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What the Fathers say
Eastern Fathers
John Chrysostom
"Paul's sister's son heard of it." This was of God's providence, their not perceiving that it would be heard. What then did Paul? he was not alarmed, but perceived that this was God's doing: and casting all upon Him, so he acquits himself from further concern about it: "having called one of the centurions," etc. He told of the plot, he was believed; he is saved.
Theophylact of Ohrid
By God's arrangement, the Jews did not notice how "the son of Paul's sister" could hear them. Again Paul is saved through human foresight, since he leaves everyone, even the centurion, in ignorance, so that the matter would not be discovered. One should not condemn Paul for fearing danger — this testifies only to the weakness of his nature (since he was a man) and should serve to the praise of his will, since even while fearing blows and death, he did nothing unworthy of himself because of that fear.
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