Acts 24:24-26
24 And after some days, when Felix came with his wife Drusilla, who was Jewish, he sent for Paul and heard him concerning the faith in Christ. 25 Now as he reasoned about righteousness, self-control, and the judgment to come, Felix was afraid and answered, “Go away for now; when I have a convenient time I will call for you.” 26 Meanwhile he also hoped that money would be given him by Paul, that he might release him. Therefore he sent for him more often and conversed with him.
Felix and his Jewish wife asked Paul to speak with them, being curious, but soon felt convicted by the reasoning from scripture. Paul talked about righteousness (we all fall short so can only have Christ's), self-control (choosing to do what God says over our desires), and the judgment that is coming (we are all accountable for our sin and will be rightly punished apart from Christ's righteousness). So Felix sent him away to avoid confronting the truth of his own sin, guilt, and just dues. But he did send for him often to get him to pay for better treatment or possibly even release… the seeds were planted, however.
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