SEV Biblia, Chapter 24:24
Y algunos días despus, viniendo Flix con Drusila, su mujer, la cual era judía, llam a Pablo, y oy de l la fe que es en el Cristo.
Clarke's Bible Commentary - Acts 24:24
Verse 24. His wife Drusilla] We have already seen that Felix was thrice married: two of his wives were named Drusilla; one was a Roman, the niece or grand-daughter of Antony and Cleopatra, mentioned by Tacitus, lib. v. cap. 9. The other, the person in the text, was a Jewess, daughter to Herod Agrippa the Great. See chap. xii. 1, &c. When she was but six years of age, she was affianced to Epiphanes, son of Antiochus, king of Comagene, who had promised to embrace Judaism on her account; but, as he did not keep his word, her brother Agrippa (mentioned chap. xxv. 13) refused to ratify the marriage. About the year of our Lord 53, he married her to Azizus, king of the Emesenes, who received her on condition of being circumcised. Felix having seen her, fell desperately in love with her, and by means of a pretended Jewish magician, a native of Cyprus, persuaded her to leave her husband; on which Felix took her to wife. She appears, on the whole, to have been a person of indifferent character; though one of the finest women of that age. It is said that she, and a son she had by Felix, were consumed in an eruption of Mount Vesuvius. See Josephus, Antiq. lib. xx. cap. 7, and see Calmet and Rosenmuller. Heard him concerning the faith in Christ.] For the purpose mentioned in the note on ver. 21, that he might be the more accurately instructed in the doctrines, views, &c., of the Christians.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 24. And after certain days , etc.] Some days after this trial: when Felix came with his wife Drusilla, which was a Jewess ; to Caesarea, having been to fetch her from some other place, or to meet her: this woman was the daughter of Herod Agrippa, who was eaten by worms, ( Acts 12:23) and sister to King Agrippa, mentioned in the next chapter; but though she was born of Jewish parents, and so a Jewess, as she is here called, yet her name was a Roman name, and is the diminutive of Drusus; the first of which name took it from killing Drausus, an enemys general, and who was of the Livian family; and the name of the mother of Tiberius Caesar was Livia Drusilla; Caius Caligula, the Roman emperor, had also a sister whose name was Drusilla f1201 ; this name Herod took from the Romans, and gave to his daughter; though the masculine name is often to be met with in Jewish writings; we frequently read of yaswrd ybr , Rabbi Drusai f1202 ; Herod Agrippa left three daughters, born to him of Cypris, Bernice, Mariamne, and Drusilla; and a son by the same, whose name was Agrippa; Agrippa when his father died was seventeen years of age, Bernice was sixteen, and was married to her uncle Herod; Mariamne and Drusilla were virgins, but were promised in marriage by their father; Mariamne to Julius Archelaus, son of Chelcias, and Drusilla to Epiphanes, the son of Antiochus, king of Comagene; but after Herods death, he refused to marry her, being unwilling to embrace the Jewish religion and relinquish his own, though he had promised her father he would; wherefore her brother Agrippa married her to Azizus king of the Emesenes, who was willing to be circumcised; but this marriage was quickly dissolved; for Felix coming to the government of Judea, seeing Drusilla, was enamoured with her beauty; and by the means of one of his friends, one Simon a Jew, and a native of Cyprus, who pretended to be a magician, he enticed her from her husband, and prevailed upon her to marry him: he sent for Paul, and heard him concerning the faith in Christ ; which he did, chiefly on account of his wife, who being brought up in the Jewish religion, had some notion of the Messiah the Jews expected, and could better understand what Paul talked of than he did; who at this time doubtless showed, that Christ was come, and that Jesus of Nazareth was he; that he is truly God and man, that he died, and rose again from the dead on the third day, and that he has obtained salvation for sinners, and that whoever believes in him shall be saved; this was the faith in Christ Paul discoursed of, and Felix and his wife heard; but it does not appear that it was attended with the power of God, to the conversion of either of them; it seems to have been merely out of curiosity, and as a diversion to them, and to do his wife a pleasure, that he sent for Paul and heard him.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 22-27 - 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 ou conduct in life, particularly in reference to others; temperance, the state and government of our souls, in reference to God. He who does no exercise himself in these, has neither the form nor the power of godliness, and must be overwhelmed with the Divine wrath in the day of God's appearing. A prospect of the judgment to come, is enough to make the stoutest heart to tremble. Felix trembled, but that was all. Man are startled by the word of God, who are not changed by it. Many fea the consequences of sin, yet continue in the love and practice of sin In the affairs of our souls, delays are dangerous. Felix put off thi matter to a more convenient season, but we do not find that the mor convenient season ever came. Behold now is the accepted time; hear the voice of the Lord to-day. He was in haste to turn from hearing the truth. Was any business more urgent than for him to reform his conduct or more important than the salvation of his soul! Sinners often star up like a man roused from his sleep by a loud noise, but soon sin again into their usual drowsiness. Be not deceived by occasiona appearances of religion in ourselves or in others. Above all, let u not trifle with the word of God. Do we expect that as we advance i life our hearts will grow softer, or that the influence of the worl will decline? Are we not at this moment in danger of being lost for ever? Now is the day of salvation; tomorrow may be too late __________________________________________________________________
Greek Textus Receptus
μετα 3326 PREP δε 1161 CONJ ημερας 2250 N-APF τινας 5100 X-APF παραγενομενος 3854 5637 V-2ADP-NSM ο 3588 T-NSM φηλιξ 5344 N-NSM συν 4862 PREP δρουσιλλη 1409 N-DSF τη 3588 T-DSF γυναικι 1135 N-DSF αυτου 846 P-GSM ουση 5607 5752 V-PXP-DSF ιουδαια 2453 A-DSF μετεπεμψατο 3343 5662 V-ADI-3S τον 3588 T-ASM παυλον 3972 N-ASM και 2532 CONJ ηκουσεν 191 5656 V-AAI-3S αυτου 846 P-GSM περι 4012 PREP της 3588 T-GSF εις 1519 PREP χριστον 5547 N-ASM πιστεως 4102 N-GSF
Robertson's NT Word Studies
24:24 {With Drusilla his wife} (sun drousillei tei idiai gunaiki). Felix had induced her to leave her former husband Aziz, King of Emesa. She was one of three daughters of Herod Agrippa I (Drusilla, Mariamne, Bernice). Her father murdered James, her great-uncle Herod Antipas slew John the Baptist, her great-grandfather (Herod the Great) killed the babes of Bethlehem. Perhaps the mention of Drusilla as "his own wife" is to show that it was not a formal trial on this occasion. Page thinks that she was responsible for the interview because of her curiosity to hear Paul. {Sent for} (metepemyato). First aorist middle of metapempw as usual (#Ac 10:5).
