For the king knows of these things, before whom also I speak freely: for I am persuaded that none of these things are hidden from him; for this thing was not done in a corner.
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John Chrysostom
AD 407
He shows, that (the king) knows all perfectly; at the same time, all but saying to the Jews, And ye indeed ought to have known these things— for this is the meaning of that which he adds, For this thing was not done in a corner. And Agrippa, said to Paul, ᾿ Εν ὀλίγῳ you persuade me to be a Christian. What is ἐ ν ὀλίγῳ? Within a little, παρὰ μικρόν . And Paul said, I could pray to God, καὶ ἐν ὀλίγῳ καὶ ἐν πολλᾥ, (that is) I could pray to God, for my part, not in little (but in much): he does not simply pray, he prays (not briefly, but) with largeness— that not only thou, but also all that hear me this day, were such as I am. Then he adds, except these bonds; and yet it was matter of glory; true, but looking to their notion of it, therefore says he, except these bonds.
Here he speaks of the Cross, of the Resurrection: that the doctrine had come to every part of the world. King Agrippa, he says, do you believe— he does not say, the Resurrection, but— the prophets?
