Act 24:22-23 | PNT | STEP | Felix heard these things . The speeches on each side. Having more perfect knowledge . Understanding the real animus of the charges. He was well acquainted with the Jewish hatred of Christians, and understood something of [that] way , the Christian doctrine.

Acts 24:22-23

Felix heard these things. The speeches on each side.

Having more perfect knowledge. Understanding the real animus of the charges. He was well acquainted with the Jewish hatred of Christians, and understood something of [that] way, the Christian doctrine. He commanded a centurion to keep Paul. Two reasons caused him to keep a prisoner that had done no wrong: (1) He did not like to offend the Jews (Ac 24:27); (2) he hoped to be bribed by the Christians to let Paul go (Ac 24:26). Paul was not put in confinement, but under the charge of an officer who was responsible for him. Usually in this kind of imprisonment the prisoner was bound to a soldier.