Focused Passage

Acts 24:1-9

Paul Before Felix: Resurrection Hope, Clear Conscience, and Coming Judgment

Paul is formally accused before Felix, answers the charges with clarity, identifies resurrection hope as the real issue, remains under delayed judgment, and privately proclaims faith in Christ with righteousness, self-control, and coming judgment.

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1 Five days later the high priest Ananias came down with some elders and a lawyer named Tertullus, who presented to the governor their case against Paul.

2 When Paul had been called in, Tertullus opened the prosecution: “Because of you, we have enjoyed a lasting peace, and your foresight has brought improvements to this nation.

3 In every way and everywhere, most excellent Felix, we acknowledge this with all gratitude.

4 But in order not to delay you any further, I beg your indulgence to hear us briefly.

5 We have found this man to be a pestilence, stirring up dissension among the Jews all over the world. He is a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes,

6 and he even tried to desecrate the temple; so we seized him.

8 By examining him yourself, you will be able to learn the truth about all our charges against him.”

9 The Jews concurred, asserting that these charges were true.

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References and Original Words

Verse 1

Original words

- δὲ G1161 Conjunction Five πέντε G4002 Adjective - Accusative Feminine Plural days ἡμέρας G2250 Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural later Μετὰ G3326 Preposition the G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular high priest ἀρχιερεὺς G749 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular Ananias Ἁνανίας G367 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular came down κατέβη G2597 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular with μετὰ G3326 Preposition some τινῶν G5100 Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Genitive Masculine Plural elders πρεσβυτέρων G4245 Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural and καὶ G2532 Conjunction a τινός G5100 Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Genitive Masculine Singular lawyer ῥήτορος G4489 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular [named] Tertullus Τερτύλλου G5061 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular who οἵτινες G3748 Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Plural presented ἐνεφάνισαν G1718 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural to the τῷ G3588 Article - Dative Masculine Singular governor ἡγεμόνι G2232 Noun - Dative Masculine Singular {their case} against κατὰ G2596 Preposition - τοῦ G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Singular Paul Παύλου G3972 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular

BSB notes

  • Or an orator
Verse 2

Original words

[When] δὲ G1161 Conjunction [Paul] αὐτοῦ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular had been called in Κληθέντος G2564 Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Genitive Masculine Singular - G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular Tertullus Τέρτυλλος G5061 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular opened ἤρξατο G756 Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular the prosecution κατηγορεῖν G2723 Verb - Present Infinitive Active - λέγων G3004 Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular Because of διὰ G1223 Preposition you σοῦ G4771 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular we have enjoyed τυγχάνοντες G5177 Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural a lasting Πολλῆς G4183 Adjective - Genitive Feminine Singular peace εἰρήνης G1515 Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction - διὰ G1223 Preposition - τῆς G3588 Article - Genitive Feminine Singular your σῆς G4674 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Feminine 2nd Person Singular foresight προνοίας G4307 Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular has brought γινομένων G1096 Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Genitive Neuter Plural improvements διορθωμάτων G1357 Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural to this τούτῳ G3778 Demonstrative Pronoun - Dative Neuter Singular - τῷ G3588 Article - Dative Neuter Singular nation ἔθνει G1484 Noun - Dative Neuter Singular
Verse 3

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- τε G5037 Conjunction In every way πάντῃ G3839 Adverb and καὶ G2532 Conjunction everywhere πανταχοῦ G3837 Adverb most excellent κράτιστε G2903 Adjective - Vocative Masculine Singular - Superlative Felix Φῆλιξ G5344 Noun - Vocative Masculine Singular we acknowledge [this] ἀποδεχόμεθα G588 Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 1st Person Plural with μετὰ G3326 Preposition all πάσης G3956 Adjective - Genitive Feminine Singular gratitude εὐχαριστίας G2169 Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular
Verse 4

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But δὲ G1161 Conjunction in order ἵνα G2443 Conjunction not μὴ G3361 Adverb to delay ἐνκόπτω G1465 Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 1st Person Singular you σε G4771 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Singular - ἐπὶ G1909 Preposition any further πλεῖόν G4119 Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular - Comparative I beg παρακαλῶ G3870 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular - σε G4771 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Singular - τῇ G3588 Article - Dative Feminine Singular your σῇ G4674 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Feminine 2nd Person Singular indulgence ἐπιεικείᾳ G1932 Noun - Dative Feminine Singular to hear ἀκοῦσαί G191 Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active us ἡμῶν G1473 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Plural briefly συντόμως G4935 Adverb
Verse 5

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- γὰρ G1063 Conjunction We have found Εὑρόντες G2147 Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural this τοῦτον G3778 Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Singular - τὸν G3588 Article - Accusative Masculine Singular man [to be] ἄνδρα G435 Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular a pestilence λοιμὸν G3061 Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular - καὶ G2532 Conjunction stirring up κινοῦντα G2795 Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Masculine Singular dissension στάσεις G4714 Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural among πᾶσιν G3956 Adjective - Dative Masculine Plural the τοῖς G3588 Article - Dative Masculine Plural Jews Ἰουδαίοις G2453 Adjective - Dative Masculine Plural - τοῖς G3588 Article - Dative Masculine Plural all over κατὰ G2596 Preposition the τὴν G3588 Article - Accusative Feminine Singular world οἰκουμένην G3625 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular [He is] τε G5037 Conjunction a ringleader πρωτοστάτην G4414 Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular of the τῆς G3588 Article - Genitive Feminine Singular sect αἱρέσεως G139 Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular of the τῶν G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Plural Nazarenes Ναζωραίων G3480 Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural
Verse 6

Original words

[and he] ὃς G3739 Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular even καὶ G2532 Conjunction tried ἐπείρασεν G3985 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular to desecrate βεβηλῶσαι G953 Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active the τὸ G3588 Article - Accusative Neuter Singular temple ἱερὸν G2411 Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular [so] καὶ G2532 Conjunction we seized ἐκρατήσαμεν G2902 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural [him] ὃν G3739 Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Singular

BSB notes

  • TR includes and we would have judged him according to our law. 7But Lysias the commander came with great force and took him out of our hands, 8ordering his accusers to come before you.
Verse 8

Original words

By examining ἀνακρίνας G350 Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular - παρ’ G3844 Preposition him οὗ G3739 Personal / Relative Pronoun - Genitive Masculine Singular yourself αὐτὸς G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative Masculine 3rd Person Singular you will be able δυνήσῃ G1410 Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 2nd Person Singular to learn [the truth] ἐπιγνῶναι G1921 Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active about περὶ G4012 Preposition all πάντων G3956 Adjective - Genitive Neuter Plural . . . τούτων G3778 Demonstrative Pronoun - Genitive Neuter Plural - ὧν G3739 Personal / Relative Pronoun - Genitive Neuter Plural our ἡμεῖς G1473 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Plural charges κατηγοροῦμεν G2723 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural [against] him αὐτοῦ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Verse 9

Original words

- δὲ G1161 Conjunction The οἱ G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Plural Jews Ἰουδαῖοι G2453 Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural vvv καὶ G2532 Conjunction concurred Συνεπέθεντο G4934 Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Plural asserting that φάσκοντες G5335 Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural these [charges] ταῦτα G3778 Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Plural were ἔχειν G2192 Verb - Present Infinitive Active true οὕτως G3779 Adverb

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