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Acts 23:24
New English Translation
Acts 23:24
New English Translation
24 and provide mounts for Paul to ride[a] so that he may be brought safely to Felix[b] the governor.”[c]
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- Acts 23:24 tn Grk “provide mounts to put Paul on.”sn Mounts for Paul to ride. The fact they were riding horses indicates they wanted everyone to move as quickly as possible.
- Acts 23:24 sn Felix the governor was Antonius Felix, a freedman of Antonia, mother of the Emperor Claudius. He was the brother of Pallas and became procurator of Palestine in a.d. 52/53. His administration was notorious for its corruption, cynicism, and cruelty. According to the historian Tacitus (History 5.9) Felix “reveled in cruelty and lust, and wielded the power of a king with the mind of a slave.”
- Acts 23:24 tn Grk “Felix the procurator.” The official Roman title has been translated as “governor” (BDAG 433 s.v. ἡγεμών 2).
Acts 23:24
New International Version
Acts 23:24
New International Version
24 Provide horses for Paul so that he may be taken safely to Governor Felix.”(A)
Acts 23:24
King James Version
Acts 23:24
King James Version
24 And provide them beasts, that they may set Paul on, and bring him safe unto Felix the governor.
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