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What the Fathers say

Acts 14:20

Eastern Fathers

John Chrysostom

"Lest any man," he says, "should think of me above that which he seeth me to be, or that he heareth aught from me."-"Howbeit as the disciples stood round about him, he rose up and came into the city." Here is fulfilled that saying, "My grace is sufficient for thee, for My strength is made perfect in weakness." Greater this than the raising of the lame man! "Came into the city." Do you mark the zeal, do you mark how fervent he is, how set on fire! …

Homily on Acts 31 ↗

Theophylact of Ohrid

But do you see Paul's fiery zeal? After he was cast out of the city, he came again to that very same city, to show that if anywhere, in such cases, he did withdraw, it was because he had to sow the word of God and that it was not fitting to inflame wrath.

Commentary on Acts ↗