Where the Fathers quote Acts 16
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Cyril of JerusalemPG 33:660expounds v.31“οι δε ειπον· πιστευσον επι τον Κυριον Ιησουν Χριστον και σωθησῃ συ και ο οικος σου.”Catechesis for the Illuminandi on «And in one Lord Jesus Christ» and reading from 1 Corinthians: «For even if there are so-called gods»
1Acts 16:1
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 54:627C…Abraham had an impious father. For Timothy also was allotted an impious father; for he was the son of a Judean woman, a faithful mother, but of a Greek father (Acts XVI, 1). And that his father remained in impie…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:247A…but now it was not so. And behold, a certain disciple was there, by name Timothy, the son of a Jewish woman who was faithful, while his father was a Gentile (Acts 16:1). To him the brothers who were at Icon…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:593D…ovimus: quamquam illa secundum naturam cognatus ejus erat; sed nihil hinc utilitatis; qui vero ab ipso et natura et patria disjunctus erat ex Lystris civitate (Act. 16. 1), ipsi tamen omnibus propinquior factus…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:833…eunice the blessed luke also mentions his mother in the acts and a certain disciple was there named timotheus the son of a certain woman which was a jewess and believed but that was in the…
Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 118:225…the apostles being asked then left the prison xvi and he came to derbe and lystra and behold a certain disciple was there named timothy son of a certain jewish woman who was a believer but…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:985…whom paul was cast into prison h text xvi he arrived at derbe and lystra and behold a certain disciple was there named timothy son of a certain jewish woman who was a believer but his…
Joannes ChrysostomusPG 51:101B…mcising Timothy. "For having found," he says, "a certain young man in Lystra, the son of a faithful Jewish woman, but of a Gentile father, he circumcised him" (Acts 16:1–3); for he did not want to send an uncirc…
2Acts 16:2
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:501D…Timothy was one of the Apostle’s disciples, whom Luke testifies to have been a wonderful young man, attested to by the brothers who were at Lystra and Iconium (Acts 16:2). He was at once a disciple and a teach…
3Acts 16:3
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:247…were at iconium and lystra gave good testimony v him paul wished to go forth with him and taking him he circumcised him because of the jews who were in those places v for all knew…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:549B…circumcised, and we do not attend to the action that was done, but to the purpose and the cause of the action, and for this reason we admire him all the more. (Acts 16, 3) He did not only circumcise, but also h…
Theodore the Studite 759–826PG 99:983A…nd cause the loss of the more important ones. And we have learned this very thing, among the apostles, from Paul, who purified himself and circumcised Timothy ⟦Acts XVI, 3⟧; and among the Fathers, from the great…
Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 118:225…who were in lystra and iconium bore good testimony paul wanted him to go forth with him and taking him he circumcised him because of the jews who were in those places for they all knew…
Euthymius the Hagiorite c. 955-1028PG 96:1147B…also act with deliberate purpose, violating a divine commandment at times for the sake of a greater commandment? Is it not said that Paul circumcised Timothy (Acts 16:3) for the sake of a better dispensation,…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:985…and iconium paul wished him to go out with him and he took and circumcised him because of the jews who were in those places c for they all knew that his father was a greek…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:1105…did absolutely nothing out of prejudice he wished he says for him to go forth with him and the admirable thing is this that he circumcised him because of the jews he says who are in…
Theodore of MopsuestiaPG 66:791B…Jews: for Paul became a Jew to the Jews, that he might gain the Jews (1 Cor. ix, 20); he circumcised Timothy, and shaved and purified him according to the law (Acts xvi, 3), so that he could say to them: "Circum…
4Acts 16:4
Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:821D…Acts. And as they went through the cities, they delivered them the decrees for to keep, that were ordained of the apostles and elders which were at Jerusalem (Act. xvi, 4)... These things teach and exhort (1 Ti…
Ammonius of Alexandria fl. c. 500PG 85:1553…that they even contracted marriages with greeks and married greek women vers and as they went through the cities they delivered to them the decrees which were determined by the apostles and elders who were in…
Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 118:225…those places for they all knew that his father was a greek and as they went through the cities they delivered to them the decrees to keep that had been ordained by the apostles and presbyters…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:727…the law which they themselves also thought ought to be kept ver and as they went through the cities they delivered them the decrees for to keep that were ordained of the apostles and elders which…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:985…places c for they all knew that his father was a greek as they went through the cities they delivered to them to keep the decrees that had been decided upon by the apostles and elders…
5Acts 16:5
Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 118:225…apostles and presbyters who were in jerusalem the churches therefore were strengthened in the faith and increased in number daily decrees he calls the abstinence from things sacrificed to idols from fornication and blood and things…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:727…ordained of the apostles and elders which were at jerusalem b ver and so were the churches established in the faith and increased in number daily ver now when they had gone throughout phrygia and the…
6Acts 16:6
Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 28:49…spirit of my father which speaketh in you concerning the spirit d now when they had gone throughout phrygia and the region of galatia and were forbidden of the holy ghost to preach the word in…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 48:1093D…een hindered by the Holy Spirit from speaking the word in Asia. Having come to Mysia, they tried to go into Bithynia, and the Holy Spirit did not permit them (Acts 16:6–7). And again, that the Holy Spirit test…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:409A…not the work of God. For regarding the Romans, he says that God hindered [Rom. 15. 22]; and elsewhere Luke says that the Spirit forbade them to come into Asia [Acts 16. 6]; but to the Corinthians, he says it is…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 75:655B…such some of you were; but you are washed, but you are sanctified, but you are justified, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, and in the Spirit of our God.” Acts XVI, 6–7. “And passing through Phrygia, and the…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:39…macedonia he had not yet gone to ephesus for he says they were forbidden of the holy ghost to preach the word in asia but timothy was with him and the history of the acts clearly…
Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 118:227…a prudent life and are appropriate for rational human beings xvi and when they had gone throughout phrygia and the region of galatia and were forbidden of the holy ghost to preach the word in asia…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:727…the churches established in the faith and increased in number daily ver now when they had gone throughout phrygia and the region of galatia and were forbidden of the holy ghost to preach the word in…
7Acts 16:7
Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 28:49…were forbidden of the holy ghost to preach the word in asia after they were come to mysia they assayed to go into bithynia and the spirit suffered them not…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 75:1093…scripture speaking in this manner concerning the holy apostles that they tried to go into bithynia but the spirit of jesus did not permit them c a what then does not scripture say that the very…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 76:1409…regarding the holy apostles when they had come to mysia they tried to go into bithynia but the spirit of jesus did not permit them since therefore the spirit is also his of the one who…
Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 118:227…were forbidden of the holy ghost to preach the word in asia after they were come to mysia they assayed to go into bithynia but the spirit suffered them not and they passing by mysia came…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:727…forbidden of the holy ghost to preach the word in asia ver after they were come to mysia they assayed to go into bithynia but the spirit suffered them not ver and they passing by mysia…
8Acts 16:8
Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 118:227…they assayed to go into bithynia but the spirit suffered them not and they passing by mysia came down to troas in asia and bithynia the spirit forbids the apostles to preach the word foreknowing that…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:727…assayed to go into bithynia but the spirit suffered them not ver and they passing by mysia came down to troas ver and a vision appeared to paul in the night c there stood a man…
9Acts 16:9
Didymus the Blind c. 313–398PG 39:1689…to him by way of a revelation commanding him for he said come over into macedonia and help us but he remained silent about this when writing the epistle judging out of the modesty of his…
Nilus of Sinai d. c. 430PG 79:109…to their aid for the salvation of men by saying unto him come over into macedonia and help us lx to the same b since you eagerly read the venerable scriptures you must surely know the…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 71:381A…perfect wisdom, such as was that of Paul, who saw in a dream a certain man from Macedonia, beseeching him and saying, "Come over into Macedonia and help us." ⟦Act. XVI, 9.⟧ And Ananias, one who was proven in fa…
Ammonius of Alexandria fl. c. 500PG 85:1555…why the spirit did not permit paul to preach in asia vers and a vision appeared to paul in the night a certain man of macedonia was standing and beseeching him and saying passing over into…
Eutychius of Constantinople c. 512-582PG 86:2345…a come over into macedonia and help us for the flour in the vessels has already failed and every hope of our being saved is…
Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 118:227…the spirit would hold sway over those who sojourned there a xvi and a vision appeared to paul in the night there stood a man of macedonia and prayed him saying come over into macedonia and…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:727…not ver and they passing by mysia came down to troas ver and a vision appeared to paul in the night c there stood a man of macedonia and prayed him saying come over into macedonia…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:987…not permit them and passing through mysia they went down to troas and a vision appeared to paul in the night a certain man of macedonia was standing entreating him and saying come over into macedonia…
10Acts 16:10
Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 118:227…what was easy but a dream was sufficient for this b xvi and after he had seen the vision immediately we endeavoured to go into macedonia assuredly gathering that the lord had called us for to…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:727…and prayed him saying come over into macedonia and help us ver and after he had seen the vision immediately we endeavoured to go into macedonia assuredly gathering that the lord had called us for to…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:987…saying come over into macedonia and help us and as soon as he had seen the vision immediately we sought to go forth into macedonia concluding that god had called us a to preach the gospel…
11Acts 16:11
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:313…to pass that we were drawn away from them having set sail we came with a straight course to cos and the following day to rhodes and from there to patara and having found a ship…
Ammonius of Alexandria fl. c. 500PG 85:1555…be obedient for only such are recorded in scripture vers sailing therefore from troas we came with a straight course to samothracia and the day following to neapolis with paul in all those cities was luke…
Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 118:227…the lord had called us for to preach the gospel unto them therefore loosing from troas we came with a straight course to samothracia and the next day to neapolis and from thence to philippi which…
Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 118:259…to pass that having been torn away from them we set sail we came with a straight course to cos and…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:727…lord had called us for to preach the gospel unto them ver therefore loosing from troas we came with a straight course to samothracia and the next day to neapolis ver and from thence to philippi…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:987…us a to preach the gospel to them and having set sail from troas we came with a straight course to samothracia and on the next day to neapolis and from thence to philippi which is…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:1017…to pass that we were pulled away from them having set sail we came with a straight course to cos and the next day to rhodes and from there to patara and finding a ship crossing…
Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 130:783B…declares a common operation and the preposition "with" also signifies communion in a certain manner. Of this kind is: "Paul and Timothy sailed into Macedonia" [Acts xvi, 11], and "Tychicus and Onesimus were sent…
12Acts 16:12
Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 118:227…with a straight course to samothracia and the next day to neapolis and from thence to philippi which is the chief city of that part of macedonia and a colony and we were in that city…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:727…a straight course to samothracia and the next day to neapolis ver and from thence to philippi which is the chief city of that part of macedonia and a colony and we were in that city…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:987…a straight course to samothracia and on the next day to neapolis and from thence to philippi which is the first city of the part of macedonia a colony and we were in that city staying…
13Acts 16:13
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 20:151…xvi by blessed luke is to be understood on the sabbath day we went out of the city by a river where a proseucha was supposed to be many arguments convince us that this passage is…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:251…xxxv h cap v and on the sabbath day we went forth out of the city by a river side where it was thought that there was prayer and sitting down we spoke to the women…
Ammonius of Alexandria fl. c. 500PG 85:1555…straight course vers and upon the sabbath day we went forth without the city by a river side where it seemed there was prayer by a river side where it seemed there was prayer because there…
Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 118:227…endeavoured we came with a straight course and similar things c xvi and on the sabbath we went out of the city by a river side where prayer was wont to be made and we sat…
Alessio Simmaco Mazzocchi 1684–1771PG 65:1255A…my notes on the New Testament, and among other things, that it was customary for proseuchae to be established outside city walls, which is also apparent from Acts 16:13. But this stirs up saliva here, why ido…
14Acts 16:14
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:321C…piety; but even here there is need of the Spirit’s help. For also regarding someone Luke writes, that He opened her heart, to heed the things spoken by Paul (Act. 16: 14). And Christ: No one comes to me, unle…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:251…prayer and sitting down we spoke to the women that were assembled and a certain woman named lydia a seller of purple of the city of thyatira one that worshipped god heard whose heart the lord…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:253…and a certain woman named lydia a seller of purple of the city of thyatira who worshipped god heard whose heart the lord opened…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:397C…re them. For it was theirs to go about and preach, but it was for God, who works in them, to persuade; just as Luke also says that He opened their heart (Acts 16:14), and again, to whom it was given to h…
Ammonius of Alexandria fl. c. 500PG 85:1555…by the river outside the city the supposedly god fearing ones vers and a certain woman named lydia a seller of purple of the city of thyatira one that worshipped god heard us it should be…
Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 118:227…and we sat down and spake unto the women which resorted thither and a certain woman named lydia a seller of purple of the city of thyatira which worshipped god heard us whose heart the lord…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:729…women who had gathered together vers and a certain woman by name lydia a seller of purple of the city of thyatira a worshiper of god heard us whose heart the lord opened to give heed…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:987…we sat down and spoke to the women who had gathered there and a certain woman named lydia a seller of purple of the city of thyatira who worshiped god heard whose heart the lord opened…
15Acts 16:15
Eusebius of Emesa c. 300-359PG 86:487B…from the Syriac, for the word sadam means "he mocked," "he treated badly," etc.; but [taken] from the Greek zētēma, which is read in the Syriac version of Acts XVI, 15) is not wont to indicate a homiletic ch…
Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:757A…ized, and her household, she besought us, saying, If ye have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come into my house, and abide there. And she constrained us (Act. XVI, 15). REGULA XXXVIII That a Chr…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:311B…er ones. So the purple-seller did not ask these things from the apostles, but what? "If you have judged me to be worthy of the Lord, come in and stay with me" (Acts XVI, 15). The good things of the New Testament…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 58:677C…the men modesty and self-control. Hear, at least, the seller of purple saying: If you have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come into my house and stay (Acts 16:15). Hear of the women who traveled with t…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:253…was baptized she and her house she besought us saying if you have judged me to be faithful to the lord come into my house and abide there and she constrained us b and when she…
Photius of Constantinople c. 810–c. 891PG 103:807…not being ignorant of said to those about barnabas and paul b if ye have judged me to be faithful to the lord come into my house and abide there and that saying must be interpreted…
Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 118:227…opened that she attended unto the things which were spoken of paul and when she was baptized and her household she besought us saying if ye have judged me to be faithful to the lord come…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:729…baptized with her household she besought us with these words if you have judged me to be faithful to the lord enter into my house and stay with me and she constrained us by the river…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:987…she and her household were baptized she besought us saying if you have judged me to be faithful to the lord come into my house and abide there b and she constrained us h commentary h…
16Acts 16:16
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 14:713…in the acts of the apostles these things are also written and it came to pass as we went to prayer a certain damsel possessed with a spirit of divination met us which brought her masters…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 14:1137B…; for it was true what was being said: but that truth was not in Christ; and for that reason Paul, having turned to her, said: "Be silent, and come out of her (Act. xvi, 16 ff)." But that also was truth which…
Eustathius of Antioch c. 270 - c. 337PG 18:635…came to meet him as he says having a spirit of python which brought her masters much gain by soothsaying therefore she followed paul and us and cried out saying thus these men are the servants…
Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 45:1347…gns of those who divine." But at 1 Kings xxviii, 7, the woman having a Python is called in Hebrew ba`alat 'ob ("mistress of a Python"); likewise in Acts xvi, 16, paidiskē echousa pneuma Pythōnos, a girl having the spir…
Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 42:491A…f the prophets [III Reg. XXII, 21, 22]. Furthermore, a certain spirit of compunction is mentioned [Rom. XI, 8], and a spirit of sloth, and a spirit of Python [Act. XVI, 16], and a spirit of fornication, and a sp…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:253…luc thus they did everything for the sake of economy d and it came to pass as we were going to prayer a certain damsel having a spirit of divination met us who brought her masters…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:57C…us, and she cried, saying, ‘These men are the servants of the most high God.’ But Paul said: ‘I command thee in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her.’” ⟦Acts XVI, 16, 17⟧ “And it came to pass, that the fa…
Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 118:229…he calls neapolis what is now called christopolis a xvi and it came to pass as we went to prayer a certain damsel possessed with a spirit of divination met us which brought her masters…
George Pachymeres c. 1242–c. 1310PG 143:1037A…po koilias phonein p. 379. To speak from the belly; a formula derived from those places of Holy Scripture which make mention of Pythoness ventriloquist women, Acts xvi, 16, and 1 Kings xxviii, where instead of …
17Acts 16:17
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 14:713…of divination met us which brought her masters much gain by soothsaying the same followed paul and us and cried saying these men are the servants of the most high god which shew unto us the…
Eustathius of Antioch c. 270 - c. 337PG 18:635…of python which brought her masters much gain by soothsaying therefore she followed paul and us and cried out saying thus these men are the servants of the most high god which show unto us the…
Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 41:873…just as the young girl who had a spirit of python said these men are the servants of the most high god and why have you come before the time to torment us we know who…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 48:537…now who You are, the Holy One of God" (Mark 1:24), and at another, "These men are the servants of the Most High God, who proclaim to you the way of salvation" (Acts 16:17). Will you still mention virginity and…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 48:913…a devil. And what of the demons? Since they were preaching and saying, "These men are servants of the Most High God, who proclaim to you the way of salvation" (Acts 16:17), were we therefore to rank them among…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 48:983B…mix in lies and gain credence for themselves. For when they had said, "These men are servants of the Most High God, who proclaim to you the way of salvation" (Acts 16:17), the Apostle, being pained, rebuked th…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 49:87…saw that they had suffered nothing grave hear how he was changed servants of the most high god come out and come hither dan were you not saying a little before and who is that god…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:553A…God say, You shall not eat of the tree? (Gen. 3, 4). I know you who you are, the Holy One of God (Luc. 4, 34). These men are servants of the most high God" (Acts 16, 17). Therefore, since he once said the imp…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:211…of the fire which was burning and said sedrach misach abdenago you servants of the most high god come out and come here and sedrach misach and abdenago came out from the midst of the fire…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:465C…bjects, the Savior had authority. Paul saw in Macedonia a girl having a spirit of Python, and saying before all: These men are servants of the most high God (Acts 16:17, 18); but Paul, being worn out and turn…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:253…gain by divining this damsel having followed paul and us cried out saying these men are the servants of the most high god who proclaim to us the way of salvation why did the demon speak…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:291C…e time to torment us?" (Matt. VIII, 29); and again, "I know who you are, the Son of God" (Mark I, 24); but here: "These men are servants of the most high God" (Acts XVI, 17); and again, "Jesus I know, and Paul I…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:243…ame God? Did the demoniacs not say, "We know who you are, the Son of God" (Mark 1:24)? Did they not say to Paul, "These men are servants of the most high God" (Acts 16:17)? But they said this while being scourg…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:75D…ng. For when the servant girl, who had a spirit of Python, was saying, "These men are servants of the Most High God, who announce to you the way of salvation" (Acts 16:17), greatly rebuking her, he put an end t…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:677C…o come upon him. Why, then, did Paul silence the demon who said, “These men are the servants of the Most High God, who declare unto us the way of salvation” (Act. 16:17)? And why does Christ also forbid the d…
Ammonius of Alexandria fl. c. 500PG 85:1557…he wills this woman following paul and us cried out saying 'these men are the servants of the most high god who announce to you the way of salvation ' the spirit of python was performing…
Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:1103…whom the woman possessed by the spirit of python cried out these are the servants of the most high god d for whenever god wills it even demons are compelled to speak the truth vers and…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:57…certain damsel possessed with a spirit of divination met us and she cried saying these men are the servants of the most high god but paul said i command thee in the name of jesus christ…
Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 118:229…of divination met us which brought her masters much gain by soothsaying the same followed paul and us and cried saying these men are the servants of the most high god which shew unto us the…
Symeon Metaphrastes fl. c. 960, d. c. 1000PG 115:101…before them and said to them terentius and africanus maximus and pompeius servants of the most high god arise give glory to god and take rest then the angel approached and touched the collars that were…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:733…these men are the servants of the most high god o impure one if thou knowest that they proclaim the way of salvation why…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:987…met us who provided great gain to her masters by divining she followed paul and us and cried out saying these men are servants of the most high god who announce to you the way of…
Nicetas Choniates c. 1155–1217PG 139:1155…called him both most high and son for these men he says are the servants of the most high god who preach unto you the way of salvation and he calls christ's apostles servants having learned…
Nicetas Choniates c. 1155–1217PG 139:1351…the girl who was vexed by a pythonic spirit and cried out these men are the servants of the most high god who declare unto you the way of salvation b and when she had done…
Joannes ChrysostomusPG 51:167D…er acknowledging them? For it was crying out for many days, saying: "These men are the servants of the most high God, who announce to us the way of salvation" (Acts 16:17). Do not wonder, dearest, for this also…
18Acts 16:18
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:699…in pain and said to the spirit of python i command you in the name of jesus christ to depart from her in this you might perhaps ask why paul being pained rebukes the spirit of…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:1881…lion and the dragon and tramples all the power of the enemy in the name of jesus christ to whom is glory and dominion for ever and ever amen h homily xxxii h b concerning that…
Eustathius of Antioch c. 270 - c. 337PG 18:635…a source as not to be trusted and most rightly being grieved said to the spirit i command thee in the name of jesus christ to come out of her then the author narrating the deed…
Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 26:1207…co adore god the son and the spirit finally paul writes that in the name of jesus christ every knee should bow and every tongue should confess that the lord jesus is in the glory of…
Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 28:1369…name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved in the name of jesus christ every knee shall bow of things in heaven and things in earth and things under the earth and…
Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:789…and gold have i none but such as i have give i thee in the name of jesus christ c of nazareth rise up and walk acts iii and he took him by the right hand…
Pseudo-Ignatius fl. c. 375-380PG 5:867…with their husbands in flesh and spirit likewise also command my brothers in the name of jesus christ to love their spouses even as the lord loved the church if any one is able to remain…
Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 42:155…and gold have i none but such as i have give i thee in the name of jesus christ of nazareth rise up and walk so that the fact that the needy and poor are called…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:5…not say at the cross but let each of you be baptized in the name of jesus christ nor does he remind them continually of the cross so that he might not appear to be upbraiding…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:65…ought to do and he did not say on the cross but in the name of jesus christ let each of you be baptized he does not frequently remind them of the cross so as not…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:85…is shown from this that they themselves involve themselves in evils that in the name of jesus christ the nazarene he adds that which most grieved them this then was what christ was saying to them…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:253…he commanded it to go out and paul being grieved and turning said to the spirit i command thee in the name of jesus christ to go out from her and it went out the same…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:161A…r your feet shortly" (Rom. 16:20). He had him under subjection; for which reason he also said: "I command thee in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her" (Acts 16:18). But this is not the act of one who is…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:57…and gold have i none but such as i have give i thee in the name of jesus christ walk and immediately his feet and ankle bones received strength and he walked acts iii b and…
Peter of Sicily 9th–10th c.PG 104:1315B…th fear, and trembling and quaking, he obeys their commands if they instruct him as a bondman. Just as by the command of Paul the pythonic spirit was cast out (Acts xvi. 18), and that man who had sinned at Corint…
Photius of Constantinople c. 810–c. 891PG 101:307…the slaughter they had committed says let each of you be baptized in the name of jesus christ for the remission of sins and again being prompted by divine inspiration to baptize the centurion he deemed…
Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 118:229…the most high god which shew unto us the way of salvation and this did she many days but paul being grieved turned and said to the spirit i command thee in the name of jesus…
Symeon the New Theologian 949–1022PG 86:3195…a humane and compassionate spirit toward her said most impure and malignant spirit i command thee in the name of the son of god to depart from this woman and never again return to her as…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:553…peter said to them repent and let each of you be baptized in the name of jesus christ for the remission of sins and you shall receive the gift of the holy spirit for the promise…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:559…a i have not but what i have that i give thee in the name of jesus christ of nazareth arise and walk vers and taking him by the right hand he lifted him up…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:729…doing this for many days and paul being troubled and having turned said to the spirit i command you in the name of jesus christ to come out from her and it came out that same…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:877…and gold have i none but such as i have give i thee in the name of jesus christ of nazareth rise up and walk and he took him by the right hand and lifted him…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:961…the holy spirit to cyprus and concerning the things which they did in the name of jesus christ to elymas the sorcerer tuesday of the fifth week text barnabas and saul returned b from jerusalem having…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:987…this for many days d but paul was sore troubled and turning said to the spirit i command thee in the name of jesus christ to go out from her and it went out the same…
Nicetas Choniates c. 1155–1217PG 139:1351…for many days being troubled he turned to the spirit and said i command thee in the name of jesus christ to come out of her c and he did so at once with a word…
John VI Kantakouzenos c. 1292–1383PG 154:499…ministers for they performed miracles in the name of christ saying thus in the name of jesus christ receive your sight and the blind man received his sight in the name of jesus christ the son…
Ignatius of AntiochPG 5:711…or the loosed nor for the hungry or the thirsty vetus interpres in the name of jesus christ to suffer with him i shall endure all things he himself fortifying me who was made perfect man…
Ignatius of AntiochPG 5:717…servants the deacons and all of them both individually and in common in the name of jesus christ and in his flesh and in his blood in his passion and resurrection both carnal and spiritual b…
Ignatius of AntiochPG 5:723…with their husbands in both flesh and spirit likewise command my brothers in the name of jesus christ to love their wives as the lord loves the church if anyone is able to remain in chastity…
Anthony the GreatPG 40:995…the lord our members and coheirs of the saints i beseech you in the name of jesus christ to act so that he himself may grant to you all a spirit of discretion to discern and…
Anthony the GreatPG 40:997…him and given him a name which is above every name that in the name of jesus christ every knee should bow of things in heaven and things in earth and things under the earth and…
Joannes ChrysostomusPG 51:83…and gold have i none but what i have that i give thee in the name of jesus christ arise and walk alt version omitted…
Joannes ChrysostomusPG 51:85…and gold have i none but what i have that i give thee in the name of jesus christ arise and walk there are two things here conduct and miracle conduct is silver and gold have…
Theodore of MopsuestiaPG 66:785…the holy spirit for this statement that each one should be baptized in the name of jesus christ acts ii does not say that abandoning the invocation which is in the name of the father and…
Basil of SeleuciaPG 85:259…is given to you by us with the gold laden a treasures in the name of jesus christ arise and walk instead of an obol receive the legs instead of a little bread receive the supplement…
19Acts 16:19
Eustathius of Antioch c. 270 - c. 337PG 18:635…came out the same hour when therefore the masters of the handmaid saw that the hope of their gain had vanished utterly they caught paul and silas and drew them into the marketplace unto the rulers…
Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 118:229…to come out of her and he came out the same hour and when her masters saw that the hope of their gains was gone they caught paul and silas and drew them into the marketplace…
Joannes ChrysostomusPG 51:167C…rulers, and offering them to the magistrates, when they had laid many stripes upon them, they cast them into prison, charging the jailer to keep them safely" (Acts 16:19–23). Do you see the utter wickedness of th…
20Acts 16:20
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:255B…Since, therefore, they were acting arrogantly, they thought they would strike them with amazement by their clamor, saying: "These men are disturbing our city" (Acts 16:20). What sayest thou? Dost thou believe t…
Photius of Constantinople c. 810–c. 891PG 101:689C…f their own profit, said: «These men, being Jews, trouble our city, and proclaim customs which it is not lawful for us to receive or to observe, being Romans» (Acts xvi, 20)—you see how the Philippians pride…
Photius of Constantinople c. 810–c. 891PG 101:961…were inflamed with rage dragged their benefactors into the market place before the magistrates saying these men being jews are exceeding troubling our city and they proclaim customs that it is not lawful for us to…
Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 118:229…paul and silas and drew them into the marketplace unto the rulers and brought them to the magistrates saying these men being jews do exceedingly trouble our city and teach customs which are not lawful for…
21Acts 16:21
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:253…disturb our city being jews and they proclaim customs which it is not lawful for us to receive nor to observe being romans everywhere money is the cause of evils oh the cruelty of b the…
Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 118:229…the magistrates saying these men being jews do exceedingly trouble our city and teach customs which are not lawful for us to receive neither to observe being romans and the multitude rose up together against them…
22Acts 16:22
Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 118:229…are not lawful for us to receive neither to observe being romans and the multitude rose up together against them and the magistrates rent off their clothes and commanded to beat them and when they had…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:735…them and he rejoiced with all his house having believed in god and the multitude rose up together against them the miracles and the doctrine were the work of paul but silas also was a participant…
23Acts 16:23
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:253…rent their garments commanded them to be beaten with rods and having laid many stripes upon them they cast them into prison charging the jailer to keep them safely paul then worked the whole thing both…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 63:713C…oned him," he says, "they dragged him outside the city" (Acts 14:19); and again: "Having beaten him and laid many stripes upon him, they cast him into prison" (Acts 16:23). What glory, what pleasure, what honor…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 63:793A…ving stoned him, they dragged him outside the city" (Acts 14:19); and again, "Having beaten him, and having inflicted many wounds, they threw him into prison" (Acts 16:23). What glory, what pleasure, what honor…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 63:795C…aused any injury. And see this happening everywhere. He was scourged, and indeed he was scourged vehemently; for, he says, they laid many stripes upon him (Acts 16:23); and he was bound, and this likewise v…
Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 118:229…and the magistrates rent off their clothes and commanded to beat them and when they had laid many stripes upon them they cast them into prison charging the jailor to keep them safely who having received…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:733…garments commanded them to be beaten with rods c vers and having laid many stripes upon them they cast them into prison charging the jailer to keep them safely vers who having received such a mandate…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:989…their garments ordered them to be beaten with rods and having inflicted many stripes upon them they cast them into prison commanding the jailer to guard them safely he having received such a command cast them…
Joannes ChrysostomusPG 51:167…into the marketplace to the rulers and offering them to the magistrates when they had laid many stripes upon them they cast them into prison charging the jailer to keep them safely acts do you see…
24Acts 16:24
Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:1795C…λου [Whom they killed, hanging him on a tree], but it also designates by that word wooden fetters or the stocks, in which culprits were detained in chains, as Acts XVI, 24: Καὶ τοὺς πόδας αὐτῶν ἠσφαλίσατο εἰς τ…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:253…prison great is the fury he who received such a command cast them into the inner prison and secured their feet in the stocks observe he also again cast them into the inner prison and this…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:255B…tripes; but when they cast them into prison and commanded that they be guarded accurately, they wished to hear the cause. And he "fastened them in the stocks" (Acts 16:24), he says; as if to say, in the wooden…
Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 118:229…they cast them into prison charging the jailor to keep them safely who having received such a charge thrust them into the inner prison and made their feet fast in the stocks and at midnight paul…
Joannes ChrysostomusPG 51:167B…the blessed Luke indicates this, saying: "Having received such a command, the jailer cast them into the inner prison, and made their feet fast in the stocks" (Acts 16:24). Observe in what manner evils are incr…
25Acts 16:25
Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:1015A…l and Silas have handed down to us, as the history of the Acts makes clear, in these words: "At midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God" (Acts xvi, 25). And the Psalmist, when he says: "At m…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 53:281D…or by the bonds, but in this more displaying much and warmer desire for the Master. For Paul, he says, and Silas at midnight praying were singing hymns to God (Act. 16:25). David in kingdom and diadem was consu…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:523A…l, opened the doors of the prison, shook the foundations, and filled the jailer with great terror. For at midnight, he says, Paul and Silas were singing hymns (Acts 16:25). And what happened then? What? A thing…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:201A…lieved; here, however, it was only necessary that the Apostle be freed; otherwise, too, God dispenses all things differently. There Paul was singing hymns (Acts 16.25), here Peter was sleeping. Let us not…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:59…ard them praising God and singing hymns: such hymns they would not have sung if they had been sorcerers: for he heard them, he says, praising God (Acts 16. 25). And not only this, but they also prevented him from killi…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 81:1323C…stripes inflicted upon them in Philippi by the magistrates, while living in prison and bound in stocks, at midnight, he says, "praying, they praised God" [Acts xvi, 25]. Thus, also, did these blessed youths…
Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 118:229…into the inner prison and made their feet fast in the stocks and at midnight paul and silas prayed and sang praises unto god and the prisoners heard them b it is said that this pythia…
26Acts 16:26
Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 43:457…once the bolts were broken at once the bars fell at once the foundations of the prison were shaken at once the opposing powers were turned to flight one pushing the other and one entangled with…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 49:99C…red within? Such was the lion and the blessed Paul; for having entered the prison, by his cry alone he shook all the foundations, he gnawed through the chains (Act. XVI, 26)—not with teeth, but with words; theref…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:257…and singing hymns to god and the prisoners were listening to them and suddenly there was a great earthquake so that the foundations of the prison were shaken and immediately all the doors were opened and…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 63:713C…know that he was bound for Christ! But look at the wonderful thing; "And the prison was shaken," he says, "with Paul bound, and the bonds of all were loosed" (Acts 16:26). Have you seen the nature of chains lo…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 63:793B…s bound for the sake of Christ! But observe the marvelous thing: "And the prison was shaken," he says, "with Paul bound, and the bonds of all were loosed" (Acts 16:26). Do you see the nature of the bonds lo…
Nilus of Sinai d. c. 430PG 79:833…of the miracle regarding the earthquake for as the apostles were praying the foundations of the prison were shaken and a light shone in the dwelling and the chains of all were loosed and all the…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 75:507…were praying and praising god and the prisoners were listening to them and suddenly there was a great earthquake so that the foundations of the prison were shaken and immediately all the doors were opened and…
Theophanes the Confessor 9th–10th c.PG 108:497…were continuous earthquakes and great rains likewise in the month of february there was a great earthquake so that all despaired of their safety and prostrate with great fear began to perform litanies and to beseech…
Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 118:231…a and immediately all the doors were opened and the bonds of all were loosed a great earthquake occurred so that the jailer was awakened…
Epiphanius the Monk fl. c. 1015PG 120:249…outside andrew knowing it made the sign of the cross from within and immediately all the doors were opened and the guards were struck with fear but andrew said for the proconsul shall not know the…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:733…singing hymns to god and the prisoners were listening to them vers and suddenly there was a great earthquake so that the foundations of the prison were shaken and immediately all the doors were opened and…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:989…prisoners were listening to them b and suddenly a great earthquake occurred so that the foundations of the prison were shaken and immediately all the doors were opened and the bonds of all were loosed and…
Joannes ChrysostomusPG 51:169…, there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken, and immediately all the doors were opened, and the bonds of all were loosed (Acts 16:26). Do you see the power of the hymns to…
Basil of SeleuciaPG 85:541B…to this miracle is the greatest city, Rome, the queen of cities. Such also was Paul, who shook a whole prison from its foundations and nearly brought it down [Act. XVI, 26], and raised up Eutychus who was dead […
27Acts 16:27
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 48:961A…en he does not busy himself with the misfortunes of others, when he stands as a common harbor for all who are in need . Thus, that jailer of Paul was saved (Acts 16:27 sqq.); whence it is clear that in all c…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 54:539…commands all who were in the prison to be under his power and the keeper of the prison knew not anything for all things were in the hand of joseph because the lord was with him…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:511A…g of the kind: for because the prison was shaken and the bonds were loosened, the prison guard awoke and seized a sword to kill himself, urged on by the devil (Acts 16:27). Since the pastor was inside, the wolf…
28Acts 16:28
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:523C…Did you see his miracle? Did you see his stupendous works? See his concern, see his humanity. He cried out and said: Do yourself no harm: for we are all here (Acts 16:28). He did not allow him who had harshly…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:511A…r was inside, the wolf came to snatch the sheep so that it might not be kept safe. But the pastor, though bound, restrained him, saying: Do yourself no harm (Acts 16:28). O the humanity of the pastor! He is b…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:257…himself thinking d that the prisoners had escaped but paul cried out with a loud voice saying do yourself no harm for we are all here he marveled all the more at the humanity of paul…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:59…y were loosed is clear from the voice of Paul. What indeed does he say? He cried with a loud voice, saying, Do thyself no harm, for we are all here (Acts 16. 28). For they would not all have been inside if they had known…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:61C…red him not only for the miracle, but also for his way of life. How did he call out? With a loud voice, saying, "Do yourself no harm; for we are all here" (Acts 16. 28). You see his lack of vainglory, and hi…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 63:793B…, drew his sword and was about to destroy himself. What then does Paul do? He called out with a loud voice, saying, "Do yourself no harm; for we are all here" (Acts 16:28). Do you see his lack of vanity, and hi…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 70:1157…become greatly afraid wished to kill himself but upon paul crying out do thyself no harm for we are all here having marveled at the wonder he was baptized with all his house and that the…
Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:2513…in one day and the jailer having heard paul saying do yourself no harm for we are all here marveling was baptized with all his house his eyes even saw eye to eye according to the…
Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 118:231…kill himself imagining that the prisoners had fled but paul cried out with a loud voice saying do yourself no harm for we are all here and having asked for lights he rushed in and trembling…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:733…himself d thinking the prisoners had escaped vers but paul cried out with a loud voice saying do thyself no harm for we are all here…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:989…kill himself thinking that the prisoners had fled but paul cried out with a loud voice saying do yourself no harm for we are all here and having asked for a light he rushed in and…
Joannes ChrysostomusPG 51:169…the throat of the beast with his own voice for he cried with a loud voice saying do yourself no harm for we are all here ib v o the superabundance of humility he did not…
29Acts 16:29
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:523B…et, [already] being in the stocks, loosened the hands of others. Then the jailer fell down before him, he says, fearing, trembling, groaning, anxious, weeping (Acts 16:29). What happened? Did you not bind them?…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:23B…d not look for a time (Acts 8. 27); nor did that jailer, among the bound, when he saw his master beaten with scourges and bound, and about to remain in prison (Acts 16. 29). But here most people, not being in pr…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:61D…ked for lights, he says, and sprang in, and trembling, he fell down before Paul and Silas, and bringing them out, he says, "Sirs, what must I do to be saved?" (Acts 16. 29-30). Fire he held, and a sword, and he sai…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 63:713D…at it led those who had bound him to the feet of the bound man, and made them the subordinates of this one; "For the jailer," he says, "fell down before Paul" (Acts 16:29); and the one loosed was under the feet…
30Acts 16:30
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:523D…re. The jailer admired his concern, he fell down before the bound man, being loosed [from his sin], and what does he say? Masters, what must I do to be saved? (Acts 16:30). You were bound, and you are in a stat…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:511A…pastor cried out. The wolf heard, released the sheep, and the pastor caught him who was about to deliver it up. What must I do,—he says—that I may be saved? (Acts 16:30). O what salvation! What ineffable kind…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:257…being trembling fell down before paul and silas and bringing them out said sirs what must i do to be saved do you see how the miracle conquered him and they said believe on the lord…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:259…feet of the prisoners and he brought them out and says lords what must i do to be saved what did they say you see he does not love him because he was saved but because…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:61…fell down before paul and silas and bringing them out he says sirs what must i do to be saved acts fire he held and a sword and he said sirs what must i do to…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:67…s inside the prison, which he himself had constructed for them by means of fire. But contemplate the words. That man says: "Sirs, what must I do to be saved?" (Acts XVI, 30). This man, not indeed with such humili…
Nilus of Sinai d. c. 430PG 79:833…a light rushed in and being trembling fell at their feet saying sirs what must i do to be saved and he called them lords and addressed them as masters whom before the miracle he had…
Hesychius of Jerusalem d. after 450PG 93:1133…the jailer at philippi demonstrates who said to paul and silas lords what must i do to be saved but we must also seek concerning the newcomers or as the septuagint has it the sons of…
Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:999C…ath'" (Josh. 2:14). So too, when the jailer had received Paul and Silas, in whom he believed, and had brought them out, he said: "What must I do to be saved?" (Acts 16:30). And they said to him: "Believe in the…
Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 118:231…the feet of paul and silas and having brought them out he said sirs what must i do to be saved and they said believe in the lord jesus and you will be saved you and…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:735…feet of paul and silas vers and having brought them out he said sirs what must i do to be saved vers and they said believe in the lord jesus christ and thou shalt be saved…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:989…feet of paul and silas and bringing them out he said lords what must i do to be saved but they said believe on the lord jesus christ and you shall be saved you and your…
Joannes ChrysostomusPG 51:169…fell down before paul and silas and having brought them out he said sirs what must i do to be saved ib v did you see how to those who love god all things work together…
31Acts 16:31
Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 28:1369…of the lord christ in whom we have been commanded to believe believe on the lord jesus christ and you shall be saved it is good to place the hopes of salvation in this name for…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:613…concerning him for he is a prophet and shall pray for thee and thou shalt be saved and thy house ibid therefore he is called the son of abraham and david that the prophet and priest…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:257…do to be saved do you see how the miracle conquered him and they said believe on the lord jesus christ and you will be saved you and your household and they spoke to him the…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:61…and he said sirs what must i do to be saved but they said believe on the lord jesus christ and you will be saved you and your household ibid v this is not the way…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 75:509…said believe in the lord jesus and thou shalt be saved and thy house and they spoke to him the word of the lord with all that were in his…
Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:999C…out, he said: "What must I do to be saved?" (Acts 16:30). And they said to him: "Believe in the Lord Jesus Christ, and you and your whole house will be saved" (Acts 16:31). And immediately, having bowed the…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:735…must i do to be saved vers and they said believe in the lord jesus christ and thou shalt be saved and thy house vers and they spoke the word of the lord to him and…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:989…out he said lords what must i do to be saved but they said believe on the lord jesus christ and you shall be saved you and your house and they spoke to him the word…
32Acts 16:32
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:257…you will be saved you and your household and they spoke to him the word of the lord and to all who were in his house immediately upon speaking to him they showed the humanity towards…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:61…fell at their feet and they spoke to him he says the word of the lord and to all who were in his house and taking them in that very hour of the night he washed…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 75:509…and thou shalt be saved and thy house and they spoke to him the word of the lord with all that were in his house and taking them in that hour of the night he washed…
Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 118:231…you will be saved you and your household and they spoke to him the word of the lord and to all who were in his house and taking them in that hour of the night he…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:989…you shall be saved you and your house and they spoke to him the word of the lord and to all who were in his house and having taken them in that hour of the night…
33Acts 16:33
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 52:431A…peak. But let us return to our subject. They say that I ate and baptized. Let them then depose Paul, because he conferred baptism upon the jailer after supper (Acts 16:33). I dare say, let them depose Christ hi…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 52:435B…ve eaten and baptized, I did nothing of these things unseasonably. Let them depose Paul the Apostle, because after supper he conferred baptism upon the jailer (Acts XVI, 33): let them depose the Lord himself, bec…
34Acts 16:34
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 75:509…washed their wounds and himself was baptized and all his house immediately and when he had brought them into his house he set food before them and rejoiced with all his house believing in god a…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:735…wounds and he himself and all his household were baptized immediately vers and when he had brought them into his house he set a table before them and he rejoiced with all his house having believed…
35Acts 16:35
Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 30:987B…lates "faciumque vectores," we have preferred to use the Roman terms, who said that fasces were carried before them by lictors. The author of the Vulgate also (Acts 16:35): Απέστειλαν οἱ στρατηγοὶ τοὺς ῥαβδούχ…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:257…if returning the grace and honoring them by what he was doing and when it was day the magistrates sent the lictors saying let those men go perhaps the magistrates had learned of what happened and…
Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 118:231…table and rejoiced having believed in god with all his house but when it was day the magistrates sent the lictors saying release those men and the jailer reported these words to paul that the magistrates…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:735…was nothing there save for words alone and good hopes vers but when it was day the magistrates sent the lictors saying let those men go vers and the keeper of the prison reported these words…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:951…the apostles went out from the prison after being asked text xvi and when it was day the magistrates sent the sergeants saying let those men go and the jailer reported these words to paul that…
36Acts 16:36
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 54:539…commands all who were in the prison to be under his power and the keeper of the prison knew not anything for all things were in the hand of joseph because the lord was with him…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:257…on their own the jailer reported these words to paul saying that the magistrates have sent to let you go now therefore depart and go in peace but paul said to them having beaten us publicly…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:735…day the magistrates sent the lictors saying let those men go vers and the keeper of the prison reported these words to paul namely the magistrates have sent to order that you be released now therefore…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:951…those men go and the jailer reported these words to paul that the magistrates have sent to let you go now therefore depart and go in peace but paul said to them they have beaten us…
37Acts 16:37
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:257…to them having beaten us publicly without trial being roman men they cast us into prison and now they cast us out secretly not so but let them come themselves and bring us out the lictors…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:325D…s. Here he turns them away from the city. Thus also previously he said: Having beaten us publicly, men who are Romans, not condemned, they cast us into prison (Act. 16:37). For since he was being asked: Are you…
Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 118:231…have beaten us publicly uncondemned being roman citizens and they have thrown us into prison and now do they cast us out secretly not so indeed but let them come themselves and bring us out and…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:951…go now therefore depart and go in peace but paul said to them they have beaten us openly uncondemned being romans and have cast us into prison and now do they thrust us out privily nay…
38Acts 16:38
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:257…come themselves and bring us out the lictors reported these words to the magistrates and they feared when they heard that they were romans and coming out they entreated them and bringing them out asked them…
Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 118:231…the lictors reported these words to the magistrates and they were afraid when they heard that they were romans and coming they entreated them and having brought them out they asked them to depart from the…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:951…but let them come themselves and fetch us out and the sergeants told these words unto the magistrates and they feared when they heard that they were romans and they came and besought them and brought…
39Acts 16:39
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:737…vers and they came and besought them and when they had brought them out they asked them to depart from the city vers having departed…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:951…the magistrates and they feared when they heard that they were romans and they came and besought them and brought them out and desired them to depart out of the city and they went out of…
40Acts 16:40
Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 118:231…depart from the city and having come out of the prison they entered into the house of lydia and having seen the brethren they encouraged them and departed having beaten us publicly he shows a double…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:737…the city vers having departed therefore from the prison they went to lydia and when they had seen the brethren they comforted them and departed but paul said to them etc although the praetors had commanded…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:951…brought them out and desired them to depart out of the city and they went out of the prison and entered into the house of lydia and when they had seen the brethren they comforted them…