John Bengel Commentary - Acts 24:27 - 24:27

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John Bengel Commentary - Acts 24:27 - 24:27


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Act 24:27. Διετίας, after two years) during which the imprisonment continued. The time of the government of Felix began a year before Paul’s imprisonment; although it was by successive steps that he attained to the government of Judea: whence Paul, in Act 24:10, could with correctness say, that he was for many years a judge of this people. Comp. Ord. Temp., p. 285.-ἔλαβε, received) against his will, as may be inferred from Act 24:10; Act 24:24.-χάριτας καταθέσθαι, to gratify, to show a pleasure to) in order that the favour of the Jews might follow him in leaving the government. So χάριν καταθέσθαι, ch. Act 25:9 : φιλίαν καταθέσθαι 1Ma 10:23. Worldly men, in order to gratify one another, stretch out their hands against those things which are GOD’S: ch. Act 25:9.