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23 He ordered Paul to prison but instructed the guards to treat him gently and not to forbid any of his friends from visiting him or bringing him gifts to make his stay more comfortable.

24 A few days later Felix came with Drusilla, his legal wife,[a] a Jewess. Sending for Paul, they listened as he told them about faith in Christ Jesus. 25 And as he reasoned with them about righteousness and self-control and the judgment to come, Felix was terrified.

“Go away for now,” he replied, “and when I have a more convenient time, I’ll call for you again.”

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 24:24 his legal wife, literally, “his own wife.”

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