Where the Fathers quote 2 Corinthians 2

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John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:419…is much milder than the former h but i determined this for myself that i would not come again to you in sorrow h when he says again he shows that he had already been affected… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:23D…no rest, but we suffered tribulation on all sides: fightings without, fears within. But God, who comforts the humble, comforted us by the coming of Titus." II Cor. II, 1-3. — "I determined this with myself, that… Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 118:935…manifest in what follows namely in the end of the epistle ii but i determined this with myself that i would not come again to you in sorrow for if i make you sorrowful then who… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 124:815…caput ii h vers but i determined this in my own self that i would not come again to you in sorrow by saying again he indicates that he had also been affected by sorrow previously… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 63:511A…se races; and for this reason I rejoice and exult, according to the apostolic voice saying: "And who is he who makes me glad, except he who is grieved by me?" (2 Cor. 2:2). For I see much fruit originating from… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 74:395…and having learned that he had borne it most grievously he says for if i make you sorry who is there to make me glad but he who is made sorry by me for godly grief… Isidore of Pelusium d. c. 450PG 78:159B…ons with which Christ defeated the devil, by so much more clear and illustrious is His victory, like an athlete bound, and yet a victor. On the saying of Paul, 2 Cor. ii, 2. 151. On the providence of God, who see… Antiochus of St. Sabas fl. c. 614-620PG 89:1683…discipline then you are bastards and not sons and to the corinthians for if i make you sorry who is he that maketh me glad but the same which is made sorry by me and he… Maximus the Confessor c. 580–662PG 91:875D…rder to live. SERMON XXVIII On sadness, anguish of soul, and sorrow. Matt. v, 4. — Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted. 2 Cor. ii, 2. — Who is the one who makes me glad, if… Didymus the Blind c. 313–398PG 39:1687…firm in the faith in which you were imbued cap ii vers my joy is the joy of you all my joy he says is the joy of you all because of your good reputation demonstrating… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:421…then throws himself into the discourse concerning this man having said first that my joy is the joy of you all but if his joy is the joy of you all it is necessary to rejoice… Antiochus of St. Sabas fl. c. 614-620PG 89:1611…to you before that you might have a second grace d trusting in you all that my joy is the joy of you all and it is written also in the gospel according to luke now… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:715…not have sorrow from those from whom i ought to have joy having confidence in you all that my joy is the joy of you all he says this to mean for this reason i did… Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 118:935…came have sorrow from those from whom i ought to have joy having confidence in you all that my joy is the joy of you all by saying again he shows that he too had already… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 124:815…sorrow over you who ought to provide me with reasons for rejoicing having confidence in you all that my joy is the joy of you all i wrote he says trusting that you would be corrected… Didymus the Blind c. 313–398PG 39:929…whom as paul writes to the corinthians for out of much tribulation and anguish of heart i wrote unto you through many tears meaning with many tears and again in the first epistle and when i… Didymus the Blind c. 313–398PG 39:1689…i write these things from a genuine disposition he says know that out of much affliction and anguish of heart with many tears i wrote the epistle for i would not have wished you to need… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 47:487B…ure, when we may hear his own words? For writing to the Corinthians he said: "For out of much tribulation and anguish of heart I wrote to you with many tears" (2 Cor. ii. 4). And again: "Lest perhaps when I come,… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 50:485…with many tears and sighing for out of much tribulation he says and anguish of heart i wrote to you with many tears not that you should be grieved but that you might know the charity… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:419…and show your power to all for this reason he added h for out of much affliction and anguish of heart i wrote to you with many tears not that you should be saddened but that… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:501…usefulness of the matter for he had done this even before saying for out of much affliction and anguish of heart i wrote unto you not that ye should be grieved but that ye might know… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:117…say about the others hear also what he says to the corinthians for out of much affliction and anguish of heart i wrote unto you with many tears and again who is weak and i am… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:295D…hings one must suffer pain, for these things one must lament; thus Paul lamented for those who sinned, thus he wept. "For out of much affliction," he says (II Cor. II, 4), "and anguish of heart I wrote unto yo… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:421A…20. 31). From great love he feared lest some corruption might enter. And again: For out of much affliction and anguish of heart I wrote to you with many tears (2 Cor. 2. 4). And what of Joseph, tell me, the unbe… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:385…is ours to be your own ver for out of much tribulation and anguish of heart i wrote to you with many tears not that you should be made sorrowful but that you might know the… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:715…i did not come sparing you vers for out of much tribulation and anguish of heart i wrote to you with many tears not that you should be grieved but that you might know the love… Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 118:935…for your joy so much he says do you love me ii for out of much affliction and anguish of heart i wrote to you with many tears not that you should be sorrowed but that… Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 118:1259…with sorrow regarding those who are not virtuous for he says elsewhere for out of much affliction and anguish of heart i wrote to you therefore to have remembrance with joy is a sign of their… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 124:815…rejoice and if you see me pained you are pained c vers for out of much affliction and anguish of heart i wrote to you with many tears since he had said above that he who… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 124:817…your amendment not that you should be grieved but that you may know the love which i have more abundantly toward you it would have followed to say not that you should be grieved but that… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 124:1143…of someone to be made with sorrow as when he says elsewhere for out of much affliction and anguish of heart i wrote to you therefore to remember with joy is a sign of their virtue… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:777C…s inflicted of many. So that contrariwise ye ought rather to forgive him, and comfort him, lest perhaps such a one should be swallowed up with overmuch sorrow (II Cor. ii, 5-7). That one ought to turn away from tho… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:591B…od nempe incredulitas non sit omnium, sed ex parte tantum; ut cum dicit: Si quis contristavit, me non contristavit, nisi ex parte, ne vobis omnibus gravis sim (II Cor. II, 5): et, Si vobis primum ex parte fruitus… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:383…indicated this by saying but if anyone has caused sorrow he has not grieved me but in part that i may not burden you all and again but by many and advancing in his discourse he… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:423…he has caused sorrow he says he has not caused sorrow to me but in part that i may not burden all of you and then again sufficient to such a one is the rebuke which… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:387…if any man has caused sorrow he has not caused sorrow to me but in part that i may not burden you all a he wished to say something greater and to show that the whole… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:715…who had sinned vers but if any has caused grief he has not grieved me but in part that i might not be too severe with you all it does not escape me he says that… Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 118:937…disciples for there were many believers and approved ones at corinth but in part that i may not burden you all he wished to say something greater and to show that the whole body of… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 124:817…but if any has caused grief he has not caused grief to me but in part that i may not burden you all by these words he wishes love to be confirmed toward the fornicator concerning… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:777…grieved me but in part that i may not overcharge you all sufficient to such a man is this punishment which was inflicted of many so that contrariwise ye ought rather to forgive him and comfort… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:931B…sier to depart from the sin, so that there may be applied to him that which is written: "Sufficient to such a one is this rebuke, which was inflicted by many" ⟦II Cor. II, 6⟧; and to him who acts rightly, that gre… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:497A…perversion)—how much that very man was bent and constrained, such that Paul could say, Sufficient to such a one is this rebuke, which was inflicted by many (2 Cor. 2:6); therefore, confirm love toward him. F… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:1155…scourge of the mind of the one who is sinning says lest such a one should be swallowed up by excessive grief by satan b and you melted his soul as a spider but the sinning… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:1363…paul says concerning the one who had committed fornication in corinth d lest perhaps such a one should be swallowed up by overmuch sorrow let them be clothed with shame and confusion who boast great things… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:777…to such a man is this punishment which was inflicted of many so that contrariwise ye ought rather to forgive him and comfort him lest perhaps such a one should be swallowed up with overmuch sorrow… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:1777D…things as if they were immortal; and conversely, in sad or adverse times, we may by no means feel despair, lest someone be perhaps absorbed by greater sadness (II Cor. II, 7) and be submerged into the depths of th… Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 44:725B…5:6-7). But him who has been torn away through sin, he stitches back on through repentance, saying: "Lest such a one be swallowed up by excessive sorrow" (2 Cor. 2:7). Thus he knows how to rend opportunely… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 47:491D…uickly ordered it to be removed after he had done what was his part, and added the cause: "Lest perhaps," he says, "such a one be absorbed by overmuch sorrow" [2 Cor. 2:7]. Moreover, if excessive sorrow, rushi… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 48:659…ing. For we must fear lest that man, being punished beyond measure, suffer what was said by the blessed Paul: "Lest he be swallowed up by overabundant sorrow" (2 Cor. 2:7). There is, therefore, need of the grea… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 49:261C…rinthians about the same fornicator: "Confirm charity toward him, lest perhaps such a one be swallowed up by overmuch sorrow, and we be circumvented by Satan" (2 Cor. 2:7-8, 11); he says, "Let us snatch the man f… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 49:281…having said confirm your love toward him he also adds the reason lest perhaps such a one should be swallowed up by overmuch sorrow he is in the throat of the wolf he says let us… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 52:557…d ait? Firman‐te in eum caritatem, ne abundantiori tristitia hujusmodi homo absorbeatur, ac circumveniamur a satana: non enim ipsius cogitationes ignoramus (2. Cor. 2. 7. 11). Videsne quemadmodum satanæ instin… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 54:623…others confirm your love toward him he says lest by any means such a one should be swallowed up by overmuch sorrow cor ii and for this reason he commands that the hand be offered immediately… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 58:769…to keep from losing oneself under the guise of piety, listen to Paul saying: "Lest by any means such a one should be swallowed up with overmuch sorrow" (2 Cor. 2:7). Knowing these things, therefore, let… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:421A…For sorrow is serious, and when it is excessive, it is a precursor to death. Therefore Paul spoke: "Lest such a one should be swallowed up by overmuch sorrow" (2 Cor. 2:7). But these things, he says, I did not… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:421…a time for defense so that on the contrary you should rather forgive him and comfort him lest perhaps such a one should be swallowed up by overmuch sorrow for he not only commands that the… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 63:837D…eapon of the devil. For having said, Confirm your love toward him (2 Cor. 2. 8), he adds the cause: Lest such a one be swallowed up by overmuch sorrow (2 Cor. 2. 7). In the throat of the wolf, he says, i… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:387…contrary you should rather forgive and console him lest by excessive sorrow such a one should be swallowed up he shows indeed the intensity of the repentance when he speaks of excessive sorrow yet he calls… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 83:549…that you rather should forgive and comfort him lest by any means such a one should be swallowed up by overmuch sorrow such compassion had the teachers of the church for they were spiritual physicians preserving… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 83:1249…he reconnected him in the second and said so that contrariwise you ought rather to forgive him and comfort him lest perhaps such a one should be swallowed up with overmuch sorrow and again lest satan… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:715…b vers so that on the contrary you ought rather to forgive and comfort him lest perhaps such a one be swallowed up with too much sorrow therefore i urge you to reaffirm your love to… Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 118:935…should rather forgive and console him c lest perhaps by overmuch sorrow such a one should be swallowed up since therefore the correction of the brethren procures common joy i greatly desire it and when it… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 124:819…from his own repentance as from their grace lest by any means such a one should be swallowed up by overmuch sorrow he says one must take him console him and heal him lest he be… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 49:281B…had changed and become better—"Sufficient to such a one is this punishment which was inflicted by the many; so that you ought to confirm your love toward him" (2 Cor. 2.8). Since he had made him a common enemy… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 50:485…nd as to the cause of him who had committed fornication, hear how, no less than that man, he is pained and exhorts, saying: Confirm your charity towards him (2 Cor. 2. 8). But even when he was separating him f… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 50:607B…or writing to the Corinthians he says thus: Confirm your charity towards him, that we may not be circumvented by Satan: for we are not ignorant of his devices (II Cor. II, 8, 11). What is, therefore, the cause, on… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 54:623…us and troubled, and rouses others. "Confirm your love toward him," he says, "lest by any means such a one should be swallowed up by overmuch sorrow" (2 Cor. ii. 8, 7). And for this reason he commands that the hand be offer… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:509D…him a cleansing of the sin. For that this happened, he says in the second epistle: Confirm your charity toward him, that we may not be circumvented by Satan (2 Cor. II, 8). You delivered to Satan, and you say:… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 63:837D…weep (Rom. 12. 15). But as I was saying, observe how Paul fears despair, as a great weapon of the devil. For having said, Confirm your love toward him (2 Cor. 2. 8), he adds the cause: Lest such a one b… Antiochus of St. Sabas fl. c. 614-620PG 89:1557…in another place as well for this cause i wrote to you that i might know the proof of you whether you are obedient in all things and if any man does not obey our word… Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 118:937…beseech you to confirm your love toward him for to this end did i write that i might know the proof of you whether you are obedient in all things but if you forgive anyone anything… Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 118:939…you he says are puffed up they now felt irreconcilable hatred for that i might know the proof of you namely in obedience for to this end did i write meaning that a just as you… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 124:819…this sin that even paul himself had to intercede for him vers for to this end also did i write that i might know the proof of you whether you be obedient in all things he… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:9…hich often differs from that which Sirmond published, and even more so from the received text; as in I Cor. x, 33, in παντάπασιν (which I would easily prefer), II Cor. ii, 10, where the words τὰ κεχάρισμαι are abse… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:895…poor but if anyone is such as paul is he says confidently for we are not ignorant of his wiles he sends also to ceneroth now ceneroth is interpreted as as it were a lamp not… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:1767…says perhaps such a one be swallowed up with overmuch sorrow b for we are not ignorant of his devices something similar happened in the case of judas who betrayed jesus and according to the likeness… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 17:151…those who are affected lest we be taken advantage of by satan for we are not ignorant of his devices therefore he deceived the woman c who was not prudent like the serpent in his craftiness… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 26:119…shall pass to all men so that each of us may say for we are not ignorant of his devices therefore it is with good reason that the lord who is always and by nature immutable… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 26:875…blessed apostle and those with him knew such things when they said for we are not ignorant of his thoughts yet we from the temptations we have experienced from them ought to correct one another as… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 28:237…bare the folds of his breast so that we too may say for we are not ignorant of his designs lover of mankind and good lord you have redeemed us who were captives and serving sin… Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 41:1025…the person of christ that we might not be outwitted by satan for we are not ignorant of his designs and you see how he grants repentance even after offenses b v furthermore the lord says… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 49:281D…rough [inmoderation]. And see how he spoke precisely; for he did not say, "Lest the devil destroy him," but what? "Lest we be taken advantage of by Satan" (2 Cor. 2.11); for "pleonexia" (taking advantage) is… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 50:607…your charity towards him that we may not be circumvented by satan for we are not ignorant of his devices ii cor ii what is therefore the cause on account of which he amputated his tongue… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 52:557…be swallowed up by excessive sorrow and we be outwitted by satan for we are not ignorant of his designs cor do you see how it is satanic to grieve immeasurably and for the c work… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:491B…In the day you eat, your eyes will be opened; see, he says, Satan told the truth. It is appropriate for Paul to say: For we are not ignorant of his devices (2 Cor. 2:11). The saints know the machines of the d… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:573B…on, I beg you, lest the meaning of the Wicked One escape you, which the Apostle also, having observed precisely, says: "For we are not ignorant of his intent" (2 Cor. 2:11). As, therefore, he reported to him tha… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:253C…s. What is, "And Paul, being grieved"? Seeing the wickedness, he says, of the demon, even as he himself says elsewhere: For we are not ignorant of his devices (2 Cor. 2. 11). Why did they not say that they cast o… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:483…h you, and you may catch him. Since Paul thus overcame him, having been thoroughly taught these things, he therefore said, "For we do not ignore his thoughts" (2 Cor. 2:11). Let us, therefore, take care to learn… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:679B…hrist Jesus" (Rom. VIII, 38)? How many wings does this voice seem to thee to have? How many eyes? Therefore he said: "For we are not ignorant of his thoughts" (II Cor. II, 11); therefore the demons were fleeing, no… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:321C…Wherefore always finding such traps of his, and hunting out these wicked ambushes, this wonderful and great man said: For we are not ignorant of his devices (2 Cor. 2:11). For even here he reveals his whole gu… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:423…or to the glory of christ lest we be circumvened by satan for we are not ignorant of his devices do you see how he both grants them power and takes it away again so that… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:425…the utmost shame, to provide him with the means to fashion wounds through our own remedies. For this reason he said: For we are not ignorant of his devices (2 Cor. II, 11); that is, by showing his complexity, h… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:161A…dient, among the catechumens, he prevailed over him by a great superabundance. For this reason the blessed Paul said: "For we are not ignorant of his devices" (2 Cor. 2:11). Hence also he prevailed over him most… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 64:39…this surrender to madness but be sober in all things and say for we are not ignorant of his devices rejoice therefore always as it is written let your moderation be known unto all men phil… Nilus of Sinai d. c. 430PG 79:757…h for the great paul bears witness to this very thing saying for we are not ignorant of his devices b and the admirable job being perplexed about such things says who will uncover the face… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 69:29…diabolical deceit for this reason he even encourages us to cry out for we are not ignorant of his devices and the first parent adam received death as the wages of sin and the penalty for… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 76:757…the crafty one shall not obtain his prey as it is written for we are not ignorant of his intentions we who have the mind of christ b as the all wise paul says that he… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 77:513…who have put on christ and bear the mind of the truth for we are not ignorant of his thoughts but that those who are guilty of the deceits just now set forth and who set… Hesychius of Jerusalem d. after 450PG 93:1017…is not ignorant of the thoughts of the just as paul says for we are not ignorant of his cogitations but knowing them they guard themselves from them but the intelligible earth of ours visited by… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:387…mentions the cause vers that we might not be circumvented by satan for we are not ignorant of his devices c for the chief enemy of mankind knows how to inject thoughts of despair many times… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 83:549…also adds the reason that we may not be defrauded by satan for we are not ignorant of his devices so that you rather should forgive and comfort him lest by any means such a one… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 83:1249…such a one should be swallowed up with overmuch sorrow and again lest satan should get an advantage of us for we are not ignorant of his devices thus also with those who were partaking of… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:205…the simple having become more prudent may bring forth that salutary saying for we are not ignorant of his devices which is indeed said of the devil for the same reasons that peace is harmful war… Olympiodorus of Alexandria fl. 6th century (c. 500-570)PG 93:439…since they are kept hidden but those who are in christ say for we are not ignorant of his devices vers who shall open the doors of his face who then he says will make manifest… Antiochus of St. Sabas fl. c. 614-620PG 89:1523…him so that we may not be taken advantage of by satan for we are not ignorant of his devices and so let us also struggle together with paul saying in all things afflicted but not… Maximus the Confessor c. 580–662PG 90:673…light of knowledge is another lantern appropriately speaking with the great apostle for we are not ignorant of his thoughts he who practices a life directed piously by the commandments through virtues is another lantern as… Maximus the Confessor c. 580–662PG 90:1339…a speaking appropriately to the great apostle for we are not ignorant of his devices the holy spirit grants purification to those worthy of the purity of the virtues through fear… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:715…for he who had changed his deed through repentance had become better for we are not ignorant of his devices d… Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 118:937…the person of christ that we should not be circumvented by satan for we are not ignorant of his devices c he no longer commands as a teacher but begs as a patron to judges confirm… Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 118:939…and dissipate our body for you are all members of one another for we are not ignorant of his devices because they are varied and deceitful and plotting evil for he does not trip us up… Symeon the New Theologian 949–1022PG 86:3017…who indeed has not hidden from us the machinations of the enemy for we are not ignorant of his schemes but if any of you feels himself stirred by an immoderate appetite for food let him… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 124:821…that christ may be glorified lest we should be circumvented by satan for we are not ignorant of his devices lest he says the harm be common and the number of christ's flock be diminished he… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:1105…is he saw the malice of the demon as he himself says for we are not ignorant of his thoughts having been moved and identified and having muzzled her even though she spoke the truth teaching… Didymus the Blind c. 313–398PG 39:379…lest we should hinder the gospel of christ and in the second furthermore when i came to troas to preach christ's gospel and again… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 52:569B…door being opened to me in the Lord, I had no rest for my spirit, because I did not find my brother Titus; but taking leave of them, I went off to Macedonia" (2 Cor. 2:12-13). What is this, Paul? You were bound wi… Andrew of Crete c. 660–740PG 97:1149B…ry words: "When," he says, "a door was opened for me in the Lord for the Gospel of Christ, I had no rest in my spirit because I did not find Titus my brother" (II Cor. ii, 12). Do you see how great and what ki… Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 118:939…but when i had come to troas for the gospel of christ and a door was opened unto me by the lord i had no rest in my spirit because i did not find titus my… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 124:821…circumvention when he catches us even by means of our own affairs furthermore when i came to troas to preach the gospel of christ and a door was opened unto me in the lord i had… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 47:487C…But when could he ever breathe, who also mourned the absence of a brother? "For," he says, "from the time I did not find Titus my brother, I had no rest" (2 Cor. ii. 13). In the sickness of another, he suffer… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 52:569…it from him for he stated the cause of his departure saying i had no rest in my spirit because i did not find titus but taking leave of them i went forth to macedonia do… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:427B…ened to me in the Lord, I had no rest,” he says, not on account of this stopping the work. How then does he say, “Taking my leave of them, I went away” (II Cor. II, 13)? It means, I spent more time, being co… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:515C…hence he also bestows marvelous praises upon him, both in the beginning, speaking thus: Because I did not find Titus my brother, I had no rest for my spirit (2 Cor. II, 13), and finally through this very thing.… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:523…use that without his absence Paul could not accomplish any great thing: For, he says, because I did not find Titus my brother, I had no rest for my spirit [2 Cor. 2:13]), and by his love toward them (For hi… Andrew of Crete c. 660–740PG 97:1149…was opened for me in the lord for the gospel of christ i had no rest in my spirit because i did not find titus my brother ii cor ii c do you see how great… Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 118:939…of christ and a door was opened unto me by the lord i had no rest in my spirit because i did not find titus my brother but having taken my leave of them i went… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 124:821…of christ and a door was opened unto me in the lord i had no rest in my spirit because i found not titus my brother he mentioned above that he had tribulation in asia and… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:1797B…ohn Chrysostom on St. Julian from Suidas: ⟦Greek: θριαμβεύσας, αἰτιατικῇ, δημοσιεύσας⟧; lest anyone should perchance interpret that passage of the Apostle, II Cor. ii, 14, ⟦Greek: Τῷ θριαμβεύοντι ἡμᾶς ἐν τῷ Χρι… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 50:479…and setting up frequent trophies boasting and giving thanks to god saying now thanks be unto god which always leadeth us in triumph c and he also inverted the order of things or rather we have… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 50:669…mself also in harmony with Paul: Thanks be to God who leads us in triumph in Christ Jesus, and manifests the odor of his knowledge through us in every place (2 Cor. 2:14). For just as perfume, as long as it li… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:429…this reason we are conspicuous and illustrious and makes manifest the odor of his knowledge by us in every place above he said always leading us in triumph here in every place he says showing that… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 74:923…me seeth the father now thanks be to god who always makes us to triumph in christ and manifests the savor of his knowledge by us in every place as christ was led in triumph for… Hesychius of Jerusalem d. after 450PG 93:805B…ful witness, Paul: "Thanks be to God," he says, "who always makes us to triumph in Christ Jesus, and manifests the odor of his knowledge by us in every place" (II Cor. ii, 14). Behold, in the meantime, you have kno… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:641…who always leadeth us in triumph in christ and manifesteth the fragrance of his knowledge by us in every place for we are a sweet savor of christ in them that are saved and in them… Theodore the Studite 759–826PG 99:567C…the odor of His knowledge through us in every place, because we are the good odor of Christ to God among those who are saved, and among those who perish" [II Cor. II, 14]? Do you see how the fragrance of God i… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 124:821…but it was being hindered by the absence of my co worker now thanks be unto god which always leadeth us in triumph in christ since he had recounted many sorrows that in asia that in… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 124:823…were a trophy we too are glorified in his conspicuousness and he maketh manifest the savour of his knowledge by us in every place preciously he says the knowledge of god is an ointment which we… Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 130:641…befit god alone therefore he is not a product nor a creature now thanks be unto god which always causeth us to triumph in christ and maketh manifest the savour of his knowledge by us in… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 11:749A…has a flavor (John VI, 33); thus also smell, which perceives such things as that of which Paul speaks when he says he is to God the sweet fragrance of Christ (II Cor. II, 15); and touch, according to which John sa… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:97…tt. xi, 9). What are these ears, which if anyone has, he alone may be said to hear the words of Christ? And again: "For we are a good odor of Christ unto God" (II Cor. ii, 15); and in another place: "Taste and see… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 17:269C…among the many—which is said to "go up from the desert." But that the righteous person is the good odor of Christ in every place to those who are being saved (II Cor. ii, 15), is understood as being perfumed, simi… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:753C…in them that perish. To the one indeed the odor of death unto death, but to the others the odor of life unto life. And for these things who is so sufficient? (II Cor. II, 15, 16). REGULA XXXIV. That every… Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 44:737…e more foul-smelling things becomes foul. Since, therefore, every defilement of sin is foul, while on the contrary virtue is the "good odor of Christ (II Cor. II, 15)," and the disposition of loving naturally brings about a m… Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 44:825A…f Christ to those who are being saved and to those who are perishing; to some, indeed, the odor of death unto death, but to others the odor of life unto life" (II Cor. II, 15). If, then, the evangelical nard has s… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 74:925…him the father and god from whom he has been begotten h for we are unto god a sweet savor of christ in them that are saved and in them that perish h they show forth… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 76:1385B…rtledove and the simple dove, he himself the living bread, and the golden censer. "For we are unto God a sweet savour of Christ," according to what is written (II Cor. ii, 15). Observe, however, the depth of the ap… Hesychius of Jerusalem d. after 450PG 93:805…the good odor in the following because we are a good odor of christ in them that are saved and in them that perish ibid then the legislator says and that which is left of the… Dionysius the Areopagite fl. c. 500PG 3:423…irit of God; and there is also a certain ineffable fragrant outpouring of the Spirit, according to which the apostles are called the "sweet savor of Christ" ⟦b II Cor. ii, 15⟧, and according to which those everywhe… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:641…knowledge by us in every place for we are a sweet savor of christ in them that are saved and in them that perish and again christ loved us and delivered himself up for us an… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:1605B…ave forth fragrance while blossoming, those who say: "We are the good odor of Christ to God among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing" (II Cor. 2:15). For even those who do not believe in… Gregory of Agrigentum c. 559 - c. 630 (traditionalPG 98:985B…Christ unto God in them that are saved, and in them that perish; to the one indeed the odor of life unto life, but to the others the odor of death unto death" [2 Cor. 2:15-16]. Then Ecclesiastes says: "And the day… Arethas of Caesarea c. 860 – after 932PG 106:517…of sweet fragrance therefore also paul says we are the sweet fragrance of christ in them that are saved and in them that perish d and with reason he says his voice resounds like many waters… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 124:823…are so glorified even now before we obtain the future blessings vers for we are unto god a sweet savour of christ in them that are saved and in them that perish either he says this… Constantine Harmenopoulos c. 1320 – c. 1385PG 150:593D…ery fragrance itself in their state, and the sweet odor of that ointment which was poured out for our sake: "For we are the sweet odor of Christ," he says (II Cor. II, 15). Such power and grace does the supper… Constantine Harmenopoulos c. 1320 – c. 1385PG 150:1049B…ecomes death. Thus also the Apostles, being the sweet fragrance of Christ, were to some the odor of death unto death, but to others the odor of life unto life (II Cor. ii, 15, 16). But this life is not of the s… Philo of CarpasiaPG 40:39A…of Christ to those who are being saved and to those who are perishing; to the one a fragrance from death to death, to the other a fragrance from life to life” (II Cor. II, 15-16). This same fragrance of sweet odor per… Philo of CarpasiaPG 40:131…the apostle who says we are the good odor of christ unto them that are saved and in them that perish to the one indeed the odor of death unto death but to the others the… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 26:1379…also the blessed paul admiring the magnitude of the divine gift said and who is sufficient for these things he redeemed the whole world with the blood of our savior he also caused the lower world… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:1619…use him just as the apostle says to the one the savor of death unto death and to the other the savor of life unto life if that which is done or said is evil by… Gregory of Nazianzus c. 329–390PG 35:453…about leading them until they reach the measure of spiritual age xlvi and who is sufficient for these things for we are not like the many who are able to adulterate the word of truth and… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 49:261B…these apostles have become to many the odor of death; he says, therefore, "To some indeed the odor of death unto death; to others the odor of life unto life" (2 Cor. 2:16). Do you see that the infirm person is… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 52:515B…t to be removed from the midst? The apostles themselves, were they not "to some indeed the odor of death unto death, but to others the odor of life unto life" (2 Cor. 2:16)? Was it therefore necessary, because o… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 57:233D…transferred to God. 9. Do not therefore be grieved, nor cast down; for even the apostles were to some indeed an odor of death, but to others an odor of life (2 Cor. 2:16). For if you provide no handle, you are… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:223B…these things who is sufficient?" And again, "Not that we are sufficient to think anything from ourselves, as from ourselves; but our sufficiency is from God" (2 Cor. 2:16, 3:5). But let us recount the previous… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:429…of his mouth and abolishes him by the epiphany of his presence and who is sufficient for these things since he had spoken great things that we are a sacrifice of christ and a fragrance and… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:455A…What he says here has the same force as what he said before: "To the one indeed the odour of death unto death, but to the others the odour of life unto life" (II Cor. ii, 16). What is meant by, The god of this w… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:513…e fragrance of which can fill the world; the apostles breathed of this. For we are a fragrance of Christ, he says, to some unto death, to others unto life (2 Cor. 2: 16). What, then, is this? That some are sa… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 68:621…saved and among those who are perishing to the one an aroma of death unto death and to the other an aroma of life unto life he also speaks to us therefore be imitators of god… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 77:1391…born according to the flesh and yet not moved from the heavens and who is sufficient for these things who shall declare the mighty acts of the lord or who shall cause all his praises to… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:389…those who believe but brings destruction upon those who do not believe and who is sufficient for these things… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:399…hid to them that are lost he had said this above also to the one we are the savour of death unto death and to the other the savour of life unto life vers in whom… Pope Hormisdas c. 450-523 (pope 514-523)PG 86:101A…aring to the unfaithful. Hence, finally, the blessed Apostle says that to some he is the aroma of life unto life, but to others the aroma of death unto death. ⟦II Cor. II, 16.⟧ Of these, this one man is utterly pro… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:1549A…filling the world with its presence at his coming, so that—according to Paul, to whom it is “an odor from death to death, to others an odor from life to life” (2 Cor. ii, 16)—the bride might have said, “Therefore… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 124:823…he judges who is he who contradicts vers to the one indeed the savour of death unto death and to the other the savour of life unto life because he had said that we are a… Anthony the GreatPG 40:1005…will be unto him for judgment for we are to some indeed the savour of death unto death but to others the savour of life unto life for he is set for the fall and resurrection… Irenaeus of Lyon c. 130–c. 202PG 7:1055…paul also when he was of good conscience said to the corinthians for we are not as many peddling the word of god but from sincerity as from god in the sight of god in christ… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 20:565B…taphor derived from innkeepers, who are accustomed to mix and adulterate wines. It is in this sense that the Apostle Paul says, "not peddling the word of God" [II Cor. 2:17]. Rightly, therefore, does Rufinus tran… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:835B…O THE CORINTHIANS II. For we are not as many, adulterating the word of God; but as from sincerity, but as from God, in the presence of God, we speak in Christ (II Cor. II, 17). TO THE THESSALONIANS I. For our exhor… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:1129A…E. When he abuses the goods given by God for his own desires: which the Apostle rejected, saying, "For we are not as the rest, who adulterate the word of God" (II Cor. ii, 17); and again: "For neither have we ever… Macarius of Egypt c. 300–391PG 34:1271D…huckstering nature, condemn the boy to a deserved servitude." "They huckstering nature, condemn the abject boy as a bastard to servitude." The Apostle himself, II Cor. ii, 17: "Huckstering the word of God." Among H… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:431…also do we provide them offering the doctrine pure wherefore he added but as of sincerity but as of god in christ we speak we do not preach he says so as to deceive you as… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:391…of this ministry verse for we are not as the many peddling the word of god but as of sincerity but as from god in the sight of god we speak in christ here then he… Paschal Chronicle c. 630PG 92:1643C…th guile. Thus Pisides rightly likens those who pervert the writings of the Fathers concerning Severus to those who corrupt wine, applying the passage of Paul, 2 Cor. II, 17: "For we are not as many, adulterating,… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:719…word of god but as of sincerity but as of god b if we have proclaimed great things yet it appeared that no part… Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 118:941…qualified for these things for we are not as the many peddling the word of god but as out of sincerity but as from god in the sight of god we speak in christ c then… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 124:825…for all this that we do is his and nothing is ours for we are not as many peddling the word of god here he points to the false apostles who claimed that the grace of… Constantine Harmenopoulos c. 1320 – c. 1385PG 150:1293…are sufficient of ourselves but our sufficiency is from god and again but as of god in the sight of god we speak in christ for the words of such men are unpleasant and unilluminated for… Joannes ChrysostomusPG 51:307C…g him with arrogance. He is found to be attacking them frequently in his epistle: just as when he says, For we are not as the many, peddling the word of God (2 Cor. 2. 17); and again when he says, I have kept…