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John ChrysostomPG 49:33expounds v.17“Τοις πλουσιοις εν τω νυν αιωνι παραγγελλε μη υψηλοφρονειν, μηδε ηλπικεναι επι πλουτου αδηλοτητι, αλλ᾿ εν τω Θεω τω ζωντι, τω παρεχοντι ημιν παντα πλου”On the calamity in the city regarding the statues of Theodosius and the apostolic word
11Tim 6:1
Clement of Alexandria c. 150 – c. 215PG 9:889…time men falling away from the worship of the true god judged that the name of god and his nature and honors were to be ascribed to creatures themselves however it was the opinion of the… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:855B…ing masters, let them not despise them, because they are brethren; but rather do them service, because they are faithful and beloved, partakers of the benefit (I Tim. VI, 1, 2). Exhort servants to be obedient unt… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:587…and those that are otherwise cannot be hid h chapter vi h let as many servants as are under the yoke count their own masters worthy of all honor that the name of god and his… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:703…n his writing: "Whosoever are under the yoke, servants, count their own masters worthy of all honour, that the name of God and his doctrine be not blasphemed" (1 Tim 6:1). For the Gentiles are going to say tha… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:823…a verse let as many as are under the yoke as servants count their own masters worthy of all honor that the name of god and his doctrine be not blasphemed he says these things regarding… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1013…they that are otherwise cannot be hid h chap vi h vers let as many servants as are under the yoke count their own masters worthy of all honor that the name of god and his… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1401B…simplicity of heart, fearing God. Whatever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord and not to men, knowing that from the Lord you will receive the reward." I Tim. vi, 1, 2. — "Let as many as are bondservants… Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 119:185…for them h chapter xv on the obedience of servants h vi let as many servants as are under the yoke count their own masters worthy of all honor that the name of god and his… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:75…h vers whosoever are under the yoke as servants let them account their own masters worthy of all honor that the name of god and his doctrine be not blasphemed exhort he says and instruct c… Theodore Balsamon d. c. 1205PG 137:1243…says as many as are under a yoke as slaves let them count their own masters worthy of all honor and let those who have faithful masters not despise them because they are brethren but rather… Theodore Balsamon d. c. 1205PG 137:1245…timothy says let as many as are under the yoke of slavery count their own masters worthy of all honor and let not those who have believing masters despise them because they are brothers but rather…
21Tim 6:2
Clement of Alexandria c. 150 – c. 215PG 8:673…that which is to come e let those who have faithful masters not despise them because they are brethren but rather let them serve because they are faithful f he who gives let him do so… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:855…god and his doctrine be not blasphemed and they that have b believing masters let them not despise them because they are brethren but rather do them service because they are faithful and beloved partakers of… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 53:269D…until the name, or rather even erased the name itself, hear Paul saying: Those who have believing masters, let them not despise them, for they are brethren (1 Tim. 6. 2). You see how virtue, having entered, l… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:587…the sake of god s name for they that have he says believing masters let them not despise them because they are brethren but rather let them serve them because they are believers and beloved who… Hesychius of Jerusalem d. after 450PG 93:1129…flesh and in the lord and again but those who have faithful masters let them not despise them because they are brothers furthermore the spirit also commands something else when we discover one of the brothers… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:823…evangelical doctrine as if it were the cause of these things verse and they that have believing masters let them not despise them because they are brethren but rather do them service because they are faithful… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 94:109D…onverting them from Greek into Latin and amplifying them with new additions, and who provide the theologians with matter by which, both to ________________ 1 I Tim. vi. 2 Gen. XXVI. 3 Joan. XI. (a) Lib. v Hist.… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1013…honor that the name of god and his doctrine be not blasphemed and they that have believing masters let them not despise them because they are brethren but rather do them service because they are faithful… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1401…of god and his doctrine may not be blasphemed and those who have believing masters let them not despise them because they are brethren but rather serve them because those who are benefited are believers and… Photius of Constantinople c. 810–c. 891PG 101:595…this same mode of tropology pertains also that they that have faithful masters let them not despise them d because they are brethren but rather let them serve them because they are faithful and beloved partakers… Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 119:185…honor that the name of god and his doctrine be not blasphemed and they that have believing masters let them not despise them because they are brethren but rather serve them because they are faithful and… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:75…even servile dispositions which are difficult to improve vers and those who have believing masters let them not despise them because they are brethren but rather let them serve them more because they are faithful and… Theodore Balsamon d. c. 1205PG 137:1243…masters worthy of all honor and let those who have faithful masters not despise them because they are brethren but rather let them serve them because they are faithful who partake of the benefit of their… Matthew BlastaresPG 144:1253…worthy of all honor but if the masters be faithful he says let them not despise them because they are brethren but rather let them serve them because they are faithful who partake of enjoy their…
31Tim 6:3
Clement of Rome d. c. 100PG 1:167…the apostles having received mandates and being fully persuaded by the resurrection of our lord jesus christ and confirmed in faith by the word of god went forth with the fullness of the holy spirit and… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:195…are led into this error and will not acquiesce in the sound words of our lord jesus christ and the doctrine which is according to godliness but allow themselves to be deceived by such these shall… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:197…are led into this error and will not acquiesce to the sound words of our lord jesus christ and the doctrine which is according to godliness but allow themselves to be deceived by such these shall… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 17:835…progress of virtues yield joy and festivity to god the father to our lord jesus christ and to the holy spirit and the angels so our evil conversation brings lamentations and grief c not only to… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 17:927…of the flesh that the spirit may be saved in the day of our lord jesus christ and that in ii cor vii let us cleanse ourselves from all pollution of the flesh and spirit and… Methodius of Olympus d. c. 311PG 18:183…do you wish to know the beautiful fruit of the tree consider the words of our lord jesus christ how they are beautiful above the sons d of men a beautiful fruit sprouted through moses namely… Alexander of Alexandria d. 326PG 18:569…also if anyone teaches otherwise and does not assent to the wholesome words of our lord jesus christ and to the doctrine which is according to godliness he is puffed up knowing nothing and so forth… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 26:1195…him again writing to the corinthians in the second epistle the grace of our lord jesus christ and the charity of god and the communion of the holy spirit be with you all and just as… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 30:823…shall rise in the judgment and condemn those who refused to obey the words of our lord jesus christ then certainly the wise men of the greeks who practiced philosophy and chose hatred of women will… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:75…opposition of mind and opinion and employing such opposition toward the commandments of our lord jesus christ and rending asunder pitilessly the church of god and scattering unsparingly his flock so that in them is now… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:809…believe and know the truth i tim iv d to timothy i if any man teach otherwise and consent not to wholesome words even the words of our lord jesus christ and to the doctrine which… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:821C…and consent not to wholesome words, even the words of our Lord Jesus Christ, and to the doctrine which is according to godliness; he is proud, knowing nothing (1 Tim. vi, 3, 4), etc. That all things which have b… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:1297A…therwise, and does not accede to the sound words of our Lord Jesus Christ, and to that doctrine which is according to godliness, he is proud, knowing nothing (1 Tim. VI, 3, 4); and, having enumerated the things… Didymus the Blind c. 313–398PG 39:357…washed but you were sanctified but you were justified in the name of our lord jesus christ and by the spirit of our god and to the romans i tell the truth in christ i do… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:591…if any one teaches otherwise and does not accede to the sound words of our lord jesus christ and to the doctrine which is according to godliness he is puffed up knowing nothing but languishing about… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 64:17B…he sees us behaving indecorously regarding food, like a physician, he will cry out to the disorderly: "Having food and clothing, let us be content with these" (1 Tim. VI, 3). Food, not delicacies; food, not subve… Nilus of Sinai d. c. 430PG 79:579…to fortify oneself one's own spouse and children with all the commandments of our lord jesus christ and to guard adorn and secure one s household affairs h lxii to heliodorus the silentiary h b through… Hesychius of Jerusalem d. after 450PG 93:909…as they should but are puffed up in vain hear paul saying if any man teach otherwise and consent not to wholesome words of our lord jesus christ and to that doctrine which is according to… Hesychius of Jerusalem d. after 450PG 93:1063…said if anyone teaches otherwise and does not acquiesce to the sound words of our lord jesus christ and to that doctrine which is according to godliness he is proud knowing nothing but languishing about questions… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:823…things teach and exhort this is spoken instructively and that paternally verses if any man teach otherwise and consent not to wholesome words even the words of our lord jesus christ and to the doctrine which… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:907C…wise and does not consent to the wholesome words of our Lord Jesus Christ and to the teaching which is in accordance with piety, he is proud, knowing nothing" (I Tim. VI, 3-4), and what follows. Let no one among yo… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 83:385…faith and again but refuse profane and old wives' fables and further if any man teach otherwise and consent not to wholesome words even the words of our lord jesus christ and to the doctrine which… Gregory of Agrigentum c. 559 - c. 630 (traditionalPG 98:1173B…nings and disputes of words: from which come envy, strife, blasphemies, evil suspicions, wranglings of men corrupted in their minds and deprived of the truth” (I Tim. vi, 3). Similarly to the things currently add… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 94:773…living and true god as if they worshipped the b venerable images of our lord jesus christ and of our immaculate lady the holy theotokos and of the holy angels and of his saints as gods… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 94:1217…hearts of the fathers to the children that is the synagogue to our lord jesus christ and to the teaching of the apostles and they will be put to death by him and then the lord… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1013…faithful and beloved partakers of the benefit these things teach and exhort if any man teach otherwise and do not consent to wholesome words even the words of our lord jesus christ and to the doctrine… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:91…il to tail, and placed a torch—that is, conviction—between them. LITTERA Λ TIT. I. — Concerning those who argue and dispute about the faith. I Tim. vi, 3-6. — “If any man teaches otherwise, and d… Theodore the Studite 759–826PG 99:175B…of our Lord Jesus Christ, and to that doctrine which is according to godliness, he is proud, knowing nothing, but doting about questions and strifes of words" (1 Tim. vi, 3, 4), which tend to the subversion of th… Theodore the Studite 759–826PG 99:279…if anyone teaches otherwise and does not draw near to the wholesome words of our lord jesus christ and the teaching that is according to piety he is puffed up knowing nothing but languishing about questions… Photius of Constantinople c. 810–c. 891PG 102:171…through the sacred oracles which clearly proclaim and celebrate the good father of our lord jesus christ and his beloved son the maker of this universe and creator of all things that are numbered among the… Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 119:187…anyone follows a different doctrine and does not accede to the sound words of our lord jesus christ and to the doctrine which is according to godliness he is puffed up knowing nothing but languishing about… Menologium of Basil II compiled under Basil II, r. 976-1025PG 117:33…in that he was deemed worthy to bear witness for the name of our lord jesus christ and to die after this some of the christians took his precious remains and laid them in a tomb… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:77…astringents if anyone teaches otherwise and does not assent to the sound words of our lord jesus christ and to the doctrine which is according to godliness he is puffed up knowing nothing do you see… Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 130:721…once more to the corinthians in his second epistle saying the grace of our lord jesus christ and the love of god and the communion of the holy spirit be with you all for the grace… Maximus Planudes c. 1255–c. 1305PG 147:1121…this also is expected we have in the gospel according to john the words of our lord jesus christ who says if anyone thirsts let him come to me and drink he who believes in me… Nicephorus Callistus Xanthopoulos c. 1256–c. 1335PG 147:533…the east came both to venerate the all venerable and divine sepulchre of our lord jesus christ and to visit the holy places in jerusalem where the paradoxical mysteries of christ s dispensation were accomplished and… Manuel of Corinth c. 1460–c. 1530PG 140:473…more recognizable clearer and plain and the principles of our faith are the words of our lord jesus christ to which the apostles and the teachers surely adhering agree it is manifest that both the truth… John Pearson 1613-1686PG 5:363…we establish ourselves by this precept and these mandates and again remember the words of our lord jesus for he said 'remember the words of our lord jesus for he said ' 'woe to that man… Matthew BlastaresPG 144:957…with the power of the word and with wisdom unto the praise of our lord jesus christ and to the everlasting glory of the holy martyrs who competed for his sake and stopped every impious mouth…
41Tim 6:4
Clement of Rome d. c. 100PG 1:117D…Clement, I say, having everywhere imitated the character of the Pauline writing, seems to have looked both here and there toward Rom. 1, 29-31; Gal. 5, 19-21; 1 Tim. 6, 4-5 and 2 Tim. 3, 2-5. To this, I would lik… Irenaeus of Lyon c. 130–c. 202PG 7:1635A…oundation of wisdom. Hence the Apostle, describing the heretic, says: "He is proud, knowing nothing, but languishing about questions and contentions of words" (I Tim. VI, 4). And lest we might think he asserted t… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:811…he is proud knowing nothing but doting about questions and strifes of words whereof cometh envy strife blasphemies a evil surmisings perverse disputings of… Hesychius of Jerusalem d. after 450PG 93:909…lord jesus christ and to that doctrine which is according to godliness he is proud knowing nothing but doting about questions and strifes of words whereof arise envies contentions blasphemies evil c suspicions perverse disputings of… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:823…lord jesus christ and to the doctrine which is according to godliness he is proud knowing nothing but doting about questions and strifes of words it is fitting to remain firm by the decrees of the… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 83:385…lord jesus christ and to the doctrine which is according to godliness he is proud knowing nothing but doting about questions and the rest and a little after the love of money is the root of… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1013…lord jesus christ and to the doctrine which is according to godliness he is proud knowing nothing but doting about questions and strifes of words whereof cometh envy strife railings evil surmisings c that is evil… Theodore the Studite 759–826PG 99:175…lord jesus christ and to that doctrine which is according to godliness he is proud knowing nothing but doting about questions and strifes of words tim vi which tend to the subversion of the hearers and…
51Tim 6:5
Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:811…and strifes of words whereof cometh envy strife blasphemies a evil surmisings perverse disputings of men of corrupt minds and destitute of the truth supposing that gain is godliness from such withdraw thyself to timothy ii… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:591…envy strife blasphemies evil suspicions b conflicts of men corrupt in mind and destitute of the truth supposing that godliness is a means of gain but withdraw yourself from such but godliness with contentment is great… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:823…to arrogance from which comes envy strife blasphemies evil b suspicions verse perverse disputings of men of corrupt minds and destitute of the truth supposing that gain is godliness for those who depart from the truth… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1013…we have unhealthy conceits concerning god when we fall into questions vers perverse disputings of men of corrupt minds and destitute of the truth supposing that gain is godliness but godliness with contentment is great gain… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:77…these by rubbing against others corrupt them of men corrupted in mind and destitute of the truth supposing that godliness is a means of gain do you see that strifes of words also beget base gain… Gregory III Mammas, Patriarch of Constantinople c. 1400-1459PG 160:171B…han those who are even worse—those who traffic in Christ and have Him for gain. For these are, as the Apostle says, those who "suppose that gain is godliness" [1 Tim. vi, 5]; concerning whom he adds, saying: "Fro… John Pearson 1613-1686PG 5:443A…ύμενον, θανατηφόρος, Jac. iii, 8, (which word Blondellus bears with difficulty in our Ignatius) παραδιατριβαί, or διαπαρατριβαί, for it is read in both ways in 1 Tim. vi, 5, since διατριβή or παρα-τριβή are suffi…
61Tim 6:6
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:741…of the sentence, so that we might avoid suffering evil by learning of the threat. Let us not pass by the command of Paul which says: Godliness is a great gain (1 Tim. 6:6). It is not subject to an account-taker… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:591…that godliness is a means of gain but withdraw yourself from such but godliness with contentment is great gain for we brought nothing into this world it is certain that we can carry nothing out a… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 64:477B…ne, the voice of Paul: "But godliness with contentment is great gain; for we brought nothing into this world, it is evident that we cannot carry anything out" (I Tim. vi, 6 seq.). The argument of contentment is i… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:823…imagined that piety was a source c of gain he added verse but godliness with contentment is great gain for it procures eternal life for us it is necessary however in the present life to flee… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1013…corrupt minds and destitute of the truth supposing that gain is godliness but godliness with contentment is great gain for we brought nothing into this world and it is certain we can carry nothing out and… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1221C…ot leave thee, neither will I forsake thee.” I Tim. v, 23. — “Do not still drink water, but use a little wine for thy stomach, and thy frequent infirmities.” I Tim. vi, 6. — “But godliness with contentment is g… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:79…sake of money since they are incorrigible therefore turn away from them but godliness with contentment is great gain those people he says wrongly think of godliness as a means of gain but for godliness there… Antonius Melissa fl. 11th centuryPG 136:901…eat nor for your body what you shall put on timothy vi but godliness with contentment is great gain for we brought nothing into the world and it is certain we can carry nothing out and…
71Tim 6:7
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 17:439…go into the earth who also with the apostle can truly say we brought nothing into this world and certainly we can carry nothing out but woe to those who indeed came naked but are laden… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 27:843…tempest a verse god etc shall keep silence h athanasius' interpretation h for we brought nothing into this world and it is certain that we can carry nothing out for his soul shall be declared blessed… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:1751…learn your arrival into this world from the apostle paul who says for we brought nothing into this world and neither can we carry anything out and having food and clothing let us be content the… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 49:85D…mother's womb, and naked shall I return there" (Job 1.21). "We brought nothing into this world, it is evident that we shall not be able to carry anything out" (1 Tim. 6.7); and even if you do not take it, death… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 52:427B…Lord's and the fulness thereof" (Ps. 23:1). But the confiscation of property? "We brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out" (1 Tim. 6:7). The fearful things of this world are… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 52:435A…ullness thereof" (Ps. XXIII, 1). But my possessions will be confiscated? "We brought nothing into this world, and it is certain that we can carry nothing out" (1 Tim. VI, 7). But you know the reason why they are… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 52:463D…d shall I return" (Job 1:21); add that apostolic saying: "For we brought nothing into this world; there is no doubt that we are not able to take anything out" (1 Tim 6:7). Have you heard evil, and has someone… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:675D…resents varied blessings. Nothing, therefore, brothers, have we brought into this world, as the divine apostle says, and we shall be able to carry nothing out (I Tim. VI, 7). Let us have care for the future: thes… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:687B…all you not depart naked again? Have you not heard the Apostle crying out that we brought nothing into the world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out (1 Tim. 6:7)? Consider, foolish one, that you posse… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:251…said but godliness with sufficiency is a great gain and then added for we brought nothing into this world and it is certain that we can carry nothing out he immediately subjoined but having food and… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:591…but withdraw yourself from such but godliness with contentment is great gain for we brought nothing into this world it is certain that we can carry nothing out a the teacher needs not only authority but… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 64:477…done the voice of paul but godliness with contentment is great gain for we brought nothing into this world it is evident that we cannot carry anything out i tim vi seq the argument of contentment… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 64:539…and i was soon to be deprived of them for we have brought nothing into this world and it is clear that neither are we able to take anything out and before the… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 64:541…and i was soon to be deprived of them for we have brought nothing into this world and it is clear that neither are we able to take anything out a and before he uttered those… Nilus of Sinai d. c. 430PG 79:1225…and destruction of such thoughts let us live with poverty with thanksgiving for we brought nothing into this world and it is manifest that we can take nothing out and having food and covering let us… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 77:831A…and in every way come to an end. And as the holy Scripture also somewhere warns: "We brought nothing into this world, and certainly we can carry nothing out" (I Tim. VI, 7). No one will depart carrying anything… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:823…what is sufficient then from nature itself he confirms the exhortation verse for we brought nothing into this world and it is certain we can carry nothing out even the blessed job said this naked came… Antiochus of St. Sabas fl. c. 614-620PG 89:1475…put on the new man which is being renewed and he adds we brought nothing into this world and it is manifest that we can carry nothing out and having food and raiment we shall be… Gregory of Agrigentum c. 559 - c. 630 (traditionalPG 98:907…life for this reason the great apostle paul says in one place for we brought nothing into this world and it is certain we can carry nothing out but having food and clothing with these we… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1013…supposing that gain is godliness but godliness with contentment is great gain for we brought nothing into this world and it is certain we can carry nothing out and having food and raiment let us be… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1117…of sand so are a few years in the days of eternity we brought nothing into this world and it is manifest that we can carry nothing out what is our life it is a vapor… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1221…frequent infirmities i tim vi but godliness with contentment is great gain for we brought nothing into this world and undoubtedly we can carry d nothing out but having food and wherewith to be covered with… Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 119:187…godliness with a mind content with its lot is a great gain for we brought nothing into this world and it is manifest that we can carry nothing out but having food and clothing with these… Symeon the New Theologian 949–1022PG 120:495…the demons into eternal fire and in truth it is so brothers for we brought nothing into this world that when we have sinned we might pay this very thing to god as the price to… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:967…things are foreign being designated for the poor and otherwise in that we brought nothing into this world and naked were we born into this world who shall give us what is our own our own… Apophthegmata Patrum (Desert Fathers) 4th–5th century (compiled)PG 65:269C…elped him load the beast and, with great quiet, sent him on his way, saying, "We brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out." (1 Tim. vi, 7). "The Lord gave, as he wished, so it h… Anastasius of SinaiPG 89:445…not born with wealth but naked according to that which is written we brought nothing into this world and it is certain we can carry nothing out it is therefore naturally foreign to every man to… Antonius Melissa fl. 11th centuryPG 136:901…godliness with contentment is great gain for we brought nothing into the world and it is certain we can carry nothing out and having food and raiment let us be therewith content proverbs xvi better is…
81Tim 6:8
Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:769A…). I TIM. To adorn themselves, not with broided hair, or gold, or pearls, or costly array (I Tim. II, 9). Having food and raiment, let us be therewith content (I Tim. VI, 8). That no one ought to be anxious on a… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 47:373A…stly 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, let us be therewith content" (1 Tim. 6:8). What more than this could one demand… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 48:569…reat contempt for money, and great forbearance—then she will be able to capture him; when she says, Having food and clothing, with these we shall be content (1 Tim. 6:8); when she contemplates these things th… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 48:1057D…y to the extent of need, so that it may be a covering and not an adornment, just as Paul named it: "Having food and coverings, with these we shall be content" (1 Tim. 6:8). For clothes for the sake of adornment… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 50:631D…his first age had carried apostolic philosophy before him. For Paul instructed his disciples, saying: "Having food and clothing, let us be content with these" (1 Tim. 6:8); this also he asked of God, saying: "I… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 53:149C…d on account of a very great punishment for the transgression? For why do you not hear Paul saying: Having food and clothing, we shall be content with these (1 Tim. 6:8)? You see that of one thing alone we mu… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 53:347D…ing to remain within the limits of necessity, but clearly against the apostolic command, which says, "Having food and raiment, with these we shall be content" (1 Tim. 6:8), we forget that we are about to give a… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:617…nothing of the flesh in themselves, except what sustains life, as the Apostle says: "But having food, and wherewith to be covered, with these we are content" (1 Tim. 6:8). Now Salmon begot Naason. Salmon, more… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:669B…armful desires, which drown men in destruction and perdition. For the root of all evils is the love of money, which some desiring have strayed from the faith" (1 Tim. 6:8-10). Therefore, all things were promised t… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:677…he sentiment of Paul saying: Having food, and wherewith to be covered, with these we are content. For they that will become rich, fall into temptation, etc. (1 Tim. 6:8, 9). Likewise, we ought to provide for… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:669D…ostolic ones speak. And if he will give me bread to eat and a garment to put on. Paul speaks through Jacob: For having food and coverings, we shall be content (1 Tim. 6. 8). This place will be to me the house of… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:133D…sical health, but of spiritual health. These things Paul also cries out, the true physician, saying: "Having food and clothing, we will be content with these" (1 Tim. 6:8). Let us be persuaded by him now, so th… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:111D…cution. And he warned that the “care of the flesh should not be made for the lusts” (Rom. 13:14), and again, “Having food and covering, let us be content” (1 Tim. 6:8). For these things there is no need of… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:301…tender-hearted than all fathers. See also how their laws are moderate and rid of vainglory. "Having," he says, "raiment and food, we shall be content (1 Tim. 6, 8)." Not like that Sinopian, who, clad in rags and living in… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:441A…these are of the passions added onto it. For if you wish to hear the voice of a living soul, hear Paul saying: Having food and clothing, we shall be content (1 Tim. 6:8); and, Great gain is godliness (Ibid.… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:507A…ives me bread to eat and clothing to put on" (Gen. XXVIII, 20). Thus Paul also commanded, saying: "Having food and clothing, let us be content with these" (I Tim. VI, 8). The first, therefore, is agriculture,… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:563A…I may cast a snare upon you (1 Cor. 7:35); but when he speaks about riches, he says, Having food and wherewith to be covered, with these let us be content (1 Tim. 6:8). Why are many captured by this passion… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:251…? "Because this," he says, "is commanded only to teachers." Therefore, when Paul says, "Having food and wherewith to be covered, let us be content with these" (1 Tim. VI, 8), does he make his words to teachers on… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:689C…thout, but from the Scriptures. This blessed one puts this down almost in the place of a command, saying thus: Having food and clothing, we shall be content (1 Tim. 6:8). But concerning wives he says: Do not… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 63:197C…hat gold alone is costly, while silk is not costly; tell me with what kind you wish. But having food and covering, he says, with these we shall be content (1 Tim. 6:8). Such should be the garment, he says,… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 77:643…show himself to be and truly be content with very little saying having food and raiment let us be therewith content but they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare of the devil… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:825…a ver and having food and raiment let us be therewith content we have need only of moderate nourishment and suitable clothing he teaches also the… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1013…into this world and it is certain we can carry nothing out and having food and raiment let us be therewith content but they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare and into… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:63B…ins.” S. Basil. Reg. fus. disp. art. 22. — Why we use garments, the Apostle shows us in this one word: “Having food and raiment, let us be therewith content” (I Tim. VI, 8); as if we had need of covering alone,… Nicetas the Paphlagonian c. 885 – after 963PG 105:553…we think of heaven and aspire to immortal life and eternal salvation having food and raiment let us be therewith content for thus being well instructed we may expeditiously climb the steep ascent of virtue… Joannes ChrysostomusPG 51:195B…t their time in hunger, and thirst, and nakedness. And Paul indeed commanded the disciples, saying, “Having food and clothing, we shall be content with these” (1 Tim. 6:8); and he says of himself, “Unto this pr… Joannes ChrysostomusPG 51:201B…ut to be free from the necessity of the aforementioned things. And Paul also thus exhorted, saying: "Having food and clothing, with these we shall be content" (1 Tim. 6.8). For what is in excess of need ought t… Photius of ConstantinoplePG 104:821…may they be destitute according to the divine apostle who says 'having food and raiment let us be therewith content ' but if he is not content with these things and converts the property to his… Antonius Melissa fl. 11th centuryPG 136:901…into the world and it is certain we can carry nothing out and having food and raiment let us be therewith content proverbs xvi better is a little with the fear of the lord than great…
91Tim 6:9
Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:769A…or the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows (I Tim. VI, 9, 10). That one ought not to be anxious… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:669…and the snare of the devil and many useless and harmful desires which drown men in destruction and perdition for the root of all evils is the love of money which some desiring have strayed from… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 58:921B…ίησι conf. 631 init. ἀνιστόρητον (τὸ) τῶν τόπων 780 p. m. ἀνοηταίνειν 361 init. ἀνόητος, ἀνόητος conf. 554 init. 425 p. m. 598 a. m. 748 init. 800 c. m. Cf. 1 Tim. vi. 9. ἄνοια conf. c. ἀπόνοια 619 pr. f. 689… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:371D…t us not learn by experience, but before the experience let us avoid both injury and loss. Hear what he says: "Those who wish to be rich fall into temptation" (1 Tim 6:9). Let us therefore believe him; for see… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:111D…). For these things there is no need of persecutions. And he called the wealthy also to temperance saying: “Those who wish to be rich, fall into temptation” (1 Tim. 6:9). If therefore we also so exercise ours… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:309…of money, he did not only say that wealth is harmful, but that it also leads into temptations. For, he says, they who desire to be rich fall into temptation (1 Tim. 6:9). Since it seems to deliver from tempta… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:561C…slavery to it. And this is also clear from what Paul advised. For he leads away from that desire, saying, But those wanting to be rich fall into temptation (1 Tim. 6. 9); but regarding this, not so, but havin… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:99B…t so much abound in possessions as in pangs and dangers. "Those who want to become rich," he says, "bring upon themselves temptations and harmful desires" (1 Tim. 6:9). Those who wish to possess many th… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:137D…his source. “For those who desire to grow rich,” he says, “fall into temptation, and into foolish and harmful desires, and into snares and ruin and perdition” (1 Tim. 6. 9). Therefore, do not seek a surplus of m… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:251…let us be content with these for they who desire to become rich fall into temptation and a snare and many foolish and hurtful desires ibid v when he says again make not provision for the… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:591…vile garment can do then he turns us away from present things but they that will be rich he says they that will be for it is possible for someone having money to dispense it rightly… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:689D…re calls the care of money honorable, but the opposite. But those who wish to be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and many foolish and hurtful desires (1 Tim. 6:9). He did not say, "to be covetous," but… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 71:663C…ce for temperate men to sustain life. “For they who wish to be rich fall into many useless and harmful desires, which sink men into destruction and perdition” (1 Tim. vi, 9). Moreover, it is detrimental to co… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 71:695…clothing with these we shall be content but those who desire to be rich fall into temptation and a snare of the devil and into many and useless desires which drown men in destruction and perdition… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 71:991…is that saying of the blessed paul but those who desire to be rich fall into temptation and a snare and many foolish and harmful desires which drown men d into destruction and perdition… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 77:643…very little saying having food and raiment let us be therewith content but they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare of the devil and into many foolish and hurtful lusts which drown… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:825…clothing he teaches also the damage that follows from insatiable avarice ver but they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare of the devil and into many foolish and hurtful lusts which drown… Antiochus of St. Sabas fl. c. 614-620PG 89:1459…clothing with these we shall be content for those who desire to be rich fall into temptation and a snare of the devil whoever therefore fears the commandment of the apostle or rather the commandment of… Antiochus of St. Sabas fl. c. 614-620PG 89:1469…nothing and to have labored never for themselves but for others for they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare of the devil and many desires foolish and hurtful which drown men in… Gregory of Agrigentum c. 559 - c. 630 (traditionalPG 98:907…clothing with these we shall be content but those who desire to be rich fall into temptation and a snare and many foolish and hurtful desires which drown men in destruction and perdition for the love… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1013…nothing out and having food and raiment let us be therewith content but they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare and into many foolish and hurtful lusts which drown men in destruction… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1481A…other in business: because the Lord is the avenger of all these things.” 2 Tim. ii, 19. “Let every one who nameth the name of the Lord depart from iniquity.” 1 Tim. vi, 9, 10. “They who will become rich, fall i… Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 119:189…nakedness not those which induce delights vi but those who wish to be rich fall into temptation and a snare and many foolish and harmful desires which drown men in destruction and perdition for the love… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:79…an ordinary cloak will suffice for this but they who want to be rich fall into temptation and a snare he b exhorts them taking an argument from the things of this world for i pass… Orsiesius of TabennaPG 40:881…let us be content with these but those who wish to become rich fall into temptation and a snare into many desires which are foolish and harmful and which drown men in destruction and perdition for… Antonius Melissa fl. 11th centuryPG 136:881…us all things richly for our enjoyment those who desire to become rich fall into temptation and a snare of the devil and into useless and harmful desires which drown men b in ruin and destruction…
101Tim 6:10
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:933…into his soul and filled him and perhaps when the apostle says the love of money is the root of all evils he speaks of the love of money of judas which is the root of… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 15:1289…star is her star the end of which makes the mind useless for the love of money is the root of all evils c caput v lib i regum d symmachus et percussit eos in occultis… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 28:259…all love of money for he who loves money cannot love god for the love of money is the root of all evils d flee strongly from ambition and arrogance if your reasoning suggests to you… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 28:1507C…r for virtue, by so much is the love of money worse and more wicked for vice; and the divine Apostle truly said regarding it that it is the cause of all evils (I Tim. vi, 10). For the desire of wealth, perjury, th… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 30:421B…sumed by a kindled flame, calling greed, quite clearly, the root, concerning which the Apostle also declared: The love of money is the root of all evils (I Tim. vi, 10). But what kind of flower is it likely… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:769…many foolish and hurtful lusts which drown men in destruction and perdition for the love of money is the root of all evil which while some coveted after they have erred from the faith and pierced… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:1699…apostle how he explains the nature of this disease saying the desire of money is the root of all evils which some coveting have erred from the faith and have entangled themselves b with many sorrows… Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 42:137C…through unbelief, has handed himself over, subjected and liable to all things. Hence that saying of the Apostle: "The love of money is the root of all evils" (I Tim. VI, 10). And for this reason he execrates that… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 47:49A…r the remaining chapters, since the root of that one chapter bears every kind of wickedness, according to the One who said: 'The root of all evils is avarice' (1 Tim. 6:10). For he who took gifts from the innoce… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 47:357C…ul—should be full of all evils. And a trustworthy witness of these things is the blessed Paul, who called the love of money the root of all evils in this life (1 Tim. 6: 10). And before him, Christ made this very… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 48:593…things of this life. For this reason, Paul called it the root of all evils (1 Tim. 6:10). But virginity is sufficient to wither… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 48:1103…ἔφη τῶν κακῶν εἶναι ἀπληστίαν καὶ φιλοδοξίαν⟧, he said that the elements of evils are insatiable greed for wealth and the appetite for glory. So also 1 Timothy VI, 10: ⟦Greek: ῥίζα τῶν κακῶν ἡ φιλαργυρία⟧. Col. 359, l. 42. ⟦G… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 49:375C…, the admonition: love of money cast all these into forgetfulness then. For this reason, Paul fittingly said that "The love of money is the root of all evils" (1 Tim. VI, 10). "What will ye give me, and I will del… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 49:385B…timacy, the communion, that marvelous doctrine—all those things, I say, it brought into oblivion. Paul well said, “The love of money is the root of all evils” (I Tim. VI, 10). “What are you willing to give me, and… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 52:431B…ver, are satisfied without wine, and drunk with avarice, as blessed Paul cries out and preaches with these words: "The love of money is the root of all evils" (1 Tim. 6:10). Thus foolish women stop their ears, a… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 53:173D…or wealth has been quieted, disordered reasonings and shameful thoughts will be suppressed with greater ease. For "the love of money is the root of all evils" (1 Tim. 6:10). If, therefore, we cut off the root an… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 53:347D…laughters, robberies, and every corruption of the soul? Is it not because we desire more than befits us? For just as Paul called avarice the root of all evils (1 Tim. 6:10), so no one would stray if he were to c… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 54:727B…with ἐμβάλλουσι, as the particle for two verbs joining; after the word περιπείρουσι is missing something which the passage requires, namely [that which is in] 1 Tim vi, 10: And pierce themselves with many sorro… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 58:813A…f. 120 a. m. not. en periousia, not meta p. (unless in the phrase meta pollēs tēs p.) ibid. peripeirein heauton (to impale oneself) 455 a. m. 831 c. m. see 1 Tim. vi. 10. periparēnai 465 init. peripiptein h… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 58:1063…is a snare to the good hom lxiii on the same chapter the love of money is the root of all evils the wealthy are more desirous of more than those who possess a modest fortune… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:233…earth d and brings in the mother of evils to his soul for the love of money is the root of all evils let us therefore shudder at the matter let us flee from the sin… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:219B…is own soul for sale" (Ecclus. X, 9); and Christ saying: "You cannot serve God and mammon" (Matt. VI, 24); and the Apostle, "The root of all evils is avarice" (I Tim. VI, 10); and the prophet, "If riches abound, d… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:491A…e farmer of the whole world. What, then, does he say is the cause of all evils? The desire for money. For the root of all evils, he says, is the love of money (1 Tim. 6:10). Hence come fights, enmities, and wars… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:691D…ou love, as the Apostle cries out; but if this escapes you, come, listen, and I will tell you what evil you love: "The love of money is the root of all evils" (1 Tim 6:10). But what is this wild beast that you… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:351B…nce, that a corrupted life begets evil dogmas, as when he says, “The root of all evils is the love of money; which some desiring have wandered from the faith” (1 Tim. 6:10). For many, being conscious of their ow… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:495D…he mother of all evils, which also caused the devil to be the devil, when he was previously not such at all. Again, the root of all evils is the love of money (1 Tim. VI, 10). Who then is, ⟦alt-version omitted⟧ st… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:593…not to be able even to recover themselves into destruction and perdition for the love of money is the root of all evils which some having coveted they have wandered from the faith and have pierced… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 63:169D…4. Let us hear this, we who are caught by the love of money; for this is the greatest iniquity; for "the root of all evils," he says, "is the love of money" (1 Tim. 6:10). Let us hear, we who wish to make our… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 64:351…in a purse used to be secured with a seal vol vii the love of money is the root of all evils t vii how harmful the love of money is t vii the servitude of… Proclus of Constantinople c. 390 – 446PG 65:779…nd God, bringing an accusation through the prophets, said that a sheep had acted in fury against its shepherd (79). Truly, the root of all evils is cupidity (1 Tim. vi, 10). Wherefore the prophet Zechariah said,… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:825…tossed by the waves and shipwrecked he will end his life ver for the love of money is the root of all evil for indeed murders and sorceries and robberies and greed and lies and perjury… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 83:385…nothing but doting about questions and the rest and a little after the love of money is the root of all evils which while some coveted after they have been seduced from the faith and pierced… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 84:1083B…ed to reason. III, 670, for peripagēs. Peripeirasa (having ensnared) with snares, IV, 1257. Peripeiromenoi (being pierced/ensnared) by evils, II, 882, as I Tim. vi, 10. odunais (with pains). Peripeirontes… Antiochus of St. Sabas fl. c. 614-620PG 89:1457…is better than the great wealth of sinners paul also testifies that the love of money is the root of all evils for the lover of money is also unsympathetic and unmerciful our savior and lord… Gregory of Agrigentum c. 559 - c. 630 (traditionalPG 98:907…many foolish and hurtful desires which drown men in destruction and perdition for the love of money is the root of all evils which some coveting have wandered from the faith and have pierced themselves with… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1013…many foolish and hurtful lusts which drown men in destruction and perdition for the love of money is the root of all evil which while some coveted after they have erred from the faith and pierced… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1481…hurtful desires which drown men into destruction and perdition for the desire of money is the root of all evils which some coveting have erred from the faith and have entangled themselves in many sorrows james… Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 119:189…many foolish and harmful desires which drown men in destruction and perdition for the love of money is a root of all evils which some having coveted they have wandered away from the faith and pierced… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:79…and perdition both the present as has been said and the future for the love of money is the root of all evils for it spareth neither the living nor the dead but plunders these as… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 126:1251…being fond of adornment c love of money is the root of all evils c to flee without looking back d murderous and bloodthirsty e folly of mind b… PG 47:3…authoritative witness to these things is the blessed paul having said that the love of money is the root of the evils in this life and before him christ made this very thing clear declaring that… Antonius Melissa fl. 11th centuryPG 136:893…disturbances h sermon xxxiv al xlii on avarice h i tim vi the love of money is the root of all evils which some coveting have strayed from the faith and have entangled themselves in many…
111Tim 6:11
Clement of Alexandria c. 150 – c. 215PG 8:1285C…also be taken to mean "defers": which he says shortly after, "delivers himself to the magistrate." (49) "Man of God": The phrase is used by the Apostle Paul, 1 Tim. vi, 11; and II Tim. iii, 17: "That the man of… Peter of Alexandria c. 250-311PG 18:505C…gentleness; fight the good fight of faith; lay hold of eternal life to which you were called; and keep consistent the good confession before many witnesses. (1 Tim. vi, 11, 12.) BALS. The canon determines that… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:825…loving father who cares for those who have gone astray c ver but thou o man of god flee these things great is the praise so also was elijah the great called so also were many… Dionysius the Areopagite fl. c. 500PG 3:1159B…Κρύφιον, hidden, occult. Κρυφία θεότης, hidden divinity. De Divinis Nominibus, ch. 1, § 1. For God in the Holy Scriptures is called hidden and absconded, and 1 Tim. vi, 11: dwelling in inaccessible light, and Ps… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1013…ones also with their disease so too do these evil men vers but thou o man of god flee these things and follow after righteousness godliness faith love patience meekness fight the good fight of faith… Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 119:189…from the faith and pierced themselves through with many sorrows but you o man of god flee these things and pursue righteousness godliness faith charity patience meekness fight the good fight of faith lay hold of… Theodore Balsamon d. c. 1205PG 138:513B…, gentleness; fight the good fight of faith; lay hold on eternal life, to which you were called, having confessed the good confession before many witnesses. » [1 Tim. vi, 11, 12] BALS. The canon decrees that… Photius of ConstantinoplePG 104:949…among the confessors being also himself obedient to him who says but follow after righteousness godliness faith love patience gentleness fight the good fight of faith lay hold on eternal life whereunto thou art also called… Antonius Melissa fl. 11th centuryPG 136:893…the faith and have entangled themselves in many sorrows c but you o man of god flee these things and pursue righteousness piety faith charity patience meekness basil the soul captured by avarice is like a…
121Tim 6:12
Peter of Alexandria c. 250-311PG 18:505…to him who says c persecute justice piety faith love patience gentleness fight the good fight of faith lay hold of eternal life to which you were called and keep consistent the good confession before many… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 26:1409…godliness and finally to fight for the faith he persuaded him saying fight the good fight of faith lay hold on eternal life but before all things a man must depart from the impiety of idols… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:825…jesus christ but follow after righteousness godliness faith love patience meekness ver fight the good fight of faith having previously exhorted him to exercise himself he now exhorts him to contend he points out the gain… Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 119:189…god flee these things and pursue righteousness godliness faith charity patience meekness fight the good fight of faith lay hold of eternal life to which you were also called and have confessed the good confession before… Theodore Balsamon d. c. 1205PG 138:513…confessors obeying him who says pursue righteousness godliness faith love patience gentleness fight the good fight of faith lay hold on eternal life to which you were called having confessed the good confession before many witnesses… Photius of ConstantinoplePG 104:949…him who says but follow after righteousness godliness faith love patience gentleness fight the good fight of faith lay hold on eternal life whereunto thou art also called and hast confessed the good confession c before…
131Tim 6:13
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:223C…Lord, who bears witness to the word of His grace. Do not think that anything was diminished here. For when they said, "Who gave witness under Pontius Pilate" (1 Tim. 6:13), then confidence was shown; here, howe… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:595…cap v c i charge you before god who gives life to all things and before christ jesus who witnessed the good confession under pontius pilate that you keep the commandment without spot irreproachable until the… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:649…will be left alive he terrified him in the first epistle saying i give thee charge in the sight of god who quickeneth all things but here he has set down what is more fearful who… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 75:1133C…othy, will testify: "I charge you," he says, "before God who gives life to all things, and before the Lord Jesus Christ, to keep the commandment without spot" (1 Tim. vi, 13). And in another place: "But if the Spi… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:825…his good profession all those who received the preaching from him ver i give thee charge in the sight of god who quickeneth all things and before christ jesus who before pontius pilate witnessed a good… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 83:1407…i charge thee before god and the lord jesus christ and again i give thee charge in the sight of god who quickeneth all things and before christ jesus who before pontius pilate witnessed a good… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 83:1471D…ed Paul cries out: "I testify before God, who makes all things live, and before our Lord Jesus Christ, who witnessed under Pontius Pilate the good confession" (I Tim. vi, 13). And God commanded Ezekiel to announce… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1015…didst confess the good confession before many witnesses i charge thee before god who quickeneth all things and before christ jesus who witnessed the good confession under pontius pilate that thou keep the commandment without spot… Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 130:703B…o quickeneth all things, and Christ Jesus, who gave testimony under Pontius Pilate, a good confession, that thou keep the commandment without spot, blameless" (I Tim. VI. 13)? Because here he was silent concerning… Symeon of Thessalonica d. 1429PG 155:811…pontius pilate and suffered and was buried paul i charge thee before god who quickeneth all things and before christ jesus who gave testimony under pontius pilate a good confession gospel you seek jesus the nazarene…
141Tim 6:14
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 14:205…eternal times but has now been manifested through the prophetic scriptures and the appearing of our lord jesus christ for if the mystery which was formerly kept silent has been manifested to the apostles through the… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 28:1249…righteousness not to me only but unto all them also that love the appearing of our lord jesus christ a are you persuaded then that he called the apostles sons of thunder and did thunder beget… Didymus the Blind c. 313–398PG 39:387…the good confession to keep the commandment unstained and free from reproach until the appearing of our lord jesus christ which the blessed and only sovereign will display at the proper time the king of kings… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:595…confession under pontius pilate that you keep the commandment without spot irreproachable until the appearing of our lord jesus christ which he will manifest in his own times the blessed and only potentate the king of… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:597A…. And many other things he testified and confessed. "That thou keep this commandment without spot, unrebukeable, until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ" (1 Tim. 6. 14); that is, until your end, until your d… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 75:505…before pontius pilate that thou keep the commandment without spot without reproach until the appearing of our lord jesus christ which in his own times he shall show who is the blessed and only potentate the… Gelasius of Cyzicus d. c. 450PG 85:1265…me they handed down many other things and concerning the dispensation of the appearing of our lord jesus christ according to the flesh how they explained it you know the traditions altogether but we now by… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:827…the commandment that is these things which i write without spot blameless until the appearing of our lord jesus christ instead of saying looking to him and waiting for him do not mix anything alien with… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 83:1407…and before christ jesus who before pontius pilate witnessed a good confession that thou keep this commandment without spot unrebukeable until the appearing of our lord jesus christ which in his times he shall shew who… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1015…for thou art a servant of god who can make the living until the appearing of our lord jesus christ vers which in his times he shall show that is that when he is manifest thou… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:83…imprint upon yourself any stain neither regarding dogmas nor regarding your life until the appearing of our lord jesus christ that is until your passing and departure from this age and yet he did not say… Cyril of JerusalemPG 33:523…to keep this faith which has been delivered to you without spot until the appearing of our lord jesus christ the treasure of life has now been delivered to you and at his appearing the master…
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Irenaeus of Lyon c. 130–c. 202PG 7:1041…he has upon his garment and upon his thigh a name written king of kings and lord of lords thus the word of god always has as it were the lineaments of future things and displayed… Hippolytus of Rome c. 170–235PG 10:941…and earth are full of thy glory and there shall be revealed the king of kings and lord of lords and the impartial judge and magistrate distributing to each one what is just upon a terrible… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 11:1523…for his mercy is to eternity at another point for god is the king of kings and lord of lords the word knows some who are called gods and others who truly are whether they are… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:649…first fruits of those who sleep and just as he is called king of kings and lord of lords and pastor of pastors and high priest of high priests so consequently he will also be called… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:975…you are kings our king christ the lord is deservedly called d king of kings and lord of lords but just as you exult in the title of your nobility so you ought to learn what… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:1769…therefore having been established by the father as judge of all creation king of kings and lord of lords see how greatly he humbled himself in that he agreed to stand before the judge of that… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 14:117…he has on his garment and on his thigh a name written king of kings and lord of lords necessarily and absolutely did john set down the term word and also with the addition the word… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 17:1015…insomuch that christ shall be not so much a future king as king of kings and lord of lords and that some are offered to christ by angels while others are offered only to archangels finally… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:607…solely the holy one's beloved son who just as he is called the king of kings and lord of lords is likewise proclaimed the holy b of holies to him alone as having been anointed in… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 24:961…of his even though the apostle in speaking of the father says who is the blessed and only potentate and again who only hath immortality dwelling in the light which no man can approach unto and… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 27:727…him who made them the tribes of the earth for he is the king of kings and lord of lords and the only master of the whole race of men as the one who alone redeemed… Gregory of Nazianzus c. 329–390PG 35:313…come of his own accord to the communion of our poor nature the king of kings and lord of lords puts on the form of a servant index o… Macarius of Egypt c. 300–391PG 34:695…peace they are kings and lords and gods for it is written king of kings and lord of lords c iv the worship of the christians therefore is not something common for this mystery is great… Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 44:59…all than to come voluntarily to the communion of our poor nature the king of kings and lord of lords is clothed with the form of a servant the judge of all becomes subject to the… Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 44:433…name blessed first in one of his epistles writing in these words the blessed and only potentate the king of kings and lord of lords who alone has immortality dwelling in light b which no man… Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 44:1201…of all things than to come into communion with our poor nature the king of kings and lord of lords willingly puts on the form of servitude the judge b of all becomes subject to those… Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 45:487B…leader of Jewish decrees, for the faith of Christians looks toward the Father. For the Father is everything: Most High, Almighty, King of kings, Lord of lords [1 Tim. vi, 15], and whatever has an exalted and emine… Didymus the Blind c. 313–398PG 39:387…which the blessed and only sovereign will display at the proper time the king of kings and lord of lords who alone has immortality and dwells in unapproachable light whom no man has seen or can… Didymus the Blind c. 313–398PG 39:589…set forth his unfailing good things and from these things which this king of kings and lord of lords himself has given and gives daily to each he accepts the bloodless sacrifice offered piously and holily… Didymus the Blind c. 313–398PG 39:893…his kingdom as they imagine but according to the prophecy now indeed the king of kings and lord of lords does not yet reign but then he will begin to reign and afterwards appear again in… Didymus the Blind c. 313–398PG 39:999…thence he proposed his good intention and from which very things this king of kings and lord of lords gave and daily gives to each he receives from these the piously and holily offered unbloody sacrifice… Macarius of Magnesia fl. c. 400PG 10:1381A…for them. He is the only true ruling God; the blessed and only Potentate, from whom the blessed Apostle repeats the phrase and idea of the Supreme Divinity in 1 Tim. vi, 15, 16, where God is called "Potentate," b… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 48:719C…d Lord of lords, who alone has immortality, and inhabits light inaccessible: whom no man has seen, nor can see; to whom be honor and power for all ages. Amen (1 Tim. 6:15-16). These are not my words, but Paul’s. I… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 48:721A…the proof, come, let us bring it into our midst: The King of kings, he says, and Lord of lords, who alone has immortality, dwelling in light inaccessible (1 Tim. 6:15-16). Stop here, and ask the heretic what t… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 49:327A…cted, all you who judge the earth. Serve the Lord with fear, and rejoice in him with trembling (Ps. 2:10-11); for he is the King of kings and Lord of lords (1 Tim. 6:15). Where there is the authority of power… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:677…beginning the law therefore was given by god because he himself is the king of kings and lord of those who lord it the law is a common commandment for all men rulers and subjects servants… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:917B…s, be seen in the whole world, and the world itself will be seen in Him? But the Apostle says: "Which in His times the Blessed and only Potentate [shall show] (1 Tim. 6. 15):" he did not say, "Whom He will send."… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:433…do not stand before a mortal king but before the immortal before the king of kings and lord of lords they do not have a leather girdle about their loins but that unspeakable glory through which… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:595…our lord jesus christ which he will manifest in his own times the blessed and only potentate the king of kings and lord of lords who alone has immortality and inhabits unapproachable light whom no man… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:597A…e says, "the blessed and only Potentate, the King of kings and Lord of lords, who only hath immortality, dwelling in the light which no man can approach unto" (1 Tim. 6. 15, 16). Of whom are these things said? Of… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 71:487…i will to be adorned and illustrated by the royal throne therefore the king of kings and lord of lords by nature god who creates the morning that is day or light he is the one… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 72:461…at this and shuddered exceedingly says the lord the god of all the king of kings and lord of lords is dishonored as one of us and endures being struck and bears the mockery of the… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 72:929…lord of earth and heaven the creator and artificer of all things the king of kings and lord of lords is mocked as if he were one of us amazing the lord of earth and heaven… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 75:505…our lord jesus christ which in his own times he shall show who is the blessed and only potentate the king of kings and lord of lords who only hath immortality dwelling in light unapproachable b… Socrates Scholasticus c. 380–c. 450PG 67:587…kingdom for he is one and only god almighty god of gods king of kings and lord of lords the most high over all the earth the most high in the heavens the most high in… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:867…blessed is a divine appellation as the divine apostle witnesses crying out which in his times he shall show who is the blessed and only potent the king of kings and lord of lords but the… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:1439…also find the word blessed applied to god the blessed he says and only potentate the king of kings and lord of lords who alone has immortality dwelling in inaccessible light for he says that all… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:827…the divine doctrine ver which he will show in his own times the blessed and only potentate the king of kings and lord of lords who alone has immortality dwelling in unapproachable light whom no man… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 83:97…of all than to come into communion with our poverty yet nevertheless the king of kings and lord of lords c of his own accord put on the form of servitude d… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 83:1407…commandment without spot unrebukeable until the appearing of our lord jesus christ which in his times he shall shew who is the blessed and only potentate the king of kings and lord of lords who only… Dionysius the Areopagite fl. c. 500PG 4:611…means for it to be the same on the holy of holies king of kings and lord of lords and god of gods another book to the same timothy on the ecclesiastical hierarchy containing chapters another… Cosmas Indicopleustes fl. c. 535–550PG 88:639…hasten eagerly to him let us take heed to ourselves lest when the king of kings and lord of lords and god of gods calls us to this heavenly rank we decline through sloth and negligence… Cosmas Indicopleustes fl. c. 535–550PG 88:1631…a purple garment first indeed as a king for he is himself the king of kings and lord of lords but second as one mocked by those most profane jews we therefore also take the purple… Andrew of Caesarea fl. late 6th–early 7th c.PG 106:401…he has on his vesture and on his thigh a name written king of kings and lord of lords this name denotes the indivisible union of the divine incarnation according to which being god he suffered… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 94:1163…the servant does not know what his lord is doing furthermore since the king of kings and lord of lords and god of gods is called the creator of all things and lord it is surely… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1015…make the living until the appearing of our lord jesus christ vers which in his times he shall show that is that when he is manifest thou mayest be found to have kept it fully the… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1081B…(John i, 18) "The King of kings and Lord of lords; who only has immortality, and inhabits light unapproachable, whom no man among men has seen, nor can see." (I Tim. vi, 15) "If you desire to speak or hear somet… John of Euboea fl. 8th c.PG 96:1501…throne his heart agitated by many swords hastening to rise up against the king of kings and lord of lords through whom kings reign and princes rule the earth for the slander of the lawless jews… Theophanes the Confessor 9th–10th c.PG 108:961…may the name of the lord be blessed she said calling upon the king of kings and lord of lords yet i attribute the manner of your advancement to the lord without whose nod i have… Nicephorus I of Constantinople c. 758–828PG 100:415…example of the king d as being closer than all others to the king of kings and lord of all since royal dignity is greater and more excellent than all honors on earth for the structure… Nicephorus I of Constantinople c. 758–828PG 100:679…the zeal of the lord of sabaoth will do these things that the king of kings and lord of lords who reigns in his own dynasty forever is indicated to us by these words who is… Nicephorus I of Constantinople c. 758–828PG 100:801…how shall he bind the strong man and plunder his vessels and who is the blessed and only potentate who then is this if not the one whom the angel announces to us with the shepherds… Anastasius Bibliothecarius c. 810 – c. 878PG 108:1409…way may the name of the lord be blessed of the only king of kings and lord of lords furthermore i refer the manner of your promotion to god without whom i believed nothing could happen… Arethas of Caesarea c. 860 – after 932PG 106:741…he hath on his garment and on his thigh a name written king of kings and lord of lords the sword proceeding from the mouth signifies that the punishment is inflicted upon the impious and sinners… Theophanes Continuatus 10th c.PG 109:485…master of ceremonies as was the custom cried out depart o emperor the king of kings and lord of lords calls thee and as the crowd of people raised a shout and wailing and lamentation and… Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 119:191…our lord jesus christ which in his own times he shall show who is the blessed and only prince the king of kings and lord of lords who alone has immortality dwelling in light inaccessible whom… Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus 905–959PG 112:543…a sign to the master of ceremonies who says come forth emperor the king of kings and lord of lords calls you this being repeated three times the body is immediately lifted by the imperial attendants… Symeon Metaphrastes fl. c. 960, d. c. 1000PG 114:1009…buried under the stones he raised his hands to heaven saying o king of kings and lord of lords accept as an acceptable sacrifice to me this my completion by means of stones immediately upon this… Symeon Metaphrastes fl. c. 960, d. c. 1000PG 116:1169…obtain grace before god and merit the enjoyment of eternal glory may the king of kings and lord of lords protect your kingdom with his right hand and transfer it from a temporal to an eternal… Euthymius the Hagiorite c. 955-1028PG 96:905…lord is jesus christ i say the only begotten son of god the blessed and only potentate the king of kings and lord of lords who alone has immortality and dwells in light unapproachable tim vi… Euthymius the Hagiorite c. 955-1028PG 96:1077…blessings better than both speech and hearing for he is that mighty and only potentate the king of kings and lord of lords whose power is invincible and whose sovereignty is ineffable the only holy one… Euthymius the Hagiorite c. 955-1028PG 96:1095…shall come in ineffable glory and terrible power matt xxv the sole king of kings and lord of lords apoc xix to whom every knee shall bow of those in heaven and of those on earth… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:83…or from those falsely called gods not from the other holy persons the king of kings and lord of lords who only hath immortality for he alone possesses immortality essentially but the angels even though they… Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 128:1237…are not truly lords although they are so called for scripture says king of kings and lord of lords vers to him who alone doth great wonders he said alone as a distinction from idols for… Theophanes Kerameus fl. 12th c.PG 132:999A…lation to God. For the divine nature is that which is truly and properly blessed; thus, indeed, did the great Paul name God: “The blessed and only Potentate.” ⟦1 Tim. vi, 15⟧ Now, the poor in spirit are not those… Arsenius of Mount Athos fl. c. 1150PG 133:1359…internal enemy make me strong against the external but o most high king of kings and lord of lords and king of kings and ruler of rulers guard the porphyry born master john the autocrat of… Constantine Meliteniotes d. 1307PG 141:1039…a more complete communion and one greater than the first for as the king of kings and lord of lords is god so through him who now deservedly moderates the empire and whom he found truly… Nicephorus Callistus Xanthopoulos c. 1256–c. 1335PG 145:601…attain to the things that are almost unreachable and incomparable c but the king of kings and lord of lords christ who with his own blood firmly established his church and who set you the protector… Gregory Palamas c. 1296–1359PG 151:811…prevails god possesses kingship and lordship a and power for he is the king of kings and lord of lords and he alone is mighty and powerful as the theology hymns him and he is the… John VI Kantakouzenos c. 1292–1383PG 154:491…absurd is it to inquire into and curiously investigate every detail concerning the king of kings and lord of lords nay rather the eternal king of the heavens since the question is one that christ appears… Cyril of JerusalemPG 33:523…will seek his deposit which in his own times he will show the blessed and only potentate the king of kings and lord of lords who only has immortality dwelling in light c which no man… Theodore of MopsuestiaPG 66:647B…lished inserted in their proper place. PSALM I. VERS. 1. — Of Theodore of Antioch. Since God is properly blessed [for Paul says: "Blessed and only Potentate" (1 Tim. vi, 15)], He has made us partakers of this app… Basil of SeleuciaPG 85:469…the sun of righteousness d having finished your labors you reign with the king of kings and lord of lords we adore his empire we highly exalt his power we venerate the giver of all good… Eusebius of Alexandria 5th-6th centuryPG 86:403…right hand whom the angels fear and the cherubim praise he is the king of kings and lord of lords he is the king of glory and hades answered and said who is this whom you… Eusebius of Alexandria 5th-6th centuryPG 86:423…shepherd are placed on the left ii let us also hear what the king of kings and lord of lords shall say to the good and merciful who have observed his commandments inasmuch as they have… Anastasius of SinaiPG 89:1211…until the consummation of the world nay truly christ as he is king of kings and lord of lords uses that empire to shepherd his people until his second coming which empire shall not be left… Germanus I of ConstantinoplePG 98:373…and undefiled theotokos mary excels in her dwelt he who is truly the king of kings and lord of lords or rather in her the whole fullness of the godhead dwelt bodily this is truly a…
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Irenaeus of Lyon c. 130–c. 202PG 7:1577C…nce he is so immense and by nature infinite, that he cannot be grasped by any intellect according to his dignity. For indeed he dwells in light inaccessible, 1 Tim. VI, 16. Annotations of the same on chap. 45.… Irenaeus of Lyon c. 130–c. 202PG 7:1595D…Him that it does not fit any created thing at all: which Augustine also corroborates from what the Apostle writes concerning God: "Who alone has immortality" (1 Tim. vi, 16); that is, immutability (Book 1 On the… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:69…itself is the fountain of incorruption. For it alone possesses immortality, since God is charity, who alone has immortality, dwelling in light unapproachable (1 Tim. vi, 16). But what is immortality other than et… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 17:579C…the Father, is Son alone by nature and not by adoption. ORIGEN. Therefore, one is the true God who alone has immortality, who dwells in unapproachable light (1 Tim. vi, 16). One and true God, lest we believe tha… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:1271…man coming into this world and paul says that he dwells in light which no man can approach unto and you say that he is clothed with light as with a garment do you see that… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 24:961…the father says who is the blessed and only potentate and again who only hath immortality dwelling in the light which no man can approach unto and again now unto the king eternal incorruptible invisible the… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 24:1115A…. Again, Paul says: "Whom no man hath seen, nor can see" (1 Tim 6:16). For since it can happen that a man th… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 28:613D…he Only-begotten who is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him." Whence also the holy apostle Paul says: "Whom no man of men hath seen, nor can see" (I Tim. VI, 16). Thus, no man of men can see the naked… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 28:1303A…inhabiting inapproachable" (1 Tim. vi, 16). Maced. Yes. Orth. Do the angels, and… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 30:1045…habitat, et tenebrarum quis locus sit; for which place it is written in the LXX, « Where is the way where light dwells? » Yet the author specifies, 1 Timothy 6, 16, Ho monos echōn athanasian, phōs oikōn aprositon, « Who a… Gregory of Nazianzus c. 329–390PG 36:119B…d it in this way in the passage, To the only wise God [1 Tim. i, 17]; or that, Who alone has immortality, dwelling in light which no man can approach unto [1 Tim. vi, 16]; or, finally, To the King of ages, im… Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 44:433…who alone has immortality dwelling in light b which no man has seen nor can see to whom be honor and eternal power c for all these sublime thoughts concerning god in my judgment contain the… Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 45:479C…uch a statement that He is corruptible and temporary, being contrasted with the eternal and unending. But we, even if we hear that “God alone has immortality” (I Tim. vi, 16), understand the Son through that immor… Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 45:479C…Tim. vi, 16), understand the Son through that immortality; for immortality is life. And even if it is said that He “dwells in light which no one can approach” (I Tim. vi, 16), we do not doubt that the true light,… Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 45:893A…to his own disciples: You are the light of the world [Matt. 5:14]. We have learned from the blessed Paul, who terms God who is over all inaccessible light [1 Tim. 6:16], and by that very addition defines it… Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 45:895B…having distorted the Apostolic phrase according to his own fancy, he sets forth the discourse as if from him. For Paul says, dwelling in light inaccessible ⟦1 Tim. VI, 16⟧. But it is a very different thing to s… Didymus the Blind c. 313–398PG 39:865…be honor and glory for ever and ever amen and this other who only hath immortality dwelling in the light which no man can approach unto and that which is in the gospel that they might… Didymus the Blind c. 313–398PG 39:1003A…lity, but far inferior and different, as much as a creature is from the Creator; and therefore God is said to be the only one to have immortality, according to 1 Tim. vi, 16. But in another way: that is, that soul… Macarius of Magnesia fl. c. 400PG 10:1393B…ure, but by grace: they at least wished to indicate that only God is immortal independently, absolutely, and in such a way that He can by no means have an end (1 Tim. vi, 16); but that angels, as created spirits,… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 48:719…immortality and dwells in unapproachable light whom no one of men has seen nor can see to whom be honor and power to the ages amen these are not my words but the words of paul… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 48:723C…ask, do the Seraphim present their wings? For no other reason than to proclaim by their very works that apostolic saying, "Who dwelleth in light inaccessible" (1 Tim. 6.16): and not those alone, but also those s… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:645D…one having an incomprehensible essence. The light also signifies the most pure knowledge of God: For he dwells in light, according to Paul, unapproachable (1 Tim. 6:16). For "to dwell" signifies that he is w… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:523D…eformity of our members with the beauty of garments; but since God is simple and without figure, who alone has immortality, dwelling in light unapproachable (1 Tim. 6:16), what beauty does He need, or with wha… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:57C…osite for this reason, so neither [should you say that] of the Son. For he says elsewhere that God is light; and again, that he "dwells in light inaccessible" (1 Tim. 6:16). But all these things are said, not th… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:97C…case of the angels; how much less of the Essence that is both incorporeal and unbegotten. For this reason also Paul says: Whom no man hath seen, nor can see (1 Tim. 6. 16). Does this distinction, then, belo… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:595…who alone has immortality and inhabits unapproachable light whom no man has seen nor can see to whom be honor and eternal power amen at the same time augmenting the fear and rendering the disciple safer… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:597…blessed and only potentate the king of kings and lord of lords who only hath immortality dwelling in the light which no man can approach unto tim of whom are these things said of the father… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 75:623B…, and knowledge to them that know understanding. He revealeth the deep and secret things: he knoweth what is in the darkness, and the light dwelleth with him.” I Tim. VI, 16. Paul speaking of God and the Father: “… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 77:603C…both sensible and intelligible, subject to his rule, and being in all things equal to his own Begetter—and "dwelling in light which no man can approach unto" (I Tim. VI, 16), and having surpassed the highest pinn… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:977B…nifies] the light which is around Him. Wherefore also the blessed Paul said: "Who only hath immortality, dwelling in the light which no man can approach unto" (I Tim. vi, 16). "Dark water in the clouds of the air… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 83:443…god be honor and glory for ever and ever amen and again whom no man hath seen nor can see we have also learned of his immensity and circumscription sic i e h uncircumscription h again… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 83:1407…blessed and only potentate the king of kings and lord of lords who only hath immortality dwelling in the light which no man can approach unto whom no man hath seen nor can see to whom… Dionysius the Areopagite fl. c. 500PG 3:1043D…emonstrated many times concerning the angels), much less can we grasp that of an uncreated substance. Therefore Paul says: Whom no man has seen, nor can see (1 Tim. VI, 16). And of the Son he says that He is not… Dionysius the Areopagite fl. c. 500PG 3:1075…. NOTES OF CORDERIUS "Divine darkness is unapproachable light," etc. St. Dionysius alludes to that passage in 1 Tim. vi, 16, where he speaks of God: "who dwells in… Dionysius the Areopagite fl. c. 500PG 4:341…ipture: He made darkness His hiding place (Ps. XVII, 12), which the divine Apostle speaks of as: dwelling in light which no man can approach unto (1 Tim. VI, 16). For that to which nothing can approach is, to speak in te… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1015…and lord of lords vers b who only hath immortality and dwelleth in the light which no man can approach unto whom no man hath seen nor can see to whom be honor and power everlasting… Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 119:191…who alone has immortality dwelling in light inaccessible whom no man has seen nor can see to whom be honor and empire sempiternal amen again he brings god as a witness and adding terror and making… Symeon the New Theologian 949–1022PG 120:631D…s in the royal palace of his heart. For just as a friend conversing with a friend, he stands freely before the face of God, ‹who dwells in inaccessible light› (1 Tim. 6:16). Blessed is he who has added faith to… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:83…that which no one can approach by reason of its excessive brightness whom no man hath seen nor can see according to his divinity that is for according to his humanity he was seen but the… Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 128:227…to which no one can approach since he is said to dwell in the light which no man can approach unto which existing in the circuit of the divinity conceals it and powerfully turns away the… Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 130:183A…r he who fears, only honors and praises and worships, but does not meddle or inquire in vain. Of the same. "Dwelling in light unapproachable," it says [1 Tim. 6:16]. The house is unapproachable, but He w… Nicetas Choniates c. 1155–1217PG 139:1153…only wise be honor and glory for ever and ever amen likewise whom no man hath seen nor can see we say moreover from other places in both testaments that he is immense c and uncircumscribed… Constantine Meliteniotes d. 1307PG 141:1229B…laim concerning the Father—at one time that He is the only wise God (Rom. 16:27), at another that He only hath immortality, dwelling in light inaccessible (1 Tim. 6:16), and elsewhere, King of ages, immorta… Gregory Palamas c. 1296–1359PG 151:557A…God, that "No man has seen God at any time" (John 1:18); another, likewise adhering to the same divine proclamation, says, "Whom no man has seen, nor can see" (1 Tim 6:16). And furthermore, the one who was most… John Kyparissiotes d. after 1378PG 152:915…many times in the case of the angels; then much more [is this the case for] a non-created substance. Therefore Paul says: "Whom no man has seen, nor can see" (1 Tim. vi, 16); and of the Son he says that He is not… John Kyparissiotes d. after 1378PG 152:945B…e Son also to have life in himself [John v, 26]; for elsewhere He also says that God is light [1 John i, 5]; and again that He dwells in light inaccessible [1 Tim. vi, 16]; all these things are said, not that w… Theodore of MopsuestiaPG 66:663B…e meantime he is seen by no one. Otherwise, this tabernacle of his was round about him, so that it might be called light, just as the blessed Paul says of him (1 Tim. vi, 16), "dwelling in an unapproachable light.… Leontius of ByzantiumPG 86:1957B…antial with the invisible Divinity, as you say, then both are surely invisible, according to what is written, that no one has ever seen God, nor can see Him (1 Tim. vi, 16). But our Lord Jesus Christ is invi…
171Tim 6:17
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 11:1451…but in the living God, who provides all things abundantly for enjoyment, to do good, to become rich in good works, to be ready to distribute, to communicate (I Tim. VI, 17-18). For, as Solomon says, the wealth of t… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:771…take thine ease eat drink and be merry and the rest timothy charge them that are rich in this world that they be not highminded nor trust in uncertain riches but in the living god who… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 47:19D…est of men, obeying the apostolic sermon, which is to Timothy: "Charge the rich of this world not to be high-minded, nor to hope in the uncertainty of riches" (1 Tim. 6.17). When, therefore, affairs… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 49:39A…ing appointed for today, and to place it in the midst for all. What then is it that has been read today? "Charge the rich of this world not to be high-minded" (1 Tim. 6:17), "and [that they be] different, [being… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 49:39B…th the departing owners, but it very often deserts them even before the end; which he also demonstrates by saying, "Nor to trust in the uncertainty of riches" (1 Tim 6:17). For nothing is as unfaithful as riche… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 49:43A…tainty than the poor, since he receives frequent and continuous changes. And what indeed is that saying: Who provides us abundantly with all things to enjoy (1 Tim. 6:17)? God gives all things with abundance,… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 50:843…st the] images of the pious Emperor Theodosius the Great, and on the Apostolic saying: "Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not high-minded" (1 Tim. 6:17). — The calamity of the Antiochenes aft… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:623C…ch in good works, to be ready to impart and to communicate, storing up for themselves a good treasure for the future, so that they may apprehend eternal life" (1 Tim. 6:17-19). Do you see the treasure of goods? Do… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:701…m. Therefore the Apostle warns: “Charge the rich of this world not to be high-minded, nor to hope in the uncertainty of riches, but to be ready to distribute” (1 Tim. 6:17). For the poor man is better in holines… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:597C…ot happen now, there is always honor to Him, always power to Him. Homily XVIII "Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not highminded" (1 Tim. 6. 17). He says well, "In this present wo… Maximus the Confessor c. 580–662PG 91:791…avarice. Matthew xix, 24. — It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of heaven. I Timothy vi, 17. — Command those who are rich in this age not to be haughty… Maximus the Confessor c. 580–662PG 91:1005…has sorrow, because her hour has come; but when she has brought forth the child, she remembers no more the anguish for joy that a man is born into the world. 1 Tim. VI, 17. — Charge the rich of this world not to… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1015…seen nor can see to whom be honor and power everlasting amen charge them that are rich in this world that they be not high minded nor trust in uncertain riches but in the living god… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1461A…iency, you may abound in every good work, as it is written: He dispersed, he gave to the poor, etc. Galat. ii, 10. — That we should be mindful of the poor. I Tim. vi, 17, 18. — Charge the rich of this world no… Theophanes of Nicaea d. c. 1381PG 150:307…he rich in this present age not to be haughty, nor to trust in the uncertainty of riches, but in the living God, who gives us all things richly for enjoyment" (1 Tim. VI, 17). For the righteous man himself says: "… Anastasius of SinaiPG 89:467…age not to be haughty nor to trust in the uncertainty of riches but in the living god who provides us with everything abundantly for enjoyment to do good to be rich in good works to…
181Tim 6:18
Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:767A…2). That they may distribute easily, communicate, and lay up for themselves a good foundation against the time to come, that they may lay hold on eternal life (I Tim. VI, 18, 19). Rule XLVIII. That every on… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:767A…rciful, who knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things are worthy of death (Rom. I, 31, 32). That they may distribute easily, communicate (I Tim. VI, 18). That whatever anyone possesses beyon… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:293A…intelligible ones. For Scripture knows how to call even the wealth that exists in good works "riches"; as when it says, To do good, to be rich in good works (1 Tim. 6:18). For this is the true wealth, whereas… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:597D…ch is produced from good works. This he himself also revealing, "To do good," he says, "to be rich in good works, ready to distribute, willing to communicate" (1 Tim. 6. 18); the one thing of money, the other of… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1015…in the living god who giveth us richly all things to enjoy that they do good that they be rich in good works ready to distribute willing to communicate laying up in store for themselves by…
191Tim 6:19
Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:767…heaven luke xviii that they may distribute easily communicate and lay up for themselves a good foundation against the time to come that they may lay hold on eternal life i tim vi c rule xlviii… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:597D…hing of money, the other of love. "Communicate" he calls being affable, gentle. "Laying up in store for themselves a good foundation against the time to come" (1 Tim. 6. 19). There, nothing is uncertain; but wher… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:829…communicative social sharing who have a nature free from pride laying up for themselves a good foundation against the time to come that they may take hold of eternal life he called the possession of wealth… Antiochus of St. Sabas fl. c. 614-620PG 89:1467…be rich in good works to be ready to distribute to communicate laying up in store for themselves a good foundation against the time to come that they may lay hold on true life being persuaded… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1015…they be rich in good works ready to distribute willing to communicate laying up in store for themselves by these words again he instructs him not to betray the preaching through fear laying up in store… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1461…be rich in good works to be ready to distribute to communicate laying up in store for themselves a good foundation for the future ii thess iii you brethren do not grow weary in doing good…
201Tim 6:20
Clement of Alexandria c. 150 – c. 215PG 8:989…the same name brings knowledge into disrepute concerning which the apostle writes o timothy keep that which is committed to thy trust avoiding profane and vain babblings and oppositions of science falsely so called which some… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 11:933…lord whether it was imminent or not and also that which says avoiding profane and vain babblings and oppositions of science falsely so called which some professing have erred concerning the faith makes it clear that… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:597D…t is life indeed." For the practice of good works is able to procure for us the enjoyment of that life. "O Timothy, keep that which is committed to thy trust" (1 Tim. 6. 20). Do not diminish it; they are not your… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 74:187B…one can ever ascend there through any other than me alone. Wherefore, if anyone, disturbed from the love of Christ, or clinging to profane novelties of words (I Tim. VI, 20), and to the impurities of foreign voca… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:829…has called a foundation b for those things are immovable and unchangeable o timothy keep that which is committed to your trust i suppose that by the deposit trust he means the grace of the spirit… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 83:385…with many sorrows and in the very end c he exhorts saying o timothy keep that which is committed to thy trust avoiding profane and vain babblings and oppositions of science falsely so called which some… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1015…the time to come that they may lay hold on eternal life o timothy keep that which is committed to thy trust avoiding profane and vain babblings and oppositions of science falsely so called c which… Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 119:195…a foundation is able to procure the enjoyment of that life vi o timothy keep that which is committed to thy trust avoiding profane and vain babblings and oppositions of science falsely so called which some… Arsenius of Mount Athos fl. c. 1150PG 133:287C…tted to thy trust, avoiding profane and vain babblings, and oppositions of science falsely so called: Which some professing have erred concerning the faith." ⟦(1 Tim. vi, 20)⟧ Having said these things, the mo… John Kyparissiotes d. after 1378PG 152:703A…Teaching them to observe all things, whatsoever I have commanded you" (Matth. xxviii, 20); and the divine Apostle likewise: "Avoid profane novelties of words" (I Tim. vi, 20). And again: "But though an angel from… John Kyparissiotes d. after 1378PG 152:723B…8). To this, the divine Apostle commands that we avoid profane novelties of words, but rather that we be built up for the instruction of the Church of Christ (I Tim. vi, 20; Ephes. iv, 13). And it is evident that… Johann Heinrich Nolte 1826-1892PG 6:1805…ian is said to have commended) profiteth little." Clement seems to have had the Tatiani particularly in view in Strom. ii, p. 457 P: "Checked by this saying (1 Tim. vi, 20 seq.), those who are from the heresies…
211Tim 6:21
Clement of Alexandria c. 150 – c. 215PG 8:989…avoiding profane and vain babblings and oppositions of science falsely so called which some professing have erred concerning the faith confuted by this saying those who belong to the heresies reject the epistles to timothy come… Hippolytus of Rome c. 170–235PG 10:727…avoiding profane empty babblings and oppositions of the knowledge falsely so called which some professing have erred concerning the faith and again but you my son be strong in the grace that is in christ jesus… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 11:933…avoiding profane and vain babblings and oppositions of science falsely so called which some professing have erred concerning the faith makes it clear that from the beginning there were some misconceptions not as celsus thinks when… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:829…avoiding profane and vain babblings and oppositions of science falsely so called which some professing have erred concerning the faith those who arose from simon called themselves gnostics as if they were endowed with knowledge for… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 83:385…avoiding profane and vain babblings and oppositions of science falsely so called which some professing have erred concerning the faith these things clearly declare that many authors of execrable heresies appeared even while they were still… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1015…profane and vain babblings and oppositions of science falsely so called c which some professing have erred concerning the faith grace be with thee amen nothing is unstable but all things are certain immovable solid and… Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 119:195…avoiding profane and vain babblings and oppositions of science falsely so called which some professing have erred concerning the faith grace be with thee amen keep that which is committed to thy trust the commandment of… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:87…even to answer but to avoid and avoid engaging with such people which some professing have erred concerning the faith for it is necessary that he who follows human reasoning should miss the mark of faith… Arsenius of Mount Athos fl. c. 1150PG 133:287…avoiding profane and vain babblings and oppositions of science falsely so called which some professing have erred concerning the faith tim vi d having said these things the monk theodore departed the next day however elias…