# Acts 24:25

> As Paul expounded on righteousness, self-control, and the coming judgment, Felix became frightened and said, “You may go for now. When I find the time, I will call for you.”

— Acts 24:25, Berean Standard Bible

## When

- c. AD 57-59 (counted from the text)
- Date source: Acts 24:27 gives two years in Caesarea and marks the change from Felix to Festus, which Josephus (Antiquities XX.8) puts in AD 59.

## Who ruled

- **Antonius Felix**, procurator of Judea, AD 52-59, named in the text · Source: Josephus, Antiquities XX.7-8; Tacitus, Annals XII.54
- **Nero**, emperor of Rome, AD 54-68 · Source: Tacitus, Annals XIII-XVI; Suetonius, Nero
- **Herod Agrippa II**, king of Judea, AD 50-93 · Source: Josephus, Jewish War II; Antiquities XX
- **Porcius Festus**, procurator of Judea, AD 59-62 · Source: Josephus, Antiquities XX.8-9

## See also

- John 16:8 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/john/16/8
- 1 Peter 3:15 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/1-peter/3/15
- Acts 10:42 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/10/42
- Galatians 5:23 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/galatians/5/23
- 2 Peter 1:6 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/2-peter/1/6
- Galatians 3:22 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/galatians/3/22
- Titus 2:11-12 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/titus/2/11
- Revelation 20:11-15 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/revelation/20/11

Cross-references: OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0.

## This document

- Canonical: https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/24/25
- Whole chapter: https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/24
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