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gathered together. And a certain young man named Eutychus was sitting at the window, being overcome by a deep sleep, while Paul was discoursing for a long time, being overcome by the sleep, he fell down from the third story, and was taken up dead. But Paul went down and fell upon him, and embracing him, said: Do not be alarmed; for his life is in him. And having gone up, and broken bread and eaten, and having spoken for a good while, until daybreak, he departed. And they brought the young man alive, and were not a little comforted. But behold for me the scene, how it was assembled; For when the disciples were gathered together, he says; and the sign, what a one; For he sat at a window, he says, and at an unseasonable hour of the night. So great was the desire of hearing. Let us be ashamed, who do not do this even in the daytime. But Paul was discoursing then, you say. What are you saying? Paul also discourses now, or rather, neither then nor now was it Paul, but Christ, and no one listens. There is no window now, no hunger, no sleep troubling us, and yet we do not listen; not 60.304 lack of space, nor anything else of that sort. And the wonderful thing is that, although he was a young man, he was not indolent, and being overcome by sleep, he did not depart, nor did he fear the danger of falling. But if he did fall after becoming drowsy, do not be surprised; for he did not drowse from indolence, but from the necessity of nature. But you, observe for me that they were so fervent with zeal that they were even in a third-story room; for there was not yet a church building. Do not be alarmed, he says; for his life is in him. He did not say, He will be raised, for I will raise him; but what? Do not be alarmed. See his lack of pride, and his comforting manner. Having gone up and broken, he says, bread and eaten. This interrupted the discourse, but did not harm it. Do you see the simplicity of the supper? And having eaten, he says, and having spoken for a good while, until daybreak, he departed. Do you see how they passed the whole night? Such were their tables, that the hearers departed sober again, and fit for hearing. How do we differ from dogs? Do you see how great the difference is? And they brought the young man alive, and were not a little comforted. They are greatly comforted, both because they received him back alive, and because a sign had occurred. But we, going ahead to the ship, set sail for Assos, intending from there to take Paul on board; for so he had arranged, intending to go by land himself. And when he met us at Assos, we took him on board and came to Mitylene. In many places Paul is separated from his disciples. For behold again, he himself goes by land, while they set sail by ship; entrusting the easier part to them, but choosing the more toilsome for himself. He journeyed by land, at once managing many things, and at the same time teaching them not to be separated from him. And sailing from there on the next day, we came opposite Chios; and on the next day we put in at Samos, and having stayed at Trogyllium, on the following day we came to Miletus. See how, with Paul hastening, they set sail, and do not waste time, but pass by the islands. For Paul had decided to sail past Ephesus, so that he would not have to spend time in Asia. For he was hastening, if it were possible for him, to be at Jerusalem on the day of Pentecost. 2. What is this haste? Not because of the feast, but because of the crowd. At the same time, by this he was also influencing the Jews, as one who honored the feasts; and wishing to win over his enemies, he was at the same time hastening to sow the word. See then what a gain there was, with everyone present. Otherwise, so that the affairs of Ephesus would not be neglected on this account, he arranged things differently. But let us look at what was said from the beginning. And having greeted, he says, the disciples, he departed to go to Macedonia, and having encouraged them with many words, he came to Greece. And by this he again won them over, giving them sufficient comfort. See him everywhere accomplishing everything through words, not through signs. But when he was about to set sail, he says, for Syria. He continually shows him to us hastening to Syria. And the reason was the Church and Jerusalem; so great was his desire to set things right there as well. And yet Troas is not large; why then of days

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συνηγμένοι. Καθήμενος δέ τις νεανίας ὀνόματι Εὔτυχος ἐπὶ τῆς θυρίδος, καταφερόμενος ὕπνῳ βαθεῖ, διαλεγομένου τοῦ Παύλου ἐπὶ πλεῖον, κατενεχθεὶς ὑπὸ τοῦ ὕπνου ἔπεσεν ἀπὸ τοῦ τριστέγου κάτω, καὶ ἤρθη νεκρός. Καταβὰς δὲ ὁ Παῦλος ἐπέπεσεν ἐπ' αὐτῷ, καὶ συμπεριλαβὼν αὐτὸν, εἶπε· Μὴ θορυβεῖσθε· ἡ γὰρ ψυχὴ αὐτοῦ ἐν αὐτῷ ἐστιν. Ἀναβὰς δὲ, καὶ κλάσας ἄρτον καὶ γευσάμενος, ἐφ' ἱκανόν τε ὁμιλήσας ἄχρις αὐγῆς, οὕτως ἐξῆλθεν. Ἤγαγον δὲ τὸν παῖδα ζῶντα, καὶ παρεκλήθησαν οὐ μετρίως. Θέα δέ μοι τὸ θέατρον, ὅπως ἦν συγκεκροτημένον· Συνηγμένων γὰρ τῶν μαθητῶν, φησί· καὶ τὸ σημεῖον, οἷον· Ἐπὶ θυρίδος γὰρ, φησὶν, ἐκάθητο, καὶ ἀωρὶ τῶν νυκτῶν. Τοσοῦτος ἦν ὁ πόθος τῆς ἀκροάσεως. Αἰσχυνθῶμεν ἡμεῖς μηδὲ ἐν ἡμέρᾳ τοῦτο ποιοῦντες. Ἀλλὰ Παῦλος διελέγετο, φησὶ, τότε. Τί λέγεις; Καὶ νῦν Παῦλος διαλέγεται, μᾶλλον δὲ οὐδὲ τότε Παῦλος οὐδὲ νῦν, ἀλλ' ὁ Χριστὸς, καὶ οὐδεὶς ἀκούει. Οὐχὶ θυρίς ἐστι νῦν, οὐ πεῖνα, οὐχ ὕπνος ἐνοχλεῖ, καὶ ὅμως οὐκ ἀκούομεν· οὐ 60.304 στενοχωρία τόπου, οὐκ ἄλλο τῶν τοιούτων οὐδέν. Καὶ τὸ δὴ θαυμαστὸν, ὅτι καίτοι νεανίας ἐκεῖνος ὢν οὐκ ἦν ῥᾴθυμος, καὶ ὕπνῳ καταφερόμενος οὐκ ἀπέστη, οὐδὲ ἔδεισε τὸν κίνδυνον μὴ κατενεχθῇ. Εἰ δὲ καὶ νυστάξας κατέπεσε, μὴ θαυμάσῃς· οὐ γὰρ ἀπὸ ῥᾳθυμίας ἐνύσταξεν, ἀλλ' ἀπὸ ἀνάγκης φύσεως. Σὺ δέ μοι θέα, ὅτι οὕτως ἔζεον τῇ προθυμίᾳ, ὅτι καὶ ἐν τριστέγῳ ἦσαν· οὔπω γὰρ ἦν ἡ ἐκκλησία. Μὴ θορυβεῖσθε, φησίν· ἡ γὰρ ψυχὴ αὐτοῦ ἐν αὐτῷ ἐστιν. Οὐκ εἶπεν, Ἀναστήσεται, ἐγερῶ γὰρ αὐτόν· ἀλλὰ τί; Μὴ θορυβεῖσθε. Ὅρα τὸ ἄτυφον, καὶ παρακλητικόν. Ἀναβὰς καὶ κλάσας, φησὶν, ἄρτον καὶ γευσάμενος. Τοῦτο διέκοψε τὸν λόγον, οὐ μὴν ἔβλαψεν. Ὁρᾷς τοῦ δείπνου τὸ ἀπέριττον; Καὶ γευσάμενος, φησὶν, ἐφ' ἱκανόν τε ὁμιλήσας ἄχρις αὐγῆς, οὕτως ἐξῆλθεν. Ὁρᾷς πῶς διενυκτέρευον; Τοιαῦται αἱ τράπεζαι ἦσαν, ὡς νήφοντας πάλιν ἀπιέναι τοὺς ἀκροατὰς, καὶ πρὸς ἀκρόασιν εἶναι ἐπιτηδείους. Τί κυνῶν διαφέρομεν ἡμεῖς; Ὁρᾶτε πόσον τὸ διάφορον; Ἤγαγον δὲ τὸν παῖδα ζῶντα, καὶ παρεκλήθησαν οὐ μετρίως. Σφόδρα παρακαλοῦνται, ὅτι τε ζῶντα ἀπέλαβον, ὅτι τε σημεῖον γέγονεν. Ἡμεῖς δὲ προσελθόντες ἐπὶ τὸ πλοῖον, ἀνήχθημεν εἰς τὴν Ἄσσον, ἐκεῖθεν μέλλοντες ἀναλαμβάνειν τὸν Παῦλον· οὕτω γὰρ ἦν διατεταγμένος, μέλλων αὐτὸς πεζεύειν. Ὡς δὲ συνέβαλεν ἡμῖν εἰς τὴν Ἄσσον, ἀναλαβόντες αὐτὸν ἤλθομεν εἰς Μυτιλήνην. Πολλαχοῦ τῶν μαθητῶν ὁ Παῦλος χωρίζεται. Ἰδοὺ γὰρ πάλιν, αὐτὸς μὲν πεζεύει, ἐκεῖνοι δὲ τῷ πλοίῳ ἀνάγονται· τὸ μὲν κουφότερον ἐκείνοις ἐπιτρέπων, τὸ δὲ ἐπιπονώτερον αὐτὸς αἱρούμενος. Ἐπέζευεν, ἅμα καὶ πολλὰ οἰκονομῶν, ἅμα καὶ παιδεύων μηδὲ αὐτοὺς χωρίζεσθαι αὐτοῦ. Κἀκεῖθεν ἀποπλεύσαντες τῇ ἐπαύριον, κατηντήσαμεν ἀντικρὺ Χίου· τῇ δὲ ἑτέρᾳ παρεβάλομεν εἰς Σάμον, καὶ μείναντες ἐν Τρωγυλίῳ, τῇ ἐχομένῃ ἤλθομεν εἰς Μίλητον. Ὅρα πῶς ἐπειγομένου τοῦ Παύλου ἀνάγονται, καὶ οὐ χρονοτριβοῦσιν, ἀλλὰ παρέρχονται τὰς νήσους. Ἔκρινε γὰρ ὁ Παῦλος παραπλεῦσαι τὴν Ἔφεσον, ὅπως μὴ γένηται αὐτῷ χρονοτριβῆσαι ἐν τῇ Ἀσίᾳ. Ἔσπευδε γὰρ, εἰ δυνατὸν ἦν αὐτῷ τὴν ἡμέραν τῆς Πεντηκοστῆς γενέσθαι εἰς Ἱεροσόλυμα. βʹ. Τίς ἡ ἔπειξις αὕτη; Οὐ διὰ τὴν ἑορτὴν, ἀλλὰ διὰ τὸ πλῆθος. Ἅμα καὶ τούτῳ Ἰουδαίους ἐπήγετο, ὡς δὴ τιμῶν τὰς ἑορτάς· καὶ τοὺς ἐχθροὺς ἑλεῖν βουλόμενος, ἅμα ἔσπευδε τὸν λόγον καθεῖναι. Ὅρα γοῦν οἷον γέγονε κέρδος, πάντων παρόντων. Ἄλλως δὲ, ἵνα μὴ διὰ τοῦτο ἀμεληθῇ τὰ κατὰ τὴν Ἔφεσον, ᾠκονόμησεν ἑτέρως. Ἀλλ' ἴδωμεν ἄνωθεν τὰ εἰρημένα. Καὶ ἀσπασάμενος, φησὶ, τοὺς μαθητὰς, ἐξῆλθε πορευθῆναι εἰς Μακεδονίαν, καὶ παρακαλέσας αὐτοὺς λόγῳ πολλῷ, ἦλθεν εἰς τὴν Ἑλλάδα. Καὶ τούτῳ πάλιν ἀνεκτήσατο, ἱκανὴν διδοὺς παραμυθίαν. Ὅρα πανταχοῦ διὰ λόγων τὸ πᾶν κατορθοῦντα, οὐ διὰ σημείων. Μέλλοντα δὲ, φησὶν, ἀνάγεσθαι εἰς τὴν Συρίαν. Συνεχῶς ἡμῖν αὐτὸν δείκνυσι ἐπειγόμενον εἰς τὴν Συρίαν. Τὸ δὲ αἴτιον ἡ Ἐκκλησία ἦν καὶ τὰ Ἱεροσόλυμα· οὕτως εἶχε πόθον καὶ τὰ ἐκεῖ κατορθοῦν. Καίτοι οὐ μεγάλη ἡ Τρωάς ἐστι· τί οὖν ἡμερῶν