When they had come to Caesarea and delivered the letter to the governor, they presented Paul also before him.
Malice that cannot gain its end by tumult or law will turn to the knife. Forty men bound themselves by oath to murder Paul, their hearts filled with hatred because he preached to Gentiles. Satan had stirred them in the night; by daylight they were ready to kill. But Christ appeared to Paul in darkness to shield him, and God was awake before His enemies rose.
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Commenting on Acts 23:12-35
Felix meant to hear both sides before judging, which shows some sense of justice, though Lysias had already said much in Paul's favor against his accusers. Paul was kept in Herod's judgment hall, a palace built by Herod the Great at Caesarea, not in close confinement but with liberty and visitors allowed.
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Who - That is, the seventy horsemen mentioned above.