Most excellent (κρατιστω). See on Lu 1:3 to Theophilus though not in Ac 1:1. It is usual in addressing men of rank as here, like o…

Unto the most excellent governor Felix. The most honoured, and so forth. This was a mere title of office.

Greeting. A term …

Claudius Lysias to the most excellent governor Felix.—The letter may have been sent unsealed, or a copy of it may have been given …

A letter beginning with a salutation that (1) named the sender, (2) named the recipient, and (3) sent greetings was the standard form for a letter …

Claudius Lysias, to the most excellent Governor Felix ,
&c.] This is the inscription of the letter, and by it we lea…

God has instruments for every work. The natural abilities and moral virtues of unbelievers have often been employed to protect his persecuted serva…