ACTS 24:25 — KING JAMES VERSION 0
“And as he reasoned of righteousness, temperance, and judgment to come, Felix trembled, and answered, Go thy way for this time; when I have a convenient season, I will call for thee.”
And as he was discussing righteousness, self-control and the judgment to come, Paul's address (dialegomai) becomes an evangelical appeal: righteousness (dikaiosyne) is God's standard; self-control (enkrateia) is human responsibility; coming judgment is the consequence. The topics touch Felix's conscience and moral accountability.
Church Fathers on Acts 24:25
And after certain days, when Felix came with his wife Drusilla, which was a Jewess, he sent for Paul, and heard him concerning the faith in Christ. And as he reasoned of righteousness, temperance (i.e. self-control or chastity), and judgment to come, Felix trembled, and answered, Go your way for this time; when I have a convenient season, I will call for you. He hoped also that money should have been given him of Paul, that he might loose him; wherefore he sent for him the…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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