“Then Ananias answered, Lord, I have heard by many of this man, how much evil he hath done to thy saints at Jerusalem:”
But Ananias answered, 'Lord, I have heard many reports about this man and all the harm he has done to your holy people here in Jerusalem.'—Ananias's protest is not disbelief but reasonable fear; his knowledge of Saul's reputation is accurate and public. Yet he expresses it respectfully to the Lord, showing the proper channel for human wisdom: present the objection, then await divine response. This models the relationship between faith and intelligence.
Church Fathers on Acts 9:13
the Lord, it says, spoke unto him in a vision, and Ananias answered and said, Lord, I have heard by many of this man, how much evil he has done to Your saints at Jerusalem. Acts 9:13 For if he spoke in objection to Him, much more would he have done so, had He sent an Angel. And this is why, in the former instance, neither is Philip told what the matter is; but he sees the Angel, and then the Spirit bids him go near to the chariot. But observe here how the Lord relieves him of…
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