Where the Fathers quote 2 Corinthians 10

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12Cor 10:1

John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:541…h homily xxi h ch v i paul myself beseech you by the meekness and gentleness of christ who in your presence am humble among you but being absent am… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:605…and especially toward the end of the epistle for before he said now i paul myself beseech you by the meekness and gentleness of christ who in presence am base among you but being absent am… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 74:945…his abundant mercy through faith in christ but i paul myself entreat you by the meekness and gentleness of christ etc there were many wise men of athens c dwelling among those in corinth who considered… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:433…led away by their lies h chapter x h now i paul beseech you by the meekness and gentleness of christ who in presence am lowly among you but being absent am bold toward you but… Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 118:1027…so that he might not assent to the counterfeit corinthians x but i paul myself beseech you by the c gentleness and meekness of christ who in presence am humble indeed among you but being absent… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 124:897…things what is that what is great h chapter x h c i paul myself beseech you by the meekness and gentleness of christ having finished his words about almsgiving he now commences with more severe… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 124:899…much desire that i even put it before you as a mediator who in presence am base among you but being absent am bold toward you he says this with irony using the words of those…

22Cor 10:2

Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 11:1687…... So too Origen above, section 17: "He will say that he himself does not wish, and does not eat himself, and does not walk himself." And so also the Apostle, II Cor. 10:2: Deomai to mē parōn tharrēsai. And De… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:541…presence am humble among you but being absent am bold toward you i beseech you that i may not be bold when i am present with that confidence wherewith i am thought to be bold against… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:605…presence am base among you but being absent am bold toward you but i beseech you that i may not be bold when i am present with that confidence wherewith i think to be bold against… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 74:947…nor sharpened for contentions and quarrels i who am bold while absent beseech you that i may not be forced to be bold when present for as i am inclined to think you will in no… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:433…confidence by which i am thought to be bold against some who think of us as if we walked according to the flesh those from among the jews who had believed d and who were urging… Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 118:1027…am humble indeed among you but being absent am bold toward you but i beseech you that i may not when present be bold with that confidence wherewith i am thought to be bold against some… Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 118:1029…love i dare to write such things but what do you pray that i may not be bold he says that is that i may not be forced to use my power in a bold manner… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 124:899…do this out of arrogance but out of confidence in you vers but i beseech you that i may not be bold when present with that confidence wherewith i think to be bold against some who… Joannes ChrysostomusPG 51:307D…t, when present, show courage with the confidence wherewith I am reckoned to be bold against some, who count of us as if we walked according to the flesh (2 Cor. 10. 2). For these very men, of whom he says t…

32Cor 10:3

42Cor 10:4

52Cor 10:5

62Cor 10:6

Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 30:981C…stantly read to God. We have changed that, “vulgar indeed in speech,” and substituted the version of the Vulgate Latin: for it borrows this from the Apostle, II Cor. x, 6: But even if I am unlearned in speech,… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:667…god and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of christ and having in a readiness to revenge all disobedience ii cor x if one were to weigh each of these things mentioned more diligently… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 48:1071D…ot cry out, nor did anyone hear His voice in the streets; as the Apostle says he is in readiness to revenge all disobedience, when your obedience is fulfilled (2 Cor. 10:6), [meaning] those who obey. While God i… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 57:441…nations will hope just as paul also says being ready to punish all disobedience when your obedience is fulfilled what does it mean when he brings forth judgment unto victory when he has fulfilled all things… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:545D…he saints are acknowledgedly the avengers of God. Therefore Paul also says: "Having in readiness to punish all disobedience, when your obedience is fulfilled" (2 Cor. 10:6). Furthermore, the admirable Deborah am… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:605…as if we walked according to the flesh sup and having in readiness to revenge all disobedience when your obedience is fulfilled ib v and again i fear lest when i come i shall not find… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:435…and make them ready to follow his laws v and being in readiness to revenge all disobedience when your obedience is fulfilled he has revealed the cause of his patience we wait he says to persuade… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 124:901…and you will understand how paul took them captive and having in readiness to revenge all disobedience when your obedience is fulfilled here c he also struck fear into them for we wait for you he…

72Cor 10:7

John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:453B…e says, and pledge great things, and then show others in our deeds, as those men did; for which reason he said, Do you look at things according to the face? (2 Cor. 10.7); but we are what we are seen to be, no… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:435…of us and to examine our affairs then do this with precision if any man trust to himself that he is christ's let him of himself think this again that as he is christ's even so… Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 118:1031…look at things according to the face if anyone is confident in himself that he is christ's let him consider this again for himself that just as he himself is christ's so also we are christ's…

82Cor 10:8

Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 77:101…if he says i wish to use the authority which god has given us for edification and not for destruction i shall not be ashamed as for this most beloved bearer of our letters who has… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:435…placed the equality derived from the name first then he adds v for though i should boast somewhat more of our authority which the lord has given us for edification and not for your destruction i… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:755…little by little c until it reaches the summit vers for the edification and not for your destruction i will not be ashamed lest i should seem as if i would terrify you by letters for… Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 118:1033…against us then correcting what was offensive in the statement he says for edification and not for your destruction as if to say we received the power to build you up in the faith not to…

92Cor 10:9

Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:435…to build up but attempting to destroy the labors of others v that i may not seem as if i would terrify you by letters for his letters they say are weighty and powerful but his… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:755…not for your destruction i will not be ashamed lest i should seem as if i would terrify you by letters for his letters they say are weighty and powerful but the presence of the body… Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 118:1033…he says be shown to be a liar or a boaster x that i may not seem as if i would terrify you by letters for his letters he says are weighty and powerful but the… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 124:903…not be shown to be a liar or a braggart d vers that i may not seem as though i would terrify you by my letters for his letters he says are weighty and powerful but… Joannes ChrysostomusPG 51:307D…eem as if I would terrify you by my letters; for his letters, they say, are weighty and strong; but his bodily presence is weak, and his speech of no account (2 Cor. 10. 9-10). Then, accusing the Corinthians themse…

102Cor 10:10

Irenaeus of Lyon c. 130–c. 202PG 7:1251B…ks in regard to himself: But even if I be an "idiota" in speech, yet not in knowledge (II Cor. xi, 6). And note Acts iv, 13; I Cor. i, 17; ii, 1, 15, 14, 16; II Cor. x, 10. Hence even the Fathers themselves ofte… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 58:823A…"you will say," is induced to be objected 35 init. not. and passim. phēsin, "they say," singular for plural 91 init. 386 p. m. 494 init. 665 a. m. 833 a. m. [2 Cor. x. 10, phēsi "they say" Vulg. Our people, "… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 58:961…1 p. m. φημί, φησιν, inquies, objicientem inducit 35 init. not. et passim. φησίν, inquiunt, sing. pro plurali 91 init. 386 p. m. 494 init. 665 a. m. 833 a. m. [2 Cor. x. 10, φησί inquiunt Beza temere supposuisse,… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:87…s, hear what he says, bringing into the middle the testimony of his enemies concerning this matter: His bodily presence is weak, and his speech contemptible (2 Cor. 10:10); and again, And last of all he was se… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:303A…him, but by counting himself among the number of those who are obscure and not distinguished. And for this reason he said, "The presence of the body is weak" (2 Cor. 10:10), that is, to be despised, and having n… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:383A…s arrogant and a man of no account; and therefore they said, "The Epistles, indeed, are weighty, but his bodily presence is weak, and his speech contemptible" (2 Cor. 10:10). The meaning of these words was: When… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:541D…nd threatens. This at least he hints at next by saying: For his letters, say they, are weighty; but his bodily presence is weak, and his speech contemptible (2 Cor. 10. 10). Or because he speaks these things by… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:543C…en was I about to boast, he says, and to brag through a speech, and to threaten through letters, as they maligned him, saying, "His letters are indeed weighty (2 Cor. 10.10)"? But he brings every intellect into t… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:597…were mocking him as weak and ridiculing his presence and saying his presence is weak and his speech contemptible as if addressing these indeed he says since you seek a proof of christ speaking in me… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:401C…omeone takes, if someone exalts himself, if someone strikes your face (2 Cor. 11. 20); and again, The presence of the body is weak, and the speech despised (2 Cor. 10. 10 and 12. 13); and again, Grant me this… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:435…if i would terrify you by letters for his letters they say are weighty and powerful but his bodily presence is weak and his speech contemptible c such things those who used slanders against him were… Joannes ChrysostomusPG 51:307…by my letters for his letters they say are weighty and strong but his bodily presence is weak and his speech of no account cor then accusing the corinthians themselves who had been persuaded he says…

112Cor 10:11

Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:435…present he was insignificant and very unlearned v let such a person think this that such as we are in word by letters when we are absent such will we be also in deed when we… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:755…is weak and the speech is contemptible let such a person consider this that such as we are in word by letters when absent such d we will be also in deed when present varia lectiones… Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 118:1033…weak and speech contemptible let such a one consider this that what we are in word by letters when absent such we are also when present in deed c therefore he says i spoke so modestly… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 124:903…and his speech contemptible let such a person consider this that what we are in word by letters when absent such we are also when present in deed what he says is of this sort i… Joannes ChrysostomusPG 51:307D…ed (2 Cor. 11. 7)? And answering this crime, he says again, What we are in word by letters when we are absent, such are we also in deed when we are present (2 Cor. 10. 11). Because, therefore, there were many p…

122Cor 10:12

Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 30:1063…. A little later, οὐ συντάσσοντες ["not coordinating"], Trapezuntius had translated as "not coordinating," instead of "composing, comparing," as in II Corinthians 10:12: Οὐ γὰρ τολμῶμεν συγκρῖναι ἑαυτούς τισι ["For we dare not… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:1173…apostle shows this is forbidden saying for we dare not show ourselves or compare ourselves with some that commend themselves therefore having abandoned our own wills and the desire to seem to do something more than… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:549…ourselves for which reason he also added but they measuring themselves among themselves and comparing themselves among themselves are not wise what he says is this we do not compare ourselves with them but with each… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:435…dignity and to show that our deeds agree with our letters v for we dare not make ourselves of the number or compare ourselves with some that commend themselves but they measuring themselves by themselves and… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 84:1225C…s own counsel from the law of God), 204. He loves digressions (rightly so), 206. Not changeable by time, 224 init.; (1 Cor. XII, 2), 241; deliberately obscure (II Cor. X, 12), 339. His modest prudence, 363. Why he… Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 118:1033…class or compare ourselves with those who commend themselves but they themselves measuring themselves by themselves and comparing themselves among themselves are not wise but we will not boast beyond measure but according to the measure… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 124:905…ourselves that is to set ourselves against some of those who praise themselves but they measuring themselves by themselves and comparing themselves with themselves do not understand those people he says do not deign to be…

132Cor 10:13

142Cor 10:14

Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:437…reached even to you for the following verses teach this for not as though we reached not unto you do we stretch ourselves beyond our measure for we have come even to you in the gospel… Cyril of JerusalemPG 33:913B…Corinthians, "For we reached even as far as you in the Gospel of Christ, having hope, as your faith increases, to preach the Gospel in the regions beyond you" (II Cor. x, 14, 15); you see clearly that the word "un…

152Cor 10:15

Clement of Alexandria c. 150 – c. 215PG 9:397B…«And having hope, when your faith is growing, that we shall be magnified according to our rule unto abundance, to preach the gospel in the regions beyond you» (II Cor. X, 15, 16), not speaking of an extension of t… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:549…preached the word to you also not boasting in things beyond measure but having hope when your faith is increased to be enlarged among you according to our rule unto abundance to preach the gospel in… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 77:359A…his, not because we insult him who is fallen and dead: for God forbid that this should be, nor that we should rejoice in the evils of others, as it is written [II Cor. x, 15]: for this is not the counsel and princ… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:437…the gospel of christ not boasting beyond measure in other men's labors but having hope when your faith is increased that b we shall be magnified in you according to our rule abundantly to preach the… Athanasius AlexandrinusPG 25:259…stantius, when he was forced into exile, Eusebius of Nicomedia invaded his see. On this matter we shall speak more fully in the Epistle to the Solitaries. 96 II Cor. x, 15. The text stands thus: "not boasting in…

162Cor 10:16

Clement of Alexandria c. 150 – c. 215PG 9:397…growing that we shall be magnified according to our rule unto abundance to preach the gospel in the regions beyond you ii cor x not speaking of an extension of the preaching as to place since… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:549…increased to be enlarged among you according to our rule unto abundance to preach the gospel in the regions beyond you not to boast in another man's line of things made ready to our hand c… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:437…b we shall be magnified in you according to our rule abundantly to preach the gospel in the regions beyond you and not to boast in another man's line of things made ready to our hand… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:757…magnified in you according to our rule to abound further so as to preach the gospel in the regions beyond you not to boast in another man s rule in things prepared he who boasts let… Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 118:1037…be greatly magnified in you according to our rule into an abundance to preach the gospel in the regions beyond you not in another man's rule to boast of things ready to hand but he who… Cyril of JerusalemPG 33:913…you in the gospel of christ having hope as your faith increases to preach the gospel in the regions beyond you ii cor x you see clearly that the word until is not an end but…

172Cor 10:17

182Cor 10:18

4052Cor 10:405

John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 64:1347A…ινδύνοις). 15, in Epist. to Romans. IX, 559. — Montf. IX, 593. Savil. III, 126. Duc. III, 212. "Here again and another" (Ἐνταῦθα πάλιν καὶ ἑτέραν). Homily 3 in II Cor. X, 405. — Montf. X, 441. Savil. III, 557. Duc.…

5892Cor 10:589

John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 64:1333C…ly hosts." On St. Michael. Spurious and omitted.] — ["To us beginning what you write, joy." Spurious and omitted.] — "It has been spoken very obscurely." 28 on 2 Cor. X, 589. — Montf. X, 633. Savil. III, 693. Duc.…