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Isidore of PelusiumPG 78:1156expounds v.5“ωστε μη προ καιρου τι κρινετε εως αν ελθῃ ο Κυριος ος και φωτισει τα κρυπτα του σκοτους και φανερωσει τας βουλας των καρδιων και τοτε ο επαινος γενησε”On: «Do not judge before the time» Basil the GreatPG 31:1233expounds v.13“βλασφημουμενοι παρακαλουμεν· ως περικαθαρματα του κοσμου εγενηθημεν, παντων περιψημα εως αρτι.”226. On the Apostle’s saying: «Being reviled, we bless; being defamed, we entreat.» How one ought to bless the reviler or entreat the defamer. Photius of ConstantinoplePG 101:732expounds v.13“βλασφημουμενοι παρακαλουμεν· ως περικαθαρματα του κοσμου εγενηθημεν παντων περιψημα εως αρτι.”133. On the Apostle’s phrase, «the offscouring».
11Cor 4:1
Irenaeus of Lyon c. 130–c. 202PG 7:263…truth are those whom god himself has established in his church as ministers of christ and stewards of the mysteries of god namely the bishops who have been ordained and consecrated in the catholic church through… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:1551…for paul also says let a man so consider us as servants of christ and stewards of the mysteries of god he will not be afraid of evil report etc report is taken for rumor as… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:533…you hear him saying let a man so account us as servants of christ and stewards of the mysteries of god moreover it is required in stewards that one be found faithful and it is so… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:1695…let a man so account us as ministers of christ and stewards of the mysteries of god here it is further inquired among the stewards that one may be found faithful… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:863B…a man so account of us, as of the ministers of Christ, and stewards of the mysteries of God: moreover it is required in stewards, that a man be found faithful (I Cor. IV, 1, 2). As heralds of the kingdom of heav… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:1205…to those he addresses response if one remembers the apostle who said let a man so account of us as of the ministers of christ and the dispensers of the mysteries of god he does not… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 32:57A…it is cut down and cast into the fire' (Ibid. 9), it is necessary to confess sins to those to whom the dispensation of the mysteries of God has been entrusted (I Cor. iv, 1). For so also those who performed penan… Didymus the Blind c. 313–398PG 39:381…his only begotten son writing to the corinthians the first as follows let a man so account of us as of the ministers of christ and the dispensers of the mysteries of god but as for… Didymus the Blind c. 313–398PG 39:1053…have seen and they have become ministers of the word that is of christ and stewards of the mysteries of god finally as possessing a primacy in the priesthood they are shown to be initiators of… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 52:423A…we are ministers, not authors. And Paul is a minister: "For so," he says, "let a man consider us as ministers of Christ, and stewards of the mysteries of God" (1 Cor. 4:1). "For what have you," he says, "that y… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:83…christ and god chap iv let a man so consider us as ministers of christ and stewards of the mysteries of god after he has depressed their arrogance see now how he refreshes them saying as… Philostorgius c. 368 – c. 439PG 65:535…use the oikonomia or dispensation but only to those who are ministers and stewards of the mysteries of god that is the leaders of the church next he notes that there is never a place for… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 69:149D…ants intervening who were most faithful and sincere, that we might understand the disciples, who became stewards and administrators of the mysteries of Christ ⟦1 Cor. iv, 1⟧, and in whose hands are almost all thi… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 75:461A…"Thus," he says, "let a man so account of us, as of the ministers of Christ, and stewards of the mysteries of God." ⟦1 Cor. IV, 1.⟧ If, therefore, Paul calls the mystery… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:253…begotten of him according to his divinity h chapter iv h a let a man so account of us as of the ministers of christ and stewards of the mysteries of god he who wishes to… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:401…servants for jesus' sake this he also wrote in the former epistle let a man so account of us as of the ministers of christ and stewards of the mysteries of god b here however he… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:599…h chapter iv h a ver let a man so account of us as of the ministers of christ and stewards of the mysteries of god therefore do not leave… Photius of Constantinople c. 810–c. 891PG 103:953…seat just any casual spectators and arbiters over the matter but rather the ministers of christ and stewards of the mysteries of god and those to whom the laws of the episcopal thrones have been entrusted… Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 118:681…as a cause b iv let a man so consider us as ministers of christ and stewards of the mysteries of god but as for the rest it is required in stewards that one be found… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 124:609…caput iv h vers so let a man regard us as servants of christ and stewards of the mysteries of god since we teachers are servants why do you abandon the lord and call yourselves by… Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 130:493…nothing more god forbid but they did this as wise d architects and stewards of the mysteries of god and they have a reasonable cause for since the jews of that time were deceived and were… Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 130:639…is indeed the lord of glory according to the words of paul let a man so account of us he says as of the ministers of christ and the dispensers of the mysteries of god if… Theophanes Kerameus fl. 12th c.PG 132:259…of christ entrusted to st paul according to that to the corinthians let a man so account of us as of the ministers of christ and the dispensers of the mysteries of god and ephesians to… Gennadius Scholarios, Patriarch of Constantinople c. 1400-1473PG 160:733…only stewards in charge of the spiritual things for thus says paul let a man so account of us as of the ministers of christ and stewards of the mysteries of god there is no small… Athanasius AlexandrinusPG 25:489…such thought ever enter anyone s mind but they as wise architects and stewards of the mysteries of god did not handle the matter without a legitimate cause for the jews of that time since they… Anastasius of SinaiPG 89:373…this the apostle said let a man so consider us as servants of christ and stewards of the mysteries of god and again for we are god's co workers you are god's building for as i… Photius of ConstantinoplePG 104:411A…holion at page 266, 33. Page 913, verse 26, "from the." "From the hidden things," Psalm XVIII, 13. Verse 31, "thoughts." II Cor. X, 5. Verse 43, "become, as." I Cor. IV, 1. Verse 6, from end, "patiently," (which…
21Cor 4:2
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:533…us as servants of christ and stewards of the mysteries of god moreover it is required in stewards that one be found faithful and it is so rare to find a faithful and good steward as… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 14:787…if it happens let him not be puffed up mindful of this moreover it is required in stewards that one be found faithful for it is not always the case that if something is sought that… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:863…of the ministers of christ and stewards of the mysteries of god moreover it is required in stewards that a man be found faithful i cor iv as heralds of the kingdom of heaven for the… Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 44:1069C…to be sought in stewards than that one be found faithful; thus having written the phrase: “For the rest, it is sought in stewards that one be found faithful” (I Cor. IV, 2). Thus, the faithful and wise steward,… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:87…disease see how prudently he corrects them for after he said here it is required in stewards that a man be found faithful and it seemed to give them a way to judge and examine the… Isidore of Pelusium d. c. 450PG 78:1511…ch men are deservedly wont to be reproved. — TO HIERAX, MOST DISTINGUISHED MAN. From the etymology of "steward," "Stewards of the mysteries of God" (1 Cor. iv, 2). He here rebukes Eusebius as of Pelusi… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:253…blessed peter also said to cornelius i myself also am a man moreover it is required in stewards that a man be found faithful not that he should snatch the dignity of the master but that… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:599…he says and be called by the names of the servants ver moreover it is required in stewards that a man be found faithful but with me it is a very small thing that i should… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 124:609…for this is not the work of a prudent steward b vers moreover it is required in stewards that a man be found faithful that is that he may not claim for himself the master s…
31Cor 4:3
Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 32:747B…xamination of that tribunal which cannot be deceived, where he says: But to me it is a very small thing that I should be judged by you, or by the day of man.(1 Cor. iv. 3) But yet, since false accusations have… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:11…this he signified in the middle of the epistle saying but to me it is a very small thing to be judged by you and adding but these things i have tranfigured in myself and apollo… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:87…always and for ages of ages amen h homily xi h v but with me it is a very small thing that i should be judged of you or of man s day yea i judge… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:89A…aining those who were puffed up, and persuading them to be moderate—said: But to me it is a very small thing that I should be judged of you, or of man’s day (1 Cor. 4:3). Do you see how he also comforted… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:89A…ht a soothing medicine to the wound, by granting them partners in this contempt. But he also treats this very thing again, saying: Yet I do not judge myself (1 Cor. 4:3). Observe how what was said is not of m… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:95…have taken it ill and recoiled but now having said but to me it is a very small thing that i should be judged by you and again who is paul who is apollo he made… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:625A…g a defense to you, but giving you an occasion for boasting"; and again, "But to me it is a very small thing that I should be judged by you or by a human day" (1 Cor. 4:3). For since, being a teacher, he is com… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:217B…ing that I should be judged by you, or by any human day: but neither do I judge my own self. For I know nothing against myself, yet am I not hereby justified (1 Cor. 4:3-4). Such a mindset is fitting for a Chris… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:609D…rything would be upside down, the feet above, and the head below. Hear Paul saying: "But to me it is the least that I should be judged by you or by human day" (1 Cor. 4:3); and again, "You, who are you to judge… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:253…the master but that he should preserve his benevolence for the master but with me it is a very small thing that i should be judged of you he brings a double accusation against them both… Olympiodorus of Alexandria fl. 6th century (c. 500-570)PG 93:223B…aps he also says that which the Apostle later expressed: "But to me it is the smallest thing that I should be judged by you; but He who judges me is the Lord" (1 Cor. iv, 3). For this reason, therefore, I am move… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:599…moreover it is required in stewards that a man be found faithful but with me it is a very small thing that i should be judged of you or of man s judgment yea i judge… Theodore the Studite 759–826PG 99:281…already been condemned and spoke the words of the blessed paul to me it is a very small thing that i should be judged by the persons indicated or by man s day by the former… Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 118:681…it is required in stewards that one be found faithful but to me it is a very small thing that i should be judged by you or by a human day but neither do i judge… Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 118:683…a saying but to me it is a very small thing that i should be judged by you he says this not to exalt himself but to maintain… Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 118:975…from there not from you this is what he said elsewhere to me it is a very small thing that i should be judged by you he who judges me is the lord whether then he… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 124:609…but on the contrary calling his own things the master s vers but with me it is a very small thing that i should be judged of you or by man s day a certain sickness…
41Cor 4:4
Irenaeus of Lyon c. 130–c. 202PG 7:1703D…stified. I think that this interpreter or the ancient scribe added this from the Italic version, to whom this interpretation, inserted in the cited place from I Cor. 4, 4, is evident from the commentary of Hila… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:1689…e 258. Or that I have been justified. I think this interpretation was added by an ancient scribe from an Italian version, for whom this interpretamentum from 1 Cor. iv. 4, known to be cited in the place, had be… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:1329B…ny sins, we do not even understand the greater part of them. For this reason the Apostle says: "I know nothing against myself, yet I am not justified by this" (1 Cor. IV, 4); that is, I commit many sins, and I do… Diodore of Tarsus d. c. 394PG 33:1599D…iniquity in my heart, let not the Lord hear me. You will take for this what is said by Paul, I know nothing against myself, yet I am not in this justified (I Cor. iv, 4), by…… Didymus the Blind c. 313–398PG 39:1803D…ever, he did not presume to say, lest he be thought arrogant, according to him who said: "I am conscious of nothing in myself; but I am not justified in this" (1 Cor. IV, 4). To these also it must be similarly pe… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 47:417B…lieved in the judgment. Therefore Paul also, although he was conscious of no wrong, said: "I am conscious of nothing in myself, but I am not hereby justified" (1 Cor. 4.4). Why ever? Because even if no evil had… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 48:745…es nothing great about himself; when someone, being as Paul was and able to say, “I know nothing against myself,” says again, “Yet I am not thereby justified” (1 Cor. 4:4); and again, “Christ Jesus came to save… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 48:1041A…up to the third heaven and entered into paradise, who proclaimed Christ as God—that man says: "I know nothing against myself, yet I am not thereby justified" (1 Cor. 4:4). He who had acquired such and so great… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:71D…hat: "If Thou shouldst observe iniquities, who shall sustain it?" (Ps. 129:3); and Paul: "I am conscious of nothing in myself, yet I am not justified by this" (1 Cor. 4:4); and another: "Who shall assert that h… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:251A…will boldly say he is pure from sin?" (Prov. 20:9); and Paul, when he had said, "I am conscious of nothing in myself," added, "Yet I am not justified in this" (1 Cor. 4:4); and, "A just man is his own accuser a… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:375B…nd an account, he would surely find all men guilty and liable. Therefore, Paul also said: "I am not conscious of anything, but I am not justified by this" (1 Cor. 4:4). "If you, Lord, shouldst mark iniquiti… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:669B…allow himself to be led by the devil upon the temple. Such was also he who says: "Not that I have already attained, or am already justified," etc. (Phil. 3:12; 1 Cor. 4:4). If, therefore, Paul feared to call hi… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 57:69B…s for this, and of those things we know, as well as those we do not know. For I am conscious of nothing in myself, he says, yet I am not justified by this (1 Cor. 4:4). For I bear witness to them, he says,… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 58:899…only for those things which we know, but even for those which we do not know. The apostle says: I am not conscious of anything, but I am not justified in this (1 Cor. 4:4). Nay, even for those things which we c… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 58:1037B…ese things alone, which we know, but even for those which we do not know. "I am not conscious of anything," says the Apostle, "but I am not justified in this" (1 Cor. 4, 4). And what about those which we commit… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:87…or of man s day yea i judge not mine own self for i know nothing by myself yet am i not hereby justified but he that judgeth me is the lord after other evils i… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:89B…strictness. Then, because this statement seemed to be one of someone highly exalting himself, he corrected that too, saying: But in this I am not justified (1 Cor. 4:4). What then? Ought we not to judge ours… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:91…is the one who judges accurately behold therefore i know nothing against myself yet am i not hereby justified that is i am not delivered from giving an account and from accusations for he does not… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:335D…rrection as a liberation from sins, and there is no one without sin (for Paul says, "I am conscious of nothing against myself, yet I am not justified by this" [I Cor. IV, 4]), how will there be any who rise accor… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:161B…Do you see that the word belongs to humility and moderation? For he already held heaven; therefore he also said: "For I am conscious to myself of nothing" (1 Cor. 4:4); and again, "I have finished my course… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:217…neither do i judge my own self for i know nothing against myself yet am i not hereby justified cor such a mindset is fitting for a christian and again dare any of you having a… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:711D…and he was losing everything. But not so the publican (Luke 18). Hear Paul again saying, "I am conscious of nothing in myself, but I am not justified in this" (1 Cor. 4:4). Whom [God] in many ways depressed and… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 64:605…not possible to escape your counsel that is to say even if i am not conscious of any fault in myself let your counsel prevail which understands our affairs better than we do ourselves b vers… Mark the Deacon fl. c. 420PG 65:1211…us when he says: "But I do not even judge myself; for I am conscious of nothing in myself, but I am not hereby justified; but he that judgeth me is the Lord" (I Cor. iv, 4). For unless, as is fitting, we have co… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 68:327B…the most wise man, although he had said, "I am conscious of nothing in myself," yet added, "but I am not hereby justified; but he who judges me is the Lord." (1 Cor. 4:4) Furthermore, that reproof by Moses… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:255…a am i conscious of in myself yet am i not hereby justified but he that judgeth me is the lord what then he says do i speak of others… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:599…or of man s judgment yea i judge not mine own self for i know nothing by myself yet am i not hereby justified but he that judgeth me is the lord therefore judge nothing before… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 124:609…what he wishes so that they might not judge others d vers for i know nothing by myself yet am i not hereby justified but he that judgeth me is the lord do not think he… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 124:611…a for i am not conscious of any fault in myself as i am not able to judge rightly and accurately yet am i not hereby… Manuel Kalekas d. 1410PG 152:279A…not some fear of the opposite, so that it is necessary for him also to say with the Apostle: "I am not conscious of anything, yet I am not thereby justified" [1 Cor. IV, 4]. In the act of exercise, however, as t…
51Cor 4:5
Pope Victor I r. c. 189-199 (d. 199)PG 5:1485…the lord comes who will bring to light the things hidden in darkness and will make manifest the counsels of the hearts for although they may be true they are not to be believed unless they… Irenaeus of Lyon c. 130–c. 202PG 7:1137…and who through the spirit speak in all kinds of languages and bring to light the hidden things of men for their benefit and expound the mysteries of god d these the apostle also calls spiritual… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:951…for indeed in the day of judgment when the lord comes he will bring to light the hidden things of darkness and will make manifest the counsels c of the hearts when among all the thoughts… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:1175…may not be judged until the lord comes who will both illuminate the hidden things of darkness and manifest the counsels of the hearts toward what seems harsh toward those who have committed lesser sins one… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:1177…that you be not judged until the lord comes who will illuminate the hidden things of darkness and manifest the counsels of the hearts now regarding the fact that this seems to be pronounced more harshly… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 14:877…before the time he says until the lord comes who will both bring to light the hidden things of darkness and will make manifest the counsels of hearts c which things all are understood to be… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 14:1241…says judge one another anymore just as he says in other places therefore judge nothing before the time until the lord come who will both bring to light the hidden things of darkness and will make… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 20:447…prophecy and speak through the spirit in all kinds of languages and bring to light the hidden things of men for the common good and declare the mysteries of god c from these things therefore it… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 30:735…ignored we must be manifested before the judgment seat of christ who will bring to light the hidden things of darkness and will make manifest the counsels of the hearts c and then shall every man… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:199…commits the sin within unwitnessed by all until he comes who reveals the hidden things of darkness and makes manifest the counsels of the hearts be on your guard therefore lest there be a hidden word… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:673…all authority to judge from the father he who is coming to bring to light the hidden things of darkness and to make manifest the counsels of the hearts depart from me you cursed into the… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:781A…me, who both will bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and will make manifest the counsels of the hearts: and then shall every man have praise of God (I Cor. iv, 5). That one ought not to judge respecti… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:1189…to what was said by the apostle concerning things that are unknown therefore judge nothing before the time until the lord comes who will d… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:1735…and revealed without a doubt by the coming of him who brings to light the hidden things of darkness and makes manifest the counsels of the hearts observe therefore lest by chance a hidden word of… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 32:545…easy defense on the day of judgment when the lord will reveal the hidden things of darkness and manifest the counsels of the hearts it is proper therefore to receive those who confess that they believe… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 32:749…let him seek the physician with me and let him not judge before the time until the lord comes who will reveal the hidden things of darkness and make manifest the intentions of the hearts let… Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 41:1025…the presence of the lord until the lord comes who will also bring to light the hidden things of the heart and then the praise of each one shall be made manifest for the… Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 89:695…not to judge a brother as the apostle says about such things judge nothing before the time until the lord comes who will both bring to light the hidden things of darkness and reveal the counsels… Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 89:847…who will both bring to light the hidden things of darkness and reveal the counsels of the hearts a above all do not bring a priest of… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 47:445…e nothing before the time, until the Lord comes, who will both bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and will make manifest the counsels of the hearts ⟦1 Cor. 4.5⟧. But so that we might leave aside the… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 54:673…before the time, until the Lord come (1 Cor. 4:5); yet you drag the Master to court, and… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:189A…anything before the time, until the Lord comes, who will both bring to light the hidden things of darkness and will make manifest the counsels of the hearts (1 Cor. 4:5). Reserve the judgment for Him who know… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 57:307A…thy brother?" (Rom. 14:10). And, "Who art thou that judgest another man's servant?" (Ibid. v. 4). And again: "Judge not before the time, until the Lord come" (1 Cor. 4:5). Why then does He elsewhere say: "Argu… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:553…shall be inexcusable in the day of judgment when he who brings to light the hidden things of darkness comes and makes manifest the counsels of our hearts when the judgment sits and the books are… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:89C…e Lord comes, who will both bring to light the hidden things of darkness and reveal the counsels of the hearts; and then each one’s praise will come from God (1 Cor. 4:5). What then, ought teachers not to do t… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:91…justified and he who judges me is the lord who will both bring to light the hidden things of darkness and will make manifest the counsels of the hearts condemn both him and those who applauded… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:783B…the Lord comes, who will illuminate the hidden things of darkness, and will manifest the counsels of the hearts; and then each will have his praise from God” (1 Cor. 4:5). He who judges him is the Lord. And ag… Mark the Hermit fl. c. 400–430PG 65:1071D…Lord' (Deut. XXXII, 35; Rom. XII, 19); and in the Gospels: 'Judge not, and ye shall not be judged' (Luc. VI, 37); and the Apostle: 'Judge not before the time' (1 Cor. IV, 5); and again: 'Not defending yourselves'… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 75:461B…, who both will bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and will make manifest the counsels of the hearts: and then shall every man have praise of God." ⟦1 Cor. IV, 5.⟧ But in the Gospels it is proclaimed t… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 76:1233…true god through whom we are made temples of god d wherefore judge nothing before the time until the lord come who will both bring to light the hidden things of darkness and make manifest the… Hesychius of Jerusalem d. after 450PG 93:1265…when the lamp of the ungodly is extinguished when christ comes who will bring to light the hidden things of darkness and will make manifest the counsels of the heart there shall fall on your side… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:255…all sees this differently for the following things reveal this b verse therefore judge nothing before the time until the lord come who both will bring to light the hidden things of darkness and will make… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 83:1175…for writing to the romans he said therefore do not judge anything before the time until the lord comes who will both bring to light the hidden things of darkness and reveal the counsels of the… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 84:1025B…. κρύφιος (hidden), I, 516: an explanation of aphpo, namely Heb. 1, e. not here, it is. κρυφίον (hidden thing), I, 725: explanation of thoughts. Compare with 1 Cor. iv, 5. κτένα (comb/pudendum), the female orga… Leontius of Neapolis c. 590–c. 650PG 93:1647…on the pavement c an inscription of this sort men of alexandria judge nothing before the time until the lord comes cor iv the man who was troubled by the demon confessed what he had done… Maximus the Confessor c. 580–662PG 90:1033B…not judged; condemn not, that you be not condemned (Matt. VII, 1; Luke VI, 37). The Apostle likewise says: Judge nothing before the time, until the Lord comes (I Cor. IV, 5); and, In whatever judgment you judge a… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:599…i not hereby justified but he that judgeth me is the lord therefore judge nothing before the time until the lord come who both will bring to light the hidden things of darkness and will make… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:301…have the authority to judge or rebuke him as the apostle said judge nothing before the time until the lord comes who will both bring to light the hidden things of darkness and reveal the counsels… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:303A…praise will be to each one from God (I Cor. IV, 5). With Him lies the power to pass judgm… Theodore the Studite 759–826PG 99:1513…for we shall all stand before the judgment seat of christ who will bring to light the hidden things of darkness and will make manifest the counsels of the hearts and then praise will come to… Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 118:683…is the lord the true judge iv therefore do not judge anything before the time until the lord comes who will also bring to light the hidden things of darkness… Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 118:685…a and will manifest the counsels of the hearts and then will the praise be from god if then the lord judges even the man who is… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 124:611…consider how exact the investigation of the future judgment will be vers therefore judge nothing before the time until the lord come do you see that paul said this so that others might not be judged… Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 130:639…god who would listen to the heretics therefore he says judge not before the time until the lord come who both will bring to light the hidden things of dar… Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 130:641…darkness and will make manifest the counsels of the hearts and then shall every man have praise of god and in the gospels it… Nicephorus Callistus Xanthopoulos c. 1256–c. 1335PG 145:1007…who speak through the spirit in all kinds of tongues and who bring to light the hidden things of men for their benefit and who declare the mysteries of god so much for these matters h… Basilius Caesariensis MagnusPG 29:243…no one therefore anticipate c the true judge nor let anyone judge before the time until the lord comes who will both bring to light the hidden things of darkness and manifest the counsels of the… Basilius Caesariensis MagnusPG 29:359…day of god s just judgment when the lord comes to illuminate the hidden things of darkness and to manifest the counsels of the hearts has dared to submit to that light of examination and has… Joannes ChrysostomusPG 51:23D…e nothing before the time, until the Lord come, who both will bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and will make manifest the counsels of the hearts (1 Cor. 4:5). The psalmist also says, The thought… Antonius Melissa fl. 11th centuryPG 136:1237…to the gentiles and to the church of god judge not anything before the time until the lord comes who will both bring to light the hidden things of darkness and lay open the counsels of…
61Cor 4:6
Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 26:191A…ve in a figure transferred to myself and to Apollo, for your sakes; that you might learn in us, not to be puffed up one above another for one against another (1 Cor. IV, 6). The phrase, "in us," therefore, does… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 26:367A…, one may hear from Paul as he says: "These things I have conformed to myself and Apollos, that in us you may learn not to be puffed up above what is written" (1 Cor. IV, 6). Therefore, "in us" does not mean "in… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 26:901D…he apostolic saying, I have turned into myself, so that neither the terror of demons nor any exhaustion might dissolve your purpose (Rom. viii, 35; Luc. x, 18; 1 Cor. iv, 6).… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:671…were not coming to you some are puffed up and these things i have in a figure transferred to myself and apollos that in us you might learn not to be wise above what is written… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:11C…iddle of the Epistle, saying: "But to me it is a very small thing to be judged by you," and adding: "But these things I have tranfigured in myself and Apollo" (1 Cor. 4:6). Since, therefore, all evils were born… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:23…that they were not speaking of these he says below c now these things brethren i have in a figure transferred to myself and apollos for your sakes that ye might learn in us not to… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:97…these are the things that are written a that one may not be puffed up for one against another again leaving the teachers he rebukes the disciples for they were the ones who were lifting them… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:199B…he Romans: "For I am not ashamed of the Gospel" (Rom. I, 16); or as with the Corinthians: "These things I have figuratively transferred to myself and Apollos" (1 Cor. IV, 6). "Whether by life or by death." He doe… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:255…greater he necessarily proceeds now to lay bare the accusation c verse and these things brethren i have in a figure transferred to myself and to apollos for your sakes that in us you might learn… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 84:981B…n heaven, which he denies to be done by way of prayer, certainly not in respect to His divine nature. Eschēmatistai hōs ex Ezekiōu, I, 806: compare this with 1 Cor. iv, 6. Eschon hoi logoi tēn eirēnēn, II, 14… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:599…one may not claim for himself the things of the master ver and these things brethren i have in a figure transferred to myself and to apollos for your sakes that ye might learn in us… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:215A…is written: He catcheth the wise in their craftiness. And again: The Lord knoweth the thoughts of men, that they are vain. Therefore let no man glory in men.” I Cor. iv, 6, 7. — “That one may not be puffed up ag… Theodore the Studite 759–826PG 99:1321B…ings, my Lord,” says Paul, “I have in a figure transferred to myself and Apollos for your sake; that in us you might learn not to think above what is written” (I Cor. iv, 6). Wherefore, even the beggar himself is… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 124:611…praise but he turned the discourse to the more favorable part vers and these things brethren i have in a figure transferred to myself and to apollos for your sakes that ye might learn in us… Joannes ChrysostomusPG 51:153D…nd Apollos for your sakes, that you may learn in us not to think beyond what is written, that none of you may be puffed up on behalf of one against the other (1 Cor. 4. 6). For many of the unlearned, having no… Joannes ChrysostomusPG 51:361C…mong the Corinthians without witnesses. And hear how: For this cause, brethren, he says, I have in a figure transferred these things to myself and Apollos (1 Cor. 4.6). And yet neither he himself, nor Apoll…
71Cor 4:7
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:739…thou that thou hast not received and if it were given thee why dost thou glory as if thou hadst not received it he is abandoned and once abandoned he learns from experience that in those… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:767D…th two coats, let him impart to him that hath none; and he that hath meat, let him do likewise (Luke III, 11). For what hast thou that thou didst not receive? (I Cor. IV, 7). Let your abundance supply their want;… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:781D…ut I. JOHN. A man can receive nothing, except it be given him from heaven (Joan. iii, 27). TO THE CORINTHIANS. And what hast thou that thou didst not receive? (I Cor. iv, 7). For grace… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 49:225B…these too are the Master's. For what do you have, He says, that you did not receive? But if you did receive it, why do you boast as if you had not received it (1 Cor. 4.7)? I wished first of all to say: Why is… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 52:423A…"let a man consider us as ministers of Christ, and stewards of the mysteries of God" (1 Cor. 4:1). "For what have you," he says, "that you have not received?" (1 Cor. 4:7). If I have anything, I received it; bu… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 52:485C…ul also, revealing this, said: "For what do you have that you did not receive? But if indeed you received it, why do you boast as if you had not received it?" (1 Cor. 4:7). Cease, then, however late, from such… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:85…(1 Cor. 15. 10). And when addressing others elsewhere, he said: "For what do you have that you did not receive?" (1 Cor. 4. 7). For you have nothing of your own; not… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:431B…place with these words: "For what hast thou that thou didst not receive? But if thou didst receive it, why dost thou boast as if thou hadst not received it?" (1 Cor. 4:7). The greatest virtue is to ascribe… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:71C…act and humble yourself. Whoever is humble can be a grateful servant and mindful of the benefit. For "what hast thou," he says, "that thou hast not received?" (1 Cor. 4:7). Hear him again saying, "I have labore… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 63:861D…“For who differentiates you?” he says. “And what do you have that you did not receive? But if you also received, why do you boast as if you had not received?” (1 Cor. 4:7). But you, why do you judge your brothe… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 63:887C…ho makes you differ?" he says, "What do you have that you have not received? But if you have received it, why do you boast as if you had not received it?" (I Cor. 4. 7). Why do you judge your brother, you wh… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 73:99…nature and the creature is in need of light having heard for what hast thou that thou didst not receive then the son will necessarily escape being a generated thing drawing to himself the proper good… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 73:101D…m itself, but receives its entire being and its proper mode of existing from the Creator, rightly hears: "For what hast thou that thou hast not received?" (1 Cor. iv, 7). Since, among other things, it possess… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 73:261B…been given to him from heaven. He says that there is nothing good in men that is not altogether God-given. “For what do you have that you have not received?” (I Cor. iv, 7) it is fitting for the creature to hear… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 75:331C…h are proper to humanity. But it is proper to human nature to receive from God, according to that saying: "For what do you have that you did not receive?" (I Cor. iv, 7) He received, therefore, as man by grac… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 75:1199…the goods of the divine nature for it will rightly hear for what hast thou that thou didst not receive now that the nature of the word is altogether immutable while created nature is altogether mutable… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 76:1149A…tely crowned with the goods of the divine nature as if they were its own. For it will hear, and with good reason: "What do you have that you did not receive?" (1 Cor. 4:7). But that the nature of the Word is en… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:255…chose thee why art thou not called the teacher of all equally and what hast thou that thou didst not receive of what then dost thou boast of eloquence but god has granted this to thee… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:599…but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye ver for who maketh thee to differ from another and what hast thou that thou didst not receive c having omitted the subjects he now… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:215…be puffed up against the other for another for who distinguisheth thee and what hast thou that thou hast not received and if thou hast received why dost thou glory as if thou hadst not received… Joannes ChrysostomusPG 51:153D…em: For who makes you different, and what do you have that you did not receive? And if you also received it, why do you boast as if you had not received it? (1 Cor. 4. 7). This "called," therefore, is nothing…
81Cor 4:8
Macarius of Egypt c. 300–391PG 34:909…become rich you have reigned without us and i would that you did reign that we also might reign with you even if you have tasted consider yourself as one who has not yet touched christianity… Didymus the Blind c. 313–398PG 39:1421…the apostles also say to the corinthians without us you have reigned that we also might reign with you to the king who has thus come to be years are added by the lord as day… Didymus the Blind c. 313–398PG 39:1447…the faithful are meant according to that and would to god you did reign that we also might reign with you whose gifts and movements of mind and words and works are praiseworthy for praising god… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 50:607…be on fire." And again, writing to others, he says, Ye have reigned without us: and I would to God ye had reigned, that we also might reign together with you (I Cor. IV, 8). And again, Now we live, if ye stand f… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:11A…one not from Paul’s lack, but from their infirmity, that they did not hear many things; and this is indicated by the text, "Without us you have been enriched" (1 Cor. 4:8). This matter was not small, but th… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:97…you have reigned without us and would that you had reigned so that we also might reign with you the word is full of much heaviness therefore he also added it in the end after much… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:555B…er epistle, hinting at this, he said, "Already you are rich, without us you reign"; and again, "We are fools for Christ's sake, but you are prudent in Christ" (1 Cor. 4:8, 10). Because therefore those men, as i… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 68:335…you have reigned without us and would to god you had reigned that we also might reign with you b you see how those who are in a lower rank are to be perfected together with… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:257…these good things then he sets forth the greatness of his humility that we also might reign with you although he always sets this down in relation to the lord christ if we endure we shall… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:1213B…ictions, now, in this harmony of the emperors concerning piety, you might not reign alone without us, but that we might also, according to the Apostolic voice (1 Cor. iv, 8), reign with you: our prayer was, if it… Photius of Constantinople c. 810–c. 891PG 101:587…and i would they were even cut off which trouble you and now ye are full now ye are rich ye have reigned as kings without us and i would to god ye did reign and… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 124:613…have labored as partners c and i would to god that you did reign that we also might reign with you i would he says that you did reign that is that you had attained perfection… Nicephorus Callistus Xanthopoulos c. 1256–c. 1335PG 146:793…the emperors themselves concerning the true piety reign not without you but that we also might reign with you according to the apostolic word it was in our prayers if it were possible that abandoning our…
91Cor 4:9
Clement of Rome d. c. 100PG 1:365…the divine paul said he himself also might become a spectacle to the world and to angels and to men therefore in that age such words were accustomed to be used nor is it a wonder… Clement of Alexandria c. 150 – c. 215PG 8:1263…as men appointed to death because we have become a spectacle to the world and to angels and to men even to this present hour we both hunger and thirst and are naked and are buffeted… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 11:523…are debtors to him also likewise if we are a spectacle to the world and to angels and to men it must be known that just as one who comes forth to be watched is bound… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 11:585…less than paul when you struggle we have become a spectacle to the world and to angels and to men therefore the whole world and all the angels both those on the right and on the… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:857…deeds of the apostles but lastly coming that one who said b for i think that god hath set forth us the last apostles and thundering with the trumpets of his fourteen epistles he cast down… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:463…as men doomed to death because we have become a spectacle to the world and to angels and to men if therefore anyone is keeping the savior s commandment and has become last in relation to… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 14:69…epistle to the corinthians saying we have been made a spectacle to the world and to angels and to men consider however whether in one sense the world is that creation which is said to be… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 14:855…the apostle says that we have been made a spectacle to this world and to angels and to men yet it may also be understood in this way that this faith which the romans have is… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 21:969B…it is possible for us to hear what they suffered from their own voices as they say: « We have been made a spectacle to the world, and to angels, and to men. » ⟦I Cor. IV, 9⟧ And, « Even unto this present hour we… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:523…they might glorify god in their own members becoming a spectacle to the world and to angels and to men c they erected their trophies even in the midst of their sufferings entreating the lord on… Gregory of Nazianzus c. 329–390PG 35:537…the many and cruel onslaughts of the time became a spectacle to the world and to angels and to men according to the word of the apostle and who though worn out in body remained unconquered… Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 46:703B…e labors and prepares for the struggle against the wicked adversary of human life in the arena of confession. For in truth, according to the voice of Paul (1 Cor. iv, 9), the great Stephen was made a spectacl… Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 46:1215B…codex et interpres Sifanus non agnoscunt; sed conveniunt cum sequentibus: Quale enim angelis in mundo hominum conflatum est spectaculum, et cum verbis Apostoli 1 Cor. iv, 9. Spectaculum facti sumus mundo et angel… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 47:73We are to God the fragrance of Christ in those who are being saved and in those who are perishing, because we have become a spectacle to angels and to men (1 Cor. 4:9). To such a degree of cruelty did the b… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 47:75D…and to angels and to men. For until this hour we both hunger and thirst and are naked and are buffeted and are unstable and labor working with our own hands (1 Cor. 4:9–12), enumerating bodily toils. We are rev… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 64:39D…cast of a stone strike down the enemy. Angels stand as spectators of your struggle. For, "We are become a spectacle unto the world, and to angels, and to men" (1 Cor. IV, 9); if they see you conquering, they rejo… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 69:485…have contended and won most happily they have become a spectacle to the world and to angels and to… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 75:461C…s God by nature, just as He who begat Him? ANOTHER. "For I think," he says, "that God has set forth us the apostles last, as it were appointed to death." ⟦1 Cor. IV, 9.⟧ Behold again, when God is said to hav… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:83…for the divine apostle also links them to the world saying that we are made a spectacle unto the world and to angels and to men yet i do not say these things assertively for i… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:257…arrogance b vers for i think that god has set forth us apostles last as it were appointed to death for if it is true that you have need of nothing and have come into the… Cosmas Indicopleustes fl. c. 535–550PG 88:131A…e says they are entirely circumscribed and living in this world, as when the Apostle says: "We are made a spectacle unto the world, and to angels, and to men" (1 Cor. 4:9), as those who dwell in one world. Also… Cosmas Indicopleustes fl. c. 535–550PG 88:337…scripture recounts for just as this world belongs to angels and men we are made a spectacle unto the world and to angels and to men says the apostle so too is the higher place prepared… Cosmas Indicopleustes fl. c. 535–550PG 88:361…higher region except the master christ himself and the apostle paul says we are made a spectacle unto the world and indicating which world he speaks of he added unto angels and to men c as… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:601…those things but these that we have been made a spectacle to the world and to angels and to men c we do not suffer these things in one city or in one part of the… Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 118:687…as if destined for death because we have become a spectacle to the world and to angels and to men we are fools for christ s sake but you are prudent in christ we are weak… Symeon Metaphrastes fl. c. 960, d. c. 1000PG 114:1056…according to the divine paul he too might become a spectacle to the world and to angels and to men viii the martyr therefore having received that final sentence and having given thanks to god with… Cyril of JerusalemPG 33:439…marc x and the martyrs indeed confess having become a spectacle to the world and to angels and to men but you meanwhile… Theodore of MopsuestiaPG 66:823B…” (kosmos), whether visible or invisible, as he says in the Epistle to the Corinthians: That we are made a spectacle to the world, and to angels, and to men (1 Cor. iv, 9). Since, therefore, there is a differen… Theodore of MopsuestiaPG 66:879…world as he said elsewhere we have been made a spectacle to the world and to angels and to men vers as if he were to say by the arguments of the spirit we confirm the… Antonius Melissa fl. 11th centuryPG 136:1177A…il. II, 3-4). "God hath set forth us the apostles last, as it were appointed to death; for we are made a spectacle unto the world, and to angels, and to men" (1 Cor. IV, 9). "We are made as the filth of the wor…
101Cor 4:10
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 48:709D…l me a fool in Christ; and I rejoice in this again as if it were a crown; for I share in this epithet with Paul. For he says: "We are fools for Christ's sake" (1 Cor. 4:10). This foolishness is wiser than all wi… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:99…we are fools for christ's sake but you are wise in christ he says this again in a way intended to put them to… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:555…he said already you are rich without us you reign and again we are fools for christ's sake but you are prudent in christ cor because therefore those men as is likely using external wisdom were… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 63:195B…follow? How are you a disciple if you do not follow your Master? Paul also says this: We are weak, but ye are strong; we are despised, but ye are honorable (1 Cor. 4:10). Or how is it agreeable to reason for… Euthalius the Deacon fl. 5th c.PG 85:797…hom he has spiritually labored, enduring temptations. "For we," he says, "are fools and are buffeted, and we are weak: but you are strong and noble in Christ" (1 Cor. 4:10). XXXIV. The source and foundation of… Antiochus of St. Sabas fl. c. 614-620PG 89:1775C…he sake of those who are spiritually benefited. "For we," he says, "are dishonored and buffeted as if struck by a stake, but you are strong and glorious." (I Cor. IV, 10.) Therefore, the man of God must be ins… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:601…also of the angels toward the spectacle of himself and his own we are fools for christ's sake but you are prudent in christ we are weak but you are strong you are honorable but we… Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 118:691…a we are fools for christ's sake this also is said to put them to shame we he says as i see it are fools… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 124:615…a ver we are fools for christ's sake but you are wise in christ again this is said to put them to shame for since the…
111Cor 4:11
Clement of Alexandria c. 150 – c. 215PG 8:1263…spectacle to the world and to angels and to men even to this present hour we both hunger and thirst and are naked and are buffeted and have no certain dwelling place and we labor working… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 11:531…being perplexed having suffered persecution cast down who confesses this even to this present hour we both hunger and thirst and are naked and are buffeted and have no certain dwelling place… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:569…man and he used to say even to this present hour we hunger and thirst and are naked and are buffeted and again he says in hunger and thirst in many fastings and how does salomon… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 21:969…the world and to angels and to men i cor iv and even unto this present hour we both hunger and thirst and are naked and are buffeted and are unstable being reviled we bless being… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:797…if not those who are able to say with paul up to this present hour we both hunger and thirst and we are poorly clothed and beaten and homeless and those who like peter can say… Macarius of Egypt c. 300–391PG 34:559…the earth similarly the apostles also up to this present hour say we both hunger and thirst and are naked and are buffeted and have no fixed abode some of whom were beheaded others were crucified… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 47:75…to the world and to angels and to men for until this hour we both hunger and thirst and are naked and are buffeted and are unstable and labor working with our own hands cor enumerating… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 49:27C…ve heard Paul saying, "Even unto this present hour we both hunger, and thirst, and are naked, and are buffeted, and have no certain dwelling place, and labor" (I Cor. IV, 11); and, "Whom the Lord loves, He chasten… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 50:491A…possessed no money; for he himself testifies to this as well: "Even unto this present hour," he says, "we hunger, and thirst, and are naked, and are buffeted" (I Cor. IV, 11). And why do I speak of money, when he… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 50:523C…aily: "In hunger and thirst, in cold and nakedness" (2 Cor. 11:27); and again, "To this very hour we both hunger, and thirst, and are naked, and are buffeted" (1 Cor. 4:11). For he knew, he knew well that saying… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:511B…en he was an unlearned man, to express his own thoughts, he uses common language: Even unto this hour we hunger, and thirst, and are naked, and are buffeted (1 Cor. 4:11), we are afflicted with hardships by en… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:53…but they did not—nay, they cried out: Even unto this present hour we both hunger and thirst and are naked and are buffeted and have no certain dwelling place (1 Cor. 4.11). And one ran from Jerusalem even unto… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:99…noble minded who were puffed up about external things up to this hour we both hunger and thirst and are naked and are buffeted and have no certain dwelling place and labor working with our own… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:107…to death saying we are fools and weak and inglorious and we hunger and thirst and are naked and are buffeted and have no certain dwelling and we labor working with our own hands which were… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:137C…then, if I struggle with famine, he says? Together with Paul you suffer this, who says: Even unto this present hour we both hunger and thirst and are naked (1 Cor. 4:11). But he [did so] for God, he says. And… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:175B…you; and when I was with you and in need, I was burdensome to no one" (2 Cor. 11:8); and here again: "And we hunger and thirst and are naked and are buffeted" (1 Cor. 4:11). And here again he intimates the very… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 63:195…nd have no certain dwelling-place; and labour, working with our own hands: being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we suffer it: being defamed, we entreat (1 Cor. 4:11–13). Has anyone suffered even a small part… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 63:195…fer this for one day, but was always suffering it. Whence is this evident? Hear him saying: Even unto this present hour we hunger, and thirst, and are naked (1 Cor. 4:11). Amazing! Having already attained such… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 63:411…necessities in stripes in prisons and again even to this hour we hunger and thirst and are naked and are buffeted and are disturbed and we weep working with our own hands being cursed we bless… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 63:413…enduring such things whence is this certain note him saying even to this present hour we both hunger and thirst and are naked o a wonderful event when he possessed such great glory in preaching when… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 63:489B…struggling with hunger and thirst, he who was boxing in nakedness and cold and saying: Even unto this present hour we both hunger, and thirst, and are naked (1 Cor. 4, 11); he who was dead to the world, who con… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 74:405…are strong we are despised but you are honored to this very hour we both hunger and thirst and further still in addition to these as the offscourings of the world we have become the refuse… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:257…then he enumerates the individual classes of sufferings c vers even to this present hour we both hunger and thirst and are naked and are buffeted and have no fixed abode and we labor working with… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 84:1129B…1502. syntheken hoi loipoi ten diatheken hermeneusan, II, 549. pros ten syntheken akribe, III, 511 init. concerning that, he says it pertains to to aei, 1 Cor. iv, 11, and that Paul wished to say: hemeis g… Maximus the Confessor c. 580–662PG 91:829A…uke xvi, 25. — "You received your good things in your lifetime, and Lazarus in like manner evil things; but now he is comforted here, and you are in anguish." I Cor. iv, 11. — "To this present hour we both hunger… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:601…but you are strong you are honorable but we are without honor even unto this present hour we both hunger and thirst and are naked and are buffeted and have no certain dwelling place and labor… Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 118:691…state in which we are situated iv we are hungry and thirsty and are naked and are buffeted and wander about without a sure dwelling place and we toil working with our own hands being reviled… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 124:615…to be puffed up on account of these things ver even to this present hour we both hunger and thirst and are naked why he says do i recount old things behold what is happening at… Joannes ChrysostomusPG 51:61A…or one or two or three days, but continuously (for indeed he was showing this when he said, “Until the present hour we both hunger, and thirst, and are naked” [1 Cor. 4:11]), he will receive sufficient consolati… Joannes ChrysostomusPG 51:195B…ng, we shall be content with these” (1 Tim. 6:8); and he says of himself, “Unto this present hour we both hunger, and thirst, and are naked, and are buffeted” (1 Cor. 4:11). It would be worth the trouble here to…
121Cor 4:12
Clement of Alexandria c. 150 – c. 215PG 8:1263…and are buffeted and have no certain dwelling place and we labor working with our own hands being reviled we bless being persecuted we endure being defamed we entreat we have become as the filth of… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 11:533…and we labor working with our own hands being reviled we bless being persecuted we suffer it being defamed we entreat but since the apostles did not… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 11:1489A…λοιδοροῦντας. And being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we endure; being defamed, we entreat: ⟦1 Cor. IV, 12, 13⟧ these are they who have strengthen… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 17:69…a great man therefore in his own virtues the apostle recounts c being reviled we bless being persecuted we endure being defamed we entreat we have been made as the filth of the world the offscouring… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 21:969…hunger and thirst and are naked and are buffeted and are unstable being reviled we bless being persecuted we suffer being defamed we entreat we have been made as the filth of the world but even… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 21:1085…and sends rain on the just and on the unjust and further being reviled we bless being persecuted we endure being defamed we entreat as is contained in our sacred scriptures and the prophet also among… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:709C…d then come and offer thy gift (Matth. V, 23, 24). TO THE CORINTHIANS. Being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we suffer it: Being defamed, we intreat (I Cor. IV, 12, 13). That he who has love according t… Gregory of Nazianzus c. 329–390PG 36:231…remembered in due time the words of stephen and now i pray being reviled we bless being persecuted we endure being defamed we entreat xiv but if i do wrong because being oppressed by tyranny i… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 47:55D…elf the insults of Christ, who is sailing for the sake of his own glory? But why at all did he not imitate the teacher Paul, saying: 'Being reviled, we bless' (1 Cor. 4:12)?" Deacon. "What, therefore, if those m… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 47:75D…suffer persecution, and we sustain it; we are blasphemed, and we beseech; we have been made as the filth of the world, the offscouring of all even until now (1 Cor. 4:12–13); since God, being good and just, accor… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 47:405…we are poorly clothed and beaten and wander about and we labor working with our own hands being reviled we bless being persecuted we endure being defamed we entreat and again we have become as the… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 50:505C…agreeable, hear how he philosophizes, and repays with the opposites, saying: Being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we endure; being defamed, we entreat (1 Cor. IV, 12). If, however, you should say that the… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:333…and it is worth inquiring how while the same person elsewhere says being reviled we bless being persecuted we suffer it here he does the opposite and not only is he reviled but he even calls… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:107…with the opposite things but that they did this hear what follows being reviled we bless being persecuted we endure being defamed we entreat we have been made as the filth of the world which is… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:531D…mission for those things which have been done against us. "Being reviled," he says, "we bless; suffering persecution, we endure; being blasphemed, we entreat" (I Cor. 4:12-13). Hear Stephen saying: "Lord, do not la… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 63:195…and are naked and are buffeted and have no certain dwelling place and labour working with our own hands being reviled we bless being persecuted we suffer it being defamed we entreat cor has anyone suffered… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 81:111…and stripped of love for this reason the blessed paul also said being reviled we bless being persecuted we suffer it being defamed we entreat we are made as the filth of the world and are… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 81:207B…bless; being persecuted, we suffer it; being defamed, we entreat: we are made as the filth of the world, and are the offscouring of all things unto this day" (1 Cor. iv, 12, 13). For, indeed, this occurs to those… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:257…his endurance but through the things that follow his more perfect philosophy being reviled we bless being persecuted we endure ver being defamed we entreat then he shows the extreme contempt we have been made as… Maximus the Confessor c. 580–662PG 90:923…again showing us the manner of victory by his deeds he said being reviled we bless being persecuted we endure being defamed we entreat we have become as the offscouring of the world the dross of… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:603…apostles who neither endure labor nor risk but seek their own profit being reviled we bless being persecuted we endure being defamed we entreat we have been made as the filth of the world no one… Photius of Constantinople c. 810–c. 891PG 101:589A…om. iii, 1-3) And, "What advantage then have we? in no wise:" and again, "Being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we suffer it: being defamed, we intreat." (I Cor. iv, 12, 13) What if one should attempt to mea… Photius of Constantinople c. 810–c. 891PG 101:733…text also resonates with this understanding of the meaning for having said being reviled we bless being persecuted we endure being defamed we entreat he added we have become as the filth of the world the… Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 118:691…buffeted and wander about without a sure dwelling place and we toil working with our own hands being reviled we bless being persecuted we endure being defamed we entreat we are made as the filth of… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 124:615…and dare to preach for the sake of gain and profit c being reviled we bless being persecuted we endure being defamed we entreat and what is greater than all these he says is that we… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:93…or the sake of the Gospel," or he calls all the heralds and ministers of the Gospel "the Gospel," just as in the First Epistle to the Corinthians (I Cor. iv, 12). Share, therefore, in the sufferings with the ministers of… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 126:1081C…Being reviled, we bless"; and, "We glory in infirmities, in tribulations, and in all these things we are more than conquerors through God who is well-pleased" (I Cor. IV, 12). Which does not happen among us when o… Anastasius of SinaiPG 89:417…a of the apostle paul being reviled we bless being persecuted we endure being defamed we entreat we have been made as the filth of the world the offscouring…
131Cor 4:13
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 17:69…bless being persecuted we endure being defamed we entreat we have been made as the filth of the world the offscouring of all things until now and a little later he says concerning that how long… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 21:969…bless being persecuted we suffer being defamed we entreat we have been made as the filth of the world but even unto this day the valiant martyrs of our savior throughout the whole inhabited world c… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 30:1103A…blasphētoumenoi parakaloumen, he had translated, "that he may exhort the blasphemer, and pray for him": but these are expressed from the words of the Apostle, 1 Cor. iv, 13: βλασφημούμενοι παρακαλοῦμεν, "we are… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 47:75…we sustain it we are blasphemed and we beseech we have been made as the filth of the world the offscouring of all even until now cor since god being good and just according to certain… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 48:1107D…ey did." L. 11. "Kingdom [lost]." O. P. "of the kingdom, seeing also the face face to face, having received." L. 20. P. O. "concerning refuse/scouring." And so I Cor. iv, 13. A "as scouring." L. 31. "Example." O.… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:107…bless being persecuted we endure being defamed we entreat we have been made as the filth of the world which is equivalent to fools for christ's sake for he who has been badly treated and neither… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:109A“As the filth of the world, even until now” (1 Cor. 4:13). He deals a forceful blow at the end.… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 63:195D…die, than that any man should make my glorying void (1 Cor. 9:15). And not only this, but also writing again he said: We are made as the filth of the world (1 Cor. 4:13). What is more grievous than hunger? Wh… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 63:413…is this all but he also said again writing we have been made as the filth of the world what i ask is worse than hunger and thirst what is fiercer than cold what is more… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 64:1333A…Chrysostom, Uppsala, 1708, 4to, pages 86-96. VI, 257. — Montf. VI, 265. Savil. wanting. Duc. wanting. "I owe you an apostolic explanation." On the passage, 1 Cor. IV, 13: "Having the spirit of faith." Translat… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 81:111…reviled we bless being persecuted we suffer it being defamed we entreat we are made as the filth of the world and are the offscouring of all things unto this day for truly this happens to… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 81:207…reviled we bless being persecuted we suffer it being defamed we entreat we are made as the filth of the world and are the offscouring of all things unto this day cor iv for indeed this… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:257…defamed we entreat then he shows the extreme contempt we have been made as the filth of the world nothing he says do we differ from those things which are cast out in houses as superfluous… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 84:749A…bless; we are persecuted, and we suffer it; we are blasphemed, and we entreat; we are made as the refuse of this world, the offscouring of all even until now (I Cor. 4:13). We ask your magnificence, however, no… Antiochus of St. Sabas fl. c. 614-620PG 89:1639…am who shall deliver me from the body of this death again we are made as the filth of the world for all a spectacle these words are set forth as an example for instilling humility… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:603…bless being persecuted we endure being defamed we entreat we have been made as the filth of the world no one he says can say that we are indignant at these things for we repay those… Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 118:691…being reviled we bless being persecuted we endure being defamed we entreat we are made as the filth of the world and are the offscouring of all things until now to those who were basking in… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 124:615…seem like fools because they do these things ver we have been made as the filth of the world and are the offscouring of all things until now what is filth it is what is called… Philo of CarpasiaPG 40:147A…they were held in contempt, as the holy Apostle says: "We have become as the offscourings of the world" (1 Cor. 4:13). And this is said not only of them, bu… Anastasius of SinaiPG 89:417…bless being persecuted we endure being defamed we entreat we have been made as the filth of the world the offscouring of all things until now and and not only so but we also glory in… Antonius Melissa fl. 11th centuryPG 136:1177A…spectacle unto the world, and to angels, and to men" (1 Cor. IV, 9). "We are made as the filth of the world, and the offscouring of all things unto this day" (1 Cor. IV, 13). "Humble yourselves in the sight of t…
141Cor 4:14
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:109A…nce he saw that the blow was unbearable, he healed it quickly, saying: “I do not write these things to shame you, but as my beloved children I admonish you” (1 Cor. 4:14). He says that he is not speaking these… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:257…but concerning those who had received the preaching wherefore he subjoined vers i write not these things to shame you but as my beloved sons i admonish you and he shows also that he had begotten… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:603…for whose sake we suffer these things vers i do not write these things to shame you but as my beloved children i admonish you since he saw that the wound he had inflicted was bitter… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 124:617…ought to be and that he must contend even unto the end i write not these things to shame you but as my beloved children i admonish you i am not shaming you he says nor…
151Cor 4:15
Clement of Alexandria c. 150 – c. 215PG 8:687D…d he is his father." St. Chrysostom, Homily 11, Tom. V: "It makes one not only a father through sowing, but also through instructing well." Hence blessed Paul, 1 Cor. iv, 15: "For if you have ten thousand instruct… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:155…unless perhaps one be such as he who said for though you have ten thousand instructors in christ yet have you not many fathers for in christ jesus i have begotten you through the gospel such… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:473…might have ten thousand tutors in christ yet you do not have many fathers for in christ jesus i have begotten you through the gospel these teachers of the church therefore in generating such offspring sometimes… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:711…are forgiven you and paul the disciple of jesus says to me for in christ jesus i have begotten you through the gospel so if i have become a sinner the one begetting me is the… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 14:961…law that masters are also called fathers the apostle paul also says for in christ jesus i have begotten you through the gospel but you who are reading gather for yourself from the divine volumes the… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:797…if you have many instructors in christ yet you do not have many fathers for in christ jesus i have begotten you and again my little children for whom i labor in birth again until christ… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:865B…Caput XVIII JOHN. Little children, yet a little while I am with you (John XIII, 33). CORINTHIANS. For in Christ Jesus I have begotten you through the Gospel (I Cor. IV, 15). THESSALONIANS. But we were gentle… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:935B…rld that are able to hinder the goal of godliness. Such a man will consider as his true parents those who have begotten him in Christ Jesus through the Gospel (I Cor. IV, 15), and as brothers those who have receiv… Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 45:99A…nd by the Holy Spirit—for so the Gospel says concerning the Spirit, that "that which is born of the Spirit is spirit" (John iii, 6), and Paul begets in Christ (1 Cor. iv, 15), and the Father is Father of all (Phil… Didymus the Blind c. 313–398PG 39:1107B…not happened will be able to attain it. For even Paul says to those whom he had not begotten in the flesh: In Christ through the Gospel I have begotten you (1 Cor. IV, 15). CAP. XVII: The sinner, in the ver… Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 42:127…teaching as paul also says for if you have many instructors yet not many fathers for in christ jesus i have begotten you through the gospel and you see that he refers to the teaching and… Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 43:151…water and of the spirit which is consistent with what paul said for in christ jesus i have begotten you concerning this same spirit the lord speaks thus when the paraclete comes whom i will send… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 49:279A…ttle children, whom I bear again," but rather: "of whom I am in travail"? For elsewhere he says that he begets them: "For in Christ Jesus I have begotten you" (1 Cor. IV, 15). There, therefore, he wished to show o… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:815B…ildren, whom he may teach, whom he may instruct, and to whom he may say with the apostolic voice: For in Christ Jesus through the gospel I have begotten you (1 Cor. 4.15): who do not wait for the father’s deat… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:109B…having placed before them the pedagogue and the father. “For if,” he says, “you have ten thousand pedagogues in Christ, yet you do not have many fathers” (1 Cor. 4:15). He does not indicate dignity here, bu… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:109B…I do,” which would be irresponsible, but he brings a proven fact into the middle. What is this? “For in Christ Jesus through the Gospel I have begotten you” (1 Cor. 4:15). “In Christ Jesus”—I do not attribut… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:505…my genuine son is similar to what he says to the corinthians in christ jesus i have begotten you that is to say in faith he adds genuine wishing to demonstrate the precise likeness to him… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 69:183…have ten thousand c tutors in christ yet you do not have many fathers for in christ jesus i have begotten you through the gospel and that god will also be present and will richly bless… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 69:901…teach the mysteries and indeed the inspired paul writing to some says for in christ jesus i have begotten you through the gospel and indeed to the galatians my little children of whom i travail in… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 69:1041…gospel and the holy preachings for the blessed paul also says this for in christ jesus i have begotten you through the gospel therefore from your garments and from the ivory palaces that is from the… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 69:1045…if you have ten thousand tutors in christ yet not many d fathers for in christ jesus i have begotten you through the gospel and indeed the wise john also addresses those who have believed in… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 70:61A…And that the divine disciples became fathers to those who have believed, hear Paul saying: "For in Christ Jesus through the Gospel I have begotten you" (1 Cor. 4, 15), and again: "My little children, with… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 70:921…you have ten thousand pedagogues in christ yet you do not have many fathers for in christ jesus i have begotten you through the gospel and we will find him everywhere calling those who have believed… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 70:987…you have ten thousand pedagogues in christ yet you do not have many fathers for in christ jesus i have begotten you through the gospel we also find on many occasions other of the holy apostles… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 70:1357…of the jewish synagogue became fathers the most wise paul surely writes for in christ jesus i have begotten you through the gospel they were indeed appointed in the place of fathers being her children now… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 72:169…you have ten thousand guardians in christ yet you do not have many fathers for in christ jesus i became your father through the gospel the children therefore who shall be born of them shall see… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 73:881…therefore called their father thus also that divine paul writes to some for in christ jesus i have begotten you through the gospel b just as therefore as we were saying some are rendered conformable to… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:1655…the divine apostle is witness instructing the corinthians and saying clearly h for in christ jesus i have begotten you through the gospel h since therefore the savior s church is one for all who believe… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:259…vers for if you have ten thousand pedagogues in christ yet not many fathers for in christ jesus through the gospel i have begotten you he called other teachers pedagogues but himself a father as… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:529…for if he says you have ten thousand pedagogues in christ yet not many fathers for in christ jesus through the gospel i have begotten you he says therefore that praying and entreating i bow my… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:425…those whom when they were formerly gentiles he had converted to christ for in christ jesus i have begotten you jacob however instituting his journey into mesopotamia receives a blessing no differently than the new people… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:2645…fathers thy sons were born and indeed paul wrote to the disciples for in christ jesus i have begotten you through the gospel and in another way they received glory sometimes by hearing heal the sick… John Maxentius fl. 519-533PG 86:123…the apostle says to them who already existed substantially for if you have ten thousand instructors in christ yet not many fathers for in christ jesus by the gospel i have begotten you finally this interpretation… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:603…is friendly and anxious for their amendment vers for though you might have ten thousand instructors in christ yet not many fathers for in christ jesus i have begotten you through the gospel he does not… Photius of Constantinople c. 810–c. 891PG 103:1161…travail in birth again until christ be formed in you and again for in christ jesus i have begotten you through the gospel that the text c in the gospels spoken parabolically what man is there… Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 118:693…you for even if you have ten thousand tutors in christ yet not many fathers for in christ jesus through the gospel i have begotten you i exhort you therefore be imitators of me h not… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 124:617…father he says that it is by the help of christ that i have begotten you through the gospel for i do not as many among you do ascribe the matter to myself but to christ… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:11…. That is, born to me through faith. For the preposition in means by; just as he says in another place: Through the gospel I have begotten you (1 Cor. IV, 15). Yet, praising him, he says: You are not only a child,… Otto Fridolin Fritzsche 1812-1896PG 66:23D…s — ten thousand. Fac. X, 4, from his (Th.) innumerable books. That μυρίοι, as the Romans say "six hundred," is often used in common parlance is known. Cf. I Cor. IV, 15, 14, 19. Hence it is understood what is… Cyril of JerusalemPG 33:615…you have ten thousand instructors in christ yet not many fathers for in christ jesus i have begotten you through the gospel a not because… Cyril of JerusalemPG 33:699…god not as teachers beget disciples nor as paul says to some for in christ jesus i have begotten you through the gospel for here since he who is not a son by nature… Joannes ChrysostomusPG 51:151D…aul indicates this same thing: For if you have many pedagogues in Christ, yet not many fathers. For in Christ Jesus, through the gospel, I have begotten you (1 Cor. 4, 15). And he who begets brings the begotten… Leontius of ByzantiumPG 86:1655…just as the apostle begat the corinthians according to what was said for in christ jesus i have begotten you through the gospel now of the generation which is the cause of being one sort causes…
161Cor 4:16
Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 28:247C…e matters? Nothing else than to believe in Christ, and regulate our life according to Him, just as Paul also says: "Become imitators of me, as I am of Christ" (1 Cor. iv, 16), and to turn away from the friendship… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 48:751D…hat He bestows upon us. For, "when once you have turned again," He says, "strengthen your brothers." So too Paul says: "Be imitators of me, as I am of Christ" (1 Cor 4:16). How did you become an imitator of Chr… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:109C…ildren,” in order that you might not think the word is flattery, he presents the deed as well. “I beseech you therefore, follow my example, as I do Christ” (1 Cor. 4:16). O the confidence of the teacher! How… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 63:507B…on of stars and dissolve the tyranny of astrology. Thus also did Paul, imitating his Master; for he says, “Be ye imitators of me, even as I also am of Christ” (1 Cor. 4:16). For just as His Master, calling the M… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 63:847…hall be able to emulate that holy man. For if this were not able to be done, he would not have cried out, saying: "Be imitators of me, as I also am of Christ" (1 Cor. 4:16). Let us not, therefore, only admire an… Hesychius of Jerusalem d. after 450PG 93:811A…ue you shall have lived, you may work toward apostolic emulation and imitation, and be mindful of Paul saying: Be ye followers of me, as I also am of Christ [I Cor. IV, 16]. And again: Now therefore ye are no m… Hesychius of Jerusalem d. after 450PG 93:873A…amely with those who think on higher things, and who imitate Him, as far as it is permitted to men, as Paul says: Be followers of me, as I also am of Christ [1 Cor. iv, 16 / Phil. iii, 17]. But the oblation itse…
171Cor 4:17
Macarius of Egypt c. 300–391PG 34:893D…small and takes on a body, and is commingled with and embraces His faithful and dear souls, and becomes one spirit with them, according to the oracle of Paul ⟦(1 Cor. iv, 17)⟧; soul with soul, so to speak, and hyp… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 49:19C…ed at the pinnacle of virtue; and to this his teacher bears witness, saying thus: "I have sent to you Timothy, who is my beloved and faithful son in the Lord" (1 Cor. 4:17). Now, when Paul calls him a son, and a… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:113…lord jesus christ h homily xiv h for this cause i have sent unto you timotheus who is my beloved son and faithful in the lord who shall bring you into remembrance of my ways which… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:115…begotten you and the epistle is with a commendation of his person who is my beloved son and faithful in the lord but he said this both to show his own love and to prepare them… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:317A…the vote of the many. Therefore he also said elsewhere: He will bring to your remembrance my ways which be in Christ, as I teach everywhere in every church (1 Cor. 4:17); and again, For God is not the author… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:373…says who will bring my ways c to your remembrance which are in christ as i teach every where in every church so in order that relying on nobility and wealth and the combination of the… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:383B…the master had promised, he had betaken himself to them ("I have sent unto you Timotheus, who shall bring you into remembrance of my ways which be in Christ," 1 Cor. 4:17), and when he had set all things more c… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:501…again to the corinthians he says i have sent to you timothy who is my beloved son and faithful in the lord and again see that you let no man despise him for he worketh the… Hesychius of Jerusalem d. after 450PG 93:1173…him to the corinthians who is my son in the lord he shall bring you into remembrance of my ways which are in christ jesus b let no one sanctify such a one as this not…
181Cor 4:18
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 48:863…is fornication among you that they were puffed up and high minded some are puffed up as though i were not coming to you that they were litigating before outsiders dare any of you having a… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:671C…ome are puffed up," and, "These things, I have in a figure transferred to myself and Apollos, that in us you might learn not to be wise above what is written" (1 Cor. 4:18 and 6). From all which it is manifest t… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:19A…some are puffed up," and again, "What will you? Shall I come to you with a rod, or in love and in the spirit of meekness?" (1 Cor. 4:18, 21), and, "Do you seek a proof of Chri… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:113…and trembling phil and he shows the latter in this epistle saying now some are puffed up as though i would not come to you but i will come he was struggling and desired to be… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:235…g to amend their sins. For it was no light matter that Paul was to arrive; and showing this, he said: As though I were not coming to you, some are puffed up (1 Cor. 4:18); and elsewhere again, Not as in my pr… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:259…forward his judgment against the one who has committed fornication b vers now some are puffed up as though i were not coming to you because the divine paul foresaw that he would repent of his… Cosmas Indicopleustes fl. c. 535–550PG 88:361…giving power that is of the holy spirit whence he says again now some are puffed up as though i would not come to you but i will come to you shortly if the lord will… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:605…and that all things are accomplished with the help from above vers as though i would not come to you some are puffed up but i will come to you shortly if the lord will since… Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 118:693…ways which are in christ as i teach everywhere in every church now some are puffed up as though i were not coming to you but i will come to you shortly if the lord wills… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 124:619…rest of the churches you have slipped away from my ways vers as though i would not come to you so some are puffed up since he had said i have sent to you timothy lest…
191Cor 4:19
Clement of Alexandria c. 150 – c. 215PG 9:545…who are children according to instruction immediately the apostle says and i will know not the speech of those who are puffed up but the power if you possess understanding in a great minded way which… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 14:39…but the supply of divine power wherefore paul also says somewhere i will know not the speech of them that are puffed up but the power for the kingdom of god is not in speech but… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:115…great and sublime mind wherefore he also subjoined this saying and i will know not the speech of those who are puffed up but the power for their arrogance had sprung up not from their own… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:369…but then indeed with anger he added at any rate and i will know not the speech of those who are puffed up but the power here however he speaks more gently so that they might… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:541…up as though i were not coming to you i shall come and will know not the speech of them which are puffed up but the power for here he shows both things both the capacity… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 74:867…destroyed because it does not have a firm base iv and i will know not the speech of those who are puffed up but the power what utility is there in a resplendent manner of speaking… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:259…might not become manifest to all men but said indefinitely some vers but i will come to you shortly if the lord will and i will know not the word of those who are puffed up… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:715…gs to divine providence. For this reason he added, "If God permit." Thus, also writing to the Corinthians, he said: "But I will come to you, if the Lord will" (1 Cor. IV, 19). He put "baptisms" in the plural, not… Cosmas Indicopleustes fl. c. 535–550PG 88:361…some are puffed up as though i would not come to you but i will come to you shortly if the lord will and will know not the speech of them which are puffed up but… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:605…as though i would not come to you some are puffed up but i will come to you shortly if the lord will since he was about to move to the accusation of the fornicator he… Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 118:693…some are puffed up as though i were not coming to you but i will come to you shortly if the lord wills and i will know not the speech of those who are puffed up… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 124:619…paul were not there to rebuke these things were acting haughtily vers i will come to you shortly if the lord will these are the words of one casting down the proud and thus rendering them…
201Cor 4:20
Clement of Rome d. c. 100PG 1:905…is entirely a product of gluttony not a command of apostolic legislation for the kingdom of god is not food and drink rom xiv and what follows igitur allocutio et lex episcopi alexandri theophili talis habetur… Clement of Alexandria c. 150 – c. 215PG 8:387…and generous benevolence let not then our good be evil spoken of for the kingdom of god is not food and drink says the apostle so that the daily meal may not be thought of as… Clement of Alexandria c. 150 – c. 215PG 8:751…and who think themselves to be wise but are not he writes for the kingdom of god is not in word not in that which is untrue but in that which is persuasive by opinion but… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:183…word therefore it is said to him immediately you err o man the kingdom of god is not in word but in power a how then will the testament of christ be upon my flesh i… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:425…wish to hear it it is possible here in this age because the kingdom of god is not of this age c but of that which is more excellent as the savior says if my kingdom… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:1627…senses and not filled with words nor with their ornate compositions because the kingdom of god is not in speech but in power for example he who strives to bring forth a composed discourse rather than… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:1735…no other time except in the kingdom of my father and furthermore the kingdom of god is not meat and drink for corporally and according to the likeness of present food and drink the kingdom of… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 14:39…not the speech of them that are puffed up but the power for the kingdom of god is not in speech but in power and in another place and my speech and my preaching were not… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 14:1249…h book ten h b let not then our good be blasphemed for the kingdom of god is not meat and drink but righteousness and peace and joy in the holy spirit for he that in… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 24:533…to works so that they might not fall away from the promises for the kingdom of god is not in word but in power blessed are the poor for yours is the kingdom of god since… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 30:693…virtue must be preserved for food does not commend us to god for the kingdom of god is not food and drink but righteousness and peace and joy in the holy spirit on this account the… Pseudo-Ignatius fl. c. 375-380PG 5:747…be silent and to be than to speak and not to be the kingdom of god is not in word but in power with the heart it is believed but with the mouth confession is made… Macarius of Egypt c. 300–391PG 34:713…hear and truly believe but it is also worth saying this that the kingdom of god is not in word alone and the preaching of the apostles… Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 45:105…places piety in words and sounds alone even though the apostle says for the kingdom of god is not in speech but in power and in truth and since that man is recognized among him severus… Didymus the Blind c. 313–398PG 39:531…the son and again he confirms it through the same epistle writing for the kingdom of god is not meat and drink but righteousness and peace and joy… Didymus the Blind c. 313–398PG 39:923…redemption and from those to the corinthians containing teaching of this kind for the kingdom of god is not food and drink but righteousness and peace and joy in the holy spirit b but not even… Didymus the Blind c. 313–398PG 39:1135A…d which is deprived of action joined with virtue is empty and vain. This is confirmed by that [passage]: For the kingdom of God is not in word, but in power (1 Cor. 4:20); our salvation does not consist in emp… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:685A…48. And I lifted up my hands to thy commandments, which I loved, and I meditated in thy justifications. For the kingdom of God is not in speech, but in power (I Cor. IV, 20); and, “He who has done and taught, thi… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:943…labor for so long until they become worthy of the heavenly kingdom for the kingdom of god is not diminished according to the smallness of men but men are elevated according to the greatness of the… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:637…not returning even small ones let not then your good be blasphemed for the kingdom of god is not food and drink by the good here he means either the faith or the future hope of… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:115…of these now and our affairs consist in these therefore he subjoined for the kingdom of god is not in speech but in power by signs he says not by eloquence we have conquered and we… Theophilus of Alexandria d. 412PG 65:63…is entirely an invention of gluttony not a command of apostolic legislation for the kingdom of god is not food and drink and the things that follow b therefore the allocutio and law of bishop theophilus… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 71:671…suffused with shame for what has been committed therefore as paul says the kingdom of god is not in word but in power and likewise christ himself said clearly somewhere not everyone who says to me… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 77:1395…him if he denies its power since the great herald proclaimed that the kingdom of god is not in speech but in power for a false brother and brought in according to the scripture and one… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:1835…i lifted up my hands to thy commandments which i have loved for the kingdom of god is not in speech but in power and he who does and teaches this man shall be called great… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:203…not want it to be a cause of loss and blasphemy ver for the kingdom of god is not meat and drink but righteousness and peace and joy in the holy ghost for do not imagine… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:259…i do not seek eloquence but action then he confirms this vers for the kingdom of god is not in word but in power for it is not sufficient for salvation to preach the kingdom of… Diadochus of Photice c. 400 – c. 486PG 65:1203…us from his fullness the future delights of the just says thus for the kingdom of god is not meat and drink but justice and peace and joy in the holy spirit rom xiv which are… Cosmas Indicopleustes fl. c. 535–550PG 88:361…not the speech of them which are puffed up but the power for the kingdom of god is not in word but in power as if to say that the word of the kingdom of heaven… Theodore of Raithu fl. c. 550-600 (6th century)PG 91:1503A…insists only upon words, and rests piety solely in terms and sound—though the Apostle says: For the kingdom of God is not in speech, but in power and truth (I Cor. IV, 20)—and since, in the view of Severus, he… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 94:1233…attending to the power of the thoughts for the kingdom of heaven is not in word but in power my purpose is not to conquer but to lend a hand to the truth being warred against… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:553…from certain foods let not then your good be evil spoken of for the kingdom of god is not meat and drink but righteousness and peace and joy in the holy ghost d by good here… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:605…not the speech of them which are puffed up but the power for the kingdom of god is not in word but in power vers for their pride was not from right actions but from the… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1261…b through many tribulations we must enter into the kingdom of god the kingdom of god is not food and drink but righteousness and peace and joy in the holy spirit the kingdom of god is… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:509…faith h b let therefore the vain questions about words be silent for the kingdom of god is not in persuasive words of human wisdom but in the revelation of power of the same gregory of… Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 118:597…for whom christ died therefore do not let your good be blasphemed for the kingdom of god is not food and drink but righteousness and peace and joy in the holy spirit for he who serves… Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 118:599…heaven peace in faith c joy in the holy spirit and righteousness for the kingdom of god is not food and drink he wishes to restrain them from accusations for he says we cannot enter the… Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 118:693…not the speech of those who are puffed up but the power for the kingdom of god is not in speech but in power h for this reason i have sent to you timothy since i… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 124:529…to slander by unbelievers who see the schisms and scandals regarding foods for the kingdom of god is not food and drink for we are not approved by god on account of these things for he… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 124:619…not the speech of them that are puffed up but the power for the kingdom of god is not in speech but in power because they trusting in eloquence were despising paul as an ignorant and… Gregory Palamas c. 1296–1359PG 151:431…it beforehand to be uncreated having called it the kingdom of god for the kingdom of god is not servile and created for it alone of all things is subject to no one s command and… Constantine Harmenopoulos c. 1320 – c. 1385PG 150:557…ing both this and that, and through both putting on the sacrosanct image of Christ. "For the kingdom of God," He says, "is not in word, but in power" (1 Cor. iv, 20); and, "The word of the cross is to us who are being saved… Orsiesius of TabennaPG 40:889…we have abundance nor if we do not eat shall we lack for the kingdom of god is not meat and drink but justice and joy and peace in the holy spirit he who in this…
211Cor 4:21
Clement of Alexandria c. 150 – c. 215PG 8:323…epistle to the corinthians what do you wish shall i come to you with a rod or in love and in the spirit of gentleness but also a rod of power the lord shall send forth… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:321…the people therefore said what do you wish shall i come to you with a rod or in love and in a spirit of gentleness therefore every prince of the tribes must necessarily have his own… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:631…the people therefore said what do you wish shall i come to you with a rod or in charity and in the spirit of meekness every prince of the tribes therefore must necessarily have his own… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:1775…have need of correction of which the apostle speaks what will you shall i come unto you with a rod he gave to us also the staff that we might celebrate the passover according to what… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:669D…ade the entire Church simultaneously 221 guilty of the same crime because it had not avenged that wickedness. What will you? Shall I come to you with a rod? (I Cor. iv, 21). And a little later: And you are puff… Gregory of Nazianzus c. 329–390PG 35:371D…He mingled the sword of the Spirit and the [literal] sword, and, as with the Apostle, he came now "with a rod," now "in charity and in the spirit of meekness" [I Cor. IV, 21], so that he might restore to its purit… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:269A…sh them in pieces like a potter's vessel. (Ps. 2: 9). And Paul: What will you? shall I come unto you with a rod, or in love, and in the spirit of meekness? (1 Cor. 4: 21)? You saw how it is of chastisement; se… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:19…puffed up a and again what will you shall i come to you with a rod or in love and in the spirit of meekness cor and do you seek a proof of christ who speaks… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:115…is nothing to us what do you wish shall i come to you with a rod or in love and a spirit of meekness this saying carries with it much terror and much leniency for to… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:117…seek a proof of christ speaking in me shall i come to you with a rod or in love why was coming with a rod not an act of love it was indeed an act of… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:541B…weighty than those threats which he uttered against them in his former Epistle: Shall I come unto you with a rod, or in love, and in the spirit of meekness? (1 Cor. 4. 21). But now, because some were puffed up… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:611C…w again applying milder remedies. And to the Corinthians he said, "What will ye? shall I come unto you with a rod, or in love, and in the spirit of meekness?" (1 Cor. 4:21). But to the Galatians, "O foolish Gala… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:527D…be punished, but that they might learn. And certainly he possessed the power and authority, as when he says: "What will ye? shall I come unto you with a rod?" (1 Cor. 4. 21)? And again, "Not that we should appear… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:259…the kingdom c vers what do you want shall i come to you with a rod or in love and a spirit of gentleness he gives them the option of either for i shall come he… Dionysius the Areopagite fl. c. 500PG 3:355…for corrective discipline as the divine apostle says shall i come to you with a rod or in love but for the vengeance of justice the sword the sickle and the axe as is also brought… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:605…through the signs which we perform by the power of the spirit what will ye shall i come unto you with a rod or in love and in the spirit of meekness this word contains both… Arethas of Caesarea c. 860 – after 932PG 106:631A…ot otherwise be brought to active assent. Paul does not dissent from this understanding when he threatens the Corinthians that he will come to them with a rod (I Cor. iv, 21). This, then, is what the heads hinted… Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 118:695…with them iv v what do you wish shall i come to you with a rod or in love and a spirit of gentleness it is absolutely heard that there is fornication among you and such… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 124:619…by the power of the spirit c d vers what will you shall i come unto you with a rod or in charity and in the spirit of meekness by the rod he understands punishment and… Nicetas of Serres fl. c. 1090PG 127:1381…corinthians used to say what do you wish shall i come to you with a rod or in love and a spirit of gentleness now by the tunic a life simple and free from all craftiness… Nicetas of Serres fl. c. 1090PG 127:1475…spirit of gentleness and again what will you shall i come to you with a rod or in love and in the spirit of gentleness and yet he is stirred against those who sin for they… Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 128:1083…symbol of punishment or castigation according to that of the apostle what shall i come unto you with a rod or in love sometimes it is taken for pastoral care according to that thou shalt rule… AnonymousPG 106:1099…had sinned he writes saying what will you shall i come to you with a rod or in love and in the spirit of meekness for this reason also the lord for those men newly coming…
3021Cor 4:302
Isidore of Pelusium d. c. 450PG 78:169C…299. Who rightly follows in the footsteps of Saint Paul. 300. On the prophet Samuel. 301. On the etymology of the steward. “Stewards of the mysteries of God,” 1 Cor. 4. 302. The difference between this life and t…