Where the Fathers quote 1 Peter 3

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Clement of Alexandria c. 150 – c. 215PG 8:641…modesty and discretion being subject to their own husbands so that even if any obey not the word they may without the word be won by the behavior of their wives observing he says your chaste… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1311D…o Christ, so also let women be to their husbands in everything. Each one must love his own wife as himself; and the woman, that she may fear her husband." I Petr. III, 1-6. — "Let women be subject to their own h… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:1219…weals upon his body for some time h chapter iii h vers likewise ye wives be in subjection to your own husbands that if any obey not the word they also may without the word be… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 30:1011…hesians 2:12, apēllotriōmenoi tēs politeias tou Israēl, "alienated from the conversation of Israel;" which elsewhere the apostles call anastrophē (I Peter 3:2), or politeuma, as in Philippians 3:20. Therefore, the pr… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:1219…may without the word be won by the conversation of the wives while they behold your chaste conversation coupled with fear whose adorning let it not be that outward adorning of plaiting the hair and of… Clement of Alexandria c. 150 – c. 215PG 8:641…of their wives observing he says your chaste behavior in the word whose adorning let it not be that outward adorning of plaiting and of wearing of gold or of putting on of apparel but let… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1311…conduct in fear whose adornment should not be outward of plaiting of hair and of wearing of gold or of putting on of garments but the hidden person of the heart in the incorruptibility of a… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:1219…of the wives while they behold your chaste conversation coupled with fear whose adorning let it not be that outward adorning of plaiting the hair and of wearing of gold or of putting on of apparel… Clement of Alexandria c. 150 – c. 215PG 8:641…plaiting and of wearing of gold or of putting on of apparel but let it be the hidden man of the heart in that which is not corruptible even the ornament of a meek and quiet… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 26:589…will remove Himself from thoughts that are without understanding" (Sap. I, 5), he says. And Peter says: "In the incorruptibility of a quiet and modest Spirit" (I Petr. III, 4). And again in Wisdom it is read: "For… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 26:589…deceit, and will remove Himself from thoughts which are without intellect" (Sap. I, 5). And Peter says: "In the incorruptibility of a quiet and modest Spirit" (I Petr. III, 4). And again it is read in Wisdom: "For… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1311…of garments but the hidden person of the heart in the incorruptibility of a meek and quiet spirit which is of great worth in the sight of god for so in former times the women who… Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 119:61…the sight of god and our father or the work of faith which is in the sight of god and our father as if he were saying he sees all things nor does forgetfulness of what… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:1221…as a holy man said is better than a word without work but let it be the hidden man of the heart in that which is not corruptible even the ornament of a meek and quiet… Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 128:299…the enemies of the faith and by the holy place the altar which is in the sight of god consider also the diligence of the prophetic language for he said he shall ascend because before the… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:1223…a vers for in this manner in former times the holy women also who trusted in god adorned themselves being submissive to their own husbands as sarah obeyed abraham calling him lord of… Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 119:547…restrains the austerity of husbands toward their own wives and says you husbands dwell with them according to knowledge that is gaining an understanding of the lightness of the female sex and of their tendency to… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:1223…the children doing good and not afraid with any terror likewise you husbands dwell with them according to knowledge giving honor unto the female as unto the weaker vessel and as being heirs together of the… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:1225…is how it seems to me on this matter b finally be all of one mind having compassion love as brethren be pitiful be courteous be humble minded not rendering evil for evil or railing for… Polycarp of Smyrna c. 69–c. 156PG 5:1007…he loved abstaining from all injustice fraud avarice detraction and false witness not rendering evil for evil or railing for railing or blow for blow or curse for curse being mindful however of what the lord… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 28:1449…all unanimous in prayer compassionate lovers of the brotherhood merciful modest humble not rendering evil for evil or railing for railing but contrariwise blessing for unto this are you called that you may possess a blessing… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:691C…s, hear the apostle Peter crying out: "Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing; but putting away all malice, and all guile, as newborn babes live" (1 Pet. 3:9; 2:1-2). If at any time, overcome and f… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 69:969…reproach him to this we shall say what the wise peter teaches not rendering evil for evil or railing for railing and paul said being cursed we bless being defamed we entreat and regarding the savior… Antiochus of St. Sabas fl. c. 614-620PG 89:1593…i fall empty before my enemies peter also admonishing says not returning evil for evil or railing for railing but contrariwise blessing because you have been called to this that you might inherit a blessing paul… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1141…good but and if ye suffer for righteousness' sake happy are ye not rendering evil for evil or railing for railing but contrariwise blessing knowing that ye are thereunto called that ye should inherit a blessing… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:1225…having compassion love as brethren be pitiful be courteous be humble minded not rendering evil for evil or railing for railing but contrariwise blessing knowing that ye are thereunto called that ye should inherit a blessing… Clement of Rome d. c. 100PG 1:481…who desires life and wants to see good days let him restrain his tongue from evil and his lips that they speak no deceit let him turn away from evil and do good let him seek… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 26:1085…adversary has resisted these he may henceforth being convinced by them keep his tongue from evil and his lips from speaking guile and would that such men might no longer with the jews who were passing… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 28:1449…this are you called that you may possess a blessing by inheritance for he that will love life and see good days let him refrain his tongue from evil and his lips that they speak no… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 63:297…of the life that will be there and again let him keep his tongue from evil and his lips from speaking guile let him seek peace and pursue it do you know who says these things… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 64:1055…not of god but seduceth the crowds h cap iii h vers and his lips that they speak no guile guile is falsehood and deceit and slander and accusations that do not possess the truth how… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 74:1013…thence and he that believeth on him shall not be confounded b let him refrain his tongue from evil cyril this is a most holy and salutary doctrine and i account this instruction to be worthy… Euthalius the Deacon fl. 5th c.PG 85:673…desireth to love life and to see good days let him restrain his tongue from evil and his lips from speaking guile let him turn aside from evil and do good let him seek peace and… Theodore the Studite 759–826PG 99:515…that you are called to an inherited blessing for whoever wishes to love life and see good days as the scriptures affirm let him keep his tongue from evil and his lips from speaking guile let… Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 119:549…and see good days let him restrain his tongue from evil and his lips from speaking guile let him turn away from evil and… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:1225…life for he who is blessed by all is also a zealot for he that will love life and see days d… Gregory Palamas c. 1296–1359PG 151:177…anyone desires life and loves to see good days let him keep his tongue from evil and his lips from speaking guile let him turn away from evil and do good evil is the servitude of… Bartholomew the Apostle 1st c. (fl. c. 33 AD)PG 2:791…desires to love life and to see good days let him restrain his tongue from evil and his lips that they speak no guile etc but those who transgress these things d are in fact transgressors… Clement of Rome d. c. 100PG 1:481…his lips that they speak no deceit let him turn away from evil and do good let him seek peace and pursue it because the eyes of the lord are upon the just and his ears… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 28:1449…and his lips that they speak no guile let him decline from evil and do good let him seek peace and pursue it because the eyes of the lord are upon the just and his ears… Euthalius the Deacon fl. 5th c.PG 85:673…evil and his lips from speaking guile let him turn aside from evil and do good let him seek peace and pursue it for the eyes of the lord are upon the just and his ears… Theodore the Studite 759–826PG 99:515…from evil and his lips from speaking guile let him turn from evil and do good let him seek peace and pursue it for the eyes of the lord are upon the righteous and his ears… Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 119:549…evil and his lips from speaking guile let him turn away from evil and do good let him seek peace and pursue it for the eyes of the lord are upon the righteous and his ears… Antonius Melissa fl. 11th centuryPG 136:993…c and his lips from speaking deceit let him turn away from evil and do good let him seek peace and pursue it theologians satiety of speech is as inimical to the ears as excessive food… Clement of Rome d. c. 100PG 1:257…turn away from evil and do good seek peace and pursue it the eyes of the lord are upon the righteous and his ears toward their prayer but the face of the lord is against those… Clement of Alexandria c. 150 – c. 215PG 8:663…truth let us recover our senses and let us be sanctified because the eyes of the lord are upon the righteous and his ears are open to their prayer but the face of the lord is… Clement of Alexandria c. 150 – c. 215PG 8:1317…evils and the performance of good deeds in both word and work the eyes of the lord are upon the righteous and his ears unto their prayer but the face of the lord is against those… Clement of Alexandria c. 150 – c. 215PG 9:731…ones because the eyes of the lord he says v are upon the righteous and his ears are open to their prayers he signifies the multiform contemplation of the holy spirit the face of the lord… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:599…to be weakened and to perish before the face of god for the face of the lord is against them that do evil since he has not foretold it he has left it for us to… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:1267…mountains the fire kindled out of the wrath of god will trouble the face of the lord is against those who do evil for he illuminates the saints as in the light of your face has… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:323…fidem jeremiah etc h a domine inquit oculi tui ad fidem as the eyes of the lord are upon the just for from the unjust he turns them away so the eyes of the lord are… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:655…a second one he indicates the punishment from christ for david says the face of the lord is against them that do evil and they are not looked upon by him remaining such as they are… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:279…symmachus says i will consult regarding you with my eye for since the eyes of the lord are upon the righteous and his ears are open to their prayer he deservedly deems him who has prayed… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 24:105…a he shall arise to crush the earth for the eyes of the lord are lofty but man is lowly and the loftiness of men shall be humbled and the lord alone… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 27:165…to the jews why do you think evil in your hearts behold the eyes of the lord are upon those who fear him the eyes of the lord are his all seeing power d or often… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 27:771…depart from evil and do good seek peace and pursue it b the eyes of the lord are upon the righteous and his ears are open unto their cry the face of the lord is against… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 30:169…and having crooked designs he cast them out from his own eyes for the eyes of the lord are upon the righteous and his countenance has beheld d uprightness and the anger against servants manifests the… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 30:257…glory and power having taken care of ourselves in such a manner for the eyes of the lord are lofty but man is low so that you may not think of some corporeal d receding from… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 30:395…a is humbled for the eyes of the lord are high but the man is lowly the man is disgraced as one who counts god for nothing… Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 89:651…of him who curses you in the bitterness of his soul and the eyes of the lord are upon the righteous and his ears are unto their cry wherefore also those who hate and condemn the… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:37…ps lxxxi characterizing the operations of god from human affairs and forms for the eyes of the lord are high but man is humble then in order that none of the hearers might at that time… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 68:681…since he beholds and perpetually deems the saints worthy of his regard for the eyes of the lord are upon the just he says and they are in the eyes of israel as they ought to… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 68:949…clearly investigated the words of the divine david chanting for us that the eyes of the lord are upon the righteous and his ears are open to their prayer pall i have investigated them cyr that… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 69:881…you is as he who touches the pupil of his eye behold the eyes of the lord are upon those who fear him b he demonstrates that god cares for those who have attained intimacy with… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 70:83…glory of his majesty when he arises to shake terribly the earth for the eyes of the lord are high but man is low and the height of men shall be humbled and the lord alone… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 70:85…earth shall be able to oppose them he makes clear by saying for the eyes of the lord are lofty for by the eyes of the lord in this passage he refers to his as it… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 70:1289…the righteous according to what is written and as the psalmist says the eyes of the lord are upon the righteous and his ears are open to their supplication c for being good he inclines to… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 71:133…those who have grievously offended essentially saying i do not know you for the eyes of the lord are upon the righteous as it is written b therefore he says even if they sin i will… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 72:293…that he does not embrace them with indulgence or charity or inspection for the eyes of the lord are upon the righteous as it is written and to certain wicked ones he says through the voice… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 74:253…'what is this ' and through the voice of the psalmist that the eyes of the lord are upon the righteous and his ears are open to their prayer having therefore defined and explicitly stated that… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 77:865…him through the faith which is in christ for it is written the eyes of the lord are upon the righteous and his ears are open to their prayer the calf therefore was slaughtered and its… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 77:947…and it is accounted worthy of his visitation for it is written the eyes of the lord are upon the righteous and his ears are open to their prayer c but whatever things might be held… Euthalius the Deacon fl. 5th c.PG 85:673…from evil and do good let him seek peace and pursue it for the eyes of the lord are upon the just and his ears unto their supplication but the face of the lord is against… Hadrian the Monk fl. c. 425-450PG 98:1273…members as for instance his eyelids examine the sons of men and the eyes of the lord are upon the righteous and the mouth of the lord has spoken these things and the law of thy… Hadrian the Monk fl. c. 425-450PG 98:1279…there arises a manifestation whether for good or for evil as b the face of the lord is against those who do evil psal xxxiii he calls the operative power of his energy hands as among… Hesychius of Jerusalem d. after 450PG 93:1005…he be set as one who will destroy which david demonstrates saying the face of the lord is against those who do evil that he may cut off the memory of them from the earth he… Hesychius of Jerusalem d. after 450PG 93:1043…but god sets his face against him that of which david spoke but the face of the lord is against those who do evil to root out the memory of them from the earth not only… Hesychius of Jerusalem d. after 450PG 93:1145…i will set my face against you according to that prophetic voice the face of the lord is against them that do evil to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth and you shall… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:1107…genuine friendship then he shows again the fruit of these things ver the eyes of the lord are upon the righteous and his ears are unto their prayers he says that those who do these things… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 83:925…also makes manifest to those who obey the rewards for their labors the eyes of the lord are upon the righteous and his ears are open to their prayer but since fear is also appropriate for… Dionysius the Areopagite fl. c. 500PG 3:607…and the hair of his head like pure wool face ps xxxiii the face of the lord is against them that do evil hands job x thy hands have fashioned me shoulders ps xc he shall… Dionysius the Areopagite fl. c. 500PG 3:633…of the lord of sabaoth and his hair is as wool and the face of the lord is against those who do evil and thy hands have made me and he shall cover thee with his… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:657…of god for this is called the divine visitation with david speaking for the eyes of the lord are upon the just all those things which the people… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:779…divine life which we shall live once translated into the heavenly kingdom for the eyes of the lord are upon the just and when he has called us brothers and admitted us into his society it… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:965…out with the psalmist turn not thy face away from me b for the eyes of the lord are turned toward the just and i also will provoke him in that which is not a people… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:2591…demonstrating the length and abundance of the discourse according to the text the eyes of the lord are upon the righteous and his ears are open unto their prayer of which cry fasting is an effectual… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:3411…his heart and fulfilled the petitions poured out for his faithful ones for the eyes of the lord are upon the righteous and his ears are open to their prayer for he will indeed fulfill the… Olympiodorus of Alexandria fl. 6th century (c. 500-570)PG 93:363…with punishment according to that which is in the psalms the countenance of the lord is against them that do evil to root them out vers because they have declined from the law of god and… Olympiodorus of Alexandria fl. 6th century (c. 500-570)PG 93:373…judgments vers he will not take away his eyes from the just for the eyes of the lord are upon the just and with kings on the throne and he will make them sit in victory… Antiochus of St. Sabas fl. c. 614-620PG 89:1833…illuminating souls the love of god and fear easily surpass other virtues for the eyes of the lord are upon those who love him he who loves god with the full sense of his heart is… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1089…lord will live for their hope is in him who saves them the eyes of the lord are upon those who love him the eyes of the lord are upon those who fear him eccli xxxiv… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1151…brimstone ps xxxiii many are the scourges of the sinner prov xxxv but the face of the lord is against them that do evil that he may destroy from the earth the remembrance of them ps… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1361…place them in victory and they shall be exalted psal xxxiii behold the eyes of the lord are upon those who fear him and the rest psal xxxiii many are the afflictions of the just and… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1475…a moth and his riches like a spider s web psal xxxiii the face of the lord is against those who do evil to destroy d etc psal xlviii be not afraid when a man has… Theodore the Studite 759–826PG 99:515…from evil and do good let him seek peace and pursue it for the eyes of the lord are upon the righteous and his ears are open to their prayers but the face of the lord… George the Monk d. c. 914PG 110:185…fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living god and the face of the lord is against those who do evil and according to his great mercy so also is his great correction for… John Kaminiates fl. c. 904PG 109:813…david the prophet who says 'the eyes of the lord are upon the righteous and his ears are open unto their cry but the face of the lord is against them that do evil to cut… Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 119:549…from evil and do good let him seek peace and pursue it for the eyes of the lord are upon the righteous and his ears are open to their prayer but the face of the lord… Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 119:551…brought about by those who themselves pass away most swiftly for if the eyes of the lord are upon the righteous and his ears are open to their prayer while his countenance is upon those who… Euthymius the Hagiorite c. 955-1028PG 96:1041…those who approach him sincerely and purely just as the prophet says the eyes of the lord are upon the righteous and his ears are open to their supplication and for this reason the fathers define… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 126:883…there is nothing without speech and the word of god but since the face of the lord is also called a his terrible presence as in the passage the face of the lord is against them… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 126:1169…inspection and manifestation of god according to what is said in david the face of the lord is against them that do evil some interpret it in this way your goods he says i will destroy… Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 128:269…of your visitation when you look upon them severely and grimly for the face of the lord is against those who do evil to destroy their remembrance from the earth ps the lord in his wrath… Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 128:349…contrition and my misery which i suffer from those who persecute me for the eyes of the lord are upon the just salvasti de necessitatibus animam meam behold how he now predicts his own salvation narrating… Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 128:389…pursue running in its footsteps so as to overtake and attain it the eyes of the lord are upon the righteous and his ears are open unto their prayer by the eyes of the lord understand… Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 128:971…repentance such people therefore are in his sight according to that verse the eyes of the lord are upon the righteous and his ears are toward their prayer sanctimonia and magnificence are in his sanctuary in… Andronicus I Comnenus c. 1118–1185PG 133:851…the just d and his ears unto their prayers but the countenance of the lord is against them that do evil… Nicephorus Blemmydes 1197–c. 1272PG 142:1369…before you in your oversight in your inspection of the face for the face of the lord is against those who do evil not as a provider of goodness for those who perform things that are… Nicephorus Blemmydes 1197–c. 1272PG 142:1445…taught about the word he proceeded in good order to its practice the face of the lord is against them that do evil to cut off their remembrance from the earth this is the visitation even… Gregory Akindynos c. 1300–1348PG 151:1213…if you have an arm like god a and in the psalms the eyes of the lord are upon the righteous and his ears are open to their cry therefore he is a body and it… Anonymous (2nd century) 2nd centuryPG 5:1391…upon the face of the lord as also david saith the countenance of the lord is against them that do evil to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth provides a greater punishment for… Basilius Caesariensis MagnusPG 29:345…bodily forces is an obstacle to the salvation of the spirit behold the eyes of the lord are upon those who fear him elsewhere it is said the eyes of the lord are upon the righteous… Basilius Caesariensis MagnusPG 29:377…over us and the power that receives our prayers eyes and ears the eyes of the lord are upon the righteous and his ears are unto their cry since every action of the righteous person is… Basilius Caesariensis MagnusPG 29:379…is in agreement with what preceded it for there it was said the face of the lord is against those who do evil that is his manifestation in judgment will take place for the destruction of… Philo of CarpasiaPG 40:151…is before me on account of his love and kindness toward men for the eyes of the lord are upon those who fear him and his ears unto their prayer but as for the part a… Serapion of ThmuisPG 40:937…god so that you might continuously pour forth your prayer before him the eyes of the lord are upon the righteous and his ears are open to their prayer b pray therefore for the world being… Antonius Melissa fl. 11th centuryPG 136:895…pet ii he who loves injustice hates his own soul ps xxxiii the face of the lord is against them that do evil to root out the remembrance of them from the earth prov x evils… Antonius Melissa fl. 11th centuryPG 136:1079…are the scourges of the sinner that is afflictions of every kind the face of the lord is against those who do evil b the death of sinners is evil their words are softer than oil… Antonius Melissa fl. 11th centuryPG 136:1227…rain upon the wicked a snare fire sulfur and a storm wind the face of the lord is against those who do evil the death of the wicked is evil as wax melts before fire so… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1141B…ven himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweetsmelling savour. I Tim. V, 20. — Them that sin rebuke before all, that others also may fear. I Pet. III, 13. — And who is he that will harm you, if… Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 119:549…but the face of the lord is against those who do evil and who is he that will harm you if you become imitators of what is good but even if you should suffer for righteousness'… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1141…will harm you if ye be followers of that which is good but and if ye suffer for righteousness' sake happy are ye not rendering evil for evil or railing for railing but contrariwise blessing knowing… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:1229…to what he had set forth a little before namely the words but and if ye suffer for righteousness' sake happy are ye therefore he says it is better to suffer for well doing than for… Clement of Alexandria c. 150 – c. 215PG 8:1259…fear not their fear neither be troubled but sanctify the lord christ in your hearts and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asks you a reason of the hope that is… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 11:1437A…out investigation" (Eccli. XXI, 18), and who have read "Being ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you" (I Pet. III, 15), do not merely take refuge in the clai… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 17:221A…so that you may be as one ready for an apology to every one that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you (1 Pet. iii, 15), whether it be for the purpose of lear… Caesarius of Nazianzus c. 330-368/369PG 38:855…a to give an answer to every man that asks us a reason of the hope that is in us and since paul the sublime… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:1513C…ainst the command of the Apostle if we did not answer immediately, given that he says: "Be ready always to give an answer to every man that asks you a reason" (I Pet. iii, 15), we have delivered the doctrine of bap… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:1585…it is necessary to respond in obedience to the apostle who wrote be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you and that… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 48:665D…hat choir exhorts one to take care of this power, saying: "Be ready for an apology to everyone who asks you for an account concerning the hope that is in you" (1 Petr. 3. 15). And all together at that time committ… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 48:671…grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer each one” (Col 4:6). Now, that he wishes them to be ready to answer, this is said to all (1 Pet 3:15). To the Thessalonians he says: “Edify… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 53:43A…or this reason you gather here frequently, and we share with you a richer doctrine, so that you may be prepared to render an account to every one who asks you (1 Pet. 3:15). But let us return to the consequences… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:113…ven brought forth? Do you not hear the Apostle saying: "Be ready for an apology to everyone requesting an account from you concerning the hope that is in you" (1 Pet. 3: 15). And Paul also gives the same advice,… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 75:1003A…proceed eagerly to this, saying somewhere in this manner: “Be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you” (1 Pet. III, 15). For what other hope is there among us… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 77:189A…divine disciple of Christ left it written: “Always prepared for a defense [satisfaction] to everyone who asks you for an account of the hope that is in you ⟦ I Petr. III, 15.⟧.” Whoever, therefore, wishes to do th… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 77:295…down in it for i know that most blessed peter wrote being ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you b h the… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 84:537…which the blessed apostle peter commands that we should be especially prepared to give an answer to every man who asks us for a reason regarding the four holy councils that is the nicene of three… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1357ALatin…— Benedicite Dominum in omnibus operibus ejus, et date nomini ejus magnificentiam, et confitemini in laudatione ejus, et in canticis labiorum, et in cinnyris. 1 Petr. iii, 15. — Dominum Christum sanctificate in cor… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:331B…Eccli. XX, 32. — "Wisdom that is hid, and a treasure that is not seen: what profit is in them both?" Matth. X, 8. — "Freely have you received, freely give." I Petr. III, 15, 16. — "Being ready always to satisfy e… Theodore the Studite 759–826PG 99:1523A…lly and do not desire to learn; nevertheless, because it is written: Ready for an apology to everyone who asks you for an account of the hope that is in you (1 Pet. III, 15), we also answer as follows. The habit… Photius of Constantinople c. 810–c. 891PG 101:247…how does that exhortation of the prince of the apostles which says be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you c not… Photius of Constantinople c. 810–c. 891PG 101:1267…question xxxv how does that exhortation of the prince of the apostles be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you not oppose… Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 119:549…sake you are blessed do not fear their fear nor be troubled but sanctify the lord god in your hearts and be ready always to give an answer to everyone who asks you concerning the hope… Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 119:553…ready for a defense to everyone who asks you for an account of the hope that is in you but render it together with the demonstration of a good deed for doing this with meekness and… Gregory III Mammas, Patriarch of Constantinople c. 1400-1459PG 160:239A…ciple of Christ has left behind this written instruction: “Be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you.” 1 Pet. III, 15. Whoever, therefore, wishes to do this,… Clement of Alexandria c. 150 – c. 215PG 8:1259…of the hope that is in you but with meekness and fear having a good conscience that whereas they speak evil of you they may be ashamed that falsely accuse your good conversation in christ for… Clement of Alexandria c. 150 – c. 215PG 8:1259…they may be ashamed that falsely accuse your good conversation in christ for it is better if the will of god be so that you suffer for well doing than for evil doing b and if… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 75:1215C…being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit: by which also he went and preached unto the spirits in prison; which sometime were disobedient" (1 Petr. III, 17-20). For not even, I think, would one say… Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 119:553…instead of those who busy themselves with words who examine bitterly c for it is better if the will of god should so will that those who do good should suffer than those who do evil… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:1229…responses and to confirm them with integrity of life c h ver for it is better if the will of god be so that ye suffer for well doing than for evil doing for christ also… Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 130:919…the soul that was joined to him according to the dispensational union for it is better if the will of god should so wish that those doing good should suffer than those doing evil because even… Clement of Alexandria c. 150 – c. 215PG 9:731…be thy namea for christ he says v once died for our sins the just for the unjust that he might offer us to god put to death indeed in the flesh but vivified in the… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 11:205…himself in his first epistle says thus because christ also died once for sins the just for the unjust that he might bring us to god being put to death indeed in the flesh but brought… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:1779…him to dispense in those three days after descending to the underworld put to death in the flesh but quickened in the spirit he preached to the spirits who were in prison which sometime had not… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 17:829…upon all the sleeping and enlightened all hoping in the lord when put to death in the flesh but quickened in the spirit he came and preached to those spirits who were in prison who had… Peter of Alexandria c. 250-311PG 18:509…rather that he might also take death upon himself for us sinners the just for the unjust that he might bring us to god being put to death in the flesh but made alive in the… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 26:1281…born adam he will make alive the race of adam having been put to death in the flesh but made alive in the spirit as peter writes for he says that he was put to death… Didymus the Blind c. 313–398PG 39:563…his first epistle says christ b once died for sins for us the just for the unjust that he might bring us to god being put to death indeed in the flesh but brought to life… Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 41:275…having suffered for us in the flesh says the scripture and again being put to death in the flesh but brought to life in the spirit and the things which follow he is crucified he is… Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 41:317…that i am to drink just as the apostle peter also says put to death in the flesh but made alive in the spirit and again he who suffered for us in the flesh… Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 41:933…mystery of the passion yet he remains in impassibility as peter says put to death in the flesh but made alive in the spirit c xxvi he suffered on the thirteenth day before the kalends of… Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 42:267…flesh in order to show the impassibility of the divinity and again put to death in the flesh but brought to life in the spirit this then regarding him whom you crucified was said so that… Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 42:689…died but he died in the flesh according to what is said put to death in the flesh but made alive in the spirit and again christ having suffered for us in the flesh b wonderfully… Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 42:813…incomparable nature of his substance but he suffering in the flesh and being put to death in the flesh yet living always in the godhead and raising the dead the body being buried in truth and… Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 42:849…suffered for us in the flesh says the divine scripture and again being put to death in the flesh but made alive in the spirit and the rest c he is crucified he is buried he… Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 42:881…yet not suffering because of the purity and incomparability of its essence being put to death in the flesh yet living always in the godhead and raising the dead the body having been buried in truth… Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 43:79…peter explains to you that business of his death with these words being put to death in the flesh but brought to life in the spirit b for his divinity while undergoing the suffering of the… Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 43:95…also that which is being acquired c is fulfilled as peter says put to death in the flesh but brought to life in the spirit and ag d ian our god sometimes creating sometimes constituting when… Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 43:187…for himself to this indeed the holy peter attests with these words being put to death in the flesh but quickened in the spirit and again christ therefore having suffered for us in the flesh do… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 68:597…raise it up and moreover d peter also says that he was put to death in the flesh but quickened in the spirit the gold therefore is a symbol of the most resplendent divinity which was… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 69:1037…anointed as high priest and apostle of our confession having become man that he might bring us to god the father emitting a fragrance of faith toward him now indeed he is anointed with oil… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 72:559B…y, but living as to divinity, for the Word is Life. And indeed the all-wise disciple said that He was put to death in the flesh, but made alive in the spirit. ⟦1 Pet. iii, 18⟧ But even if the Word, in His own natur… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 75:1215…be so that ye suffer for well doing than for evil doing for christ also hath once suffered for sins the just for the unjust that he might bring us to god being put to death… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 75:1341…suffered for sins on our behalf the just for the unjust that he might bring us to god being put to death in the flesh but made alive in the… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 76:1165…good than for doing evil because christ also died once for our sins the just for the unjust that he might bring us to god being put to death indeed in the flesh but brought to… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 76:1295…christ was saving for the world h for christ also suffered once for sins the just for the unjust that he might bring us to god being put to death in the flesh but made alive… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 77:215…said that he was put to death in the flesh but brought to life in the spirit yet even if the word according to his own nature was… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 77:975…of us all christ for christ also suffered once for sins c the just for the unjust that he might bring us to god being put to death in the flesh but made alive by the… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 77:1061…he weep by the flesh that is from us how was he put to death in the flesh but he is made alive by the spirit how does he shake the earth by the divinity from… Eulogius of Alexandria d. 607/608PG 86:2925…he weep by the flesh which is from us how was he put to death in the flesh but he is made alive in the spirit how does he shake the earth by the divinity which… Paschal Chronicle c. 630PG 92:1469D…he promise made by the Lord Jesus to the thief escape? "Today you will be with me in paradise." (Luke xxiii, 43). Rom. v, 6: "Christ died for the ungodly." And 1 Pet. iii, 18: "Christ died for our sins, the just fo… Theodore the Studite 759–826PG 99:1603B…nfit to be depicted; for the one draws the other along and confirms it. This is he who was put to death indeed in the flesh, but brought to life in the spirit (I Pet. III, 18), as the blessed Peter has said. But wh… Nicephorus I of Constantinople c. 758–828PG 100:689…disciples of christ will suggest stating because christ once died for our sins the just for the unjust that he might bring us to god being put to death indeed in the flesh but brought to… Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 119:553…do good should suffer than those who do evil because christ also once suffered for sins the just for the unjust that he might bring us to god being put to death in the flesh but… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:1229…be so that ye suffer for well doing than for evil doing for christ also hath once suffered for sins the just for the unjust that he might bring us to god h this reasoning does… Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 130:919…suffer than those doing evil because even christ once died for our sins the just for the unjust that he might bring us to god being put to death indeed in the flesh but quickened in… Gregory Palamas c. 1296–1359PG 151:209…a sins the just for the unjust that he might bring us to god being put to death in the flesh but quickened by the… Leontius of ByzantiumPG 86:1793…visible it is not in the same respect as neither is he put to death in the flesh but made alive in the spirit and the saying for even if he was crucified from weakness yet… Anastasius of SinaiPG 89:221…according to the scriptures and that we proclaim his death and that being put to death in the flesh and simply in various places he calls our departure a falling asleep that he might signify the… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 26:1145A…call them spirits, saying: He went and preached to the spirits in prison (1 Pet. III, 19). But you call and describe everything… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 74:1013…of course the failure to have it is a very grievous malady by which also he went and preached unto the spirits in prison which sometime were disobedient when once the longsuffering of god waited in… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 75:1215…being put to death in the flesh but quickened by the spirit by which also he went and preached unto the spirits in prison which sometime were disobedient petr iii for not even i think would… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 77:473B…to those in bonds, “Come forth,” and to those in darkness, “Be revealed” (Isa. XLIX, 9). And having preached to the spirits in Hades who were once disobedient (1 Pet. III, 19), he ascended as a victor, having raise… Eusebius of Alexandria 5th-6th centuryPG 86:409A…eed via a prejudiced opinion, either deny the true and local descent and hold that it was merely metaphorical; or, led by a false interpretation of the passage 1 Pet. iii, 19, and contrary to every analogy of faith… Eusebius of Alexandria 5th-6th centuryPG 86:409D…ndeed send off, escort, and honor Christ as their proper Lord and King." Lest anyone take these things sinisterly, and concerning Christ’s ἐκήρυξεν (I Pet. iii, 19), whereby Clement of Alexandria (who ev… Leontius of ByzantiumPG 86:1283C…in Hades and their bonds declare, on account of which Christ was present there: "Who," as Peter says, "preached remission to the spirits that were in prison" (1 Pet. iii, 19). Impure demons also declare this, who… Photius of ConstantinoplePG 104:401C…23, "The leader of the disciples." If he means St. Peter, it is a mnemonic error; for the passage exists in Epist. ad Rom. IV, 9. Vers. 35, tois en phylakē. I Petr. III, 19. Matth. XXIV, 31. That St. Maximus and… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:1779…sometime had not believed when the patience of god was waited for in the days of noah while the ark was being fashioned in which a few that is eight souls were saved by water and… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 14:259…who were disobedient once when the long suffering of god was waiting in the days of noah while the ark was being prepared he therefore who is able to set forth the reasons for both advents… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 69:65…salvation of his household in which as peter also says elsewhere a few that is eight souls were saved through water the antitype of which baptism now saves us not as a putting away of the… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 70:39…admonished prepared an ark for the salvation of his house in which few that is eight souls were saved through water c the baptism of which this is the antitype now saves us not the putting… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 74:1013…by which also he went and preached unto the spirits in prison which sometime were disobedient when once the longsuffering of god waited in the days of noah while the ark was a preparing wherein few… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 77:975…also he went and preached to the spirits in prison who sometimes were disobedient when once the longsuffering of god waited in the days of noah while the ark was being prepared in which a few… Ammonius of Alexandria fl. c. 500PG 85:1607…the days of noe when the ark was a building wherein a few that is eight souls were saved by water c sarius the scholastic asked me whether upon jesus the word of god descending into… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:1075…in custody whom once when the long suffering of god was waiting in the days of noah while the ark was being built they had not given heed and he proclaimed to those souls what was… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1269…the days of noe when the ark was a building wherein a few that is eight souls were saved by water whereunto baptism being of the like form now saveth you also not the putting away… Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 119:557…who were sometimes disobedient when the long suffering of god was waiting in the days of noah while the ark was being prepared in which a few that is… Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 119:559…who were sometimes disobedient when the long suffering of god was waiting in the days of noah while the ark was being prepared in which a few that is eight souls were saved by a water… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:1233…vers who some time were disobedient when the longsuffering of god waited in the days of noah while the ark was a preparing wherein few that is eight souls were saved… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 32:131…the water but from the presence of the spirit for baptism is not the putting away of the filth of the flesh but the a interrogation of a good conscience toward god and so preparing us… Didymus the Blind c. 313–398PG 39:715…as follows b which also as an antitype now saves you baptism not the putting away of the filth of the flesh but the interrogation of a good conscience towards god through the resurrection of jesus… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 68:627…this matter is not obscure for when we are baptized we obtain not the putting away of the filth of the flesh but we are delivered from the pollutions of our mind and heart and we… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 69:65…water the antitype of which baptism now saves us not as a putting away of the filth of the flesh but as the questioning of a good conscience toward god in what way then was the… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 70:39…water c the baptism of which this is the antitype now saves us not the putting away of the filth of the flesh but the answer of a good conscience toward god this then he urges… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 73:963…waters of the holy pool we are washed with faith not for the putting away of the filth of the flesh according to the scripture but as washing away a kind of rheum and impurity of… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 75:901…and true Lord, having cast off as stale the worship of the creature? B. By faith, I suppose. For this is "the interrogation of a good conscience toward God" ⟦1 Pet. 3, 21⟧. A. The saying is true; but answer th… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 77:975…also an antitype which now saves us namely baptism not the removal of the filth of the flesh but the answer of a good conscience toward god and what then is this the answer of a… Arsenius the Great c. 350 - c. 445PG 66:1617…there are many who have shown great self control in the cleansing of the filth of the flesh and of sin committed in action and have used fasts and vigils and all other such bodily mortifications… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1269…water whereunto baptism being of the like form now saveth you also not the putting away of the filth of the flesh but the examination of a good conscience towards god by the resurrection of jesus… Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 119:557…washes away filth so does baptism but it does not produce a putting away of the filth of the flesh but symbolically represents the washing away of the soul s stain it is also as it… Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 119:559…a water the antitype whereof baptism now also saves us not by the putting away of the filth of the flesh but by the demand of a good conscience towards god by the resurrection of jesus… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:1233…washes away filth so also does baptism yet it does not effect the putting away of the filth of the flesh but symbolically demonstrates the washing away of the stains of the soul it is also… Didymus the Blind c. 313–398PG 39:203…in the same enarratione chapter iii concerning these words of peter who is on the right hand of god swallowing up death that we might be made heirs of eternal life having gone into heaven with… Didymus the Blind c. 313–398PG 39:411…believed those words ought to be translated with the Latin words of conservation, conservatum, and conservari. Read the enarration of Didymus on I Peter III, 22. The Vulgate has id est dum for id est quoniam [in the… Christian Friedrich Lücke 1791-1855PG 39:1739B…punishments for the evil angels. But that a just cause for the accusation is not lacking to his accusers, the passage which is read in the same Enarration on I Pet. 3:22 proves in express words. For there it i… Isidore of Pelusium d. c. 450PG 78:159A…example of the widow in the Gospel, who offered two mites into the treasury. Mark xii, Luke xxi. 119. Men should render honor to women as to the weaker vessel. 1 Pet. iii. 120. How insults are to be healed. 121. For…