When Paul left Jerusalem by command of the chief captain (Acts 23:23-24), he was really on his way to Rome. However, he was to stop over in Caesarea to appear before Felix the governor (Acts 23:24 through chapter 24), and Agrippa, the king (Acts chapter 25). By...
In this chapter, Paul is brought before the chief priests of the Jews and their council, a group commonly known as the Sanhedrin. “And Paul, earnestly beholding the council, said, Men and brethren, I have lived in all good conscience before God until this...
Paul’s presence in the Jerusalem Temple caused no small uproar in the capital city. The Jews drew him out of the temple, forthwith shut the doors and went about to kill him (Acts 21:30-31). The “chief captain,” a Roman officer in command of a...
Many students of the Word are quick to criticize Paul for making his last visit to Jerusalem. Still a larger number argue that he was entirely out of the will of the Lord when he arrived at Jerusalem, entered the temple and took a Jewish vow, and waited for the...
After the uproar referred to in chapter 19, “Paul called “unto him the disciples, and embraced them, and departed” from Ephesus “to go into Macedonia. And when he had gone over those parts, and had given them much exhortation, he came into...
Paul having passed through the upper coast “came to Ephesus” (Acts 19:1). This return visit to Ephesus was in fulfillment of a promise, which Paul had made to Aquila and Priscilla. The promise is recorded in chapter 18, verses 20-21—”When they...
