Felix could not be compelled to pass judgment, and in addition to wanting to curry favor with the Jews, he had another motive for delay ​ — he hoped that Paul would bribe him. ​ — Acts 24: 10 - 19, 26.
Fēliksu nevarēja piespiest pasludināt spriedumu, un piedevām tam, ka viņš gribēja iemantot jūdu labvēlību, viņš kavējās vēl cita motīva dēļ — Fēlikss cerēja, ka Pāvils dos viņam naudu *.