Acts 24:1a| Ananias| Acts 23:2
Acts 24:11| orator
| I.e., a spokesman, one who knew Roman legal procedure.
Acts 24:1b| governor| Acts 23:24
Acts 24:21| Since
| Tertullus’s word from here to the end of v. 3 displayed his baseness, his lack of any ethical standard. See note 13 in ch. 23.
Acts 24:3a| excellent| Acts 23:26;| 26:25;| Luke 1:3
Acts 24:3b| Felix| Acts 23:24
Acts 24:5a| agitator| cf. Luke 23:2
Acts 24:5b| insurrections| Acts 17:6
Acts 24:5c| sect| Acts 24:14;| 28:22;| cf. Acts 5:17;| 15:5;| 26:5
Acts 24:5d| Nazarenes| Acts 22:8
Acts 24:6a| profane| Acts 21:28
Acts 24:61| and
| Many ancient MSS omit the section from this word through come to you in v. 8.
Acts 24:8a| ascertain| Acts 22:24
Acts 24:101a| defense| Acts 25:8
| See note 12 in ch. 22.
Acts 24:11a| worship| Acts 8:27
Acts 24:11b| Jerusalem| Acts 21:12, 17
Acts 24:12a| neither| Acts 25:8;| 28:17
Acts 24:12b| temple| Acts 21:26-30
Acts 24:13a| Neither| Acts 25:7
Acts 24:141a| Way| Acts 24:22
| See note 21 in ch. 9.
Acts 24:14b| sect| Acts 24:5
Acts 24:142c| serve| Acts 27:23;| Rom. 1:9;| 2|Tim. 1:3;| Heb. 9:14;| 12:28
| Lit., serve as a priest.
Acts 24:14d| God| Acts 5:30;| 22:14
Acts 24:14e| Law| Acts 26:22;| 28:23;| Matt. 11:13;| Rom. 3:21
Acts 24:15a| hope| Acts 23:6
Acts 24:151| resurrection
| The resurrection of the righteous will occur before the millennium at the Lord’s coming back (1|Cor. 15:23; 1|Thes. 4:16). This will be the resurrection of life (John 5:28-29a and notes; Dan. 12:2a) and the resurrection of reward (Luke 14:14), which includes the first, or the best, resurrection (Rev. 20:4-6 and notes 52 and 62), the out-resurrection (Phil. 3:11 and note 2). The resurrection of the unrighteous will occur after the millennium (Rev. 20:5). This will be the resurrection of judgment (John 5:29b and notes) and of shame and everlasting contempt (Dan. 12:2b), and will be for the judgment of eternal perdition upon the unrighteous (Rev. 20:12-15 and note 121). It was concerning this judgment that the apostle warned the unrighteous Felix in v. 25 (see note 2 there).
Acts 24:16a| exercise| 1|Tim. 4:7
Acts 24:161b| conscience| 2|Cor. 1:12;| 1|Tim. 3:9;| 2|Tim. 1:3;| Heb. 13:18
| See note 13 in ch. 23.
Acts 24:17a| many| cf. Acts 19:10;| 20:31
Acts 24:17b| alms| Rom. 15:26, 31;| 1|Cor. 16:1-3;| 2|Cor. 8:2-3;| 9:5, 7, 13;| Acts 11:29-30
Acts 24:17c| nation| Acts 26:4;| 28:19
Acts 24:181| purified
| See note 241 in ch. 21.
Acts 24:18a| Asia| Acts 21:27
Acts 24:19a| accusation| Acts 23:30
Acts 24:20a| Sanhedrin| Acts 23:1
Acts 24:21a| resurrection| Acts 24:15;| 23:6
Acts 24:22a| Way| Acts 24:14
Acts 24:22b| commander| Acts 21:31
Acts 24:23a| keep| Acts 28:16
Acts 24:23b| liberty| Acts 27:3
Acts 24:241| Drusilla
| A daughter of King Herod Agrippa. She was persuaded by Felix, who became enamored of her, to forsake her husband and marry him. This showed the intemperance and corruption of Felix, a Roman politician. See note 13 in ch. 23.
Acts 24:24a| faith| Acts 20:21;| Gal. 2:16
Acts 24:251| reasoning
| Lit., saying thoroughly, discussing (in argument or exhortation), disputing. The same as in 17:2; 18:4, 19.
Acts 24:252a| righteousness| Titus 2:12
| Realizing Felix’s unrighteousness (vv. 26-27) and intemperance (see note 241), the apostle reasoned with Felix regarding righteousness and self-control, the control of passions and desires, especially, here, sexual desires. The coming judgment is related to the resurrection of the unrighteous, which the apostle preached in v. 15 (see note 1 there). The apostle reasoned with Felix regarding the coming judgment also; this was a warning to Felix. Through this, Felix became afraid. See notes 421 in ch. 10 and 311 in ch. 17.
Acts 24:25b| self-control| 1|Tim. 3:2;| 2|Pet. 1:6
Acts 24:25c| judgment| Rom. 2:2-3, 5, 16;| 2|Tim. 4:1;| 1|Pet. 4:5;| Rev. 20:12
Acts 24:25d| will| Acts 17:32
Acts 24:261a| money| cf. Exo. 23:8
| This indicated the Roman politician’s corruption. See note 13 in ch. 23.
Acts 24:271| two
| Luke does not disclose what the apostle did during these two years. He might have used the time to be with the Lord for His move on earth. If so, this might have influenced the Epistles he wrote during the time of his appeal in Rome—Colossians, Ephesians, and Philippians—which are the most mysterious, most profound, and richest in the divine revelation. The supply that they have brought to the church throughout the generations cannot be fully told.
Acts 24:272a| Festus| Acts 25:1;| 26:24-25
| Felix’s successor as the governor of Judea.
Acts 24:273| gain
| Lit., grant favor to; i.e., grant favor to gain favor. This again showed the corruption of Roman politics.
Acts 24:27b| favor| Acts 25:9;| 12:3;| Mark 15:15
Acts 24:27c| left| Acts 25:14
Acts 24:27d| bound| Acts 22:29