Rabanus Maurus
9th century · AD 856 · Western · 951 passages
In his own words on Acts
- Acts 2:1
The Law was given on Mount Sinai, the Spirit on Mount Sion, the Law on an elevated place in the mountain, the Spirit in an upper room.
- Acts 2:30
Peter shows manifestly from this Psalm that the kingdom of Christ is not earthly, but heavenly.
- Acts 5:5
a great fear overwhelmed all who heard of it: Not without cause, because this man died that others might be frightened by his example.
- Acts 8:4
though scattered through fear, they were nevertheless firm in preacing the gospel.
- Acts 12:19
That the release of Peter should harm no one, Herod is not permitted to punish the guards.
- Acts 14:7
The flight of the apostles was tnot more from fear than from their love of the word of God.
Quoted verbatim from public-domain English translations of the fathers — Aquinas's Catena Aurea, the Ante-Nicene and Nicene & Post-Nicene Fathers, and related editions. Each quotation links to its source.