For it is not you that speak, but the Spirit of your Father who speaks through you.
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Theophylact of Ochrid
AD 1107
. So that the disciples might not ask, "And how shall we who are ordinary people convince the wise?" He bids them to take courage and not be anxious. For when we intend to converse with believers we must study beforehand and be ready to give an answer, as Peter exhorts us (I Peter 3:15). But when we are caught between the crowds and the raging kings, He promises His own strength, so that we may not be afraid. It is for us to confess, but it is God Who will enable us to answer wisely. So that you not imagine that skill in such defense is a natural one, He says, "It is not ye that speak, but the Spirit."
