“"Three sabbath-days," it says, being the time when they had leisure from work, "he reasoned with them, opening out of the Scriptures": for so used Christ also to do: as on many occasions we find Him reasoning from the Scriptures, and not on all occasions urging men by miracles. Because to the working of miracles indee…”
John Chrysostom, 5th c. — Homily on Acts 37
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2And Paul, as his manner was, went in unto them, and three sabbath days reasoned with them out of the scriptures,
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1Now when they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where was a synagogue of the Jews:
— Acts 17:2 —
3Opening and alleging, that Christ must needs have suffered, and risen again from the dead; and that this Jesus, whom I preach unto you, is Christ.
4And some of them believed, and consorted with Paul and Silas; and of the devout Greeks a great multitude, and of the chief women not a few.