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shall enter in among you: that it may not strike your mind with dismay and destroy you, see the comfort. And now, he says. He spoke thus, showing by this that it is just as always. I commend you, brethren, to God and to the word of His grace; that is, to His grace. And he well said so; for he knows that grace saves. He continually reminds them of grace, making them more earnest as debtors, and persuading them to be of good courage. To Him who is able to build you up. He did not say, To build, but, To build upon, showing that they had already been built, Then he reminded them of the hope to come, saying: And to give you an inheritance among all them that are sanctified. Then again an exhortation: I have coveted, he says, no man’s silver, or gold, or apparel. He takes away the root of evils, the love of money. Of silver, he says, or gold. He did not say, I did not take; but, Neither did I covet. This is not yet a great thing, but what comes after this is great. You yourselves know, that these hands have ministered to my necessities, and to them that were with me. I have showed you all things, how that so laboring you ought to support the weak. See him using the work, and not simply, but laboring. These hands have ministered to my necessities, and to them that were with me. This is to shame them. And see, how worthily. For he did not say to be above money, but what? To support the weak. Not simply 60.314 of all, but of the weak. And to remember the words of the Lord, which He said, It is more blessed to give than to receive. Lest anyone should think that this was said to them, and that he was giving an example, as he says elsewhere, Giving you an example, he brought forward the declaration of Christ, saying: It is more blessed to give than to receive. He prayed for them, exhorting; he shows it also by deed. And when he had thus spoken, he kneeled down with them all, and prayed; not simply, but with much compunction. Great is the consolation; and by saying, I commend you to the Lord, he comforts. And there was much weeping of all, and they fell on Paul's neck, and kissed him, sorrowing, most of all for the words which he had spoken, that they should see his face no more. And they accompanied him to the ship. He said, that grievous wolves shall enter in; he said, that I am pure from the blood of all men; both of these things are fearful and sufficient to cause grief; but most of all, this more than anything else pained them, to hear that they should see him no more; and this made the conflict severe. And they accompanied him, he says, to the ship. So they loved him, so they were disposed towards him. And it came to pass, that after we were gotten from them, and had launched, we came with a straight course unto Cos, and the day following unto Rhodes, and from thence unto Patara. And finding a ship sailing over unto Phenicia, we went aboard, and set forth. Now when we had discovered Cyprus, we left it on the left hand, and sailed into Syria, and landed at Tyre. See, he came to Lycia, and sailing over to Phoenicia, leaving Cyprus, he sailed down to Tyre; for there the ship was to unlade her burden. This is the reason for going to Tyre. And finding disciples, we tarried with them seven days: who 60.315 said to Paul through the Spirit, that he should not go up to Jerusalem. See, they also prophesy the afflictions. It is ordered that it be said by them also, lest anyone should think that Paul was saying these things simply and boasting. And again there praying they separate from one another. And when it came to pass that we had accomplished those days, we departed and went our way; and they all brought us on our way, with wives and children, till we were out of the city: and we kneeled down on the shore, and prayed. And when we had taken our leave one of another, we took ship; and they returned home again. And when we had finished our course from Tyre, we came to Ptolemais: and saluted the brethren, and abode with them one day. And the next day we departed, and came unto Cæsarea: and we entered into the house of Philip the evangelist, which was one of the seven; and abode with him. To Cæsarea, he says,

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ὑμᾶς εἰσελεύσονται· ἵνα μὴ καταπλήξῃ τῇ διανοίᾳ καὶ ἀπολέσῃ, ὅρα τὴν παραμυθίαν. Καὶ τανῦν, φησίν. Οὕτως εἶπε, δηλῶν διὰ τούτου, ὅτι ὥσπερ ἀεί. Παρατίθεμαι ὑμᾶς, ἀδελφοὶ, τῷ Θεῷ καὶ τῷ λόγῳ τῆς χάριτος αὐτοῦ· τουτέστι, τῇ χάριτι αὐτοῦ. Καὶ καλῶς οὕτως εἶπεν· οἶδε γὰρ, ὅτι ἡ χάρις σώζει. Συνεχῶς αὐτοὺς ἀναμιμνήσκει τῆς χάριτος, σπουδαιοτέρους ποιῶν ὡς ὀφειλέτας, καὶ πείθων θαῤῥεῖν. Τῷ δυναμένῳ ὑμᾶς ἐποικοδομῆσαι. Οὐκ εἶπεν, Οἰκοδομῆσαι, ἀλλ', Ἐποικοδομῆσαι, δεικνὺς ὅτι ἤδη ᾠκοδομήθησαν, Εἶτα τῆς ἐλπίδος ἀνέμνησε τῆς μελλούσης, εἰπών· Καὶ δοῦναι ὑμῖν κληρονομίαν ἐν πᾶσι τοῖς ἡγιασμένοις. Εἶτα πάλιν παραίνεσις· Ἀργυρίου, φησὶν, ἢ χρυσίου ἢ ἱματισμοῦ οὐδενὸς ἐπεθύμησα. Τὴν ῥίζαν ἀναιρεῖ τῶν κακῶν, τὴν φιλαργυρίαν. Ἀργυρίου, φησὶν, ἢ χρυσίου. Οὐκ εἶπεν, Οὐκ ἔλαβον· ἀλλ', Οὐδὲ ἐπεθύμησα. Οὔπω μέγα τοῦτο, τὸ δὲ μετὰ τοῦτο μέγα. Ὑμεῖς ἐπίστασθε, ὅτι ταῖς χρείαις μου καὶ τοῖς οὖσι μετ' ἐμοῦ ὑπηρέτησαν αἱ χεῖρες αὗται. Πάντα ὑπέδειξα ὑμῖν, ὅτι οὕτω κοπιῶντας δεῖ ἀντιλαμβάνεσθαι τῶν ἀσθενούντων. Ὅρα αὐτὸν τῷ ἔργῳ κεχρημένον, καὶ οὐχ ἁπλῶς, ἀλλὰ κοπιῶντα. Ταῖς χρείαις μου καὶ τοῖς οὖσι μετ' ἐμοῦ ὑπηρέτησαν αἱ χεῖρες αὗται. Τοῦτο ἐντρεπτικῶς. Καὶ ὅρα, πῶς ἀξίως. Οὐ γὰρ εἶπε Χρημάτων γενέσθαι κρείττους ἀλλὰ τί; Ἀντιλαμβάνεσθαι τῶν ἀσθενούντων. Οὐχ ἁπλῶς 60.314 πάντων, ἀλλὰ τῶν ἀσθενῶν. Μνημονεύειν τε τὸν λόγον τοῦ Κυρίου, ὃν εἶπε, ὅτι Μακάριόν ἐστι μᾶλλον διδόναι ἢ λαμβάνειν. Ἵνα μή τις νομίσῃ πρὸς ἐκείνους εἰρῆσθαι, καὶ τύπον διδόναι αὐτὸν, ὅπερ ἀλλαχοῦ φησι, Τύπον διδόντες ὑμῖν, ἐπήγαγε τὴν ἀπόφασιν τοῦ Χριστοῦ, λέγοντος· Μακάριόν ἐστι διδόναι μᾶλλον ἢ λαμβάνειν. Ἐπηύξατο αὐτοῖς παραινῶν· δείκνυσιν αὐτὸ καὶ ἔργῳ. Καὶ ταῦτα εἰπὼν, θεὶς τὰ γόνατα αὐτοῦ σὺν πᾶσιν αὐτοῖς, προσηύξατο· οὐχ ἁπλῶς, ἀλλὰ μετὰ πολλῆς τῆς κατανύξεως. Πολλὴ ἡ παράκλησις· καὶ τῷ εἰπεῖν δὲ, Παρατίθεμαι ὑμᾶς τῷ Κυρίῳ, παρακαλεῖ. Ἐγένετο δὲ κλαυθμὸς ἱκανὸς πάντων, καὶ ἐπιπεσόντες ἐπὶ τὸν τράχηλον τοῦ Παύλου, κατεφίλουν αὐτὸν, ὀδυνώμενοι, μάλιστα ἐπὶ τῷ λόγῳ ᾧ εἰρήκει, ὅτι οὐκέτι μέλλουσι τὸ πρόσωπον αὐτοῦ θεωρεῖν. Προέπεμπον δὲ αὐτὸν εἰς τὸ πλοῖον. Εἶπεν, ὅτι Εἰσελεύσονται λύκοι βαρεῖς· εἶπεν, ὅτι Καθαρὸς ἐγὼ ἀπὸ τοῦ αἵματος πάντων· ταῦτα ἑκάτερα φοβερὰ καὶ ἱκανὰ λυπῆσαι· μάλιστα δὲ πλέον πάντων τοῦτο αὐτοὺς ὠδίνησε, τὸ μηκέτι ὁρᾷν ἀκοῦσαι αὐτόν· καὶ τοῦτο ἐποίει τὸν πόλεμον χαλεπόν. Προέπεμπον δὲ, φησὶν, αὐτὸν εἰς τὸ πλοῖον. Οὕτως ἐφίλουν αὐτὸν, οὕτω διέκειντο περὶ αὐτόν. Ὡς δὲ ἐγένετο ἀναχθῆναι ἡμᾶς ἀποσπασθέντας ἀπ' αὐτῶν, εὐθυδρομήσαντες ἤλθομεν εἰς τὴν Κῶν, τῇ δὲ ἑξῆς εἰς Ῥόδον, κἀκεῖθεν εἰς Πάταρα. Καὶ εὑρόντες πλοῖον διαπερῶν εἰς Φοινίκην, ἐπιβάντες ἀνήχθημεν. Ἀναφανέντες δὲ τὴν Κύπρον, καὶ καταλιπόντες αὐτὴν εὐώνυμον, ἐπλέομεν εἰς Συρίαν, καὶ κατήχθημεν εἰς Τύρον. Ὅρα, ἦλθεν εἰς Λυκίαν, καὶ διαπερῶν εἰς Φοινίκην, τὴν Κύπρον ἀφεὶς, εἰς Τύρον κατέπλευσεν· ἐκεῖσε γὰρ ἦν τὸ πλοῖον ἀποφορτιζόμενον τὸν γόμον. Τοῦτο αἰτία τοῦ ἀπελθεῖν εἰς Τύρον. Καὶ εὑρόντες μαθητὰς ἐπεμείναμεν πρὸς αὐτοὺς ἡμέρας ἑπτά· οἵ 60.315 τινες τῷ Παύλῳ ἔλεγον διὰ τοῦ Πνεύματος μὴ ἀναβαίνειν αὐτὸν εἰς Ἱερουσαλήμ. Ὅρα, προφητεύουσι κἀκεῖνοι τὰς θλίψεις. Οἰκονομεῖται καὶ δι' ἐκείνων λεχθῆναι, ἵνα μή τις νομίσῃ ἁπλῶς ταῦτα λέγειν τὸν Παῦλον καὶ κομπάζειν, Πάλιν δὲ ἐκεῖ προσευχόμενοι διαλύονται ἀπ' ἀλλήλων. Ὅτε δὲ ἐγένετο ἡμᾶς ἐξαρτίσαι τὰς ἡμέρας, ἐξελθόντες ἐπορευόμεθα προπεμπόντων ἡμᾶς πάντων σὺν γυναιξὶ καὶ τέκνοις ἕως ἔξω τῆς πόλεως, καὶ θέντες τὰ γόνατα ἐπὶ τὸν αἰγιαλὸν, προσηυξάμεθα. Καὶ ἀσπασάμενοι ἀλλήλους, ἐνέβημεν εἰς τὸ πλοῖον· ἐκεῖνοι δὲ ὑπέστρεψαν εἰς τὰ ἴδια. Ἡμεῖς δὲ τὸν πλοῦν διανύσαντες ἀπὸ Τύρου, κατηντήσαμεν εἰς Πτολεμαΐδα· καὶ ἀσπασάμενοι τοὺς ἀδελφοὺς, ἐμείναμεν ἡμέραν μίαν παρ' αὐτοῖς. Τῇ δὲ ἐπαύριον ἐξελθόντες, ἤλθομεν εἰς Καισάρειαν· καὶ εἰσελθόντες εἰς τὸν οἶκον Φιλίππου τοῦ εὐαγγελιστοῦ ὄντος ἐκ τῶν ἑπτὰ, ἐμείναμεν παρ' αὐτῷ. Εἰς Καισάρειαν, φησὶν,