# Acts 24:27

> After two years had passed, Felix was succeeded by Porcius Festus. And wishing to do the Jews a favor, Felix left Paul in prison.

— Acts 24:27, 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
- **Porcius Festus**, procurator of Judea, AD 59-62, named in the text · Source: Josephus, Antiquities XX.8-9
- **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

## See also

- Acts 25:9 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/25/9
- Acts 12:3 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/12/3
- Acts 25:14 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/25/14
- Mark 15:15 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/mark/15/15
- Acts 25:1 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/25/1
- Galatians 1:10 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/galatians/1/10
- Proverbs 29:25 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/proverbs/29/25
- Acts 26:32 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/26/32

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

## This document

- Canonical: https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/24/27
- Whole chapter: https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/24
- License: Scripture: Berean Standard Bible (BSB), public domain. Source: Scriptoria (scriptoria.digital).