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What the Fathers say
Eastern Fathers
John Chrysostom
"For when they had prayed," it is said, "the place was shaken." And wherefore this was done, hear from the prophet, when he says, "He looketh on the earth, and maketh it to tremble." For by this He made it manifest that He is present to their prayers. And again, another prophet saith, "The earth was shaken, and did tremble at the presence of the Lord." And God did this, both to make it more awful, and to lead them on to a courageous trust. …
Theophylact of Ohrid
"And when they had prayed, the place was shaken where they were assembled together." This was a testimony of God's visitation and that they had been heard, because sometimes this is a sign of wrath, and sometimes a sign of visitation. The apostles prayed not to be delivered from enduring hardships, but for the success of their preaching. But why did God shake the house? …
Oecumenius
It was, then, that which contributes to the pleasing of God. For the control of the intellect is to disregard dangers. But the characteristic of the vital principle is that the management of bodily affairs be determined, that the few things necessary for living, and how much is needed to live, be supplied to the possessor, while all that is lacking for life bears fruit. …
Western Saints
Bede
And they spoke the word of God with confidence. In the Greek it is added: To everyone willing to believe. Also, in the following reading, when it was said: And the multitude of those who believed were of one heart and one soul, here too in the Greek manuscripts, which our Codices do not have, it is added: And there was no division among them. And then, which is also contained in our Codices in a subdued manner: Nor did anyone say that what they possessed was their own. …
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