Theophylact of Ohrid, on Acts 12:17

“But he beckoning to them with his hand to hold their peace, told how the Lord had brought him out of prison, and he said: Tell these things to James, and to the brethren. And going out, he went into another place.”

“How free from vainglory he is! He did not say "make it known everywhere," but rather "notify... the brethren." He went out and went to another place because he did not want to test God and lead himself into temptations. The Angel did not tell him about this; but by the fact that he left him in silence and led him out of the prison by night, he gave him permission to withdraw, since the apostles had already done what they had been commanded — to go to the temple and preach to the people.”

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