Where the Fathers quote 1 Corinthians 8

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Cyril of JerusalemPG 33:660expounds v.5“και γαρ ειπερ εισι λεγομενοι θεοι ειτε εν ουρανω ειτε επι της γης, ωσπερ εισι θεοι πολλοι και κυριοι πολλοι,”Catechesis for the Illuminandi on «And in one Lord Jesus Christ» and reading from 1 Corinthians: «For even if there are so-called gods» Clement of Alexandria c. 150 – c. 215PG 8:1303…the gnostic martyr h chapter xv h h of avoiding scandal h we know that we all have knowledge the common knowledge regarding common things and that there is one god for he was writing to… Gregory of Nazianzus c. 329–390PG 35:381B…ke many raise their crests and lift their eyebrows, but rather suppressed them. For he had, as it were, an innate charity, which does not puff up, but edifies (I Cor. VIII, 1) as is clear from his writings, whi… Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 89:625…edifies to be understood answer he is speaking about things sacrificed to idols we know that we all have knowledge for many among the corinthians when they had learned that not what enters into the mouth… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 48:739A…ore the eating of those things that are offered in sacrifice unto idols, we know that an idol is nothing in the world, and that there is no other God but one” (1 Cor. 8.1, 4). And again, “For though there be th… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 48:759…what is said is not our conjecture but concerning things offered to idols we know that we all have knowledge knowledge puffs up but love edifies concerning the eating of things offered to idols then we… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 50:499C…no other person so cleanly withdrew himself from all vainglory. Therefore, consider these things with a more attentive mind. "Knowledge," he says, "puffs up" (1 Cor. 8:1); and we shall all easily say this with… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:159…of those who thought they had perfect knowledge by this common reasoning we know that we all have knowledge for as he says they were priding themselves having shown to them that the thing itself did… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:161…all for he did not say that i also have knowledge but we know that we all have knowledge by this first point then he cast down their opinion of themselves and by a second point… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:285…applies to the malady every kind of remedy h chapter viii h now as touching things offered unto idols we know that we all have knowledge with a certain irony he attributes knowledge to them for… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:289…know from this it is manifest that he spoke earlier by irony we know that we all have knowledge for some with conscience… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:1503D…renders his own words ineffective through the opposition of his deeds, because simple knowledge puffs up, as the great Apostle says, but charity edifies. (I Cor. VIII, 1) Verse 7. An understanding son keeps… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:627…demons this being the accusation see how the apostle handles the argument we know that we all have knowledge leaving aside the weak as he is always wont to do he addresses the stronger ones first… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1295B…here is no law.» II Petr. i, 9. — «He who lacks knowledge is blind, reaching out with his hands, having received oblivion of the cleansing of his past sins.» 1 Cor. viii, 1. — «Knowledge puffs up.» John iii, 6,… Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 118:745…from the worship of demons h viii now concerning things sacrificed to idols we know that we all have knowledge knowledge puffs up but love edifies and if anyone thinks that he knows anything he knows… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 124:655…suppose h chapter viii h vers now about those things sacrificed to idols we know that we all have knowledge knowledge puffs up but love builds up there were certain among the corinthians who were perfect… Philo of CarpasiaPG 40:147A…ul have love, and she is called the sister of the Only-begotten, even if she be not well-versed in knowledge; for "Knowledge puffeth up, but charity edifieth" (1 Cor. 8:1). CCXXXVII. What shall we do to o… Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 44:999A…the voice of the Apostle is appropriate, saying: If anyone thinks that he knows anything, he does not yet know as he ought to know. (1 Cor. viii, 2) For the soul knew Him in what had alre… Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 41:1045…household send greetings through the apostle or whence comes that apostolic saying if any man think that he behaveth himself uncomely toward his virgin and it so happen let him marry he sinneth not but this… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 48:717B…s and knowledge do. And elsewhere, declaring this same thing, he said: "If any man think that he knoweth anything, he knoweth nothing yet as he ought to know" (1 Cor. 8:2). He did not say simply, "He knows noth… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 50:499D…. And, "I do not think myself to have comprehended" (Phil. 3:13). And, "If any man think that he knoweth any thing, he hath not yet known as he ought to know" (1 Cor. 8:2). That Pharisee was manifest, who says:… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 52:483B…measure of our knowledge is nevertheless very small and minimal, he says: "If any man think that he knows any thing, he knows nothing yet as he ought to know" (1 Cor. 8:2). Then, signifying that much knowle… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:161…added but if anyone thinks that he knows anything he has known nothing yet as he ought to know this is the fatal blow for i do not say he says that knowledge is common to… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:437B…aries and the measures given to us for knowledge. For "if anyone," he says, "thinks that he knows anything, he has not yet known anything as he ought to know" (1 Cor. 8:2). I do not speak about God only, but ab… Hesychius of Jerusalem d. after 450PG 93:803…prey to these passions as paul testifies knowledge puffeth up and again if any man think that he knoweth any thing he knoweth nothing yet as he ought to know again he himself says but the… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:285…did not say this because they truly possessed it for he says and if any man think that he knoweth any thing he knoweth nothing yet as he ought to know therefore he posited with irony… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:287…have concerned themselves with the utility of the weaker ones b vers and if any man think that he knoweth any thing he knoweth nothing yet as he ought to know he showed that they were… Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 118:745…love edifies and if anyone thinks that he knows anything he knows nothing yet as he ought to know but if anyone loves god this person is known by him the cause of the rebuke concerning… Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 130:183A…he had indeed comprehended, but not the whole. And elsewhere he says: "If anyone thinks he knows anything, he has not yet known anything as he ought to know" [1 Cor. 8:2]—as much as saying that he does know, b… Theodore Balsamon d. c. 1205PG 138:369D…and are able to do what we have recognized ought to be done, let him be anathema. For when the Apostle says: "Knowledge puffeth up, but charity edifieth" (I Cor. VIII, 2);… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:287…makes the accusation indefinite wishing to heal rather than to strike vers but if any man love god the same is known of him we have need of much knowledge and it is impossible to obtain… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1089B…to him." (Act. x, 34). We know that to those who love God all things work together for good. (Rom. viii, 28). If anyone loves God, this one is known by him. (I Cor. viii, 3). The fear of the Lord is a purifi… Irenaeus of Lyon c. 130–c. 202PG 7:863…but are not gods and since this is true paul himself says we know that an idol is nothing and that there is no god but one for even if there are those who are called… Clement of Alexandria c. 150 – c. 215PG 9:395C…h the law and the prophets to worship one God, who is truly omnipotent. Next, to be instructed through the Apostle: "But to us there is no idol in the world," (1 Cor. viii, 4), since nothing among created things ca… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:297…things that do not exist for an idol is not an existence an idol is nothing in the world paul says for example if someone were to fabricate centaurs or pans or some monstrous natures every… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:353…there are many gods and many lords concerning idols however he says that an idol is nothing in the world from this it seems to me that it is not in vain that i have read… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:751C…striking their weak conscience, you sin against Christ. Wherefore, if meat scandalize my brother, I will never eat flesh, lest I should scandalize my brother (1 Cor. VIII, 4-13)... Have we not power to eat and to dri… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 48:739…of things sacrificed to idols we know that no idol is anything in the world and that there is no god but one do you see that he is speaking these things while directing them toward… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 48:759…but love edifies concerning the eating of things offered to idols then we know that an idol is nothing in the world and that there is no other god but one do you see that he… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:773…ing: We know that an idol is nothing in the world, and that there is no God but one; for although there are those called gods, whether in heaven or on earth (1 Cor. 8:4). By whom are they so called? Learn fro… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:161…of things sacrificed to idols we know that no idol is anything in the world and that there is no other god except one see into what straitness he has fallen for indeed he wishes to… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:163…world this dogma holds force what is this that no idol is in the world and that there is no other god except one are there not then idols are there not statues they exist indeed… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 76:855…he writes we know that there is no god but one and that an idol is nothing in the world c for even if some people prate or rather are deranged and have lost their minds… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 76:1235…and whom we serve even as god now concerning food offered to idols we know that an idol is nothing in the world and that there is no god except one for even if there are… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:287…known of him signifies the greater care and providence of god vers as concerning therefore the eating of those things that are offered in sacrifice unto idols we know that an idol is nothing in the… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:605…s which it is established do not exist in the nature of things. For an idol is nothing subsisting. Therefore Paul says: "For no idol is in the world" (1 Cor. viii, 4); just as if one should fashion hippocentaurs and pans, or… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:629…vers as concerning therefore the eating of those things that are sacrificed in sacrifice unto idols we know that an idol is nothing in the… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1071D…e glory of God, and Jesus standing on the right hand of God, and said: Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of man standing on the right hand of God." I Cor. VIII, 4. — "There is no God but one. For even i… Theodore the Studite 759–826PG 99:1171C…uperstition, which built up the multitude of the Gods, have been removed from the midst, while the Apostle long ago cried out, "There is no idol in the world" (I Cor. VIII, 4). Now, they say, the Church has been cl… Theodore the Studite 759–826PG 99:1611…inheritance and the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession and that an idol is nothing in the world according to the saying of the apostle and that all things are filled with blessed light… Nicephorus I of Constantinople c. 758–828PG 100:277D…dog-headed and bull-headed creatures, therefore the legislator (Moses) calls these images of things that do not exist "idols." Hence also the divine Paul says (1 Cor. viii, 4): An idol is nothing in the world.… Nicephorus I of Constantinople c. 758–828PG 100:641…writes thus to the corinthians we know that there is no idol in the world and that there is no other god but one and he insists that such knowledge should extend to all but lest… Peter of Sicily 9th–10th c.PG 104:1311…which is sacrificed to idols we know that there is no idol in the world and that there is no other god but one for even if there are those who are called gods whether in… Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 118:747…is revealed b viii therefore concerning the eating of things offered to idols we know that an idol is nothing in the world and that there is no other god but one for even if there… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 124:657…meaning that not you alone possess this but we all alike hold that an idol is nothing in the world a yet knowledge not only does not profit but rather harms inflating and puffing up the… Daniel Heinsius 1580-1655PG 43:1137…because they are of nothing just as the apostle when he said we know that an idol is nothing in the world did not mean this that an idol does not exist or that an idol… Irenaeus of Lyon c. 130–c. 202PG 7:863…is no god but one for even if there are those who are called gods whether in heaven or on earth for us there is one god the father from whom are all things and we… Hippolytus of Rome c. 170–235PG 10:1617…nd the true nature of the divine monarchy, against the polytheism of the Gentiles. 1380 § VI. — Continuation of the same argument, from the words of S. Paul in I Cor. viii, 5, 6. 1381 § VII. — Application of the pr… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 11:1069…congregation of gods judgeth among the gods but we also know that though there be that are called gods whether in heaven or in earth as there be gods many and lords many but to us… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 11:1523…who do not paul says for even if there are those who are called gods whether in heaven or on earth as there are many gods and many lords d since then the god of gods… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:351…the apostle paul took that which he wrote to the corinthians saying for though there be that are called gods whether in heaven or on earth and he adds and as there are many gods and… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:677…of whom the apostle says for even if there are those who are called gods whether in heaven or on earth just as there are many gods and many lords yet for us there is one… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:789…lord executed judgment upon them there are some says the apostle who are called gods whether in heaven or on earth and it is also said in the psalms all the gods of the gentiles are… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:1033…heaven because the apostle says for even if there are those who are called gods whether in heaven or on earth as there are many gods and many lords yet for us there is one god… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:751…there be gods so called either in heaven or on earth for there be gods many and lords many but to us there is but one god the father of whom are all things and we… Didymus the Blind c. 313–398PG 39:771…there is no god except one for although there are those who are called gods whether in heaven or on earth as there are many gods and many lords but for us there is one god… Didymus the Blind c. 313–398PG 39:937…upon the aforementioned voice of the apostle if there are any who are called gods whether in heaven or on earth as there are many gods and many lords and upon the prophetic sentence which says… Macarius of Magnesia fl. c. 400PG 10:1381A…al God, in opposition to the polytheia or multitude of false gods among the Gentiles. § VI. Continuation of the same argument, from the words of St. Paul in 1 Cor. viii, 5, 6. Since, therefore, this Greek philo… Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 41:327D…al tales and think there is a plurality of gods. For one is our God, Father and Son and Holy Spirit—three substances, one lordship, one divinity, one glo... 1 I Cor. viii, 5. 2 Joan. xvii, 3.… Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 41:969C…if there are many so-called gods, and many lords, yet to us there is but one God, of whom are all things, and one Lord Jesus Christ, by whom are all things" (I Cor. VIII, 5). If then all things are by Him, and we… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 48:739A…ng in the world, and that there is no other God but one” (1 Cor. 8.1, 4). And again, “For though there be that are called gods, whether in heaven or in earth” (1 Cor. 8.5). Again, he attacks them thus: “As inde… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 48:739B…y; that is, those who are so called; but to us there is but one God the Father, of whom are all things, and one Lord Jesus Christ, by whom are all things” (1 Cor. 8.5-6). For this reason he also added “one,”… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:241A…in the assembly of gods. And again: I have said, Ye are gods (Ps. 81. 6). And Paul: For though there be that are called gods, and lords many (1 Cor. 8. 5). And Moses: Thou shalt not revile the… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:241A…e people of the Jews. And later he adds: I have said, Ye are gods (Ps. 81. 6). And Paul: For though there are those who are called gods and lords many (1 Cor. 8. 5). And Moses: Thou shalt not revile the… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:457C…13. 12). And Christ Himself: “You did not choose Me, but I chose you” (John 15. 16). And elsewhere Paul again: “If anyone loves God, this one is known by Him” (1 Cor. 8. 5). For this reason, he also constantly c… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 75:831…way a for thus he writes for although there are those who are called gods whether in heaven or on earth yet to us there is one god the father of whom are all things and… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 75:1301…that which was wisely said through the voice of paul be understood for though there be that are called gods whether in heaven or in earth as there be gods many and lords many but to… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 76:285…the many as the only and true son for he speaks thus for though there be that are called gods whether in heaven or in earth as there be gods many and lords many again for… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 76:947…the divine paul asserts that he knows that though there are many that are called gods whether in heaven or on earth yet they are not truly so but rather that there is one father and… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 76:1235…is no god except one for even if there are those who are called gods whether in heaven or on earth as there are many gods and many lords yet for us there is one god… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 77:195C…in earth, yet to us there is but one God the Father, of whom are all things, and we in him; and one Lord Jesus Christ, by whom are all things, and we by him" (I Cor. viii, 5, 6); and elsewhere again: "For I co… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:1921…certain angels who are called dominions therefore the divine apostle also said for though there be that are called gods many there are that are called so but yet are not partakers of the name but… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:287…there is one god the maker and lord of all c vers for though there be that are called gods whether in heaven or in earth as there be gods many and lords many the divine… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 83:1399…most praised paul clearly taught us this for his words are these for though there be that are called gods whether in heaven or in earth as there be gods many and lords many but to… Dionysius the Areopagite fl. c. 500PG 3:677…most excellently he says this in a divinely inspired way for though there be gods many and lords many according to grace such as the divine angels and holy men but for us there is truly… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:629…is the same as saying they have no power of virtue vers for though there be that are called gods since he said there is no idol and no god except one and yet idols existed… Theodore Abu Qurrah c. 755-830PG 97:1599…father and in one lord that is the son and the apostle for though there be that are called gods yet to us there is but one god the father i and though there be many… Peter of Sicily 9th–10th c.PG 104:1311…no other god but one for even if there are those who are called gods whether in heaven or on earth observe the accurate doctrine of the dogma who are called he says not who are… Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 118:747…no other god but one for even if there are those who are called gods whether in heaven or on earth as there are many gods and many lords yet for us there is one god… Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 130:133…considering this the great paul says for although there are those who are called gods whether in heaven or on earth as indeed there are many gods and many lords yet for us there is one… Jacques-Paul Migne 1800–1875PG 39:1863…greeks according to their error understand that if there are those who are called gods whether in heaven or on earth cap xxv on that glorify me father with yourself with the glory which i had… Cyril of JerusalemPG 33:527A…ds in the first and second article, “one God the Father” and “one Lord Jesus Christ, through whom all things were made,” seem expressed from the words of Paul, 1 Cor. VIII, 5, 6, and Coloss. I, 16, which Cyril cite… PG 55:1…congregation of gods and again i said ye are gods and paul for though there be that are called gods whether in heaven or in earth and for all that there be gods many and lords… Leontius of ByzantiumPG 86:1653A…again, "God stood in the assembly of the gods, and in the midst He judges the gods" (Ps. LXXXI, 1); and further, "Just as there are many gods and many lords" (I Cor. VIII, 5). In what sense, then, is the name "God… Irenaeus of Lyon c. 130–c. 202PG 7:863…or on earth for us there is one god the father from whom are all things and we for him and one lord jesus christ through whom are all things and we through him for he… Irenaeus of Lyon c. 130–c. 202PG 7:1531A…ise in Chrysostom in his commentary on this passage; but I know of no one, except Irenæus, who has omitted the word "of all." Although in the parallel passage, 1 Cor. viii, 6, the Apostle himself omitted it, simply… Hippolytus of Rome c. 170–235PG 10:807…god from whom every paternity through whom are all things and from whom are all things and we in him iv let us see as i said his refutation then we will set forth the truth… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 11:1069…heaven or in earth as there be gods many and lords many but to us there is but one god the father of whom are all things and we in him and one lord jesus christ… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 11:1523…father from whom are all things and one lord jesus christ through whom are all things and we through him and observing a wonderful and mysterious truth on this topic he adds to them but knowledge… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:351…there are many gods and many lords but to us there is one god the father of whom are all things and we by him and one lord jesus christ by whom are all things and… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:677…many lords yet for us there is one god the father from whom are all things and we through him those who read the hebrew letters say therefore that here the word god is not placed… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:1635…lord says b to us there is one lord jesus christ through whom are all things and we through him which also paul states for i also am an israelite and they are israelites and i… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:831…said well to us however there is one lord jesus christ through whom are all things and we through him and consider that which he says it is enough for the disciple that he be not… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:1601…rightly said but to us there is one lord jesus christ through whom are all things and we through him and consider that which he says it is enough for a disciple that he be not… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:1703…traveling abroad who is our one lord of whom the apostle says to us there is but one lord jesus christ through whom are all things and we through him if indeed we are steered by… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 14:127C…I may deserve [to possess] Thy Holy Spirit, who is through Thy Only-Begotten." See also the Council of Florence, and Thomas, I, q. 36, a. 3. Indeed, Paul says, I Cor. viii, 6: "Yet to us there is one God the Father… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 14:1139…and i wonder how some reading what the same apostle says elsewhere one god the father of whom are all things and one lord jesus christ by whom are all things deny that the son of… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 17:1297…renovation of things to us there is one god the father from whom are all things and we in him and one lord jesus christ through whom are all things and we through him for that… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 24:881B…med him Word, entrusted the rest to be written concerning him. But the divine Apostle Paul also said, one Lord Jesus Christ, through whom are all things ⟦1 Cor. VIII, 6⟧. He surely, and quite clearly, does no… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 24:901…church of christ with all boldness glorifies saying to us there is one god the father of whom are all things and one lord jesus christ through whom are all things but when scripture says through… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 24:1061…who shall declare his generation? Yet the Spirit concedes for one to seek: One God from whom are all things, and one Lord Jesus through whom are all things (1 Cor. VIII, 6): however, as for the Son from the Fath… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 26:51…and he is christ for there is one god the father from whom are all things and we to him and one lord jesus christ through whom are all things and we through him c but… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 26:213…the lord the heavens were established and one lord jesus christ through whom are all things and we through him from these things it is clear that the arians do not bring the war against us… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 26:1191…thus paul certainly writes most observantly of himself and all the saints to us there is but one god the father of whom are all things and one lord jesus christ by whom b are all… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 26:1193…writing thus to us however there is one god the father from whom are all things and we in him and one lord jesus christ through whom are all things and we through him therefore wherever… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 26:1197…the father according to paul who says but to us there is one god the father of whom are all things and one lord jesus christ by whom are all things and we by him for… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 26:1203…walk in the spirit and when paul said to us there is one god the father of whom are all things and one lord jesus christ through whom are all things and what is greater than… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 28:109…which he has been regenerated unto salvation remembering the apostle who says one god the father of whom are all things and one lord jesus christ through whom are all things let him also be mindful… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 30:863…created the holy spirit is shown by him who says one god of whom are all things and one lord jesus christ by whom are all things and by blessed john who said all things were… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:751…heaven or on earth for there be gods many and lords many but to us there is but one god the father of whom are all things and we unto him and one lord jesus christ… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 32:73…or this statement, he dragged in the Apostle, who says: "One God and Father, from whom are all things; and one Lord Jesus Christ, through whom are all things" (1 Cor. VIII, 6). Therefore, he says, just as the words… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 32:77A…ink; but it is more customary for Scripture to apply this expression to the supreme Cause. For example, in this passage: "One God, from whom are all things" (1 Cor. VIII, 6); and again: "All things are from God"… Gregory of Nazianzus c. 329–390PG 36:255…when he distinguishes the persons he uses these words one god from whom are all things and we in him and one lord jesus christ through whom are all things and we through him but when… Gregory of Nazianzus c. 329–390PG 36:265A…videamini, quo ferrum erga magnetem. Nam et ex me pendetis, et alii ex aliis, mutuo nexu inter vos cohærentes, et omnes ex Deo, ex quo omnia, et in quem omnia (1 Cor. VIII, 6). O admirabilem catenam, quam Spiritus… Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 45:749C…13), by “hand” signifying in a riddle the power of the Only-Begotten; but the Apostle says that all things are from the Father, and all things through the Son (1 Cor. VIII, 6). The prophetic spirit thus happens to… Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 45:887C…whom all things have their origin, is proclaimed as one by the great eloquence of the Apostle: "One," he says, "God and Father, from whom are all things" (I Cor. VIII, 6). Therefore, human nature did not come… Didymus the Blind c. 313–398PG 39:923…father from whom are all things and one lord jesus christ through whom are all things and we through him for they say the phrase from whom and the word god belong only to the father… Didymus the Blind c. 313–398PG 39:929…things which have been cited the scripture said a one god and father of whom are all things and one lord jesus christ through whom are all things but it did not add in the holy… Didymus the Blind c. 313–398PG 39:935…in the law and gloriest in god and elsewhere one god through whom are all things and we in him and again in god who created all things and again at length i shall have a… Didymus the Blind c. 313–398PG 39:1801…ho is the power and wisdom of God. Writing concerning these things: "But to us there is one Lord Jesus Christ, through whom are all things, and we through him [1 Cor. VIII, 6]," he places these words into the Creat… Didymus the Blind c. 313–398PG 39:1813…word as jesus just as he said just before but to us one lord jesus christ by whom are all things as to what he says that they are pre written who turned the grace of… Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 41:969…for if there are many so called gods and many lords yet to us there is but one god of whom are all things and one lord jesus christ by whom are all things i cor… Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 41:993…the apostle saying for us there is one god the father from whom are all things and we are to him and one lord jesus christ through whom are all things and we are through him… Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 41:1001…all since he produced the point that there is one god from whom are all things and we for him and one lord jesus christ and we through him through whom are all things and we… Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 41:1003…spirit for he did not cease when he said one god concerning the father of whom are all things to acknowledge him as lord nor again when he said and one lord jesus christ did he… Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 42:529…the number of created things as also the apostle says one god of whom are all things and we in him and one lord jesus christ through whom are all things and we through him c… Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 42:531…to all things as being the creator of all since there is one god the father of whom are all things and one lord jesus through whom are all things by the union of the expression… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 48:739…and many lords that is so called but to us there is one god the father of whom are all things and one lord jesus christ through whom are all things for this reason he added… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 48:759…lords that is to say so called but to us there is one god the father of whom are all things and one lord jesus christ through whom are all things for this reason he added… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 48:1079C…ostles thrust upon us another testimony, namely: “There is one God the Father, of whom are all things, and one Lord Jesus Christ, through whom are all things” (I Cor. VIII, 6). You say that there is no other God su… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 48:1089A…or he speaks thus: One God the Father, of whom are all things, and we in Him; and one Lord Jesus, by whom are all things, and we by Him; and one Holy Spirit (1 Cor. 8:6). But again he says: There are diversi… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 50:703C…sten to Paul, and be blessed): "To us, however, there is one God the Father, from whom all things are; and one Lord Jesus Christ, through whom all things are" (1 Cor. 8:6). Did he call one Son "God"? What t… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 53:111…tioned this not simply, but so that when you hear Paul saying, "One God the Father, from whom all things, and one Lord Jesus Christ, through whom all things," (I Cor. viii, 6), you might not think there is a differ… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:781D…voice to their own harm into blasphemy: One God the Father, from whom are all things, and we for Him; and one Lord Jesus Christ, through whom are all things (1 Cor. 8:6); and they say the Son is inferior to t… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:511D…on? For if of the Father, and if the name of the Father is Lord, the name of the Son is also Lord—"For there is one Lord Jesus Christ, by whom are all things" (I Cor. VIII, 6); therefore, as the dignity, so also th… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:833A…hat they have well confessed. For "lords" is a term abused even for men, but truly no one is Lord, except God. If therefore they say, Lord, Son of David (1 Cor. 8. 6), they honor Me abusively according to… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:163…as there are many gods and many lords to us there is one god the father of whom are all things and we in him and one lord jesus christ through whom are all things and… Nilus of Sinai d. c. 430PG 79:173…to us says the apostle there is one god the father from whom are all things and we for him and one lord jesus christ through whom are all things and we through him how therefore… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 68:411…on earth yet for us there is one god the father from whom are all things and we for him and one lord jesus christ through whom are all things and we through him and one… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 68:655…if he is understood as being with the flesh for there is one god the father of whom are all things and one lord jesus christ through whom are all things but to those who view… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 69:1205…lords whether in heaven or on earth yet for us there is one god the father of whom are all things and we for him and one lord jesus christ through whom are all things and… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 70:89…from those things that are under heaven for to us there is one god the father of whom are all things and we in him and one lord jesus christ by whom are all things and… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 70:855…are called gods and lords whether in heaven or on earth yet to us there is but one god and father of whom are all things and we in him and one lord jesus christ by… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 72:727…god the word who is above all created things for there is one lord jesus christ by whom are all things c but neither shall the father be excluded from lordship since he is god by… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 74:249B…but as one who has all things in His own power, existing Himself with the Father, He through whom are all things, both from us to God, and to us from Himself (cf. 1 Cor. VIII, 6). For this reason Paul also always pray… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 74:867…we must be saved for there is one god and father from whom are all things and we in him and one lord jesus christ through whom are all things and we through him who is… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 75:49…reduction to the absurd it is written one god the father from whom are all things and we in him and one lord jesus christ through whom are all things and we through him but if… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 75:115A…nto a great evil. For what would he do, given that Paul says: "One God, the Father, of whom are all things; and one Lord Jesus Christ, by whom are all things" (1 Cor. viii, 6)? See how openly he attributes to t… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 75:183B…it is said also of the Son: "Thus says He who was, and who is, and who is to come, the Almighty" (Apoc. I, 8). The Father is Lord; and "One Lord Jesus Christ" (I Cor. VIII, 6). The Father is Light; the Son also say… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 75:567…that all other things also were made from god as paul writes one god the father of whom are all things and thus they think they can prove that the spirit is not from the essence… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 75:831…gods whether in heaven or on earth yet to us there is one god the father of whom are all things and one lord jesus christ by whom are all things if therefore he knew that… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 75:1301…heaven or in earth as there be gods many and lords many but to us there is but one god the father of whom are all things and we in him and one lord jesus d… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 75:1313…of whom the all wise paul speaks but to us there is one god the father of whom are all things and we for him and one lord jesus christ through whom are all things and… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 75:1373…on earth yet to us there is one god the father from whom are all things and we from him and one lord jesus christ through whom are all things and we through him and the… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 75:1459B…res and the unity of the Person; and therefore he calls Jesus Christ both man and God. “One,” he says, “is the Lord Jesus Christ, through whom are all things” (1 Cor. viii, 6). And again, writing to Timothy: “One m… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 76:99…clearly saying but to us there is one god the father from whom are all things and we in him and one lord jesus christ through whom are all things and we through him c but… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 76:285…there be gods many and lords many again for you to understand but to us there is but one god the father of whom are all things and one lord jesus christ by whom are all… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 76:911…us somewhere for to us there is one god the father from whom are all things and we from him and one lord jesus christ through whom are all things and we through him understand therefore… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 76:1193A…out Him nothing was made" (John 1:1-3). And Paul again: "One God the Father, from whom are all things; and one Lord Jesus Christ, through whom are all things" (1 Cor. 8:6). But if, after the Word was united to… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 76:1209…the blessed paul writes to us b but to us there is one god the father of whom are all things and we unto him and one lord jesus christ by whom are all things and… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 76:1235…many lords yet for us there is one god the father from whom are all things and we for him and one lord jesus christ through whom are all things and we through him if there… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 76:1361…he also proclaims one father for to us he says there is one god the father of whom are all things and we unto him and one lord jesus christ by whom are all things and… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 77:195…be that are called gods whether in heaven or in earth yet to us there is but one god the father of whom are all things and we in him and one lord jesus christ by… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 77:841…there is as the blessed paul says one god the father from whom are all things and we through him but there is not knowledge in all let those therefore who have a counterfeit faith regarding… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 77:1331C…he Son. Therefore the Apostle says: "That the Lord of glory has been crucified." And again he says to us: "One Lord Jesus Christ, through whom are all things" (I Cor. VIII, 6), understanding that same one to be Jes… Socrates Scholasticus c. 380–c. 450PG 67:361A…with the following sophistic arguments: "It is said," they claimed, "that 'God is from God,' just as it is said by the Apostle: And all things are from God (I Cor. VIII, 6). Therefore, the Son, being one of all… Hesychius of Jerusalem d. after 450PG 93:851D…him of his sons shall do these things; because Christ is truly Jesus, as Paul proves, saying: To us there is one Lord Jesus Christ, by whom are all things (I Cor. 8:6). For since he is through Aaron, not in… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:1921…whether in heaven or on earth as there be gods many yet to us there is but one god the father of whom are all things and we in him and one lord jesus christ by… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:289…and asclepius and ten thousand others vers but to us there is one god the father of whom are all things and we for him and one lord jesus christ through whom are all things and… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 83:443…one mediator between god and men the man christ jesus and again one god the father of whom are all things and it is possible to find many other sentences from the old and new testament… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 83:1275…ncarnate God the Word into two persons. Such persons ought to hear the apostolic voice clearly shouting: "One Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom are all things" (1 Cor. VIII, 6). And again: "One Lord, one faith, one… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 83:1377D…at, hearing the divine Paul crying out, "One Lord, one faith, one baptism" (Ephes. IV, 5), and again, "One Lord Jesus Christ, through whom are all things" (I Cor. VIII, 6), he would counteract the teaching of t… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 83:1391C…Corinthians but teaching the whole world, saying: "one God, the Father, from whom are all things, and one Lord Jesus Christ, through whom are all things" (I Cor. VIII, 6), calling the same one both Christ and… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 83:1399…heaven or in earth as there be gods many and lords many but to us there is but one god the father of whom are all things and we in him and one lord jesus christ… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 84:857…s our one Lord, when he says, The Word was made flesh [John 1, 14]. And the apostle Paul, when he says: One Lord Jesus Christ, through whom are all things [1 Cor. 8, 6]. For if he who is born of the Virgin i… Dionysius the Areopagite fl. c. 500PG 3:649…many lords but to us there is one god the father from whom are all things and we… Dionysius the Areopagite fl. c. 500PG 3:651…in him and one lord jesus christ through whom are all things and we through him a for even in divine matters the unions… Dionysius the Areopagite fl. c. 500PG 4:739…lords many yet for us there is one god the father from whom are all things and we in him and one lord jesus christ through whom are all things and we through him ' etc… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:611…and lords in heaven and on earth yet to us there is one god the father of whom are all things and we unto him and one lord jesus christ by whom are all things and… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:2367…father from whom are all things and one lord jesus christ through whom are all things and we through him for there is no one else beside him even if he is distinguished by a specific… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:4141…son of josedech prince of the priests jesus christ one lord through whom are all things and we through him jesus to us the author of salvation jesus called a carbuncle and an adamant joach son… John Maxentius fl. 519-533PG 86:151…intellect are not immediately divided in reality also hence also paul says one god the father of whom are all things and one lord our jesus christ by whom are all things wherefore both by reason… Justinian I 482–565PG 86:995…three diverse natures according to the madness of arius there is therefore one god the father of whom are all things and one begotten son through whom are all things and one holy spirit in whom… Maximus the Confessor c. 580–662PG 91:123…also into the ages b and again one god the father from whom are all things and we are from him and one lord jesus christ through whom are all things and we are through him… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 94:1019…the divine apostle whose words are these to us however there is one god the father of whom are all things and we of him and one lord jesus christ by whom are all things and… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 94:1485…who says but to us there is one god the father from whom are all things and we exist in him and one lord jesus christ through whom are all things and we exist through him… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:193…many lords yet for us there is one god the father from whom are all things and we in him and one lord jesus christ through whom are all things and we through him he says… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:199…son has a distinct hypostasis from the father the blessed paul says one god the father of whom are all things and one lord jesus christ by whom are all things why is jesus christ joined… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:629…earth the demons and all those among men who were deified vers but to us there is but one god the father of whom are all things having said before that there is no other god… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1073…earth yet for us there is one god the a father from whom are all things and we for him and one lord jesus christ through whom are all things and we through him and one… Theodore the Studite 759–826PG 99:487…gods out of images but for those b for whom there is one god the father of whom are all things and one lord jesus christ through whom are all things and one holy spirit in… Nicephorus I of Constantinople c. 758–828PG 100:311…demonstrate to him to us there is one god the father from whom are all things and we in him and one lord jesus christ through whom are all things and we through him assuredly similar… Theodore Abu Qurrah c. 755-830PG 97:1599…and the apostle for though there be that are called gods yet to us there is but one god the father i and though there be many lords to us there is but one lord the… Photius of Constantinople c. 810–c. 891PG 101:321…himself taking the form of a servant and again one god and father of whom are all things and one lord jesus christ by whom are all things and one holy spirit in whom are all… Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 118:747…there are many gods and many lords yet for us there is one god the father of whom are all things and we in him and one lord jesus christ through whom are all things and… Euthymius the Hagiorite c. 955-1028PG 96:945…not many gods and many lords but one god the father from whom are all things and we unto him and one lord jesus christ through whom are all things and we through him who is… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 124:657…many lords yet for us there is one god the father from whom are all things and we toward him since he said… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 124:659…we are those who have turned toward him and are fixed upon him and one lord jesus christ through whom are all things and we through him through the son all things were brought into being… Nicetas of Serres fl. c. 1090PG 127:1229…contrary things but for us to speak with the apostle there is one god the father of whom are all things one lord jesus christ by whom are all things and one holy spirit in whom… Nicetas of Serres fl. c. 1090PG 127:1461…one divinity and again the apostle speaks in this manner one god of whom are all things and one lord jesus christ by whom are all things and one holy spirit in whom are all things… Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 128:1087A…at a thing is said to be "from" something either by way of creation, according to that which is written: There is one God the Father, of whom are all things [1 Cor. viii, 6]; or by way of nature, according to the… Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 130:79…christ and when he distinguishes the persons he says one god from whom are all things and we in him and one lord jesus christ by whom are all things and we by him but when… Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 130:481D…m the Lord" (Mal. III, 6), and "Thus says the Lord God the Omnipotent," but regarding the Son, Paul says: "One Lord Jesus Christ, through whom are all things" (I Cor. VIII, 6). And while angels minister to the Fath… Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 130:675…a great evil for what would he do given that paul says one god the father of whom are all things and one lord jesus christ by whom are all things behold how clearly he attributes… Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 130:857…say that all other things also are from god since paul writes one god the father of whom are all things then they think they refute the idea that the spirit is from the essence of… Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 130:913B…ough whom are all things. For we acknowledge that He through whom are all things, the Word, is God by nature, even if He has become flesh, that is to say, man. 1 Cor. VIII, 6. But their opinions on this matter do… Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 130:955…he also does one father for he says to us there is one god the father of whom are all things and we for him and one lord jesus christ through whom are all things and… Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 130:969…paul says but for us there is one god the father from whom are all things and we for him and one lord jesus christ through whom are all things and we through him how then… Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 130:993…to us but for us there is one god the father from whom are all things and we for him and one lord jesus christ through whom are all things and we through him yet when… Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 130:1017B…n an unconfused conjunction, and yet one singular person is not taken away? And just as when we hear: One Lord Jesus Christ, through whom are all things (I Cor. VIII, 6), we attribute the creation of all thin… Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 130:1057…who says but for us there is one god the father from whom are all things and we are from him and one lord jesus christ through whom are all things and we are through him… Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 130:1123…same yesterday and today and forever ' b and again 'there is one god the father of whom are all things and we for him and one lord jesus christ through whom are all things and… Nicetas Choniates c. 1155–1217PG 139:1153…god one mediator of god and men the man christ jesus likewise one god the father of whom are all things many testimonies of this kind can be found in both testaments which confirm this concord… Nicetas Choniates c. 1155–1217PG 139:1155…the earth for if he is lord and he is god for one lord jesus christ by whom are all things as the blessed apostle says likewise one lord one faith therefore the son is most… Nicephorus Callistus Xanthopoulos c. 1256–c. 1335PG 146:253…alone generously bestows being upon all others nor indeed while saying that there is but one god the father of the lord jesus christ who alone is unbegotten do we on this account deny that christ… Gregory Palamas c. 1296–1359PG 151:1317…were made through him and the apostle one lord jesus christ through whom are all things and we through him and elsewhere in these last days he has spoken to us in the son whom he… Manuel Kalekas d. 1410PG 152:505…spirit they are perfected for this reason the blessed paul also said one god the father of whom are all things hinting at the person of the father and one lord jesus christ through whom are… Symeon of Thessalonica d. 1429PG 155:759…in paul as her teacher for she says to us there is one god the father of whom are all things and one lord jesus christ through whom are all things bringing both into one name… Symeon of Thessalonica d. 1429PG 155:803…is one paul to us there is one god the father from whom are all things and we in him and one lord jesus christ through whom are all things the father gospel i ascend to… Gennadius Scholarios, Patriarch of Constantinople c. 1400-1473PG 160:685…god the beginning of all things according to the apostle who says one god the father of whom are all things for indeed the word is from him begettingly and the spirit from him proceedingly then… Makarios Melissenos fl. c. 1573-1584PG 156:1003…believe that god is paul and our god is the father from whom are all things and we in him and one lord jesus christ through whom are all things father gospel i am ascending to… Gregory ThaumaturgusPG 10:1109C…e one divinity, naturally attested in the Trinity, confirms the unity of nature. For it is the property of the Father, according to that: One God the Father ⟦1 Cor. viii, 6⟧; the property of the Son, according to… Gregory ThaumaturgusPG 10:1111…and speaks of one lord in regard to authority saying there is one god the father of whom are all things and we unto him and one lord jesus christ by whom are all things and… Athanasius AlexandrinusPG 25:481…All things were made through Him, and without Him was not anything made (John I, 3), and Paul writing: One Lord Jesus Christ, through whom are all things (I Cor. VIII, 6), and elsewhere: For in Him all things… Basilius Caesariensis MagnusPG 29:755…for is it not he who says one god the father from whom are all things and we in him and one lord jesus christ through whom are all things and we through him and since… Cyril of JerusalemPG 33:659…on earth but to us there is one god the father from whom are all things and we for him and one lord jesus christ through whom are all things and we through him and what… Cyril of JerusalemPG 33:675…and so forth to us there is one god the father from whom are all things and we for him and one lord jesus christ through whom are all things and we through him b xi… Germanus I of ConstantinoplePG 98:177…and title in vain but for us as the great apostle teaches one god the father of whom are all things and one lord jesus christ through whom are all things and one holy spirit in… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:751…present with conscience of the idol eat as a thing sacrificed to an idol and their conscience being weak is defiled but meat doth not commend us to god for neither if we eat shall we… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:165B…hey ought not to have led them in this way, but rather in some other way, persuading them by word and teaching. And their conscience, being weak, is defiled (1 Cor. 8:7). No where for the moment does he fix h… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:291…the idol as an idol and eat as food offered to idols and their conscience being weak is defiled a it is not the eating that defiles but the conscience is defiled because it has not… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:629…lord jesus christ by whom are all things and we by him howbeit there is not in every man that knowledge in the case of christ this too must again be understood by… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:631…thing sacrificed to idols with the same frame of mind as before and their conscience being weak is defiled since it has not yet the strength to despise them nor to laugh them to scorn entirely… Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 118:751…a eat as if it were sacrificed to idols and their conscience being weak is defiled but food does not bring us before god for neither if we eat do we abound nor… Clement of Alexandria c. 150 – c. 215PG 8:1355C…eason to be sought after and loved. For we have not understood that the good resides in the belly’s food. But he has heard that "meat will not commend us" (1 Cor. VIII, 8), nor yet marriage, nor even abstinence… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 11:1559…blasphemies and paul also says food will not commend us to god for neither if we eat do we abound nor if we do not eat do we fall short then since these things… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:941…principle said but food will not bring us into the presence of god for neither if we eat are we the better nor if we do not eat are we the worse and since he knew… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 17:1077A…ience. Nor are we defrauded or increased in any good thing by abstaining from this bread or by eating it, but only if we are wicked or righteous, as Paul says (I Cor. VIII, 8): For neither if we have eaten shall w… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:751…their conscience being weak is defiled but meat doth not commend us to god for neither if we eat shall we have the more nor if we eat not shall we have the less but take… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:165B…argument so that this might not be suspected. But food does not present us to God. For neither if we eat, do we abound; nor if we do not eat, are we lacking (1 Cor. 8:8). Do you see how he again lowered their… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:189…able to offer any reasonable cause for meat does not commend us to god for neither if we eat are we the better neither if we eat not are we the worse so you run simply… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 76:869…truly blessed life we remember paul writing food will not commend us to god for neither if we eat are we better off nor if we do not eat are we worse off and again in… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:291…the error of the idols vers but food does not bring us to god for neither if we eat are we the better nor if we do not eat are we the worse he teaches those… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:725B…that place God demonstrated that he was discoursing about men; whereas Paul, speaking words concerning food, says: "But food will not commend us to the Lord" (1 Cor. viii, 8). Hence it is clear: "To the pure all t… Antiochus of St. Sabas fl. c. 614-620PG 89:1441…if he eat is condemned because it is not of faith for meat commendeth us not to god for neither if we eat shall we abound neither if we eat not shall we be the worse… Bartholomew the Younger of Grottaferrata c. 980 - c. 1055PG 120:131A…brings forward nothing to prove it 66. But, omitting verbosity—for to fast is not evil—let us say that apostolic word: "For food will not commend us to God," ⟦1 Cor. VIII, 8⟧ and what follows. I only wish that the… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 124:661…anything praiseworthy or pleasing to god for food does not unite us to god for neither if we eat do we abound nor if we do not eat do we fall short that is neither if… Orsiesius of TabennaPG 40:889…and of charity and of chastity and meat does not commend us to god for neither if we eat shall we have abundance nor if we do not eat shall we lack for the kingdom of… Antonius Melissa fl. 11th centuryPG 136:1235…shadow of things to come but the body is of christ cor meat commendeth us not to god for neither if we eat are we the better neither if we eat not are we the worse… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:165D…s in relation to the brothers: For consider, he says, lest perhaps this liberty of yours become a stumbling block to those who are weak among the brothers (1 Cor. 8:9). He did not say, "That your liberty be… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:381D…f the dogs (Phil. 3. 2); Beware lest anyone lead you away captive (Col. 2. 8); See that this power of yours does not become a stumbling block to the weak (1 Cor. 8. 9). And everywhere he says this when he i… Antiochus of St. Sabas fl. c. 614-620PG 89:1587…words and fair speeches deceive the hearts of the simple and again take heed lest by any means this liberty of yours become a stumbling block to them that are weak for if he says anyone… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:343D…It is better for him that a millstone should be tied about his neck, and he be cast into the sea, than that he should scandalize one of these little ones." I Cor. VIII, 9, 10. — "Take heed lest your liberty bec… Oecumenius fl. 10th c.PG 119:55…he says beware of dogs beware lest anyone should despoil you beware lest by any means this liberty of yours become a stumbling block to those who are weak which you received in the lord again… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:751…block to the weak for if a man see him that hath knowledge sit at meat in the idol s temple shall not his conscience being c weak be emboldened to eat those things which are… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:1125…things according to that which is written in the apostle who said for if any man see thee who hast knowledge sitting at meat in the idol's temple shall not his conscience being weak be built… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:1127…this evil by saying for if any man see him that hath knowledge sit at meat in the idol's temple shall not his conscience being weak be emboldened to eat those things which are sacrificed to… Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 89:691…forbidden appropriately for him is that which is written by the apostle if any man see thee which hast knowledge sit at meat in the idol's temple shall not the conscience of him which is weak… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 47:61B…e who says: "For if someone sees you, who have knowledge, reclining in weakness, will not his conscience, being weak, be built up to imitate the weak things?" (1 Cor. 8.10). For if matters rested with us, with n… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 48:851B…e says, "sees you who have knowledge reclining in an idol's temple, will not the conscience of him who is weak be built up to eat things sacrificed to idols?" (1 Cor. 8:10). And I say: if anyone sees you, who ha… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:291…will not the conscience of him who is weak be built up to eat those things which are offered to idols he thus points out the magnitude of the evil b vers and the weak brother… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 94:365…the illuminati he had argued concerning the bath of baptism for as those things which are offered to idols though pure by nature become impure by the invocation of demons so on the contrary simple water… Prudentius Maranus 1683-1762PG 6:171…from basilides and carpocrates introduced indiscriminate intercourse many marriages and negligence of those things which are offered to idols to be eaten saying that god does not greatly care for these things similarly clement of alexandria… Irenaeus of Lyon c. 130–c. 202PG 7:933…written cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree and again and through thy knowledge shall the weak brother perish for whom christ died signifying that it was not an impassible christ who descended into… Clement of Rome d. c. 100PG 1:429A…troy him for whom Christ died" (Rom. xiv, 15); and elsewhere: "But when you sin against the brothers, and wound their weak conscience, you sin against Christ" (I Cor. viii, 12). Therefore, we too, being faithful, sa… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:1127…hath died c to which he adds now when you sin thus against the brethren and wound their weak conscience you sin against christ wherefore if meat scandalize my brother i will never eat flesh lest… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 32:783B…egligent in my stewardship, I may be caught by the Master while sleeping, or, while committing harmful deeds and striking the conscience of my fellow servants (1 Cor. VIII, 12), or even being numbered among the drun… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 47:521C…the fire turns upon our own head. For by sinning in such a way, he says, against the brethren, and wounding their weak conscience, you sin against Christ (1 Cor. 8:12). For he knew, he knew clearly, that th… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 48:677…e that a millstone should be hung about his neck, and he be cast into the sea, and all who strike the conscience of their brethren, sin against Christ himself (1 Cor. 8:12): he who destroys not only one, or two… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 76:1443…suffering christ keep in mind what is written by the divine paul but when ye sin so against the brethren and wound their weak conscience ye sin against christ and that i may also speak something… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:291…indulgence and things of that sort vers but when you thus sin against the brethren and wound their weak conscience you sin against christ for this is the voice of the master take heed that you… Justinian I 482–565PG 86:1031…sentiment of the divine Paul: "But when you sin against the brothers and wound their weak conscience, you sin against Christ" (1 Cor. 8:12). And that I may also speak from the pr… Theodore the Studite 759–826PG 99:663B…tranger to your brothers. Will you not listen to the Apostle saying, If food makes my brother stumble, I will never eat meat, lest I make my brother stumble [1 Cor. 8:12]? You do not merely cause a brother to… Antonius Melissa fl. 11th centuryPG 136:1237…to make him offend thus by sinning against the brethren and wounding their weak conscience ye sin against christ himself be without offence both to the jews and to the gentiles and to the church of… Clement of Rome d. c. 100PG 1:429A…Christ" (I Cor. viii, 12). Therefore, we too, being faithful, say: "If food scandalizes my brother, I will not eat meat forever, lest I scandalize my brother" (I Cor. viii, 13). These things are all observed by wh… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:963A…ife, when such abstinence is instituted for the utility of our brethren. Thus the Apostle says: If food scandalizes my brother, I will not eat meat for ever (I Cor. VIII, 13). Even though he had the power of livin… Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 89:691…those things which are offered to idols to which he soon adds wherefore if meat make my brother to offend scandalizat i will eat no flesh while the world standeth lest i make my brother to… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 53:63B…e. This is what the blessed Paul, the teacher of the world, constantly teaches us, when he says: "If food offends my brother, I will never eat meat eternally" (1 Cor. 8:13). And again in another place he says: "… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:255A…e who were being offended. And elsewhere he says: “If food causes my brother to stumble, I will never eat meat, so that I may not cause my brother to stumble” (1 Cor. 8:13). If, he says, they bring an offense, e… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:325D…t see if some are scandalized, but if they are justly, and if not to our own harm. If food scandalizes, he says, my brother, I will never eat meat for the age (1 Cor. 8:13). Reasonably; for not eating harmed no… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:111C…eat flesh forever, nor drink wine, nor anything in which thy brother is offended or scandalized, or is made weak. Food for the belly, and the belly for food” (1 Cor. 8:13; 6:13). What could be more beautiful th… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:169…work in the lord cor since he had said if meat makes my brother to offend i will eat no flesh for ever a resolve he had not yet put into practice but had promised to… Hadrian the Monk fl. c. 425-450PG 98:1297B…ans eat meat into eternity," and, "He shall by no means thirst into eternity." (Psal. XLVIII, 9; XX, 5; XXIX, 13; III, 6; CXXVI, 1; Deut. XV, 17; John XIII, 8; I Cor. VIII, 13; John IV, 13.) Concerning the extensio…