Acts 24:26 Meaning and Explanation
“He hoped also that money should have been given him of Paul, that he might loose him: wherefore he sent for him the oftener, and communed with him.”
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Read Full Chapter →Felix keeps sending for Paul and talking with him, secretly hoping the apostle will offer money for his release.
What Does Acts 24:26 Mean?
Luke uncovers the governor's second motive: money. Roman law forbade a judge to sell a prisoner's freedom, but Felix — perhaps having heard of the funds Paul had carried to Jerusalem (Acts 24:17) — angles for a bribe through repeated interviews. So the strange conversations continue: Paul speaking of Christ, Felix listening for the sound of an offer.
Two hungers sat in one room — Paul's for a conscience void of offense, Felix's for gain. 'The love of money is the root of all evil' (1 Timothy 6:10), and it can deafen a man to the very word that would save him. Yet mark the patience of God: conversation after conversation, the governor kept hearing the gospel. Mercy repeats itself to slow listeners.
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What does Acts 24:26 mean?
Felix keeps sending for Paul and talking with him, secretly hoping the apostle will offer money for his release.