KJV ORIGINAL
And when Felix heard these things, having more perfect knowledge of that way, he deferred them, and said, When Lysias the chief captain shall come down, I will know the uttermost of your matter.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
Felix had already heard about Christianity before, so he knew more about what Paul was talking about than he let on. But instead of making a decision right then, he basically said 'I'll get back to you on this' and told them he'd wait until the commander Lysias could come down to give his side of the story.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Sometimes people delay making important decisions because they already know what the right answer is but aren't ready to face it.
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