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Felix
The Roman procurator who kept Paul in custody at Caesarea, hoping for a bribe.
What we know β and how we know it
Bible β stated in scripture (with verse) Β· 1
Ancient writers β non-biblical testimony Β· 1
Life, role & deeds
BibleThe Roman governor before whom Paul was tried at Caesarea, who left him imprisoned two years hoping for a bribe.
Acts 24:26β27
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Caesarea
Β· Paul the Apostle
Scan by NYPL β Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)
Ancient writersAntonius Felix, a freedman risen to govern Judea, is described by Josephus and by Tacitus β the latter that 'he wielded the power of a king with the mind of a slave'.
Josephus, Antiquities 20.137β144, 162β178 and Jewish War 2.247β270; Tacitus, Histories 5.9 ('he exercised the power of a king with the mind of a slave') and Annals 12.54.
Where in scripture
ActsFamily
In their own words β 3 recorded sayings
βI will give hearing to your cause, he said, when those who are against you have come. And he gave orders for him to be kept in Herod's Praetorium.β β Acts 23:35
βBut Felix, who had a more detailed knowledge of the Way, put them off, saying, When Lysias, the chief captain, comes down, I will give attention to your business.β β Acts 24:22
βAnd while he was talking about righteousness and self-control and the judging which was to come, Felix had great fear and said, Go away for the present, and when the right time comes I will send for you.β β Acts 24:25
Speaker attribution: Clear Bible MACULA (CC BY 4.0). Wording: Bible in Basic English (public domain).
Places in their life
Photo: The original uploader was ΧΧ‘Χ£.Χ¦ at Hebrew Wikipedia. β Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)
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