Acts 24:22-27
22 Then Felix, who was well acquainted with the Way, adjourned the proceedings. “When Lysias the commander comes,” he said, “I will decide your case.” 23 He ordered the centurion to keep Paul under guard but to give him some freedom and permit his friends to take care of his needs... [read more]
Acts 24:17-21
17 “After an absence of several years, I came to Jerusalem to bring my people gifts for the poor and to present offerings. 18 I was ceremonially clean when they found me in the temple courts doing this. There was no crowd with me, nor was I involved in any disturbance. 19 But there a... [read more]
Ecclesiastes 10:2
2The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but the heart of the fool to the left.
When righteousness originates from human instinct, it falls short of the righteousness of God. Nevertheless, genuine believers of Christ are freed from the slavery of sin and become slave to g... [read more]
Acts 24:10-16
10 When the governor motioned for him to speak, Paul replied: “I know that for a number of years you have been a judge over this nation; so I gladly make my defense. 11 You can easily verify that no more than twelve days ago I went up to Jerusalem to worship. 12 My accusers did n... [read more]
Acts 24:1-9
1Five days later the high priest Ananias went down to Caesarea with some of the elders and a lawyer named Tertullus, and they brought their charges against Paul before the governor. 2When Paul was called in, Tertullus presented his case before Felix: “We have enjoyed a long period of p... [read more]
Ecclesiastes 10:1
1As dead flies give perfume a bad smell, so a little folly outweighs wisdom and honor.
It says in Numbers 20:7-12, 7The Lord said to Moses, 8 “Take the staff, and you and your brother Aaron gather the assembly together. Speak to that rock before their eyes and it will pour... [read more]
Acts 23:23-35
23 Then he called two of his centurions and ordered them, “Get ready a detachment of two hundred soldiers, seventy horsemen and two hundred spearmen to go to Caesarea at nine tonight. 24 Provide horses for Paul so that he may be taken safely to Governor Felix.”
25 He wrote a l... [read more]
