Oecumenius, on Acts 5:34

“But one in the council rising up, a Pharisee, named Gamaliel, a doctor of the law, respected by all the people, commanded the men to be put forth a little while.”

“This Gamaliel was the teacher of Paul. (see Acts 22:3) That a teacher who was respected for his legal judgments should not believe this, even if not entirely understanding it, is extreme folly. And from his words themselves, which differed also in understanding, he shows sufficient evidence. And it is also evident from those very actions. For ordering the apostles to be expelled from the council, in order to intimidate them, he even made the innocent appear to himself, not as one pardoned by shared opinion, but as making excuses for their words.”

Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.