{"author":null,"canonical_references":[],"database_sha256":"8cfbe7284c6936871d57c02dc6aa63ebbdfd4722422d539dd9f716e46e91112e","date_end":null,"date_start":null,"edition_year":null,"id":"sermonindex-ecf-3297","native_reference":{"book_number":510,"chapter_from":9,"chapter_to":9,"system":"MyBible module coordinates (mapping unverified)","verse_from":10,"verse_to":10},"public_import_allowed":false,"record_kind":"verse-keyed-module-record","review_required":["English edition and exact text","author/work attribution","dating","verse mapping and citation kind","reuse and attribution","split author quotations and deduplicate"],"review_status":"unreviewed","source_html":"<p><b>John Chrysostom</b>: What may be the reason that He neither drew any one of high authority and importance, nor caused such to be forthcoming for the purpose of instructing Paul? It was, because it was not meet that he should be induced by men, but only by Christ Himself: as in fact this man taught him nothing, but merely baptized him; for, as soon as baptized, he was to draw upon himself the grace of the Spirit, by his zeal and exceeding earnestness. And that Ananias was no very distinguished person, is plain. For, \"the Lord,\" it says, \"spake unto him in a vision, and Ananias answered and said, Lord, I have heard by many of this man, how much evil he hath done to Thy saints at Jerusalem.\" For if he spoke in objection to Him, much more would he have done so, had He sent an Angel. And this is why, in the former instance, neither is Philip told what the matter is; but he sees the Angel, and then the Spirit bids him go near to the chariot. But observe here how the Lord relieves him of his fear: \"He is blind,\" saith He, \"and prayeth, and art thou afraid?\"<br/><i>— Homily on Acts 20</i></p><p><b>Oecumenius</b>: Why, I ask, did he not bring any one of the great men who was worthy of trust, or hand him over to the instruction of Paul, but Ananias who was one of the seventy? Since he was not to be led by men, but by Christ himself. For this one neither taught him anything, but only baptized him. For having been enlightened at once he was about to draw much grace of the Spirit from zeal and eagerness. From this it must be noted that those dreams ought to be told which are of public benefit, and contribute to piety, whatever has the presence of the Lord or of angels. There are also private dreams which ought not to be spoken. Yet, if the benefit is private to Saul but a strange healing has occurred, the man is again invited to piety; and therefore it ought to have been spoken of as beneficial to all.<br/><i>— Commentary on Acts</i></p>","source_html_sha256":"6b9584661bb9d0b2e09fd409e60640d92f08c9170dbea6847f201c5dcb8153fb","source_module":"ECF","source_row_id":3297,"source_url":"https://www.sermonindex.net/commentary/ecf/","text_sha256":"f0313c33ede67b5a5bd9df6c9700dccd3f093eb5591b1f514400f40652864760","translator":null,"work":null}