Where the Fathers quote Ephesians 2

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Isidore of PelusiumPG 78:765expounds v.15“την εχθραν εν τη σαρκι αυτου τον νομον των εντολων εν δογμασι καταργησας ινα τους δυο κτισῃ εν εαυτω εις ενα καινον ανθρωπον ποιων ειρηνην”On Ephesians: Meaning of «Having abolished the law of commandments in ordinances»

1Eph 2:1

John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:695A…hand. For just as the whole man, as long as he sins, lives for sin and is dead to righteousness, as it is written: "And you, when you were dead in your sins" (Ephes. 2. 1); but when a man has been converted to… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:797…4): because they see for the devil, not for God. Just as he who lives in sins is said to be dead, as it is written: "And you, when you were dead in your sins" (Ephes. 2. 1 and Coloss. 2. 13): because such a one… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 77:703C…e others. But God, who is rich in mercy, out of the great love with which He loved us, even when we were dead in sins, made us alive together with Christ” (Ephes. II, 1-5). For as the Savior Himself has said: “…

2Eph 2:2

3Eph 2:3

4Eph 2:4

Clement of Alexandria c. 150 – c. 215PG 8:97…for we also were once children of wrath just like the others but god who is rich in mercy out of the great love with which he loved us even when we were already dead through… Diodore of Tarsus d. c. 394PG 33:1603C…g rich in mercy, because of his great love with which he loved us, even when we were dead through transgressions and sins, made us alive together with Christ" (Ephes. ii, 4, 5). Vers. 15. And he offers this pray… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:31…doing the things that were worthy of the wrath of god c but god who is rich in mercy he did not say absolutely merciful but rich in mercy just as he says elsewhere in the… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:343C…been said concerning Christ: "By the blood of his cross we have been reconciled (Col. 1:20)"; "Because he suffered for us (1 Pet. 2:21)"; "Because he loved us (Eph. 2:4)." And in this very point they were aga… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:519…of perdition ' that is to say worthy of perdition vers 'but god who is rich in mercy for his great love wherewith he loved us even when we were dead through our trespasses quickened us… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:829…thoughts and were by nature children of wrath as also the rest but god who is rich in mercy by his great love with which he loved us and when we were dead in our transgressions… Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 118:1189…as others for no one was free from such things c ii but god who is rich in mercy for his great love wherewith he loved us even when we were dead in sins has quickened… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 124:1049…having been inserted and a repetition having been made where he says but god who is rich in mercy having therefore said that they were dead and having shown how they were dead that… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 124:1053…worthy of implacable wrath but god being not simply merciful but also rich in mercy for his great love wherewith he loved us and love comes from much mercy for how being children of wrath could… Cyril of JerusalemPG 33:1057…the rest and again but god being rich in mercy because of his great love wherewith he loved us even when we were dead in trespasses quickened us together with christ and the rest and again…

5Eph 2:5

Macarius of Egypt c. 300–391PG 34:789D…re also my minister will be" (John XII, 26). And again Paul: "That He raised us up together and made us sit together at His right hand in the heavenly places" (Ephes. II, 5, 6). But irrational animals are far mor… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 77:703…c mercy out of the great love with which he loved us even when we were dead in sins made us alive together with christ ephes ii for as the savior himself has said for god… Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 118:1189…is rich in mercy for his great love wherewith he loved us even when we were dead in sins has quickened us together with christ by grace you are saved and has raised us up together… Constantine Harmenopoulos c. 1320 – c. 1385PG 150:595C…and sets upright the wavering will, lest death should steal upon us unawares. "For when we were dead in sins," he says, "He made us alive together in Christ" (Ephes. II, 5), and "The blood of Christ cleanses our… Constantine Harmenopoulos c. 1320 – c. 1385PG 150:1153A…es, even if living in body, is altogether dead in soul. For the same writer says elsewhere: “When we were dead in sins, he made us alive together with Christ” (Eph. 2:5). And what of him who said, “There is a… Basilius Caesariensis MagnusPG 29:333A…19). We, however, are full of the mercies of God; for when we were dead in our trespasses and sins, God, having mercy, made us alive together with Christ (Ephes. ii, 5). "By the word of the Lord the heavens…

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8Eph 2:8

9Eph 2:9

Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 77:1099…thing grace as paul says being justified freely by his grace and not of works lest any man should boast it is a gift of god not that we do not work at all but that… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:521…and that not of yourselves it is the gift of god vers not of works lest any man should boast for we did not believe of our own accord but we came after being called and… Theodore of MopsuestiaPG 66:955…adds and that not of yourselves it is the gift of god not of works lest any man should boast thus openly declaring that he is discoursing about the grace of god which he demonstrated upon… Antonius Melissa fl. 11th centuryPG 136:921…faith and that not of yourselves it is the gift of god not of works lest any man should boast heb xi faith is the substance of things hoped for the evidence of things not seen…

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13Eph 2:13

Irenaeus of Lyon c. 130–c. 202PG 7:933…not him with thy meat for whom christ died d and again but now in christ jesus ye who sometimes were far off are made nigh by the blood of christ and again christ hath redeemed… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:649C…ng far off, that they would be near, just as the Apostle also says to the nations: And you who sometimes were afar off, are made near by the blood of Christ (Ephes. 2:13). And he ate wild honey, teaching of th… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 70:327…and without god in this world but now you who sometimes were far off are made near by the blood of christ b but even if they were without hope and worshipped not… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 76:1293…of the whole world h from the epistle to the ephesians h but now in christ jesus ye who sometimes were far off are made nigh by the blood of christ for he is our peace… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 77:1417…having come near to grace to whom paul also was saying you who sometimes were far off are made near by the blood of christ therefore they will call the infant emmanuel before the jews and… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:1977…strangers from the covenants not having hope of the promise but we who sometimes were far off are made nigh he will take up the fatherless and widow and the way of the wicked he will… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:521…god and you did not receive the goods promised to israel vers but now in christ jesus ye who sometimes were far off are made nigh by the blood of christ for you who were living… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 124:1059…of their worship of god vers but now in christ jesus you who sometimes were far off are made near by the blood of christ we were far from god not by place but by will…

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15Eph 2:15

Clement of Rome d. c. 100PG 1:347B…ORUM NOTÆ. [Regarding the attempt] to play upon the words of the Apostle in Galat. iii, 28, which Clement in the Stromata also hints at; and perhaps also at Ephes. ii, 15. COT. (57) Αὐτοῖς. JUN, ἄλλοις or… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 24:757A…s ignorant." And yet Marcellus, forgetful of the apostolic voice which says regarding the Savior that He "has abolished the law of commandments by His dogmas" [Eph. II, 15], is led to speak thus. But he also fin… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 26:243…heart o god paul also in the epistle to the ephesians writes having abolished in his flesh the law of commandments contained in ordinances for to make in himself of twain one new man and again… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 26:263…to the ephesians he has broken down the middle wall of separation having abolished in his flesh the enmity the law of commandments in ordinances that he might create in himself the two into one new… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:235C…that great statement which Paul says: "Neither circumcision is anything, nor uncircumcision" (1 Cor. 7:19), and, "That He might create in Himself one new man" (Eph. 2:15). The seeds of all these things are con… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:163D…de, and because we have become faithful: for this also is a creation: which he says also elsewhere: "That He might create the two in Himself into one new man" (Eph. 2:15). "And one Lord Jesus Christ, through w… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 68:1089…wall of partition and has abolished the law of commandments in ordinances to make in himself of twain one new man so making peace as it is written ephes ii there were seven lambs for being… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 69:1277A…will be equivalent to "appointed me"; just as in that saying: "Create a clean heart in me, O God" (Ps. L, 12), and that: "That he might create two in himself" (Ephes. II, 15). For it is not to be understood materi… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 72:493D…ar those who were far off; and in another way, creating the two peoples into one new man, making peace, and reconciling both of them in one body to the Father (Ephes. II, 15). For it pleased… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 75:475…made both one and has broken down the middle wall of partition having abolished in his flesh the enmity the law of commandments in ordinances it is written somewhere concerning the laws of god that one… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 76:217…made both one and has broken down the middle wall of separation having abolished in his flesh the enmity that is the law of commandments contained in ordinances so as to create in himself one new… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 76:1293…one and hath broken down the middle wall of partition between us having abolished in his flesh the enmity even the law of commandments contained in ordinances c if the blood of christ has brought near… Socrates Scholasticus c. 380–c. 450PG 67:243…a heart before; but he prayed that his mind might be made pure in himself. By the same reasoning was it said, That he might create the two into one new man [Eph. II, 15], that is, that he might join them toge… Isidore of Pelusium d. c. 450PG 78:141A…ng pride with respect to the mutability of human affairs. 53 Evangelical dogmas are much more perfect than legal precepts. An exposition of the Pauline saying, Eph. II, 15. 54 An admonition on carrying out repen… Hesychius of Jerusalem d. after 450PG 93:991D…h in one body to God, by the cross killing the enmities in himself; and coming he evangelized peace to you who were far off, and peace to them that were near (Ephes. 2, 15-17). Calling the Gentiles "far off," becau… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:523…made both one and hath broken down the middle wall of partition having abolished in his flesh the enmity even the law of commandments contained in ordinances for he himself has become the arbiter of peace… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:957…says to the ephesians having abolished the law of commandments in ordinances to make in himself of twain one new man so making peace and that he might reconcile both unto god in one body by… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:629…for even believing in him is called a creation for he says to make in himself of twain one new man and one lord jesus christ by whom are all things and we by him howbeit… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:1213…in the place where it says that he might create or build in himself of twain one new man he says therefore submit yourselves to worldly rulers but submit yourselves for god's sake as the lord…

16Eph 2:16

Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:1563…himself into one new man making peace and might reconcile both to god in one body by the cross killing the enmity in himself and coming he preached peace to you that were afar off and… Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 44:1395…ceable one; but it agrees with the Codex Olomucensis and the manuscript. Leunclavius: For who is so peaceable as He who destroyed all hostility? Ephesians ii, 16: killing the enmity in himself. A little later we have ad… Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 46:1181…rom the Leiden Greek, which, since it was absent from the text of both interpreters, rendered the sense utterly truncated and obscure. The passage is Ephesians 2:16. Ibid. In one man. The interpreter had added, "for the r… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 49:391…s in your mind by wicked works, yet now He has reconciled in the body of His flesh through death" (Col. 1: 21, 22), by the cross killing the enmity in Himself (Eph. 2: 16). For this reason He did not only c… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 68:297…he had, and bought it" [Matt. XIII, 45-46]. He also joined us through himself to God and the Father, having destroyed the enmity in his body, as it is written [Ephes. II, 16]; and so he said to the Father who is i… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:523…make in himself of twain one new man so making peace vers and that he might reconcile both unto god in one body by the cross having slain the enmity thereby he slew the enmity on… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:957…to make in himself of twain one new man so making peace and that he might reconcile both unto god in one body by the cross having slain the enmity thereby created in righteousness and true… Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 118:1195…might create the two in himself into one new man making peace and that he might reconcile both in one body to god through the cross having slain the enmity in it and coming he preached… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 124:109D…ere far off into one body, so that he who sits in Rome might consider the one in India a close member, and might confess that there is one head of all, Christ (Eph. ii, 16). But as for the part that says, "From…

17Eph 2:17

Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:523…deemed worthy of salvation hold the place of the body c vers and came and preached peace to you which were afar off and to them that were nigh by afar off he means the gentiles…

18Eph 2:18

Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 11:1875…to you who were far off and to those who were near for through him we both have access in one body to the father from whom were we on the one hand far off while… Didymus the Blind c. 313–398PG 39:505…all been made to drink in one spirit and to the ephesians for through him we both have access in one spirit to the father and again striving to keep the unity of the spirit that… Didymus the Blind c. 313–398PG 39:1467A…m in this matter, according to Paul saying: "I give thanks to my God through Jesus Christ" (Rom. I, 8); and again, "Through whom we have access to the Father" (Eph. II, 18); the Savior Himself also says: "No one… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 69:325D…or He is," it is said, "the mediator between God and man," (1 Tim. ii, 5) and "through Him we have access in one Spirit unto the God and Father in heaven" (Ephes. ii, 18). Whence He Himself also said: "No man… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 75:611…you who were far off and peace to those who were near for through him we both have access in one spirit to the father if having received the spirit of christ we are brought through… Hesychius of Jerusalem d. after 450PG 93:993…by the law that was doing this then connecting this paul said for through him we both have access in one spirit to the father therefore the intelligible aaron sacrifices the calf that is his own… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:523…off he means the gentiles and by nigh the jews d vers for through him we both have access by one spirit unto the father this is similar to the words of the lord no man… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:723…bringing those who believe to the father for through him he says we both have access by one spirit unto the father and the lord himself also says in the holy gospels no man cometh unto… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:833…law were near as they had been taught the mystery of christ for through him we both have access in one spirit to the father therefore you are no longer strangers and foreigners but fellow citizens… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 124:1063…you shall receive for all these are signs of peace c vers for through him we both have access in one spirit to the father he dissolved the wrath through his own death further he made… John Kyparissiotes d. after 1378PG 152:859B…g Jesus, who is the paternal light, the true light that "enlightens every man coming into this world" (John I, 9), through whom "we have access to the Father" (Eph. II, 18; Rom. V, 2), let us look, according to… Manuel Kalekas d. 1410PG 152:209B…Lord is also spoken of according to us: "For there is one mediator between God and men," as the Apostle says [1 Tim. ii, 5]; and: "Through him we have access" [Ephes. ii, 18]; because through His divinity and huma…

19Eph 2:19

Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:867B…veral building, fitly framed together, groweth into a holy temple in the Lord; in whom ye also are builded together for a habitation of God in the Spirit (Ephes. II, 19-22). Chapter XXII What is the c… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:1563…have access both in one spirit to the father now therefore you are no more strangers and foreigners but you are fellow citizens with the saints and the domestics of god built upon the foundation of… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 50:525…. A Christian has as his kin and fellow-citizens all the holy ones; for "we are fellow-citizens of the saints," he says, "and members of the household of God" (Ephes. II, 19). So, in one word, he taught with preci… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:461B…atherland, and other citizens and kinsmen. Wherefore Paul also said: Therefore you are no longer strangers and foreigners, but fellow-citizens of the saints (Eph. 2:19). How then, he says, did Christ call th… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:685B…city of God" (Ps. LXXXVI, 3). And citizens of it are all the faithful, of whom the Apostle says: "You are fellow-citizens of the saints, and domestics of God" (Ephes. II, 19). Its towers are the prophets, of whom… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:43…have access both in one spirit to the father therefore now you are no more strangers and foreigners but you are fellow citizens with the saints and domestics of god and of the prophets since he… Hesychius of Jerusalem d. after 450PG 93:811A…izens with the saints, and of the household of God, built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner stone [Ephes. II, 19]. But in that he did not speak of salt… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:523…he has led us by deeming us worthy of spiritual grace vers now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners but fellowcitizens with the saints and of the household of god… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:2619…that of the Church from the nations, which Paul joined to the first, saying: “Are you, then, no longer strangers and sojourners, but fellow citizens ⟦Ephesians 2:19⟧?”… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 94:1231A…the majesty of the emperor to the truth. For the parent of God, David, says: "I spoke of Your testimonies in the presence of kings 4, and I was not ashamed." 1. Ephes. ii, 19. 2. Hebr. x, 38. 3. Ezech. xxxiii, 8. 4… Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 118:1199…because he brought them through himself and through the spirit b ii now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners but fellow citizens with the saints and of the household of god and are built… Euthymius the Hagiorite c. 955-1028PG 96:1007…longer be a stranger and a sojourner but a fellow citizen of the saints and of the household of god ephes built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets with jesus christ himself as the… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 124:1057…c but in necessary things he greatly exalts them calling the israelites saints and of the household of god alienated from the commonwealth of israel he did not say separated but alienated since the israelites also… Joannes ChrysostomusPG 51:79D…ence is this established? You are now no longer strangers, he says, but citizens of the saints, built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets (Eph. II, 19, 20). You see the foundation and the fo…

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21Eph 2:21

Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 69:983A…e, laid as the foundation of Sion by God and the Father, upon whom we are all built as a spiritual house, a holy temple, for a habitation of God in the Spirit. Ephes. ii, 21, 22. “And he directed our steps”; for w… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:525…and those from the gentiles who have believed like a corner vers in whom all the building fitly framed together groweth unto an holy temple in the lord in whom ye also are builded together for… Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 118:1199…the apostles and prophets jesus christ himself being the chief corner stone in whom all the building fitly framed together groweth unto an holy temple in the lord in whom ye also are builded together for… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 124:1065…case of the cornerstone elsewhere he even calls him the foundation verse in whom all the building fitly framed together groweth unto an holy temple in the lord that is to say in that cornerstone christ… Pseudo-Justin Martyr 2nd-4th c. (uncertainPG 6:1215…ephesians he speaks thus jesus christ himself being the head corner stone in whom all the building fitly framed together groweth unto an holy temple in the lord in whom ye also are builded together for…

22Eph 2:22

Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:867…b fitly framed together groweth into a holy temple in the lord in whom ye also are builded together for a habitation of god in the spirit ephes ii c h chapter xxii h what is… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:525…building fitly framed together groweth unto an holy temple in the lord in whom ye also are builded together for an habitation of god through the spirit in what we have previously interpreted he called the… Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 118:1199…building fitly framed together groweth unto an holy temple in the lord in whom ye also are builded together for an habitation of god through the spirit now therefore ye are no more strangers for since… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 124:1065…have a life that has a familial relationship to the cornerstone verse in whom ye also are builded together for an habitation of god through the spirit all the faithful are built together in him and… Pseudo-Justin Martyr 2nd-4th c. (uncertainPG 6:1215…building fitly framed together groweth unto an holy temple in the lord in whom ye also are builded together for an habitation of god through the spirit see how in teaching the building which is in…