Acts 23 · Verse 24

Acts 23:24

And provide them beasts, that they may set Paul on, and bring him safe unto Felix the governor.
Acts 23:24, King James Version

Acts 23:24 in other translations

BSBProvide mounts for Paul to take him safely to Governor Felix.”
WEBHe asked them to provide mounts, that they might set Paul on one, and bring him safely to Felix the governor.
ASVand he bade them provide beasts, that they might set Paul thereon, and bring him safe unto Felix the governor.
YLTbeasts also provide, that, having set Paul on, they may bring him safe unto Felix the governor;'
DARBYAnd he ordered them to provide beasts, that they might set Paul on them and carry him safe through to Felix the governor,
BBEAnd get beasts so that they may put Paul on them, and take him safely to Felix, the ruler.
WebsterAnd provide for them beasts, that they may set Paul on, and bring him safe to Felix the governor.

What does Acts 23:24 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Acts 23:23-24

23-24. two hundred soldiers--a formidable guard for such an occasion; but Roman officials felt their honor concerned in the preservation of the public peace, and the danger of an attempted rescue would seem to require it. The force at Jerusalem was large enough to spare this convoy. the third hour of the night--nine o'clock.

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Barnes' Notes
Verse 24. And provide them beasts. One for Paul, and one for each of his attendants. The word translated beasts--κτηνη of a general character, and may be applied either to horses, to camels, or to asses. The latter were most commonly employed in Judea.

Unto Felix the governor. The governor of Judea. His place of residence was Caesarea, about sixty miles from Jerusalem. Acts 8:40. His name was Antonius Felix, and was a freedman of Antonia, the mother of the emperor Claudius. He was high in the favour of Claudius, and was made by him governor of Judea. Josephus calls him Claudius Felix. He had married three wives in succession that were of royal families, one of whom was Drusilla, afterwards mentioned in Acts 23:24, who was sister to king Agrippa. Tacitus (Hist. v. 9) says, that he governed with all the authority of a king, and the baseness and insolence of a slave. "He was an unrighteous governor, a base, mercenary, and bad man." (Clarke.) See his character further described Acts 24:25.

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 24 Provide them beasts - One for Paul, and some others for his immediate keepers. Felix the governor - This Felix was a freed man of the Emperor Claudius, and brother of Pallas, chief favourite of the emperor. Tacitus calls him Antonius Felix; and gives us to understand that he governed with all the authority of a king, and the baseness and insolence of a quondam slave. E libertis Antonius Felix per omnem saevitiam ac libidinem jus regium servili ingenio exercuit. Hist. v. 9. He had, according to Suetonius, in his life of Claudius, chap. 28, three queens to his wives; that is, he was married thrice, and each time to the daughter or niece of a king. Drusilla, the sister of Agrippa, was his wife at this time; see Act 24:24. He was an unrighteous governor; a base, mercenary, and bad man: see Act 24:2.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Acts 23:12-24

False religious principles, adopted by carnal men, urge on to such wickedness, as human nature would hardly be supposed capable of. Yet the Lord readily disappoints the best concerted schemes of iniquity. Paul knew that the Divine providence acts by reasonable and prudent means; and that, if he neglected to use the means in his power, he could not expect God's providence to work on his behalf. He who will not help…

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Acts 23:24 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

κτήνηktēnēMountsG2934
τεtethenG5037
παραστῆσαι,parastēsaiprovidingG3936
ἵναinaso thatG2443
ἐπιβιβάσαντεςepibibasanteshaving set upon [them]G1913
τὸνton<the>G3588
ΠαῦλονPaulonPaulG3972
διασώσωσινdiasōsōsinthey may bring [him] safelyG1295
πρὸςprostoG4314
ΦήλικαPhēlikaFelixG5344
τὸνtontheG3588
ἡγεμόνα·hēgemonagovernor;G2232

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Acts 23:24

  • Acts 23:26

    Claudius Lysias unto the most excellent governor Felix sendeth greeting.

  • Acts 25:14

    And when they had been there many days, Festus declared Paul’s cause unto the king, saying, There is a certain man left in bonds by Felix:

  • Acts 24:10

    Then Paul, after that the governor had beckoned unto him to speak, answered, Forasmuch as I know that thou hast been of many years a judge unto this nation, I do the more cheerfully answer for myself:

  • Acts 23:33-24:3

    Who, when they came to Cesarea, and delivered the epistle to the governor, presented Paul also before him. And when the governor had read the letter, he asked of what province he was. And when he understood that he was of Cilicia; I will hear thee, said he, when thine accusers are also come. And he commanded him to be kept in Herod’s judgment hall. And after five days Ananias the high priest descended with the elders, and with a certain orator named Tertullus, who informed the governor against Paul. …

  • Acts 24:22-27

    And when Felix heard these things, having more perfect knowledge of that way, he deferred them, and said, When Lysias the chief captain shall come down, I will know the uttermost of your matter. And he commanded a centurion to keep Paul, and to let him have liberty, and that he should forbid none of his acquaintance to minister or come unto him. And after certain days, when Felix came with his wife Drusilla, which was a Jewess, he sent for Paul, and heard him concerning the faith in Christ. And as he reasoned of righteousness, temperance, and judgment to come, Felix trembled, and answered, Go thy way for this time; when I have a convenient season, I will call for thee. …

  • Luke 10:34

    And went to him, and bound up his wounds, pouring in oil and wine, and set him on his own beast, and brought him to an inn, and took care of him.

  • Matthew 27:2

    And when they had bound him, they led him away, and delivered him to Pontius Pilate the governor.

  • Luke 3:1

    Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Cesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judea, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of Iturea and of the region of Trachonitis, and Lysanias the tetrarch of Abilene,

  • Nehemiah 2:12

    And I arose in the night, I and some few men with me; neither told I any man what my God had put in my heart to do at Jerusalem: neither was there any beast with me, save the beast that I rode upon.

  • Esther 8:12

    Upon one day in all the provinces of king Ahasuerus, namely, upon the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, which is the month Adar.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
beast.
Ne 2:12; Es 8:12; Lu 10:34
Felix.
26,33-35; 24:3,10,22-27; 25:14
the governor.
Mt 27:2; Lu 3:1

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Context

  • Acts 23:23

    And he called unto him two centurions, saying, Make ready two hundred soldiers to go to Cesarea, and horsemen threescore and ten, and spearmen two hundred, at the third hour of the night;

  • Acts 23:24

    And provide them beasts, that they may set Paul on, and bring him safe unto Felix the governor.

  • Acts 23:25

    And he wrote a letter after this manner:

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Acts 23:24 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y que aparejasen cabalgaduras en que poniendo á Pablo, le llevasen en salvo á Félix el Presidente.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
et procurez-vous des montures, afin qu’ayant mis Paul dessus ils le conduisent en sûreté auprès de Félix le gouverneur.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und sie sollten Tiere bereit halten, auf daß sie den Paulus darauf setzten und sicher zu Felix, dem Landpfleger, hinbrächten.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
et jumenta præparate ut imponentes Paulum, salvum perducerent ad Felicem præsidem.