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Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:827B…iously suffered and been treated with contumely, as you know, in Philippi, we had boldness in our God to speak to you the Gospel of our God, in much conflict (I Thess. ii, 1, 2). 297 That one must pray for the p… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:209B…f us what manner of entering in we had unto you” (1 Thess. 1:9); and again: “For yourselves know, brethren, our entrance in unto you, that it was not in vain” (1 Thess. 2:1). And to all alike he witnesses the sam… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:399…and the dead chapter for you yourselves know brethren our entry to you that it was not in vain but having suffered many things before and having been treated with contumely as you know at philippi… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:401…who receive it for you yourselves know he says our entry to you that it was not in vain that is that it was not human nor of the common sort for being from great dangers… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 75:489B…e had already suffered and been shamefully treated, as you know, at Philippi, we had courage in our God to declare to you the Gospel of God in much struggle.” (1 Thess. 2:1, 2) Behold again, he manifestly calls C… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 75:1393…calls the word the preaching about himself h chapter xxii h another for yourselves brethren know our entrance in unto you that it was not in vain but even after that we had suffered before and… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:907…chap ii h vers for you yourselves know brethren our entrance to you that it was not in vain but having suffered before and been treated with contumely as you know in philippi we were bold… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 75:1393…know our entrance in unto you that it was not in vain but even after that we had suffered before and were shamefully entreated as ye know at philippi we were bold in our god to… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:633…been treated with contumely as you know at philippi we were emboldened in our god to speak unto you the gospel of god in much struggle the testimony of sufferings is itself sufficient to demonstrate the… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:907…having suffered before and been treated with contumely as you know in philippi we were bold in our god to speak to you the gospel of god in much struggle for our exhortation he calls as… Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 119:65…having previously suffered and been treated with contumely as you know in philippi we were bold in our god to speak to you the gospel of god in much struggle for our exhortation was not from… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 124:1287…vain and empty vers but having suffered before and been shamefully treated as ye know at philippi we waxed bold in our god to speak unto you the gospel of god in much conflict having escaped… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:835B…n of covetousness, God is witness: nor sought we glory of men, neither of you, nor of others, whereas we might have been burdensome, as the apostles of Christ (I Thess. II, 3-6). That he who presides over the teachi… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:45D…ot be blamed" (2 Cor. 6:3); and again, "For our exhortation was not from error, nor from uncleanness, nor in flattering speech, nor in an occasion of avarice" (1 Thess. 2:3). Did you see the blamelessness? And ag… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:729D…r at any time used we flattering words, as ye know, nor a cloak of covetousness; God is witness: nor of men sought we glory, neither of you, nor yet of others (I Thess. II, 4-6).… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:835…in deceit but as we were approved by god to be entrusted with the gospel even so we speak not as pleasing men but god who proveth our hearts for neither have we used at any… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:1205…christ with fear and trembling toward god according to him who said so we speak not as pleasing men but god who proves our hearts and with the affection and compassion toward those who hear fulfilling… Didymus the Blind c. 313–398PG 39:625…we have been approved by god to be entrusted with the gospel so we speak not as pleasing men but god who judges our hearts and none the less the savior also deigned to say to… Didymus the Blind c. 313–398PG 39:1053…and as we have been approved by god to believe the gospel so we speak not as pleasing men but god who proved our hearts these same ones whom christ commanded to be teachers and the… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:401…as we were approved by god to be entrusted with the gospel so we speak not as pleasing men but god who tests our hearts do you see that as i was saying from their very… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:633…we have been approved by god to be entrusted with the gospel so we speak not as pleasing men but god who examines our hearts we are not self appointed teachers rather it is by god… Antiochus of St. Sabas fl. c. 614-620PG 89:1567…pleased men i would not be a bondservant of christ and again so we speak not as pleasing men but god who tests our hearts for neither at any time he says did we use flattering… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:907…we have been approved by god to be entrusted with the gospel so we speak not as pleasing men but god who tests our hearts vers for never at any time were we in a word… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1539…you an inheritance among those who are sanctified c i thessal ii so we speak not as pleasing men but god who proves our hearts for neither have we at any time used words of flattery… Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 119:65…we have been approved by god to be entrusted with the gospel so we speak not as pleasing men but god who judges our hearts you were he says such as this but neither did we… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 124:1287…as we were chosen by him to be for such a proclamation not as pleasing men but god which proveth our hearts that is we do not perform all these things so that we may please… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:729…we speak not as pleasing men but god which trieth our hearts for neither at any time used we flattering words as ye know nor a cloak of covetousness god is witness nor of men sought… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:789C…ng affectionately desirous of you, we were willing to have imparted unto you, not the gospel of God only, but also our own souls, because ye were dear unto us (1 Thess. II, 5-8). That he who accepts the first gift f… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:791B…r at any time used we flattering words, as ye know, nor a cloke of covetousness, God is witness: nor of men sought we glory, neither of you, nor yet of others (1 Thess. II, 5, 6).... And as Peter was coming in, Cor… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:1129A…ever used the speech of flattery, as you know, nor an occasion of covetousness, God is witness; nor seeking glory from men, neither from you, nor from others" (I Thess. ii, 5, 6). INTERROGATION LXVI. What is emula… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:239…your midst as a nurse fosters her own children when we could have been burdensome as the apostles of christ it behooves us therefore to be imitators of the very sermons and deeds of the humble… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:1695…for many moreover it is proper to listen to paul also saying when we might have been burdensome as the apostles of christ we were made small among you even as a nurse fosters her children… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:729…words as ye know nor a cloak of covetousness god is witness nor of men sought we glory neither of you nor yet of others i thess ii… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:789…words as ye know nor a cloke of covetousness god is witness nor of men sought we glory neither of you nor yet of others when we might have been burdensome as the apostles of christ… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:791…words as ye know nor a cloke of covetousness god is witness nor of men sought we glory neither of you nor yet of others thess ii and as peter was coming in cornelius met him… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:835…sought we glory of men neither of you nor of others whereas we might have been burdensome as the apostles of christ i thess ii that he who presides over the teaching of others ought not… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 124:1289…as teachers do not desire to be honored by you or by others when we might have been burdensome as the apostles of christ either in honor and glory and weight or by being able to… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:789…others when we might have been burdensome as the apostles of christ but we were gentle among you even as a nurse cherisheth her children so being affectionately desirous of you we were willing to have… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:865C…ng affectionately desirous of you, we were willing to have imparted unto you, not the gospel of God only, but also our own souls, because ye were dear unto us (I Thess. II, 7, 8). As fellow-workers of God, who for… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:491D…nurse cherisheth her children, so being affectionately desirous of you, we were willing to have imparted unto you not only the Gospel, but also our own souls" (1 Thess. 2:7, 8); then also to Timothy, "Remembering… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 75:489B…hould cherish her own children, so, being affectionately desirous of you, we were ready to share with you not only the Gospel of God, but also our own souls.” (1 Thess. 2:7, 8) And again immediately thereafter: “… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 24:489…when he said as if a nurse would cherish her own children so being affectionately desirous of you we were willing to have imparted unto you and so forth vers then you shall see and fear… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:789…we were gentle among you even as a nurse cherisheth her children so being affectionately desirous of you we were willing to have imparted unto you not the gospel of god only but also our own… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:865…we were gentle among you even as a nurse cherisheth her children so being affectionately desirous of you we were willing to have imparted unto you not the gospel of god only but also our own… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:1207…the saints the apostle says as a nurse cherishes her own children so being affectionately desirous of you we would have been well pleased to impart to you not only the gospel of god but also… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:1627…commandment is that we love one another which the apostle fulfilling says we were willing to have imparted unto you not the gospel of christ only but also our own souls because ye were dear unto… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:491…col and to the thessalonians even as a nurse cherisheth her children so being affectionately desirous of you we were willing to have imparted unto you not only the gospel but also our own souls thess… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 75:489…in your midst as if a nurse should cherish her own children so being affectionately desirous of you we were ready to share with you not only the gospel of god but also our own souls… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:635…were gentle among you as a nurse cherishes her own children vers so being affectionately desirous of you we were well pleased to impart to you not only the gospel of god but also our own… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:2481…in travail again and again as a nurse cherishes her own children so being affectionately desirous of you we were well pleased to impart to you not only the gospel of christ but also our own… Theodore the Studite 759–826PG 99:1431C…are; for the Apostle says: "Being so affectionately desirous of you, we were well pleased to impart to you not only the Gospel of God, but also our own souls" (1 Thess. 2:8). Only let them be of one mind, of one… Theodore the Studite 759–826PG 99:1469B…was said by the Apostle: "Being affectionately desirous of you, we were well pleased to impart to you, not only the Gospel of God, but also our own souls" (1 Thess. II, 8), in Christ Jesus our Lord; from whom y… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 124:1289…just as a nurse does to children even if they strike her so being affectionately desirous of you we were well pleased to impart to you not only the gospel of god but also our own… Antonius Melissa fl. 11th centuryPG 136:1235…but also according to the personal word of him who said thess being affectionately desirous of you we were willing to have imparted unto you not the gospel of god only but also our own souls… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 49:45…bor, he fell from Paradise; but when the Apostle lived a laborious and toilsome life, and was saying, In labor and toil, working night and day (2 Cor. 11.27; 1 Thess. 2.9), then he went to Paradise, and ascende… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 75:489B…hereafter: “For you remember, brethren, our labor and toil; working night and day, that we might not burden any of you, we preached to you the Gospel of God.” (1 Thess. 2:9) ANOTHER. “For this reason also we tha… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 75:1393…ye know at philippi we were bold in our god to speak unto you the gospel of god behold speaking in god he commemorated the gospel of god he who preaches christ to the gentiles h… Antiochus of St. Sabas fl. c. 614-620PG 89:1699B…emember our labor and travail; for we worked night and day, that we might not burden any of you. For you yourselves know that we did not eat bread for naught” (1 Thess. II, 9, 10). And to the Corinthians, having en… Joannes ChrysostomusPG 51:193C…tinuously, not by day alone, but also in the very night; and he cries this out, saying: "For night and day we labored, so that we might not burden any of you" (1 Thess. 2:9). And he did not pursue work simply for… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:845A…re with me (ibid. 33, 34)... 1 THESS. You are witnesses, and God also, how holily, and justly, and without blame we have been to you that believe, as you know (I Thess. II, 10). REGULA LXXI. What has been said… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:405…toward you who believe as you know how we dealt with each one of you as a father with his own children exhorting you and comforting you and testifying that you might walk worthy of god… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:635…also those things which are hidden from men b vers as you know how we exhorted and comforted and charged every one of you as a father does his own children that you would walk worthy… Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 119:69…justly and blamelessly we behaved ourselves with you who believed as you know how we exhorted and comforted each one of you as a father does his own children and charged you to walk worthy of… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 75:489…you received the word of hearing from us of god you accepted it not as the word of men but as it is in truth the word of god which also is at work in you… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 75:1393…of you we preached unto you the gospel of god and again for this cause also thank we god without ceasing because when ye received the word of god which ye heard of us ye received… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:635…you received the word of hearing from us of god you welcomed it not as the word of men but as it is in truth the word of god which also works in you who believe… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:909…the word of hearing from us the word of god you accepted it not as the word of men but as it is in truth the word of god which also works in you who believe… Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 119:71…word of hearing from us the word of god you accepted not the word of men but as it is truly the word of god which also works in you who believe then he also commends… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 124:1291…when you received the word of hearing from us of god you received it not as the word of men but as it is truly the word of god in this place he also commends them… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 11:71…first epistle to the thessalonians testifying these things concerning the jews says for ye brethren became followers of the churches of god which in jud a are in christ jesus for ye also have suffered like… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 48:831C…rselves by your own countrymen, even as they have from the Jews, who both killed the Lord, and who hinder us to speak to the Gentiles, that they may be saved" (I Thess. II, 14, 15). To others again, writing, he spea… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 49:27B…, became imitators of the Churches of God which are in Judea; for you have suffered the same things from your own countrymen, as they also have from the Jews" (I Thess. II, 14). And he consoles the Hebrews again in… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 49:383A…men, forbidding us to speak to the Gentiles that they may be saved, to fill up the measure of their sins; for the wrath of God has come upon them to the end" (1 Thess. 2. 14-16). Do you see that it is right to mourn… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 50:491C…s they have of the Jews: who both killed the Lord Jesus, and their own prophets, and have persecuted us; and they please not God, and are contrary to all men" (I Thess. II, 14-15). Writing to the Corinthians again, he… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 57:229B…en, just as they did from the Jews, who both killed the Lord Jesus and their own prophets, and persecuted us, and disallowed God, and are contrary to all men (1 Thess. 2:14, 15). This is what Christ also establis… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:577…says elsewhere writing to the thessalonians ye also have suffered the same things of your own countrymen even as they have of the jews who both killed the lord jesus and their own prophets and have… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:639B…n, became imitators of the churches of God which are in Judea; for you also suffered the same things from your own countrymen, even as they did from the Jews" (1 Thess. 2.14). And he shows in all ways that those w… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:47B…y to believe in him, but also to suffer for him (Phil. 1:29); again, to the Thessalonians: You have become imitators of the Churches of God which are in Judea (1 Thess. 2:14). And to the Hebrews he wrote: And you… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 63:497A…s they have of the Jews: who both killed the Lord Jesus, and their own prophets, and have persecuted us; and they please not God, and are contrary to all men (1 Thess. 2. 14, 15). And writing to the Galatians agai… Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 119:73…confirmed that they were receiving the preaching as the word of god of the churches of god which are in judea in christ he distinguished this aptly since the synagogues of the jews also appear to… Joannes ChrysostomusPG 51:267C…others, became imitators of the Churches of God which are in Judea: for you suffered the same things from your own fellow-tribesmen as they did from the Jews" (1 Thess. 2:14). Because, therefore, they suffered mor… Joannes ChrysostomusPG 51:297…owers of the churches of God which in Judaea are in Christ Jesus: for ye also have suffered like things of your own countrymen, even as they have of the Jews (1 Thess. 2:14). Behold a war, but a civil war, which… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 11:71…things of your own countrymen even as they have of the jews who both killed the lord jesus and their own prophets and have persecuted us and they please not god and are contrary to all… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 11:1847…things from your own country men as they did from the jews who both killed the lord jesus and the prophets he did not say and those angels who appeared in appearance to whom you liken… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:879…yourselves from your own countrymen just as they did from the jews who both killed the lord jesus and the prophets and chased us out and do not please god and are contrary to all men… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:1635…also from your own countrymen just as they did from the jews who both killed the lord jesus and the prophets and persecuted us and do not please god but to the hebrews it is said… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:733D…contrary to all men, forbidding us to speak to the Gentiles that they might be saved, to fill up their sins always: for the wrath is come upon them to the end (1 Thess. ii, 15, 16).… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 49:373D…how committing evil brings on punishment and retribution. For when Paul had said concerning the Jews, that they "killed the Lord and persecuted the prophets" (I Thess. II, 15), he added, "whose end shall be accordi… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 49:383…your own countrymen as they did from the jews who killed both the lord jesus and their own prophets and drove us out and do not please god and are contrary to all men forbidding us… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 50:491…things of your own countrymen even as they have of the jews who both killed the lord jesus and their own prophets and have persecuted us and they please not god and are contrary to all… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 57:229…things from your own countrymen just as they did from the jews who both killed the lord jesus and their own prophets and persecuted us and disallowed god and are contrary to all men thess this… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 58:649B…red again. What could compare to such madness? This, too, Paul, accusing them, said: "Who both killed the Lord and their own prophets, and have persecuted us" (1 Thess. 2:15). Then, lest they say that He is "anti-… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:577…things of your own countrymen even as they have of the jews who both killed the lord jesus and their own prophets and have persecuted us and they please not god and are contrary to all… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:407…we he says have suffered untold evils and they do not please god and are contrary to all men hindering us from speaking to the gentiles so that they might be saved they are contrary he… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 63:497…things of your own countrymen even as they have of the jews who both killed the lord jesus and their own prophets and have persecuted us and they please not god and are contrary to all… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:447…own countrymen just as they did from the jews who killed both the lord jesus and their own prophets and drove us out and do not please god and are hostile to all men the lord… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 81:257…who both killed the lord and persecuted the prophets and us and please not god and are contrary to all men and writing to the jews themselves he says thus call to remembrance the former days… Photius of Constantinople c. 810–c. 891PG 101:1111…things from your own countrymen as they did from the b jews who both killed the lord jesus and the prophets themselves and have persecuted us and they do not please god and are contrary to… Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 119:71…things from your own countrymen just as they did from the jews who both killed the lord jesus and their own prophets and persecuted us and who do not please god and are hostile to all… Clement of Rome d. c. 100PG 1:1317…this is the beginning of the gift of god that is given to the gentiles that they might be able by this to receive the doctrine of truth v for thus it was given to the… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 11:71…us and they please not god and are contrary to all men forbidding us to speak to the gentiles that they might be saved and i think i have demonstrated in what has been set forth… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:733…us and they please not god and are contrary to all men forbidding us to speak to the gentiles that they might be saved to fill up their sins always for the wrath is come upon… Didymus the Blind c. 313–398PG 39:1143A…s the expectation according to the letter, and wipes out those who persist in it after grace; concerning whom the Apostle says, "But wrath has come upon them" (1 Thess. 2:16); for the old things have been destroye… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 47:327A…se things which pertained to our salvation. The blessed Paul, blaming this, prophesied these evils for them, saying, "The wrath has come upon them to the end" (1 Thess. 2:16). And what, they say, do these things h… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 48:831…jews who both killed the lord and were hindering us from speaking to the gentiles that they might be saved and writing to others again he was saying thus recall the former days in which after… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 49:383…out and do not please god and are contrary to all men forbidding us to speak to the gentiles that they may be saved to fill up the measure of their sins for the wrath of… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 50:505C…t affectionate mind; and this he reveals also from the second epistle. And when he threatens the Jews and says, The wrath of God has reached them to the end (1 Thess. II, 16), he does it not filled with anger (you… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:453…everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power" (II Thess. I, 9). And again: "And the wrath came upon them to the end" (I Thess. II, 16). "For the day shall declare it, becaus… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:815…just as the apostle says but by their transgression salvation has come to the gentiles that they might be emulated by them rom thus the synagogue which was called in the first place believed in the… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:909…c wicked to the extreme and they are opposed to all men forbidding us to speak to the gentiles that they might be saved to fill up their sins always for they hinder them from being… Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 119:71…and who do not please god and are hostile to all men forbidding us to speak to the gentiles that they might be saved to fill up their sins always but wrath has come upon them… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:831A…eart, have traveled more abundantly to see your face with great desire: for we wished to come to you, I indeed Paul, and once and again, but Satan hindered us (I Thess. ii, 17, 18). And a little after: Wherefore no… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 50:593…winning and being crowned but you possess him perpetually god took him from you for a short time and bestowed him upon you with greater glory and just as they who borrow money return whatever they… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 52:569C…indeed, Paul, once and twice, and Satan hindered us. Wherefore, no longer able to endure it, we thought it good to be left in Athens alone, and sent Timothy" (1 Thess. 2:17; cf. 3:1-2). Oh, the power of every wor… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 52:655…tiam cupidissime requirebat, his verbis utens: Nos vero absentes facti a vobis ad horæ tempus, aspectu, non corde, abundantius studuimus faciem vestram videre (I Thess. II, 17). Quod etiam nobis nunc usu venit, qui… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:277D…for a little while, said: We, brethren, being bereaved of you for a short hour, in presence, not in heart, have labored the more abundantly to see your face (1 Thess. 2:17). If Paul, who knew how to philosophize… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:245…same to the thessalonians as when he says but we having been taken from you for a short time and here i hope he says to send timothy that i may know your state a sign… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:303C…What mother would have wished to say this, so as to despise her own? And again, hear him saying: Bereft of you for a short hour, in sight, but not in heart (1 Thess. 2:17). And here, a father offended by an ins… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:407…predicted h homily iii h b but we brethren being bereaved of you for a short time in face not in heart have hastened the more abundantly to see your face with much desire he did… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:415A…lthough there is no great distance between them, nor has it been long since he was separated from them? "For being taken from you for a short time of an hour" (1 Thess. 2:17). Does then such a man not know the aff… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:651D…k it to be a burdensome thing. For grievous, grievous is the separation; hear him saying, But being taken from you, for a short time, in sight, not in heart (1 Thess. 2:17). If, however, he, being separated from… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:909…upon them to the end vers but we brethren being bereaved of you for a short time in presence not in heart we have hastened the more abundantly to see your face with great desire because… Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 119:75…that they might be perfected h but we brethren being bereaved of you for a short time in presence not in heart endeavored the more abundantly to see your face with great desire therefore we wanted… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:831…desire for we wished to come to you i indeed paul and once and again but satan hindered us i thess ii and a little after wherefore no longer enduring it pleased us to be left… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 49:31…me, and fell into a shipwreck, and underwent infinite hardships. And he himself declared this, saying: "We often wanted to come to you, but Satan hindered us" (1 Thess. 2:18). And God permitted it, displaying His… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:347…back in accordance with the truth of history we do not deny the presence of our lord jesus christ in the flesh and that it shone forth for the whole world when the word became flesh… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:825B…ANS. For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing? Are not even ye in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ at his coming? For ye are our glory and joy (1 Thess. ii, 19). That he who is set over teaching… Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 42:877…having called the jews also to justice those who do not deny the presence of our lord jesus christ and saving all… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 53:69…great joy for this is our whole prosperity and our greatest feast for what is our hope or joy or crown of boasting he says is it not also you and your growth according to god… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:279C…may receive from you what is useful to me. Therefore Paul said, "For what is my hope? Are you not?" and again, "My hope, my joy, and my crown of boasting" (1 Thess. 2:19). So they possessed their boast as thei… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:491D…ns again, "For this cause I bow my knees unto you" (Eph. 3:14); and to the Philippians, "For what is my hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing? Are not even ye?" (1 Thess. 2:19). Yea, he even said that he carried the… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:505…now we live if you stand fast in the lord and again for what is our hope or joy or crown of boasting is it not even you this belongs to the new testament as those… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:207C…ve rightly. Therefore, "Your rejoicing in me by my coming to you again"? Most of all, he says, "For what is our hope or crown of rejoicing? Are not even you?" (I Thess. 2. 19). For you are our glorying, just as we… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:409…for they indeed only wished but i even made the attempt b for what is our hope or joy or crown of rejoicing are not even you before our lord jesus christ in his presence are… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:609A…," he says, "if you stand fast in the Lord"; and again, "For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of boasting? Is it not even you before our Lord Jesus Christ?" (1 Thess. 2:19). Do you see him worrying about these t… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:909…it was who was rousing and goading the unbelievers against the apostles for what is our hope or joy or crown of d boasting or is it not even you before our lord jesus at his… Theodore the Studite 759–826PG 99:1137…now i live most beloved while you stand fast in the lord for what is our hope or joy or crown of glory is it not you… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 124:1297…are so now and shall be hereafter are not you also before our lord jesus christ at his coming what then are the thessalonians your hope blessed paul not they alone therefore he added and you… Gregory Palamas c. 1296–1359PG 151:337…wishes to grasp the truth of this word how the power of the presence of our lord jesus christ at that time made the hearts of men as it were whiter and purer and prepared for… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:825…ye in the presence of our lord jesus christ at his coming for ye are our glory and joy thess ii c that he who is set over teaching ought to go about all the villages…