Where the Fathers quote Deuteronomy 30
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Expounded by the Fathers
Photius of ConstantinoplePG 101:861expounds v.15“Ιδου δεδωκα προ προσωπου σου σημερον την ζωην και τον θανατον το αγαθον και το κακον.”168. Why the Apostle calls Christ’s death «death» but ours «sleep»
1Deut 30:1
OrigenesPG 16:2011…and they did not hear their ear and they will not hear thee and thou shalt call them and they will not answer thee and thou shalt say unto them and it is taken away h…
2Deut 30:2
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 73:1025…to everyone to whom i shall send thee thou shalt go and according to all that i command thee thou shalt speak jerem i c and to blessed ezekiel son of man i will send thee…
Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:2419…it with the sword and with destruction saith the lord and do according to all that i command thee and again the lord hath opened his armoury and hath brought forth the vessels of his wrath…
6Deut 30:6
Irenaeus of Lyon c. 130–c. 202PG 7:1017…says again to them choose life that thou mayest live thou and thy seed to love the lord thy god to hear his voice and to cleave to him for this is thy life and the…
Clement of Alexandria c. 150 – c. 215PG 9:109…reason he says behold i set before thy face life and death to love the lord thy god and to walk in his ways and to hear his voice and to believe in the life but…
8Deut 30:8
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:1181…land which the lord your god gives you and you keep to do all his commandments which i command you this day that the lord your god will set you on high above all nations and…
12Deut 30:12
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 14:1161…thee this day is not above thee nor far off from thee it is not in heaven that thou shouldst say who shall ascend for us into heaven and take it for us that we may…
13Deut 30:13
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 14:1161…and take it for us that we may hear and do it neither is it beyond the sea that thou shouldst say who shall cross the sea for us and take it for us that we…
14Deut 30:14
Irenaeus of Lyon c. 130–c. 202PG 7:1251B…were speaking, which they did not understand, invented to win the appearance of sanctity. (78) The word is near you. These are read in Rom. x, 8, taken from Deut. xxx, 14. (79) Eum. The last letter is omitte…
Clement of Alexandria c. 150 – c. 215PG 8:1039D…and hands; that is, in words, deeds, and designs. For the symbol of words is the mouth, of designs the heart, of actions the hands. At which point he refers to Deut. xxx, 14: "The word is very near you, in your mo…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 14:1159…dead but what says the scripture the word is near thee even in thy mouth and in thy heart this is the word of faith which we preach for if thou confess with thy mouth the…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 14:1161…him up from the dead but also the word is near to thee in thy mouth and in thy heart seems to be taken from deuteronomy where it is written in this manner this commandment that…
Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 30:787…the dead but what saith it the word is near thee even in thy mouth and in thy heart and you have no need to search out things so remote from you heaven or the abysses…
Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 46:1197…translated word for word, but he says, "The Apostle says, it is near you, and as it were a domestic task." But in the Epistle to the Romans x, 8, and Deuteronomy xxx, 14, the author of the Vulgate translates: "The word is near yo…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:565…the dead but what saith it the word is nigh thee even in thy mouth and in thy heart that is the word of faith which we preach that if thou shalt confess with thy mouth…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:39…you shall be saved and again the word is nigh thee even in thy mouth and in thy heart rom who shall ascend into heaven or who shall go down into the abyss or who has…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 72:727…dead but what saith the scripture the word is near thee even in thy mouth and in thy heart that is the word of faith which we preach for if thou shalt confess with thy mouth…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 74:671…a few words for the word he says is near thee even in thy mouth and in thy heart this is the word of faith which we preach because if thou shalt confess with thy mouth…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 76:61…our lips the blessed paul teaches us saying the word is near thee in thy mouth and in thy heart that if thou shalt confess with thy mouth that jesus is lord and shalt believe in…
Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:579…for justice just as paul testifies the word is near thee even in thy mouth and in thy heart this is the word of faith which we preach rom x through enigmas and long detours of…
Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:949…my enemies meaning the spiritual ones this commandment is very near to thee in thy mouth and in thy heart when paul had brought these things forward he subjoined this is the word of faith which…
Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:1939…hence also that saying of paul the word is nigh thee even in thy mouth and in thy heart that is the word of faith which we preach and what follows for by his work we…
Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 118:529…from the dead but what does it say the word is near thee in thy mouth and in thy heart that is the word of faith which we preach b for moses writes of the righteousness…
Theodosius the Deacon fl. c. 962PG 113:1061A…e sole cause and supplier of all good things. Because of this, the wise lawgiver of ancient Israel also said: "In thy mouth and in thy heart and in thy hands" (cf. Deut. XXX, 14); and again, as if in the person of God…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 124:475…the dead but what saith it the word is nigh thee even in thy mouth and in thy heart that is the word of faith which we preach that if thou shalt confess with thy mouth…
15Deut 30:15
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 14:865C…t in all things, so that it may incline itself toward whatever it wishes, as it is written: Behold I have set before thy face life and death, fire and water [Deut 30:15; Eccli 15:17]. Life, therefore, is Chri…
Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:905B…s, "even the wild beasts are at peace, recognizing the mark of the divine image." [Job V, 23.] The blessing and the curse. And elsewhere: "Life and death." [Deut. XXX, 15.] For even through fire He spoke to the…
16Deut 30:16
Irenaeus of Lyon c. 130–c. 202PG 7:1017…what doth the lord thy god require of thee but to fear the lord thy god to walk in all his ways and to love him and to serve the lord thy god with all thy…
Clement of Alexandria c. 150 – c. 215PG 9:109…reason he says behold i set before thy face life and death to love the lord thy god and to walk in his ways and to hear his voice and to believe in the life but…
19Deut 30:19
Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 32:1535…you will also find this i have set before you life and death and this and your life shall be as it were hanging before you and that you…
Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 89:617…do not hearken to the commandments of the lord your god c i call heaven and earth to witness today that i have set before you life and death choose life that you and your seed…
Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 89:973…god giving the law to israel says concerning those two trees behold i have set before you life and death for there were two trees signifying and effecting life and death but a river goes out…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 48:855C…m oblivion, I shall make an end here to the discourse, after I have first spoken the words of Moses: "I call heaven and earth to witness against you this day" (Deut. xxx, 19), that if any of you, whether present o…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:335B…things spoken concerning the legal commandment, Paul drew to faith in Christ. "I call to witness against you," he says, "heaven and earth, that you love God" (Deut. 30:19). Then he calls Joshua the son of Nun,…
Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:949…more so the commandment of the pedagogue which concerns sensible things c i call heaven and earth to witness this day that i have set before you life and death wherefore when they had offended by…
Maximus the Confessor c. 580–662PG 91:1161C…owledge and instruction: the one, because it provides men with the discernment of good and evil. "For I have set before your face," He says, "life and death," [Deut. xxx, 19] so that one might choose the former an…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1109B…us to attain salvation or to perish. "I call heaven and earth to witness against you this day; I have set before you life and death, blessing and curse" (Deut. xxx, 19). "Say to my soul: I am your salvation…
20Deut 30:20
Irenaeus of Lyon c. 130–c. 202PG 7:1017…god to hear his voice and to cleave to him for this is thy life and the length of thy days b preparing man for this life the words of the decalogue indeed the lord himself…
Clement of Alexandria c. 150 – c. 215PG 9:109…he says behold i set before thy face life and death to love the lord thy god and to walk in his ways and to hear his voice and to believe in the life but if…
Diodore of Tarsus d. c. 394PG 33:1605B…d live, one must understand [the words], "This is your life and the length of your days, to love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul" (Deut. xxx, 20); but also [the words] from, "He who be…