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Acts 24:3

In all things and in all places we are conscious of our great debt to you, most noble Felix.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Advocate;   Flattery;   Readings, Select;   Thompson Chain Reference - Felix;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Caesarea;   Felix;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Ordination;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Tertullus;   Theophilus;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Acts;   Oration, Orator;   Tertullus;   Thanksgiving;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Felix, Antonius;   Justice;   Latin;   Theophilus;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Noble;   Theophilus (2);   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Felix ;   Theophilus ;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Tertullus;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Theophilus;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Claudius;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Accept;   Noble;   Tertullus;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
We acknowledge this in every way and everywhere, most excellent Felix, with utmost gratitude.
King James Version (1611)
Wee accept it alwayes, and in all places, most noble Felix, with all thankfulnesse.
King James Version
We accept it always, and in all places, most noble Felix, with all thankfulness.
English Standard Version
in every way and everywhere we accept this with all gratitude.
New American Standard Bible
we acknowledge this in every way and everywhere, most excellent Felix, with all thankfulness.
New Century Version
We accept these things always and in every place, and we are thankful for them.
Amplified Bible
in every way and in every place, most excellent Felix, we acknowledge this with all gratitude.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
we acknowledge this in every way and everywhere, most excellent Felix, with all thankfulness.
Legacy Standard Bible
we welcome this in every way and everywhere, most excellent Felix, with all thankfulness.
Berean Standard Bible
In every way and everywhere, most excellent Felix, we acknowledge this with all gratitude.
Contemporary English Version
All of us are always grateful for what you have done.
Complete Jewish Bible
so many reforms in so many areas. It is with the utmost gratitude that we receive this.
Darby Translation
we receive [it] always and everywhere, most excellent Felix, with all thankfulness.
Geneva Bible (1587)
We acknowledge it wholy, and in all places most noble Felix, with all thankes,
George Lamsa Translation
And we all, everywhere, receive your favors, O most excellent Fe''lix.
Good News Translation
We welcome this everywhere and at all times, and we are deeply grateful to you.
Lexham English Bible
Both in every way and everywhere we acknowledge this, most excellent Felix, with all gratitude.
Literal Translation
Obtaining much peace through you and excellent accomplishments having come to this nation due to your forethought, in everything and everywhere we accept with all thankfulness, most excellent Felix.
American Standard Version
we accept it in all ways and in all places, most excellent Felix, with all thankfulness.
Hebrew Names Version
we accept it in all ways and in all places, most excellent Felix, with all thankfulness.
International Standard Version
we always and everywhere acknowledge it with profound gratitude.
Etheridge Translation
and all we in every place receive thy bounty, victorious Felix.
Murdock Translation
Through thee, we dwell in much tranquillity; and many reforms have come to this nation, under thy administration; and we all, in every place, receive thy grace, excellent Felix.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
That alowe we euer, & in all places, most noble Felix, with all thankes.
English Revised Version
we accept it in all ways and in all places, most excellent Felix, with all thankfulness.
World English Bible
we accept it in all ways and in all places, most excellent Felix, with all thankfulness.
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
But that I may not trouble thee farther,
Weymouth's New Testament
in every instance and in every place we accept them with profound gratitude.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
thou best Felix, we han resseyued with al doyng of thankingis.
Update Bible Version
we accept it in all ways and in all places, most excellent Felix, with all thankfulness.
Webster's Bible Translation
We accept [it] always, and in all places, most noble Felix, with all thankfulness.
New English Translation
Most excellent Felix, we acknowledge this everywhere and in every way with all gratitude.
New King James Version
we accept it always and in all places, most noble Felix, with all thankfulness.
New Living Translation
For all of this, Your Excellency, we are very grateful to you.
New Life Bible
In every way and in every place, we thank you for all of this.
New Revised Standard
We welcome this in every way and everywhere with utmost gratitude.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
both in all ways and in all places, are we accepting it, most excellent Felix, with all thankfulness.
Douay-Rheims Bible
We accept it always and in all places, most excellent Felix, with all thanksgiving.
Revised Standard Version
in every way and everywhere we accept this with all gratitude.
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
that alowe we ever and in all places most myghty Felix with all thankes.
Young's Literal Translation
always, also, and everywhere we receive it, most noble Felix, with all thankfulness;
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
(most mightie Felix)that alowe we euer and in all places with all thankes.
Mace New Testament (1729)
"The happiness our nation enjoys, most noble Felix, by the wisdom of your administration, affects us too sensibly not to be acknowledg'd every where, and upon all occasions, with the utmost gratitude.
Simplified Cowboy Version
We are humbled by your prowess in government.

Contextual Overview

1 And after five days, the high priest, Ananias, came with certain of the rulers, and an expert talker, one Tertullus; and they made a statement to Felix against Paul. 2 And when he had been sent for, Tertullus, starting his statement, said, Because by you we are living in peace, and through your wisdom wrongs are put right for this nation, 3 In all things and in all places we are conscious of our great debt to you, most noble Felix. 4 But, so that I may not make you tired, I make a request to you of your mercy, to give hearing to a short statement. 5 For this man, in our opinion, is a cause of trouble, a maker of attacks on the government among Jews through all the empire, and a chief mover in the society of the Nazarenes: 6 Who, in addition, was attempting to make the Temple unclean: whom we took, 7 [] Brackets are used for marking additions made by later writers. 8 And from whom you will be able, by questioning him yourself, to get knowledge of all the things which we say against him. 9 And the Jews were in agreement with his statement, saying that these things were so.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

most: Acts 23:26,*Gr: Acts 26:25, Luke 1:3,*Gr.

Reciprocal: Job 32:21 - flattering Psalms 15:4 - a vile Acts 23:24 - Felix Acts 24:26 - hoped

Cross-References

Genesis 6:2
The sons of God saw that the daughters of men were fair; and they took wives for themselves from those who were pleasing to them.
Genesis 6:4
There were men of great strength and size on the earth in those days; and after that, when the sons of God had connection with the daughters of men, they gave birth to children: these were the great men of old days, the men of great name.
Genesis 14:19
And blessing him, said, May the blessing of the Most High God, maker of heaven and earth, be on Abram:
Genesis 14:22
But Abram said to the king of Sodom, I have taken an oath to the Lord, the Most High God, maker of heaven and earth,
Genesis 21:23
Now, then, give me your oath, in the name of God, that you will not be false to me or to my sons after me, but that as I have been good to you, so you will be to me and to this land where you have been living.
Genesis 24:3
And take an oath by the Lord, the God of heaven and the God of the earth, that you will not get a wife for my son Isaac from the daughters of the Canaanites among whom I am living;
Genesis 24:4
But that you will go into my country and to my relations and get a wife there for my son Isaac.
Genesis 24:14
Now, may the girl to whom I say, Let down your vessel and give me a drink, and who says in answer, Here is a drink for you and let me give water to your camels: may she be the one marked out by you for your servant Isaac: so may I be certain that you have been good to my master Abraham.
Genesis 24:15
And even before his words were ended, Rebekah, the daughter of Bethuel, the son of Milcah, who was the wife of Nahor, Abraham's brother, came out with her water-vessel on her arm.
Genesis 24:17
And the servant came running to her and said, Give me a little water from your vessel.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

We accept it always, and in all places,.... The sense is, that the Jews observed with pleasure the provident care the governor took of their nation, and at all times spoke well of him; and wherever they came commended his conduct, and owned the favours they received from him, and the blessings they enjoyed under his government: and then giving him his title of honour,

most noble Felix; Tertullus adds, that this the Jews did

with all thankfulness; as sensible of the obligations they were under to him; but this was all a farce, mere artifice, and wretched flattery.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

We accept it always - We admit that it is owing to your vigilance, and we accept your interposition to promote peace with gratitude.

Always, and in all places - Not merely in your presence, but we always acknowledge that it is owing to your vigilance that the land is secure. “What we now do in your presence, we do also in your absence; we do not commend you merely when you are present” (Wetstein).

Most noble Felix - This was the title of office.

With all thankfulness - In this there was probably sincerity, for there was no doubt that the peace of Judea was owing to Felix. But at the same time that he was an energetic and vigilant governor, it was also true that he was proud, avaricious, and cruel. Josephus charges him with injustice and cruelty in the case of Jonathan, the high priest (Antiq., book 20, chapter 8, section 5), and Tacitus (History, book 5, chapter 9) and Suetonius (Life of Claudius, chapter 28) concur in the charge.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Acts 24:3. We accept it always, and in all places — We have at all times a grateful sense of thy beneficent administration, and we talk of it in all places, not only before thy face, but behind thy back.


 
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