Where the Fathers quote Acts 26

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Isidore of PelusiumPG 78:225expounds v.18“ανοιξαι οφθαλμους αυτων του επιστρεψαι απο σκοτους εις φως και της εξουσιας του σατανα επι τον Θεον του λαβειν αυτους αφεσιν αμαρτιων και κληρον εν το”On the Lord’s saying: «Suffer it to be so now» Photius of ConstantinoplePG 101:1113expounds v.28“ο δε Αγριππας προς τον Παυλον εφη· εν ολιγω με πειθεις Χριστιανον γενεσθαι.”282. Meaning of «In a short time you persuade me to become a Christian» John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:283A…Paul also, approaching an unbelieving judge, cleanses himself; for he says, "I count myself blessed, when I am about to defend myself before you in judgment" [Acts 26:2]. He was saying these things, not flatt… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:373D…happy, O King, since I am to make my defense before you today, especially because you are an expert in all customs and questions which are among the Jews (Acts 26:2-3). But if he had thought it necessary to… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 63:565…ame blessed Apostle Paul says, having entered to be judged before an unbelieving judge: “I count myself blessed,” he says, “that I am to be judged before you” (Acts 26:2). He did not say these things flatterin… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 63:793A…d, and to display a sweet manner? Hear what Paul says as he enters before the judge to be tried: “I count myself blessed, being about to be judged before you” (Acts 26:2). And he was saying these things, not f… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 124:1269C…n you do not suffer harm in your soul. Hear this very thing that Paul said to Agrippa: "I think myself happy, being to answer for myself this day before thee" (Act. xxvi, 2). Thus we shall cause those who are "wi… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:359…which i am accused by the jews especially because you are an expert in all customs and questions which are among the jews therefore i beseech you to hear me patiently if he had been conscious… Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 118:287…today especially since you are a most expert judge of all the customs and questions which are among the jews wherefore i beseech you to hear me patiently my life therefore which i led from my… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:1041…for myself before you today especially you being knowledgeable of all the customs and questions which are among the jews wherefore i beseech you to hear me patiently my life then from my youth which was… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:359…and say something about himself he therefore forestalled them by requesting saying my manner of life from my youth which was spent from the beginning among my own nation at jerusalem all the jews know who… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:359…first if they are willing to testify that according to the strictest sect of our religion i lived a pharisee that is how could i have been a seditious person being so young and having the… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:1041…beginning in my nation in jerusalem all the jews know having known me from the beginning if they wish to testify that according to the most certain sect of our religion i lived as a pharisee… Laonicus Chalcocondyles fl. 1439–1462PG 159:1307…if they wish to bear witness that according to the most precise sect of our religion i lived a pharisee and now i stand judged in the hope of the promise made by god unto our… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:359…if they are willing to bear witness b and now i stand judged for the hope of the promise made by god to our fathers to which our twelve tribes serving night and day hope to… Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 118:287…by god to our fathers i stand subject to judgment to which our twelve tribes instantly serving god day and night c hope to come for which hope i am accused o king agrippa by the… Cosmas Indicopleustes fl. c. 535–550PG 88:301…says these things of which hope i am accused by the jews why should it be thought a thing incredible with you that god should raise the dead and again for these causes the jews having… Paschal Chronicle c. 630PG 92:571…for which hope's sake o king i am accused of the jews why should it be thought a thing incredible with you that god should raise the dead and again for this cause the jews caught… Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 118:287…for which hope i am accused o king agrippa by the jews why should it be thought a thing incredible by you that god should raise the dead and i indeed thought that i ought to… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:359…whom i send you showing all these things he said i indeed thought with myself that i ought to do many things contrary to the name of jesus of nazareth and this i also did in… Ammonius of Alexandria fl. c. 500PG 85:1595…absolute truth but because it often deceives itself c vers i indeed thought with myself that i ought to do many things contrary to the name of jesus of nazareth i indeed thought with myself that… Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 118:287…by you that god should raise the dead and i indeed thought that i ought to do many things contrary to the name of jesus of nazareth which i also did at jerusalem and many of… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:823…of the thing but sometimes a person even deceives himself a vers i verily thought with myself that i ought to do many things contrary to the name of jesus of nazareth vers which thing i… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:1043…why is it thought incredible with you if god raises the dead i verily thought with myself that i ought to do many things contrary to the name of jesus of nazareth which thing i also… Nicephorus Callistus Xanthopoulos c. 1256–c. 1335PG 145:833…dead which god long ago promised to the fathers which indeed pertains to the name of jesus of nazareth breathing zeal and defense of the ancestral laws i committed many things which were not fitting and… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:359…many things contrary to the name of jesus of nazareth and this i also did in jerusalem and many of the saints i shut up in prisons having received authority from the chief priests and when… Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 118:287…to the name of jesus of nazareth which i also did at jerusalem and many of the saints i shut up in prisons having received authority from the chief priests and when they were killed i… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:823…do many things contrary to the name of jesus of nazareth vers which thing i also did in jerusalem and many of the saints did i shut up in prison having received authority from the chief… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:1043…to do many things contrary to the name of jesus of nazareth which thing i also did in jerusalem and many of the saints did i shut up in prisons having received authority from the chief… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:359…vote against them and often punishing them in all the synagogues i compelled them to blaspheme and being exceedingly mad against them i persecuted them even to foreign cities while i was going to damascus with… Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 118:287…vote against them and punishing them often in all the synagogues i compelled them to blaspheme and being yet more mad against them i persecuted them even unto foreign cities why should it be thought a… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:823…they were put to death i gave my voice against them vers and i punished them oft in every synagogue and compelled them to blaspheme and being exceedingly mad against them i persecuted them even unto… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:1043…when they were put to death i gave my voice against them and i punished them oft in every synagogue and compelled them to blaspheme and being exceedingly mad against them i persecuted them even unto… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:823…than they since i was doing evil willingly and deliberately b vers whereupon as i went to damascus with authority and commission from the chief priests vers at midday o king i saw in the way… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:1043…being exceedingly mad against them i persecuted them even unto strange cities whereupon as i went to damascus with authority and commission from the chief priests at midday o king i saw in the way a… Ammonius of Alexandria fl. c. 500PG 85:1595…free will vers at midday on the road i saw o king a light from heaven above the brightness of the sun shining around me and those who were traveling with me i saw above the… Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 118:289…traveling to damascus with the authority and permission of the chief priests at midday o king i saw on the road a light from heaven above the brightness of the sun shining around me and those… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:823…went to damascus with authority and commission from the chief priests vers at midday o king i saw in the way a light from heaven above the brightness of the sun shining round about me and… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:1043…i went to damascus with authority and commission from the chief priests at midday o king i saw in the way a light from heaven above the brightness of the sun shining round about me and… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 28:1275…of god orth fight against the holy gospels that you may hear it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks and hear the lord saying destroy this temple and in three days i will… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:359…all had fallen to the ground i heard a voice speaking to me and saying in the hebrew tongue 'saul saul why are you persecuting me it is hard for you to kick against the goads… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 77:129…in all things therefore let him hear from everyone who loves christ it is hard for thee to kick against the goads for the wretch strikes himself and together with his own children per… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:1259…o impious one to what a height thy tongue has lifted itself it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks where is the god of hamath and where is the god of arpad and… Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 118:165…and falling on the ground he heard a voice saying to him saul saul why persecutest thou me who said who art thou lord and he said i am jesus whom thou persecutest it is hard… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:823…sun shining round about me and them which journeyed with me vers and when we were all fallen to the earth i heard a voice speaking unto me and saying in the hebrew tongue saul saul… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:931…and falling to the ground he heard a voice saying to him saul saul why persecutest thou me and he said who art thou lord and the lord said i am jesus whom thou persecutest it… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:1043…the sun shining round about me and them which journeyed with me and when we were all fallen to the earth i heard a voice speaking unto me and saying in the hebrew tongue saul saul… Maximus Planudes c. 1255–c. 1305PG 147:1123…his own members on account of which members he cried from heaven saul saul why persecutest thou me and of which members he says when ye did it unto one of the least of these my… Pseudo-Justin Martyr 2nd-4th c. (uncertainPG 6:1603…scatter the entire substance of his Master, he was rebuked by the Lord: "Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me? It is hard for you to kick against the goad" (Acts xxvi, 14). And he says in his heart: "What shall… Athanasius AlexandrinusPG 25:739…those who believe in him lest you too hear the words 'it is hard for thee to kick against the goad ' but would that you might listen so that you too might be persuaded as… Joannes ChrysostomusPG 51:141D…they were attacking a mere man. Wishing, therefore, to instruct them in His power, and that He is God, and that it is hard for you to kick against the goads (Acts 26:14), He says to them: Whom are you seekin… Clement of Rome d. c. 100PG 1:911D…thor of the Book of Wisdom, Dionysius the Pseudo-Areopagite with Alex. Clem. Method. Athanas. Cor. Another cod. Vind. concerning which word see Inst. N. to Acts xxvi, 15, which they have shown to be frequent a… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:709…do you persecute me but he turned and said who are you lord and he said i am jesus of nazareth whom you are persecuting acts and falling on his face he was struck blind why… Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 118:165…a voice saying to him saul saul why persecutest thou me who said who art thou lord and he said i am jesus whom thou persecutest it is hard for thee to kick against the goad… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:823…me it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks vers and i said who art thou lord and he said i am jesus whom thou persecutest vers but rise and stand upon thy feet… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:931…voice saying to him saul saul why persecutest thou me and he said who art thou lord and the lord said i am jesus whom thou persecutest it is hard for thee to kick against the… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:1043…thou me it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks and i said who art thou lord and the lord said i am jesus whom thou persecutest but rise and stand upon thy feet… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:359…for i have appeared to you for this purpose to appoint you a minister and a witness both of the things which you have seen and of the things which i will reveal to you i… Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 118:289…for i have appeared to you for this purpose to appoint you a minister and a witness both of the things which you have seen and of the things b in which i will appear to… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:823…thou lord and he said i am jesus whom thou persecutest vers but rise and stand upon thy feet for i have appeared unto thee for this purpose to make thee a minister and a witness… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:1043…thou lord and the lord said i am jesus whom thou persecutest but rise and stand upon thy feet for i have appeared unto thee for this purpose to make thee a minister and a witness… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:823…those things in the which i will appear unto thee c vers delivering thee from the people and from the gentiles unto whom now i send thee vers to open their eyes and to turn them… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:1043…and of those things in the which i will appear unto thee delivering thee from the people and from the gentiles unto whom now i send thee to open their eyes and to turn them from… Clement of Alexandria c. 150 – c. 215PG 8:807…nations he says to open b their eyes that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of satan to god that they themselves may receive remission of sins and an inheritance among… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:359…i now send you to open their eyes that they might turn from darkness to light and from the power of satan to god that they may receive forgiveness of sins and an inheritance among those… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:363…liberty what are these that you may open he says eyes and turn them from darkness to light and from the power of satan to god for this he says i have appeared to you that… Theodore the Studite 759–826PG 99:1621…great and inscrutable things of which there is no number who leads from darkness to light and from the path of error to the track of piety transferring everyone who desires from his heart to be… Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 118:289…i now send you to open their eyes that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of satan to god that they may receive forgiveness of sins and an inheritance among those… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:823…people and from the gentiles unto whom now i send thee vers to open their eyes and to turn them from darkness to light and from the power of satan unto god that they may receive… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:1043…the people and from the gentiles unto whom now i send thee to open their eyes and to turn them from darkness to light and from the power of satan unto god that they may receive… Nicephorus Callistus Xanthopoulos c. 1256–c. 1335PG 145:835…he would soon reveal namely to open the eyes of the blind to turn them from darkness to light and from the dominion of satan to christ so that they might receive forgiveness of sins and… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:825…he says far excels the light of the sun a vers wherefore o king agrippa i was not disobedient to the heavenly vision vers but i declared first to those at damascus and at jerusalem and… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:1043…inheritance among them which are sanctified by faith that is in me whereupon o king agrippa i was not disobedient unto the heavenly vision but shewed first unto them of damascus and at jerusalem and throughout… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:361…in all the region of judaea and to the gentiles i announced that they should repent and turn to god doing works worthy of repentance who therefore being one who educated others concerning the best life… Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 118:289…all the region of judea and to the gentiles i was announcing that they should repent and turn to god performing works worthy of repentance because of these things the jews having seized me in the… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:825…to the heavenly vision vers but i declared first to those at damascus and at jerusalem and throughout all the country of judea and to the gentiles that they should repent and turn to god and… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:1043…whereupon o king agrippa i was not disobedient unto the heavenly vision but shewed first unto them of damascus and at jerusalem and throughout all the coasts of jud a and then to the gentiles that… Cosmas Indicopleustes fl. c. 535–550PG 88:357…if god raises the dead then again for this cause they seized me in the temple and went about to kill me having therefore obtained help of god i continue unto this day witnessing both to… Paschal Chronicle c. 630PG 92:571…you that god should raise the dead and again for this cause the jews caught me in the temple and went about to kill me having therefore obtained help of god i continue unto this day… Cosmas Indicopleustes fl. c. 535–550PG 88:301…jews having apprehended me in the temple went about to kill me having therefore obtained help of god i continue unto this day witnessing both to small and great saying none other things than those which… Cosmas Indicopleustes fl. c. 535–550PG 88:357…they seized me in the temple and went about to kill me having therefore obtained help of god i continue unto this day witnessing both to small and great saying none other things than those which… Paschal Chronicle c. 630PG 92:571…jews caught me in the temple and went about to kill me having therefore obtained help of god i continue unto this day witnessing both to small and great saying none other things than those which… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:1015…the temple laid hold on me and went about to kill me having therefore obtained help of god i continue unto this day witnessing both to small and great saying none other things than those which… Cosmas Indicopleustes fl. c. 535–550PG 88:301…did say should come and moses whether christ should suffer and whether he should be the first that should rise from the dead and should show light unto the people and to the gentiles and if… Cosmas Indicopleustes fl. c. 535–550PG 88:359…a first from the resurrection of the dead he is to show light unto the people and to the gentiles in like manner also to the unbelieving jews themselves b when he was permitted to speak… Paschal Chronicle c. 630PG 92:571…things than those which the prophets and moses did say should come that christ should suffer and that he should be the first that should rise from the dead and should b shew light unto the… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:1015…things than those which the prophets and moses did say should come that christ should suffer and that he should be the first that should rise from the dead and should show light unto the people… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:561D…, who falls under the same insult as the Master? Paul preaches the truth, and Festus says to him: You are mad, Paul; much learning is turning you to madness (Acts 26:24). For madness appears to those who are… Dionysius the Areopagite fl. c. 500PG 3:887D…e tossed about by a storm at sea, and they think that the Gnostics are mad; just as Festus also said to Paul who was preaching the truth: Thou art mad, Paul (Acts XXVI, 24). The Gnostic, however, and in very tru… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:1015…dead and should show light unto the people and to the gentiles and as he thus spake for himself festus said with a loud voice paul thou art beside thyself much learning doth make thee mad… Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 44:1401C…ing, but we have restored the name of Festus; and it is certain that Leunclavius read no differently in his own book from the interpretation. Thus, therefore, Acts XXVI, 25, it is written: I am not mad, most exc… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:825…you are mad paul your many letters turn you to madness vers but he said i am not mad most excellent festus but i utter words of truth and soberness vers for the king knows about… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:1015…thou art beside thyself much learning doth make thee mad but paul said i am not mad most noble festus but speak forth the words of truth and soberness for the king knoweth of these things… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:361…king knows of these matters to whom i also speak with boldness for i am persuaded that none of these things escape his notice for this was not done in a corner do you believe king… Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 118:291…the king knows about these things and to him i speak boldly i am persuaded that none of these things has escaped his notice for this was not done in a corner king agrippa do you… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:825…vers for the king knows about these things to whom i also speak freely for i am persuaded that none of these things escapes his notice d… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:1015…most noble festus but speak forth the words of truth and soberness for the king knoweth of these things before whom also i speak b freely for i am persuaded that none of these things are… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:1015…hidden from him for this thing was not done in a corner king agrippa believest thou the prophets i know that thou believest then agrippa said unto paul almost thou persuadest me to be a christian… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 49:165D…, and having captured the judge, he departed. And that this is so, the judge himself testified, saying: In a little thou persuadest me to become a Christian (Acts 26:28). This ought to have happened today too… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 50:549C…,” Paul said, “I would to God that, both in a little and in much, not only you, but also all who are present, might become Christians, except for these bonds” (Acts 26.28-29); he would not have added this if the m… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 52:409A…o the royal courts, and made the king a disciple. He entered into the tribunal, and the judge says to him: “In a little you persuade me to become a Christian” (Acts 26:28); and the judge became a disciple. He e… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:515C…d you not 516 see? When you were coming into judgment in chains, you saw; when Festus (a) said to you, "In a small way, you persuade me to become a Christian" (Acts 26:28), did you not see? My grace is sufficie… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:283A…tory [the one who was captured] himself, with a loud voice, confessed to all who were present, saying: "In a short time you persuade me to become a Christian" [Acts 26:28]. "I would wish," he says, "not only yo… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 63:565…de me to become a Christian.” What, therefore, does Paul say? “I would pray to God that not only you, but also all who are present, might become such as I am” (Acts 26:28-29). Since, therefore, he indeed demands s… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:1015…corner king agrippa believest thou the prophets i know that thou believest then agrippa said unto paul almost thou persuadest me to be a christian and paul said i would to god that not only thou… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 49:165D…red thus: I would wish indeed, both in little and in much, not only thee, but also all who hear me to become Christians such as I am, except for these bonds (Acts 26:29). What are you saying, O Paul? When you… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 50:549…was saying in a little you persuade me to become a christian paul said i would to god that both in a little and in much not only you but also all who are present might… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:69A…, I would to God, that both in a little and in much, not only thou, but also all that hear me this day, should become such as I also am, except these bands? (Act. 26: 29). He did not say this as thinking the m… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 63:567…to become a christian what then did paul say i would pray to god that not only thou but also all that hear me this day might become such as i am since he therefore requires… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:1015…agrippa said unto paul almost thou persuadest me to be a christian and paul said i would to god that not only thou but also all that hear me this day were both almost and altogether… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:367…h homily liii h a cap and the king rose up and the governor and bernice and they that sat with them and when they had gone aside they talked between… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:1015…such as i am except these bonds and as he thus spoke the king rose up and the governor and bernice and they that sat with them and when they were gone aside they talked between… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:367…and bernice and they that sat with them and when they had gone aside they talked between themselves saying this man doeth nothing worthy of death or of bonds then said agrippa unto festus this man… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:1015…up and the governor and bernice and they that sat with them and when they were gone aside they talked between themselves saying this man doeth nothing worthy of death or of bonds then said agrippa… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 50:511…w that a better sentence had proceeded for him in judgment, and even with Festus saying, "This man could have been released, if he had not appealed to Caesar" (Acts 26.32), nevertheless, bound, and led with man… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:367…themselves saying this man doeth nothing worthy of death or of bonds then said agrippa unto festus this man might have been set at liberty if he had not appealed unto c sar see how again… Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 118:291…death or imprisonment ' and agrippa said to festus 'this man could have been set at liberty if he had not appealed to caesar ' h on in a little h since he was always directing… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:1015…themselves saying this man doeth nothing worthy of death or of bonds then said agrippa unto festus this man might have been set at liberty if he had not appealed unto c sar h commentary h… Isidore of Pelusium d. c. 450PG 78:149B…. Confer ep. 16 book II. 300 Concerning the Apostle Paul’s greatness of soul even while a captive, and the parrhesia (boldness) worthy of a heavenly teacher, Act. xxvi. 301 The same speech, though it may not alwa…