ACTS 24:26 — KING JAMES VERSION 0
“He hoped also that money should have been given him of Paul, that he might loose him: wherefore he sent for him the oftener, and communed with him.”
Felix became frightened and said, 'Go away for now, and when I find time, I will summon you' — Felix's fear (emphobo) suggests that Paul's moral exhortation penetrated his conscience, making him uncomfortable. His deferral reveals anxiety about judgment and moral reckoning. The procrastination is both psychological and political.
Church Fathers on Acts 24:26
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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