Where the Fathers quote Acts 12

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Maximus the ConfessorPG 90:328expounds v.10“διελθοντες δε πρωτην φυλακην και δευτεραν ηλθον επι την πυλην την σιδηραν την φερουσαν εις την πολιν ητις αυτοματη ηνοιχθη αυτοις και εξελθοντες προηλ”On the Acts of the Apostles: «Having passed the first and second guard, they came to the iron gate» Isidore of PelusiumPG 78:1100expounds v.22“ο δε δημος επεφωνει· Θεου φωνη και ουκ ανθρωπου.”50. On the people’s words to Herod: «The voice of a god and not of a man» Ammonius of Alexandria fl. c. 500PG 85:1539…in another chapter h chapter xii h vers and at the same time herod the king stretched forth his hands to afflict some of the church see that faithful men and the assembly composed of them… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:953…secretly on the saturday of the fourth week text xii now at that time herod the king stretched forth his hands to afflict some of the church and he killed james the brother of john with… Clement of Rome d. c. 100PG 1:61…beginning of his raiding from their chief heads the apostles and so he killed james the brother of john with the sword we have this death noted on the kalends of april which in this year… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:1385B…rd with reason, the sons of Zebedee surely drank the cup and were baptized with the baptism, since Herod put James, the brother of John, to death by the sword ⟦Act. XII, 2⟧; but the Roman emperor, as tradition t… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:1959…herod and pilate become friends so that they might kill jesus herod killed james the brother of john with the sword herod antipas did not defend the jews who were not paying tribute to caesar note… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 20:157…his hands to afflict certain ones from the church and he slew james the brother of john with the sword concerning this james clement in the seventh book of his institutions relates an incident worthy of… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 52:513B…starting-line, so to speak, plucked away, and beheaded for the sake of the Jews by Herod, thus ending his life, such a pillar and such a support of the truth (Acts 12:2)? How many were scandalized at that tim… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:765…them to james who was the first to be beheaded for herod killed james the brother of john with a sword do you wish to know how he loved john at the very cross he says… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:197…the king laid hands to afflict some of those from the church he killed james the brother of john with the sword and seeing that it is pleasing to the jews he proceeded to seize peter… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:199…am baptized you will be baptized mark and he killed he says james the brother of john with the sword and why you will ask did he not kill peter immediately the writer brings the cause… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:721D…s for the present toward a speech of praise that he was gladly beheaded for the love of the Master. For Herod, as Luke narrates in the Acts, puts him to death (Acts 12:2). These are the athletes of piety, thes… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 83:241…and when we hear the history of the acts narrating that herod killed james the brother of john with a sword we certainly will not suppose that the soul also died eran for how could we… Ammonius of Alexandria fl. c. 500PG 85:1539…men and the assembly composed of them is called the church vers and he killed james the brother of john with the sword it is to be noted that james was the first martyr of the… Paschal Chronicle c. 630PG 92:563…hands to harm some of those of the church and he slew james the brother of john with the sword and put peter in prison and having done these things herod immediately dies eaten by worms… Nicephorus the Philosopher fl. c. 890PG 106:141…CAP. CXXXIV. — How many Jameses there were among the apostles. James the brother of John, son of Zebedee, whom Herod also took away to please the Jews ⟦Act. XII, 2⟧. James son of Alphaeus. James the brot… Photius of Constantinople c. 810–c. 891PG 103:1189…a this man as it seemed desiring to ingratiate himself with them killed james the brother of john with the sword and sought to kill the chief of the apostles peter although he failed having put… George the Monk d. c. 914PG 110:425…in the time of claudius agrippa who is also called herod slew james the brother of john with the sword and delivered peter into custody intending to kill him thereafter simon magus having renounced christianity and… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:953…the king stretched forth his hands to afflict some of the church and he killed james the brother of john with the sword and seeing that it pleased the jews he proceeded to arrest peter also… Nicephorus Callistus Xanthopoulos c. 1256–c. 1335PG 145:783…some of the church in order to afflict them and he slew james the brother of john with the sword… Leontius of ByzantiumPG 86:1989…king laid his hands to afflict some of those in the church and he killed james the brother of john with the sword and seeing that it was pleasing to the jews he proceeded to seize… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:197…pleasing to the jews he proceeded to seize peter also and they were the days of unleavened bread what time does he call that absolutely the one following but here it is thus and elsewhere otherwise… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:953…killed james the brother of john with the sword and seeing that it pleased the jews he proceeded to arrest peter also now they were the days of unleavened bread and having caught him he put… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:57…l. 1:24), and I need nothing else. Peter also was counted worthy of this chain: "For he was," it says, "bound, and delivered to soldiers, and he was sleeping" (Acts 12:4-6). He was so glad, and felt no pain, tha… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:953…also now they were the days of unleavened bread and having caught him he put him in prison delivering him to four quaternions of soldiers to guard him intending after the passover to bring him forth… Leontius of ByzantiumPG 86:1989…to seize peter also whom having arrested he put into prison delivering him to four quaternions of soldiers to guard him intending after the passover to bring him out to the people b truly we are… Pantaleon the Deacon unknownPG 140:521…is had in the acts of the apostles concerning peter he wished to bring him forth to the people for they were the days of unleavened bread sometimes however it is the unleavened loaves as here… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:805A…hee, that thy faith fail not (Luke XXII, 31, 32). ACTS. Peter therefore was kept in prison: but prayer was made without ceasing of the Church unto God for him (Acts XII, 5). RULE LXVII. That for those who have… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 48:725A…ay be given by many on our behalf" (2 Cor. 1.10, 11). Thus also Peter escaped the prison. For there was earnest prayer being made by the Church to God for him (Acts 12.5). If the prayer of the Church benef… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 50:783C…integrity, and for the common salvation of men; but then, too, the prayer of the Church quickly opened the doors of the prison. For not in vain did Luke write (Acts XII, 5) that persistent prayers were offered b… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 52:423B…ayers are a wall and a bulwark to me. Do not say, "I am weak, how can I pray for the priest?" Hear the Scripture saying: "But prayer was made without ceasing" (Acts 12:5). And the ecclesiastical prayer loosed… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:197…persuading them that not even these things turn them aside peter then was kept in prison but prayer was made without ceasing by the church to god for him about these things was the struggle for… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:169C…clad in a chain, and do you need others? Yes, he says; since Peter also was clad in a chain, but nevertheless fervent prayer was being made on his behalf (Acts XII, 5). For which I am an ambassador in a ch… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 63:139D…by congregation: if charity be increased, it is necessary that the things of God also be increased. "Prayer, he says, was made without ceasing by the church" (Acts 12:5). "As the custom is with some." Here he… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 63:585C…f the prayer that takes place in the church? Peter was once bound, and many chains were round about him, but prayer was made earnestly by the Church for him (Act. 12:5); and immediately it delivered him from… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 63:587C…What need have I of prayer?" Peter did not say, "What need have I of prayer?" "Prayer," he says, "was being made without ceasing by the Church to God for him" (Acts XII, 5); and immediately He delivered him from… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:953…passover to bring him forth to the people peter therefore was being kept in prison but prayer was made without ceasing by the church unto god for him and when herod was about to bring him… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:197…in then when herod was about to bring him out in the night peter was sleeping between two soldiers bound with two chains and guards before the door were guarding the prison and behold an angel… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:199…sleeping casting everything upon god and he was not sleeping simply but between two soldiers bound with two chains for between two he says soldiers he was sleeping bound with two chains do you see how… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:953…church unto god for him and when herod was about to bring him forth the same night peter was sleeping between two soldiers bound with two chains and guards before the door kept the prison and… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:487…appropriate we have discussed b and c it says and the spirit of the lord came upon him and he judged israel and he went out to war and the lord delivered chushan rishathaim king of… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:963…they deserve the testimony of god for it says and the spirit of the lord came upon him and he judged israel and went out to war and the lord delivered chusarsaton the king into his… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:537…in the field keeping watch over their flock by night and lo the angel of the lord came upon them and the glory of the lord shone round about them and they were sore afraid and… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 26:539…the book of judges concerning othoniel it is said and the spirit of the lord came upon him and he judged israel and again and the spirit of the lord came upon jephte and concerning samson… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 28:965…the same region watching and keeping the night watches over their flock and behold the angel of the lord stood by them and the glory of the lord shone round about them and they feared with… Diodore of Tarsus d. c. 394PG 33:1587…and the philistines shouted and ran to meet him and the spirit of the lord came upon him and the cords that were upon his arms became as flax that has been burnt in the fire… Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 41:895…then joseph being a just man sought to put her away privily and behold the angel of the lord appeared unto him in a dream saying fear not to take unto thee mary thy wife for… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:203…the vineyard and behold a young lion met him and the spirit of the lord came upon him and he rent him as a kid of the goats and there was nothing in his hands and… George the Monk d. c. 914PG 110:229…a out his hand the angel of the lord came upon jerusalem to destroy it then david seeing the angel smiting the men among the people said to… George the Monk d. c. 914PG 110:285…humbled me that i may learn thy statutes ' and the wrath of the lord came upon him and upon judah and upon jerusalem and hezekiah was humbled from the height of his heart and the… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:721…in the field keeping watch over their flock by night and lo the angel of the lord came upon them and the glory of the lord shone round about them and they were sore afraid… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:681…by him and a light shone in the prison and he struck peter on the side and raised him up saying arise quickly and his chains fell off his hands vers then the angel said to… Cyril of JerusalemPG 33:789A…d some say, could He not have freed Himself, He who loosed Lazarus from the bonds of death after four days, and delivered Peter from the iron chains of prison (Act. XII, 7)? Angels stood ready, saying: Let us bu… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:981…(4 Reg. I, 8). And Peter also is shown to have used a girdle, as is clear from the words of the angel speaking to him: Gird thyself, and bind on thy sandals (Act. XII, 8). Moreover, it is evident that the bles… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:955…unto him gird thyself and bind on thy sandals and he did so and he saith unto him cast thy garment about thee and… Joannes ChrysostomusPG 51:197A…ls. For when the angel awakened him as he slept, and led him out of the prison, he says: Bind on thy sandals, and cast thy garment about thee, and follow me (Act. 12. 8). And Paul, writing to Timothy, says:… Basil of SeleuciaPG 85:541B…t by prayer. Such was Peter, who by prayer alone and a barbarian voice both raised one from the dead [Act. IX, 40], and opened gates guarded and firmly closed [Act. XII, 8], and dissolved the chains cast upon hi… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:63…he says to him wrap your garment around you and follow me and he went out and followed him and he did not know that it was true what was being done by the angel but… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:681…said to him put on your garment and follow me vers so he went out and followed him and did not know that what was done by the angel was real but thought he was seeing… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:955…he saith unto him cast thy garment about thee and follow me and he went out and followed him and he knew not that it was true what was done by the angel but thought he… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:419D…D⟧ Peter came out of prison; but the doors were opened to him, and Scripture signified this with those words: "The iron gate opened to them of its own accord" (Acts 12:10). It did not say, "It received Peter pa… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:199…the second guard they came to the iron gate that leads to the city which opened to them of its own accord behold the second sign when the angel departed then peter understood and going out… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:63…and second guard they came to the iron gate which leads to the city which opened to them of its own accord and going out they proceeded one street and immediately the angel departed from him… Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 118:195…and second watch they came to the iron gate that leads into the city which opened to them of its own accord and having gone out they proceeded one street and immediately the angel departed from… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:681…the angel was real but thought he was seeing a vision vers when they were past the first and the second guard posts they came to the iron gate that leads to the city which opened… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:955…what was done by the angel but thought he saw a vision when they were past the first and the second ward they came unto the iron gate that leadeth unto the city which opened to… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:199…the lord has truly sent his angel and has delivered me from the hand of herod and from the whole expectation of the people of the jews now i know he says not then why is… Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 118:195…that the lord has sent his angel and has snatched me from the hand of herod and from all the expectation of the people of the jews when the lord said to the disciples do not… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:955…passed on through one street and forthwith the angel departed from him and when peter was come to himself he said now i know of a surety that the lord hath sent his angel and hath… Photius of ConstantinoplePG 104:947…fled by night and been saved from the hand of the murderous herod and from all the expectation of the people of the jews by the command of the angel of the lord when day broke… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:199…was a great sign that he was not fleeing and considering it he came to the house of mary the mother of john who was surnamed mark where many were gathered and praying and as peter… Ammonius of Alexandria fl. c. 500PG 85:1539…the twelve disciples having been either slain or beheaded by herod vers he came to the house of mary the mother of john who was surnamed mark where many were gathered together and praying perhaps this… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:4091…inflamed unto the charity of christ but as soon as he went to the house of mary the mother of john who was later called mark which mary was said to be his maternal aunt for… Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 118:195…nothing necessary for life d xii and when he had realized it he came to the house of mary the mother of john who was called mark where many were gathered and praying… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:683…omni exspectatione plebis jud orum b and having considered c and peter he came to the house of mary the mother of john who was surnamed mark where many were gathered together and praying vers cum… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:957…necessities h monday of the fifth week h h text h xii and when he had considered the thing he came to the house of mary the mother of john whose surname was mark where many… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:1095…pondered that one should not simply depart but should repay the benefactor he came to the house of mary who was this john perhaps not the one who was always with them for on account of… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:1251…into which herod had cast him and having been released by him came to the house of mary the mother of john whose surname was mark they wish it to be understood forsooth that he came… Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 129:767…of the apostles for it says peter came to the house of the mother of john whose surname was mark where many were gathered and praying and in the beginning he accompanied barnabas his uncle and… PG 38 (anthology)PG 38:1295…of the various circumstances of christ s resurrection v etc she comes to the house of mary the mother of mark where she hears the disciples discussing emmaus v prayer to mary and her eulogy v… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:199…mark where many were gathered and praying and as peter was knocking at the door of the gate a girl came forward to listen named rhoda c when she recognized the voice of peter from joy… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:957…was mark where many were gathered together and praying and as he knocked at the door of the gate a damsel came to hearken named rhoda and when she knew peter's voice she opened not the… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:957…the door of the gate a damsel came to hearken named rhoda and when she knew peter's voice she opened not the gate for gladness but ran in and told how peter stood before the gate… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 50:443C…e of the angels" (1 Cor. 11:10). And again, Jacob: "The Angel who delivered me from my youth" (Gen. 48:16). And they said of Rhoda the girl: "It is his angel" (Acts 12:15). And again Jacob: "I saw," he says, "t… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:853C…eir angels daily see the face of my Father (Matt. 18. 10). And in the Acts of the Apostles it is said to the girl announcing Peter, Perhaps it is his angel (Acts 12. 15). What is the winepress, if not the Chu… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:755…aiden Rhoda announced to the apostles that Peter was standing before the doors, having escaped Herod's shackles, not believing her, they said: It is his angel (Acts 12:15). This the Savior also testifies, speak… Cosmas Indicopleustes fl. c. 535–550PG 88:131C…kingdom; and indeed, that every man has an angel as a companion and guardian. For example, the Church, speaking of Peter in the Acts, says: "It is his angel" (Acts 12:15); and the Lord in the Gospels cries out… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:957…gladness but ran in and told how peter stood before the gate and they said unto her thou art mad but she constantly affirmed that it was even so then said they it is his angel… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:957…that it was even so then said they it is his angel but peter continued knocking and when they had opened the door and saw him they were astonished but he beckoning unto them with the… Menologium of Basil II compiled under Basil II, r. 976-1025PG 117:349…he first ordered him to be shut up in prison afterwards having brought him out of the prison and again compelling him to renounce the veneration of the venerable icons since he saw that he would… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:957…when they had opened the door and saw him they were astonished but he beckoning unto them with the hand to hold their peace declared unto them how the lord had brought him out of the… Nicephorus Callistus Xanthopoulos c. 1256–c. 1335PG 146:453…from slaughter and shut him in prison but not much later they brought him out of the prison and killed him with the sword then placing him on a camel as a kind of strange d… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:203…amen h homily xxvii h cap v now when day was come there was no small stir among the soldiers what was become of peter and when herod had sought for him and found him not… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:63…the gift as he ought but when it was day he says there was no small stir among the soldiers as to what had become of peter what then c herod forces the matter to be… Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 118:197…brothers and having gone out he departed to another place and when it was day there was no small disturbance among the soldiers as to what had become of peter and herod having searched for him… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:959…the bitter and miserable death of the impious herod h text xii now as soon as it was day there was no small stir among the soldiers what was become of peter and when herod had… Theodore Balsamon d. c. 1205PG 138:509…angel d of the lord as he says when day had come there was no small stir among the soldiers as to what had become of peter herod having sought him and not found him in… Clement of Rome d. c. 100PG 1:729C…Others erroneously confuse the Mark mentioned by Peter with John Mark, and with Mark the cousin of Barnabas, believing them to be one, or (as I think) two men, Acts 12:19, 25; 15:37, 39; Colossians 4:10, 11; 2… Dionysius of Alexandria c. 190-264/265PG 10:1303…having tormented them in vain and having been overcome by women ordered that they should be put to death by the sword without being subjected to further trials of torment for ammonarium their leader and standard… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:203…was no small stir among the soldiers what was become of peter and when herod had sought for him and found him not having examined the guards he ordered them to be led away and going… Symeon Metaphrastes fl. c. 960, d. c. 1000PG 115:89…heard this the king decreed that unless they sacrificed to the sun they should be put to death when this decree was brought to them they answered that they worshipped the god of heaven and earth… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:959…was no small stir among the soldiers what was become of peter and when herod had sought for him and found him not he examined the keepers and commanded that they should be put to death… John VI Kantakouzenos c. 1292–1383PG 154:1079…by god yet god does not lead them but it is incongruous that they should be put to death because they cannot and as for those who can it is not fitting to compel them because… Ruggerius fl. 18th centuryPG 10:555D…, although a happier one. For when Herod had sought him and had not found him, after an inquiry was made concerning the guards, he ordered them to be led away, Acts XII, 19. But our martyrs died. Therefore to the… Macarius of Egypt c. 300–391PG 34:343B…rod the Great, when the greater part of Judea was under the Emperor Claudius, as Josephus teaches in book XIX of his Antiquities, is indicated by St. Luke in Acts 12:20. Since all these things are so, why sho… Isidore of Pelusium d. c. 450PG 78:1677…t to him under Caesar Claudius, as Josephus teaches in book XIX of his Antiquities, had the Tyrians and Sidonians as his subjects, as Saint Luke indicates in Acts XII, 20. Since all these things are so, why… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:959…he went down from jud a to c sarea and there abode and herod was highly displeased with them of tyre and sidon but they came with one accord to him and having made blastus the… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:959…friend desired peace because their country was nourished by the king's country and upon a set day herod arrayed in royal apparel sat upon his throne and made an oration unto them and the people gave… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:793…and sitting on the tribunal delivered an oration and the people shouted it is the voice of a god and not of a man and immediately an angel of the lord smote him because he had… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:205…tribunal was making an oration to them and the people were shouting the voice of a god and not of a man and immediately an angel of the lord struck him because he did not give… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 63:183C…[the king] with words, he received the honor in deeds, and wore the neck-chain. And Herod, indeed, when he heard, "It is the voice of a God, and not of a man" (Acts 12:22), because he did not give glory to God,… Isidore of Pelusium d. c. 450PG 78:155…the fear of judgment provide herod after that acclamation of the people it is the voice of a god and not of a man was punished by god and by his own example teaches that they… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:959…royal apparel sat upon his throne and made an oration unto them and the people gave a shout saying it is the voice of a god and not of a man and immediately the angel of… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:793A…a god, and not of a man. And immediately an angel of the Lord smote him, because he had not given glory to God; and being eaten of worms, he gave up the ghost (Acts XII, 23). RULE LX. That, since the g… Amphilochius of Iconium c. 340 – after 394PG 39:15…if you are an angel of god let us stand in prayer and immediately the angel of the lord bowed his head and cried out saying holy holy holy lord god of sabaoth heaven and earth… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:205…herod having sat upon the tribunal was making an oration he says and immediately the angel of the lord struck him and having become eaten by worms he breathed his last c this josephus also says… George the Monk d. c. 914PG 110:327…not forsaken those who love you lord and daniel rose and ate and immediately the angel of the lord restored habakkuk to his place now on the seventh day the king came to mourn for daniel… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:959…it is the voice of a god and not of a man and immediately the angel of the lord smote him because he gave not god the glory and he was eaten of worms and gave… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:205…god and having become eaten by worms he breathed his last and the word of god grew and multiplied this is no small thing immediately justice overtook him even if not because of peter but because… Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 118:197…to god and having become eaten by worms he breathed his last but the word of god grew and mul d tiplied barnabas and saul returned to jerusalem having fulfilled the… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:959…glory and he was eaten of worms and gave up the ghost but the word of god grew and multiplied commentary after the angel liberated peter from prison and chains when herod had sought him and…