And upon the sabbath day, we went forth without the gate by a river side, where it seemed that there was prayer; and sitting down, we spoke to the women that were assembled.
John Chrysostom
See again Paul judaizing. "Where it was thought," it says, both from the time and from the place, "that prayer would be." Out of the city, by a river side: for it is not to be supposed that they prayed only where there was a synagogue; they also prayed out of synagogue, but then for this purpose they set apart, as it were, a certain place, because as Jews they were more corporeal - and, "on the sabbath-day," when it was likely that a multitude would come together. "And we sat down, and spake to the women which resorted thither." Mark again the freedom from all pride.
"Out of the city." The place was convenient for hearing the word, aloof from troubles and dangers. "On the sabbath." As there was no work going on, they were more attentive to what was spoken.
Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.