Where the Fathers quote 2 Corinthians 7

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Clement of Alexandria c. 150 – c. 215PG 8:1165…coincidence has the temple of god with idols having these promises therefore beloved let us cleanse ourselves from all defilement of flesh and spirit perfecting holiness in the fear of god b h chapter ix h… Clement of Alexandria c. 150 – c. 215PG 8:1173…to those who are like those mentioned says having these promises therefore beloved let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit perfecting holiness in the fear of god for i am jealous… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 17:927C…d that such a one should be delivered to Satan for the destruction of the flesh, that the spirit may be saved in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ"; and that in II Cor. vii, 1: "Let us cleanse ourselves from all pol… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 26:1439…let us cleanse ourselves as the apostle commanded from all defilement of flesh and spirit perfecting holiness in the fear of god so that we may be found spotless inwardly and outwardly clothed outwardly with temperance… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:703…vi d that he who obeys the gospel must first be cleansed from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:705A…Having therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God (II Cor. vii, 1). That it is impossible to become a di… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:869B…stian? To be cleansed from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit in the blood of Christ, and to perfect holiness in the fear of God and in the love of Christ (II Cor. VII, 1); to have no spot or wrinkle, or any su… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:1571…saith the lord almighty c having therefore these promises says the apostle beloved let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit perfecting holiness in the fear of god and again admonishing in… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:1583…of mystery to keep the precept of the apostle who says b having therefore these promises dearly beloved let us cleanse ourselves from all pollution of the flesh and spirit perfecting sanctification in the fear of… Macarius of Egypt c. 300–391PG 34:937C…as unbelief, deceit, vainglory, anger, envy, and strife. And this is what it means to: cleanse ourselves from all defilement of the flesh and of the spirit (II Cor. VII, 1). For suppose there is a certain corrup… Didymus the Blind c. 313–398PG 39:1093…another epistle to some let us cleanse ourselves from every defilement of flesh and spirit perfecting holiness in the fear of god by this very word and form of speech he shows that the flesh is… Didymus the Blind c. 313–398PG 39:1711…is punctuated in various ways for some read having therefore these promises beloved let us cleanse ourselves from all defilement of flesh and spirit so that we may have no defilement from sin either of flesh… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:93C…in spirit (1 Cor. 7. 34). Pursue peace and sanctification, without which no one shall see the Lord (Hebr. 12. 14); and, Perfecting holiness in the fear of God (2 Cor. 7. 1). For the name "holy" does not imply th… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:721D…nners, of whom I am first (1 Tim. I, 15). Peter likewise said in the Acts: Men, brethren, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit (2 Cor. VII, 1). And do not say: We have Abraham as ou… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:493…the prophet was pre announcing the present nobility the regeneration through grace having therefore these promises dearly beloved what promises that we are the temples of god that we are sons and daughters that we have… Mark the Hermit fl. c. 400–430PG 65:985A…struggles, they themselves also bringing forward the testimony of Scripture which says: "Let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit" (II Cor. vii, 1), and at the same time finding within t… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 77:425D…or these things, let us listen to Paul who says, “Let us cleanse ourselves from all pollution of flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God” (II Cor. vii, 1). In this way, then, we shall perform… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 77:605…therefore who are about to render an account of their own life let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of flesh and spirit perfecting holiness in the fear of god for then we shall fast purely… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 77:823A…ven the supremely wise Paul himself testifies to us: "let us cleanse ourselves from all pollution of flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God" (2 Cor. VII, 1), lest by touching the sacred things wi… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 77:849…angels to judge the living and the dead knowing these things therefore let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit perfecting holiness in the fear of god practicing piety in every way… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 77:853…unconquerable support of eternal life wherefore it is fitting for us cleansing ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit to perfect holiness in the fear of god for thus full of confidence and fearing… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 77:885…and of the king of all let us cleanse ourselves from all pollution of flesh and spirit let us perfect holiness in the fear of god let us live moderately… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 77:929…hasten to follow his saving decrees and especially with youthful vigor cleansing ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit as it is written d perfecting holiness in the fear of god now all time… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 77:941…where there will be an exact examination of what each has lived let us cleanse ourselves from all pollution of flesh and spirit perfecting holiness in the fear of god adding to this mercy toward the… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 77:971…and unbloody sacrifice furthermore i think it right to say to you let us cleanse ourselves from all defilement of flesh and spirit perfecting holiness in the fear of god for it is not permitted unless… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:415…he also brings forward his own admonition h chapter vii h vers having therefore these promises dearly beloved let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit perfecting holiness in the fear of… Cosmas Indicopleustes fl. c. 535–550PG 88:1825C…ch is according to the image. And what this is, let us learn from the Apostle, who says: "Let us cleanse ourselves from all pollution of the flesh and spirit" (II Cor. 7:1). Let us purify our image, that we may… Antiochus of St. Sabas fl. c. 614-620PG 89:1451…which are upon the earth and again let us cleanse ourselves brethren from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit perfecting holiness in the fear of god that we may become temples of the living god… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:741…sons and daughters says the lord almighty h cap vii h vers having therefore these promises dearly beloved let us cleanse ourselves from all pollution of the flesh and spirit perfecting holiness a for merely not… Theodore the Studite 759–826PG 99:1137…in it let us purify ourselves beloved always from all defilement of flesh and spirit perfecting holiness in the fear of god hold the traditions which you have been taught instruct one another always receive a… Theodore the Studite 759–826PG 99:1617D…to orthodoxy, listening to the Apostle who says: "Let us cleanse ourselves from all pollution of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God" (2 Cor. vii, 1). For you know that no small persecutio… Photius of Constantinople c. 810–c. 891PG 101:45B…elsewhere. Nevertheless, to run through such a multitude is a task requiring much time, and yet time is short, as the divine word of the Apostle suggests (II Cor. vii, 1), and evening is at hand; and for us, t… Photius of Constantinople c. 810–c. 891PG 102:163…to us through the fathers for he adds having therefore these promises beloved let us cleanse ourselves from all pollution of the flesh and spirit perfecting holiness in the fear of god therefore these promises were… Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 118:991…through faith and the laver of baptism vii having therefore these promises beloved let us cleanse ourselves from all pollution of the flesh and spirit perfecting holiness in the fear of god having therefore these promises… Symeon the New Theologian 949–1022PG 120:411…for a little but godliness is profitable for all things and again let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit the same thing holy peter also cries out in these words girding… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 124:867…baptism our regeneration and adoption as sons h caput vii h d having therefore these promises dearly beloved let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit what kind of promises that we… Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 130:1241…to us through the fathers for he adds therefore having these promises beloved let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit perfecting holiness in the fear of god therefore these things promised… Gregory Palamas c. 1296–1359PG 151:343…pleasing will of god that we may possess him as our father let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit that we may be accounted worthy of being the house of god… John Pearson 1613-1686PG 5:449D…erpreter: “In all chastity and temperance remain in Jesus Christ, carnally and spiritually.” But what else did he say by these words than what St. Paul says in 2 Cor. vii, 1: “Let us cleanse ourselves from all pol… PG 59:3…peace and holiness without which no one shall see the lord and perfecting holiness in the fear of god for the name holy does not claim to present the same meaning in all things of which… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:417…spirit and transgression in action the defilement of the flesh a vers receive us we have wronged no man we have corrupted no man we have defrauded no man he does not speak contrary things at… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 124:869…h chapter vii h a ver receive us we have wronged no man we have corrupted no man we have defrauded no man he again initiates a discourse about love… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:497…one we have defrauded no one i do not speak to condemn for i have said before that you are in our hearts to die together and to live together again he introduces a discourse on… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:741…since he perceived the heaviness of his words he corrects himself again for i have said before that you are in our hearts to die together and to live together d this is the greatest proof… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 124:869…gain under the pretext of preaching b ver i say this not to condemn you for i have said before that you are in our hearts to die together and to live together i do not… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:497…of them observe how he comforts this weightiness in another way saying great is my boldness of speech toward you because of this i dare such things he says not speaking to condemn but because of… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:417…and to live together and he continues to soothe them c vers great is my boldness of speech toward you as a father to children as a teacher to disciples great is my glorying of you… Didymus the Blind c. 313–398PG 39:1713…hardship we have suffered for the truth for when we came to macedonia our flesh had no rest with temptations continually assailing us yet even if the flesh has no rest we are valiant in spirit… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:513B…rison; another was taking him, and casting him into frying pans; another was scandalizing him; and countless wars. Without were fightings, within were fears (2 Cor. 7:5). Are they ministers of Christ? I spea… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:499…to be affected by the sense of them for when we had come into macedonia our flesh had no rest since he had said in tribulation he therefore explains how great that tribulation was and he… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:39…and at troas proceeding in the middle of his account he says for when we were come into macedonia our flesh had no rest but we were troubled on every side without were fightings within were… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:417…cause of all my consolation then again he explains his trials vers for when we were come into macedonia our flesh had no rest but we were troubled on every side without were fightings within were… Dionysius the Areopagite fl. c. 500PG 4:943…presence was a great consolation for when we had come he says into macedonia our flesh had no rest but we suffered every tribulation fightings without fears within but god who comforts the humble comforted us… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:743…produced from these things if indeed he drove away such great pain but we were troubled on every side and how it is declared in the following without were fightings from the unbelievers within were fears… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:23C…r heart to grief, but cast it away from you, mindful of the last things." Act. XIV, 21. — "Through many tribulations we must enter into the kingdom of heaven." II Cor. VII, 5, 6. — "When we were come to Macedonia,… Theodore the Studite 759–826PG 99:519A…o this sentiment: Without were fightings, within were fears. Nevertheless God, that comforteth those that are cast down, comforted us by the coming of Titus (II Cor. vii, 5, 6). He consoles the mind struck by the… Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 118:995…for the bearing of every affliction vii for indeed when we had come into macedonia our flesh had no relief but we were afflicted in everything outside were fightings inside were fears but god who comforts… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 124:869…come from enmity but from vehement love ver for when we had come into macedonia our flesh had no rest he narrates his affliction and heightens it by his words so as to show also the… Joannes ChrysostomusPG 51:295D…ly struck by external storms, but they also often labored within from sedition. Who says this? Paul himself, writing thus: Without, fightings; within, fears (2 Cor. VII. 5). And that this is true, and that teach… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:701A…by his coming only, but by the consolation wherewith he was comforted in you, when he told us your earnest desire, your mourning, your fervent mind toward me (II Cor. vii, 6, 7). And a little after: For behold thi… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:475D…kmanship, He will not abandon the work of His hands, nor will He depart from His custom. Thus also Paul: But He who consoles the humble, has consoled us (2 Cor. VII, 6). And again, Who gives to those who ar… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:681…oward one another, and no joy is greater than when a brother is seen by a brother. Thus Paul says he is comforted in his tribulations by the presence of Titus (2 Cor. 7:6); but when he is not present, he has no… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:39…were troubled on every side without were fightings within were fears but god that comforteth those that are cast down comforted us by the coming of titus and not by his coming only but by the… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:417…lest they should turn to the worse d vers but god who comforteth those that are cast down comforted us by the coming of titus his goal here is both to demonstrate the virtue of the… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:23…sides fightings without d fears within but god who comforts the humble comforted us by the coming of titus ii cor ii i determined this with myself that i would not come again to you in… Theodore the Studite 759–826PG 99:519…the apostle testifies to this sentiment without were fightings within were fears nevertheless god that comforteth those that are cast down comforted us by the coming of titus ii cor vii he consoles the mind struck… Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 118:995…outside were fightings inside were fears but god who comforts the humble comforted us by the coming of titus and not only by his coming but also by the consolation which he received from you when… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:701…those that are cast down comforted us by the coming of titus and not by his coming only but by the consolation wherewith he was comforted in you when he told us your earnest desire your… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:709D…e, not that ye were made sorry, but that ye sorrowed to repentance. For ye were made sorry after a godly manner, that ye might receive damage by us in nothing (II Cor. VII, 7-9). REGULA VI That one ought t… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:491B…r minds from this side also. And concerning these things, he testifies, saying, "Titus came, reporting to us your desire, your mourning, your zeal for us" (2 Cor. 7:7); and concerning the Galatians, saying,… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:39…those that are cast down comforted us by the coming of titus and not by his coming only but by the consolation wherewith he was comforted in you and again b moreover brethren we do you… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:417…soon as he appeared sufficed to dispel the onslaught of troubles vers and not by his coming only but by the consolation wherewith he was comforted in you when he told us your earnest desire your… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:849A…eved according to God, that you might suffer no loss from us. For the sorrow that is according to God produces repentance for salvation, never to be regretted (II Cor. VII, 8-10).... For which cause rebuke them sharpl… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:501D…Christ, with whom to the Father, together with the Holy Spirit, be glory, power, honor, now and always, and for ever and ever. Amen. HOMILIA XV 2 Cor. vii. 8. Wherefore though I made you sorry with… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:743…to paul after the first epistle had been sent for even if i made you sorry with a letter i do not regret it though i did regret it for i realize that that letter even… Joannes ChrysostomusPG 51:275…: "For I see that that letter, although for a time, saddened you: now I rejoice, not because you were saddened, but because you were saddened unto repentance" (cf. 2 Cor. 7:8-9). Although for a time I saddened you, t… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 19:49A…e upon the earth." On the Lord's command, Matt. x, 37: "What I tell you in the ear, proclaim upon the housetops." On good and evil works, homilies 1 and 2 on II Cor. vii, 9 seq. That these small works were trans… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:709…you joan xvi to the corinthians so that i might d rather rejoice not that ye were made sorry but that ye sorrowed to repentance for ye were made sorry after a godly manner that ye… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:1107D…SPONSE. If indeed he caused affliction just as the Apostle did when he said: "For you were grieved according to God, so that you might suffer no loss from us" (II Cor. VII, 9), then not the one who caused the grief… Joannes ChrysostomusPG 51:225C…eved," he says, "not that you were grieved, but that you were grieved unto repentance: for godly sorrow works repentance unto salvation not to be repented of" (2 Cor. 7. 9, 10). For whether you were pained for y… Clement of Alexandria c. 150 – c. 215PG 8:1343…a not to be repented of but the sadness of the world works death for behold this very thing that you were made sad according… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 30:345C…irtue. But John’s preaching, by which the disobedient were turned to repentance, was a lamentation, which produced sorrow unto salvation not to be repented of (II Cor. vii. 10). The Jews, however, because of the har… Didymus the Blind c. 313–398PG 39:1757…but the other works repentance stable unto salvation which he thus describes godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation not to be repented of a for it is certain that he who is sad in laboring while… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 48:959A…ur soul, you have gained from this a salvation not to be regretted; just as Paul says: The sorrow that is according to God works salvation not to be regretted (2 Cor. 7.10). If you see another flourishing, do no… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 49:73D…eved, and he went about downcast, and I healed his" (Is. 57.17, 18). And Paul says: "For godly sorrow worketh repentance unto salvation not to be repented of" (2 Cor. 7.10).… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 49:183D…this happens in the world, much more so in spiritual matters. Therefore he says: “For sorrow according to God works repentance unto salvation without regret” (2 Cor. 7, 10). And this indeed seems to be obscure;… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 49:331B…nsumes sin when it is introduced through repentance. Therefore Paul said: "For sorrow that is according to God works repentance unto salvation that is stable" (2 Cor. 7.10). Sorrow is good for those who are trul… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:149A…Paul, demonstrating this very thing, said: For godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation not to be repented of; but the sorrow of the world worketh death (2 Cor. 7:10). 5. Do you see how this also belongs… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:295A…iving the healthy admonition, it will begin to suffer more, and perhaps experience what is contained in Scripture: "For the sorrow of the world worketh death" (2 Cor. 7:10). The blessed apostle Paul, the teacher… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:295A…h much more. And that too must be thought upon most of all, which the divine sentence through the Apostle defined: "For the sorrow of the world worketh death" (2 Cor. 7:10). But if as much the delight as the pre… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:303D…e, and for this sorrow put on that salutary sorrow which the blessed Apostle reported to be according to God, which is accustomed to produce lasting salvation (2 Cor. 7:10); namely, repentance for crimes committ… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:495C…epentance: sorrow and groaning. What does sorrow and sadness profit? Hear Paul saying: For godly sorrow works repentance to salvation, not to be repented of (2 Cor. 7. 10). And hear Isaiah: When thou art turne… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 57:225A…Paul also declared, saying that, "The sorrow of the world works death, but sorrow according to God produces repentance unto salvation, not to be repented of" (2 Cor. 7.10). These then he himself also blesse… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:503…and the disciple for the grief according to god works repentance unto salvation not to be repented of wherefore he says even if i did repent before i saw the fruit and the gain now i… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:295C…than those for which kings are, and we procure for ourselves great gain from this. For "godly sorrow worketh repentance unto salvation not to be repented of" (II Cor. VII, 10). For these things one must grieve, for… Nilus of Sinai d. c. 430PG 79:1039D…r they miss the mark, since they produce either a useless joy or an unfitting pain. For this pain is not according to God, so as to produce, according to Paul (II Cor. vii, 10), repentance without regret unto salvat… Maximus the Confessor c. 580–662PG 91:413A…ed master is afflicted with this praiseworthy sorrow; for I am not ignorant that "sorrow according to God produces a repentance without regret unto salvation" (II Cor. vii, 10), in those whose entire power of soul i… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:743…might suffer no loss from us for godly sorrow produces repentance unto salvation not to be repented of but the sorrow of the world produces death for behold this very thing that you were grieved according… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:111A…ng hither the fatted calf, and kill it, and let us eat and make merry: because this my son was dead, and is come to life again: he was lost, and is found. II Cor. vii, 10. — "For godly sorrow worketh penance st… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 124:873…have gained b for the sorrow that is according to god works repentance to salvation not to be repented of but the sorrow of the world works death he philosophizes about sorrow and shows that sorrow… Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 129:191A…d forbidden. For Paul says, For the sorrow of the world worketh death, but the sorrow which is according to God, repentance unto salvation that is steadfast (II Cor. VII, 10). How then does Paul say in another pla… Gregory Palamas c. 1296–1359PG 151:369…sorrow honey for it is this of which paul again speaks saying for godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation not to be repented of for just as to one whose tongue is wounded honey brought to… Constantine Harmenopoulos c. 1320 – c. 1385PG 150:1047A…e is a sin not unto death" (1 John 5:16), certainly calling the death of the soul the death here. And the great Paul says: "Worldly sorrow produces death" (2 Cor. 7:10), certainly understanding the death of… Constantine Harmenopoulos c. 1320 – c. 1385PG 150:1073C…s according to the world worketh the death of the soul; but the sorrow of poverty which is according to God worketh repentance unto salvation of the soul" (II Cor. vii, 10). And to involuntary poverty there foll… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:701…your fervent mind toward me ii cor vii and a little after for behold this selfsame thing that ye sorrowed after a godly sort what carefulness it wrought in you yea what clearing of yourselves yea… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:1085…, yea, what fear, yea, what vehement desire, yea, what zeal, yea, what revenge! In all things ye have approved yourselves to be clear in this matter" (II Cor. VII, 11). And by multiplying the opposite virtue, as did Zacchaeus.… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:1115…had done when he wrote for behold this very thing that you sorrowed after a godly sort what carefulness it wrought in you yea what clearing of yourselves yea what indignation yea what fear yea what… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 58:995D…very thing, this godly grief, has produced in you: what eagerness to clear yourselves, what indignation, what fear, what longing, what zeal, what punishment" (2 Cor. 7: 11). Therefore, I urge servants and childr… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:383A…, nay, what indignation, nay, what fear, nay, what longing, nay, what zeal, nay, what avenging. In all things you showed yourselves to be clear in the matter" (2 Cor. 7:11). Because the money which he had reques… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:511D…e fear? And this is what he was saying above: "That you were grieved after a godly sort, what carefulness it wrought in you, yea, what fear, yea, what desire" (2 Cor. 7:11)? Do you see how he rejoices more on ac… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:47B…But hear what he writes to the Corinthians, to whom he objects many crimes: does he not testify these things also of them? But your emulation, but your desire (2 Cor. 7:11)? And the things he says to them regard… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:745…is brief he says but that which is beneficial is everlasting but what carefulness it wrought in you yea what clearing of yourselves for me yea what indignation against him who has sinned yea what fear… Theodore the Studite 759–826PG 99:603…god and profitable and praiseworthy according to this utterance of the apostle for behold this selfsame thing that ye sorrowed after a godly sort what carefulness it wrought in you yea what clearing of yourselves yea… Theodore the Studite 759–826PG 99:633C…rn them, worthy of the Apostle’s recommendation, whose words are found elsewhere: In all things you have shown yourselves to be uncontaminated in the matter (II Cor. vii, 11). Truly, brothers, I do not speak these… Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 118:999…produces death for behold this very thing that you were made sorry after a godly sort what carefulness it wrought in you yea what clearing of yourselves yea what indignation yea what fear yea what vehement… PG 61:1…ed after a godly sort, what carefulness it wrought in you, yea, what clearing of yourselves, yea, what indignation, yea, what fear, yea, what vehement desire" (2 Cor. 7. 11)? Do you see how he rejoices more on th… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:745…up here he says and you have freed yourselves from this suspicion not for his cause that had done the wrong nor for his cause that suffered wrong but that our care for you in the… PG 61:1…with these words although i wrote to you not for his sake that had done the wrong nor for his sake that suffered wrong but that our care for you might be made manifest unto you… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:511…kindness etc h homily xvi h c v therefore we have been comforted in your comfort yea and exceedingly the more joyed we for the joy of titus because his spirit was refreshed by you all… Hesychius of Jerusalem d. after 450PG 93:969…them that they provided themselves obedient to titus we were comforted in the joy of titus because his spirit was refreshed by you all therefore of those who teach unchaste things and contradict the procreation of… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:419…been comforted by your consolation and we rejoiced still more abundantly at the joy of titus because his spirit has been refreshed by you all vers for if i have boasted anything to him about you… Dionysius the Areopagite fl. c. 500PG 4:943…of titus and lower down in our consolation we rejoiced more abundantly for the joy of titus because his spirit was refreshed by you all and chapter viii so that we requested titus that as he… Andrew of Crete c. 660–740PG 97:1151…what he says writing to them again we rejoiced the more abundantly for the joy of titus because his spirit has been refreshed by you all and if i have boasted anything to him about you… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:745…comfort we joyed the more exceedingly for the joy of titus for his spirit was refreshed by you all for if i have boasted anything to him of you i am not ashamed but as we… PG 61:1…have been comforted in your consolation but we joyed the more exceedingly for the joy of titus because his spirit was refreshed by you all and may show their love for after he asserted that he… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:745…spirit was refreshed by you all for if i have boasted anything to him of you i am not ashamed but as we spake all things to you in truth even so our boasting which i… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:383A…when he said again: "His affections are more abundant toward you, whilst he remembers the obedience of you all, how with fear and trembling you received him" (2 Cor. 7:15). Driven by all these causes, he writes… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:511…said by me to titus concerning your praises have been found true and his inward affection is more abundantly toward you with these words he now commends them as though inflamed with great love and bound… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:523…t find Titus my brother, I had no rest for my spirit [2 Cor. 2:13]), and by his love toward them (For his bowels, he says, are more abundantly toward you [2 Cor. 7:15]), and by the diligence with which he i… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:745…so our boasting which i made before titus is found a truth and his inward affection is more abundant toward you whilst he remembereth the obedience of you all how with fear and trembling you received… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 124:877…he might indicate the inner feeling and fire of genuine charity rememebring the obedience of you all how with fear and trembling you received him he renders the reasons for which titus loves them so much… PG 61:1…said his inward affections are more abundantly toward you he subjoins while he remembereth the obedience of you all h titus' praise h this also shows titus' grateful spirit toward men who had deserved well of… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:745…obedience of you all how with fear and trembling you received him i rejoice therefore that i have confidence in you in all things c lest they should say why do you rebuke us if we…