Acts 19:8
And entering into the synagogue, he spoke boldly for the space of three months, disputing and exhorting concerning the kingdom of God.
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- Vulgate (Clementine)
- Introgressus autem synagogam, cum fiducia loquebatur per tres menses, disputans et suadens de regno Dei.
- Greek New Testament (SBLGNT)
- Εἰσελθὼν δὲ εἰς τὴν συναγωγὴν ἐπαρρησιάζετο ἐπὶ μῆνας τρεῖς διαλεγόμενος καὶ πείθων περὶ τῆς βασιλείας τοῦ θεοῦ.
The Fathers on this verse
St John Chrysostom A Commentary on the Acts of the Apostles, Homily XLI on Acts xix. 8, 9
Acts XIX. 8, 9 “And he went into the synagogue, and spake boldly for the space of three months, disputing and persuading the things concerning the kingdom of God. But when divers were hardened, and believed not, but spake evil of that way before the multitude, he departed from them, and separated the disciples, disputing daily in the school of one Tyrannus.”
St John Chrysostom A Commentary on the Acts of the Apostles, Homily XLI on Acts xix. 8, 9
(Recapitulation.) ( b ) “And having entered in to the synagogue,” etc. ( v. 8 .) But why ἐπαρρησιάζετο ? It means, he was ready to confront dangers, and disputed more openly, not veiling the doctrines. ( a ) “But when some were hardened, and spake evil of the way, having departed from them, he separated the disciples.” ( v. 9 .) He put a stop, it means, to their evil-speaking: he did not wish to kindle their envy, nor to bring them into more contention. ( c ) Hence let us also learn not to put ourselves in the way of evil-speaking men, but to depart from them: he did not speak evil, when himself evil spoken of. “He disputed daily,” and by this gained the many, that, being evil intreated and (evil) spoken of, he did not (utterly) break away from them, and keep aloof. ( e ) The evil-speakers are defeated. …