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Acts 24 — Sermon Preparation

Below is a research summary for Acts 24, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.

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Acts 24 in the Greek

Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.

Greek Transliteration Strong's Count KJV renderings
Φῆλιξ Phēlix G5344 6 Felix
κατηγορέω katēgoréō G2723 4 accuse, object
Παῦλος Paûlos G3972 5 Paul, Paulus
Ἰουδαῖος Ioudaîos G2453 5 Jew, of Judæa
πολύς pleíōn G4119 5 above, exceed, more excellent, further
εὑρίσκω heurískō G2147 4 find, get, obtain, perceive
Τέρτυλλος Tértyllos G5061 2 Tertullus

How preachers through history handled this text

19 public-domain excerpts on Acts 24, from the church fathers to the Puritans.

Alexander MacLaren 6 Matthew Henry 4 Spurgeon 4 Calvin 3 Chrysostom 1 John Wesley 1

“The apostle reasoned concerning the nature and obligations of righteousness, temperance, and of a judgment to come; thus showing the oppressive judge and his profligate mistress, their need of repentance, forgiveness, and of the grace of the gospel. Justice respects our conduct in life, particularly in reference to others; temperance, the state and government of our souls, in reference to God. …”

— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on Acts 24:22–40 (Public Domain)

Places in the text

Based on ancient-geography data

  • Caesarea — Acts 24:1
  • Jerusalem — Acts 24:11
  • Asia — Acts 24:18

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