And when the governor had read the letter, he asked of what province he was. And when he understood that he was of Cilicia;

And when he had read it, he asked of what province he was; and when he understood that he was of Cilicia,

And having read it, and asked of what eparchy he was, and learned that he was of Cilicia,

And the governor having read it, and inquired of what province he is, and understood that he is from Cilicia;

Felix, after reading the letter, inquired from what province he was; and being told "from Cilicia,"

And after reading it, he said, What part of the country do you come from? And, hearing that he was from Cilicia,

And when he had read it and had asked which province he was from, realizing that he was from Cilicia, he said:

As soon as Felix had read the letter, he enquired to what province Paul belonged, and, learning that he came from Cilicia, he said,

Of what province he was - Greek: of what heparchy ἐπαρχίας eparchias he was. He knew from the letter of Lysias that he was a Roman, but he was not informed of what place or province he was. This he doubtless did in order to ascertain whether he properly belonged to his jurisdiction. Roman provinces were districts of country which were entrusted to the jurisdiction of procurators. How far the jurisdiction of Felix extended is not certainly known. It appears, however, that it included Cilicia.
Was of Cilicia - Tarsus, the birthplace of Paul, was in this province, Acts 21:39.

And when the governor, had read the letter,.... Which he doubtless opened and read as soon as he had received it, not knowing what important business might be contained in it, or of what dangerous consequence a neglect of reading it might be; this showed care and diligence in him:
he asked of what province he was; since he perceived by the letter he was a Roman, and that he might know whether he was under his jurisdiction, and whether the hearing of his case belonged to him; and it should seem that it rather belonged to the governor of Syria; but that the crimes he was charged with were committed in Judea, particularly that of profaning the temple.
And when he understood that he was of Cilicia; which was a Roman province, in which Tarsus was, where Paul was born free; Acts 21:39.

asked of what province he was--the letter describing him as a Roman citizen.