Some of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers also debated with him. Some said, ‘What is this ignorant show-off trying to say? ’ Others replied, ‘He seems to be a preacher of foreign deities’ #– #because he was telling the good news about Jesus and the resurrection.
For he says: At an acceptable time I listened to you, and in the day of salvation I helped you. , See, now is the acceptable time; now is the day of salvation!
Now as he spoke about righteousness, self-control, and the judgement to come, Felix became afraid and replied, ‘Leave for now, but when I have an opportunity I’ll call for you.’
because he has set a day when he is going to judge the world in righteousness by the man he has appointed. He has provided proof of this to everyone by raising him from the dead.’
‘But without exception they all began to make excuses. The first one said to him, “I have bought a field, and I must go out and see it. I ask you to excuse me.”
But they kept ridiculing God’s messengers, despising his words, and scoffing at his prophets, until the Lord’s wrath was so stirred up against his people that there was no remedy.
Look, you scoffers, marvel and vanish away, because I am doing a work in your days, a work that you will never believe, even if someone were to explain it to you.’ ,
So Lot went out and spoke to his sons-in-law, who were going to marry his daughters. ‘Get up,’ he said. ‘Get out of this place, for the Lord is about to destroy the city! ’ But his sons-in-law thought he was joking.