Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers: Series I/Volume XI/On the Acts of the Apostles/Homily XX on Acts ix. 10, 12

Homily XX.

Acts IX. 10, 12

“And there was a certain

disciple at Damascus, named Ananias; and to him said the Lord in a

vision, Ananias. And he said, Behold, I am here, Lord. And the Lord

said unto him, Arise, and go into the street which is called Straight, and inquire in the house of Judas for one called Saul, of Tarsus: for, behold, he prayeth, and hath seen in a vision a man named Ananias coming in, and putting his hand on him, that he might receive his sight.”

may be the reason that He neither drew any one of high authority

and importance, nor caused such to be forthcoming for the purpose of

instructing Paul? It was, because

it was not meet that he should be induced by men, but only by Christ

Himself: as in fact this man taught him nothing, but merely baptized