- Bible
- Acts
- Chapter 24
- Verse 23
And he commanded a centurion to keep Paul, and to let him have liberty, and that he should forbid none of his acquaintance to minister or come unto him.
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Gill's Exposition
And after certain days,.... Some days after this trial:
when Felix came with his wife Drusilla, which was a Jewess; to Caesarea, having been to fetch her from some other place, or to meet her: this…
Barnes' Notes
And he commanded ... - It is evident from this verse that Felix was disposed to show Paul all the favors that were consistent with his safe keeping. He esteemed him to be a persecuted man, and…
Adam Clarke
He commanded a centurion to keep Paul - He gave him into the custody of a captain, by whom he was most likely to be well used: and to let him have liberty; he freed him from the chains with which he…
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 (Act 24:22): He had a more perfect…
Cambridge Bible
And he commanded a centurion The Greek noun has the article, therefore the Rev. Ver.gives "the centurion." It might perhaps be one of the two whom Lysias had put in charge of the conveyance of Paul…
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