Where the Fathers quote Acts 20

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Cyril of JerusalemPG 33:660expounds v.21“διαμαρτυρομενος Ιουδαιοις τε και Ελλησι την εις τον Θεον μετανοιαν και πιστιν την εις τον Κυριον ημων Ιησουν Χριστον.”Catechesis for the Illuminandi on «And in one Lord Jesus Christ» and reading from 1 Corinthians: «For even if there are so-called gods» John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:303…h homily xlii h a and after the tumult was ceased paul called unto him the disciples and embraced them and departed for to go into macedonia he indeed performs this and to… Olympiodorus of Alexandria fl. 6th century (c. 500-570)PG 93:623C…ul of the reader. But whenever anyone makes a discourse concerning true religion, even if he draws it out over a long space of time, as the divine apostle did (Act. xx, 1 seqq.), who in the school of Tyrannus t… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:303…into macedonia then into greece and that he greatly consoled them hear and when he had gone over those parts and had given them much exhortation he came into greece and there abode three months and… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:771…them and bade them farewell and departed to go into macedonia vers and when he had gone over those parts and had exhorted them with much speech he came into greece vers where he had spent… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:303…those parts and had given them much exhortation he came into greece and there abode three months and when snares were laid for him by the jews as he was about to sail into syria he… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:409A…drance of Satan? Unexpected and vehement temptations. For, he says, when a plot was formed against him by the Jews, he was detained in Greece for three months [Acts 20. 3]. It is one thing to remain by necessit… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:417…or I think he remained there at that time; just as Luke says, that he remained in Hellas for three months, when a plot had been formed against him by the Jews (Acts 20:3). 2. Therefore he did not care about t… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:771…months and laying in wait was made for him by the jews as he was about to sail into syria he took the resolve to return through macedonia vers and there accompanied him as far as… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:303…resolve to return through macedonia and there accompanied him as far as asia sopater of berea and of the thessalonians aristarchus and secundus and gaius of derbe and timotheus and of asia tychicus and trophimus these… Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 118:253…macedonia and there accompanied him as far as asia sopater of beroea and of the thessalonians aristarchus and secundus and gaius and derbaeus and timothy and of asia tychicus and trophimus these having gone ahead waited… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:771…vers and there accompanied him as far as asia sopater the beroean and of the thessalonians aristarchus and secundus and gaius of derbe and timothy and of asia tychicus and trophimus vers these going before tarried… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:1011…him as far as asia sopater of beroea the son of pyrrhus and of the thessalonians aristarchus and secundus and gaius of derbe and timothy and of asia tychicus and trophimus these having gone ahead waited… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:771…gaius of derbe and timothy and of asia tychicus and trophimus vers these going before tarried for us at troas vers and we sailed away from philippi after the days of unleavened bread and came unto… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:303…says he went before into troas preparing the way for him b and we sailed away from philippi after the days of unleavened bread and came unto them to troas in five days where we abode… Maximus the Confessor c. 580–662PG 90:845D…e the discourse is about the seven days which Paul spent at Tyre with the disciples, after the days of Unleavened Bread had already been completed at Philippi (Acts XX, 6). And neither, if there were a discussi… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:771…and trophimus vers these going before tarried for us at troas vers and we sailed away from philippi after the days of unleavened bread and came unto them to troas in five days where we abode… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:1011…having gone ahead waited for us at troas and we sailed away after the days of unleavened bread from philippi and came to them at troas in five days where we stayed for seven days h… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:831D…hs, when the disciples had come together to break bread, Paul reasoned with them, about to depart on the morrow, and extended the discourse until midnight (Act. xx, 7)... And a few things having been interp… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 53:81…ain, hear the blessed Luke saying that, As he was about to depart on the morrow from Troas, Paul discoursed to them, and prolonged his speech until midnight (Acts 20. 7). Did the time do any harm, tell me, or… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:303…much witness concerning the philippians and for this reason he abides there and upon the first day of the week when the disciples came together to break bread paul preached unto them ready to depart on… Cosmas Indicopleustes fl. c. 535–550PG 88:1853…by the monument late in the sabbath as it dawned toward the first day of the week when the lord's day was about to begin mary magdalene came and the other mary to see the tomb… Nicon Metanoeite c. 930-998PG 113:981…indeed xiii vespers were being celebrated at one time it was the first day of the week when the gymnasium of the ball players was opened and a large crowd of youths stood below the sacred… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:771…for there was need of much exhortation because of that disturbance vers and upon the first day of the week when the disciples were gathered together to break bread paul reasoned with them being ready to… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:1013…advocates h on the saturday of the sixth week text h xx and upon the first day of the week when we were gathered together to break bread paul preached unto them ready to depart on… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:771…to depart on the morrow and continued his speech until midnight vers and there were many lights in the upper chamber where they were gathered together and upon the first day of the week this was… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:1013…to depart on the morrow and continued his speech until midnight b and there were many lights in the upper chamber where we were gathered together and there sat in a window a certain young man… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 48:669B…ts XVII, 34)? And Eutychus, how did he fall from the window? Was it not because he was occupied until deep into the night with the discourse of his teaching (Acts XX, 9)? What of his time in Thessalonica and… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 58:941B…t. κατατρέχειν, ἀποτρ. (εἰς τὸ ϑάτερον) 113 c. m. καταφέρειν, prosternere 323 c. m. [X, 616 a. m. Δαυῒδ τὸν Γολιὰθ καταφέρει.] κατενεχθῆναι, ex somno 321 p. m. Act. xx, 9. καταφερὴς = λαγνὸς 627 a. m. Cf.… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:303…fall down and as it happened he relates it as he proceeds and there sat in a window a certain young man named eutychus being fallen into a deep sleep and as paul was long preaching… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:773…as he sat in the window being oppressed by a deep sleep and as paul was discoursing for a long time having been overcome by sleep he fell down from the third story… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:1013…were many lights in the upper chamber where we were gathered together and there sat in a window a certain young man named eutychus being fallen into a deep sleep and as paul was long preaching… Basil of SeleuciaPG 85:541B…en 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 [Act. XX, 9], and blinded Elymas, a man famed for s… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:303…and fell down from the third loft and was taken up dead and paul went down and fell on him and embracing him said trouble not yourselves for his life is in him when he was… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:1013…and fell down from the third loft and was taken up dead and paul went down and fell on him and embracing him said trouble not yourselves for his life is in him when he therefore… Nicetas Choniates c. 1155–1217PG 139:1337D…the soul" (Matth. X, 28). And Paul in Troas, when he speaks of that Eutychius who fell from the third loft, says: "Do not be troubled, for his soul is in him" (Acts XX, 10). But no one has yet been found, either… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:303…not yourselves for his life is in him when he was therefore come up again and had broken bread and eaten and talked a long while even till break of day so he departed d they… Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus 905–959PG 112:1031…to breakfast; the later ones use geuma for to dine and for dinner; see Salmasius, vol. II, p. 615. Hist. Aug. Palairet, Observations on the N.T. on Acts XX, 11. (38) Anargyroi are called certain saints, and among them e… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:773…and had broken bread and tasted and had conversed a long time even till break of day so he departed vers and they brought the boy alive and were not a little comforted vers and we… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:1013…embracing him said trouble not yourselves for his life is in him when he therefore was come up again and had broken bread and eaten and talked a long while even till break of day so… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:303…how do we differ from dogs see how great the difference is and they brought the young man alive and were not a little comforted they receive great comfort both because they received him alive and… Ammonius of Alexandria fl. c. 500PG 85:1577…the people h chap xx h ver and they brought the boy alive and were not a little comforted it should be noted that paul also raised the dead man named eutychus ver serving the lord… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:773…break of day so he departed vers and they brought the boy alive and were not a little comforted vers and we going aboard the ship sailed to assos from there intending to take in paul… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:1013…talked a long while even till break of day so he departed and they brought the young man alive and were not a little comforted and we went before to ship and sailed unto assos there… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:773…comforted vers and we going aboard the ship sailed to assos from there intending to take in paul for his soul is in him he did not say he shall rise again or i will raise… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:1013…they brought the young man alive and were not a little comforted and we went before to ship and sailed unto assos there intending to take in paul for so had he appointed minding himself to… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:303…being about to travel by land and when we were come to assos we took him in and came to mitylene paul is frequently separated from his disciples for behold already he is journeying on foot… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:773…being himself about to travel on foot vers and when he met us at assos we took him in and came to mitylene vers and sailing thence the day following we came over against chios and… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:1013…in paul for so had he appointed minding himself to go afoot and when he met with us at assos and we took him in we came to mitylene and we sailed thence and came the… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:303…and that he might teach them not to be separated from him and we sailed thence and came the next day over against chios and the next day we arrived at samos and tarried at trogyllium… Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus 905–959PG 113:374…was full of the bones of those who had fallen in battle and the next day we arrived at agintheus the commander of the forces in illyricum who lived not far from naissus in order to… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:773…came to mitylene vers and sailing thence the day following we came over against chios and the next day we arrived at samos and having stayed at trogyllium the day following we came to miletus being… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:1013…us at assos and we took him in we came to mitylene and we sailed thence and came the next day over against chios and the next day we arrived at samos and tarried in trogyllium… Joannes ChrysostomusPG 51:101A…eakness according to the observation. And where did Paul observe times? Attend with precision, I beseech you. "On the morrow," he says, "we sailed to Miletus" (Acts 20:15–16). For Paul had decided to sail past Eph… Clement of Rome d. c. 100PG 1:1447…cause this man to return to you more quickly if by chance it were possible for him to be hidden among you in some way so that he might not be arrested by those who seek… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:303…and they do not drag out delays but pass by the islands for paul had determined to sail past ephesus because he would not spend the time in asia he was hastening if it were possible… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:305…that he was in a hurry for he was hastening he says if it were possible for him to spend the day of pentecost in jerusalem so that for this reason also it was not possible… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 75:997…he might freely perform what is pleasing to the father so that if it were possible for him to disagree in will he would despise his own and embrace the will of the father… Agathias of Myrina d. c. 590PG 88:1421…have forgotten the king while fawning upon those who killed him for if it were possible for him to be present here in person he would surely rebuke and censure us for our negligence for the… Maximus the Confessor c. 580–662PG 90:845…when luke says in the acts regarding paul that he was hastening if it were possible for him to spend the day of pentecost at jerusalem b since he appears to have knelt which is forbidden… Nicholas I Mystikos, Patriarch of Constantinople c. 852-925PG 111:163…is severely grieved by the things being done by you today and if it were possible for him to come from that blessed life to this wretched and present one of ours he would have come… Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 118:255…might not have to spend time in asia for he was hastening if it were possible for him to be in jerusalem c on the day of pentecost caius of derbe and timothy regarding the others… Bartholomew the Younger of Grottaferrata c. 980 - c. 1055PG 120:111…body the enemy of the righteous envying all that is good strove if it were possible for him to gather all the glory and wealth of the world before his eyes and thereby to dull his… George Kedrenos fl. 11th c.PG 122:847…but if he is near he whispers into the listener's ear and if it were possible for him to approach the spirit of the soul he would need no sound but the discourse would be generated… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:773…ordering many things and exhorting them to be separated from him vers for paul had determined to sail by ephesus so that it might not happen to him to lose time in asia for he was… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:1013…of paul to the presbyters dwelling in ephesus text h c xx for paul had determined to sail by ephesus because he would not spend the time in asia for he hasted if it were possible… George Pachymeres c. 1242–c. 1310PG 144:631…action there he was sending to his father and emperor urging him if it were possible for him to campaign there himself and to encamp near rhaedestus and further ahead there was an impulse toward this… Gennadius Scholarios, Patriarch of Constantinople c. 1400-1473PG 160:615…of nature for if not even the zebedee would have been hindered if it were possible for him to have been the first man from bringing forth peter this very thing of being generated from nothing… Joannes ChrysostomusPG 51:101…necessary for him to waste time in asia for he was hastening if it were possible for him to be in jerusalem on the day of pentecost do you see how he who says do not… Clement of Rome d. c. 100PG 1:293C…ot clearer than the testimonies of the New Testament; concerning bishops and deacons only, Philippians 1, 1 and 1 Timothy 3. Concerning bishops and presbyters, Acts 20, 17, 28; Titus 1, 5, 7 and 1 Peter 5, 1, 2;… Irenaeus of Lyon c. 130–c. 202PG 7:271C…Puritans, I decline to say more. I will observe here only this: that Irenaeus has long since occupied the argument which the Puritans seek from those words of Acts XX:17: Paul sending from Miletus to Ephesus,… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:837B…en with you at all seasons, serving the Lord with all humility of mind, and with many tears, and temptations, which befell me by the lying in wait of the Jews (Acts xx, 17-19)... For ye suffer fools gladly, seeing… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:307C…Only-begotten, with whom to the Father together with the Holy Spirit be glory, power, honor, now and always, and to the ages of ages. Amen. HOMILY XLIV Acts XX, 17. From Miletus, however, sending to Eph… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:775…deed towards those in authority and towards those who are subject he called the elders of the church since the custom is unknown to the many especially that of the new testament or the evangelical dispensation… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:1013…were possible for him to be at jerusalem the day of pentecost and from miletus he sent to ephesus and called the elders of the church and when they were come to him he said unto… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:837…he sent to ephesus and called the elders of the church and when they were come to him he said unto them ye know from the first day that i came into asia after what manner… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:845A…om the first day that I entered into Asia, how I behaved myself with you all the time, serving the Lord with all humility, and with many tears and temptations (Acts XX, 18, 19). And a little later: I have covete… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:307…he sent to ephesus and called the elders of the church and when they were come to him he said to them you know from the first day that i came into asia how i have… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:773…sending to ephesus he called the elders of the church vers and when they were come to him he said to them you… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:775…from the first day from the time i entered into asia in what manner i have been with you for the whole time vers serving the lord with all humility and with many tears and temptations… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:1013…he sent to ephesus and called the elders of the church and when they were come to him he said unto them ye know from the first day that i came into asia… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:837…asia after what manner i have been with you at all seasons serving the lord with all humility of mind and with many tears and temptations which befell me by the lying in wait of the… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:845…entered into asia how i behaved myself with you all the time serving the lord with all humility and with many tears and temptations acts xx and a little later i have coveted no man's silver… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:307…into asia how i have been with you for all the time serving the lord with all humility and with many tears and temptations which befell me by the plottings of the jews how i have… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:775…what manner i have been with you for the whole time vers serving the lord with all humility and with many tears and temptations which have happened to me by the designs of the jews vers… Eutychius of Constantinople c. 512-582PG 86:2317…and the right dogmas but uttering the saying of the apostle i kept back nothing that was profitable that i should not have shewed you a he willingly gave himself up thereafter to endure all… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:831…publicly and from house to house testifying to jews and gentiles the repentance toward god and faith toward our lord jesus ibid therefore watch keeping in memory that for three years night and day i did… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:309…lay to their charge having first shaken their mind then he adds and now behold i go bound in the spirit to jerusalem not knowing what shall befall me there save that the holy spirit testifies… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:65…them while proceeding in the opposite direction here and now he says i go bound in the spirit to jerusalem not knowing the things that shall befall me there save that the holy ghost witnesseth in… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 63:713…ound by the Spirit, not knowing what will befall me there; except that the Spirit testifies to me in every city, saying that chains and tribulations await me" (Acts 20:22-23). Why then do you depart, if chains and… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 63:795A…Jerusalem, not knowing what shall befall me there; save that the Holy Spirit testifies to me in every city, saying that chains and tribulations remain for me (Acts 20:22-23). Why therefore do you go, if chains an… Hadrian the Monk fl. c. 425-450PG 98:1295…spirit c and because no other spirit was found in him and behold i go bound in the spirit to jerusalem and our lord blessed are the poor in spirit and for a gift as and… Ammonius of Alexandria fl. c. 500PG 85:1579…you everything that by so working one must support the weak vers and now behold i go bound in the spirit to jerusalem not knowing the things that shall befall me there b it should be… Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 118:257…meaning not only to say them but also to teach them xx and now behold i go bound in the spirit to jerusalem not knowing what will happen to me there except that the holy spirit… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 26:603…will befall me there except that the holy spirit testifies to me in every city saying that bonds and tribulations await me whence if the holy ones say thus says the lord they do not speak… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:827B…dear to myself, so that I may finish my course with joy, and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the Gospel of the grace of God (Acts xx, 23, 24) .... For you yourselves know, bro… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 48:1093D…o into Bithynia, and the Holy Spirit did not permit them (Acts 16:6–7). And again, that the Holy Spirit testifies to me in every city, saying, and the rest (Acts 20:23). And the prophet: My Spirit, he says… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:309…shall befall me there save that the holy spirit testifies to me in every city saying that bonds and afflictions await me but i make nothing of any of these things nor do i hold my… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:65…spirit to jerusalem not knowing the things that shall befall me there save that the holy ghost witnesseth in every city saying that bonds and afflictions abide me why then do you go if bonds and… Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 118:257…what will happen to me there except that the holy spirit testifies in every city saying that bonds and afflictions await me but i count my life nothing nor even dear to myself so that i… Cyril of JerusalemPG 33:937…calling and authoritatively sending and paul said save that the holy spirit witnesseth in every city saying that bonds and afflictions abide me for this good sanctifier of the church and helper and teacher is the… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:443…night and by day we have not ceased to testify to you the gospel of the grace of god nothing has happened… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:827…nothing nor is my life dear to myself so that i may finish my course with joy and the ministry which i received from the lord jesus to testify to the gospel of the grace of… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 32:1133…any intermission announced to you throughout these seven weeks of the fast the gospel of the grace of god no fruit and no utility has emerged with what hope shall we hold our discourse today for… Pseudo-Ignatius fl. c. 375-380PG 5:883…of these things nor do i consider my own life dear to myself so that i might finish my course and the ministry which i received from the lord jesus but i rather become a disciple… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:309…do i hold my life dear to myself so that i may finish my course with joy and the ministry which i received from the lord jesus to testify the gospel of the grace of god… Ammonius of Alexandria fl. c. 500PG 85:1579…account nor is my soul precious to me so that i may finish my course with joy and the ministry which i received from the lord jesus to testify to the gospel of the grace of… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:73…we have never ceased to testify to you night and day through the gospel of the grace of god we have profited nothing with what hope shall we today address you you lewd women oblivious to… Theodore the Studite 759–826PG 99:659…count my life of any value to myself if only i may finish my course with joy and the ministry that i received from the lord jesus to testify to the gospel of the grace of… Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 118:257…my life nothing nor even dear to myself so that i may finish my course with joy and the ministry which i received from the lord jesus to testify to the gospel of the grace of… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:775…count my life more precious than myself so that i may consummate my course with joy and the ministry which i received from the lord jesus to testify the gospel of the grace of god… Gregory Palamas c. 1296–1359PG 151:283…for in this way you also will fulfill the sabbath according to the gospel of the grace of god… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 26:633A…Jesus Christ to me” (Philipp. I, 19). And again, while Christ was speaking in him, he said: “Except that the Holy Spirit witnesses to me in every city, saying (Act. XX, 25), that chains and tribulations await me… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 50:603B…es Paul say? When he was about to depart from Rome on his final journey, after he was no longer to see his disciples, he said: "For I shall no longer see you" (Acts 20:25). He said this, not to inflict pain upo… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:309…weight c and burden upon them he first softened their mind saying and now behold i know that you shall see my face no more then he added that i am pure from the blood of… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:41…to jerusalem he said at miletus to the elders of the ephesians ye all among whom i have gone preaching the kingdom of god shall see my face no more for immediately upon being accused in… Dionysius the Areopagite fl. c. 500PG 4:753A…ou shall not see my face. So in Genesis xliii, 3, several times: You shall not see my face without your youngest brother, and similar things. So also in the Acts xx, 25: You shall all... see my face no more,… Dionysius the Areopagite fl. c. 500PG 4:755…acts 'and now behold i know ' he c says 'that you all among whom i have gone about preaching the kingdom of god shall see my face no more ' so says he and yet… Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 118:257…lord jesus to testify to the gospel of the grace of god and now behold i know that you all among whom i have gone about preaching the kingdom of god will see my face no… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 11:103…of a holy woman and he cried out with a loud voice i am pure from the blood of this one etc with the holy spirit awakened within him and suggesting what the boy ought to… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 26:541…whose name was daniel and he cried out with a loud voice i am pure from the blood of this woman and micah says the house of jacob has provoked the spirit of the lord and… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:823…5, 6)... Wherefore I take you to record this day, that I am pure from the blood of all men. For I have not shunned to declare unto you all the counsel of God (Act. xx, 26, 27). That even in those things which… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:1257C…s is most true and immutable, the Apostle said: "I am clean from the blood of all. For I have not shrunk from declaring unto you the whole counsel of God" (Acts XX, 26, 27). But if he who merely kept silence… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:1511…a to be witnesses this day that i am pure from the blood of all for i have not shrunk from declaring to you the whole truth and… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:1625B…le Paul declared to the elders of the Ephesians, that “I am pure from the blood of all men. For I have not shunned to declare unto you all the counsel of God” (Acts 20:26-27). But if he is able to do anything more… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 50:655CLatin…nis esse obnoxios ac suppliciis, ita loquitur; Mundus sum ego a sanguine omnium. Quid ita? Non enim subterfugi, quo minus annuntiarem vobis omne consilium Dei (Act. 20. 26, 27): itaque si subterfugisset, quo min… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 52:823B…ach, and after he taught, he says: "I testify to all that I am clean from the blood of all of you. For I have not shrunk from declaring to you the way of God" (Acts XX, 26, 27). And now I say: Why did the Savior… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:309…grace of god he is about to say something still more fearful that i am pure from the blood of all therefore he makes these preparations and shows that nothing is lacking since therefore he was… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:311…nothing more is done you know what remains then follows another defense i am pure from the blood of all c do not however think that these things are said only to us for this discourse… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:313…the ship he said that grievous wolves shall enter in he said that i am pure from the blood of all these two things were both terrible and enough to grieve them but this most of… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:87A…not prayed, when we have not admonished, when we have not protested. After these things, however, grant that I too may say, "I am clean from the blood of all" (Acts 20:26), and, "The Lord will deliver my soul"… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:623C…of the Apostle be fittingly said to you: We are pure from your blood: for we have declared all things to you and have omitted nothing which it behooved to say (Acts 20:26, 27): now impute to yourselves the puni… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 63:613B…hing that he said. What then does he say? "I am pure from the blood of all. For why? For I did not shrink from announcing to you the whole counsel of God" (Acts 20. 26-27). As if, had he shrunk from announcing… Ammonius of Alexandria fl. c. 500PG 85:1579…i hold of no account signify vers wherefore i testify to you this day that i am pure from the blood of all d that i am pure from the blood of all we have already… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:1001…to the elders of ephesus at miletus wherefore i testify to you this day that i am pure from the blood of all d and so forth but if anyone should wrong us or disclose these… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1539B…ason? Blessed is that servant whom, when his Lord comes, he shall find so doing. Truly I say to you, that he will appoint him over all that he possesses.” Act. XX, 26-32. — “I call you to witness this day, tha… Euthymius the Hagiorite c. 955-1028PG 96:1201…therefore i testify to you this day according to the divine apostle that i am pure from the blood of you all for i did not shrink from declaring to you the whole counsel of god… OrigenesPG 16:2899…whose name was daniel and he cried out with a loud voice i am pure from the blood of this woman and all the people turned towards him and said what is this word that thou… Antonius Melissa fl. 11th centuryPG 136:1015…jonah do you love me acts xx i testify to you henceforth that i am pure from the blood and sin of you all for i have not shrunk from declaring to you the whole counsel… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:823…this day that i am pure from the blood of all men for i have not shunned to declare unto you all the counsel of god act xx that even in those things which have not… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:1625…the ephesians that i am pure from the blood of all men for i have not shunned to declare unto you all the counsel of god acts but if he is able to do anything more… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 48:855D…red such things, they will stand as bitter accusers against you from the opposite side. For "I have not shrunk from declaring to you the whole counsel of God" (Acts xx, 27), but I have also entrusted the money t… Theodore the Studite 759–826PG 99:635…clean from the blood of all men for i have not spared to declare unto you all the counsel of god wherefore we also supported by apostolic doctrine and the holy fathers who themselves speak the… Euthymius the Hagiorite c. 955-1028PG 96:1043B…ay of the Lord’s commandments, and I have held back nothing from declaring to you the whole counsel of God. And I, for my part, have now completed my ministry (Acts 20:27). It remains, therefore, that having gi… Orsiesius of TabennaPG 40:875…in which he says i have not withheld that i should not declare unto you all the counsel of god and again i ceased not to admonish every one of you and to teach you publicly… Clement of Rome d. c. 100PG 1:159…ekkl sian tou theou h n periepoi sato dia tou idiou haimatos the church of god which he hath purchased with his own blood nor do i doubt that with these words kai ta path mata… Clement of Rome d. c. 100PG 1:293D…, priests, according to Chrysostom, Oecumenius, Theophylact, Theodoret, as well as the Author of the Commentaries included among the works of Jerome; likewise Acts 20, 28; that pseudo-Jerome on 1 Timothy 1, 8;… Clement of Rome d. c. 100PG 1:737A…eritance, which thou hast acquired and purchased with the precious blood of thy Christ, and hast called a royal priesthood and a holy nation." ⟦Psal. xxvii, 9; Act. xx, 28; 1 Pet. ii, 9⟧ And after this let the s… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 28:31…having summoned the presbyters from miletus addresses them thus take heed to yourselves and to all the flock in which the holy spirit has set you as bishops to feed the church of god concerning legislation… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:865A…John X, 11). ACTS. Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God (Acts XX, 28). As physicians, who with great compass… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 48:1095…the Holy Spirit has placed you as bishops and deacons (Acts 20:28). Observe the strength of the Holy Spir… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 50:457B…astors and teachers in the Church; for these too are made through the Spirit, just as Paul says: "In which the Holy Spirit has set you as pastors and bishops" (Acts 20:28). Do you see that this too is through t… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:275…those words which we shall now read take heed he says to yourselves and to all the flock do you see how he was bound by their concern for each of us cares for his own… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:277…yze the hands of those who hear. For this very reason, he first reminded them of the Spirit: In which the Holy Spirit has set you as shepherds and overseers (Acts 20:28). Even if Paul departs, he says, yet th… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:561…ven for yourselves and for the sheep, each as he has been entrusted. But take heed, lest you forget your talents. Take heed to yourselves and to all the flock (Act. 20:28): see that no sheep is absent from the… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:613D…tors of the divine dogmas, and swords against the heretics, who were appointed bishops by the holy Spirit, as the holy Paul said: Shepherd the Church of God (Act. 20. 28); who have not shrunk from the impendin… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:309…be defending himself but he is frightening them take heed therefore to yourselves and to all the flock in which the holy spirit has set you as bishops to feed the church of god which he… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:371D…s then; he exhorts even now those who sail in this sea, and says: "Attend to yourselves; for there will enter in after my departure grievous wolves among you" (Acts 20:28-29); and again: "In the last times, grievo… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:397B…istributes all things as He wills (1 Cor. 12:8). And speaking to the Milesians, he said: In which the Holy Spirit has placed you as shepherds and overseers (Acts 20:28). Yet, how is it that he says the thing… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:771…overseers, as Paul bears witness to me in the Acts, saying: Attend to yourselves and to the whole flock, in which the Holy Spirit has placed you as bishops (Acts 20:28). The Father sent prophets, the Son sen… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:613B…as discoursing to the elders of the Milesians, he said: Take heed to yourselves and to the whole flock, in which the Holy Spirit has placed you as overseers (Act. 20: 28); yet in another Epistle he says, Whom… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 63:935C…himself who speaks and says: "Keep watch over yourselves and over the whole flock, in which the Holy Spirit has placed you as bishops to shepherd the Church" (Acts 20, 28). See the concordance of the saying. He… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 76:281…forth to the teachers of the ephesians take heed he says to yourselves and to all the flock in which the holy spirit has made you overseers to shepherd the church of god which he purchased… Ammonius of Alexandria fl. c. 500PG 85:1581…a take heed to yourselves and to all the flock in which the holy spirit has made you overseers you see that he commands two things for it… Antiochus of St. Sabas fl. c. 614-620PG 89:1617C…vil" (Ephes. V, 15). And in the apostolic Acts: "Attend to yourselves and to all the flock, in which the Holy Spirit has placed you to feed the Church of God" (Act. XX, 28). And John: "Children, it is the la… Antiochus of St. Sabas fl. c. 614-620PG 89:1811…contradict furthermore he exhorts the ephesians with these words take heed to yourselves and to all the flock in which the holy spirit has made you bishops to feed the church of god which he acquired… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1539…whole flock in which the holy spirit has set you as bishops to feed the church of god which he has acquired with his own blood and now i commend you brethren to god and to… Theodore the Studite 759–826PG 99:1269B…struggle, not being able to help matters as you are accustomed to do, but seeing the Church in such danger, which the Lord acquired through His own blood (Act. xx, 28). O Master, into what dire straits have… Nicephorus I of Constantinople c. 758–828PG 100:217B…body of the Church. Certainly it is known to all what men God has placed in His Church, namely those whom the doctrine of the great Apostle demonstrates to us (Acts XX, 28). Nevertheless, when this man ought to… Symeon of Thessalonica d. 1429PG 155:475…nor for the flock of christ although paul declares this take heed unto yourselves and to all the flock d over the which the holy ghost hath made you overseers to feed the church of the… John Pearson 1613-1686PG 5:435A…. Dallæus claims that at Ephesus, those who were of the second rank—not those of the first rank, the bishops—are signified by the name of presbyters, Acts xx, 28. He asserts that the ancients interpret… John Pearson 1613-1686PG 5:439…would supply their places when they were absent. Jerome himself foresaw this solution, and therefore in his letter to Evagrius, when he had cited Phil. 1:1 and Acts 20:28, he says: “And lest anyone, he says, sh… Orsiesius of TabennaPG 40:885…flock over which the holy spirit has placed you to oversee and to feed the church of god which he has purchased with his own blood therefore we who are stronger ought to bear the infirmities… Irenaeus of Lyon c. 130–c. 202PG 7:915…he said i know that after my departure grievous wolves will come in among you not sparing the flock and from among your own selves will arise men speaking perverse things so as to draw away… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 52:513A…will enter in among you, not sparing the flock. And from among your own selves men will arise speaking perverse things, to draw away the disciples after them (Acts 20:29-30). Did not Alexander the coppersmith cau… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:277…Having reminded them of the Spirit, he expelled the cowardice; but by speaking of the wolves, he expelled the sloth. Grievous wolves, not sparing the flock (Acts 20:29). Watch yourselves. I have shrunk from… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:737C…will enter in among you, not sparing the flock, and from among your own selves will arise men speaking perverse things, to draw away the disciples after them" (Acts 20.29-30). Hear, therefore, you who, taught by h… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:557B…d brand the thieves of God's holy flock. Paul said: For I know this, that after my departing shall grievous wolves enter in among you, not sparing the flock (Act. XX, 29). Do you see how everywhere the theolog… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:309…you are not even able to keep those who have become friends for i know this that after my arrival there shall enter in among you grievous wolves not sparing the flock again he turns them… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:651C…sake (Matt. 10:17). For elsewhere also this blessed man says: I know that after my departure ravening wolves will enter in among you, not sparing the flock (Acts 20:29). He used to say this, that they th… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:317…ephesian presbyters i know that after my departure grievous wolves will come in among you not sparing the flock and the prophets call some men horses inflamed with lust and others serpents and offspring of flying… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 81:1553…the ephesians for i know that after my departure heavy wolves shall enter in among you not sparing the flock and of your own selves men shall arise speaking perverse things and writing to timothy he… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 81:1653…ephesians thus for i know that after my departure grievous wolves will enter in among you not sparing the flock and from among your own selves men will arise speaking perverse things and writing to timothy… Ammonius of Alexandria fl. c. 500PG 85:1581…overseers b i know that after my departure fierce wolves will come in among you not sparing the flock and from among your own selves will arise men speaking perverse things to draw away the disciples… Dionysius the Areopagite fl. c. 500PG 4:761D…. Therefore Dionysius, who judged it his duty to keep watch while following in the footsteps of the apostles, lest after their departure ravenous wolves (Act. XX, 29) should come who would not spare the f… Dionysius the Areopagite fl. c. 500PG 4:763B…summoned to him from Ephesus. For among other things: I know, he says, that after my departure ravening wolves will enter among you, not sparing the flock, Acts xx, 29, etc. Nor did this escape Dionysius, an… Dionysius the Areopagite fl. c. 500PG 4:763B…summoned to him from Ephesus. For among other things: I know, he says, that after my departure ravening wolves will enter among you, not sparing the flock, Acts xx, 29, etc. Nor did this escape Dionysius, an… Nicephorus I of Constantinople c. 758–828PG 100:573B…s wolves shall enter in among you, not sparing the flock. And of your own selves shall men arise, speaking perverse things, to draw away disciples after them (Acts xx, 29). And again elsewhere he says that such… Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 118:259…shepherd the church of god which he purchased with his own blood for i know this that after my departure grievous wolves will enter in among you not sparing the flock and from among yourselves men… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:129A…sly; just as Christ also said: "They will deliver you up and scourge you" (Matt. x, 17), and this same Paul: "After my departure, grievous wolves shall enter" (Acts xx, 29). VERS. 5. Tu autem vigila in omn… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:779…and you can you retain those who are already made friends vers for i know this that after my departure savage and pestilent wolves will invade you not sparing the flock vers and from among yourselves… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 126:1205…upon the battlements of cities for after my death grievous wolves shall enter in among you not sparing the flock seeking to draw the people away after them to whom stand firm in the faith paul… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:75D…e sprung up, the saying is fulfilled, if ever it was: "From among yourselves men will rise up speaking perverse things, to draw away disciples after them" (Acts xx, 30). For who can be persuaded that Basil i… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:653…ever the saying regarding the rise of the anomoeans from among yourselves shall men arise speaking perverse things to draw away the disciples after them c when i contemplated these and other things of this nature… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 52:513…not sparing the flock and from among your own selves men will arise speaking perverse things to draw away the disciples after them acts did not alexander the coppersmith cause him countless troubles driving him from… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:561…if shepherds become wolves. For speaking to bishops and presbyters, Paul the apostle said that From your own selves will rise up men speaking perverse things (Act. 20:30). Therefore, let no one lead you astray… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:311…h homily xliv h a speaking perverse things to draw away the disciples after them then because he greatly terrified them when he spoke of grievous wolves and that… Nicephorus I of Constantinople c. 758–828PG 100:573…grievous wolves shall enter in among you not sparing the flock and of your own selves shall men arise speaking perverse things to draw away disciples after them acts xx and again elsewhere he says that… Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 118:259…among you not sparing the flock and from among yourselves men will arise speaking perverse things to draw away the disciples after them therefore watch remembering that for three years night and day i did not… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:779…you not sparing the flock vers and from among yourselves men will arise speaking perverse things to draw away the disciples after them vers therefore watch remembering that for three years night and day i did… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:889B…nounce the justifications of God, mindful night and day of the Apostle who says: "For three years I ceased not to admonish every one night and day with tears" (Acts xx, 31). And since the present time is most su… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 48:671…ist says to the Ephesian presbyters? “Therefore, watch,” he says, “remembering that for three years I did not cease to warn everyone night and day with tears” (Acts 20:31). For what need was there of tears, or… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 50:649…in tears and laments. Who says these things? That blessed man himself: "Three years," he says, "I ceased not night and day to warn everyone of you with tears" (Acts 20. 31). He for three years, we perhaps not ev… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 52:581C…nds, for the distress itself, for his tears, for his pains (For three years, he says, I did not cease night and day with tears to admonish each one of you [Acts 20:31]), he will receive the recompenses and… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:277…t emulate him, he added: Remember me, that for three years, night and day, I did not cease with tears and those groans of mine, admonishing every one of you (Acts 20:31). I do not desire you to remember me si… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:11B…sion from the words of Paul, mnēmoneuontes, hoti trietian nykta kai hēmeran ouk epausamēn (remembering that for three years, night and day, I did not cease), Acts 20:31, Chrysostom says of himself: Idou tē c… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:661A…therapy—not only to counsel, but also to mourn. For this too he said when speaking to the Milesians: "For three years I ceased not to admonish you with tears" (Acts 20:31). This is what he says here also, sayin… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:117…you wish to learn the conduct of the saints hear paul saying by the space of three years i ceased not to warn every one night and day with tears but if toward the milesians and… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:383B…es over to luxury and dancing? Remember his tears. From what fountain did such streams flow, as the tears from his eyes? “Remember,” he says, "my tears" (Acts 20:31), just as here he speaks of his bonds.… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:385A…ould wish that I myself were accursed from Christ" [Rom. 9:3]), much more is it to weep for Him. "I did not cease," he says, "admonishing everyone with tears" (Acts 20:31). Why? Not because he feared dangers; b… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:421A…Do you wish to see him weeping again? Hear him saying elsewhere: For three years, night and day, he says, I ceased not to admonish every one of you with tears (Act. 20. 31). From great love he feared lest some c… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 63:901C…n and exhortation; just as the blessed Apostle says: "For a period of three years, night and day, I did not cease to admonish every one of you with tears" (Act. 20. 31). The Christian must flee from shameful… Pope Sixtus I r. c. 117-126PG 5:1079B…see. But now, brethren, we commend you all to the Lord, and to the word of his grace, who is able to build up and give you an inheritance among all the saints (Act. xx, 32). May the God of peace and consolation… Peter of Alexandria c. 250-311PG 18:459…you with the final prayer of the apostle so praying and now i commend you to god and to the word of his grace who is powerful to govern both you and his flock when he… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:313…ages amen h homily xlv h and now i commend you brethren to god and to the word of his grace which is able to build you up and to give you an inheritance among all… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 75:621…truth and your word is truth paul to certain ones and now i commend you to god and to the word of his grace james of his own will he brought us forth by the word… Ammonius of Alexandria fl. c. 500PG 85:1581…the one who taught them d and now i commend you brethren to god and to the word of his grace who is able to build you up and to give you the inheritance among all… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1539…has acquired with his own blood and now i commend you brethren to god and to the word of his grace who is able to build you up and to give you an inheritance among those… Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 118:259…to admonish every one with tears and now i commend you brethren to god and to the word of his grace which is able to build up and give you an inheritance among all the sanctified… Euthymius the Hagiorite c. 955-1028PG 96:1207…but darkness and eternal shame shall cover the wicked and now brothers i commend you to god and to the word of his grace which is able to build you up and to give you an… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:779…rebukes those who said i am of paul i of apollos vers and now brethren i commend you to god and to the word of his grace which is able to build you up and give… Orsiesius of TabennaPG 40:893…felt was useful to you so as not to say and now i commend you to god and to the word of his grace who is able to build you up and to give you an… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:839C…, neither bread, neither money; neither have two coats apiece (Luke IX, 3). ACTS. I have coveted no man’s silver, or gold, or apparel. Yea, ye yourselves know (Acts XX, 33). 2 TIMOTHY. No man that warreth entang… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:845…and with many tears and temptations acts xx and a little later i have coveted no man's silver or gold or apparel you yourselves know that these hands have ministered to my needs and to them… Isidore of Pelusium d. c. 450PG 78:1511…reason of the speech he delivered to his disciples for he says i have coveted no man's silver or gold or apparel you yourselves know that these hands have ministered unto my necessities and to them… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1221B…ievers had but one heart and one soul: neither did any one say that aught of the things which he possessed was his own, but all things were common unto them.” Acts xx, 33. — “I have not coveted any man’s silver… Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 118:259…correction or he calls those who are truly overseers overseers here xx i have coveted no man's silver or gold or apparel but you yourselves know that these hands have ministered to my necessities and to… Theodore Balsamon d. c. 1205PG 137:897…under him for his own gain and it introduces great paul saying i have coveted no man's silver or gold or apparel giving himself as an example and model for all so that all the faithful… Antonius Melissa fl. 11th centuryPG 136:879…righteousness and all these things shall be added unto you acts xx i have coveted no man's silver or gold or apparel you yourselves know that these hands have ministered unto my necessities and to them… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:845…later i have coveted no man's silver or gold or apparel you yourselves know that these hands have ministered to my needs and to them that were with me ibid thess you are witnesses and god… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 50:475D…sufficiently from this very thing; which he himself commemorates somewhere, saying: "These hands ministered to my necessities, and to those who were with me" (Acts xx. 34), and he allotted the proceeds of his b… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 50:485…(2 Cor. 12. 15). And addressing the Ephesians he said: You yourselves know that these hands have provided for my necessities, and for those who are with me (Act. 20. 34). And since he was great in the head of… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:249A…ewith to provide for him who is in need. And in another place, the same apostle says: "These hands have ministered to my needs, and to those who were with me" (Acts 20:34). And writing to the Corinthians he sai… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:315…have not coveted silver or gold or any garment he says you yourselves know that these hands have ministered to my necessities and to those who were with me therefore it was not only in corinth… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:167C…els revered him and the trembling demons feared him: nor was he ashamed to say: "These hands have ministered to my necessities, and to them that were with me" (Acts 20:34). What do I say, he was not ashamed? In… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:353B…try, and indeed, even for that of our neighbor. And if you do not believe it, hear Paul saying: "These hands have served my needs, and those who were with me" (Acts 20:34). Then, the teacher of the world and on… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:287B…ome one here will ask why, if he says, It is more blessed to give than to receive; and, My hands have ministered to my needs, and to those who are with me (Acts 20. 34); and again, writing to the Corinthians… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:555C…was not such: He is in need of nothing; to Him, his hands were sufficient for sustenance: For these hands, he says, provided for me and for those with me (Acts 20:34). As having nothing, and possessing al… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:655D…ho were present: "You know that these hands have ministered to my needs, and to those who were with me; and again, It is more blessed to give than to receive" (Acts XX, 34, 35). 14. "Alexander the coppersmith s… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 63:715B…esides his body, from this very thing supplied the needy, and cried out, saying: "These hands have provided for my necessities and for those who were with me" (Acts xx, 34). Let us emulate these, let us all imit… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 63:845A…hic vero nihil aliud possidens quam corpus, ab illo egenis subveniebat, clamatque dicens: Necessitatibus meis et iis qui mecum sunt ministraverunt manus istæ (Act. 20. 34); corporis opera in proventum famelicis… Isidore of Pelusium d. c. 450PG 78:1511…says i have coveted no man's silver or gold or apparel you yourselves know that these hands have ministered unto my necessities and to them that were with me but these men far be it from… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:1389…burden any of you and these hands have ministered to my needs and to them that were with me he himself would work and he urged his housemates to contribute bodily sweats alongside the labors of… Maximus the Confessor c. 580–662PG 91:889A…s falsely for the sake of favor. SERMON XXXII. On the study of labor and diligence. John v, 17. — My Father is working until now, and I am working. Acts xx, 34. — You yourselves know that these hands… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1461A…the blind; and you will be blessed, because they do not have the means to recompense you. For it will be recompensed to you in the resurrection of the just. Act. xx, 34, 35. — You yourselves know that these h… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:401A…all things, that by so laboring it is necessary to support the weak. Remember the word of the Lord, how he said, 'It is more blessed to give than to receive.'" Act. xx, 34, 35. What good thing is easy? Who,… Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 118:259…i have coveted no man's silver or gold or apparel but you yourselves know that these hands have ministered to my necessities and to those who were with me i have shown you all things that… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:779…i have coveted no one's silver or gold or clothing vers you yourselves know that these hands have ministered to my necessities and to those who were with me he ends the admonition with prayers for… Theodore Balsamon d. c. 1205PG 138:973A…one desires, let him procure the things necessary for the body. For the Apostle said: "These hands have provided for my needs, and for those who were with me" (Acts 20:34). It must be observed, therefore, that… Maximus Planudes c. 1255–c. 1305PG 147:1073…of others paul used to say these hands ministered unto my needs and to them that were with me those therefore who were so eager in the care of souls of bodies and of external things… Joannes ChrysostomusPG 51:193C…displayed so much labor regarding it, that he was also able to help others. "For these hands," he says, "ministered to my needs and to those who were with me" (Acts 20:34). A man commanding demons, being a teac… Antonius Melissa fl. 11th centuryPG 136:879…xx i have coveted no man's silver or gold or apparel you yourselves know that these hands have ministered unto my necessities and to them that were with me hebrews xiii let your conversation be without… Antonius Melissa fl. 11th centuryPG 136:1119…ability and immediately he went abroad and so forth acts xx you yourselves know that these hands have ministered to my necessities and to those who were with me i have d demonstrated to you that… Clement of Rome d. c. 100PG 1:209A…lacri animo cum pia fiducia manus vestras extendebatis ad omnipotentem Deum, ei supplicantes ut propitius esset, si quid inviti peccassetis. I Pet. v, 5. Act. xx, 35. VARIORUM NOTÆ (98) Πάντε… Clement of Rome d. c. 100PG 1:209A…λλον, quod habet Jun. cum editt. Wott. ἥδιον ex ms. restituit. Sic legit et Grabius. Sic quoque Millius in Prolegom. ad N. T., n. 140. Lectio sane propior ad Act. xx, 35. GALL. (100) Ἤδιον διδόντες. Alludit… Clement of Rome d. c. 100PG 1:209A…it. Sic legit et Grabius. Sic quoque Millius in Prolegom. ad N. T., n. 140. Lectio sane propior ad Act. xx, 35. GALL. (100) Ἤδιον διδόντες. Alludit ad locum Act. xx, 35: Μακάριόν ἐστι διδόναι μᾶλλον ἢ λαμβάνε… Clement of Rome d. c. 100PG 1:807D…CHAPTER III. Who should be assisted, according to the Lord’s constitution. Since also the Lord said that it is more blessed to give than to receive (Acts XX, 35: Remembering the words of the Lord Jesu… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 28:885…since however certain people misinterpret that which is well said in scripture it is more blessed to give than to receive and force the meaning of the word to their own deception and to the lust… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:771…chapter vii h matthew the workman is worthy of his meat acts i have shewed you all things how that so labouring ye ought to support the weak and to remember the words of the lord… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:825…example, that ye should do as I have done to you (John xiii, 12-15)... ACTS. I have shewed you all things, how that so labouring ye ought to support the weak (Acts xx, 35)... 1 CORINTHIANS. Be ye followers of m… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:1271A…ommandment of Christ, just as the Apostle indicated and taught when he said: “I have showed you all things, how that so laboring ye ought to support the weak” (Acts XX, 35). For to be anxious for one’s own sake… Macarius of Egypt c. 300–391PG 34:443A…other, what profit is there that he prays and keeps vigil? As a bad hireling he escapes naked; for it is written: "It is more blessed to give than to receive" (Act. xx, 35). You who read, understand in the Lord… Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 42:483…said or do you seek proof of christ speaking in me or remember the words of the lord for he himself said 'it is more blessed to give than to receive' and now behold i bound… Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 43:141…were saying do you seek proof of christ speaking in me or remember the words of the lord for he himself said 'it is more blessed to give than to receive ' and now behold i… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:247C…be brought into disrepute by laziness. But first Paul must be heard. What does he say? "Remember the Lord saying, It is more blessed to give than to receive" (Acts xx. 35). But how shall one give who has nothin… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:313…than money but what to support the weak not simply all but the weak and to remember the words of the lord which he said 'it is more blessed to give than to receive ' lest… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:315…remember he says the saying of the lord which he said 'it is more blessed to give than to receive ' and where did he say this perhaps the apostles handed it down without writing it… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:287A…at those who receive may not run forward licentiously to receive, lest they receive condemnation: For it is more blessed, he says, to give than to receive (Acts 20. 35). What, then, does he mean when he says… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:439A…ard in express words from God; just as also that which he said when discoursing with the elders of the Ephesians, "It is more blessed to give than to receive" [Acts xx. 35], he had heard in secret. Let us see, t… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:655…to my needs and to those who were with me and again it is more blessed to give than to receive acts xx alexander the coppersmith showed me many evils may the lord repay him according… Euthalius the Deacon fl. 5th c.PG 85:643…poet for we are also his offspring xxviii from the constitutions d it is more blessed to give than to receive xxix of exodus chap xxii verse you shall not speak evil of the ruler of… Cosmas Indicopleustes fl. c. 535–550PG 88:1233…hands and yourself as an oblation to god and be saved because it is more blessed to give than to receive for to labor with one's hands according to the apostolic tradition and naturally as has… Antiochus of St. Sabas fl. c. 614-620PG 89:1459…receive and contracted when giving the same is also said by paul it is more blessed to give than to receive the law also says you shall not justify the wicked for the sake of gifts… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1461…with me i have shown you all things that so laboring you ought to support the weak and to remember the words of the lord jesus for he himself said it is more blessed to give… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:401…the weak remember the word of the lord how he said 'it is more blessed to give than to receive ' act xx b what good thing is easy who while sleeping has erected a trophy… Nicetas of Byzantium fl. 9th centuryPG 105:733…if his servants also do the same and now it is time to remember the words of the lord namely that if it were possible even the faithful would be led into error for you see… Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 118:259…i have shown you all things that so laboring it behooves us to support the weak and to remember the words of the lord jesus how he said it is more blessed to give than to… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 124:1195…my necessary need it must be inquired how the one who says it is more blessed to give than to receive index entries preserved… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 124:1197…benefited more than those who receive b and what he says regarding it is more blessed to give than to receive is not an absolute prohibition of receiving but a comparison indicating what is better for… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 124:1311…this he explicitly heard from the teacher just as that other saying it is more blessed to give than to receive the other things he spoke by the spirit that we who are alive who are… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:781…and to remember the word of the lord jesus for he himself said it is more blessed to give than to receive no one can take refuge in ignorance i have shown by b deeds that… Theodore Balsamon d. c. 1205PG 137:891…gold or apparel i have shown you all things that so laboring ye ought to support the weak counting it more blessed to give than to receive wherefore we having been taught by him decree that… Joannes ChrysostomusPG 51:195…a help to the needy, and we are not a burden to the doors of others, and we fulfill the law of Christ, who said, “It is more blessed to give than to receive” (Acts 20:35). For this very purpose we have hands,… Anastasius of SinaiPG 89:467…a widow or a stranger since the lord himself also said that it is more blessed to give than to receive woe to those who have and receive in hypocrisy or who are able to provide… Antonius Melissa fl. 11th centuryPG 136:863…you fail they may receive you into the eternal dwellings acts xx it is more blessed to give than to receive luke iii he who has two coats let him share with him who has none… Antonius Melissa fl. 11th centuryPG 136:1119…we must so labor as to assist the weak for you ought to remember the words of the lord since he himself said it is more blessed to give than to receive i thess iv but… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:1017D…rth, for one who is a preacher and who has the authority to receive, not to receive. So that he is thus much better than those who possess nothing. TEXT. (Acts 20:37, 38; 21:1-3) And there was a great weep… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:313…especially for the word which he had spoken that they were to see his face no more and they accompanied him to the ship he said that grievous wolves shall enter in he said that i… Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 118:259…they kissed him sorrowing mainly for the word which he had said that they should see his face no more and they brought him on his way to the ship silver or gold etc he removes…