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Page 115
... Felix the Pro- curator . ' Then follows the letter reporting the circumstances to ' his Excellency . ' They marched all through the night , reached Antipatris by daybreak ; and pressing on with the cavalry , the centurion was able to ...
... Felix the Pro- curator . ' Then follows the letter reporting the circumstances to ' his Excellency . ' They marched all through the night , reached Antipatris by daybreak ; and pressing on with the cavalry , the centurion was able to ...
Page 116
... must he now bear his witness ! 6 1 This is the character given to Felix by Tacitus ; ' sævitia , ' ' libido , ' ' servile ingenium .'- Hist . v . 9 . Two CHAPTER XVII The Appeal to Cæsar WO whole years 116 The Acts of the Apostles.
... must he now bear his witness ! 6 1 This is the character given to Felix by Tacitus ; ' sævitia , ' ' libido , ' ' servile ingenium .'- Hist . v . 9 . Two CHAPTER XVII The Appeal to Cæsar WO whole years 116 The Acts of the Apostles.
Page 117
... Felix was per- mitted to keep St. Paul in military custody at Cæsarea , often sending for him and conversing with him , partly in the hope of receiving a bribe to release him , partly out of curiosity , partly because the super ...
... Felix was per- mitted to keep St. Paul in military custody at Cæsarea , often sending for him and conversing with him , partly in the hope of receiving a bribe to release him , partly out of curiosity , partly because the super ...
Page 119
... Felix was superseded and Porcius Festus succeeded to the Province , the protecting Pro- vidence of Christ was again needed to shield His Apostle from imminent peril . For the Jews , thinking to take advantage of Festus's ignorance of ...
... Felix was superseded and Porcius Festus succeeded to the Province , the protecting Pro- vidence of Christ was again needed to shield His Apostle from imminent peril . For the Jews , thinking to take advantage of Festus's ignorance of ...
Page 151
... Felix held . The parallel therefore to Acts xxv . 13 is very complete . FELIX ( called Antonius Felix by Tacitus ) was the fourth of the Procurators who governed the province of Judæa after the death of King Herod Agrippa I. St. Paul ...
... Felix held . The parallel therefore to Acts xxv . 13 is very complete . FELIX ( called Antonius Felix by Tacitus ) was the fourth of the Procurators who governed the province of Judæa after the death of King Herod Agrippa I. St. Paul ...
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Page 39 - And the angel of the Lord spake unto Philip, saying, Arise, and go toward the south unto the way that goeth down from Jerusalem unto Gaza, which is desert.
Page 108 - But none of these things move me, neither count I my life dear unto myself, so that I might finish my course with joy, and the ministry, which I have received of the Lord Jesus, to testify the Gospel of the grace of God. And now, behold, I know that ye all, among whom I have gone preaching the kingdom of God, shall see my face no more.
Page 118 - And he said unto them, These are the words which I spake unto you, while I was yet with you, that all things must be fulfilled which were written in the law of Moses, and in the Prophets, and in the Psalms concerning me.
Page 107 - Now I beseech you, brethren, for the Lord Jesus Christ's sake, and for the love of the Spirit, that ye strive together with me in your prayers to God for me...
Page 118 - Having therefore obtained help of God, I continue unto this day, witnessing both to small and great, saying none other things than those which the prophets and Moses did say should come; that Christ should suffer, and that he should be the first that should rise from the dead, and should show light unto the people and to the Gentiles.
Page 107 - And now, behold, I go bound in the spirit unto Jerusalem, not knowing the things that shall befall me there : save that the Holy Ghost witnesseth in every city, saying that bonds and afflictions abide me. But none of these things move me, neither count I my life dear unto myself, so that I might finish my course with joy, and the ministry, which I have received of the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God.
Page 111 - And as they bound him with thongs, Paul said unto the centurion that stood by, Is it lawful for you to scourge a man that is a Roman, and uncondemned ? 26 When the centurion heard that, he went and told the chief captain, saying, Take heed what thou doest ; for this man is a Roman.
Page 114 - And when it was day, certain of the Jews banded together, and bound themselves under a curse, saying that they would neither eat nor drink till they had killed Paul.