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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1Five 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.

2When 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.

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

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

5We 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,

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

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

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

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References and Original Words

Verse 1

Original words

-δὲG1161ConjunctionFiveπέντεG4002Adjective - Accusative Feminine PluraldaysἡμέραςG2250Noun - Accusative Feminine PlurallaterΜετὰG3326PrepositiontheG3588Article - Nominative Masculine Singularhigh priestἀρχιερεὺςG749Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularAnaniasἉνανίαςG367Noun - Nominative Masculine Singularcame downκατέβηG2597Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularwithμετὰG3326PrepositionsomeτινῶνG5100Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Genitive Masculine PluraleldersπρεσβυτέρωνG4245Adjective - Genitive Masculine PluralandκαὶG2532ConjunctionaτινόςG5100Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Genitive Masculine SingularlawyerῥήτοροςG4489Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular[named] TertullusΤερτύλλουG5061Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularwhoοἵτινεςG3748Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine PluralpresentedἐνεφάνισανG1718Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Pluralto theτῷG3588Article - Dative Masculine SingulargovernorἡγεμόνιG2232Noun - Dative Masculine Singular{their case} againstκατὰG2596Preposition-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine SingularPaulΠαύλουG3972Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular

BSB notes

  • Or an orator
Verse 2

Original words

[When]δὲG1161Conjunction[Paul]αὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singularhad been called inΚληθέντοςG2564Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Genitive Masculine Singular-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularTertullusΤέρτυλλοςG5061Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularopenedἤρξατοG756Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singularthe prosecutionκατηγορεῖνG2723Verb - Present Infinitive Active-λέγωνG3004Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularBecause ofδιὰG1223PrepositionyouσοῦG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singularwe have enjoyedτυγχάνοντεςG5177Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plurala lastingΠολλῆςG4183Adjective - Genitive Feminine SingularpeaceεἰρήνηςG1515Noun - Genitive Feminine SingularandκαὶG2532Conjunction-διὰG1223Preposition-τῆςG3588Article - Genitive Feminine SingularyourσῆςG4674Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Feminine 2nd Person SingularforesightπρονοίαςG4307Noun - Genitive Feminine Singularhas broughtγινομένωνG1096Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Genitive Neuter PluralimprovementsδιορθωμάτωνG1357Noun - Genitive Neuter Pluralto thisτούτῳG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Dative Neuter Singular-τῷG3588Article - Dative Neuter SingularnationἔθνειG1484Noun - Dative Neuter Singular
Verse 3

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-τεG5037ConjunctionIn every wayπάντῃG3839AdverbandκαὶG2532ConjunctioneverywhereπανταχοῦG3837Adverbmost excellentκράτιστεG2903Adjective - Vocative Masculine Singular - SuperlativeFelixΦῆλιξG5344Noun - Vocative Masculine Singularwe acknowledge [this]ἀποδεχόμεθαG588Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 1st Person PluralwithμετὰG3326PrepositionallπάσηςG3956Adjective - Genitive Feminine SingulargratitudeεὐχαριστίαςG2169Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular
Verse 4

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ButδὲG1161Conjunctionin orderἵναG2443ConjunctionnotμὴG3361Adverbto delayἐνκόπτωG1465Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 1st Person SingularyouσεG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Singular-ἐπὶG1909Prepositionany furtherπλεῖόνG4119Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular - ComparativeI begπαρακαλῶG3870Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular-σεG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Singular-τῇG3588Article - Dative Feminine SingularyourσῇG4674Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Feminine 2nd Person SingularindulgenceἐπιεικείᾳG1932Noun - Dative Feminine Singularto hearἀκοῦσαίG191Verb - Aorist Infinitive ActiveusἡμῶνG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person PluralbrieflyσυντόμωςG4935Adverb
Verse 5

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-γὰρG1063ConjunctionWe have foundΕὑρόντεςG2147Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine PluralthisτοῦτονG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Singular-τὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine Singularman [to be]ἄνδραG435Noun - Accusative Masculine Singulara pestilenceλοιμὸνG3061Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular-καὶG2532Conjunctionstirring upκινοῦνταG2795Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Masculine SingulardissensionστάσειςG4714Noun - Accusative Feminine PluralamongπᾶσινG3956Adjective - Dative Masculine PluraltheτοῖςG3588Article - Dative Masculine PluralJewsἸουδαίοιςG2453Adjective - Dative Masculine Plural-τοῖςG3588Article - Dative Masculine Pluralall overκατὰG2596PrepositiontheτὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularworldοἰκουμένηνG3625Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular[He is]τεG5037Conjunctiona ringleaderπρωτοστάτηνG4414Noun - Accusative Masculine Singularof theτῆςG3588Article - Genitive Feminine SingularsectαἱρέσεωςG139Noun - Genitive Feminine Singularof theτῶνG3588Article - Genitive Masculine PluralNazarenesΝαζωραίωνG3480Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural
Verse 6

Original words

[and he]ὃςG3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine SingularevenκαὶG2532ConjunctiontriedἐπείρασενG3985Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singularto desecrateβεβηλῶσαιG953Verb - Aorist Infinitive ActivetheτὸG3588Article - Accusative Neuter SingulartempleἱερὸνG2411Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular[so]καὶG2532Conjunctionwe seizedἐκρατήσαμενG2902Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural[him]ὃνG3739Personal / 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 examiningἀνακρίναςG350Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular-παρ’G3844PrepositionhimοὗG3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Genitive Masculine SingularyourselfαὐτὸςG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative Masculine 3rd Person Singularyou will be ableδυνήσῃG1410Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 2nd Person Singularto learn [the truth]ἐπιγνῶναιG1921Verb - Aorist Infinitive ActiveaboutπερὶG4012PrepositionallπάντωνG3956Adjective - Genitive Neuter Plural. . .τούτωνG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Genitive Neuter Plural-ὧνG3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Genitive Neuter PluralourἡμεῖςG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person PluralchargesκατηγοροῦμενG2723Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural[against] himαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Verse 9

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-δὲG1161ConjunctionTheοἱG3588Article - Nominative Masculine PluralJewsἸουδαῖοιG2453Adjective - Nominative Masculine PluralvvvκαὶG2532ConjunctionconcurredΣυνεπέθεντοG4934Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Pluralasserting thatφάσκοντεςG5335Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Pluralthese [charges]ταῦταG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter PluralwereἔχεινG2192Verb - Present Infinitive ActivetrueοὕτωςG3779Adverb

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