Early Church
Paul sent to Felix
Paul sent to Felix is dated AD 56. It is told in Acts 23:23–24:27. Portius Festus, Drusilla, Tertullus, Ananias (High Priest), Claudius Lysias are part of it.
Then he called two of his centurions and said, “Prepare two hundred soldiers, seventy horsemen, and two hundred spearmen to go to Caesarea in the third hour of the night.
- a That is, at nine tonight
When did it happen?
- Modern reckoning
- AD 56
- Traditional reckoning
- AD 56
Dates before about 900 BC depend on how the Bible's own numbers are added up. Why the two reckonings differ.
Where is it in the Bible?
Who was there, and where?
- Portius Festus
- Drusilla
- Tertullus
- Ananias (High Priest)
- Claudius Lysias
- Felix
- Paul
Where: Antipatris, Caesarea.
Which verses connect to Acts 23:23?
The strongest cross-references of the key verse, ranked by reader votes (OpenBible.info).
- Matthew 14:252 votes
During the fourth watch of the night, Jesus went out to them, walking on the sea.
- Luke 12:382 votes
Even if he comes in the second or third watch of the night and finds them alert, those servants will be blessed.
- Acts 8:402 votes
But Philip appeared at Azotus and traveled through that region, preaching the gospel in all the towns until he came to Caesarea.
- Acts 23:332 votes
When the horsemen arrived in Caesarea, they delivered the letter to the governor and presented Paul to him.
Events, people and places: Theographic Bible Metadata (Robert Rouse), CC BY-SA 4.0, reshaped; dates also from the sources named on each anchor.