Act 24:2 | JFB | STEP | 2-4. Seeing that by thee we enjoy great quietness, &c.-- In this fulsome flattery there was a semblance of truth: nothing more. Felix acted with a degree of vigor and success in suppressing lawless violence [Josephus, Antiquities, 20.8.4; confirmed by Tacitus, Annals, 12.54]. by thy providence-- a phrase applied to the administration of the emperors.

‏ Acts 24:2

2-4. Seeing that by thee we enjoy great quietness, &c.--In this fulsome flattery there was a semblance of truth: nothing more. Felix acted with a degree of vigor and success in suppressing lawless violence [Josephus, Antiquities, 20.8.4; confirmed by Tacitus, Annals, 12.54].

by thy providence--a phrase applied to the administration of the emperors.