Early Church Fathers Scripture Index : Texts

Acts 17:20

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Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, Series 1, Volume 9, page 138, footnote 1 (Image)

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

Homilies on S. Ignatius and S. Babylas. (HTML)

Eulogy. (HTML)

CCEL Footnote 378 (In-Text, Margin)

... for one to come and teach after many teachers, and himself to be the first to sow seeds. For that which has been already practised, and has become customary with many, would be easily accepted; but that which is now for the first time heard, agitates the mind of the hearers, and gives the teacher a great deal to do. This at least it was which disturbed the audience at Athens, and on this account they turned away from Paul, reproaching him with, “Thou bringest certain strange things to our ears.”[Acts 17:20] For if the oversight of the Church now furnishes much weariness and work to those who govern it, consider how double and treble and manifold was the work then, when there were dangers and fighting and snares, and fear continually. It is not possible ...