9:1 - And Saul, yet breathing out threatenings and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, went unto the high priest,
Tertullian On Baptism
"the Nazarene" to be "the Lord, the Son of God."[143]
9:2 - And desired of him letters to Damascus to the synagogues, that if he found any of this way, whether they were men or women, he might bring them bound unto Jerusalem.
Tertullian On Prayer
, to be sure, at that time (for elsewhere our Discipline is called "the Way"[74]
9:3 - And as he journeyed, he came near Damascus: and suddenly there shined round about him a light from heaven:
Tertullian Against Marcion Book V
Indeed, when I hear that this man was chosen by the Lord after He had attained His rest in heaven, I feel that a kind of improvidence is imputable to Christ, for not knowing before that this man was necessary to Him; and because He thought that he must be added to the apostolic body in the way of a fortuitous encounter[10]
9:4 - And he fell to the earth, and heard a voice saying unto him, Saul, Saul, why persecute you me?
Origen Commentary on John Book I
And as a consequence of this we see that every one who betrays the disciples of Jesus is reckoned as betraying Jesus Himself. To Saul,[62]
9:5 - And he said, Who are you, Lord? And the Lord said, I am Jesus whom you persecute: it is hard for you to kick against the pricks.
Pseudo-Cyprian On the Glory of Martyrdom
is drawn away with the rent portions of the flesh; still he stands immoveable, the stronger for his sufferings, revolving only this in his mind, that in that brutality of the executioners Christ Himself is suffering[4]Constitutions of the Holy Apostles Book VIII
that the subordinate persons should tyrannically assume to themselves the functions belonging to their superiors, forming a new scheme of laws to their own mischief, not knowing that "it is hard for them to kick against the pricks; "[212]
9:11 - And the Lord said unto him, Arise, and go into the street which is called Straight, and enquire in the house of Judas for one called Saul, of Tarsus: for, behold, he prays,
The Gospel of Pseudo-Matthew
And when, after thirty days occupied in going back, they were now near at hand, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared to Anna, who was standing and praying, and said:[14]
9:15 - But the Lord said unto him, Go your way: for he is a chosen vessel unto me, to bear my name before the Gentiles, and kings, and the children of Israel:
Epistle of Ignatius to the Ephesians
Ye are initiated into the mysteries of the Gospel with Paul, the holy, the martyred, inasmuch as he was "a chosen vessel; "[91]Tertullian On Modesty
the "vessel of election,"[153]Origen de Principiis Book III
For I am of opinion that there is a certain limit to the powers of human nature, although there may be a Paul, of whom it is said, "He is a chosen vessel unto Me; "[303]Archelaus Acts of the Disputation with the Heresiarch Manes
and as that Spirit could not abide upon all men, but only on Him who was born of Mary the mother of God, so that Spirit, the Paraclete, could not come into any other, but could only come upon the apostles and the sainted Paul. "For he is a chosen vessel," He says, "unto me, to bear my name before kings and the Gentiles."[331]
9:20 - And immediately he preached Christ in the synagogues, that he is the Son of God.
Irenaeus Against Heresies Book III
Paul himself also-after that the Lord spoke to him out of heaven, and showed him that, in persecuting His disciples, he persecuted his own Lord, and sent Ananias to him that he might recover his sight, and be baptized-"preached," it is said, "Jesus in the synagogues at Damascus, with all freedom of speech, that this is the Son of God, the Christ."[196]
9:36 - Now there was at Joppa a certain disciple named Tabitha, which by interpretation is called Dorcas: this woman was full of good works and kind acts which she did.
Tertullian On Modesty
And so, if it were agreed that even the blessed apostles had granted any such indulgence (to any crime) the pardon of which (comes) from God, not from man, it would be competent (for them) to have done so, not in the exercise of discipline, but of power. For they both raised the dead,[270]The History of Joseph the Carpenter
And we said: O our Lord, our God and Saviour, who are those four whom Thou hast said Antichrist will cut off from the reproach they bring upon him? The Lord answered: They are Enoch, Elias, Schila, and Tabitha.[32]
9:40 - But Peter put them all forth, and kneeled down, and prayed; and turning him to the body said, Tabitha, arise. And she opened her eyes: and when she saw Peter, she sat up.
Cyprian Treatise VIII On Works and Alms
he said, "Tabitha, in the name of Jesus Christ, arise!"[21]Archelaus Acts of the Disputation with the Heresiarch Manes
why do you honour Peter, who raised Tabitha to life,[709]