set . . . on. Greek. epibibazo. Here, and Luk_10:34; Luk_19:35.
bring . . . safe = keep him safe and bring him. Figure of speech Ellipsis.App-6. Greek. diasozo. See Mat_14:36.
Felix. Claudius made him Procurator of Judsea in A.D. 52. Josephus gives many details of the stirring times of his rule, and of his cruelty and treachery (Ant. XX. vii. 1 ; viii, 5, 6, 7, &c).
governor. Greek. hegemon. The general term for a subordinate ruler, Felix being a lieutenant of the Propraetor of Syria.