Acts 23:24

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Acts 23:23-30

Acts 23:23-30. And he called two centurions In whom he could particularly confide; saying, Make ready two hundred soldiers Thus the chief captain prudently sends Paul away to Cesarea by night, under a strong guard, to the governor Felix. Provide them beasts If a change should be necessary; to set Paul on So we read of his riding once, but not by choice. And he wrote a letter, &c. To Felix on the occasion; which may be considered as a specimen of the Roman method of writing... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Acts 23:12-35

Sent to Caesarea (23:12-35)The Jews were not finished yet. They decided to ask Lysias to send Paul to the Sanhedrin for a fresh trial the next day, so they could attack and kill him on the way (12-15). Unfortunately for the Jews, the plan was discovered and reported to Lysias (16-22).Knowing that the Jews would carry out their plan if at all possible, Lysias thought it better to remove Paul from Jerusalem altogether. He decided to send Paul to the provincial capital, Caesarea, where he would... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Acts 23:24

beasts. Greek. kten o s . Here; Luke 10:34 . 1 Corinthians 15:39 . Revelation 18:13 . that = in order that. Greek. hina. set . . . on. Greek. epibibazo. Here, and Luke 10:34 ; Luke 19:35 . bring . . . safe = keep him safe and bring him. Figure of speech Ellipsis. App-6 . Greek. diasozo. See Matthew 14:36 . Felix . Claudius made him Procurator of Judsea in A.D. 52. Josephus gives many details of the stirring times of his rule, and of his cruelty and treachery (An t . XX. vii. 1 ;... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Acts 23:24

24. beasts . . . set Paul on—as relays, and to carry baggage. unto Felix, the governor—the procurator. See on Acts 23:2. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Acts 23:12-24

The Jews’ plot to kill Paul 23:12-24This is the most detailed destription of a plot against Paul in Acts (cf. Acts 9:23-25; Acts 9:29-30; Acts 20:3). read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Acts 23:17-32

2. Ministry in Jerusalem 21:17-23:32The events that transpired in Jerusalem when Paul visited the city on this occasion proved crucial in spreading the gospel to Rome. The events that Luke narrated in Acts 21:17 to Acts 23:35 took twelve days, whereas those that follow in Acts 24:1 to Acts 26:32 took two years. Luke wrote these events partially to reveal God’s methods to his readers."The geographical extension of the church was not Luke’s main interest; it was rather the movement of redemptive... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Acts 23:23-24

The commander also realized that Paul’s enemies in Jerusalem would stop at nothing to see him dead. As long as Paul was in Jerusalem there was a danger of rioting. Consequently Claudius prepared to send him to the Roman provincial capital with a heavy guard under cover of night. The number of soldiers may have been 270 or 470 depending on the meaning of dexiolaboi, "spearmen." This word may refer to foot soldiers or to led horses. [Note: Longenecker, "The Acts . . .," p. 535; Neil, p. 231.] The... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 23:1-35

St. Paul sent to Cæesarea1. St. Paul often asserts his good conscience before God and man: see Acts 22:3; Acts 24:16.2. Ananias] is not the same as Annas (Acts 4:6). He was the son of Nebedæus, and held the high priesthood from 47-59 a.d. His rapacity and violence were notorious. To smite him] because, being a prisoner, he spoke without being asked: cp. John 18:22. 3. God shall smite thee] St. Paul’s angry retort has often been contrasted with our Lord’s mild words on a similar occasion (John... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Acts 23:24

(24) Felix the governor.—The career of the procurator so named is not without interest as an illustration of the manner in which the Roman empire was at this time governed. In the household of Antonia, the mother of the Emperor Claudius, there were two brothers, first slaves, then freed-men, Antonius Felix and Pallas. The latter became the chosen companion and favourite minister of the emperor, and through his influence Felix obtained the procuratorship of Judæa. There, in the terse... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Acts 23:1-35

Acts 23:21 Compare Carlyle's sarcastic remark on Markham, in Two Hundred and Fifty Years Ago. 'For the rest, having "vowed never to eat supper nor to take the sacrament" till he was revenged on Holler, he did not enjoy either of these consolations in this world.' References. XXIII. 26. Expositor (4th Series), vol. i. p. 67. XXIII. 27. Ibid. (6th Series), vol. x. p. 362. XXIII. 30. Ibid. vol. viii. p. 32. XXIII. 35. Ibid. (5th Series), vol. ix. p. 403. XXIV. 4. Ibid. (6th Series), vol. xi.... read more

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