Acts 24:2 After Paul had been summoned, Tertullus began to accuse him, saying to the governor, "Since we have through you attained much peace, and since by your providence reforms are being carried out for this nation, (NASB ©1995)Acts 24:1 After five days the high priest Ananias came down with some elders, with an attorney named Tertullus, and they brought charges to the governor against Paul.
Acts 24:3 we acknowledge this in every way and everywhere, most excellent Felix, with all thankfulness. (NASB ©1995) Treasury of Scripture Knowledge And when he was called forth, Tertullus began to accuse him, saying, Seeing that by thee we enjoy great quietness, and that very worthy deeds are done unto this nation by thy providence,Seeing. Felix, bad as he was, had certainly rendered some services to Judaea. He had entirely subdued a very formidable banditti which had infested the country, and sent their captain, Eliezar, to Rome; had suppressed the sedition raised by the Egyptian impostor (ch. 21:38); and had quelled a very afflictive disturbance which took place between the Syrians and Jews of Caesarea. But, though Tertullus might truly say, 'by thee we enjoy great quietness,' yet it is evident that he was guilty of the grossest flattery, as we have seen both from his own historians and Josephus, that he was both a bad man and a bad governor. 26,27 Ps 10:3 12:2,3 Pr 26:28 29:5 Jude 1:16 Concordance Entries Accuse Attained Behalf Carried Case Corrected Deeds Enjoy Enjoyed Enjoying Evils Excellent Executed Felix Follows Foresight Forethought Forth Governor Impeach Indebted Introduced Measures Nation Noble Paul Peace Perfect Period Presented Providence Provision Quietness Reforms Saying Seeing Starting Statement Summoned Tertullus Tertul'lus Wisdom Worthy Wrongs Jump to Previous Occurrence Accuse Attained Behalf Carried Case Corrected Deeds Enjoy Enjoyed Evils Excellent Felix Follows Foresight Forth Governor Great Impeach Indebted Introduced Measures Nation Noble Paul Peace Perfect Period Presented Providence Provision Quietness Reforms Starting Statement Summoned Tertullus Tertul'lus Wisdom Worthy Jump to Next Occurrence Accuse Attained Behalf Carried Case Corrected Deeds Enjoy Enjoyed Evils Excellent Felix Follows Foresight Forth Governor Great Impeach Indebted Introduced Measures Nation Noble Paul Peace Perfect Period Presented Providence Provision Quietness Reforms Starting Statement Summoned Tertullus Tertul'lus Wisdom Worthy New American Standard Bible Copyright © 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, Calif. All rights reserved. For Permission to Quote Information visit http://www.lockman.org. | 
