Early Church Fathers Scripture Index : Texts

Acts 9:22

There are 3 footnotes for this reference.

Ante-Nicene Fathers, Volume 3, page 676, footnote 6 (Image)

Tertullian (I, II, III)

Ethical. (HTML)

On Baptism. (HTML)

Another Objection:  Abraham Pleased God Without Being Baptized. Answer Thereto. Old Things Must Give Place to New, and Baptism is Now a Law. (HTML)

CCEL Footnote 8684 (In-Text, Margin)

... became believers used to be baptized. Then it was, too, that Paul, when he believed, was baptized; and this is the meaning of the precept which the Lord had given him when smitten with the plague of loss of sight, saying, “Arise, and enter Damascus; there shall be demonstrated to thee what thou oughtest to do,” to wit—be baptized, which was the only thing lacking to him. That point excepted, he had sufficiently learnt and believed “the Nazarene” to be “the Lord, the Son of God.”[Acts 9:1-31]

Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, Series 1, Volume 6, page 84, footnote 2 (Image)

Augustine: Sermon on the Mount, Harmony of the Gospels, Homilies on the Gospels

The Harmony of the Gospels. (HTML)

Book I (HTML)

Of Some Who are Mad Enough to Suppose that the Books Were Inscribed with the Names of Peter and Paul. (HTML)

CCEL Footnote 553 (In-Text, Margin)

... fellowship with His disciples, Paul had never become His disciple. Only after His passion, after His resurrection, after His ascension, after the mission of the Holy Spirit from heaven, after many Jews had been converted and had shown marvellous faith, after the stoning of Stephen the deacon and martyr, and when Paul still bore the name Saul, and was grievously persecuting those who had become believers in Christ, did Christ call that man [by a voice] from heaven, and made him His disciple and apostle.[Acts 9:1-30] How, then, is it possible that Christ could have written those books which they wish to have it believed that He did write before His death, and which were addressed to Peter and Paul, as those among His disciples who had been most intimate with ...

Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, Series 1, Volume 9, page 67, footnote 7 (Image)

Chrysostom: On the Priesthood, Ascetic Treatises, Select Homilies and Letters, Homilies on the Statutes

Treatise Concerning the Christian Priesthood. (HTML)

Book IV (HTML)

CCEL Footnote 170 (In-Text, Margin)

7. For how was it, tell me, that he confounded the Jews which dwelt at Damascus,[Acts 9:22] though he had not yet begun to work miracles? How was it that he wrestled with the Grecians and threw them? and why was he sent to Tarsus? Was it not because he was so mighty and victorious in the word, and brought his adversaries to such a pass that they, unable to brook their defeat, were provoked to seek his life? At that time, as I said, he had not begun to work miracles, nor could any one say that the masses looked upon him with astonishment on ...