STUDIES IN ACTS
LESSON
101
PAUL DEFENDS HIMSELF BEFORE FELIX PART 2
Acts 24:17-23 Easy-to-Read Version (ERV)
17-18 “I was away from Jerusalem for
many years. I went back there to take money to help my people. I also had some
gifts to offer at the Temple. I was doing this when some Jews saw me there. I
had finished the cleansing ceremony.[a] I had not made any trouble,
and no one was gathering around me. 19 But some Jews from Asia were
there. They should be here, standing before you. If I have really done anything
wrong, they are the ones who should accuse me. They were there! 20 Ask these men here if they
found any wrong in me when I stood before the high council meeting in Jerusalem. 21 I did say one thing when I
stood before them and shouted, ‘You are judging me today because I believe that
people will rise from death!’” 22 Felix already understood a lot about the Way. He stopped the trial
and said, “When commander Lysias comes here, I will decide what to do with you.” 23 Felix told the army officer to keep Paul guarded but to give him
some freedom and to let his friends bring whatever he needed.
1.
PAUL’S STORY V. 17-21
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V. 17-18 PAUL EXPLAINS WHY HE HAD COME
TO JERUSALEM
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V. 19 NAMES ACTUAL ACCUSERS
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V. 20-21 THE CHALLENGE
2.
FELIX’S REACTION V. 22-23
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V. 22 FELIX UNDERSTOOD ‘THE WAY’
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V. 22B DELAYED JUDGEMENT
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V. 23 PAUL’S STATE
OUR DEFENSE IS
GUIDED BY THE LORD AND IS RIGHT.
