Acts 5:29 Douay-Rheims

But Peter and the apostles answering, said: We ought to obey God, rather than men.

John Chrysostom

A.D. 347–407 Patristic

High magnanimity! He shows them too that they are fighting against God. For, he says, Whom ye killed, Him hath God raised up.

And they no longer say to them, "Judge ye:" for they are not contentious for glory; but they repeat again the same story,-the Cross, the Resurrection. And they tell not, wherefore He was crucified-that it was for our sakes: but they hint at this indeed, but not openly as yet, wishing to terrify them awhile.

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A.D. 407 · on Acts 5:29 (Homily on Acts 13)

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