Where the Fathers quote 1 Timothy 5
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Joannes ChrysostomusPG 51:321expounds v.9“Χηρα καταλεγεσθω μη ελαττον ετων εξηκοντα γεγονυια, ενος ανδρος γυνη,”On: «Let not a widow under sixty years old be taken into the number»
John ChrysostomPG 49:15expounds v.23“Μηκετι υδροποτει αλλ᾿ οινω ολιγω χρω δια τον στομαχον σου και τας πυκνας σου ασθενειας.”Homily in Antioch on the apostolic saying «Use a little wine for the sake of your stomach and your...»
11Tim 5:1
Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:845B…, etc... Rebuke not an elder, but intreat him as a father: let the young men be as brethren, the elder women as mothers, the young as sisters, in all chastity (1 Tim. V, 1, 2)... But flee thou youthful desires,…
Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:1141A…INTERROGATIO LXXXII. Since it is written: “Rebuke not an elder, but intreat him as a father; the younger men as brethren; the elder women as mothers” (1 Tim. v, 1-2), if it happens that an elderly woman c…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:815…reap the benefit that flows from this h chapter v h vers rebuke not an elder but intreat him as a father he does not mean a priest here but an aged man for the things…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1011…life only but also in the word of doctrine cap v vers rebuke not an elder but intreat him as a father and the younger men as brethren the elder women as mothers the younger as…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:61…he exhorts others thereby perfecting himself h caput v h a verb rebuke not an elder but intreat him as a father he does not speak of one who holds dignity in the church but of…
Jean-Baptiste Cotelier 1629-1686PG 5:43A…rding to the age of men. The apostles divide the Christian people in every Church into two classes: the young—that is to say, the younger—and the elders, as in 1 Tim. v, 1: "Rebuke not an elder, but intreat him…
21Tim 5:2
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 48:1057D…ul, writing to his genuine child Timothy, safeguards the honorable kindness of chastity towards women, saying: "Honor younger widows as sisters in all purity" (1 Tim. 5:2). But if the divine Scriptures take awa…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:565…behaving toward a father who had sinned so also converse with him elder women as mothers the younger as sisters with all purity the very nature of the matter is burdensome i mean being rebuked and…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:815…which are added also signify this the younger men as brethren vers the elder women as mothers the younger as sisters with all purity for since it is necessary for him to whom souls are entrusted…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1011…but intreat him as a father and the younger men as brethren the elder women as mothers the younger as sisters with all purity honour widows that are widows indeed but if any widow have children…
Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 119:173…senior but exhort him as a father the younger men as brothers the elder women as mothers the younger women as sisters with all purity b he delivers no new instruction but all things are old…
Jean-Baptiste Cotelier 1629-1686PG 5:43…elder but intreat him as a father the younger men as brethren the elder women as mothers the younger as sisters and for titus ii younger men likewise to be sober minded but taxis here means…
31Tim 5:3
Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 28:263A…o is truly a widow and left alone has set her hope on God, and continues in supplications and prayers night and day. But she who is given to pleasure is dead" (I Tim. V, 3-6). Let a widow be taken into the number…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:697B…ght up children, if she has lodged strangers, if she has washed the feet of the saints, if she has relieved the afflicted, if she has followed every good work (I Tim. v, 3, 10). And the Holy Spirit spoke through…
Antiochus of St. Sabas fl. c. 614-620PG 89:1493D…impiety and worldly desires, should live soberly, justly, and piously in this present age" (Tit. II, 12). And to Timothy: "Honor widows who are truly widows" (1 Tim. V, 3). And he adds: "But she who is truly a…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:209B…ication of the orphan and the widow, if she pours out her speech. Do not the tears of the widow run down her cheek, and her cry over him who brings them down?” I Tim. v, 3-5. — “Honor widows that are widows indeed…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:61…ours who come after him that we may avoid suspicions b vers honour widows that are widows indeed why does he say nothing about virgins perhaps because they were not yet there he commands that widows…
41Tim 5:4
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:817…ver honor widows that are widows indeed who then are these vers but if any widow have children or grandchildren let them learn first to govern their own house and to requite their parents for this…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1011…younger as sisters with all purity honour widows that are widows indeed but if any widow have children or nephews let her learn first he speaks concerning everyone who is advanced in age to show piety…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:61…in place of have mercy on them and provide their necessities vers but if any widow have children or nephews let them learn first to show piety at home that is let the children and nephews…
51Tim 5:5
Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 28:263…widow and left alone has set her hope on god and continues in supplications and prayers night and day but she who is given to pleasure is dead i tim v let a widow be taken…
Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:855A…dow indeed, and desolate, trusteth in God, and continueth in supplications and prayers night and day: but she that liveth in pleasure is dead while she liveth (I Tim. v, 5, 6). REGULA LXXV. That servants oug…
Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 89:631…relieved the afflicted if she has diligently followed every good work and now she that is a widow indeed and desolate trusts in god and continues in supplications and prayers night and day but she that…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 48:613D…o exhorts the widow to live, saying: Now she who is a widow indeed, and desolate, trusteth in God, and continueth in supplications and prayers night and day (1 Tim. 5:5). When, therefore, they spend the leisu…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 57:375C…Judge of widows as your consoler. Hear Paul proclaiming this widowhood blessed, and saying, "But she who is truly a widow and desolate has hoped in the Lord" (1 Tim. 5:5). For she shall be more approved, who h…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:261B…(Acts 10:4). Let Paul persuade us, saying: "But she who is a widow indeed and left alone has set her hope on God and persists in supplications night and day" (1 Tim. 5:5). If he says these things about a widow…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:567…are widows indeed he now describes who that widow indeed is but she that is a widow indeed and desolate trusts in god and continues in supplications and prayers night and day he says if she…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:817…house and to requite their parents for this is acceptable before god now she that is a widow indeed and desolate trusteth in god and continueth in supplications and prayers night and day he says that…
Antiochus of St. Sabas fl. c. 614-620PG 89:1493D…" (1 Tim. V, 3). And he adds: "But she who is truly a widow and left alone, has set her hope on God, and continues in supplications and prayers night and day" (1 Tim. V, 5), just as also the holy Anna, the daugh…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1011…is good and acceptable before god now she that is a window indeed and desolate trusteth in god and continueth in supplications and prayers night and day but she that liveth in pleasure is dead while…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:209…to their parents for this is acceptable before god and she who is a widow indeed and desolate hopes in god and continues in supplications and prayers night and day but she that lives in pleasure…
Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 119:173…their own ancestors for this is acceptable before god now she who is a widow indeed and desolate trusts in god and continues in supplications and prayers night and day but she who is given to…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:61…of us adding the reason for this is acceptable before god vers now she that is a widow indeed and desolate trusteth in god he said above honour widows that are widows indeed and having interposed…
61Tim 5:6
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:425C…ho, having been made a man in Christ, has again died in sins. For that widow also, of whom the Apostle says: "who lives in pleasures is dead while she lives," [1 Tim. 5:6] can be called the carcass of a person.…
Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 26:1211…from whom some departing being alive have died as paul writes for she that liveth in pleasure is dead otherwise how is solomon to be heard saying the lamp of the lord is the breath of…
Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 26:1213…and makes alive the living are dead and paul writes of such she that liveth in pleasure is dead while she liveth and solomon cries he that liveth in pleasure from his youth shall be a…
Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:855…trusteth in god and continueth in supplications and prayers night and day but she that liveth in pleasure is dead while she liveth i tim v regula lxxv h that servants ought to obey their masters…
Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:957…make not provision for the flesh to fulfill the desires thereof and she that liveth in pleasure is dead while she liveth add that the example of the delicacies which the rich man enjoyed shows temperance…
Macarius of Egypt c. 300–391PG 34:813B…death besides the one that is seen, and another life besides the one that is seen; for the Scripture says: "She who lives in pleasure is dead while she lives" (I Tim. V, 6). And: "Let the dead bury their own dea…
Didymus the Blind c. 313–398PG 39:141C…from change that they sometimes fall into sin, from which death supervenes. According to which manner Paul writes: 'And she that liveth in pleasure, is dead' (1 Tim. v, 6): even though she has not yet departed…
Didymus the Blind c. 313–398PG 39:1003…sin from which death supervenes according to which manner paul writes 'but she that liveth in pleasure is dead while she liveth ' even if she has not yet migrated from this life and immortality is…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 47:373A…and sobriety adorn themselves, not with broided hair, or gold, or pearls, or costly array" (1 Tim. 2:9); and again, "But she that liveth in pleasure is dead" (1 Tim. 5:6); and again, "Having food and raiment,…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 48:573…ovides us with the freedom of intercourse alone, not also of luxury. And the blessed Paul is a witness, saying thus: "But she that liveth in pleasure is dead" (1 Tim. 5:6). And if these things were said concern…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 48:613D…Tim. 5:13). But he himself does not wish this, but that she be attached to spiritual things at all times; for she who lives in pleasure, he says, is dead (1 Tim. 5:6). Since he wishes to define this good/b…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 48:999C…derstand that those living in luxury are not saved, hear what Paul says regarding the widowed woman: "But she who lives in luxury is dead while she lives" (1 Tim. 5. 6). But if this was said of a woman, it m…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 49:159B…ountless other evils, cutting off the root of iniquity from the beginning. For this reason Paul also said: "She who is in luxuries, while living, is dead" (1 Tim. 5:6). To go to the theaters again, and to w…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 50:771D…armful to the health of the body, and, what is most grievous of all, provoking God against us? For if "the widow who is in delicacies is dead while she lives" (1 Tim. 5. 6), what shall we say of a man...]]…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:631B…own throat, much less does she acquiesce in resisting her own lust, just as the Apostle also says: "For a widow who lives in luxury, is dead while she lives" (1 Tim. 5:6). She was not light of foot, nor jo…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:817A…f the Lord and have cultivated the vine of mercy. You are a drunkard, you are in luxury; you are not idle, but, as the Apostle says, you are a living dead man (1 Tim. 5. 6). If, however, you eat and drink in mod…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:207C…mber the Lord your God (Deut. 6.12). For those who fell into luxuries fell into a precipice. The widow, he says, who lives in luxuries is dead while she lives (1 Tim. 5.6); and again, The beloved grew fat, grew…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:231A…ith luxuries beyond measure. For if one should never luxuriate; for this is what Paul declared, saying, She that liveth in pleasure is dead while she liveth (I Tim. V, 6). If luxuries are death to a woman, muc…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:345B…and in fullness of bread and in abundance, they lived luxuriously (Ezek. 16:48). Therefore Paul also said: But she who lives in luxury is dead while living (1 Tim. 5:6). Why so? Because she carries her body…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:275D…e, that all human glory is as the flower of the grass (Isa. 40:6). But delights? But it heard Paul saying, "She who lives in pleasure is dead while she lives" (1 Tim. 5:6). Therefore, since it neither swells wi…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:567…a lower dignity you are a widow indeed but she that lives in pleasure is dead while she lives c let us see what is the work of the living and what of the dead and…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:641…nt, so here it is to remain alone, to persevere in prayers, to be delivered from luxury and dissipation; "For she that liveth in pleasure," he says, "is dead" (1 Tim. 5. 6). If you intend, while remaining a wido…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 63:487B…g the living, but he set her apart from the choir of the living, and placed her among the dead, saying: "She who is given to pleasure is dead while she lives" (1 Tim. 5:6): how then could a man doing these thin…
Hesychius of Jerusalem d. after 450PG 93:865…ath of sin through certain impurities and pride. This Paul proves concerning widows, saying: For she that lives in pleasure is dead while she lives (1 Tim. V, 6). Through those things which were captured by beasts, are u…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:817…them and receive in return the care they need from them ver but she that liveth in pleasure is dead while she liveth for the intemperance of luxury stifles the reasoning faculty and causes it to…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1011…trusteth in god and continueth in supplications and prayers night and day but she that liveth in pleasure is dead while she liveth and these things give in charge that they may be blameless it is…
Constantine Harmenopoulos c. 1320 – c. 1385PG 150:1153…though it has life in its existence, the great Paul taught us by writing: “The widow who is living in pleasure is dead” (1 Tim. 5:6). It would not be poorly said that…
71Tim 5:7
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:579B…dicens, Vidua eligatur non minus sexaginta annorum, et qualem esse debeat docuit dicendo, Si filios educavit, si hospitio recepit, si sanctorum pedes lavit (I Tim. V, 7, 10). Rursus hic dicit, Adolescentiore…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:817…to lie motionless in the body as if in a tomb ver and these things give in charge that they may be blameless he did not say this only concerning those judged worthy of ecclesiastical support…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1011…day but she that liveth in pleasure is dead while she liveth and these things give in charge that they may be blameless it is the same as saying to act well vers but if any…
81Tim 5:8
Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:1393B…arly the Apostle: If anyone does not provide for his own, and especially for those of his household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever (I Tim. V, 8)," we will provide a brief answer: that…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 47:351C…e words: "But if anyone does not provide for his own, and especially for those of his own household, he has denied the faith, and is worse than an unbeliever" (1 Tim. 5:8). For what do you wish to be understood…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 54:659D…m" (Tit. 1:16); and again: "If any man have not care of his own, and especially of those of his house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel" (1 Tim 5:8). And again: "Flee avarice, which is th…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:445C…be said of us: "They profess to know God, but by their deeds they deny him" (Tit. 1:16); and again, "He has denied the faith, and is worse than an unbeliever" (1 Tim. 5:8). For when he helps servants, kinsmen,…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:535C…profess by their words that they know God, but by their deeds they deny Him (Tit. I, 16); and again, He has denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel (1 Tim. V, 8); and again, If anyone called a brothe…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:571…for his own and especially for those of his household he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever b there are many who think their own virtue is sufficient for their salvation and…
Isidore of Pelusium d. c. 450PG 78:563…for his own and especially for those of his household he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever for this reason i too have been moved to write to you for what do…
Hesychius of Jerusalem d. after 450PG 93:1053…his own and especially for those of his own household he has denied the faith and is worse than an infidel and again but if any one knows not how to preside over his own house…
Hesychius of Jerusalem d. after 450PG 93:1135…care of his own and especially those of his family he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever and he who ought to show good to all but especially to the household of…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:817…are tied by the bond of needing to support their children ver but if any provide not for his own and specially for those of his own house he hath denied the faith and is worse…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1011…be blameless it is the same as saying to act well vers but if any provide not for his own and specially for those of his own house he says this of those who are related…
Theophanes the Confessor 9th–10th c.PG 108:999…no care of his own household or family according to paul has denied the faith and is worse than an infidel d yet how can he who is with those who hate peace be a lover…
Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 119:173…his own and especially for those of his own household he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever why does he say nothing about virgins perhaps they did not yet exist d what…
Theodore Balsamon d. c. 1205PG 137:1259…for his own and especially for those of his household he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever then in teaching what kind of widows ought to be enrolled in the church he…
Matthew Blastares fl. c. 1335PG 145:49…provide for his own and especially those of his household he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever and prescribing concerning widows he adds if they have brought up children and he instructs…
Pseudo-Justin Martyr 2nd-4th c. (uncertainPG 6:1253…apostle paul the believer who does not provide for his own has denied the faith and is worse than the unbelievers then he who does not join to his knowledge faith and baptism the life which…
Joannes ChrysostomusPG 51:99C…ehold. For if anyone, says Paul, does not provide for his own, and especially for those of his household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an infidel (1 Tim. V, 8). Do you see how Paul strikes those who…
91Tim 5:9
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:1241…let a widow he says be taken in not less than sixty years old having been the wife of one man and after this d he speaks of the consequences as if these were second and…
Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 28:263A…younger widows refuse: for when they have begun to wax wanton against Christ, they will marry, having damnation, because they have cast off their first faith (I Tim. V, 9-12). 11. But you, do not take to yourself…
Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:853…garments which dorcas made while she was with them i tim v let not a widow be taken into the number under threescore years old having been the wife of one man well reported of for…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 48:599C…of of Christ speaking in me?" (2 Cor. 13:3). What then does he say? "Let a widow be chosen not less than sixty years of age," and again, "Younger widows shun" (1 Tim. 5:9, 11), indicating the precision required…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 48:601C…en, if she has shown hospitality, if she has washed the feet of the saints, if she has relieved the afflicted, if she has diligently followed every good work" (1 Tim. 5:9-10). Oh, the testing and the trial! Ho…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 50:621B…but because of the nourishment of the children. For having said, Let a widow be listed not less than sixty years old, having been testified to in good works (1 Tim. 5:9-10), he added the head of all good works.…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 52:865A…e were to be prayed for by others. 311-320 MONITUM to the Homily on Widows. 321-322 HOMIL. on the words, Let a widow be chosen of no less than sixty years (1 Tim. 5. 9), and on the education of children, and…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:571C…r, now and forever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen. HOMILY XIV Sixty years old, having been the wife of one man, having a report for good works (1 Tim. 5:9-10). He had said, "Learn first to rule the…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:579…hat kind of person she ought to be by saying, If she has brought up children, if she has lodged strangers, if she has washed the feet of the saints (1 Tim. 5:9-10), here again says, But the younger widows avoid. Regardin…
Hesychius of Jerusalem d. after 450PG 93:1159B…hirty shekels, or didrachmas, that is, a sixty-fold fruit, which Paul also, prefiguring it, said: "Let a widow be chosen who is not less than sixty years old" (1 Tim. V, 9)—wishing to manifest through the age an…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1011…he hath denied the faith and is worse than an infidel vers let not a widow be taken into the number under threescore years old having been the wife of one man well reported of for…
Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 119:175…of nature v let a widow be chosen not less than sixty years old having been the wife of one husband attested by the testimony of good works if she brought up children if she was…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:65…let a widow be chosen not less than sixty years of age having been the wife of one man since he said above that she who is given to pleasures and does not provide for her…
Theodore Balsamon d. c. 1205PG 137:443A…d are to be smitten with anathema. But the great apostle Paul, writing to Timothy, says: “Let not a widow be taken into the number under threescore years old” (1 Tim. V, 9). Why, then, with Paul having so comman…
Theodore Balsamon d. c. 1205PG 138:667D…ed the sixty-year period are to be blamed, as having transgressed the apostolic constitution which says: "Let a widow be chosen not less than sixty years old" [1 Tim. v, 9]. But she who, after the sixty-year per…
John Pearson 1613-1686PG 5:435B…ould have experienced a second marriage. To show that this is strictly true of each individual order, he cites 1 Tim. iii, 2 for bishops, verse 12 for deacons, 1 Tim. v, 9 for widows, and finally Tit. i, 5 for p…
Joannes ChrysostomusPG 51:325A…ON THE HOMILY ON WIDOWS LET A WIDOW BE CHOSEN NOT LESS THAN SIXTY YEARS OLD (1 Tim. 5:9); AND ON THE REARING OF CHILDREN, AND O…
Joannes ChrysostomusPG 51:325A…stout heart, and give thanks to God who receives those who belong to us. Today the passage read is this: "Let a widow be chosen not less than sixty years old" (1 Tim. 5:9). Since, therefore, widowhood arises fr…
Joannes ChrysostomusPG 51:327B…e, have only lost their husband. Let us see, then, of what widow he speaks in this place, while he says, "Let a widow be chosen not less than sixty years old" (I Tim. 5:9); whether of her who is in need of help…
101Tim 5:10
Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 28:263…not under threescore years old having been the wife of one man well reported of for good works if she has lodged strangers if she has brought up children if she has washed the feet of…
Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:853…number under threescore years old having been the wife of one man well reported of for good works if she have brought up children if she have lodged strangers if she have washed the saints' feet…
Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 89:631…the wife of one husband well reported of for good works if she has brought up children if she has lodged strangers if she has washed the saints' feet…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 50:621B…y years old, having been testified to in good works (1 Tim. 5:9-10), he added the head of all good works. What, then, is this? If she has nurtured children (1 Tim. 5:10), he says. He did not say, "If she has…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 54:637C…ng birth that makes a mother, nor is the reward set for this, even elsewhere, when speaking to the widow, Paul said thus: "If she has brought up children" (1 Tim. 5:10); and he did not say, "If she has given…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:537…sed to speak of the third order, that of widowhood, I shall do this, using but few steps regarding them. A widow woman, according to the apostle Paul (1 Tim. 5:10), ought to be such a one: a nurturer of children, one shari…
Hesychius of Jerusalem d. after 450PG 93:1159B…hildren, if she received strangers, if she washed the feet of the saints, if she ministered to those who were in tribulation, if she followed every good work" (1 Tim. V, 10). This is indeed a perfect and in all r…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1011…number under threescore years old having been the wife of one man well reported of for good works if she have brought up children if she have lodged strangers if she have washed the saints' feet…
Joannes ChrysostomusPG 51:193A…, ordered that she do this not through others, but by herself. For having said, "If she has shown hospitality," he added, "If she has washed the saints' feet" (1 Tim. 5:10). He did not say, "If she has spent mon…
Joannes ChrysostomusPG 51:327B…ed" (I Tim. 5:16). He did not say, "when she shall be sixty years old"; he did not say, "if she has received guests, if she has washed the feet of the saints" (cf. I Tim. 5:10); and rightly so. For where a remedy mu…
Joannes ChrysostomusPG 51:329…might not neglect the rest of virtue for this reason he says well reported of for good works for just as virginity is good but without the rest it has become fruitless and shut her out…
Joannes ChrysostomusPG 51:335C…ing fear, reprimanding, and by every kind of healing driving away that disease, and imitating that widow of whom Paul speaks: If she has brought up children (1 Tim. V, 10). For he directs this discourse not onl…
111Tim 5:11
Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 28:263…has relieved the afflicted if she has diligently followed every good work but the younger widows refuse for when they have begun to wax wanton against christ they will marry having damnation because they have cast…
Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 30:749C…as these by the Apostle: When they have grown wanton against Christ, they wish to marry; having condemnation, because they have made void their first faith (I Tim. v, 11): not pursuing marriage, but nefariousl…
Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 32:717B…younger widows refuse: for when they have begun to wax wanton against Christ, they will marry; having damnation, because they have cast off their first faith" (I Tim. v, 11, 12). Therefore, if a widow had, jo…
Amphilochius of Iconium c. 340 – after 394PG 39:53B…e her, when he says: "But when they have grown wanton against Christ, they desire to marry, having condemnation, because they have rejected their first faith" (I Tim. V, 11-12). Truly worthy of condemnation is she w…
Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 41:869…and reproving such as these who are not of the same gift the younger widows refuse for when they have waxed wanton against christ they will marry having damnation because they have cast off their first…
Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 89:631…but she that lives in pleasure is dead while she lives and but the younger widows refuse for when they have begun to wax wanton against christ they will marry having damnation because they have cast…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 48:601…but younger widows he says refuse then he also adds the reason for when they have begun to wax wanton against christ they desire to marry by this word he hints to us that those who…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 48:613C…se and garlands. 3. How then, one might say, did Paul hinder them from remaining widows, and those who wish it, writing thus: Refuse the younger widows (1 Tim. 5:11)? It is not Paul who hindered those who…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 48:613C…or what purpose and why? For he did not say this simply, but added the cause, saying: For when they have begun to wax wanton against Christ, they will marry (1 Tim. 5:11). You see that he does not hinder t…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 48:1117…alog we read: pros neōteran chēreuousan, "to the younger widow." Just as also in the title of the other book, pros tēn autēn peri monōdrias; thus 1 Timothy v, 11, neōteras de chēras paraitou, "But the younger widows ref…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:157B…ounger widows refuse. For when they have grown wanton against Christ, they desire to marry, having condemnation, because they have cast off their first faith (1 Tim. 5. 11, 12). Do you see how he punishes and ch…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:669A…omen promising widowhood: "For when they have turned away from Christ, they want to marry, having condemnation, because they have made void their first faith" (1 Tim. 5:11-12). But suppressing his desire as if it w…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:579ALatin…Adolescentiores autem viduas devita: cum enim luxuriatæ fuerint in Christo, nubere volunt, habentes damnationem, quia primam fidem irritam fecerunt (I Tim. V, 11). Simul autem otiosæ discunt circuire…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:819…in summary he has spoken of all the species of virtue vers but the younger widows refuse for when they have begun to wax wanton against christ they will marry having damnation because they have cast…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1011…if she have diligently followed every good work but the younger d widows refuse for when they have begun to wax wanton against christ they will marry having damnation because they have cast off their first…
Joannes ChrysostomusPG 51:327D…made not less than sixty years old," but, "Let a widow be chosen"; and again, he did not say, "Let not younger widows be chosen," but, "Avoid younger widows" (I Tim. 5:11); for so he speaks writing to Timothy.…
Photius of ConstantinoplePG 104:857…what was written to timothy by paul but the younger widows avoid for when they have begun to wax wanton against christ they will marry having condemnation because they have cast off their first faith if…
121Tim 5:12
Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 28:263…when they have begun to wax wanton against christ they will marry having damnation because they have cast off their first faith i tim v but you do not take to yourself youthful habits rather you…
Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 32:717…when they have begun to wax wanton against christ they will marry having damnation because they have cast off their first faith i tim v therefore if a widow c had joined with the greatest wickedness…
Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 41:355…a judgment because they have cast off their first faith let them marry then and beget children and be mothers of families seeing then that the…
Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 41:869…refuse for when they have waxed wanton against christ they will marry having damnation because they have cast off their first faith for those who have made a vow and then broken it have damnation but…
Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 42:181…they have waxed wanton against christ they wish to marry having judgment because they have cast off their first faith what then does he command let them marry he says let them bear children let them…
Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 89:631…when they have begun to wax wanton against christ they will marry having damnation because they have cast off their first faith and withal they learn to be idle wandering about from house to house and…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 48:559A…n the intention. For it is a gift; it is not on account of this that he threatens, saying, "They have judgment, because they have made void their first faith" (I Tim. V, 12). For nowhere did he punish those who d…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:157…they have grown wanton against christ they desire to marry having condemnation because they have cast off their first faith tim do you see how he punishes and chastises them here and says they are liable…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:819…when they have begun to wax wanton against christ they will marry having damnation because they have cast off their first faith for having promised christ to live chastely in widowhood they engage in second marriages…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1011…when they have begun to wax wanton against christ they will marry having damnation because they have cast off their first faith and withal they learn to be idle wandering about from house to house and…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:185C…, and walk in the ways of thy heart, immaculate." Eccli. xxxii, 7. — "Speak, O youth, if there be need for thee; but with difficulty, if thou art not asked." I Tim. v, 12. — "I will that the younger women marry…
Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 119:177…marriage for they did not choose widowhood with a judgment of reason because they have cast off their first faith he means the covenant toward christ for having covenanted to be betrothed to him they cast…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:67…christ as her bridegroom just as the virgin does vers having condemnation because they have cast off their first faith he calls the covenant faith they have deceived he says the agreement they made with the…
Gregory Palamas c. 1296–1359PG 151:69C…en when they have lawfully flown to second marriages, we do not deem them altogether irreproachable—with Paul saying that they have "denied their first faith" (I Tim. V, 12)—how much more worthy of condemnation a…
Photius of ConstantinoplePG 104:857…have begun to wax wanton against christ they will marry having condemnation because they have cast off their first faith if therefore a widow is subject to a most heavy judgment as one having cast off…
131Tim 5:13
Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 89:631…will marry having damnation because they have cast off their first faith and withal they learn to be idle wandering about from house to house and not only idle but tattlers also and busybodies speaking things…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 48:613D…e, they, he says, are idle, wandering about from house to house; and not only idle, but tattlers also and busybodies, speaking things which they ought not (1 Tim. 5:13). But he himself does not wish this, bu…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:579…to marry having damnation because they have made void their first faith and withal they learn to be idle wandering about from house to house and not only idle but tattlers also and busybodies speaking things…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 63:153A…, Not only idle, he says, do they learn to be, but also chatterers and busybodies, going about from house to house, and speaking things which they ought not (1 Tim. V, 13)? Wherefore, even when you believe the…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 63:371…only are they idle he says but also gossips and busybodies going about from house to house and speaking things which they ought not hence even when you believe them concerning matters spoken against your brother…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:819…to live chastely in widowhood they engage in second marriages b vers and withal they learn to be idle wandering about from house to house and not only idle but tattlers also and busybodies speaking things…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1011…will marry having damnation because they have cast off their first faith and withal they learn to be idle wandering about from house to house and not only idle but tattlers also and busybodies speaking things…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1331A…learned to go about from house to house, whom blessed Paul rebuked, saying: And at the same time they learn to be idle, wandering about from house to house (1 Tim. 5:13). The wife of Job learned these things,…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:209…to marry having condemnation because they have made void their first faith and withal they learn to be idle wandering about from house to house and not only idle but tattlers also and busybodies speaking things…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:217A…make them drunk. Wine drunk with moderation is the joy of the heart and the gladness of the soul.” Ephes. v, 18. — “Be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess.” I Tim. v, 13. — “Drink no longer water, but use a li…
Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 119:177…to work but also women for every evil is born from idleness and withal they learn to be idle wandering about from house to house and how do they learn to be idle since…
Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 119:179…to work but also women for every evil is born from idleness and withal they learn to be idle wandering about from house to house and how do they learn to be idle having hired men…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:67…made with the bridegroom and for this reason they have condemnation vers and withal they learn to be idle wandering about from house to house together with the aforementioned condemnation they commit another sin namely the…
Joannes ChrysostomusPG 51:327…christ wish to marry verbose curious going about from house to house speaking things which they ought not who are turned back after satan for he did not remain silent when he had said simply i…
141Tim 5:14
Clement of Rome d. c. 100PG 1:293…hermore 1 Timothy 2, 2 and Titus 1, 7; likewise Theodoret. Finally, the Apostle Peter calls himself a presbyter, and likewise the Apostle John; and 1 Timothy 5, 14. Ancient interpreters explain the presbyterate as referring…
Clement of Rome d. c. 100PG 1:763A…lest they fall into the judgment of the devil, and many snares, and desires that are foolish and hurtful to souls, which cause punishment rather than relief (I Tim. v, 14). [VARIORUM NOTES] Trigamy is, ac…
Clement of Alexandria c. 150 – c. 215PG 8:1191…procreation of children hence the apostle also says i wish he says that the younger women marry bear children rule the house and give no occasion to the adversary for the sake of blasphemy for already…
Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 41:869…and if they were about to have damnation why did he say i will therefore that the younger women marry guide the house x every prophet therefore both in the old testament and in the new…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 47:59B…is said, however, that she is even now a virgin. For she was able to serve the apostolic law: "I wish the younger widows to marry, to be mothers of families" (I Tim. V, 14); yet while she was adorned with wealth…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 48:613D…me temptations. [614] And not here only, but after saying beforehand and again saying, I will that the younger widows marry, bear children, guide the house (1 Tim. 5:14), he adds the reason why he wills these…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 48:613D…se (1 Tim. 5:14), he adds the reason why he wills these things. And what is this? None, he says, to give occasion to the adversary to speak reproachfully (1 Tim. 5:14). Since it was likely that many of the…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 48:615C…rea laudibus dignam putes, ac quæ vulgi reprehensionem fugiat; pœna tantum ac supplicio caret, laudes quidem et encomia non est quod se reportare posse speret (1. Tim. 5. 14). Nam et remissum atque ad libidinem pr…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:13A…might observe also in Paul, as when he says: I wish all men to be even as myself (1 Cor. 7:7); and again, I wish the younger women to marry, to bear children (1 Tim. 5:14). Therefore, he calls the first will "g…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:579…en marry, bear children, guide the house, give none occasion to the adversary to speak reproachfully. For some are already turned aside after Satan. (1 Tim. 5:14-15). Paul, having spoken much regarding widows and having…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:641…children, if she has lodged strangers, if she has washed the feet of the saints, if she has relieved the afflicted, if she has followed after every good work" (1 Tim. 5. 14). For when your husband has died and yo…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 63:135A…all men were even as I myself" (I Cor. VII, 7) in continence; and again elsewhere, exhorting, "I will," he says, "that the younger women marry, bear children" (I Tim. V, 14). He sets forth two wills, but both are…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:819…any anxiety they are fed by idleness and idleness introduces wickedness vers i will therefore that the younger women marry bear children guide the house give none occasion to the adversary to speak reproachfully when the…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 84:899…duit. ἀποστολικῆς χάριτος καταλιπούσης Ἰούδαν, εἰσῆλθεν εἰς αὐτὸν ὁ διάβολος, I, 380. III, 662, ἀποστολικῆς χάριτος ἠξιωμένους, worthy of the presbyterate, 1 Tim. v, 14. III, 727, 755, ἀποστολικῶν χαρισμάτων…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1011…idle but tattlers also and busybodies speaking things which they ought not i will therefore that the younger women marry bear children guide the house give none occasion to the adversary to speak reproachfully for some…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:51…she that brings shame, becomes a sorrow to her father. An audacious one brings shame upon both father and husband, and shall be dishonored by both." I Tim. v, 14. "I will that the younger women marry, bear children, a…
Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 119:179…good work it takes up for itself absurd work v i desire therefore that the younger women marry bear children manage the house and give no occasion to the adversary for b reproach for some have…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:67…and from speaking to everyone about everything they lapse into gossip vers i will therefore that the younger women marry bear children guide the house primarily he says i wished them not to break their covenants…
Joannes ChrysostomusPG 51:327D…ions; if she has not fallen, with greater security at a convenient time you may choose her. But if you say, "I want younger widows to marry, to bear children" (I Tim. 5:14), hear whom he calls "younger"—those wh…
151Tim 5:15
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:579…guide the house give none occasion to the adversary to speak reproachfully for some are already turned aside after satan tim a paul having spoken much regarding widows and having defined a time for them saying…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:819…breeds c then he teaches the cause of this more clearly vers for some are already turned aside after satan the law was enacted from experience vers if any man or woman that believeth have widows…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1011…guide the house give none occasion to the adversary to speak reproachfully for some are already turned aside after satan because that infidel even if he despises strangers yet does not disregard those who are near…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:67…god vers to give none occasion to the adversary to speak reproachfully for some are already turned aside after satan because he had said they ought to guide the house lest he appear to be giving…
161Tim 5:16
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:319B…which we seek is this, that it be given at all. Hear what Paul says: That it may suffice for those who are truly widows, and that the Church be not burdened (1 Tim. V, 16). Do as you wish; only do it. I indeed…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:579…any man or woman that believes has widows, let them relieve them, that the Church be not charged, that it may relieve those that are widows indeed. (1 Tim. 5:16). Do you see how he again declares those as "widows indeed"…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:819…already turned aside after satan the law was enacted from experience vers if any man or woman that believeth have widows let them relieve them and let not the church be charged that it may relieve…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1011…not disregard those who are near he calls it a compact vers if any man or woman that believeth have widows let them relieve…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1013…a them and let not the church be burdened that it may suffice for those who are widows indeed let the presbyters who rule well…
Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 119:179…already turned aside after satan if any believing man or woman has widows let them relieve them and let not the church be burdened that it may relieve those who are widows indeed it would indeed…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:67…loose ends they may not draw upon themselves the aforementioned evils vers if any man or woman that believeth have widows let them relieve them for the widows of believers ought not to be supported by…
Joannes ChrysostomusPG 51:327B…acter: but absolutely, "If anyone who is faithful," he says, "or any faithful woman has widows, let her provide for them, and let not the Church be oppressed" (I Tim. 5:16). He did not say, "when she shall be si…
171Tim 5:17
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 24:1059A…nce of the Only-begotten to the glory of the unborn Father. We have heard, however, the apostle commanding that presbyters are to be honored with double honor (1 Tim. v, 17): especially those who labor in word an…
Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:1193B…dained regarding presbyters, saying: "Let the presbyters who rule well be counted worthy of double honor, especially those who labor in the word and doctrine" (1 Tim. V, 17), this I consider right to observe rega…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 48:651…also do and when he discourses concerning priests let the elders who rule well be counted worthy of double honor especially those who labor in the word and doctrine for this is the most perfect standard…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 48:671…But when he speaks of priests, he says: “Let the elders who rule well be counted worthy of double honor, especially those who labor in the word and doctrine” (1 Tim 5:17). For this is the most perfect limit of…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:183C…, hear Christ saying concerning the apostles: The laborer is worthy of his hire (Luke 10:7). And Paul: Especially those who labor in the word and doctrine (1 Tim. 5:17). For if it were not work, how would he…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:133D…ach, and this Paul declares when he says: Let the elders who rule well be considered worthy of double honor, especially those who labor in word and teaching (1 Tim. 5:17). But this labor, you masters, it lies…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:25C…he sweat. Wherefore he himself says: "Let the presbyters who rule well be counted worthy of double honor, especially those who labor in the word and doctrine" (1 Tim. 5:17). For just as to teach the wrestlers is…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:245B…s equal to this; wherefore he also said: Let the elders who rule well be counted worthy of double honor, especially those who labor in the word and doctrine (1 Tim. 5:17). And he instructed Timothy saying: Gi…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:265…from his own understanding wherefore he also said let the elders who rule well be counted worthy of double honor especially those who labor in the word and doctrine but he who speaks all things by…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:455B…excuse and pretext for him who is subject to authority. Writing to Timothy, he also said, "Let the priests that rule well be esteemed worthy of double honor" (1 Tim 5:17). Writing to the Hebrews, he also said,…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:819…the faith he wills that care be taken by the church vers let the elders that rule well be counted worthy of double honour especially they who labour in the word and doctrine d so praiseworthy…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1013…may suffice for those who are widows indeed let the presbyters who rule well be counted worthy of double honor especially those who labor in the word and doctrine for the scripture says thou shalt not…
Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 119:179…xii concerning the honor of presbyters h v let the elders who rule well be counted worthy of double honor especially those who labor in the word and doctrine for the scripture says you shall not…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:69…who are truly such that is the unprotected and abandoned b let the elders that rule well be counted worthy of double honor especially they who labor in the word and doctrine the lord teaches…
181Tim 5:18
Irenaeus of Lyon c. 130–c. 202PG 7:1603…tly, where he writes: "Luke alone is with me." Indeed, the Apostle seems to have alleged certain words of Luke from chapter x of the Gospel, v. 8, in I Timothy v, 18. For no other Scripture has that saying: "The laborer is wo…
Clement of Alexandria c. 150 – c. 215PG 8:1035B…ng become a seasoning for the slaughtered animal; nor let that which is the cause of life be an aid to the consumption of the body. The same Law (Deut. XXV, 4; 1 Tim. V, 18) ordains that the mouth of the ox that…
Clement of Alexandria c. 150 – c. 215PG 8:1035B…he remainder of the body. He refers to the law which ordains: "Thou shalt not muzzle the ox that treads out the corn" — for the worker is worthy of his reward (1 Tim. V, 18; Luc. X, 7; Matt. X, 10). He forbids yo…
Clement of Alexandria c. 150 – c. 215PG 9:1569…of justice and by fear what an ox signifies to the egyptians thou shalt not muzzle the ox that treadeth out the corn nor is an ox yoked with an ass to the plow and plato…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 11:367…epistle to the corinthians for it is written says he you shall not muzzle the ox that treadeth out the corn then explaining how this law ought to be understood he adds saying doth god take…
Archelaus of Carrhae fl. c. 262-280PG 10:1461…interpreting those things which are written in the law in this manner thou shalt not muzzle the ox that treadeth out the corn doth god take care for oxen or doth he say it altogether for…
Didymus the Blind c. 313–398PG 39:1723B…oken of in the passage: "Pray therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he may send out workers" [Matt. IX, 38]; and further: "The worker is worthy of his food" [1 Tim. V, 18]. But those about whom I write are here…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 47:61B…ve harmed the Church if the holy John were to have partaken of the Church, according to the one who says: "For the laborer is worthy of his food" (Matt. 10.10; 1 Tim. 5.18); and again: "Who tends a flock, and do…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:397C…the Old to the evangelical word, and says: It is written: Thou shalt not muzzle the ox that treadeth out the corn; and, The laborer is worthy of his reward (1 Tim. 5. 18). For Moses said "Thou shalt not muzzle…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 57:365…in the law of moses thou shalt not muzzle the mouth of the ox that treadeth out the corn and again even so hath the lord ordained that they which preach the gospel should live of…
Euthalius the Deacon fl. 5th c.PG 85:743…are two testimonies i from deuteronomy for the nineteenth time ch xxv thou shalt not muzzle the ox that treadeth out the corn ii from the gospel according to matthew for the second time ch x…
Hesychius of Jerusalem d. after 450PG 93:985…who work justice as paul handed down to us interpreting that command thou shalt not muzzle the ox that treadeth out the corn cor ix then he added doth god take care for oxen cor ix…
Hesychius of Jerusalem d. after 450PG 93:1181…oxen are observers of the commandments concerning whom the lawgiver moses said thou shalt not muzzle the ox that treadeth out the corn whence the psalmist has set forth not simply oxen but all oxen for…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:819…more abundant he confirms his statement with the testimony of scripture vers for the scripture saith thou shalt not muzzle the ox that treadeth out the corn and the labourer is worthy of his reward he…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 83:507…have pity on irrational animals for thou shalt not muzzle he says the ox that treadeth out the corn and thou shalt not seethe a kid in his mother's milk and he forbids those who find…
Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:699…compares them to threshing oxen as paul testifies who says you shall not muzzle the ox that treadeth out the corn cor ix beyond this the well fattened calf is a type of christ because of…
Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:1787…has a true literal sense will be threefold for instance that saying thou shalt not muzzle the ox that treadeth out the corn bears this meaning according to the letter according to the anagogy however it…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1013…those who labor in the word and doctrine for the scripture says thou shalt not muzzle the ox that treadeth out the corn and the laborer is worthy of his reward against a presbyter do not…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:69…thoughts in whatever manner it may be delivered for the scripture says thou shalt not muzzle the ox that treadeth out the corn and the laborer is worthy of his reward he applies testimonies one from…
Theophanes Kerameus fl. 12th c.PG 132:361…vineyard and brings forward to that end the words of deuteronomy chapter thou shalt not muzzle the ox that treadeth out the corn subjoins doth god take care for oxen or saith he it altogether for…
Antonius Melissa fl. 11th centuryPG 136:1075…x cor ix the laborer is worthy of his wages you shall not muzzle the ox that treadeth out the corn and the laborer is worthy of his meat james v behold the wages of the…
191Tim 5:19
Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:819…no man neither be partaker of other men's sins i tim v against an elder receive not an accusation but before two or three witnesses them that sin rebuke before all that others also may fear…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:581…construction and phrasing but of thoughts not of arrangement but of wisdom against an elder receive not an accusation except before two or three witnesses for is it necessary to receive an accusation against a younger…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:819…former from the old testament and the latter from the new vers against an elder receive not an accusation…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 83:429…ses are needed, according to the apostolic law: “Do not,” he says, “admit an accusation against a presbyter, except on the evidence of two or three witnesses” (1 Tim. v. 19). That ecclesiastical laws do indeed pu…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:69…so of food but he who is not a laborer is unworthy against an elder receive not an accusation for does one have to receive an accusation against a young man but not against someone else…
Theodore Balsamon d. c. 1205PG 137:191…a for the great paul writing to timothy says thus against an elder receive not an accusation except before two or three witnesses but i am of the opinion that now in the case…
PG 5 (anthology)PG 5:537B…yter. Moreover, against this, Paul, when he forbids an accusation to be received against presbyters—"Against a presbyter do not hastily receive an accusation" (1 Tim. v, 19)—is there speaking of a bishop, who is…
201Tim 5:20
Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:819…an elder receive not an accusation but before two or three witnesses them that sin rebuke before all that others also may fear ibid that one who has been chosen ought not to approach the preaching…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 47:67…of virtue to the hungry, exterminating sin with manifest rebukes and obeying Paul who says: "Them that sin rebuke before all, that others also may have fear" (1 Tim. 5:20). Furthermore, if any who are laboring…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 57:307A…me, until the Lord come" (1 Cor. 4:5). Why then does He elsewhere say: "Argue, beseech, rebuke" (1 Tim. 4:2)? And elsewhere, "Them that sin, argue before all" (1 Tim. 5:20)? And Christ to Peter: "Go, rebuke him…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:47B…e cause, however, is that charity has grown cold, that those who sin are not chastised (hear him writing to Timothy and saying, Argue those who sin before all [1 Tim. 5:20]); that the princes are sick: for while…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 63:43A…desty; if you are not willing, we do not allow pernicious customs of this sort to be introduced into the Church: "Them that sin," he says, "rebuke before all" (1 Tim. 5:20). And we forbid you to allow those wret…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:821…him it is necessary therefore to require that number of witnesses vers them that sin rebuke before all that others also may have fear neither condemn before proof nor spare those who are openly convicted of…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1141B…as dear children; and walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweetsmelling savour. I Tim. V, 20. — Them that sin rebuke before all, tha…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1567B…wine, do not reprove your neighbor." Eccli. viii, 14. — "Do not heap up coals, reproving sinners, lest you be kindled by the flame of the fire of their sins." I Tim. v, 20. — "Reprove those who sin before all, t…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 126:753B…, and you shall not take sins upon him (Lev. xix, 17). And Paul also commands that he who sins be reproved before all, that the others also may have fear (1 Tim. v, 20). If, therefore, he whose duty it is to…
Antonius Melissa fl. 11th centuryPG 136:1141…imagine evil against his neighbor in your hearts rebuke them that sin before all that others also may fear st basil as those who are safe upon the shore though they sympathize with those who are…
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Clement of Rome d. c. 100PG 1:115…same clement saying thus o clement more simply vital he says is god and the lord jesus christ and the holy spirit many other things of this kind will be readily available to one who attentively…
Clement of Rome d. c. 100PG 1:191…but also clement an older writer or the older says 'god lives and the lord jesus christ and the holy spirit ' but the arguments of those who for this reason have impugned the authenticity of…
Clement of Rome d. c. 100PG 1:369…behold that text the earlier clement of rome says the god lives and the lord jesus christ and the holy spirit saint basil believed a these words of saint clement were sufficient to establish the consubstantiality…
Clement of Rome d. c. 100PG 1:457…spirit c h but even the more ancient clement says god lives and the lord jesus christ and the holy spirit d…
Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 26:555…aying: "I charge you before God and Christ Jesus and the elect angels, that you keep these things without prejudice, doing nothing out of partiality" (1 Timothy 5:21). But they argue that, since he named God and Christ, and t…
Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:843D…h⟧ I charge you before God and Christ Jesus and the elect angels, that you guard these things without prejudice, doing nothing by inclination to one side (I Tim. v, 21). That all things must be done and sai…
Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:863…kingdom of heaven is at hand matth x i charge thee therefore before god and the lord jesus christ who shall judge the quick and the dead at his appearing and his kingdom preach the word…
Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:999C…erson any suspicion of partiality or inclination towards certain ones, according to the commandment of the Apostle who said: Doing nothing by partiality (I Tim. V, 21), or in turn, of strife and contention,…
Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:1179C…iable, if he performs anything out of partiality or contention? RESPONSE. Since the Apostle sometimes commands that nothing should be done out of bias (I Tim. V, 21), and at other times declares: If any…
Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:1803A…he Basil edition had πρόσκλησιν, just as the Olivar manuscript, but there was an added correction, πρόσκλισιν, which is the true reading, from the Apostle, 1 Tim. v, 21: Μηδὲν ποιῶν κατὰ πρόσκλισιν, doing n…
Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 32:201…trinity is most divine but also clement more simply says god lives and the lord jesus christ and the holy spirit and iren us who was close to the times of the apostles let us hear…
Didymus the Blind c. 313–398PG 39:547…starting point from this say paul wrote to timothy 'i charge you before god and the lord jesus christ and the elect angels ' but he remained silent about the holy spirit inasmuch as he was…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:585…is master when he was speaking about judgment he added i testify before god and the lord jesus christ and the elect angels that you guard these things without prejudice doing nothing by inclining to one…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:649…partaking he says but thoroughly furnished with accuracy i charge thee therefore before god and the lord jesus christ who shall judge the quick and the dead he means either sinners and the just or those…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:821…from sin afterwards he also overawes him with a terrible attestation vers i charge thee before god and the lord jesus christ and the elect angels that thou observe these things without prejudice doing nothing by…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:849…with his adjuration h chapter iv h vers i charge thee therefore before god and the lord jesus christ who shall judge the quick and the dead at his appearing and his kingdom preach the word…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 83:1407…and the father and writing to the blessed timothy he cries out i charge thee before god and the lord jesus christ and again i give thee charge in the sight of god who quickeneth all…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1013…before all that the rest also may have fear i charge you before god and the lord jesus christ and the elect angels that you keep these things without prejudice doing nothing by partiality lay hands…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1021…for every good work h chapter iv h i charge you therefore before god and the lord jesus christ who will judge after having offered much encouragement and consolation on all points he adds at last…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:373B…/h⟧ Eccli. LXXXI, 14. — « Omnes bibentes aquam, traditi sunt ad mortem: et electa Libani omnia bibentia aquam: ipsi quoque descenderunt cum eo in infernum. » I Tim. V, 21. — « Modico vino utere propter stomachu…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:505…himself also explicitly cries out i charge you before god and our lord jesus christ and the elect angels ii tim iv and he says that the coming of the lord is signified by the voice…
Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 119:181…who sin rebuke before all that the others also may have fear i charge thee before god and the lord jesus christ and the elect angels that thou keep these things without prejudice doing nothing according…
Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 119:229…not merely participating but equipped and filled i charge b you therefore before god and the lord jesus christ who will judge the living and the dead at his appearing and his kingdom preach the word…
Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 130:697…saying of the apostle which he himself correctly wrote to timothy saying i charge thee before god and christ jesus and the elect angels that thou guard these things without prejudice doing nothing by partiality from…
Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 130:803…divine but clement too in a more archaic way says god lives and the lord jesus christ and the holy spirit and iren us who was close to the times of the apostles let us hear…
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Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:819A…in the sin, and the others are not offended, but rather learn to fear. Caput II Lay hands suddenly on no man, neither be partaker of other men's sins (I Tim. v, 22)... Against an elder receive not an acc…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 48:663C…th demands: hear what Paul says to Timothy, his disciple, his genuine and beloved son: "Lay hands suddenly on no one, neither be partaker of other men's sins" (I Tim. V, 22). Do you see how great a load of the ev…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 49:17A…scussed today with Timothy—for even regarding ordinations he sent word to him, saying: Lay hands suddenly on no man, neither be partaker of other men’s sins (1 Tim. 5:22), and he displayed the intolerable dang…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 50:589A…t happens. And Paul shows this very thing again, writing and saying to the same Timothy: "Do not lay hands on anyone hastily, nor share in the sins of others" (1 Tim. 5. 22). What do you say? Another has sinned,…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:355…he greatest dominion; for writing in the Epistle to the Thessalonians, he did this. And what is surprising, when he even says to Timothy, "Keep yourself pure" (1 Tim. 5:22); and again elsewhere: "Follow peace wi…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:423B…see the Lord" (Heb. 12:14). And why do you wonder if he writes about this everywhere to the disciples, when writing to Timothy he said: "Keep yourself chaste" (1 Tim. 5:22)? And writing to the Corinthians, he sa…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:587…the matter concerning ordinations lay hands he says suddenly on no one neither be partaker of other men's sins what is suddenly not after the first probation nor after the second or third but after having…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 71:233…itterness" [Jer. XV, 17]. Therefore, the blessed Paul is to be admired when he instructs us: "Keep thyself pure, and do not communicate with other men's sins" [1 Tim. V, 22]. Every impious man, regarding those wh…
Hesychius of Jerusalem d. after 450PG 93:865…thy servant (Ps. XVIII, 14). And Paul instructed Timothy: Lay hands suddenly on no man, neither be partaker of other men's sins: keep thyself pure (1 Tim. V, 22). VERS. 23-25. And the Lord spoke unto Moses saying: Spea…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:821…thee he says before god and his son and his servants vers lay hands suddenly on no man neither be partaker of other men's sins for it is necessary first to examine the life of the…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1013…angels that you keep these things without prejudice doing nothing by partiality lay hands suddenly on no man neither be partaker of other men's sins keep yourself pure drink no longer water but use a little…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1297D…od is able to make him stand. But why dost thou judge thy brother? We shall all stand before the judgment seat of Christ" (Rom. 14:4-10). "Keep thyself pure" (1 Tim. 5:22). "He that speaketh evil of his brothe…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1539D…to the judgment of the devil. Moreover, he must also have a good testimony from those who are outside, lest he fall into reproach and the snare of the devil.” I Tim. V, 22. — “Lay hands quickly upon no one, and…
Photius of Constantinople c. 810–c. 891PG 101:943…and teacher in the writings in which he addresses timothy concurs saying lay hands suddenly on no man neither be partaker of other men s sins b there are six hundred other things of this same…
Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 119:183…undistorted judgments b h chapter xiii on a cautious election h v lay hands suddenly on no man neither be partaker of other men's sins keep thyself pure drink no longer water but use a little…
Symeon Metaphrastes fl. c. 960, d. c. 1000PG 114:991…according to the apostle's word to lay hands suddenly on no one neither be partaker of other men's sins now antoninus having departed this life as we have already indicated the great man ordained to his…
Symeon Metaphrastes fl. c. 960, d. c. 1000PG 114:1125…those being ordained and exhorted them according to the apostle's word to lay hands suddenly on no man neither be partaker of other men's sins antoninus having departed this life as we have already indicated the…
Theodore Balsamon d. c. 1205PG 137:35A…n which is performed by a high priest in the church, just as the great Paul also says: "Lay hands suddenly on no man, neither be partaker of other men's sins" (1 Tim. V, 22). It does not, however, treat of electi…
Joannes ChrysostomusPG 51:23B…be ordained, and six hundred other things. And Paul, declaring this, wrote to Timothy: Lay hands suddenly on no man, neither be partaker of other men’s sins (1 Tim. 5:22): and writing to the Hebrews concerning…
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Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:1663…according to the apostolic precept saying to timothy do not still drink water but use a little wine for thy stomach and thy frequent infirmities and what more needs to be said that is the one…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 48:939…osed to a continuous illness from his youth, a fact which Paul declared saying, "Use a little wine for the sake of your stomach and your frequent infirmities" (1 Tim. 5:23). But if that righteous man, that holy…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 49:19B…ach, hear Paul himself diligently making this manifest. For he did not simply say, "Use a little wine," but having first said, "Do not drink water any longer" (1 Tim. 5:23), he then brought forth the counsel of…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 49:115C…Spirit. For that they were frequently sick, hear what the Apostle says about Timothy: Use a little wine for thy stomach's sake and thy frequent infirmities (I Tim. V, 23); and again about another: Trophimus I…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 50:433B…οἶνον μὴ μεθύειν· καὶ εἰ μὴ τοῦτο ἦν, οὐκ ἂν τοῦτο ἐπέταξεν ὁ Παῦλος τῷ Τιμοθέῳ γράφων οὕτως· Οἴνῳ ὀλίγῳ χρῶ διὰ τὸν στόμαχόν σου καὶ τὰς πυκνάς σου ἀσθενείας (1 Tim. V, 23). Μέθη γὰρ οὐδὲν ἕτερόν ἐστιν ἀλλ᾽ ἢ ἔκ…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 50:843…at Antioch in the Old Church, while he was still a presbyter, on the Apostolic text: "Use a little wine for your stomach's sake and your frequent infirmities" (1 Tim. 5:23). — Sacred Scriptures are precious even…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 52:593B…firmity, his body having been weakened with much severity. And showing this, Paul said: Use a little wine for your stomach and your frequent infirmities (1 Tim. 5:23). And he who raised the dead did not co…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:367A…d suffers those who have been steeped by it to be thwarted by nothing human. Was not Timothy infirm? Was he not perpetually vexed by illnesses and afflictions (1 Tim. 5:23)? What, then, became more blessed than…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:147A…o, who was afflicted with a very serious illness, would have had to be evil. Use a little wine, he says, for thy stomach, and for thy frequent infirmities (1 Tim. 5:23). But if he was not only not evil for t…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:623D…that he does not forbid making provision for it, hear what he says to Timothy: “Use a little wine for the sake of your stomach and your frequent infirmities” (1 Tim. 5:23)—for health, not for licentiousness. Fo…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:129…immoderation is an obstacle. Hear also the blessed man writing and saying to Timothy: "Use a little wine for thy stomach's sake, and thine often infirmities" (1 Tim. 5:23). 2. For this reason God made our bodi…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:585…a partaker of other men's sins keep yourself pure no longer drink water but use a little wine for your stomach's sake and your frequent infirmities after having spoken about bishops about deacons about men about…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:587…so also of transgressions keep yourself chaste he speaks of temperance here drink no longer water but use a little wine for your stomach's sake and your frequent infirmities d if then to a man so…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:669C…ch no less than spiritual weakness? Why does Paul correct it by writing to Timothy: Use a little wine for thy stomach's sake and thine often infirmities (1 Tim. V, 23)? For if we achieve virtue by the soul…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 63:649D…, what excuse could we have, who are drunk while in health? For to him he said: "Use a little wine for the sake of your stomach and your frequent infirmities" (1 Tim. 5:23); but to each of us he would say: "Use…
Hesychius of Jerusalem d. after 450PG 93:899…of the handling of heavenly things whence paul also wrote to timothy use a little wine for thy stomach's sake and thine often infirmities but he who uses it in moderation specifically at the time of…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:821…also orders him to offer a treatment suitable to his body vers drink no longer water but use a little wine for thy stomach's sake and thine often infirmities he who heals others by word offers…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1013…no man neither be partaker of other men's sins keep yourself pure drink no longer water but use a little wine for your stomach's sake and your frequent infirmities some men's sins are open b beforehand…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1221C…strengtheneth me, Christ.” Hebr. xiii, 5. — “Content with such things as are present. For he hath said: I will not leave thee, neither will I forsake thee.” I Tim. v, 23. — “Do not still drink water, but use a…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:217…v be not drunk with wine wherein is excess i tim v drink no longer water but use a little wine for thy stomach's sake and thine often infirmities wine is a gift from god granted…
Theodore the Studite 759–826PG 99:1423…monastic dignity let no one gorge himself with wine heeding the apostle use a little wine for thy stomach's sake and thine often infirmities from these things carnal desires are kindled against the soul and the…
Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 119:183…no man neither be partaker of other men's sins keep thyself pure drink no longer water but use a little wine for thy stomach's sake and thine often infirmities he also discusses elections for he was…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:73…pure in this place he instructs him concerning chastity c v ers drink no longer water but use a little wine for thy stomach s sake and thine often infirmities do you see how many labors…
Joannes ChrysostomusPG 51:61B…firmities, and never caught his breath from his long illness, which is what Paul also said: “Use a little wine for your stomach and your frequent infirmities” (1 Tim. 5:23), and he did not simply say “infirmitie…
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Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 30:735…present life perhaps this is what the apostle says some men s sins are open beforehand going before to judgment and some they follow after for those sins which are manifest to all men by which…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 48:549C…will not escape to the end. For according to the blessed Paul, Of some men, their sins are manifest, going before to judgment, and to some they follow after (1 Tim. 5. 24); and just as legislators, having set t…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:445B…do some pay the penalties for murders, and others not? Hear Paul saying: Some men’s sins are evident, going before unto judgment; and some they follow after (1 Tim. 5:24). How many murderers have escaped? How…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:587…would help for health not for pleasure some men's sins are manifest going before to judgment and some they follow after since he was speaking about ordinations do not he says be partaker of other men's…
Socrates Scholasticus c. 380–c. 450PG 67:565…in for the sake of punishment if according to the apostle a some men's sins are open beforehand going before to judgment and some men they follow after for this very reason we have woven into…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:821…weakness then he returns to the discourse he began concerning ordination vers some men's sins are open beforehand going before to judgment and some they follow after likewise also the good works of some are manifest…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 83:1157B…s, becoming a laughingstock for his own madness and fulfilling in himself that saying of the Apostle: “Some men’s sins are manifest, going before to judgment” (1 Tim. v, 24). But these things, as they have been e…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1013…stomach's sake and your frequent infirmities some men's sins are open b beforehand going before to judgment and some men they follow after likewise also the good works of some are manifest and they that are…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1159A…1 John iii, 8. — "He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning." 1 Tim. v, 24. — "Some men’s sins are open beforehand…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:51A…Filia prudens hæreditatem afferet viro suo: et quæ confundit, in moerorem fit genitoris. Patrem et virum confundit audax, et ab utrisque inhonorabitur. » I Tim. v, 24. — « Volo adolescentulas nubere, filios…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:73…he added and thine often infirmities d v ers some men s sins are open beforehand going before to judgment and some they follow after because while giving ordinances concerning ordinations he had said neither be…
Anastasius of SinaiPG 89:371C…re harmed and perish from their evil doctrine, hear what the Apostle says: "Some men's sins are manifest, going before to judgment; but some they also follow" (I Tim. v, 24). Therefore, without the confession of…
Antonius Melissa fl. 11th centuryPG 136:817…the wages of sin is death timothy some men's sins are manifest beforehand going before to judgment and some they follow after john he who commits sin is of the devil for the devil sins from…
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Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:821…are open beforehand going before to judgment and some they follow after likewise also the good works of some are manifest and they that are otherwise cannot be hid not all he says sin openly for…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1013…b beforehand going before to judgment and some men they follow after likewise also the good works of some are manifest and they that are otherwise cannot be hid h chap vi h vers let as…