Acts 24:25

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And as he reasoned of righteousness, temperance, and judgment to come, Felix trembled, and answered, Go thy way for this time; when I have a convenient season, I will call for thee.

He

Acts 17:2

Romans 12:1

1 Peter 3:15

Righteousness

Acts 24:15

John 16:8

1 John 3:7

Temperance

2 Peter 1:6

Go

Matthew 25:1

General references

Matthew 14:4

1 Corinthians 1:27

Bible References

He

Paul, as was his custom, us'd to go there, and for three sabbath-days discours'd to the Jews from the scriptures,

I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God to you, that you present your bodies a living victim, holy, acceptable unto God, as the service of a rational being.

adore the Lord God in your hearts, and be ready to show with modesty and respect to every one that asks it, what ground there is for the expectations you have:

Righteousness

I have the same expectations from the DEITY, which they themselves entertain, that of the resurrection both of the just and of the unjust.

and when he is come, he will convince the world of sin, of justice, of judgment:

dear children, let no man deceive you: only he that acts justly is just, as he is just.

Temperance

upon which John told him, "it is not lawful for you to have your brother's wife."

against such there is no law.

For the divine savour has display'd its salutary effects to all mankind:

As they think it strange, that you don't concur in the same profusion of luxury, they traduce you.

to knowledge, temperance: to temperance, patience: to patience, piety:

Go

and bringing them out, he said, sirs, what must I do to be saved?

but Agrippa reply'd to Paul, you almost persuade me I shall be a christian!

he would have put him to death, but for fear of the people, who reckoned him a prophet.

but instead of showing any regard, they went their ways, one to his farm, another to his traffick.

The kingdom of the Messiah will then be such, as when ten virgins took their lamps, and went out to meet the bridegroom.

General references

for John had said to him, it is not lawful for thee to have her.

but God hath chosen those who are foolish in the opinion of the world, to confound the wise; and the weak men of the world to confound the mighty: