John Chrysostom, on Acts 6:4

“But we will give ourselves continually to prayer, and to the ministry of the word.”

“"But we will give ourselves continually to prayer, and to the ministry of the word." Again they plead for themselves, beginning and ending with this. "Will give ourselves continually," he saith. For so it behooved, not just to do the mere acts, or in any chance way, but to be continually doing them. Thus they were enabled to give their attention to things spiritual; thus were these also free to undertake long journeys; thus were these put in trust with the word.”

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