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Selected Verse: Acts 24:2 - Strong Concordance
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| Ac 24:2 |
Strong Concordance |
And [1161] when he [846] was called forth [2564], Tertullus [5061] began [756] to accuse [2723] him, saying [3004], Seeing that by [1223] thee [4675] we enjoy [5177] great [4183] quietness [1515], and [2532] that very worthy deeds [2735] are done [1096] unto this [5129] nation [1484] by [1223] thy [4674] providence [4307], |
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King James |
And when he was called forth, Tertullus began to accuse him, saying, Seeing that by thee we enjoy great quietness, and that very worthy deeds are done unto this nation by thy providence, |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
Seeing that by thee we enjoy great quietness, &c.--In this fulsome flattery there was a semblance of truth: nothing more. Felix acted with a degree of vigor and success in suppressing lawless violence [JOSEPHUS, Antiquities, 20.8.4; confirmed by TACITUS, Annals, 12.54].
by thy providence--a phrase applied to the administration of the emperors. |
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
And when he was called forth - When Paul was called forth from prison. See Act 23:35.
We enjoy great quietness - This was said in the customary style of flatterers and orators, to conciliate the favor of the judge, and is strikingly in contrast with the more honest and straight forward introduction in reply of Paul, Act 24:10. Though it was said for flattery, and though Felix was in many respects an unprincipled man, yet it was true that his administration had been the means of producing much peace and order in Judea, and that he had done many things that tended to promote the welfare of the nation. In particular, he had arrested a band of robbers, with Eleazar at their head, whom he had sent to Rome to be punished (Josephus, Antiq., book 20, chapter 8); he had arrested the Egyptian false prophet who had led out 4,000 men into the wilderness, and who threatened the peace of Judea (see the note on Act 21:38); and he had repressed a sedition which arose between the inhabitants of Caesarea and of Syria (Josephus, Jewish Wars, book 2, chapter 13, section 2).
Very worthy deeds - Acts that tended much to promote the peace and security of the people. He referred to those which have just been mentioned as having been accomplished by Felix, particularly his success in suppressing riots and seditions; and as, in the view of the Jews, the case of Paul was another instance of a similar kind, he appealed to him with the more confidence that he would suppress that also.
By thy providence - By thy foresight," skill, vigilance, prudence. |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| Tertullus began - A speech how different from St. Paul's; which is true, modest, solid, and without paint. Felix was a man of the most infamous character, and a plague to all the provinces over which he presided. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
Tertullus began to accuse him - There are three parts in this oration of Tertullus: -
1. The exordium.
2. The proposition.
3. The conclusion.
The exordium contains the praise of Felix and his administration, merely for the purpose of conciliating his esteem, Act 24:2-4; The proposition is contained in Act 24:5. The narration and conclusion, in Act 24:6-8.
By thee we enjoy great quietness - As bad a governor as Felix most certainly was, he rendered some services to Judea. The country had long been infested with robbers; and a very formidable banditti of this kind, under one Eliezar, he entirely suppressed. Joseph. Antiq. lib. xx. cap. 6; Bell. lib. ii, cap. 22. He also suppressed the sedition raised by an Egyptian impostor, who had seduced 30,000 men; see on Act 21:38 (note). He had also quelled a very afflictive disturbance which took place between the Syrians and the Jews of Caesarea. On this ground Tertullus said, By thee we enjoy great quietness; and illustrious deeds are done to this nation by thy prudent administration. This was all true; but, notwithstanding this, he is well known from his own historians, and from Josephus, to have been not only a very bad man, but also a very bad governor. He was mercenary, oppressive, and cruel; and of all these the Jews brought proofs to Nero, before whom they accused him; and, had it not been for the interest and influence of his brother Pallas; he had been certainly ruined. |
38 Art [1488] not [3756] thou [4771] [686] that Egyptian [124], which before [4253] these [5130] days [2250] madest an uproar [387], and [2532] leddest out [1806] into [1519] the wilderness [2048] four thousand [5070] men [435] that were murderers [4607]?
10 Then [1161] Paul [3972], after that the governor [2232] had beckoned [3506] unto him [846] to speak [3004], answered [611], Forasmuch as I know [1987] that thou [4571] hast been [5607] of [1537] many [4183] years [2094] a judge [2923] unto this [5129] nation [1484], I do [626] the more cheerfully [2115] answer [626] for [4012] myself [1683]:
35 I will hear [1251] thee [4675], said he [5346], when [3752] thine [4675] accusers [2725] are [3854] also [2532] come [3854]. And [5037] he commanded [2753] him [846] to be kept [5442] in [1722] Herod's [2264] judgment hall [4232].
38 Art [1488] not [3756] thou [4771] [686] that Egyptian [124], which before [4253] these [5130] days [2250] madest an uproar [387], and [2532] leddest out [1806] into [1519] the wilderness [2048] four thousand [5070] men [435] that were murderers [4607]?
6 Who [3739] also [2532] hath gone about [3985] to profane [953] the temple [2411]: [2532] whom [3739] we took [2902], and [2532] would [2309] have judged [2919] according [2596] to our [2251] law [3551].
7 But [1161] the chief captain [5506] Lysias [3079] came [3928] upon us, and with [3326] great [4183] violence [970] took him away [520] out of [1537] our [2257] hands [5495],
8 Commanding [2753] his [846] accusers [2725] to come [2064] unto [1909] thee [4571]: by examining [350] of [3844] whom [3739] thyself [846] mayest [1410] take knowledge [1921] of [4012] all [3956] these things [5130], whereof [3739] we [2249] accuse [2723] him [846].
5 For [1063] we have found [2147] this [5126] man [435] a pestilent [3061] fellow, and [2532] a mover [2795] of sedition [4714] among all [3956] the Jews [2453] throughout [2596] the world [3625], and [5037] a ringleader [4414] of the sect [139] of the Nazarenes [3480]:
2 And [1161] when he [846] was called forth [2564], Tertullus [5061] began [756] to accuse [2723] him, saying [3004], Seeing that by [1223] thee [4675] we enjoy [5177] great [4183] quietness [1515], and [2532] that very worthy deeds [2735] are done [1096] unto this [5129] nation [1484] by [1223] thy [4674] providence [4307],
3 [5037] We accept [588] it always [3839], and [2532] in all places [3837], most noble [2903] Felix [5344], with [3326] all [3956] thankfulness [2169].
4 Notwithstanding [1161], that [3363] I be [4119] not [3363] [1909] further [4119] tedious [1465] unto thee [4571], I pray [3870] thee [4571] that thou wouldest hear [191] us [2257] of thy [4674] clemency [1932] a few words [4935].