But after some days, Felix came with Drusilla his wife, who was of the Jews by birth, and sent for Paul, and gave hearing to him about faith in Christ Jesus.
When a man's ways are pleasing to the Lord, he makes even his haters be at peace with him.
Now Nebuchadrezzar, king of Babylon, gave orders about Jeremiah to Nebuzaradan, the captain of the armed men, saying,
But Paul's sister's son had word of their design, and he came into the army building and gave news of it to Paul.
I will give hearing to your cause, he said, when those who are against you have come. And he gave orders for him to be kept in Herod's Praetorium.
But after two years Porcius Festus took the place of Felix, who, desiring to have the approval of the Jews, kept Paul in chains.
But Festus, in answer, said that Paul was being kept in prison at Caesarea, and that in a short time he himself was going there.
And on the day after, we came to Sidon; and Julius was kind to Paul, and let him go to see his friends and take a rest.
And when we came into Rome, they let Paul have a house for himself and the armed man who kept watch over him.