Claudius Lysias unto the most excellent governor Felix sendeth greeting.
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.
AI summary
Commenting on Acts 23:12-35
And when I would have known the cause,.... Or crime, he was guilty of: wherefore they accused him: which they charged him with, and for which they beat him almost to death: I brought him forth into their council; their court of judicature, the great sanhedrim.
Verse 26. Unto the most excellent governor Felix. The most honoured, etc. This was a mere title of office. Greeting. A term of salutation in an epistle wishing health, joy, and prosperity.