Lives of Scripture

Drusilla was a Jewish woman, historically known as the youngest daughter of Herod Agrippa I, who became the wife of Antonius Felix, the Roman governor of Judea. She appears once in Scripture: while Paul was held as a prisoner in Caesarea awaiting trial, "Felix arrived with his wife Drusilla, who was a Jewess, and sent for Paul and heard him speak about faith in Christ Jesus" (Acts 24:24). Luke records that as Paul reasoned about righteousness, self-control, and the coming judgment, Felix became frightened and sent Paul away, saying, "Go away for the present, and when I find time I will summon you" (24:25) -- a delay Luke notes was also motivated by Felix's hope of a bribe (24:26). Scripture does not record Drusilla's own reaction to Paul's message, only that she was present and heard it alongside her husband. Her brief, unresolved appearance stands as one of Scripture's many moments where someone hears the truth about Christ firsthand and the text simply moves on without telling us what they did with it -- leaving the response, as with Felix, an open and unanswered question rather than a stated outcome one way or the other.