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Commentaries on Acts 25:23

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John Gill - Exposition

John Gill

And on the morrow, when Agrippa was come,.... Into the hall, or court of judicature: and Bernice; his sister, along with him: with great pomp: in rich dress, with the "regalia", or ensigns of royalty carried before them, and attended with a large train and retinue of servants: and was entered into the place of hearing; the causes that were tried in court, that particular part of the hall, which...

Matthew Henry - Complete Commentary

Matthew Henry

Some think that Felix was turned out, and Festus succeeded him, quickly after Paul's imprisonment, and that the two years mentioned in the close of the foregoing chapter are to be reckoned from the beginning of Nero's reign; but it seems more natural to compute them from Paul's being delivered into the hands of Felix. However, we have here much the same management of Paul's case as we had in the...

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions

Charles H. Spurgeon

And on the morrow, when Agrippa was come, and Bernice, with great pomp, and was entered into the place of hearing, with the chief captains, and principal men of the city, at Festus’ commandment Paul was brought forth. It was such a congregation as Paul was only too glad to address, and the gospel could not have had a nobler or worthier advocate, yet we do not read of anyone who was present...