Berean Standard Bible

Acts 24

1δὲdeG1161FiveπέντεpenteG4002daysἡμέραςhēmerasG2250laterΜετὰMetaG3326theὁhoG3588high priestἀρχιερεὺςarchiereusG749AnaniasἉνανίαςHananiasG367came downκατέβηkatebēG2597withμετὰmetaG3326someτινῶνtinōnG5100eldersπρεσβυτέρωνpresbuterōnG4245andκαὶkaiG2532aτινός,tinosG5100lawyerῥήτοροςrhētorosG4489namedTertullusΤερτύλλουTertullouG5061,whoοἵτινεςoitinesG3748presentedἐνεφάνισανenephanisanG1718to theτῷtōG3588governorἡγεμόνιhēgemoniG2232their case againstκατὰkataG2596τοῦtouG3588PaulΠαύλου.PaulouG3972.

2WhenδὲdeG1161PaulαὐτοῦautouG846had been called inκληθέντοςklēthentosG2564ὁhoG3588,TertullusΤέρτυλλοςTertullosG5061openedG756the prosecutionκατηγορεῖνkatēgoreinG2723λέγων·legōnG3004: “Because ofδιὰdiaG1223youG4771,we have enjoyedτυγχάνοντεςtugchanontesG5177a lastingπολλῆςpollēsG4183peaceεἰρήνηςeirēnēsG1515,andκαὶkaiG2532διὰdiaG1223τῷtōG3588yourG4674foresightπρονοίαςpronoiasG4307has broughtγινομένωνginomenōnG1096improvementsδιορθωμάτωνdiorthōmatōnG1357to thisτούτῳtoutōG3778τῆςtēsG3588nationἔθνειethneiG1484.

3τεteG5037In every wayπάντῃpantēG3839andκαὶkaiG2532everywhereπανταχοῦpantachouG3837,most excellentκράτιστεkratisteG2903FelixΦῆλιξ,PhēlixG5344,we acknowledgeἀποδεχόμεθα,apodechomethaG588thiswithμετὰmetaG3326allπάσηςpasēsG3956gratitudeεὐχαριστίας.eucharistiasG2169.

4ButδὲdeG1161in orderἵναinaG2443notμὴmēG3361to delayἐγκόπτω,egkoptōG1465youG4771ἐπὶepiG1909any furtherπλεῖόνpleionG4119,I begπαρακαλῶparakalōG3870G4771τῇtēaG3588yourG4674indulgenceἐπιεικείᾳ.epieikeiaG1932to hearἀκοῦσαίakousaiG191usG1473brieflyσυντόμωςsuntomōsG4935.

5γὰρgarG1063We have foundεὑρόντεςheurontesG2147thisτοῦτονtoutonG3778τὸνtonG3588manἄνδραandraG435to bea pestilenceλοιμὸνloimonG3061καὶkaiG2532,stirring upκινοῦνταkinountaG2795dissensionστάσειςstaseisG4714amongπᾶσινpasinG3956theτοῖςtoisG3588JewsἸουδαίοιςIoudaioisG2453τοῖςtoisG3588all overκατὰkataG2596theτὴνtēnG3588worldοἰκουμένηνoikoumenēnG3625. He isτεteG5037a ringleaderπρωτοστάτηνprōtostatēnG4414of theτῆςtēsG3588sectαἱρέσεως·haireseōsG139of theτῶνtōnG3588NazarenesΝαζωραίωνNazōraiōnG3480,

6and heὃςhosG3739evenκαὶkaiG2532triedἐπείρασενepeirasenG3985to desecrateβεβηλῶσαι,bebēlōsaiG953theτὸtoG3588templeἱερὸνhi'eronG2411; soκαὶkaiG2532we seizedἐκρατήσαμενekratēsamenG2902himὃνhonG3739.

8By examiningἀνακρίναςanakrinasG350παρ᾽par᾽G3844himοὗhouG3739yourselfαὐτὸςautosG846,you will be ableδυνήσῃdunēsēG1410to learnἐπιγνῶναιepignōnaiG1921the truthaboutπερὶperiG4012allπάντων τούτωνpantōn toutōnG3956 G3778ὧνhōnG3739ourG1473chargesκατηγοροῦμενkatēgoroumenG2723againsthimαὐτοῦ.autouG846.”

9δὲdeG1161TheοἱhoiG3588JewsἸουδαῖοιIoudaioiG2453concurredκαὶkaiG2532 G4934,asserting thatφάσκοντεςphaskontesG5335theseταῦταtautaG3778chargeswereἔχειν.¶echeinG2192trueοὕτωςhoutōsG3779.

Paul’s Defense to Felix

10WhenτεteG5037theὁhoG3588governorἡγεμόνοςhēgemonosG2232motionedνεύσαντοςneusantosG3506forαὐτῷautōG846Paulto speakλέγειν·legeinG3004τοῦtouG3588, heΠαῦλος,PaulosG3972began his responseἈπεκρίθηApekrithēG611: “Knowing thatἐπιστάμενοςepistamenosG1987youσεseG4771have beenὄνταontaG1510a judgeκριτὴνkritēnG2923overτῷtōG3588thisτούτῳtoutōG3778nationἔθνειethneiG1484forἐκekG1537manyπολλῶνpollōnG4183yearsἐτῶνetōnG2094,I gladly make my defenseεὐθύμως τὰ περὶ ἀπολογοῦμαι·euthumōs ta peri apologoumaiG626 G2115 G3588 G4012 G1683.

11YouσουsouG4771canδυναμένουdunamenouG1410verify for yourselfἐπιγνῶναιepignōnaiG1921thatὅτιhotiG3754noοὐouG3756εἰσίνeisinG1510G1473more thanG4119twelveδώδεκαdōdekaG1427daysἡμέραιhēmeraiG2250agoἀφ᾽ ἧςaph᾽ hēsG575 G3739I went upἀνέβηνanebēnG305toεἰςeisG1519JerusalemἸερουσαλήμ·IerousalēmG2419to worshipπροσκυνήσωνproskunēsōnG4352.

12YetκαὶkaiG2532my accusersdid not findεὗρόνheuronG2147meG1473debatingδιαλεγόμενονdialegomenonG1256withπρόςprosG4314anyoneτιναtinaG5100οὔτεouteG3777inἐνenG1722theτῷtōG3588templeἱερῷhi'erōG2411οὔτεouteG3777orἢēG2228riling upποιοῦνταpoiountaG4160 G1999a crowdὄχλουochlouG3793inἐνenG1722theταῖςtaisG3588synagoguesσυναγωγαῖςsunagōgaisG4864orοὔτεouteG3777inκατὰkataG2596theτὴνtēnG3588cityπόλιν·polinG4172.

13NorοὐδὲoudeG3761can theyδύνανταίdunantaiG1410proveπαραστῆσαιparastēsaiG3936to youσοιsoiG4771any ofπερὶperiG4012their charges againstὧν νυνὶ κατηγοροῦσίνhōn nuni katēgorousinG3739 G3570 G2723meG1473.

14I do confessὁμολογῶhomologōG3670τοῦτόtoutoG3778to youσοιsoiG4771,howeverδὲdeG1161,thatὅτιhotiG3754οὕτωςhoutōsG3779I worshipλατρεύωlatreuōG3000theτὴνtēnG3588GodθεῷtheōG2316of our fathersπατρῴῳpatrōōG3971according toκατὰkataG2596theτῷtōG3588WayὁδὸνhodonG3598,whichἣνhēnG3739they callλέγουσινlegousinG3004a sectαἵρεσινairesinG139.I believeπιστεύωνpisteuōnG4100everythingπᾶσινpasinG3956thatτοῖςtoisG3588is laid downκατὰkataG2596by theτὸνtonG3588LawνόμονnomonG3551andκαὶkaiG2532τοῖςtoisG3588writtenγεγραμμένοις,gegrammenoisG1125inἐνenG1722theτοῖςtoisG3588ProphetsπροφήταιςprophētaisG4396,

15andI haveἔχωνechōnG2192the sameκαὶkaiG2532hopeἐλπίδαelpidaG1680inεἰςeisG1519τὸνtonG3588GodθεὸνtheonG2316thatἣνhēnG3739theyαὐτοὶautoiG846themselvesοὗτοιhoutoiG3778cherishπροσδέχονται,prosdechontaiG4327, thatthere willμέλλεινmelleinG3195beἔσεσθαιesesthaiG1510a resurrectionἀνάστασινanastasinG386of bothτεteG5037therighteousδικαίωνdikaiōnG1342andκαὶkaiG2532thewickedἀδίκων·adikōnG94.

16InἐνenG1722thisτούτῳtoutōG3778hope,Iκαὶ αὐτὸςkai autosG2532 G846striveἀσκῶaskōG778alwaysδιὰ παντός.¶dia pantosG1223 G3956to maintainἔχεινecheinG2192a clearἀπρόσκοπονaproskoponG677conscienceσυνείδησινsuneidēsinG4893beforeπρὸςprosG4314τὸνtonG3588GodθεὸνtheonG2316andκαὶkaiG2532τοὺςtousG3588manἀνθρώπουςanthrōpousG444.

17Afterδι᾽di᾽G1223severalπλειόνωνpleionōnG4119yearsἐτῶνetōnG2094,thenδὲdeG1161,I returnedπαρεγενόμηνparegenomēnG3854to Jerusalemto bringποιήσωνpoiēsōnG4160almsἐλεημοσύναςeleēmosunasG1654toεἰςeisG1519myG1473τὸtoG3588peopleἔθνοςethnosG1484andκαὶkaiG2532to present offeringsπροσφοράς,prosphorasG4376.

18AtἐνenG1722the timeαἷςhaisG3739they foundεὗρόνheuronG2147meG1473inἐνenG1722theG3588templeἱερῷhi'erōG2411,I was ceremonially cleanἡγνισμένονhēgnismenonG48andwas not incitingοὐ μετὰou metaG3756 G3326acrowdὄχλουochlouG3793orοὐδὲoudeG3761an uproarμετὰ θορύβου,meta thorubouG3326 G2351.ButG1161there aresomeG5101JewsG2453fromG575G3588the province ofAsiaG773

19whoοὓςhousG3739oughtἔδειedeiG1163to appearπαρεῖναιpareinaiG3918beforeἐπὶepiG1909youσοῦsouG4771andκαὶkaiG2532bring chargesκατηγορεῖν,katēgoreinG2723,ifεἴeiG1487they haveἔχοιενechoienG2192anythingτιtiG5100againstπρὸςprosG4314meἐμέ.emeG1473.

20Otherwiseἢ οὗτοιē houtoiG2228 G3778,let these men stateεἰπάτωσανeipatōsanG2036for themselvesαὐτοὶautoiG846anyτίtiG5101crimeἀδίκημαadikēmaG92they foundεὗρονheuronG2147in meG1473when I stoodστάντοςstantosG2476beforeἐπὶepiG1909theτοῦtouG3588Sanhedrinσυνεδρίου,sunedriouG4892,

21unlessἢ περὶē periG2228 G4012it wasthisταύτηςtautēsG3778oneμιᾶςmiasG1520φωνῆςphōnēsG5456thingἧςhēsG3739I called outἐκέκραξαekekraxaG2896as I stoodἑστὼςhestōsG2476inἐνenG1722theirαὐτοῖςautoisG846presenceὅτιhotiG3754: ‘It isconcerningπερὶperiG4012theresurrectionἀναστάσεωςanastaseōsG386of the deadνεκρῶνnekrōnG3498thatIἐγὼegōG1473am on trialκρίνομαιkrinomaiG2919beforeἐφ᾽eph᾽G1909youὑμῶν.¶humōnG4771todayσήμερονsēmeronG4594.’”

The Verdict Postponed

22ThenδὲdeG1161ὁhoG3588FelixΦῆλιξPhēlixG5344,who was well informedG199 G1492τὰtaG3588aboutπερὶperiG4012theτῆςtēsG3588WayὁδοῦhodouG3598,adjourned the hearingαὐτοὺςautousG306 G846andsaidεἴπας·eipasG2036, “WhenὅτανhotanG3752LysiasΛυσίαςLusiasG3079theὁhoG3588commanderχιλίαρχοςchiliarchosG5506comesκαταβῇ,katabēaG2597,I will decideδιαγνώσομαιdiagnōsomaiG1231your caseτὰ καθ᾽ ὑμᾶς.ta kath᾽ humasG3588 G2596 G4771.”

23He orderedδιαταξάμενοςdiataxamenosG1299theτῷtōG3588centurionἑκατοντάρχῃhekatontarchēG1543to keep Paul under guardτηρεῖσθαι αὐτὸν,tēreisthai autonG5083 G846, butτεteG5037to allow himἔχεινecheinG2192some freedomἄνεσινanesinG425andκαὶkaiG2532permitμηδένα κωλύεινmēdena kōlueinG3367 G2967hisαὐτοῦautouG846τῶνtōnG3588friendsἰδίωνidiōnG2398to ministerὑπηρετεῖνhupēreteinG5256to hisαὐτῷ.¶autōG846needs.

24AfterΜετὰMetaG3326severalδὲ τινὰςde tinasG1161 G5100daysἡμέραςhēmerasG2250ὁhoG3588,FelixΦῆλιξPhēlixG5344returnedπαραγενόμενοςparagenomenosG3854withσὺνsunG4862hisἰδίᾳidiaG2398τῇtēaG3588wifeγυναικὶgunaikiG1135DrusillaΔρουσίλλῃDrousillēG1409,who wasοὔσῃousēG1510a JewessἸουδαίᾳIoudaiaG2453.He sent forμετεπέμψατοmetepempsatoG3343τὸνtonG3588PaulΠαῦλονPaulonG3972andκαὶkaiG2532listened toἤκουσενēkousenG191himαὐτοῦautouG846speakaboutπερὶperiG4012τῆςtēsG3588faithπίστεως.pisteōsG4102inεἰςeisG1519ChristΧριστὸνChristonG5547JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424.

25AsδὲdeG1161PaulαὐτοῦautouG846expoundedδιαλεγομένουdialegomenouG1256onπερὶperiG4012righteousnessδικαιοσύνηςdikaiosunēsG1343καὶkaiG2532,self-controlἐγκρατείαςegkrateiasG1466,andκαὶkaiG2532theτοῦtouG3588τοῦtouG3588comingμέλλοντοςmellontosG3195judgmentκρίματοςkrimatosG2917ὁhoG3588,FelixΦῆλιξPhēlixG5344becameγενόμενοςgenomenosG1096frightenedἔμφοβοςemphobosG1719andsaidἀπεκρίθη·apekrithēG611, “You may goἔχον πορεύου·echon poreuouG4198 G2192forτὸtoG3588nowνῦνnunG3568. WhenδὲdeG1161I findμεταλαβὼνmetalabōnG3335the timeκαιρὸνkaironG2540,I will call forμετακαλέσομαίmetakalesomaiG3333youσε·seG4771.”

26At the same timeἅμα καὶhama kaiG260 G2532,he was hopingἐλπίζωνelpizōnG1679thatὅτιhotiG3754ὑπὸhupoG5259τοῦtouG3588PaulΠαύλουPaulouG3972would offerδοθήσεταιdothēsetaiG1325himαὐτῷautōG846a bribeχρήματαchrēmataG5536.SoδιὸdioG1352καὶkaiG2532he sent forμεταπεμπόμενοςmetapempomenosG3343PaulαὐτὸνautonG846frequentlyπυκνότερονpuknoteronG4437andtalkedὡμίλειhōmileiG3656with himαὐτῷ.¶autōG846.

27AfterδὲdeG1161two yearsΔιετίαςDietiasG1333had passedπληρωθείσηςplērōtheisēsG4137ὁhoG3588,FelixΦῆλιξPhēlixG5344was succeeded byἔλαβεν διάδοχονelaben diadochonG2983 G1240PorciusΠόρκιονPorkionG4201FestusΦῆστον,PhēstonG5347.AndτεteG5037wishingθέλωνthelōnG2309to do the Jews a favorχάριτα καταθέσθαι τοῖς Ἰουδαίοιςcharita katathesthai tois IoudaioisG2698 G5485 G3588 G2453ὁhoG3588,FelixΦῆλιξPhēlixG5344leftκατέλιπενkatelipenG2641τὸνtonG3588PaulΠαῦλονPaulonG3972in prisonδεδεμένον.¶dedemenonG1210.

Paul’s Defense to Felix

The Verdict Postponed

Commentaries on Acts 24