Where the Fathers quote Ephesians 3
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Cyril of JerusalemPG 33:605expounds v.14“Τουτου χαριν καμπτω τα γονατα μου προς τον πατερα του Κυριου ημων Ιησου Χριστου,”Discourse 7: Catechesis for the illuminated on «Father» and reading from Ephesians: «For this reason I bow my knees to the Father, from whom every fam
1Eph 3:1
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:327…man, he will not err in the least. There is also another bond, a most beautiful one, which Paul always carrying about said: "Paul, a prisoner of Jesus Christ" (Eph. 3:1, 6:20). And again, "For which cause I a…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:363B…ommodated to them. For that he made much of his chains, see how in the Epistles he always prefers them to others, saying: "Paul, the prisoner of Jesus Christ" (Eph. 3:1); and again, "For this cause a chain is…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:43…when christ calls the father the husbandman and himself the root chapter for this cause i paul the prisoner of christ jesus for you gentiles he has spoken of the great care and providence of christ…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 76:1327…sake for thus shall we be unto the praise of his glory for this cause i paul the prisoner of christ jesus for you gentiles if you have heard of the dispensation of the grace of…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:525…teachings through the preachers of the truth h chapter iii h vers for this cause i paul the prisoner of jesus christ for you gentiles if ye have heard of the dispensation of the grace of…
Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 118:1199…the illumination of the gentiles and the refutation of demons h iii for this cause i paul the prisoner of jesus christ for you gentiles if ye have heard of the dispensation of the grace of…
Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 118:1201…body and partakers of his promise in christ by the gospel b for this cause i paul the prisoner of jesus christ for you gentiles for it is one thing to be a prisoner of christ…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 124:1065…through those who believe in every age h chapter iii h verse for this cause i paul the prisoner of jesus christ for you gentiles having hitherto spoken of christ s care for us he proceeds…
2Eph 3:2
Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 26:849…one of those who are truly contending may say not i but the grace of god which is with me b finally as the dragon could not overthrow antony but saw himself being expelled from his…
Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 89:969…the church when one had received this he was saying according to the grace of god which is given to me as a wise architect i have laid the foundation from these beautiful woods those are…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:17…ii h a ver i thank my god always concerning you for the grace of god which is given you in christ jesus that in everything ye are enriched by him b giving of thanks to…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:71…divided but to be protected by one fence of concord according to the grace of god which is given to me as a wise architect i have laid the foundation here he called himself wise not…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:45…blind with that ineffable light if indeed you have heard he says the dispensation of the grace of god which was given to me for you that by revelation the mystery was made known to me…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:603…for which cause i put you in remembrance that you stir up the grace of god which is in you by the putting on of my hands see how he shows that he is in much…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 74:673…have believed in christ i thank my god always for you because of the grace of god which is given you in christ jesus that in everything ye were enriched in him in all speech and…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 76:193…of christ jesus for the sake of you gentiles if indeed you have heard of the dispensation of the grace of god that was given to me for you that by revelation the mystery was made…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 76:1327…i paul the prisoner of christ jesus for you gentiles if you have heard of the dispensation of the grace of god which is given me towards you how that according to revelation the mystery was…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:525…this cause i paul the prisoner of jesus christ for you gentiles if ye have heard of the dispensation of the grace of god which is given me to you ward how that by revelation he…
Antiochus of St. Sabas fl. c. 614-620PG 89:1699…i have labored more abundantly than they all yet not i but the grace of god which is with me cor xv we must therefore carry out our labors with humility and discernment that is through…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:539…nothing in it is abiding or durable vers for i say through the grace of god which is given to me to every man that is among you not to think of himself more highly than…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:593…a according to the grace of god which is given to me as a wise architect i have laid the foundation he calls himself wise here not…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:833…paul the prisoner of christ jesus for you gentiles if indeed you have heard of the dispensation of the grace of god which was given to me for you how that by revelation he made known…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:835…the gospel whereof i was made a minister according to the gift of the grace of god which is given to me by the effectual working of his power for there was indeed a mystery spoken…
Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 118:633…grace of our lord jesus christ be with you he reminded them of the grace of god which is always saving and if he says he saved them when they were enemies he will do so…
Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 118:673…fellow workers you are god s husbandry god s building according to the grace of god which is given to me as a wise master builder i have laid the foundation and another builds upon it…
Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 118:1199…this cause i paul the prisoner of jesus christ for you gentiles if ye have heard of the dispensation of the grace of god which is given me to you ward how that by revelation he…
Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 118:1201…a chosen vessel unto me to bear my name before the gentiles the dispensation of the grace of god by the dispensation of grace he means the revelation for he did not learn it from man…
Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 118:1329…of the natural affections through conformity with the spirit cap xiii repetition of the grace of god which is proposed to the saints cap xiv concerning the love which is owed to christ cap xv concerning…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:1069…more labored in the eating then after these labors comes the gladness of the grace of god which is signified by the cup for after one has labored long and painfully in virtue b then he…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 124:499…distribution has not attained its perfect measure ver for i say through the grace of god which is given to me to every one that is among you not to think more highly than he ought…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 124:601…building you ought to be united and not torn apart according to the grace of god which is given unto me as a wise masterbuilder i have laid the foundation he calls himself a wise masterbuilder…
Theophanes Kerameus fl. 12th c.PG 132:259…re establish all things through christ and chapter verse if yet you have heard of the dispensation of the grace of god which is given me to you ward where oikonomia signifies the very administration of…
Antonius Augustinus Touttée 1677-1718PG 33:237…b they are set at the left because they have not approached the grace of god which is given through christ in the laver of regeneration it remains therefore that he adjudges to eternal fire those…
Cyril of JerusalemPG 33:371…clings they shall stand on the left because they have not approached the grace of god which is given through christ at the regeneration of the laver i do not speak however of the regeneration of…
Joannes ChrysostomusPG 51:151…spiritual gifts is certain from this i give thanks to god for the grace of god which is given to you in christ jesus that in everything you have been enriched in him so that you…
3Eph 3:3
Clement of Alexandria c. 150 – c. 215PG 9:93…dge in the mystery of Christ) which in other generations was not made known to the sons of men, as it has now been revealed to his holy apostles and prophets" (Ephes. iii, 3, 4, 5). For there is some doctrine to b…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:687A…sh" (1 Tim. III, 16); and again, "According to revelation the mystery was made known to me, as you are able to understand my insight in the mystery of Christ" (Eph. III, 3, 4); and elsewhere, "To me, the least o…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:525…of the grace of god which is given me to you ward how that by revelation he made known unto me the mystery as i wrote afore in few words whereby when ye read ye may…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:833…of the grace of god which was given to me for you how that by revelation he made known to me the mystery d of this grace given to you he says i am a minister…
Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 118:1199…of the grace of god which is given me to you ward how that by revelation he made known unto me the mystery as i wrote afore in few words whereby when ye read ye may…
Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 118:1201…said unto me i will send thee far hence unto the gentiles that by revelation he made known unto me the mystery for it was truly a mystery that the greeks who worshipped stones should be…
4Eph 3:4
Clement of Alexandria c. 150 – c. 215PG 8:925…as i wrote briefly before by which when you read you can understand my knowledge in the mystery of christ by which you can understand he said because he knew that some had received only milk…
Clement of Alexandria c. 150 – c. 215PG 9:93…wrote before in few words by which you can when you read understand my knowledge in the mystery of christ which in other generations was not made known to the sons of men as it has…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 63:233…you in brief according to which you are able when reading to understand my knowledge in the mystery of christ and observe his wisdom he does not say i exhort you bear with the word of…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 76:1327…i have written above in a few words d as you reading may understand my knowledge in the mystery of christ what need is there of understanding and of revelation from god to make known the…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:525…known unto me the mystery as i wrote afore in few words whereby when ye read ye may understand my knowledge in the mystery of christ he wishes to say this because i am aware of…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:833…i wrote before in few words by which when you read you may understand my knowledge in the mystery of christ my teaching he says is brief and concise and i have taught many things in…
Photius of Constantinople c. 810–c. 891PG 101:593…these the following by which you are able when you read to understand my knowledge in the mystery of christ it is varied in construction for the simple meaning is by which you are able when…
Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 118:1199…known unto me the mystery as i wrote afore in few words whereby when ye read ye may understand my knowledge in…
Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 118:1201…is in few words either a little while ago or in brief whereby when ye read ye may understand c amazing so he did not write all that he ought but as much as they were…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 124:1067…of in few words vers by which you can when you read understand my knowledge in the mystery of christ i wrote he says not as much as i ought but according to your strength and…
5Eph 3:5
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 11:313…hidden from other times and generations and was not made known to the sons of men as it is now revealed to his holy apostles and prophets which was also the wisdom of god before the…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 14:205…reason paul says in other generations it was not made known to the sons of men as it has now been revealed to his holy apostles and prophets by the spirit that the gentiles are fellow…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 14:207…than the fathers and prophets but the statement about them is verified which in other ages was not made known as it is now revealed unto his holy apostles and prophets by the spirit the gentiles…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 14:481…but revealed at the end of the times which in other generations was not made known unto the sons of men as it hath now been revealed unto his holy apostles and prophets the seed was…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:9…us up together and made us sit together in heavenly places and which in other ages was not made known unto the sons of men as it is now revealed unto his holy apostles and prophets…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:45…declares adding b which in other generations was not made known to the sons of men as it has now been revealed to his holy apostles and prophets in the spirit what then tell me did…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:331C…im. This he also does in the Epistle to the Ephesians, saying: Neither angels, nor principalities, nor any other created power, but only the Son of God knew (Ephes. III, 5). Therefore he did not say only "consti…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 74:559…with christ paul will again testify saying concerning the mystery of piety which in other ages was not made known unto the sons of men as it is now revealed unto his holy apostles and prophets…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 75:1391…speaking of the mystery concerning christ which in other ages he says was not made known unto the sons of men as it is now revealed unto his…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:527…a vers which in other generations was not made known to the sons of men as it is now revealed to his holy apostles and prophets in the spirit it was indeed known to the…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:835…a ver which in other generations was not made known to the sons of men as it is now revealed to his holy apostles and prophets in the spirit that the gentiles should be fellow…
Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 118:1201…a the mystery of christ which in other ages was not made known unto the sons of men as it is now revealed unto his holy apostles and prophets…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 124:1067…to israel vers which in other generations was not made known to the sons of men as it is now revealed to his holy apostles and prophets in the spirit what then did the prophets not…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 124:1069…a it was not made known unto the sons of men then he adds that in this way it was not known even to the prophets…
Cyril of JerusalemPG 33:1005…apostle says again which in other generations was not d known to the sons of men as it is now revealed to his holy apostles…
6Eph 3:6
Irenaeus of Lyon c. 130–c. 202PG 7:557…scriptures to unfold and why god made the desperate nations heirs together and of the same body and partakers of the saints not to be silent and how this mortal flesh cor xv shall put on…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 14:207…accomplished the prophets therefore knew that the gentiles would be fellow heirs and of the same body and partakers of the promise in christ as far as knowledge is concerned that the gentiles would be fellow…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 14:483…to his holy apostles and prophets that the gentiles should be coheirs and of the same body and partakers of the promise in christ c they will also adduce what daniel wrote after a certain vision…
Gregory of Nazianzus c. 329–390PG 37:197A…Just as those also might be said to have the flesh of Christ who have disciplined the flesh, and have by this means become of one body and partakers of Christ (Ephes. III, 6). And, As we have borne the image of t…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:9…is now revealed unto his holy apostles and prophets by the spirit that the gentiles should be fellowheirs and of the same body and partakers of his promise in christ h homily i h paul an…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 74:559…is now revealed unto his holy apostles and prophets by the spirit that the gentiles should be fellowheirs and of the same body and partakers of his promise in christ by the gospel if we are…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:527…what did he reveal vers that the gentiles should be fellow heirs and of the same body and partakers of his promise in christ jesus through the gospel whereof i was made a minister according to…
Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:2621…in these it is also signified that the nations are co heirs and of the same body and partakers of the promise in christ not undeservedly therefore after he has addressed the former he now adds…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:835…and prophets in the spirit that the gentiles should be fellow heirs and of the same body and partakers of his promise in christ jesus by the gospel whereof i was made a minister according to…
Nicephorus I of Constantinople c. 758–828PG 100:687…apostles and prophets in the spirit that the gentiles are fellow heirs and of the same body and partakers of his promise in christ by the gospel of which i was made a minister b and…
Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 118:793…the head of us who are faithful as those who are members of the same body and partakers of the same nature through the communion of his body and blood for through these having all been…
Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 118:1201…and prophets by the spirit that the gentiles should be fellow heirs and of the same body and partakers of his promise in christ by the gospel b for this cause i paul the prisoner of…
Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 118:1203…it now is namely that they should be co heirs and members of the same body and partakers of the promise and to the prophets by the spirit for even now the revelation of such things…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 124:1069…the spirit concerning these things that the gentiles should be fellow heirs and of the same body and partakers of his promise in christ by the gospel this is the mystery that the gentiles should be…
Constantine Harmenopoulos c. 1320 – c. 1385PG 150:621A…d over the nations" (Ps. xlvii, 9), also hints at this kingdom, according to which the nations are one body with the Savior and fellow-partakers, as Paul says (Eph. iii, 6). For because he is thus united to bodi…
Isaias AbbasPG 40:1189…the church the same apostle said that the gentiles are co heirs and of the same body and partakers of the promise in christ jesus through the gospel those who have been made worthy to be…
7Eph 3:7
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:459…recent sermon in the praises of god from spiritual learning and from the gift of the grace of god your mouth indeed offers the sacrifice of praise but your mind is rebuked for the sterility of…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 53:341…why do i say the toil is ours no rather it is the gift of the grace of god let us therefore receive with attention those things bestowed by god so that having gained something for…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:45…and this he says in his defense d of which i became a minister according to the gift of the grace of god which was given to me according to the working of his power he…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:527…body and partakers of his promise in christ jesus through the gospel whereof i was made a minister according to the gift of the grace of god which was given to me by the operation of…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:835…body and partakers of his promise in christ jesus by the gospel whereof i was made a minister according to the gift of the grace of god which is given to me by the effectual working…
Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 118:1203…he says he reconciles and leads them to faith iii of which i was made a minister according to the gift of the grace of god which was given to me by the effectual working of…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 124:1069…body with the holy israelites held together by one head christ b whereof i was made a minister according to the gift of the grace of god which was given unto me by the effectual working…
8Eph 3:8
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 17:867…of the apostle paul writing to the ephesians are these b to me who am less than the least of all the saints is given this grace that i should evangelize the unsearchable riches of christ…
Didymus the Blind c. 313–398PG 39:315…me the least of all the saints was given this grace to preach among the gentiles the unsearchable riches of christ furthermore there is no end to b his greatness nor number to his intelligence according…
Didymus the Blind c. 313–398PG 39:585…least of all the saints this grace was given to preach to the gentiles the unsearchable riches of christ and to bring to light for all what is the dispensation of the mystery hidden from the…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 48:729…least he says of all the saints was this grace given to preach among the gentiles the unsearchable riches of christ what is unsearchable that which cannot be tracked out and not only that which cannot…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:49…grace and loving kindness h homily vii h a cap v to me who am less than the least of all saints is this grace given that i should preach among the gentiles the unsearchable riches…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 72:669…least of all the saints this grace was given to preach to the gentiles the unsearchable riches of christ and to enlighten all what is the stewardship of the mystery which has been hidden from the…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 76:1329…least of all the saints this grace was given to preach to the gentiles the unsearchable riches of christ and to enlighten all as to what is the dispensation of the mystery hidden from the ages…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 81:1341…lowly of all men such also was the blessed paul saying to me who am less than the least of all the saints was this grace given and elsewhere christ he says came into the world…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:527…also mentions the reason why he speaks of the power vers to me who am less than the least of all the saints was this grace given to preach among the gentiles the unsearchable riches of…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 84:1163…a priest, I, 587, instructed, warned. Being enlightened, III, 1126, by the example of virtues. Enlightening, I, 1017, teaching, concerning men; as in Ephesians iii. 8, concerning Paul. Enlightening the souls of the faithful, I…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:835…the same promise through the one access to christ b ver to me who am less than the least of all saints is this grace given that i should evangelize the nations he calls himself the…
Photius of Constantinople c. 810–c. 891PG 102:163…me the least of all was this grace given to preach to the gentiles the unsearchable riches of christ and to enlighten all as to what is the dispensation of the mystery hidden from the ages…
Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 118:1203…of his power to me the least of all the saints was this grace given that i should announce among the gentiles the unsearchable riches of christ and bring to light to all what is the…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 124:1069…give the power through which all these things shall be effectual c unto me who am less than the least of all saints is this grace given since he is about to speak of the greatness…
Nicetas of Serres fl. c. 1090PG 127:1355…his ways past finding out and in the epistle to the ephesians unto me who am less than the least of all saints is this grace given that i should preach among the gentiles the unsearchable…
Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 130:1205…me the least of all was this grace given to preach to the gentiles the unsearchable riches of christ and to enlighten all what is the stewardship of the mystery hidden from the ages in god…
Ignatius of AntiochPG 5:635A…Trall. c. 13; to the Philad. c. 4; to the Magn. c. 2. But you will perceive that the same humility was proper to the divine Paul as well, from 1 Cor. xv, 8-10, Eph. iii, 8, and 1 Tim. i, 12-13. d) Boastfulness a…
Joannes ChrysostomusPG 51:309A…rthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the Church of God (1 Cor. 15. 8-9); and again, To me, the very least of all saints, was this grace given (Eph. 3. 8). Do you see how he calls himself the l…
Joannes ChrysostomusPG 51:381C…apostle" (1 Cor. 15. 9); and not only of the apostles, but of all the saints simply. "For to me," he says, "the least of all the saints, this grace was given" (Ephes. 3. 8). 8. Do you see a contrite soul? Do yo…
9Eph 3:9
Irenaeus of Lyon c. 130–c. 202PG 7:1401…wish to dispute with the aforementioned prelate. For, not to mention other passages, there have been those who understood "angels" through "aeons" in Ephesians III, 9. "Ages [saecula]," says Jerome there in his commentary, "ar…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:1205…so many servants the matters require so much time until what happened from the beginning of the world until the consummation of the age not of one but of many ages comes to an end b…
Didymus the Blind c. 313–398PG 39:327…eternal and infinite likewise paul also writes similar things to the ephesians in god who created all things but to the colossians for in him were created all things which are in heaven and which are…
Didymus the Blind c. 313–398PG 39:585…all what is the dispensation of the mystery hidden from the ages in god who created all things so that the manifold wisdom of god might now be made known to the principalities and powers in…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:49…that i should preach among the gentiles the unsearchable riches of christ and to make all men see what is the fellowship of the mystery which from the beginning of the world hath been hid in…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:331C…from the beginning. And he rightly calls it a mystery, which no one knew except God. And where was it hidden? In Christ; as the Epistle to the Ephesians says (Ephes. III, 9); or as when the prophet says: From ag…
Hesychius of Jerusalem d. after 450PG 93:879…ers in the heavenly places through the Church of the manifold wisdom of God, according to the disposition of the ages, which He made in Christ Jesus our Lord (Eph. III, 9, 10). Therefore, through the Church, th…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:527…preach that they are unsearchable for this is what he adds vers and to make all men see what is the dispensation of the mystery which has been hidden from the ages in god who created…
Paschal Chronicle c. 630PG 92:37…he would re examine the lunar motions and the series of times from the beginning of the world from the eusebian chronicle and from those things added by jerome and prosper down to the consulship of…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:835…apostolate before his hands were stained with the shedding of holy blood and to make all men see what is the fellowship of the mystery which from the beginning of the world hath been hid in…
George Kedrenos fl. 11th c.PG 121:23…attempted to condense histories for both george the monk and syncellus starting from the beginning of the world down to maximianus and maximus the tyrants a finished his work and the confessor theophanes b p many…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 124:1071…beginning for this dispensation is not recent and known to him alone who created all things by jesus christ he does well to mention creation for god he says created all things through christ for without…
Theophanes Kerameus fl. 12th c.PG 132:259…according to that to the Corinthians (1): "Let a man so account of us as of the ministers of Christ, and the dispensers of the mysteries of God." And Ephesians 3, 9: "To enlighten all men, that they may see what is the dispe…
Daniel Heinsius 1580-1655PG 43:1135…is one thing which is hebrew for another there follows in verse from the beginning of the world it hath not been heard that any man hath opened the eyes of one born blind above we…
10Eph 3:10
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:653…they would not have crucified the lord of glory and that through the church the manifold wisdom of god might be made known to the principalities and powers in the heavenly places for they imagined that…
Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 26:991…known now to the principalities and powers in the heavenly places through the church the manifold wisdom of god according to the purpose of the ages which he fulfilled in christ jesus our lord in whom…
Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 28:755…the apostle says to the intent that now may be made known unto the principalities and powers in heavenly places elsewhere moreover he calls mystery c those exceptional works of god namely the birth the manger…
Didymus the Blind c. 313–398PG 39:897…was made known through us being convinced by paul who clearly proclaims to the intent that now unto the principalities and powers in heavenly places might be known by the church the manifold wisdom of god…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:25D…e nos novimus. Et hoc quoque significavit alius apostolus his verbis: Ut innotescat nunc principatibus et potestatibus per Ecclesiam multiformis sapientia Dei (Ephes. 3. 10). Si ergo principatus, potestates, Cher…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:491A…Paul exclaims: "In order that the multiform wisdom of God might now be made known through the Church to the principalities and powers in the heavenly places" (Ephes. 3. 10); and in the inhabited world, men, by a…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:699C… (John 1:14), and he appeared on earth and conversed with men (Baruch 3:38); it is a varied garment, according to that saying, The manifold wisdom of God (Ephes. 3:10). In all these things let us glorify hi…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:55B…to pass. Therefore he says, 'That the multiform wisdom of God might now be made known to the principalities and powers in heavenly places through the Church' (Eph. 3:10). God did this to honor us, that th…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:9…almost nowhere else uttered these he declares here as when he says to the intent that now unto the principalities and powers in heavenly places might be known by the church the manifold wisdom of god…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:49…things by jesus christ to the intent that now may be made known by the church the manifold wisdom of god according to the eternal purpose which he purposed in christ jesus our lord the exceeding…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 71:1045C…aul is a witness, saying: "That now the manifold wisdom of God might be made known to the principalities and powers in the heavenly places through the Church" (Eph. iii, 10), and so forth. And similarly, the enti…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 75:1069…scriptures and remain in this reasoned opinion paul will confirm by writing to the intent that now unto the principalities and powers in heavenly places might be known by the church the manifold wisdom of god…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 76:111…and the most wise paul confirms us in this when he says to the intent that now unto the principalities and powers in heavenly places might be known by the church the manifold wisdom of god…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:111…be thrones or dominions or principalities or powers and in another place that now unto the principalities and powers in heavenly places might be known whence he also calls the contrary powers so as having fallen…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:1033B…, speaking of them, said: "That the manifold wisdom of God might now be made known through the Church to the Principalities and Powers in the heavenly places" (Eph. III. 10). If, even through those things which h…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 81:1497…blessed paul said might be known to the principalities and powers through the church the manifold wisdom of god ignorant therefore of this mystery and seeing the great providence of god toward israel those to whom…
Cosmas Indicopleustes fl. c. 535–550PG 88:225…through the economy and providence of god toward men for he says to the intent that now unto the principalities and powers in heavenly places might be made known by the church…
Cosmas Indicopleustes fl. c. 535–550PG 88:363B…this place; and again: "To the intent that now unto the principalities and powers in heavenly places might be known by the church the manifold wisdom of God" (Ephes. iii, 10). Here again he made it clear not only…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:835…god proposes both to create and to bring about salvation c ver that now unto the principalities and powers in heavenly places might be known by the church the manifold wisdom of god that the princes…
Photius of Constantinople c. 810–c. 891PG 103:745…he says that paul also speaks exalting the magnitude of the wisdom to the intent that now unto the principalities and powers in heavenly places might be known by the church the manifold wisdom of god…
Photius of Constantinople c. 810–c. 891PG 103:753D…to the Father. For He spoke to us, he says, in the Son (Hebr. 1, 2). And: That the manifold wisdom of God might now be made known, which He wrought in Christ (Ephes. 3, 10); and: For we are His workmanship, crea…
Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 118:1205…now to the principalities and the powers in the heavenly places through the church the manifold wisdom of god according to the purpose of the ages which he accomplished in christ jesus our lord in whom…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 124:1071…says was not anything made and this he reveals through him vers to the intent that now unto the principalities and powers in heavenly places might be known by the church the manifold wisdom of god…
Bessarion of Nicaea c. 1403-1472PG 161:131…spirit proceeds and john of the golden eloquence explaining that apostolic saying to the intent that now unto the principalities and powers might be known by the church the manifold wisdom of god took through the…
Antonius Augustinus Touttée 1677-1718PG 33:205…ain words of the Apostle which signify that the redemption of Christ and the apostolic preaching benefited heaven and earth: namely, Colossians 1:20; Ephesians 3:10, etc. The general opinion also about all creatures being pr…
Cyril of JerusalemPG 33:383A…ng to the Ecclesiastes, but they themselves sought out many inventions. ⟦Eccl. VII, 30⟧ For we are His workmanship, created unto good works, says the Apostle. ⟦Ephes. III, 10⟧ The Creator, therefore, being good, cr…
Photius of ConstantinoplePG 104:399A…er) I would read kephalaia (chapters): for mention is made of the sixteenth chapter. Page 593, verse 11. Verse 18, hina gnōristhē (that it might be known). Ephes. III, 10. Verse 27, Houtō gar (For so). John I…
11Eph 3:11
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:49…may be made known by the church the manifold wisdom of god according to the eternal purpose which he purposed in christ jesus our lord the exceeding humility of paul one should not go to physicians…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 75:1069…places might be known by the church the manifold wisdom of god according to the eternal purpose which he purposed in christ jesus our lord and in addition to this the inspired psalmist also says lift…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 76:111…places might be known by the church the manifold wisdom of god according to the eternal purpose which he purposed in christ jesus our lord in whom we have boldness and access with confidence by the…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:835…and introduced the beginning of the second through his resurrection d ver according to the eternal purpose which he purposed in christ jesus our lord in whom we have boldness and access with confidence by the…
Photius of Constantinople c. 810–c. 891PG 103:745…places might be known by the church the manifold wisdom of god according to the eternal purpose which he purposed in christ jesus and he demonstrates that the unsurpassable love of god toward us is shown…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 124:1071…the church was bestowed and being led through her to knowledge vers according to the eternal purpose which he made in…
12Eph 3:12
Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 26:991…purpose of the ages which he fulfilled in christ jesus our lord in whom we have boldness and access in confidence through…
Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 44:947…predetermination of the ages which he made in christ jesus our lord in whom we have boldness and access in confidence through faith in him for in very truth through the church the varied and multiplex…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 76:111…to the eternal purpose which he purposed in christ jesus our lord in whom we have boldness and access with confidence by the faith of him for it is wisdom in very truth and by no…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:529…performed them through the economy which is concerning the lord christ vers in whom we have boldness and access in confidence through the faith of him for having believed in him through him we have been…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:835…to the eternal purpose which he purposed in christ jesus our lord in whom we have boldness and access with confidence by the faith of him wherefore i desire that ye faint not at my tribulations…
Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 118:1205…purpose of the ages which he accomplished in christ jesus our lord in whom we have boldness and access in confidence through faith in him wherefore i ask you not to faint at my tribulations for…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 124:1073…he made says which god made the ages through the son vers in whom we have boldness and access in confidence through his faith that through christ all things have been done is clear he says…
13Eph 3:13
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:49…by the faith of him for this cause i bow my knees that ye faint not at my tribulations for you which is your glory how is it for them how is it their glory because…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:529…father vers for which cause i ask that you faint not in my tribulations for you which is your glory i pray therefore to enjoy divine help so that i may bravely bear the emerging sorrows…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:835…we have boldness and access with confidence by the faith of him wherefore i desire that ye faint not at my tribulations for you which is your glory from the ages he says the wisdom of…
Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 118:1205…confidence through faith in him wherefore i ask you not to faint at my tribulations for you which is your glory that there might be made known now for that the people of jacob had become…
14Eph 3:14
Irenaeus of Lyon c. 130–c. 202PG 7:687…who had been proclaimed by the law and the prophets was not the father of our lord jesus christ for the one is known but the other is unknown and the one is just but the…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 11:197…that there is one god of the law and the prophets and the father of our lord jesus christ h since these things have been briefly set forth in order it follows according to what we…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 11:209…the father of our lord jesus christ indeed in the gospel according to john our lord himself praying to the father says righteous father…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 11:551A…has fallen down and submitted himself, as Paul says: "For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father, of whom the whole family in heaven and on earth is named" (Eph. iii, 14). But the Apostle seems to me to indica…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 11:581D…children with fields and houses, in order that before God and the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, “from whom all fatherhood in heaven and on earth is named” (Eph. iii, 14-15), I may be called the father of many mo…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 11:1683…... Ibid., line 2, Patrem, from whom. Thus in Eph. III, 14, the Alexandrian manuscript has it, as…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 11:1901…the heart and the sense of the mind the valentinians said that the father of our lord jesus christ was good and not just but that the god of the law and the prophets was just…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:155…certain suspicions for those who can look more deeply when he says for this cause i bow my knees unto the father of our lord jesus christ of whom the whole family in heaven c and…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:593…been placed in greek which is not what the apostle says there for this cause i bow my knees unto the father of our lord jesus christ of whom the whole family in heaven and b…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 14:1261…jesus christ that unanimously with one mouth you may honor god and the father of our lord jesus christ wherefore receive one another b as christ also received you to the honor of god if patience…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 14:1287…to himself from that paternity from which he says in another place for this cause i bow my knees to the father of our lord jesus christ from whom all paternity in heaven and on earth…
Methodius of Olympus d. c. 311PG 18:149…their transformation paul also confirms these things teaching openly where he says for this cause i bow my knees to god and the father of whom all fatherhood in heaven and on earth is named that…
Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 26:1205…wonders through the guidance of the holy spirit but to the ephesians for this cause i bow my knees to the father from whom all fatherhood in heaven and on earth is named that he may…
Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 28:35…that with one mind you may with one mouth glorify god and the father of our lord jesus christ who then is the god of patience and consolation who gives us to be of the same…
Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:1561…become spirit the apostle likewise bears witness to the same saying b for this cause i bow my knees unto the father of our lord jesus christ of whom the whole family in heaven and on…
Didymus the Blind c. 313–398PG 39:151…, in the Ep. to the Hebrews I, 4, the Greek Bibles have in the last, our author page 33, and the Alex. cod. in the last. Tenth, in the Ep. to the Ephesians III, 14, the Greek Bibles have, the Father of our Lord Jesus Chris…
Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 42:411…the only begotten b for teaching us this the blessed paul writes for this cause i bow my knees to the father from whom every family in heaven and on earth is named having sons according…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 50:783A…grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man; that Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith (Eph. III, 14–17). Do you see, then, how much streng…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:491D…To the Galatians he says, "My little children, of whom I travail in birth again" (Gal. 4:19); to the Ephesians again, "For this cause I bow my knees unto you" (Eph. 3:14); and to the Philippians, "For what is…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:49…in confidence that is with courage whence by the faith of him for this cause i bow my knees that ye faint not at my tribulations for you which is your glory how is it for…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:51…are about to be afflicted here why because the master so commanded for this cause i bow my knees unto the father of our lord jesus christ b from whom every paternity in heaven and on…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 73:285…son dwells within through faith paul will surely demonstrate to us saying for this cause i bow my knees unto the father from whom all fatherhood in heaven and on earth is named that he would…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 74:303…to us the apostle paul will no less clarify for us saying for this cause i bow my knees unto the father from whom every family in heaven and on earth is named that he may…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 75:1293…and the most holy paul strengthens us with regard to this saying for this cause i bow my knees unto the father of our lord jesus christ of whom the whole family in heaven and on…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 76:1247…were no longer without god how then is christ not god b for this cause i bow my knees unto the father of our lord jesus christ of whom every family in heaven and on earth…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 77:1137…they were communicated to us from thence as the divine apostle says for this cause i bow my knees unto the father from whom every paternity in heaven and on earth is named and if we…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:377…are one body ver blessed be god here one must pause and the father of our lord jesus christ for god is our god but he is the father of our lord jesus christ b the…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:529…these things in the middle he returns to prayer and says vers for this cause i bow my knees b to the father of our lord jesus christ of whom all fatherhood in heaven and on…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 83:1401…men according to the voice of the apostle i bow he says my knees unto the father of our lord jesus christ of whom every paternity in heaven and on earth is named therefore let us…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 83:1407…world without end amen and a little before this he said thus for this cause i bow my knees unto the father of our lord jesus christ of whom the whole family in heaven and earth…
Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:4021…i think is what the most wise paul said for he says for this cause i bow my knees to the father and so forth that you may be able to comprehend with all the saints…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 94:819…contrary were communicated from thence to us as the divine apostle says for this cause i bow my knees unto the father from whom every family in heaven and on earth is named if however we…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:837…us of that confidence of which he himself was the mediator vers for this cause i bow my knees unto the father of our lord jesus christ of whom the whole family in heaven and earth…
Photius of Constantinople c. 810–c. 891PG 102:107…that indeed the god of the old testament is the same as the father of our lord jesus christ and that he himself established the throne of his son by nature forever and ever and constituted…
Photius of Constantinople c. 810–c. 891PG 102:163…very often calls him the creator of all he no less proclaims the father of our lord jesus christ than his true son even in those places where he celebrates the grace given to him and…
Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 118:909…his customary salutation for these as well c blessed be god even the father of our lord jesus christ the father of mercies and the god of all comfort who comforteth us in all our tribulation…
Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 118:1207…prayer for the church regarding the power and love of god iii for this cause i bow my knees to the father of our lord jesus christ from whom every family in heaven and on earth…
Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 130:107…but rather communicated to us from thence as the divine apostle says for this cause i bow my knees unto the father from whom every fatherhood in heaven and on earth is named b h titulus…
Nicetas Choniates c. 1155–1217PG 139:1171…it came down from there to us as the blessed apostle says for this cause i bow my knees unto the father of whom the whole paternity in heaven and on earth is named now however…
Matthaeus Cantacuzenus Imp. CP c. 1325 - c. 1391PG 152:1215…writing these things i the hieromonk gregory say blessed is god and the father of our lord jesus christ who is unto the ages i do not lie and i swear by the holy gospels of…
Nicolaus V Papa 1397-1455 (pope 1447-1455)PG 160:1165…genuflect when and where it is necessary just as the apostle says for this cause i bow my knees to the father from whom all fatherhood in heaven and on earth is named and elsewhere he…
Pseudo-Justin Martyr 2nd-4th c. (uncertainPG 6:1215…and this is clearer still from what he says in another place for this cause i bow my knees unto the father of our lord jesus christ of whom the whole family in heaven and earth…
OrigenesPG 16:3245…the soul this he says is what is written in the scripture for this cause i bow my knees to the god and father and lord of our lord jesus christ that god may grant you…
OrigenesPG 16:3275…this is he says that which is written in the scripture for this cause i bow my knees unto god and the father and lord of our lord jesus christ that god may grant you…
Cyril of JerusalemPG 33:971…of your father who speaks in you and again the apostle paul for this cause i bow my knees to the father and in what follows that he may grant to you to be strengthened through…
Anthony the GreatPG 40:1025…for you and to make mention of you in my prayers that the father of our lord jesus christ the father of glory may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation that the eyes…
Theodore of MopsuestiaPG 66:917…to us and as i said before being so great and wonderful i bow my knees unto the father of christ b whom every society whether in the heavens or on the earth confesses and deems…
15Eph 3:15
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 11:551…paul says for this cause i bow my knees unto the father of whom the whole family in heaven and on earth is named eph iii but the apostle seems to me to indicate the spiritual…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:155…i bow my knees unto the father of our lord jesus christ of whom the whole family in heaven c and earth is named and indeed regarding earthly families the understanding does not seem difficult for…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:593…i bow my knees unto the father of our lord jesus christ of whom the whole family in heaven and b in earth is named what paul here calls fathers or families the latin has placed…
Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:1561…i bow my knees unto the father of our lord jesus christ of whom the whole family in heaven and on earth is named that he would grant you according to the riches of his glory…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 50:783…i bow my knees unto the father of our lord jesus christ of whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named that he would grant you according to the riches of his glory to…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 73:45C…rather we appear to have received it from Him. For faithful is the word of Paul, crying out thus: "From whom every paternity in heaven and on earth is named" (Eph. 3:15). Since God is the most ancient of all…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 75:737B…bes it in a certain way to the one, true God and first Father, and whom we may hear writing thus: "From whom every fatherhood in heaven and on earth is named" [Eph 3:15]? Answer me then, Hermias (for thus you…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 75:1293…i bow my knees unto the father of our lord jesus christ of whom the whole family in heaven and on earth is named that he would grant you according to the riches of his glory…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 83:1407…i bow my knees unto the father of our lord jesus christ of whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named and after many things we give thanks he says always for you all…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:837…i bow my knees unto the father of our lord jesus christ of whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named the duty of the apostles was twofold teaching and prayer just as peter…
Pseudo-Justin Martyr 2nd-4th c. (uncertainPG 6:1215…i bow my knees unto the father of our lord jesus christ of whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named that he would grant you according to the riches of his glory to…
16Eph 3:16
Methodius of Olympus d. c. 311PG 18:149…all fatherhood in heaven and on earth is named that he may grant you according to the riches of his kindness to be strengthened with power through his spirit in the inner man that christ may…
Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 26:601…dwell within us as paul writes to the ephesians that he may grant you according to the riches of his glory to be strengthened with might through his spirit in the inner man that christ may…
Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 26:1205…all fatherhood in heaven and on earth is named that he may grant you according to the riches of his glory to be strengthened with might by his spirit into the inner man that christ may…
Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:1561…of whom the whole family in heaven and on earth is named that he would grant you according to the riches of his glory to be strengthened with might by his spirit in the inner man…
Macarius of Egypt c. 300–391PG 34:753…naturally impossible to grasp this he elsewhere praying says that god may grant you according to the riches of his glory to be strengthened with might by his spirit unto the inner man that christ may…
Didymus the Blind c. 313–398PG 39:349…every family in heaven and on earth is named that he may grant you according to the riches of his glory to be strengthened with power through his spirit in the inner man that christ may…
Didymus the Blind c. 313–398PG 39:371…whom you have from god and to the ephesians that he may grant you according to the riches of his glory to be strengthened with power through his spirit in the inner man that christ may…
Didymus the Blind c. 313–398PG 39:499…holy spirit according to paul writing to the ephesians that he may grant you according to the riches of his glory to be strengthened with power through his spirit in the inner man that christ may…
Didymus the Blind c. 313–398PG 39:579…every family in heaven and on earth is named that he may grant you according to the riches of his glory to be strengthened with power through his spirit in the inner man that christ may…
Didymus the Blind c. 313–398PG 39:933…quicken also your mortal bodies because of his spirit that dwelleth in you according to the riches of his glory to be strengthened by his spirit and again the charity of god is poured forth in…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 50:783…christ of whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named that he would grant you according to the riches of his glory to be strengthened with might by his spirit in the inner man…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:623C…ids us to be surrounded by Him on all sides; just as he says elsewhere, “If Christ is in you” (Rom. 8:10); and again, “That Christ may dwell in our inner man” (Eph. 3:16, 17). For he wills our soul to be His h…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:51…earthly families not such as the judaic ones that he may give you according to the riches of his glory to be strengthened with power by his spirit in the inner man that christ may dwell…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 73:285…father from whom all fatherhood in heaven and on earth is named that he would grant you according to the riches of his glory to be strengthened with power by his spirit into the inward man…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 74:303…every family in heaven and on earth is named that he may grant you according to the riches of his glory to be strengthened with power through his spirit in the inner man that christ may…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 75:591…the essence of the father paul understanding this writes that he may grant you according to the riches of his glory to be strengthened with power through his spirit in the inner man that christ may…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 75:1293…of whom the whole family in heaven and on earth is named that he would grant you according to the riches of his glory to be strengthened with might by his spirit in the inner man…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 76:1247…christ of whom every family in heaven and on earth is named that he would grant you according to the riches of his glory to be strengthened with might by his spirit in the inner man…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:529…this to others but what do you ask vers that he may grant you according to the riches of his glory to be strengthened with might by his spirit in the inner man that christ may…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:837…than an angel whom b the apostle consequently also calls father vers that he would grant you according to the riches of his glory to be strengthened with might by his spirit in the inner man…
Photius of Constantinople c. 810–c. 891PG 101:595…into an unintelligible sense and so even in that that he may grant you according to the riches of his glory to be strengthened with power by his spirit into the inward man that christ may…
Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 118:1173…in whom we have redemption through his blood the forgiveness of transgressions according to the riches of his grace which he lavished upon us in all wisdom and prudence b great indeed is it to be…
Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 118:1207…every family in heaven and on earth is named that he may grant you according to the riches of his glory to be strengthened with power through his spirit in the inner man that christ may…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 124:1073…him are those who are named c fathers vers that he may grant you according to the riches of his glory to be strengthened with power through his spirit in the inner man that christ may…
Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 130:721…indwell in us as paul writes to the ephesians that he may grant you according to the riches of his glory to be strengthened with power through his spirit in the inner man that christ may…
Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 130:865…c from the father recognizing this paul also writes that he may grant you according to the riches of his glory to be strengthened with power through his spirit in the inner man that christ may…
Pseudo-Justin Martyr 2nd-4th c. (uncertainPG 6:1215…christ of whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named that he would grant you according to the riches of his glory to be strengthened with might by his spirit in the inner man…
Anthony the GreatPG 40:1025…all paternity in heaven and on earth is named that he may grant you according to the riches of his glory that your faith may be confirmed and that he may strengthen the assistance of his…
17Eph 3:17
Methodius of Olympus d. c. 311PG 18:149…to be strengthened with power through his spirit in the inner man that christ may dwell in your hearts through faith that you being rooted and grounded in love may be able to comprehend with all…
Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 26:601…to be strengthened with might through his spirit in the inner man that christ may dwell in your hearts and when the son is in us the father also is present as the son himself bears…
Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:1561…to be strengthened with might by his spirit in the inner man that christ may dwell in your hearts by faith if then we live in the spirit let us also walk in the spirit and…
Macarius of Egypt c. 300–391PG 34:753…to be strengthened with might by his spirit unto the inner man that christ may dwell in your hearts by faith and again now the lord is the spirit and where the spirit of the lord…
Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 44:505C…e Lord, who said: “I am the vine, you are the branches” (Joan. XV, 5). For if we are truly in Him, rooted, bearing fruit, and growing, as the Apostle says (Ephes. III, 17; Coloss. II, 7), we shall understand th…
Didymus the Blind c. 313–398PG 39:371…to be strengthened with power through his spirit in the inner man that christ may dwell in your hearts through faith and as when the lord says in john the spirit of truth whom the world…
Didymus the Blind c. 313–398PG 39:579…to be strengthened with power through his spirit in the inner man that christ may dwell in your hearts and to the romans i have therefore confidence in christ jesus toward god c for i will…
Didymus the Blind c. 313–398PG 39:1055…says that christ dwells in the inner man through faith writing thus that christ may dwell in your hearts through faith and he himself speaks of himself christ lives in me and again christ who speaks…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 50:783…to be strengthened with might by his spirit in the inner man that christ may dwell in your hearts by faith eph iii b do you see then how much strength and force prayer and supplication…
Mark the Hermit fl. c. 400–430PG 65:1003…you power to be strengthened through his spirit in the inner man that christ may dwell in your hearts through faith with all fullness and perception and it would now be opportune as we said before…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 73:285…to be strengthened with power by his spirit into the inward man that christ may dwell in your hearts by faith since then through faith life according to nature is joined to us how is he…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 74:303…to be strengthened with power through his spirit in the inner man that christ may dwell in your hearts through faith to the end that ye being rooted and grounded in love may be strong to…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 75:1293…to be strengthened with might by his spirit in the inner man that christ may dwell in your hearts for he is in us through the spirit in whom we cry abba father therefore in no…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 76:403C…d" ⟦II Cor. IV, 16.⟧, and at another: "I delight in the law of God after the inward man" ⟦Rom. VII, 22.⟧, and again: "That Christ may dwell in the inward man" ⟦Ephes. III, 17.⟧. But if the Apostle divides the natur…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 76:1247…to be strengthened with might by his spirit in the inner man that christ may dwell in your hearts by faith the name christ jesus as we have very often warned before everywhere signifies the word…
Antiochus of St. Sabas fl. c. 614-620PG 89:1727A…love covers a multitude of sins" (I Pet. 4, 8). Likewise also Paul says: "Rooted and grounded in love, that you may be able to comprehend with all the saints" (Eph. 3, 17-18). And again: "Love suffers long, is kin…
Maximus the Confessor c. 580–662PG 90:1311D…ion and perception within us: so that from this we may have Him dwelling within us, and know Him as present and intimate to us, according to that word of Paul (Eph. iii, 17): "To have Christ dwelling through fait…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:837…to be strengthened with might by his spirit in the inner man that christ may dwell in your hearts by faith that ye being rooted and grounded in love may be able to comprehend with all…
Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 118:1207…to be strengthened with power through his spirit in the inner man that christ may dwell in your hearts through c faith being rooted and grounded in love for this cause i bow my knees since…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 124:1075…not only to be strengthened but what is greater and more abundant that christ may dwell in your inner man this means in your hearts not superficially but in the depths by what means through faith…
Pseudo-Justin Martyr 2nd-4th c. (uncertainPG 6:1215…to be strengthened with might by his spirit in the inner man that christ may dwell in your hearts by faith behold for again paul making mention of divine indwelling is found to encompass c the…
Photius of ConstantinoplePG 104:409C…se 20, hēmeis de ouk exeleusesthe. Exod. xii, 22. Verse 32, Num. xxii, 20. Verse 33, orgisthenai. Num. xxii, 22. Verse 7, near the end, en tais kardiais. Ephes. iii, 17, dia tēs pisteōs. Verse 6, near the e…
18Eph 3:18
Methodius of Olympus d. c. 311PG 18:149…your hearts through faith that you being rooted and grounded in love may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth and to know the love…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 24:951…most holy apostle prayed to god on our behalf that we might be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and len…
Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 26:985…elsewhere that you may be able to comprehend b with all the saints what is the breadth and length and depth and height and to know the love of christ which surpasses knowledge that you may…
Macarius of Egypt c. 300–391PG 34:795B…the breadth, and length, and height, and depth, and to know the love of Christ which surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled unto all the fullness of God" (Eph. III, 18-19). Contemplate the hidden mysteries of t…
Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 46:621…the hidden truth through his words to the ephesians saying that you may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length the depth and height and to know the love…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:51…faith in your hearts how rooted and grounded in love that you may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth to know also the love…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 68:167…been called by god that as the blessed paul d writes he may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and sublimity and depth of the mystery of christ…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 69:65…by faith for whom he says he prays unceasingly that they might be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth and to know the surpassing love…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 74:303…and grounded in love may be strong to apprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth and to know the love of christ which passeth knowledge that ye may…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:531…their steadfastness as a sort of foundation and root vers that you may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and depth and height and to know the surpassing…
Dionysius the Areopagite fl. c. 500PG 3:919…e thing, just as one name can apply to multiple things. In the same place: The divine length, etc. He alludes to the passage of the Apostle to the Ephesians III, 18, which passage can fittingly be accepted of Christ as God.…
Dionysius the Areopagite fl. c. 500PG 3:1003A…nd length, and sublimity, and depth, and to know also the supereminent clarity of the knowledge of Christ, that they may be filled unto all the fulness of God (Eph. III, 18). These, he says, are my prayers, this…
Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:323…divine things as paul also says in the epistle to the ephesians what is the breadth and length and depth and height he therefore scrutinized all these things being testified of regarding the others from the…
Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:4021…i bow my knees to the father and so forth that you may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the height and depth and breadth and length d moreover whatever things are…
Antiochus of St. Sabas fl. c. 614-620PG 89:1727…pet likewise also paul says rooted and grounded in love that you may be able to comprehend with all the saints eph and again love suffers long is kind love never fails i cor and he…
Maximus the Confessor c. 580–662PG 91:1369…being ignorant as far as it is possible for human beings of what is the breadth and length and depth and the excellence of the magnitude of the wisdom of god toward us we are in…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:837…your hearts by faith that ye being rooted and grounded in love may be able to comprehend with all saints a great petition he says because it is from a great giver for now we have…
Photius of Constantinople c. 810–c. 891PG 101:597…a b c d you are rooted and grounded that you may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and depth and height in this passage therefore if…
Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 118:1209…way that in love having fixed roots and a laid foundation you may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length etc that you may be able to comprehend with…
John VIII Xiphilinus c. 1010–1075PG 120:1263…cross saying that you may be empowered to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and depth and height to know also the surpassing love of the knowledge of christ for that…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 124:1075…fit that christ may dwell in your inner man vers that you may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and depth and height c what he prayed for…
Maximus Planudes c. 1255–c. 1305PG 147:1145…perfect will of god that being rooted and grounded in love you may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the length and breadth and height and depth and to know the love…
Gregory Palamas c. 1296–1359PG 151:143…they have not attained the apostle s wish b that they might be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth for the cross of the lord…
Philotheos Kokkinos c. 1300–1379PG 154:723…when writing to the ephesians that ye may be able he says to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth and length and depth and height b by height he undoubtedly understands the heavenly things…
Macarius Chrysokephalos c. 1300–1382PG 150:225…both writing to the ephesians that ye may be able to comprehend what is the breadth and length and depth and height and to know the love of christ which passeth knowledge for we have known…
Athanasius AlexandrinusPG 25:123…paul wishing to indicate says rooted and grounded in love that ye may be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth and length and depth and height and to know the love of…
Anthony the GreatPG 40:1025…your hearts by charity having your root and foundation firm that you may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and altitude and depth behold therefore my little children…
Isaias AbbasPG 40:1155…through faith in your hearts rooted and founded in charity that you may be able to comprehend with all the saints and again we have he says this treasure in earthen vessels that the sublimity may…
Theodore of MopsuestiaPG 66:917…and he declares this through the phrase with all the saints by breadth and length and depth and height he means to express the magnitude of grace by names familiar to us i pray therefore that…
19Eph 3:19
Methodius of Olympus d. c. 311PG 18:149…the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth and to know the love of christ which surpasses knowledge that you may be filled unto all the fullness of god…
Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 26:985…the saints what is the breadth and length and depth and height and to know the love of christ which surpasses knowledge that you may be filled unto all the fullness of god for this reason…
Macarius of Egypt c. 300–391PG 34:641B…ess, we may be deemed worthy to reach the perfection of the fullness of Christ, as the Apostle says: "That ye might be filled with all the fullness of Christ" (Eph. 3:19); and again, "Till we all come in the u…
Macarius of Egypt c. 300–391PG 34:795…the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth and to know the love of christ which surpasses knowledge that you may be filled unto all the fullness of god eph iii contemplate…
Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 46:621…the saints what is the breadth and length the depth and height and to know the love of christ which surpasses knowledge that you may be filled with all the fullness of god for not in…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 74:303…the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth and to know the love of christ which passeth knowledge that ye may be filled unto all the fullness of god b it should…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:837…also to those on earth through the presence of the word vers and to know the love of christ which passeth knowledge true knowledge is had through communion with christ but love existing and being known…
Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 118:1209…the saints what is the breadth and length and depth and height and to know the love of christ which surpasses knowledge that you may be filled with all the fullness of god now to him…
Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 118:1211…we know this what follows who will contradict that we ought to be filled with all the fulness of god indeed to receive him entirely through our works who has so loved us by the breadth…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 124:1075…lord himself says for this reason paul also adds concerning love vers and to know the love of christ which surpasses knowledge that you may be able he says to know…
Maximus Planudes c. 1255–c. 1305PG 147:1145…the saints what is the length and breadth and height and depth and to know the love of christ which passeth knowledge that you may be filled unto all the fullness of god for in this…
Macarius Chrysokephalos c. 1300–1382PG 150:225…to comprehend what is the breadth and length and depth and height and to know the love of christ which passeth knowledge for we have known the divine love in that he chose for our sake…
Athanasius AlexandrinusPG 25:123…all saints what is the breadth and length and depth and height and to know the love of christ which passeth knowledge that ye might be filled with all the fulness of god for since the…
20Eph 3:20
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 11:437C…ut to pray unworthily, nor to be negligent about his prayer. To him, when he has prayed somewhat, I will grant more abundantly than he asks or understands (cf. Eph. III, 20): for it is fitting for me to overcome…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 49:211…cher to the disciples, the general to the soldiers, and the high priest to the priests. Blessed be God who does exceeding abundantly more than we ask or think (Eph. 3:20). For it seemed enough to us to be temp…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 52:549…hope for, but even much more, and infinitely greater. Wherefore also Paul said: "Now to Him who is able to do above all things, far more than we ask or think" (Eph. 3:20). For could He not have prevented the t…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 52:745B…cease to pray to God, the one who brings it to perfection and changes it. For He will do it quickly, more than we ask or understand, through His own goodness (Eph. 3:20). CCXXXIX. From the same to Valeriu…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:311B…y places in Christ" (Eph. I, 3). And again: "To Him who is able to do all things far more abundantly than what we ask or think, to Him be glory in the Church" (Eph. III, 20, 21). And therefore the prophets also,…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:603A…ycamore tree and was watching Jesus passing by. But our Lord Jesus Christ, of whom Paul says, Who is able to do superabundantly more than we ask or understand (Ephes. 3:20), did not overlook him, but gave yet mo…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:51…to him who is able to do all things more abundantly than we ask or think according to the power that works in us according to the power he correctly said for from that power we…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:161B…uise Satan under your feet shortly" (Rom. 16:20); and to these he wishes this: "To Him who is able to do all things more abundantly than we ask or understand" (Eph. 3:20). He who is wrestling is still held; ne…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:607A…orward the proofs of His power. Think, he says, how you were saved, how you were called; as he says elsewhere, According to his operation, which works in us (Eph. iii, 20). Thus, it was a greater power to persu…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:531…to him who is able to do more than abundantly beyond what we ask or think according to the power that works in us to him be glory in the church in christ jesus for all…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 83:1407…and when writing to the ephesians he gave praise in this way now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think according to the power that worketh in…
Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 118:1209…is able to do beyond all things in superabundance above those which we ask or think according to the power working in us to him be the glory in the church in christ jesus unto all…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 124:1077…possible vers now to him who is able to do c superabundantly above all that we ask or think according to the power that works in us to him be glory in the church by christ…
Joannes ChrysostomusPG 51:25D…an he asked. For that man asked for what was temporal, but he received what was eternal. For he was able to do everything more abundantly than we ask or think (Eph. 3. 20). For you cannot even conceive of as mu…
Joannes ChrysostomusPG 51:369C…y merciful but also justified him above the Pharisee. Therefore Paul says, "To Him who is able to do all things far more abundantly than what we ask or think" (Eph. 3:20). And yet the Pharisee prayed, and stoo…
21Eph 3:21
Irenaeus of Lyon c. 130–c. 202PG 7:1381…repeated from the margin, de pœnitentia, ἐκ μετανοίας. Page 14. In universas generationes. Greek: τῶν αἰώνων τοῦ αἰῶνος, "of the ages of the age." But in Eph. iii, 21, we read τοῦ αἰῶνος τῶν αἰώνων, which…
Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 26:1207…to do all things more abundantly than we ask or understand to him be glory in the church by christ jesus throughout all generations for ever and ever amen a and again paul says because through…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 83:1407…we ask or think according to the power that worketh in us unto him be glory in the church by christ jesus throughout all ages world without end amen and a little before this he said…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 124:1077…ask or think according to the power that works in us to him be glory in the church by christ jesus to all generations forever and ever amen i indeed he says pray but he will…