:10-21

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Acts 24:22-27

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Acts 24:10-21

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Acts 24:22-27

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Acts 24:17

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Acts 24:18

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Acts 24:19

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Acts 24:20

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Acts 24:21

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Acts 24:22

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