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Basil the GreatPG 31:1245expounds v.26“οργιζεσθε, και μη αμαρτανετε· ο ηλιος μη επιδυετω επι τω παροργισμω υμων,”243. What the Apostle means by: «Be angry, and do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your wrath,» despite saying elsewhere: «Let all bitterness an Isidore of PelusiumPG 78:640expounds v.26“οργιζεσθε και μη αμαρτανετε· ο ηλιος μη επιδυετω επι τω παροργισμω υμων”189. On «Do not let the sun go down on your wrath» Isidore of PelusiumPG 78:676expounds v.26“οργιζεσθε και μη αμαρτανετε· ο ηλιος μη επιδυετω επι τω παροργισμω υμων”239. Interpretation of «Be angry, and do not sin» Isidore of PelusiumPG 78:1189expounds v.28“ο κλεπτων μηκετι κλεπτετω μαλλον δε κοπιατω εργαζομενος το αγαθον ταις χερσιν ινα εχῃ μεταδιδοναι τω χρειαν εχοντι.”115. On the comparison between adultery and theft: «If one is caught stealing»
1Eph 4:1
Clement of Rome d. c. 100PG 1:77…Justin (ch. 74); Epiphanius (heresy 37, n. 6, and heresy 30, n. 15); Jerome (On Illustrious Men, ch. 25; bk. XIV, on Isaiah 51:13; and Commentary on Ephesians 4:1); and Photius (cod. 113 and 126), to mention no others. Alt… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:813B…love; endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. There is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling (Ephes. IV, 1-4)... And be ye kind one to another, tend… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 49:165D…aul? When you write to the Ephesians, you say: I therefore, the prisoner in the Lord, beseech you to walk worthily of the calling with which you were called (Ephes. 4:1). And when you discuss with Timothy: I… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:69…v i therefore the prisoner in the lord beseech you that you walk worthy of the vocation wherewith you are called with all humility and mildness with patience supporting one another in charity careful to keep… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:71B…granted that we be filled with these. Therefore he said, "I, a prisoner in the Lord, beseech you that you walk worthy of the vocation in which you are called" (Ephes. 4:1). We have Christ as our Head, he says a… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 63:715A…ent them, when he even opened the outer prison? But let us hear him boasting of this very thing and saying: "I therefore, a prisoner in the Lord, beseech you" (Eph. iv, 1). For great and ample is this dignity,… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 63:793D…nd a servant's body for the sake of Christ? Hear the blessed Paul boasting of this very thing and saying: "I therefore, the prisoner in the Lord, beseech you" (Eph. 4:1). For it is indeed a great dignity, and… Theodore the Studite 759–826PG 99:1341D…in both faith and life until the end, I beg and remind you: walk worthily of the calling with which we have been called, with all humility and gentleness (Eph. iv, 1); with security for the future, so that… John Kaminiates fl. c. 904PG 109:827D…ical order and tranquility. For the Apostle has said: 'And God has set some in the Church, first apostles, secondarily prophets, thirdly pastors and teachers' (Ephes. IV, 1). He did not say emperors or kings. For…
2Eph 4:2
Irenaeus of Lyon c. 130–c. 202PG 7:355…tes and priests; who also profaned the Sabbath in the temple and are without blame." So easily could Tertullian and Ambrosiaster in his Commentary on Ephesians IV, 2, whom he alleges in defense of the Puritan cause, be vindic… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:813…you that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called with all lowliness and meekness with longsuffering forbearing one another in love endeavouring to keep the unity of the spirit in the bond of…
3Eph 4:3
Pope Sixtus I r. c. 117-126PG 5:1075…the ephesians he thus confirms bearing with one another in charity careful to keep the unity of the spirit in the bond of peace one body and one spirit as you are called in one hope… Irenaeus of Lyon c. 130–c. 202PG 7:1255B…s today are so divided into parties that any opinion generates a new schism and a new sect. Happy are they who seek after the unity of faith and of the Spirit! Ephes. iv, 3, 4, 5. Irenæus cites, of Paul, in the l… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 26:545…god whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption and again endeavouring to keep the unity of the spirit in the bond of peace and to the philippians he spoke with boldness writing what then… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:659…it not much more necessary that the whole church of god striving to keep the unity of the spirit in the bond of peace should fulfill what is said in the acts the multitude of them… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:813…with all lowliness and meekness with longsuffering forbearing one another in love endeavouring to keep the unity of the spirit in the bond of peace there is one body and one spirit even as ye are… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:1231…all humility and mildness with patience supporting one another in charity careful to keep the unity of the spirit in the bond of peace one body and one spirit as you are called in one hope… Gregory of Nazianzus c. 329–390PG 35:1171…cling to one another in mutual embrace of love and keep c the unity of the spirit in the bond of peace which is the mystery or rather the chapter of the law and the prophets… Gregory of Nazianzus c. 329–390PG 36:1321…pass to grace the head of the law and the prophets is the unity of the spirit in the bond of peace the sum of the law is charity what is the law prescribed by gregory… Gregory of Nazianzus c. 329–390PG 36:1331…brought forth to outsiders the mystery of the law and the prophets the unity of the spirit in the bond of peace all the mysteries of christ are for man mysteries of the nativity of the… Gregory of Nazianzus c. 329–390PG 36:1359…to the son of god unity adored in the trinity see trinity the unity of the spirit in the bond of peace is the mystery of the law and the prophets or the head… Didymus the Blind c. 313–398PG 39:505…both have access in one spirit to the father and again striving to keep the unity of the spirit that is taking great care not to separate him from the supreme monad and self sufficient essence… Didymus the Blind c. 313–398PG 39:743…any communion of the spirit and to the ephesians he writes endeavoring to keep the unity of the spirit in the bond of peace consider how he said unity on account of the union of nature… Didymus the Blind c. 313–398PG 39:967…scripture even if b sometimes he is not mentioned specifically writes endeavoring to keep the unity of the spirit in the bond of peace at other times therefore he again makes mention of the holy spirit… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:327…desired to be tightly bound, just as when it is said, "In the bond of love" (Eph. 4:3), and, "Which is the bond of perfection… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:69…all humility and mildness with patience supporting one another in charity careful to keep the unity of the spirit in the bond of peace the power of paul s chain has been demonstrated great and more… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:71…endure you where there is charity all things can be borne careful to keep the unity of the spirit in the bond of peace bind your hands with gentleness and meekness again a beautiful name is… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 74:561…out to us forbearing one another in love being eager to maintain the unity of the spirit in the bond of peace there is one body and one spirit just as you were called in the… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 74:853…think the same things bearing also one another s burdens and keeping the unity of the spirit in the bond of peace thus god also received us in christ for he is truthful who said that… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:531…and meekness with patience bearing with one another in love being eager to keep the unity of the spirit in the bond of peace you have all attained the same grace… John VI of Constantinople Patriarch 712-715PG 96:1429…eyelids until we behold the whole church of god once again preserving the unity of the spirit in the bond of peace for since you are disciples and successors of him who heard from the lord… Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 118:1213…all humility and mildness with patience supporting one another in charity careful to keep the unity of the spirit in the bond of peace one body and one spirit as you are called in one hope… Nicetas the Paphlagonian c. 885 – after 963PG 105:411…but they were also joined and compacted together by the structural design of the spirit in the bond of perfection and were blended with one another and with the body of christ wherefore it was not… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 124:1079…for if we have charity we shall tolerate one another vers careful to keep the unity of the spirit in the bond of peace just as in the body there is a spirit that contains and… John Pearson 1613-1686PG 5:317…christ than whom nothing is better as st paul exhorting the ephesians to keep the unity of the spirit in the bond of peace ye were called in one hope one lord one faith one baptism… Bartholomew the Apostle 1st c. (fl. c. 33 AD)PG 2:799…to you we embrace and kiss as if present your charity in the unity of the spirit in the bond of peace and the charity of christ for which reason most beloved waiting for these things…
4Eph 4:4
Pope Sixtus I r. c. 117-126PG 5:1075…in the bond of peace one body and one spirit as you are called in one hope of your vocation one lord one faith one baptism one god if they are not c wise with soundness… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 28:1213…you are one body and one spirit just as you were also called in one hope of your calling do you call this hope male female because we both men and women have the same hope… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:813…to keep the unity of the spirit in the bond of peace there is one body and one spirit even as ye are called in one hope of your calling ephes iv and be ye kind… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:1231…in the bond of peace one body and one spirit as you are called in one hope of your vocation but our lord shows this whole matter more clearly to us d through that promise which… Gregory of Nazianzus c. 329–390PG 35:731…bound and preserved all things in union and we have appeared as one body and one spirit even as we have been called in one hope of our calling ix therefore the poor people shall praise… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:75…t, with whom, together with the Father and the Holy Spirit, be glory, power, honor, now and always, and unto the ages of ages. Amen. HOMILY X Ephesians 4:4. One body and one spirit, even as you were called in one h… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:79…h homily xi cap v one body and one spirit even as you were called in one hope of your calling one lord one faith one baptism one god… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 74:561…to maintain the unity of the spirit in the bond of peace there is one body and one spirit just as you were called in the one hope of your calling one lord one faith one… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:533…to the law of love and guard the bond of peace ver one body and one spirit even as you were called in one hope of your calling you have partaken of one spirit you are… Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 118:1213…in the bond of peace one body and one spirit as you are called in one hope of your calling one lord one faith one baptism one god and father of all who is above all… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 124:1081…were to say one body and one soul even as you were called in one hope of your calling god he says called you to the same things granted life to all is equally head of… Constantine Harmenopoulos c. 1320 – c. 1385PG 150:497…joined to the lord is one spirit and that you may be one body and one spirit even as you were called is the voice of paul b just as the philanthropy and the love of… Constantine Harmenopoulos c. 1320 – c. 1385PG 150:1293…of christ says the divine apostle and members in particular and again there is one body and one spirit c just as you have been called for just as the body is dead and insensitive without… Germanus I of ConstantinoplePG 98:145…so that you may be one body and one spirit as you are called in one hope of your calling and that in one lord one faith one baptism we may be able to glorify god…
5Eph 4:5
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 24:591B…eaching of his kingdom, to be carried out among all people by these same disciples of his. This was one thing, since there is one teaching for all, one faith, ⟦cf. Eph. iv, 5⟧ one baptism, and one and the same Word… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 26:597D…istian. For just as there is one baptism given in the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, and one faith is in the same Trinity, as the Apostle teaches (Eph. iv, 5): so the holy Trinity, which...… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 26:655A…repentance, and declares that the renewal through baptism is one, and that there is not a second; just as he says in another Epistle, "One faith, one baptism" (Ephes. iv, 5). For he did not say it is impossible t… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 26:797A…he might recoil from their madness; so that all may henceforth say everywhere: "One Lord, one faith" (Eph. 4:5). For what is so "good," as the Psalmis… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 28:665C…l coin in exchange for the royal coin, so too must one think regarding the communion of Christ. For the Apostle, in saying: "One Lord, one faith, one baptism" (Ephes. iv, 5), clearly signified that there is one a… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 32:847D…rite one creed at one time and another at another, and to shift with the times, then the pronouncement of him who said, "One Lord, one faith, one baptism" (Ephes. iv, 5), is false. But if these words are true… Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 41:811…into that book which he calls the apostolicon h scholion and h one lord one faith one baptism one christ one god and father of all who is over all and through all and in all… Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 43:27A…nomenclature, nor to be separated as a stranger from the communion of the gift: but there is one God, one faith, one Lord, one grace, one Church, one baptism (Ephes. IV, 5). For the Trinity is always Trinity, it… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:721A…ctions regarding new moons and purifications and Sabbaths, nor many gods, as for the nations that persisted in impiety, but one Lord, one faith, one baptism (Eph. 4:5); wherefore the gates of hell shall no… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:723BLatin…o perfecta erat in singulis ædibus victima, nec ad diversas dividebatur. Dicit enim Paulus nos omnes unum esse in Christo, quia Unus Dominus est, et una fides (Ephes. 4. 5). Unionem ergo illam victimæ indivisibi… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:79…spirit even as you were called in one hope of your calling one lord one faith one baptism one god and father of all who is over all and through all and in all but to… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 63:935C…and the Spirit is Lord, how then, O Apostle, legislator of truth, patron of piety, do you cry out to the Ephesians saying: "One Lord, one faith, one baptism" (Eph. 4, 5)? One Lord, according to the sanctifica… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 72:559D…e who, because of their own ignorance, think that matters stand in this way—we say, I repeat, what the divine Paul writes: "One Lord, one faith, one baptism." ⟦Eph. iv, 5⟧ If, therefore, they say there are two… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 76:1305…one and the son h from the epistle to the ephesians h one lord one faith one baptism one god and father of all who is over all and through all and in all but to… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 83:1275…ar the apostolic voice clearly shouting: "One Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom are all things" (1 Cor. VIII, 6). And again: "One Lord, one faith, one baptism" (Ephes. IV, 5). They ought also to follow the Lord's… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 83:1377D…two sons, and yet to offer the doxology to only one. And who is so stupefied that, hearing the divine Paul crying out, "One Lord, one faith, one baptism" (Ephes. IV, 5), and again, "One Lord Jesus Christ, th… Evagrius Scholasticus c. 536-c. 600PG 86:2433C…nd so forth. Having read those sacred words of yours, and having observed that we ourselves hold the same ('For there is one Lord, one faith, one baptism' [Eph. 4:5]), we glorified God, the Savior of all,… Theodore the Studite 759–826PG 99:1537C…all one in Christ Jesus." (Galat. III, 28). But if he speaks the truth, as indeed he has spoken the truth, and there is "One Lord, one faith, one baptism" (Ephes. IV, 5); what is this empty division into two… Photius of Constantinople c. 810–c. 891PG 103:1033D…dgment: "Finding them to be of the same mind as us regarding these things, which harmonize with our own expressions—for 'One Lord, one faith, one baptism' (Eph. iv, 5)—we gave glory to God, the Savior of al… Theodore Balsamon d. c. 1205PG 137:1105C…the Church, and nowhere outside the Church. For there is one baptism, where there is true hope and certain faith. For so it is written: One faith, one baptism (Ephes. IV, 5). For it is not so among heretics, wher… Theodore Balsamon d. c. 1205PG 138:237B…tics is prompt to transmit certain contrary things under the name of truth, since these—as the holy Apostle teaches, saying, “One God, one faith, one baptism” (Ephes. IV, 5)—are simple, and what ought to be given… Nicetas Choniates c. 1155–1217PG 139:1133B…be, and if He be a creature. For the Creator is not God, nor, furthermore, do I myself tolerate the devaluation of baptism: One Lord, one faith; one baptism (Eph. IV, 5). If this which is conferred upon me sh… Makarios Melissenos fl. c. 1573-1584PG 156:1013…the orthodox is called catholic paul he who made both one and one lord one faith one baptism and holy brethren and built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets jesus christ himself being the… Photius of ConstantinoplePG 104:409C…on the Oration of Nazianzen on the Son. Page 840, verse 11, antleisate. Isa. xii, 3. Verse 31, cod. V. and B. theosebestatou. Verse 51, heis gar Kyrios, Ephes. 4, 5. Page 841, verse 9, gynaikos. Galat.… Photius of ConstantinoplePG 104:877…ted, ventures to deliver certain things in the name of truth, since these are simple, as the holy Apostle teaches by saying: "One God, one faith, one baptism" (Ephes. iv, 5), and since that which ought to be give…
6Eph 4:6
Irenaeus of Lyon c. 130–c. 202PG 7:715…and for that reason paul the apostle said one god the father who is above all and through all and in all us now indeed we have shown there is one god but from the apostles… Irenaeus of Lyon c. 130–c. 202PG 7:733…if they a can imagine that the father of all who is above all things is contained by anything it is irrational and impious to invent a place in which he… Irenaeus of Lyon c. 130–c. 202PG 7:1033…a consecutively the apostle also says one god he says the father who is above all and through all and in us all similarly the lord also says all things he says are delivered unto me… Irenaeus of Lyon c. 130–c. 202PG 7:1173…generation and thus one god the father is shown who is over all and through all and in all over all indeed is the father and he is the head of christ through all however is… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 11:275…and d the appropriate aids and the leadings and the ways the god and father of all who knows by what way he leads index entries preserved but come let us also use this evangelical likeness… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 24:1013…rightly proclaimed by the apostle c as the god who is over all and through all and in all when he says one lord one faith one baptism one god and father of all who is… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 26:595…and so one god is preached in the church who is over all and through all and in all over all indeed as father as principle and source through all namely through the word in all… Pseudo-Ignatius fl. c. 375-380PG 5:737…the faith since there is also one lord one faith one baptism one god and father of all who is over all and through all and in all you are indeed such as these having been… Didymus the Blind c. 313–398PG 39:349…god a to the ephesians moreover one lord one faith one baptism one god and father of all who is over all and through all and in all then to the same for this reason i… Didymus the Blind c. 313–398PG 39:407…as the only lord as one who possesses the paternal deity existing above all and through all and in all for thus he wrote somewhere to all peoples for there have entered in certain men who… Didymus the Blind c. 313–398PG 39:495…discourse and the discourse to the mind and that saying is fulfilled one god and father of all and over all and through all and in all and just as the son is shown to be… Didymus the Blind c. 313–398PG 39:923…to him be the glory for ever amen and to the ephesians one god and father of all who is over all and through all and in all he does not say that through all is… Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 41:721…us vi to the laodiceans xi one lord one faith one baptism one god and father of all who is over all and through all and in all from the epistle to the galatians i which… Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 41:811…h scholion and h one lord one faith one baptism one christ one god and father of all who is over all and through all and in all h refutation and h these testimonies which you… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:79…in one hope of your calling one lord one faith one baptism one god and father of all who is over all and through all and in all but to each one of us grace was… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:81…a and away with such thoughts one god and father of all who is above all and through all and in you all above all that is lord and superior… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 74:561…the one hope of your calling one lord one faith one baptism one god and father of all who is over all and through all and in all for when the one spirit resides in us… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 75:477…begotten naturally from the father another one lord one faith one baptism one god and father of all who is over all and through all and in all since the lord god and father is one… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 76:1305…the epistle to the ephesians h one lord one faith one baptism one god and father of all who is over all and through all and in all but to each one of us grace was… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 77:601…a one god and father of all who is over all and through all and in all for he reigns and holds sway over all… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:533…of the kingdom of heaven ver one lord one faith one baptism one god and father of all who is over all and through all and in you all everywhere he has set one and the… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:1495…a for there is one lord one faith one baptism one god and father of all who is over all and through all and in all of us and to each one of us… Peter of Sicily 9th–10th c.PG 104:1311…three and the three are one as we have said who permeates above all and through all and in all and in another place the apostle calls the human belly a god not indeed as the… Photius of Constantinople c. 810–c. 891PG 102:163…in the same manner about god he says one faith one baptism one god and father of all who is over all and through all and in us all it is indivisible and undistinguished just as… Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 118:1213…in one hope of your calling one lord one faith one baptism one god and father of all who is above all and through all and in all us a prisoner he says for the lord… Symeon Metaphrastes fl. c. 960, d. c. 1000PG 116:165…writing that was on the scroll one god one faith one baptism one god and father of all who is over all and in all amen v after he had read these things to himself the… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 124:1081…that you were made free by baptism but that one was not one god and father of all who is over all and through all and in all of you that is who is above all… Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 130:643…who are worthy by grace d one lord one faith one baptism one god and father of all who is over all and through all and in all since the lord god and father is one… Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 130:1205…existence and their constitution c elsewhere speaking about divine matters paul says one god and father of all who is over all and through all and in all us but knowing that just as the nature… Maximus Planudes c. 1255–c. 1305PG 147:1151…should also name the father he adds therefore one faith one baptism one god and father of all who is over all and through all and in all of us since therefore as there is one… Manuel Kalekas d. 1410PG 152:119A…e same time that one ought not to confess many Holy Spirits in God, as some feign; since indeed the Apostle has said, "One Holy Spirit, in whom are all things"⟦Ephes. IV, 6⟧; and the great Basil to Amphilochius:… Anonymous (2nd century) 2nd centuryPG 5:1399…is one middle head because there is one god who is over all and through all and in all of us viii and as a certain one of the elders said by the extension of his…
7Eph 4:7
Clement of Rome d. c. 100PG 1:251…boundaries prescribed to it. JUNIUS. (39) "And the worlds that follow them." Ocean is said to be boundless to men: partly because, as Jerome says on Ephesians iv, 7, it is an immense sea, and its capacity is known to God alo… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 11:1673B…s legislated in it being fulfilled," etc. Bentley had previously read, "is, except the." RUEUS. Ibid., B, line 13, "the surpassing multitude." In the edition. Eph. IV, 7, it is read, "the surpassing wealth." B… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 14:1107…present life the consolation which is given to the just is bestowed according to the measure of the torments and wounds but the future glory of which the apostle says that it shall be revealed in… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 14:1213…c for if in the present age god gives to each one grace according to the measure of faith without doubt he will also in the future give to each one grace according to the measure… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:151…baptism of the saving doctrine and the doctrine in baptism now indeed according to the measure of the incarnation conforming the inner man in the newness of life and in obedience unto death in sure persuasion… Macarius of Egypt c. 300–391PG 34:719…of persons with him but he who is to judge every man according to the measure of the benefits whether bodily or spiritual whether of knowledge or understanding or discernment which god has variously implanted in… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:609B…ration of the Spirit. And a measure in his hand. What measure? Of the gift. "To each one of us grace was given according to the measure of the gift of Christ" (Ephes. 4:7). And a measure in his hand. Attend clo… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:79…and in all but to each one of us grace was given according to the measure of the gift of christ h a paul seeks from us not just any kind of love but that which… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:81…into despondency those who had not attained to great things but what according to the measure of the gift of christ the most foundational things he says are common to all baptism to be saved by… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 75:971…son exists in this by authority and power b for paul said unto every one of us is given grace according to the measure of the gift of christ and indeed elsewhere when god spoke to… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 75:1191…a mirror and in an enigma and who know only in part according to the measure of the gift of the bounty that the holy spirit has provided as the divine paul says b b you… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 76:1139…in a mirror and in a riddle and who know in part according to the measure of the gift of the grace of the holy spirit as the divine paul writes for no one says lord… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 76:1305…and in all but to each one of us grace was given according to the measure of the gift of christ therefore he says having ascended on high he led captivity captive and gave gifts to… Hesychius of Jerusalem d. after 450PG 93:1157…the twentieth to the sixtieth year he shall give fifty silver shekels according to the measure of the sanctuary if a woman thirty but from the fifth year to the twentieth the male shall give twenty… Hesychius of Jerusalem d. after 450PG 93:1167…possession and consecrated it to the lord the price shall be estimated according to the measure of the seed no one will doubt that the field is divine scripture whose vine is properly christ and the… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:1495…all of us and to each one of us grace was given according to the measure of the gift of christ and the arbiter has set forth one kingdom of heaven for the victors defining this… Dionysius the Areopagite fl. c. 500PG 3:1033…the highest to the lowest was extended to a proportional breadth d according to the measure of the descent but now ascending from the lowest to that which surpasses all it is contracted according to the… Isaac of Nineveh c. 613-c. 700PG 86:881…the soul and from light and peace the world enters the mind according to the measure of the heart s approach to wisdom thus does it receive grace from god the discretion of wisdom is the… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:841…a to each one of us grace was given according to the measure of the gift of christ therefore he says ascending on high he led captivity captive although he says the gifts… Nicetas David of Paphlagonia fl. c. 880-920sPG 38:727…etc what he says seems to me to be this namely that according to the measure of the gift of christ which from the beginning he distributed to those who believe life will follow for them… Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 118:1037…he calls beyond measure exceeding their capacity and their measure c but according to the measure of the rule for just as god distributing a vineyard so also he apportioned the world to us the apostles… Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 118:1215…us this is dwelling in all of us iv but to each one of us is given grace according to the measure of the gift of christ wherefore he says when he ascended up on high… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 124:1081…not of diminution but to each one of us grace was given according to the measure of the gift of christ if all things as you say are common whence does this one have a greater… Maximus Planudes c. 1255–c. 1305PG 147:1121…the apostle also says to each one of us grace is given according to the measure of the gift of christ and to show that the gift of christ is the holy spirit he added subsequently… Symeon of Thessalonica d. 1429PG 155:27…was the holy spirit given and he abides with us for ever according to the measure of the gift of christ and the measure of this gift has abounded in our age toward your illustriousness because… Theodore of MopsuestiaPG 66:917…for he adds but to each one of us grace is given according to the measure of the gift of christ but if to each one of us there is some peculiar gift as our own…
8Eph 4:8
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 14:1019…sayings of the prophets are fulfilled whereby he says of christ ascending on high he led captivity captive and in this way by his resurrection he destroyed the kingdoms of death whence it is also written… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:565…in samaria after his assumption and after he was exalted when ascending on high he led captivity captive and gave gifts to men and these things happened after the disciples of the savior were persecuted from… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 30:477…he who quickly took the spoil concerning whom it is written ascending on high he led captivity captive and gave gifts to men now that mary is a prophetess unto whom isaiah approached by the approach… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:209B…shout. For this has been said in this psalm. And again elsewhere: You ascended on high, you led captivity captive, you received gifts among men (Ps. 67. 19; Eph. 4. 8). The Jews also once offered a victory… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:673B…race, whom, being exalted into heaven, He delivered from ancient captivity, as Paul says: Ascending on high, he led captivity captive; he gave gifts to men (Eph. IV, 8). By the right hand of God, he signifie… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:771A…e house had been built. He speaks, therefore, of that captivity of which Paul speaks thus: Ascending on high, he led captivity captive; he gave gifts to men (Ephes. 4. 8). For He Himself says concerning Hi… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:615A…nd glorified as God. Hear indeed yet another prophecy pertaining to the cross: Ascending on high, thou ledst captivity captive; and thou gavest gifts to men (Eph. 4. 8). What is that height? Who is that asce… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:81…down the spirits of those who hear wherefore he says having ascended on high he led captivity captive and gave gifts to men as if he were saying why are you high minded the whole thing… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 68:873…them and the divine cantor also sings somewhere that when he ascended on high he led captivity captive and gave gifts to men for some he placed in the church first apostles secondarily prophets thirdly teachers… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 70:225…of sight to the blind blessed david also sings of him ascending on high he led captivity captive and he himself taught this when he said when i am lifted up from the earth i will… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 76:1305…the measure of the gift of christ therefore he says having ascended on high he led captivity captive and gave gifts to men now what is he ascended except that he also descended into the lower… Euthalius the Deacon fl. 5th c.PG 85:737…ii d ii from psalm lxvii verse thirteenth time from the psalter when he ascended up on high he led captivity captive and gave gifts unto men chapter iv iii from psalm iv verse fourteenth time… Hesychius of Jerusalem d. after 450PG 93:1311…heaven has delivered from the ancient captivity just as paul says ascending on high he led captivity captive and gave gifts to men nor would one err in understanding the right hand of god as the… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:533…he confirms this word with prophetic testimony ver therefore he says 'ascending on high he led captivity captive and gave gifts to men ' the psalm says he received gifts in men but he has set… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 84:1011A…money, it has been spent. Katabasis theias physeos [downward movement of the divine nature] (of Christ), I, 525: union with the human. Perhaps he had in mind Eph. 4:8. Katabasin Christi [the descent of Ch… Diadochus of Photice c. 400 – c. 486PG 65:1143…another chapter we again hear the psalmist saying ascending to the height he led captivity captive and gave gifts to men for by his resurrection the only begotten son of god having snatched the human race… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:785…thine are mine as it is sung in the psalm he ascended on high he led captivity captive and gave gifts to men and he gave some indeed to the church first apostles then prophets then… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:1977…and the swiftness of his plundering is shown by that having ascended on high he led captivity captive and gave gifts to men which was fully accomplished by him when having entered into the house of… Paschal Chronicle c. 630PG 92:251…my food and i foresaw the lord before me always and ascending on high he led captivity captive and whatever things are like these they took them as things suiting their own purpose a thus also… Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 118:1215…according to the measure of the gift of christ wherefore he says when he ascended up on high he led captivity captive and gave gifts unto men now that he ascended what is it but that… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 124:1083…might not dare to complain at all vers therefore he says ascending on high he led captivity captive and gave gifts to men that he himself he says gave the gifts is clear from what the… Nicetas of Serres fl. c. 1090PG 127:1405…and a cloud received him but in the book of psalms ascending on high he led captivity captive and in the gospel no one ascended into heaven but he who descended from heaven d h alas… Maximus Planudes c. 1255–c. 1305PG 147:1123…of the holy ghost and here when he had said he ascended on high he led captivity captive he gave gifts unto men now that he ascended what is it but that he also descended first… Cyril of JerusalemPG 33:857…t up your gates, you princes," etc. (Ps. XXIII, 7). Let there come to mind the psalm that says: "He ascended on high, He led captivity captive" (Ps. LXVII, 19; Ephes. IV, 8). Remember the prophet saying: "He who… Anthony the GreatPG 40:1053…them back to their former order for it is written he ascended on high he led captivity captive and gave gifts to men ps lxvii i make known to you further that my last temptation was… Theodore of MopsuestiaPG 66:687B…d deliver us from servitude, but you also received gifts from men, as if they were sending them all away with gifts. The Apostle, however, used this testimony (Ephes. IV, 8) as if about Christ; because He Himself…
9Eph 4:9
Irenaeus of Lyon c. 130–c. 202PG 7:321…is the awakening of sleeping disciples for whose sake he also descended into the lower parts of the earth to see with his eyes that which was inactive in creation of whom he also said to… Irenaeus of Lyon c. 130–c. 202PG 7:1047…is the awakening of the sleeping disciples on whose account he descended into the lower parts of the earth that he might see with his own eyes that which was in the operation of creation of… Irenaeus of Lyon c. 130–c. 202PG 7:1209…be in the heart of the earth but the apostle also says now that he ascended what is it but that he also descended into the lower parts of the earth and david likewise prophesied concerning… Clement of Alexandria c. 150 – c. 215PG 9:679…he also descended he who descended is himself the one who descended into the lower parts of the earth and who ascended above the heavens h xliv wisdom's recognition of the light h c wisdom seeing… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:331…be found among those of whom it is written they shall enter into the lower parts of the earth they shall be delivered to the hands of the sword they shall be the portions of foxes… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:335…reason our lord descended not only to the lands but even to the lower parts of the earth and there he found us swallowed b and sitting under the shadow of death and leading us forth… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:651…be found among those of whom it is written they shall enter into the lower parts of the earth they shall be delivered into the hands of the sword they shall be the portions of foxes… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:1465…anyone is poured out by so much the lower he becomes entering into the lower parts of the earth figuratively the hands of the sword correspond to the hands of the tongue they shall be portions… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:195…thus they indeed have sought my soul in vain they shall enter into the lower parts of the earth they shall be delivered into the hands of the sword they shall be the portions of foxes… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:197…procopiana ex origene in canticum canticorum h they are said to enter into the lower parts of the earth or perhaps because those who teach earthly things sin more grievously than those who merely live in… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 14:565…the lower regions to the things above for indeed he who descended into the lower parts of the earth is the same as he who did so for the sake of those in the lowest parts… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 14:1327…ungodly performed the father s will more than his own christ descended into the lower parts of the earth the ancients did not deny that christ descended to the underworld note what is to be understood… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 14:1345…the diverse places of the lower regions who it is who descended into the lower parts of the earth christ not according to the heathens demons led souls down to the lower regions not not there… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:415…he ascended in jubilee which indeed when the apostle interpreted he said now that he ascended what is it but because he also descended first he that descended is the same also that ascended above all… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:611…parts of the earth remembering these the apostle said he who descended into the lower parts of the earth is the same who ascended far above all the heavens that he might fill all things for… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 24:257…the dark and invisible recesses according to that saying they shall enter into the lower parts of the earth they shall be delivered into the hands of the sword they shall be portions for foxes c… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 26:693…to have been crucified and to have died and to have descended into the lower parts of the earth b and to have set in order those things there whom the gatekeepers of hades seeing trembled… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 26:747…will of the father he was crucified died was buried and descended into the lower parts of the earth whom hades itself trembled to behold who also rose from the dead on the third day and… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 27:731…to see him he speaks of the descent c which he made into the lower parts of the earth and he plundered hell d… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 27:897…they shall enter into the lower parts of the earth they shall be delivered over to the hands of the sword they shall be portions for foxes… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 28:47…of the son he that ascended is the same also that descended into the lower parts of the earth that he might fill all things of the spirit whither shall i go from thy spirit or… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:1465…the height in order that you might learn that he who descended into the lower parts of the earth is the same as he who ascended above all the heavens the lord himself gave the sign… Didymus the Blind c. 313–398PG 39:305…the father neither descended nor ascended as the apostle interprets writing thus now that he ascended what is it but that he also descended first he that descended is the same also that ascended up far… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:209…was hung on the cross that he was buried that he descended into the lower parts of the earth do not fall nor be troubled for he is most high and most high by nature that… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:523…often therefore as you shall say with the psalmist they shall enter into the lower parts of the earth they shall be portions of foxes ps understand the enigma and do not think that the enigma… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:659…lower regions as he himself testifies in wisdom saying i will descend into the lower parts of the earth and i will visit all that sleep and i will enlighten all that hope in god eccli… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:81…gave gifts to men this is identical to that such also is now that he ascended what is it but that he also descended first into the lower parts of the earth he who descended is… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 69:1055…the all wise paul reasoning in the same way says now this he ascended what is it but that he also descended first into the lower parts of the earth and again he who descended is… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 76:1305…to men now what is he ascended except that he also descended into the lower parts of the earth he who descended is the same as he who ascended above all the heavens that he might… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:1387…captive the ascension signifies the descent and the apostle is witness saying now that he ascended what is it but that he also descended first into the lower parts of the earth he who descended is… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:1427…these words are also spoken of human nature for he who descended into the lower parts of the earth brought it up from the abysses of the earth namely god from god who for its sake… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 81:85…living but also to the dead granting them the resurrection having descended into the lower parts of the earth that he might fill all things therefore he calls himself the flower of the field and the… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:533…freedom then he interprets the ascension ver now this 'he ascended ' what is it but that he also descended first into the lower parts of the earth the ascension is a sign of the descent… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 84:1011…eis ta katotera mere tes ges ek theou theos he who descended into the lower parts of the earth being god from god i katabalei heauton he will throw himself down v he will argue he… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 84:1195…is drunk ibid christ announced anabi sin to the dead having descended into the lower parts of the earth indeed he seems to speak of the descent to the underworld and to distinguish between those already… Anastasius I of Antioch d. 598PG 89:1357…sepulcher and having become the firstborn from the dead for he descended into the lower parts of the earth and came into its heart remaining there for as much time as was necessary to impart his… Maximus the Confessor c. 580–662PG 90:319…a from sin having become like us and having descended into the lower parts of the earth where the tyranny of sin had thrust man out surely regarding the mystical operation of the deification… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:841…gave by which something divine is expressed now this 'he ascended ' what is it but that he also descended first into the lower parts of the earth he who descended is the same as he… Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 118:1215…up on high he led captivity captive and gave gifts unto men now that he ascended what is it but that he also descended first into the lower parts of the earth he that descended is… Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 118:1217…is proper to him it is said he says that he ascended into the lower parts of the earth that is beneath which there are no deeper parts say then hades as looking to common usage… Symeon the New Theologian 949–1022PG 120:367…to be afflicted with insults and torments and to descend through death into the lower parts of the earth for to despise the world and the things that are in the world and those things that… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 124:1083…what is it that he ascended but that he also first descended into the lower parts of the earth he who descended is the same who also ascended far above all the heavens that he might… Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 128:1257…sent an ecstasy upon adam at that time and my substance in the lower parts of the earth the substance of my body is also manifest to you which after death is hidden and dissolved in… Maximus Planudes c. 1255–c. 1305PG 147:1123…ascended on high he led captivity captive he gave gifts unto men now that he ascended what is it but that he also descended first into the lower parts of the earth he that descended is… Nicephorus Callistus Xanthopoulos c. 1256–c. 1335PG 146:405…will he was crucified and died and was buried and he descended into the lower parts of the earth whom even hell itself feared who also rose from the dead on the third day and spent… Gregory Palamas c. 1296–1359PG 151:493…and pains as he was to the swells and by death descended into the lower parts of the earth as he was swallowed by the whale into the belly of hell and rising on the third… Germanus I of ConstantinoplePG 98:287…an angel but the lord himself saved us a he who descended into the lower parts of the earth and ascended above all the angelic hosts and sat down together with the father for the creature…
10Eph 4:10
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 11:727…because he who descended is also he who ascended above all the heavens that he might fill all things these things i say as having an argument with a jew who adds faith to the prophecy… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:1489…who descended is the very same who also ascended above all the heavens that he might fill all things give glory to god his majesty is over israel and his power is in the clouds etc… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:1509…he who descended is he who also ascended far above all the heavens that he might fill all things give glory to god over israel is his greatness how it was from the beginning is not… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:673…men he who descended is the same who ascended above all the heavens that he might fill all things and he himself gave some apostles some prophets some evangelists some pastors and teachers for the perfection… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:415…that he ascended what is it but because he also descended first he that descended is the same also that ascended above all the heavens and he says that he ascended in jubilee because of his… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:1105…came down c from heaven even the son of man and again he that descended is the same also that ascended up far above all heavens that he might fill all things according to the holy… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:611…of the earth is the same who ascended far above all the heavens that he might fill all things for our savior and lord descended even to the lowest parts of the earth that he might… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:703…he who descended is the same who also ascended above all the heavens that he might fill all things but having ascended what did he do he led captivity captive and received gifts among men and… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 26:1015…descended is the same as he who ascended far above all the heavens that he might fill all things and david says the same things also concerning the holy spirit where shall i go from your… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 28:31…descended is the same as he who ascended far above all the heavens that he might fill all things and he gave some among them as apostles others as prophets others as pastors and teachers concerning… Amphilochius of Iconium c. 340 – after 394PG 39:117…who descended he is also the one who ascended above all the heavens that he might fill all things apud anastasium in hodego cap amphilochii for into one person just as your holiness also teaches the… Didymus the Blind c. 313–398PG 39:305…that he ascended what is it but that he also descended first he that descended is the same also that ascended up far above all heavens that he might fill all things as if to say… Didymus the Blind c. 313–398PG 39:511…descended is the same as he who ascended far above all the heavens that he might fill all things h iii the creature is not absolutely incorruptible b but is subject to corruption that is to… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 50:447…scenderat homo, neque ascendere sublimius, quam quo eum rursus evexerat Christus. Atque ista perspicue Paulus dicebat: Qui descendit, ipse est qui et ascendit (Ephes. 4. 10). Et quo descendit? In inferiores parte… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:29B…Where, then, is the inferiority? A cloud received Him. Rightly so. For He Himself mounted the cloud; because He who ascended is the same as He who descended (Eph. 4.10). But observe with me how they speak pa… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:81…of the earth he who descended is the same also who ascended far above all heavens that he might fill all things hearing these things do not imagine a relocation for what he proves in the… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 63:935C…e who also ascended above all the heavens, so that He might fill all things: and He gave some, indeed, apostles, others prophets, others pastors and teachers" (Eph. 4, 10-11). See the authority of the saying. He d… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 64:69…himself is the one who descended and who ascended above all the heavens that he might fill all things he also includes with them paul of samosata who did not believe in the resurrection volume five… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 64:93…one speaking, and being sent by both the Spirit and the Son. Of the same, that Christ is the Rising/Sun, and on that: "He ascended and descended" (Luke I, 78; Eph. IV, 10); and that the Holy Spirit is almighty.… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 69:1055…who descended is the same also who ascended far above all the heavens that he might fill all things verse for god is king of all the earth sing praises with understanding it is not only… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 75:971…christ is all and in all and again in addition to these he that descended is the same also that ascended up far above all heavens that he might fill all things is it then greater… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 75:1105…who descended he is also the one who ascended above all the heavens that he might fill all things and the divine david sings to god where shall i go from your spirit and from your… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 75:1129…who descended is the same as he who ascended above all the heavens that he might fill all things and indeed the father himself said to the jews heaven is my throne and the earth is… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 75:1135C…4), and so the blessed Paul writes concerning the Son: "He that descended is the same also that ascended above all the heavens, that He might fill all things" (Ephes. iv, 10), it is the Spirit who fills all things… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 76:73…very substance who is it that has descended and ascended above the heavens that he might fill all things do you think that to be able to fill all things is the work of our nature… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 76:1305…who descended is the same as he who ascended above all the heavens that he might fill all things b observe again with me how much reasoning is in this declaring most clearly and manifest ly… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 77:39…descended is the very one who also ascended far above all the heavens that he might fill all things since therefore he is truly god by nature and also a true king and the lord of… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 77:1323…he who descended he says is the same who ascended above the heavens that he might fill all things what once appeared as two the oeconomia made one therefore do not speak of two after the… Hesychius of Jerusalem d. after 450PG 93:809…because he who descended is the same who ascended above all the heavens that he might fill all things shall deliver to the hands of the priest to christ himself of course who after he approached… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:533…is the same as the one who also ascended above all the heavens that he might fill all things… Justinian I 482–565PG 86:1047A…e apostle Paul, saying in his Epistle to the Ephesians: "He who descended is the same as he who ascended above all the heavens, that he might fill all things" (Eph. IV, 10). For indeed, as that teacher of yours… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:841…descended is the same as he who ascended far above all the heavens that he might fill all things it is not possible he says for god to have ascended had he not first descended and… Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 118:1215…that he also descended first into the lower parts of the earth he that descended is the same also that ascended up far above all heavens that he might fill all things and he gave some… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 124:1083…who descended is the same who also ascended far above all the heavens that he might fill all things paul discoursing here on humility brings forward christ as an example just as in the epistle to… Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 130:53…he who descended is the same who also ascended above all the heavens that he might fill all things david says the same about the holy spirit where shall i go from your spirit by saying… Maximus Planudes c. 1255–c. 1305PG 147:1123…that he also descended first into the lower parts of the earth he that descended is the same also that ascended up far above all heavens that he might fill all things and he gave some… John XIV Kalekas c. 1283–1347PG 150:255…division or separation has received the same seat wherefore also paul said he that descended is the same also that ascended up above all heavens that he might fill all things c for by his divinity…
11Eph 4:11
Irenaeus of Lyon c. 130–c. 202PG 7:1601…tthew written at that late time, when Paul was at Rome, used to come into my mind when I considered what might be the reason why the Apostle wrote in Ephesians 4:11: "And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and other… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:469…hew’s Gospel only at that time when Paul was in Rome, sometimes used to come to my mind as I reflected on what cause existed for which the Apostle in Ephesians IV, 11, wrote: < He himself gave some as apostles, and some as pro… Gregory of Nazianzus c. 329–390PG 36:843A…l with God. F. 182, r. i. ...the throne of kingship and of rest is a symbol. P. 575, C. Making Apostles, Prophets, Evangelists) Elias f. 182, r. i. provocat ad Ephes. 4, 11, where these three names are also joine… Maximus the Confessor c. 580–662PG 90:143D…mean only the heretics, whose doctrines, and discourses, and opinions are perverse. Just as, therefore, he who [receives] the true apostles and prophets... Eph. iv. 11. † Mark xiii. 37. ‡ Matt. x. 40; Luke x… Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 118:1215…ascended up far above all heavens that he might fill all things and he gave some apostles and some prophets and some evangelists and some pastors and teachers for the perfecting of the saints for the… Maximus Planudes c. 1255–c. 1305PG 147:1123…ascended up far above all heavens that he might fill all things and he gave some apostles and some prophets and some evangelists and some pastors and teachers behold why it was said gifts because as… Joannes ChrysostomusPG 51:279B…s, until we all meet in the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, that we be no more children, tossed, and carried about with every wind (Eph. iv, 11-14). You see the character of faith, which…
12Eph 4:12
Clement of Alexandria c. 150 – c. 215PG 8:701…the church some apostles some prophets some evangelists some pastors and teachers for the perfecting of the saints for the work of ministry for the edifying of the body of christ the instruction therefore of these… Clement of Alexandria c. 150 – c. 215PG 8:1343…has given some apostles others prophets others evangelists others pastors and teachers for the perfecting of the saints for the work of the ministry for the edification of the body of christ until we all come… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:841…some as prophets and others as pastors and teachers for the equipping of the saints for the work of ministry for the building up of the body of christ until we all attain to the unity… Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 44:1047…god set in the church apostles and prophets and teachers and pastors for the perfecting of the saints for the work of ministry for the building up of the body of christ until we all attain… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 50:533…has granted us such noble martyrs and pastors worthy of the martyrs for the perfecting of the saints for the building up of the body of christ with whom to the father be glory honor power… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:69…); and again: He gave some as apostles, and some as prophets, and some as pastors and teachers, for the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry (Ephes. 4: 12). For if this were not so, nothing woul… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:81…this reason even here he consoles the hearer by the same reasoning for the perfecting of the saints he says unto the work of ministry unto the edification of the body of christ for this reason… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:85…the former composes the bones but he himself provides life for them for the perfecting of the saints for the work of the ministry love builds up and the being glued together one to another and… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:535…as prophets and some as evangelists and some as pastors and teachers for the perfecting of the saints for the work of ministry for the edification of the body of christ at that time as i… Maximus the Confessor c. 580–662PG 90:143…if god set in the church first apostles second prophets third teachers for the perfecting of the saints having said in the gospel to the apostles and through them also to those who are their successors… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:841…himself gave some apostles some prophets some evangelists some pastors and teachers for the perfecting of the saints for the work of ministry for the edification of the body of christ until we all come to… Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 118:1215…apostles and some prophets and some evangelists and some pastors and teachers for the perfecting of the saints for the work of the ministry for the edifying of the body of christ till we all come… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 124:1085…cleansing remove stains entirely by the word c vers unto the consummation of the saints for the work of the ministry for the building up of the body of christ do you see the dignity each… Maximus Planudes c. 1255–c. 1305PG 147:1123…all apostles are all prophets and so forth but here he added for the perfecting of the saints for the work of the ministry for the edifying of the body of christ this is the house… Maximus Planudes c. 1255–c. 1305PG 147:1125…are all prophets and so forth here however he joined them together for the perfecting of the saints for the work of the ministry for the edifying of the body of christ c this is the…
13Eph 4:13
Hermas fl. c. 100-160 ADPG 2:851…is certain that hermas is speaking here about spiritual baptism that is the knowledge of the son of god why then should this whole passage not be understood in a spiritual sense… Irenaeus of Lyon c. 130–c. 202PG 7:873…thirty ons nor the mother ogdoad but the knowledge of salvation was the knowledge of the son of god who is both salvation and saviour and salutary and is truly called so… Irenaeus of Lyon c. 130–c. 202PG 7:1097…a single denarius having the image and inscription of the king b the knowledge of the son of god which is incorruptibility and for this reason he began to give the reward from the last because… Irenaeus of Lyon c. 130–c. 202PG 7:1933…be known without the son the jews also fell away from god the knowledge of the son of god is the knowledge of salvation the son deservedly called god and lord by the holy spirit not… Clement of Alexandria c. 150 – c. 215PG 8:269…is in question speaking in this manner until we all arrive at the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of god unto a perfect man unto the measure of the stature of the fullness… Clement of Alexandria c. 150 – c. 215PG 8:675B…he Word, apply ourselves to these things, so that we may grow into the stature of the perfect man, “unto the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ” (Eph. 4:13). For the Word himself has become a… Clement of Alexandria c. 150 – c. 215PG 8:1343…we all come b into the unity of faith and the recognition of the son of god unto a perfect man unto the measure of the stature of the fullness of christ we must labor so… Clement of Alexandria c. 150 – c. 215PG 9:277…which is the creator and teacher of all that is to say the knowledge of the son of god among the greeks however they are called philosophers who take up discussions concerning virtue and by the… Clement of Alexandria c. 150 – c. 215PG 9:517A…Gnostic—if one may so call it—through which the perfection of the faithful person, "proceeding through love unto a perfect man, to the measure of the age," Ephes. IV, 13 becomes truly assimilated to God an… Clement of Alexandria c. 150 – c. 215PG 9:1037…speak rightly of the same christians therefore love this wisdom which is the knowledge of the son of god among the pagans however the philosophers who dispute about virtue certainly cannot be argued against when their… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:761…him until we all attain he says to a perfect man to the measure of the stature of the fullness of christ therefore to this soul which attains to the perfect man no one dominates in… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:65…child c and again he says elsewhere until we all meet into a perfect man unto the measure of the age of the fullness of christ for he knows that all who believe will meet into… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:731…the apostle until we all attain to a perfect man and to the measure of the stature of the fullness into the unity of christ and again until we all arrive into the unity of the… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:1163…progress in stature and the apostle says until we all come into a perfect man unto the measure of the stature of the fullness of christ for one must consider the attainment of a man and… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:1317…blessed powers brothers who have arrived at a perfect man having attained the measure of the stature of the fullness of christ and sisters who have presented themselves as a pure virgin to christ and this… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 14:373…for no one who is deprived of a joint will reach the perfect man unto the measure of the stature of the fullness of christ and then the many members will be one body all the… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 17:369…hear also the till we all come to a perfect man to the measure of the stature of the fullness of christ for he knows that all those who believe will attain to a perfect man… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 17:1025B…st given me, I have given to them, that they may be one, as we also are one: I in them, and thou in me, that they may be perfected in one”; and that from Paul, Ephes. iv, 13: “Until we all meet into the unity of f… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 26:1491…to the father merely by perfect power and consent but by nature the knowledge of the son of god is the knowledge of the father he is born of the father without passion or division not… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 28:443…building up of the body of christ until we all come into the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the son of god into a perfect man into the measure of the age… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 28:749…so also he who has been perfected in god and has reached unto a perfect man unto the measure of the stature of the fullness of christ has found rest in god considering as a bed… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:681…child but when i became a man and am hastening to reach the measure of the stature of the fullness of christ i have put away the things of a child and i have had such… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:841…to propose this as his goal to fit and compose everyone into a perfect man unto the measure of the stature of the fullness of christ each one however in his own order h chapter xxxi… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:899B…eding arguments, it is absolutely necessary for him to be perfected and completed in every commandment up to the measure of the age of the fulness of Christ (Ephes. IV, 13), especially since, according to the di… Macarius of Egypt c. 300–391PG 34:603…great wisdom and subtlety a man advances little by little and becomes a perfect man unto the measure of stature c not as some say put on and put off xlii he who has in his… Macarius of Egypt c. 300–391PG 34:641B…we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ" (Eph. 4:13). The Lord promised all who believe… Macarius of Egypt c. 300–391PG 34:753…we may keep the commandments of the lord and grow in him unto a perfect man unto the measure of age so that we may no longer be dominated by the deception of this world but… Macarius of Egypt c. 300–391PG 34:861…christ and the other until we all meet into the unity of faith and of the knowledge of the son of god unto a perfect man unto the measure of the age of the fullness of… Macarius of Egypt c. 300–391PG 34:915…a to a perfect man unto the measure of the age of the fullness of christ viii there are times he says when a person begins… Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 44:949…saved he builds it up in charity until we all come into a perfect man unto the measure of the age of the fullness of christ if therefore the church is the body of christ and… Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 44:1047…building up of the body of christ until we all attain unto the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the son of god unto a perfect man unto the measure of the stature… Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 44:1317…to the faith when as the apostle says we all come to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the son of god to a perfect man to the measure of the stature… Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 46:289…the perfect man according to the apostle until we all attain to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the son of god to a perfect man to the measure of the stature… Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 46:823…drinking from the perennial fountains of grace and strove to arrive at the measure of the stature of the fullness of christ as i may speak with the apostle c since therefore we know that this… Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 46:1181…the divine law and progressing in wisdom b and grace and reaching unto the measure of the stature of the fullness of christ and being perfected as to the inner man and becoming a dwelling place… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 48:545B…t we lay those aside, just like childish garments that are unable to cover a full-grown man, nor to adorn the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ (Eph. 4:13); He commanded instead that we put on t… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:61C…y childish things (1 Cor. 13:11), discoursing concerning the present and future age. And again: Until we all attain to a perfect man, to the measure of age (Eph. 4:13). In the present life, he says, we are… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:639C…so that he might signify those who dwell in perfection, said: "That we may all meet into a perfect man, unto the measure of the age of the fullness of Christ" (Eph. 4:13). Tu autem idem ipse es (Thou, ho… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:127…wondering exulting leaping for joy thus must we also rejoice to whom the knowledge of the son of god has been given rejoice i say not just in our minds but in our very actions giving… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:83…and perfects every one ministers until we all come he says into the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the son of god unto a perfect man unto the measure of the stature… Mark the Hermit fl. c. 400–430PG 65:1007B…Until we all come to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a perfect man, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ ⟦Ephes. IV, 13⟧, according to the paternal sequence of… Mark the Hermit fl. c. 400–430PG 65:1027C…ovides an increase of faith for us, until we all come into the unity of the faith, into a perfect man, into the measure of the age of the fullness of Christ (Eph. 4, 13). If, therefore, regenerated, we offer… Mark the Hermit fl. c. 400–430PG 65:1077D…rlooked. VI. Wherefore, whoever wishes to attain, according to the Scripture, to a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ (Eph. 4:13), you ought not to prefer all services… Nilus of Sinai d. c. 430PG 79:949B…you milk to drink, not meat" (I Cor. III, 2); and at other times: "Until we all come to a perfect man, unto the measure of the age of the fullness of Christ" (Ephes. IV, 13). And again: "When I was a child, I spo… Nilus of Sinai d. c. 430PG 79:1029…anxious as to how he might establish us in every way as a perfect man unto the measure of the age of the fullness of christ he moves every device from every side omitting nothing of… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 68:179…a the measure of the stature of the fullness of christ solid food is suitable that is to say the explanation of higher matters and… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 68:311…reached puberty that is to say having reached spiritual well being and the measure of the stature of the fulness of christ is set down in the divine registration and in the book of god would… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 68:395…understood in christ when we advance into a perfect man and ascend unto the measure of the stature of the fullness of him ephes iv passim and this perhaps is what is sung to us by… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 68:1099…but which nevertheless advances in spiritual strength and fortitude unto perfection and unto the measure of the stature of the fullness of christ pall in what way pray cyr having mentioned the lambs and then having… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 69:277…my fathers and paul also writes to those who have arrived at the measure of the stature of the fullness of christ and to a perfect man that we do not have a lasting city here… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 69:441…and having then drunk the rational and guileless milk and attained to the measure of the stature of the fullness of his as it is written b then i say we shall all henceforth be holy… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 69:447…up from our ancient infancy into a mature mind and arriving at the measure of the stature of the fullness of christ we shall take delight in the fountains of intelligible waters these twelve fountains describe… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 70:807…being nurtured in the manner of infants but they grow up into the measure of the stature of the fullness of christ the lambs therefore were pastured and certain females c or pregnant ones also received… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 70:941…grown as it were into a perfect man and have arrived at the measure of the stature of the fullness of christ these might also be teachers of peoples and guides of flocks who by the… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 70:1089…to those who had arrived at the perfect man and had reached the measure of the stature of the fullness of christ they gave solid and most nourishing food this then is the tongue of discipline… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 70:1421…that is they shall ascend to d a perfect man and to the measure of the stature of the fullness of christ for the young that is the people from the gentiles shall be a hundred… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 70:1439…forever but rather that they ought to advance and reach manhood and the measure of the stature of the fullness of christ so that they may finally be able to understand the exact and examined word… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 71:765…it so that they may ascend to a perfect man and to the measure of the stature of the fullness of christ having a mind that is rich and well nourished and rejoicing in intelligible delights… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 72:133…constant advances toward what is better growing into a perfect man to the measure of the stature of the fullness of christ and for what cause do they follow because they are fully persuaded that god… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 72:171…through him who have ascended to a perfect man and have reached the measure of the stature of the fullness of christ c at one time my joy and crown at another by the glory that… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 72:595…childish minds but rather we have grown into a perfect man into the measure of the stature of the fullness of christ therefore we did not need milk any longer but rather more solid food this… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 75:743…who are no longer underage and of feeble mind but have reached the measure of the stature of the fullness of christ this for holy men is certainly not fitting and there is no doubt that… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 76:1033…us who have arrived at the perfect man and have attained to the measure of the stature of the fullness of christ furthermore he makes mention of that pair of brothers i mean abel and cain… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 76:1221…with the gifts that come from him so that rising also to the measure of the stature of the fullness of christ you may manifest your most admirable life as glorious and well approved o holy… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 77:11…understanding for this i think is to attain unto a full grown man unto the measure of the stature of the fullness of christ with the sobriety then that befits monks having your loins well girded… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 77:621…the words of truth and according to paul should grow up to the measure of the stature of the fullness of christ and into a perfect man will be… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 77:753…whose minds are far removed from spiritual firmness strive to ascend into a perfect man unto the measure of the stature of the fullness of christ i would say moreover that they laugh just as lilies… Hesychius of Jerusalem d. after 450PG 93:967…man who shall find but also paul until we all meet into a perfect man unto the measure of the age of the fullness of christ therefore the doubling of the title as far as it… Hesychius of Jerusalem d. after 450PG 93:1045A…ine Scripture named as perfect in virtues, whence Paul also says: Until we all meet into a perfect man, unto the measure of the age of the fulness of Christ (Ephes. IV, 13). Let us therefore be wary of becoming… Hesychius of Jerusalem d. after 450PG 93:1053…things with paul as witness who says until we all meet into a perfect man unto the measure of the age of the fullness of christ and rightly does the beard signify perfection d of wisdom… Hesychius of Jerusalem d. after 450PG 93:1277…in perfection said until we all attain to a perfect man to the measure of the stature of the fullness of christ they themselves will perish but you remain b… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:1339…regeneration of the holy laver was raised to a perfect man to the measure of the stature of the fulness of christ v my soul followed hard after you i cannot he says turn my mind… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:535…he called the body of christ ver until we all attain to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the son of god to a perfect man to the measure of the age… Diadochus of Photice c. 400 – c. 486PG 65:1201…that through his goodness we may grow into perfect men and into the measure of the stature of the fullness of christ h chapter lxxxvii h what good it brings to a man when the grace… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:375…one who aspires to go out into a perfect man and to the measure of the stature of the fullness of christ a firmer food will subsequently be suitable paul handed down this order or disposition… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:579…then having drunk that rational and sincere milk we are renewed into a perfect man unto the measure of the age of the fullness of christ then at last we shall be holy to the lord… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:657…only those are fit to offer gifts to the lord who reach the measure of the stature of the fullness of christ who indeed are worthy to appear in the sight of god for this is… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:1407…gift of the holy spirit which a man receives leads him to the measure of the stature of the fullness of christ since the man began with the fear of god and grew through subsequent gifts… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:1763…the body attain to the heavenly things themselves for you have reached the measure of the stature of the fullness of christ and your breasts like clusters your teaching whether ethical or physical by which you… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:1969…goods and lacking bread that knows how to nourish unto mental health unto a perfect man unto the measure of the age of the fullness of christ to whom god says behold they who serve me… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:2693…the one and the other for all shall be perfect rising to the measure of the stature of the fullness of christ this is what the number one hundred signifies when even the perfection according to… Cosmas Indicopleustes fl. c. 535–550PG 88:379…perfection even as the apostle says again until we all come to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the son of god to a perfect man to the measure of the stature… Cosmas Indicopleustes fl. c. 535–550PG 88:1161…him who said let us make haste until we all attain to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of god to a perfect man to the measure of the age of the fullness… Anastasius I of Antioch d. 598PG 89:1359A…II, 6). We shall bear the consummation when the time predetermined by the Father shall arrive, when we shall put off childishness and reach unto a perfect man (Eph. IV, 13). For it seemed good to the Father of a… Andrew of Caesarea fl. late 6th–early 7th c.PG 106:407…of the law we have been called to a perfect man to the measure of the stature of the fullness of christ therefore the thousand years as it is credible encompass that whole time which intervenes… Leontius of Neapolis c. 590–c. 650PG 93:1693…illuminated by the light of your knowledge so that having attained to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the holy and adorable trinity unto a perfect man unto the measure of stature… Maximus the Confessor c. 580–662PG 90:557…a there are men who have reached according to their ability the measure of the stature of the fullness of christ and who of their own will and purpose perform virtue out of charity there… Maximus the Confessor c. 580–662PG 90:1165…all who shall attain salvation shall meet in the perfect man into the measure of the stature of the fullness of christ note in whom are all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge hidden and when… Maximus the Confessor c. 580–662PG 90:1167…a in the contemplations until having passed through all beings it reaches the measure of the stature of the fullness of christ having reached which it ceases from all progress by which it was being carried… Maximus the Confessor c. 580–662PG 91:975A…an of God must be perfect, it is absolutely necessary that he be fashioned through every commandment into the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ (Ephes. iv, 13); since, according to the divine law, e… Maximus the Confessor c. 580–662PG 91:1095…the edification of the body of christ until we all come to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the son of god to a perfect man to the measure of the stature… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:841…the edification of the body of christ until we all come to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the son of god to a perfect man to the measure of the stature… Theodore the Studite 759–826PG 99:547…to the other so that we too being preserved may attain to a perfect man unto the measure of the stature of the fullness of christ about to possess the promised goods with the saints through… Theodore the Studite 759–826PG 99:647…let us be promoted from strength to strength until we arrive at a perfect man unto the measure of the age of the fullness of christ but how will this be done if we spend the… Theodore the Studite 759–826PG 99:705…descend is he who would baptize in the holy spirit but when the measure of the stature of the fullness of christ arrived and the period of thirty years of waiting had reached its end then… Nicephorus I of Constantinople c. 758–828PG 100:803…of their hearts b for this reason they have not attained to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the son of god being in their intention and disposition like those disobedient ones… Peter of Sicily 9th–10th c.PG 104:1313…and heavenly bread and gradually growing in spiritual stature shall arrive at the measure of the stature of the fullness of christ adorned with the fruits of the spirit which are love joy peace longsuffering kindness… Nicetas of Byzantium fl. 9th centuryPG 105:801…the old testament worshipping god and father remembered and were initiated into the knowledge of the son of god b ' and the son has given this clear sign both for them and for those after… Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 118:1215…work of the ministry for the edifying of the body of christ till we all come in the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the son of god unto a perfect man unto… Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 118:1219…unity of faith is not to dissent concerning dogmas for this is the knowledge of the son of god not to dissent concerning him c but by a perfect man and measure of stature he refers… Nicetas the Paphlagonian c. 885 – after 963PG 105:171…in the inner man he was strengthened into a perfect man into the measure of the stature of the fullness of christ the sure indication of this perfection is the confirmation of holy love which that… Nicetas the Paphlagonian c. 885 – after 963PG 105:349B…y, for the good upbringing and training of your conduct according to Christ. Now that you have arrived at the measure of the age of the fullness of Christ (Eph. 4:13), go with joy to Him. Today I surrender… Nicetas the Paphlagonian c. 885 – after 963PG 105:411…clinches from this point not only did they attain more perfectly to the unity of the faith and the knowledge of the son of god according to the great apostle but they were also joined and… Nicetas the Paphlagonian c. 885 – after 963PG 105:421…him on to the recognition of the truth of god and to the measure of the stature of the fullness of christ and presents him as this most proven and most excellent athlete to the lord… Nicetas the Paphlagonian c. 885 – after 963PG 105:423…brought him to the knowledge of the truth of god and to the measure of the stature of the fullness of christ and presented him to the lord as a most approved martyr at the end… Symeon the New Theologian 949–1022PG 120:437…increase into a tall tree that is into the virile perfection of the measure of the stature of the fullness of christ you therefore as the shepherd of the sheep of christ ought to be conspicuous… Symeon the New Theologian 949–1022PG 120:439…the salutary pastures c of his commandments until they grow and attain unto the measure of the stature of the fullness of christ and thence receive the reward when you will sit and dwell with the… Symeon the New Theologian 949–1022PG 120:441…in a short time you will effect progress and will meet in a perfect man unto the measure of the age of the fullness of christ for pressing upon yourself that you may not run through… Symeon the New Theologian 949–1022PG 120:447…in spiritual age and you will meet into a perfect man into the measure of the stature of the fullness of christ illuminated and in the light of knowledge you will be living familiarly with all… Symeon the New Theologian 949–1022PG 120:459…the commandments of christ we may emerge into a perfect man into the measure of the stature of the fullness of christ for nothing prohibits it if we desire thus we shall both glorify god in… Euthymius the Hagiorite c. 955-1028PG 96:1033…the commandments of the son of god to a perfect man to the measure of the stature of the fullness of christ no longer being a child in mind being tossed about and carried around… George Kedrenos fl. 11th c.PG 122:663…who are still young in faith and have not yet arrived at the measure of the stature of the fullness of christ through the purification and illumination of the works of righteousness and because they still… Nicetas Stethatos c. 1005–c. 1090PG 120:951…struggling lawfully and progressing to the middle ground and being perfected to the measure of the stature of the fullness of christ c made clear and manifest through the confidence and instinct of the holy spirit… Nicetas Stethatos c. 1005–c. 1090PG 120:971…grows in stature according to christ and becomes a perfect man to the measure of the stature of the fullness of christ the purgative is for those who are already entering upon holy struggles its peculiar… Nicetas Stethatos c. 1005–c. 1090PG 120:977D…ders, and to uncover for them the depths of the darkness. When, however, they arrive at a perfect man, to the measure of the age of the fullness of Christ (Eph. IV, 13), He is said to preach to all the word… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 124:1085…of one who opposes god d vers until we all meet into the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the son of god until then he says all who have received a gift… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 124:1087…dogmas and preserve the bond of charity for charity is christ in a perfect man unto the measure of the age of the fullness of christ by a perfect man and measure of the age he… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:1207…of heaven and nourished by the guileless word may you grow into the measure of the stature of the fullness of christ for tasting that is having progressed through the exercise of the evangelical precepts you… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 126:23…sins through faith in jesus christ others however as those growing into a perfect man unto the measure of the stature of the fullness of christ and in such a way that they were able to… Nicephorus Callistus Xanthopoulos c. 1256–c. 1335PG 147:711…a an infant nursing you may progress to a perfect man to the measure of the stature of the fullness of christ and with the faithful and prudent servant may attain blessedness and the crown as… Nicephorus Callistus Xanthopoulos c. 1256–c. 1335PG 147:723…been said but as they grow in unashamed hope and advance to the measure of the stature of the fullness of christ through prayer of the heart pure and becoming unwavering and occurring through a complete… Nicephorus Callistus Xanthopoulos c. 1256–c. 1335PG 147:781…that through the goodness of god we may hasten to arrive at a perfect man unto the measure of age and again the instructive withdrawal indeed brings much sorrow and humility and a diffidence proportionate to… John Kyparissiotes d. after 1378PG 152:723B…he divine Apostle commands that we avoid profane novelties of words, but rather that we be built up for the instruction of the Church of Christ (I Tim. vi, 20; Ephes. iv, 13). And it is evident that this means to… Theophanes of Nicaea d. c. 1381PG 150:321…so that you might not only grow thereby bit by bit into the measure of the stature of the fullness of christ but might also be able to make others partakers of these same goods in… Nicholas Cabasilas c. 1322–c. 1391PG 150:445…to god and for their whole life that they may ask for the unity of the faith and the communion of the holy spirit but what the unity of the faith and the communion of the… Manuel Kalekas d. 1410PG 152:247…be vivified and christ s church might be joined together into the perfect man unto the measure of the stature of the fullness of christ a not on the contrary either being severed and becoming dead… Laonicus Chalcocondyles fl. 1439–1462PG 159:1023…both arrive at the unity of the faith and be united to the church of god so that we may both attain to the unity of the… Isaias AbbasPG 40:1177…the apostle says until we all meet into the unity of faith of the son of god unto a perfect man unto the measure of the age of the fulness of christ and again make an… Joannes ChrysostomusPG 51:255…dogmas so that we may be equipped in all things attaining to a perfect man unto the measure of stature according to the divine apostle then we healed your body now we are treating the head… Joannes ChrysostomusPG 51:279…gave apostles for the perfecting of the saints until we all meet in the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the son of god that we be no more children tossed and carried… Antonius Melissa fl. 11th centuryPG 136:975…it is entirely necessary that he be complete in all the commandments unto the measure of the stature of the fullness of christ since according to divine law however pure the sacrifice may be it is…
14Eph 4:14
Clement of Alexandria c. 150 – c. 215PG 8:269…of the fullness of christ that we may be no longer infants tossed to and fro and carried about by every wind of doctrine by the sleight of men in craftiness toward the scheming of error… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 11:1205…who are still infants and are tossed to and fro and are carried about with every wind of doctrine by the sleight of men in craftiness unto the wiles of error set forth so far as… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:823…cleave to the wings of the dragon and to his scales being tossed to and fro and carried about with every wind of doctrine by the craftiness of men b by the same the fishes are… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:1779…boundaries and the way of the heavenly church and are tossed about and carried about with every wind of doctrine by the fallacy of men in craftiness unto the remedy of error for if anyone shall… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 17:257…souls being careless of her own knowledge she would become like one tossed to and fro and carried about with every wind of doctrine by the sleight of men and everywhere she would rather feed her… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 26:1025…part so that as the apostle says we may no longer be children tossed to and fro and carried about with every… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 26:1027…as the apostle said we may be no longer children tossed about and carried about with every wind of doctrine c by the sleight of men in craftiness unto the method of error h notice to… Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 44:1371B…is. Not as before from Trapezuntius, "uses ways," as if it were ὁδοῖς. Thus also Augustine, bk. XXII, ch. 18 Of the City of God, expressed that passage in Ephes. iv, 14: πρὸς τὴν μεθοδείαν τῆς πλάνης, "to t… Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 44:1379…things. Philippians III, 13, τοῖς δὲ ἔμπροσθεν ἐπεκτεινόμενος, extending myself to those things that are before. Col. 405 C. But fluctuating. The place is Ephes. IV, 14, κλυδωνιζόμενοι καὶ περιφερόμενοι παντ… Didymus the Blind c. 313–398PG 39:1117B…"That we may no longer be children, tossed about and carried about by every wind of doctrine, in the trickery of men, in craftiness, to the scheming of error" (Ephes. IV, 14). Ver. 14. And the Lord thundered fro… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 52:833D…be children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, in the wickedness of men, in craftiness, by which they lie in wait to deceive (Ephes. 4:14). "Every wind of doctrine." Therefore,… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:555C…rch the Scriptures, brothers, lest we hunger when that ruinous famine approaches; let us search, lest we be led into error, and be carried about by every wind (Ephes. IV, 14). Therefore, to those who are negligent… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:555C…e apostles, so that we may not err, nor be carried about with every wind of doctrine, in the wickedness of men, in craftiness, to the circumvention of error (Ephes. IV, 14). Let us not remain below, but let us a… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:83…to be carried about and shaken that we may no longer be children tossed to and fro and carried about with every wind of doctrine by the sleight of men in cunning craftiness whereby they lie… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:85…if our things are right their things are wrong children he says tossed to and fro and carried about with every wind do you consider this sufficient tell me to say that they are orthodox while… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 74:559…church as being composed of individual members paul will demonstrate by saying that we henceforth be no more children tossed to and fro and carried about with every wind of doctrine by the sleight of men… Dionysius the Areopagite fl. c. 500PG 3:887D…ded into many things. Therefore, nothing will move him who believes in truth from the home and foundation of faith. He therefore who, according to the Apostle (Eph. IV, 14), exists in the darkness of ignorance,… Cosmas Indicopleustes fl. c. 535–550PG 88:133C…od, the creator of all, who knows how and why it is, so that we may not be misled and tossed about by every wind of doctrine of men, as the Apostle cries out, ⟦Ephes. iv, 14⟧ in the sleight of words and the crafti… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:841…stature of the fullness of christ that we should no longer be children tossed to and fro and carried about with every wind of doctrine by the trickery of men in cunning craftiness by which they… Nicephorus I of Constantinople c. 758–828PG 100:569…self and by effeminacy and they carry an almost childish mind being tossed to and fro and carried about with every wind of doctrine in the wickedness of men in craftiness whereby they lie in wait… Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 118:1219…of the worth of the fulness of christ d that henceforth we be no more children tossed to and fro and carried about with every wind of doctrine by the sleight of men in craftiness whereby… Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 118:1221…having premised that we might waver he persisted in the trope adding wind of doctrine by the sleight of men men are called sleightful who teach now one thing now another and who always pass craftily… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 124:1087…are perfect as is clear from what follows vers that henceforth we be no more children tossed to and fro and carried about with every wind of doctrine that we may hold fast he says that… Isaias AbbasPG 40:1177…apostle rebukes him saying that now we may not be children fluctuating and carried about with every wind of doctrine by the wickedness of men in craftiness to the circumvention of error but practicing the truth…
15Eph 4:15
Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:861A…gether by what every joint supplies, according to the working by which every part does its share, causes growth of the body for the edifying of itself in love (Eph. iv, 15, 16). Like the bride of Christ, ke… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:83…transpose and transfer everything here he touched upon the life also c but speaking the truth in love may we grow up into him in all things which is the head even christ from whom the… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 74:559…of men and cunning craftiness whereby they lie in wait to deceive but speaking the truth in love may grow up into him in all things which is the head even christ from whom the whole…
16Eph 4:16
Irenaeus of Lyon c. 130–c. 202PG 7:1071…in all us this one will be the first holding the head from whom the whole body fitly joined together and compacted by that which every joint supplieth according to the measure of every part maketh… Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 44:1047…grow up in him in all things who is the head christ from whom the whole body fitly framed and knit together through that which every joint supplieth according to the working in measure of each… Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 46:1183A…le these and such things are shown in the members, they are proven to cohere to the head by natural conjunction." We have added the words of the Vulgate Latin (Eph. IV, 16), since Nyssenus uses the words of the… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:83…up into him in all things which is the head even christ from whom the whole body fitly joined together and compacted by that which every joint supplieth according to the effectual working in the measure… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 74:559…up into him in all things which is the head even christ from whom the whole body fitly joined together and compacted by that which every joint supplieth according to the effectual working in the measure… Hesychius of Jerusalem d. after 450PG 93:797…says according to the operation in the measure of every member makes increase of the body unto the edifying of itself in charity then therefore b the sons of aaron the priest who these are we… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 124:1089…to the head but may grow in all things toward him b from whom the whole body fitly joined together and compacted by that which every joint supplieth according to the effectual working in the measure…
17Eph 4:17
Clement of Alexandria c. 150 – c. 215PG 8:195…i testify in the lord that you no longer walk as the gentiles walk in the vanity of their mind having the understanding darkened and being alienated from the life of god through the ignorance that… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 48:1021B…assion of dishonor, even as the nations that do not know God (1 Thess. 4:4-5). And again: Just as the other nations do not walk in the vanity of their mind (Eph. 4:17). So here too: But I do not want you t… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:561…, and testify in the Lord, that you should no longer walk as the rest of the Gentiles walk, in the vanity of their mind, being darkened in their understanding (Ephes. 4:17, 18). But you have not so learned Chris… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:121B…ssion of lust, even as the Gentiles (1 Thess. 4:4, 5); and to the Colossians and Ephesians: That you should no longer walk as the rest of the Gentiles walk (Eph. 4:17). And if it is unpardonable for them to… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:87…amen b c d h homily xii h this therefore i say and testify in the lord that you no longer walk as the rest of the gentiles walk in the vanity of their mind having… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:89…that vanity of vanities all is vanity for this reason he said in the vanity of their mind but is their worship not such what then are they not wood and stones which are worshipped he… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:93…and unto the ages of ages amen h homily xiii h a this i say therefore and testify in the lord that ye henceforth walk not as other gentiles walk in the vanity of their mind… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 77:875…the most sage paul also supports us in this matter writing thus this i say therefore and testify in the lord that ye henceforth walk not as other gentiles walk in the vanity of their mind… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 77:1423…master therefore beseeches you now also through me walk not as the gentiles walk in the vanity of their mind having the understanding darkened being alienated from the life of god through the ignorance that is… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:537…the gentiles those who have not yet believed but how do they walk in the vanity of their mind using impious thoughts making gods of things that are not verse having the understanding darkened he called… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 83:543…with these he also wrote to the ephesians this then i say and testify in the lord that henceforth you walk not as also the gentiles walk in the vanity of their mind having the understanding… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 84:1207A…do, who, I, 18. Dedication of Jerusalem celebrated by Constantine the Great, III, 821 seq. Enoch, how he was translated, I, 57. Epanalepsis of Paul, III, 426. (Eph. IV, 17), 644 extra. Cyril disturbs Ephesus wit… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 84:1225C…s modest prudence, 363. Why he speaks concerning himself, 365. He places dogma first, then ethics, 401. He mixes them, 561 extr. He repeats the accepted tenor (Ephes. IV, 17), 426. Celibate, not a widower, 466. Ap… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:843…spirit with the perfection of growth being summed up in love vers this i say therefore and testify in the lord that you walk no longer as the other gentiles walk in the vanity of their… Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 118:1223…and justice which render us godlike h iv this therefore i say and testify in the lord that you no longer walk as the rest of the nations also walk in the vanity of their mind… Euthymius the Hagiorite c. 955-1028PG 96:1035…from yourself the vanity of your former conduct just as the nations walk in the vanity of their mind being darkened in their understanding and alienated from the glory of god subject to their own desires… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 124:1089…or that the spirit gives the working to the members d vers this i say therefore and testify in the lord that ye henceforth walk not as other gentiles walk in the vanity of their mind… Antonius Melissa fl. 11th centuryPG 136:807…the other nations ephes iv walk no longer as the other nations walk in the vanity of their mind rom xii present your bodies as a living sacrifice holy pleasing to god glorify god in your…
18Eph 4:18
Irenaeus of Lyon c. 130–c. 202PG 7:1449…must be added, hesyche heautas chorizousin, apelpkyiai. The passage of the Apostle to which he alludes appears to be none other than the one to the Ephesians IV, 18: “alienated from the life of God.” Annotations of Fr. Feu… Clement of Alexandria c. 150 – c. 215PG 8:195…walk in the vanity of their mind having the understanding darkened and being alienated from the life of god through the ignorance that is in them because of the hardening of their heart who having become… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 27:485…mind which paul also clarifies saying in the vanity of their mind having the understanding darkened being alienated from the life of god observe it called the vanity of the mind when someone possesses a mind… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:93…walk not as other gentiles walk in the vanity of their mind having the understanding darkened being alienated from the life of god through the ignorance that is in them because of the blindness of their… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 77:875…walk not as other gentiles walk in the vanity of their mind having the understanding darkened being alienated from the life of god through the ignorance that is in them because of the blindness of their… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 77:1423…walk not as the gentiles walk in the vanity of their mind having the understanding darkened being alienated from the life of god through the ignorance that is in them because of the blindness of their… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:537…of god darkness then he also reproves the iniquity of their life alienated from the life of god he called the life passed in virtue the life of god he also states the cause of iniquity… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 83:543…gentiles walk in the vanity of their mind having the understanding d darkened being alienated from the life of god through the ignorance that is in them because of the blindness of their heart who being… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:843…gentiles walk in the vanity of their mind having the intellect darkened alienated from the life of god because of the ignorance that is in them because of the blindness of their heart who becoming desperate… Nicephorus I of Constantinople c. 758–828PG 100:803…error in the vanity of their senses having their intellect darkened and being alienated from the life of god through the ignorance that is in them because of the blindness of their hearts b for this… Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 118:1223…walk in the vanity of their mind being darkened in their understanding being alienated from the life of god d through the ignorance that is in them on account of the hardening of their heart who… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 124:1091…nature they are not vain for they were created very good vers having the understanding darkened being alienated from the life of god the light of divine knowledge and of a pure life was indeed shining…
19Eph 4:19
Clement of Alexandria c. 150 – c. 215PG 8:195…in them because of the hardening of their heart who having become past feeling have given themselves over unto lasciviousness to work all uncleanness and greediness since such a witness convicts the folly of men and… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:373…feel reverence for their sins nor do they blush such are those who being past feeling have given themselves over to all lewdness and all uncleanness for you see how those from among the nations sometimes… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:77C…cating this condition, said: "Who, having become past feeling, have given themselves over to licentiousness for the practice of all uncleanness in greediness" (Eph. 4:19). And as a pilot, as long as he is trou… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:93…ignorance that is in them because of the blindness of their heart who being past feeling have given themselves over unto lasciviousness to work all uncleanness with greediness these things are spoken not to the ephesians… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 63:511A…f those not so affected, saying: "Who, having lost sensitivity, have given themselves up to lasciviousness, for the practice of all uncleanness in greediness" (Eph. 4:19). For he who does not know how to griev… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 77:875…ignorance that is in them because of the blindness of their heart who being past feeling have given themselves over unto lasciviousness to work all uncleanness with greediness but ye have not so learned christ if… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 77:1423…ignorance that is in them because of the blindness of their heart who being past feeling have given themselves over unto lasciviousness to work all uncleanness in greediness we however have not so learned that man… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 124:1091…are worthy of being accused for hear also what follows c vers who being past feeling have given themselves over unto lasciviousness to work all uncleanness with greediness do you see that this insensibility is theirs…
20Eph 4:20
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 17:927C…y be saved in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ"; and that in II Cor. vii, 1: "Let us cleanse ourselves from all pollution of the flesh and spirit"; and that in Ephes. iv, 20-23: "But you have not so learned Christ, i… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 77:875…have given themselves over unto lasciviousness to work all uncleanness with greediness but ye have not so learned christ if so be that ye have heard him and have been taught by him as the truth…
21Eph 4:21
Clement of Alexandria c. 150 – c. 215PG 8:579…you says the scripture did not so learn christ if indeed you have heard him and have been taught in him as truth is in jesus that you put off according to the former conversation the… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 17:927…ephes iv but you have not so learned christ if indeed you have heard him and have been taught in him as the truth is in jesus to put off according to the former conversation the… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 26:521…but we have not learned christ in this way if indeed we have heard him and have been taught by him having put off the old man which is corrupted according to the desires of error… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:93…intemperance and lasciviousness ye however have not so learned christ he says if so be that ye have heard him and have been taught in him as the truth is in jesus the if so be… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 77:875…work all uncleanness with greediness but ye have not so learned christ if so be that ye have heard him and have been taught by him as the truth is in jesus that ye put off… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:539…debauchery vers but you have not so learned christ if indeed you have heard him and have been taught in him as the truth is in jesus such then are the teachings of impiety but the… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 83:545…in greediness but you have not so learned christ if indeed you have heard him and have been taught in him as the truth is in jesus to put off concerning your former conduct the old… Photius of Constantinople c. 810–c. 891PG 101:595…also that but you have not so learned christ if indeed you have heard him and have been taught in him as the truth is in jesus to put off the old man according to your… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 124:1093…a vers but you have not so learned christ if indeed you have heard him and have been taught by him as the truth is in jesus to put off according to the former conversation the…
22Eph 4:22
Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:935B…re necessary than these things, the man who has "put off the old man with his deeds" (Coloss. III, 9), "which is corrupted according to the desires of deceit" (Ephes. IV, 22), renounces himself. He renounces, more… Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 46:1195A…ttle before, νέον ἑαυτὸν καὶ πάσης παλαιότητος κεχωρισμένον ("himself new and separated from all ancientness"), he thinks it alludes to that passage of Paul, Eph. iv, 22: Ἀπόθεσθε τὸν παλαιὸν ἄνθρωπον, ἀνανεο… Macarius of Magnesia fl. c. 400PG 10:1403B…the fall, were clothed, and which must be pursued with all hatred by the faithful in the state of regeneration and put off by the power of the Spirit of grace, Eph. iv, 22. § XXI. The doctrine of Magnes con… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:923B…the Apostle admonished, saying: Strip yourselves of the old man, who is corrupted according to the desires of error, and be renewed in the spirit of your mind (Ephes. 4. 22. 23). As, therefore, grains in the husk… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:93…and have been taught in him as the truth is in jesus that ye put off concerning the former conversation the old man… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:95…in works they deny him tit as it is truth in jesus that ye put off concerning the former conversation the old man that is to say you have not made this covenant on these conditions… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 64:29C…r he says, the old man, who is corrupted according to the desires of his flesh, but putting on the new man made according to the image of Him who created him" (Ephes. IV, 22). Therefore, creation is His work. For… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 69:283…all thy worship we must also entirely change our garment putting off the old man which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts and putting on the new which is renewed in the image of him… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 77:875…and have been taught by him as the truth is in jesus that ye put off concerning the former conversation the old man which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts and be renewed in the… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:539…contrary and he says even these vers to put off concerning your former conversation the old man which is corrupted according to the desires of error and b be renewed in the spirit of your mind… Antonius Augustinus Touttée 1677-1718PG 33:165C…careless citation of the Scriptures, and the different recitation of one and the same testimony in different places. Thus in cat. 1, n. 2, he reads from Paul, Eph. iv, 22, phtheiromenon kata tas epithumias (c… Cyril of JerusalemPG 33:371…obtain the inheritance of the kingdom of heaven put off by confession the old man which is corrupt according to the desires of deceit that you may put on the new man which is renewed according…
23Eph 4:23
Clement of Alexandria c. 150 – c. 215PG 8:1133…man who is corrupted according to the desires of deceit and to be renewed in the spirit of your mind and to put on the new man who was created according to god in righteousness and… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 17:927…the old man who is corrupted according to the desires of error and be renewed in the spirit of your mind and put on the new man and that in i thessal v may the god… Gregory of Nazianzus c. 329–390PG 36:949…to the desires of the flesh that is of deceit and to be renewed in the spirit of your mind and to put on the new man who has been created according to god what he… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:923…the old man who is corrupted according to the desires of error and be renewed in the spirit of your mind ephes as therefore grains in the husk unless they have been ground and have cast… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:95…provide the proof here two saying thus put off the old man be renewed in the spirit of your mind and put on the new man in the epistle to the romans others as when he… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 77:875…conversation the old man which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts and be renewed in the spirit of your mind and that ye put on the new man which after god is created in righteousness… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:539…man which is corrupted according to the desires of error and b be renewed in the spirit of your mind and put on the new man who according to god is created in justice and holiness… Photius of Constantinople c. 810–c. 891PG 102:447C…Spirit; but to Pneuma can also signify the gifts of the Holy Spirit by the figure of metonymy, by which the effecting person is placed for the effects, as in Eph. iv, 23; I Thess. v, 19; I John iv, 1 (II Kilbe… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 124:1093…this then is deceit to appear one thing but to be another and be renewed in the spirit of your mind lest anyone should think that he is introducing a different man he says be renewed… Isaias AbbasPG 40:1165…the old man who is corrupted according to the desires of error and be renewed in the spirit of your mind and put on the new man who according to god is created in justice and…
24Eph 4:24
Clement of Alexandria c. 150 – c. 215PG 8:1193C…the soul, being divine from above, has been effeminated by desire and has come down here into generation and corruption. CAPUT XIV. II Cor. XI, 3, et Eph. IV, 24, exponit. Now, indeed, he forces Pa… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 26:243…for to make in himself of twain one new man and again and that ye put on the new man which after god is created in righteousness and true holiness for neither did david speak of… Gregory of Nazianzus c. 329–390PG 35:935C…—which Scripture is accustomed to call a contrite heart, and a sacrifice of praise ⟦Ps. XLIX, 23⟧, and a new creation in Christ ⟦II Cor. v, 17⟧, and a new man ⟦Ephes. IV, 24⟧, and other things of this kind. The fi… Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 44:1005B…Apostle, who commands him who has stripped himself of the fleshly covering of the old man to put on the tunic created according to God in holiness and justice (Eph. 4:24). He says that Jesus is the garment. Th… Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 45:517…to put on calling that clothing by a double name sometimes saying put on the new man which after god is created and again put on the lord jesus christ a for to us who have… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:733D…all transformations in itself, a type of the new man, in whom the old of our humanity has been transformed into newness; For put on, he says, the new man (Ephes. 4. 24). Having put on the innocence and perfe… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 77:875…the deceitful lusts and be renewed in the spirit of your mind and that ye put on the new man which after god is created in righteousness and true holiness d who then is this old… Socrates Scholasticus c. 380–c. 450PG 67:243…s, that he might join them together. See, moreover, if it be not of the same kind, that which is said: Put on the new man, which is created according to God [Eph. IV, 24]. And that: If any man be in Christ, a… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 126:1113D…ue of Paul, working the fallows, when he said: “Stripping yourselves of the old man, and putting on the new” (Coloss. iii, 9). And again: “Put on the new man” (Ephes. iv, 24). Such a hook was it, cutting men off f…
25Eph 4:25
Irenaeus of Lyon c. 130–c. 202PG 7:1101…cloak of maliciousness for this is not expedient and again he says speak every man truth with his neighbour and let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth or filthiness or foolish talking or jesting… Clement of Alexandria c. 150 – c. 215PG 8:671…seed form putting away falsehood speak truth every one with his neighbor for we are members one of another let not the sun go down upon your anger neither give place to the devil he who… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:743A…, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil (Matt. v, 37)... Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbour (Ephes. iv, 25)... Lie not one to another (Col. iii, 9… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:99…verse therefore putting away falsehood speak truth each one with his neighbor for we are members one of another be angry and do not sin let not the sun go down upon your anger neither give… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 63:551B…r bodies, this the meek man is in the house and the church and the city. For Paul, according to his custom, calls brothers the body and members of one another (Ephes. 4:25): he who makes those who are divided an… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:539…putting away lying speak ye the truth every man with his neighbor for we are members one of another for it is most absurd that those of us who are members one of another should speak… Antiochus of St. Sabas fl. c. 614-620PG 89:1629…apostle putting away therefore lying speak truth every man with his neighbor for we are members one of another and in charity unfeigned and in the word of truth and john we know he says that… Maximus the Confessor c. 580–662PG 91:897A…V. On truth and falsehood. John III, 21. — Everyone who does truth, comes to the light, that his works may be manifest, because they are wrought in God. Ephes. IV, 25. — Putting away lying, speak ye every m… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:843…c putting away the lie speak every one truth with his neighbor for we are members one of another he speaks in this manner because they had not been taught by himself but by john the… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1141A…rdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ. As we have therefore opportunity, let us do good unto all men, especially unto them who are of the household of faith. Ephes. IV, 25-31. — Wherefore putting away lying, speak… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1205A…st, because they have been wrought in God.” John III, 20. “Putting away falsehood, speak truth each one with his neighbor, for we are members of one another.” Ephes. IV, 25. “I have no greater grace than this, t… Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 118:1229…of distinction from that which consists in simulation and hypocrisy b iv wherefore putting away lying speak every man truth with his neighbor for we are members one of another be ye angry and sin not… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 124:1095…verse therefore putting away lying speak truth each one with his neighbor for we are members one of another h having spoken generally of the old man he subsequently describes him specifically part by part and… Pseudo-Justin Martyr 2nd-4th c. (uncertainPG 6:1203…must pray daily to be rich in word and powerful in deed for we are members one of another therefore let us suffer together with him who suffers and rejoice together with him who is glorified… Anastasius of SinaiPG 89:361…says having put away falsehood speak truth each one with his neighbor for we are members one of another be angry and do not sin let not the sun go down upon your anger neither give… Antonius Melissa fl. 11th centuryPG 136:841…in god putting away falsehood speak truth each one with his neighbor for we are members one of another eph iv a single witness shall not stand to testify against a man in any case and…
26Eph 4:26
Polycarp of Smyrna c. 69–c. 156PG 5:1013…it is not granted yet as it is said in these scriptures be ye angry and sin not and let not the sun go down upon your wrath… Polycarp of Smyrna c. 69–c. 156PG 5:1019…is said in these scriptures be angry and do not sin and let not the sun go down upon your wrath blessed is he who remembers this which i believe is in you but may god… Clement of Alexandria c. 150 – c. 215PG 8:671…every one with his neighbor for we are members one of another let not the sun go down upon your anger neither give place to the devil he who steals let him steal no longer but… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 11:1737…against the people but the lord being good says do not let the sun go down upon your anger a concerning the fact that it is holy for those who unjustly organized a war against their… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 11:1739…both in the law and in the gospel there is the precept let not the sun go down upon your provocation m nor is this written in the law regarding the sun not going down why… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 26:921…to meditate constantly on the saying of the apostle do not let the sun go down upon your anger and he thought this should be understood commonly concerning every commandment so that neither c version of… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 27:661…c for he despises no one of those who groan to him let not the sun go down upon your anger pray and chant with a pure heart your son and your holy spirit your son… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 28:1111…you may be freed from every evil thing hear the apostle saying let not the sun go down upon your anger hate excessive talkativeness and love taciturnity instead also pray in your heart saying o god… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 28:1525…the whole time of your life you disobey the lawgiver who says let not the sun go down upon your wrath he says furthermore your tongue has devised injustice for you do not cease from speaking… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:1071…the apostle means when he says be angry and do not sin let not the sun go down upon your anger and yet also said elsewhere let all bitterness and indignation and anger be taken away… Gregory of Nazianzus c. 329–390PG 37:837…safest path but if however you do get angry do not let the sun go down upon your wrath release the agitation before evening whether it be the sun that sends its rays outside our eyes… Didymus the Blind c. 313–398PG 39:1167…will be found vers the apostle seizing upon this utterance forthwith subjoined let not the sun go down upon your anger and give not place to the devil he who accepts this apostolic exhortation does not… Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 89:647…the world to come with good reason therefore did the apostle say let not the sun go down upon your anger h question lxii h since the lord says to his saints whatever you bind shall… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 47:21…ementioned rumor is true; and is it for a bishop to cure an evil with an evil? And where is that evangelical saying: Let not the sun go down upon your wrath (Eph. IV, 26)? And where is the apostolic: Overcome… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 47:373A…it, and you shall hear things far greater than these, which he ordains for all regarding long-suffering. "Let not the sun," he says, "go down upon your wrath" (Ephes. 4:26). See that none render evil for evil un… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 49:203D…but if some slight offense has arisen, let it not last longer than one day, and do not exceed a daily span. "The sun," He says, "must not set upon your anger" (Eph. IV, 26). If you put aside your stomach before… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 50:507B…er is angry with his brother without a cause (Matt. V, 22): not, therefore, one who is simply angry. And the Prophet says: Be angry, and sin not (Ps. IV, 5; Eph. IV, 26). But if it is not at all necessary to… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:49…and in the asking for god does all things for our benefit be ye angry and sin not what you say in your hearts upon your beds receive compunction ps iv what i said before i… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:51…punishment upon those who lie in wait for this reason he says be ye angry and sin not and if this were not possible he would not have commanded it for no one commands things that… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 57:251B…at one should not delay in good works. Therefore, Paul, in another way, urging us toward reconciliations, said: Let not the sun go down upon your wrath (Eph. IV, 26). For as Christ here [deters] from the… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 57:251B…eration of good things. For often that has been the cause of our failing in all things: just as Paul also says: Before the sun goes down, release your wrath (Eph. IV, 26); and higher up, Christ Himself: Befor… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:293D…hy are you creating a consumption for yourself? Why do you have a wrath that you wish to be delivered from? Let not the sun go down upon your wrath, says Paul (Ephes. iv. 26). For like a consumption and a moth, it… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:685B…and drinketh judgment to himself (1 Cor. 11:29). See, brethren, that none render evil for evil (Rom. 12:17). Let not the sun go down upon your anger (Ephes. 4:26). See how you walk (Ephes. 5:15). Do yo… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:99…we are members one of another be angry and do not sin let not the sun go down upon your anger neither give place to the devil a having spoken of the old man in a… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:421C…hat is needed. Let us cut the ropes of sins; before departing to the judgment seat, let us judge one another. The sun, he says, let it not set upon your wrath (Eph. 4. 26). Let no one delay; delays beget procra… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:759C…X, 8). A time to break off enmity, and a time to join in charity, bearing the custom of the blessed Paul, who says, Let not the sun go down upon your anger (Eph. IV, 26). A time for rooting out impiety and a… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:771B…us study to possess nothing equivalent to it; let no one have anything against anyone, let no one return evil for evil. Let not the sun set upon your anger (Ephes. 4:26), but let us dismiss all the failings o… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:771B…4:20). Therefore, he who loves all his brethren, who has no enmity against anyone, who fulfills the word of the Apostle, Let not the sun set upon your anger (Ephes. 4:26)—this man loves God; this man is a disc… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 63:691…d if someone be injured by any, let him not be angry perpetually, or rather, not even for a time: "For the sun," he says, "let it not go down upon your wrath" (Eph. 4:26). For this disease has overturned whole… Nilus of Sinai d. c. 430PG 79:1453…against a neighbor let us quickly be reconciled for it is written let not the sun go down upon your anger and again do not hate your brother in your heart the rising of mist thickens… Nilus of Sinai d. c. 430PG 79:1475…oil let not the leaven of malice be even named among monks let not the sun go down upon the anger of a monk… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:539…they dissolve their anger as quickly as possible for he subjoins this let not the sun go down upon your anger he gave the measure of a day as the measure for anger for he is… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:1349A…ness of human nature, measures the lawgiver’s requirement according to our nature, saying, "Be angry and do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger" (Eph. iv, 26). For, knowing that the movements of an… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 84:1215…on o ́\varsigma$, 308. II Cor. v, 19, after $\Theta\epsilon\acute{o}\varsigma$, 317. Ephes. ii, 11, after $\epsilon\theta\nu\eta$, 413 init. Ephes. v, 19, 427. Ephes. iv, 26, after $\dot{o}\rho\gamma\acute{\iota}\… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:679A…dren of disobedience has his dwelling. Therefore it is not without reason commanded: "Do not let the sun go down upon your wrath, nor give place to the devil" (Ephes. IV, 26, 27). For the Son, with the Father, mak… Eutychius of Constantinople c. 512-582PG 86:2385…in which he particularly excelled according to the apostolic command which says let not the sun go down upon your anger let every choir of theirs therefore stand around me as many as belong to the… Antiochus of St. Sabas fl. c. 614-620PG 89:1505…says not avenging yourselves beloved but give place to wrath and again let not the sun go down upon your anger and give no place to the devil and again let all bitterness and anger and… Maximus the Confessor c. 580–662PG 91:837A…Eph. iv, 26, 31. — "Let not the sun go down upon yo… Maximus the Confessor c. 580–662PG 91:839B…himself as being prudent. Dionysius of Halicarnassus. — With us, anger is to be bounded until sins cease. For he says: "Be angry, and do not sin" (Ps. IV, 5; Eph. IV, 26). Apollonius. — The passion of ang… Maximus the Confessor c. 580–662PG 91:999C…o your brother, and then coming you shall offer your gift. I Thess. v, 15. — See that none render evil for evil to any man; but ever follow that which is good. Ephes. iv, 26. — Let not the sun go down upon your an… Maximus the Confessor c. 580–662PG 91:1001B…jury to your neighbor, and then when you pray, your sins will be forgiven. Basil. — It is not fitting that the sun should set upon the anger of a brother (Ephes. iv, 26), lest perhaps the night pass between b… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:845…a be ye angry and sin not let not the sun go down upon your wrath neither give place to the devil let him that… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1141…man truth with his neighbor for we are members one of another be ye angry and sin not let not the sun go down upon your wrath neither give place to the devil be ye kind… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:267A…ot let the sun go down on your anger, and give no opportunity to the devil. Let all bitterness and wrath and blasphemy be put away from you, with all malice.» (Eph. 4:26-27) «The anger of man does not produce the… Nicholas I Mystikos, Patriarch of Constantinople c. 852-925PG 111:153…apostle do not be overcome by evil but overcome evil with good let not the sun go down upon your anger what is this why meditate on these things why having been nurtured in such doctrine… Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 118:1229…man truth with his neighbor for we are members one of another be ye angry and sin not let not the sun go down upon your wrath neither give place to the devil let him that… Symeon Metaphrastes fl. c. 960, d. c. 1000PG 115:915…in every way and if an offense should ever happen between you let not the sun go down upon you while you are so far removed from the light because of hatred but the blessing of… Nicetas of Serres fl. c. 1090PG 127:1375…at least compress the fury before evening for the sun it says let not the sun go down upon your anger this sun moving the sense temporally which is the measure of time but in an… Nicephorus Callistus Xanthopoulos c. 1256–c. 1335PG 147:775…you ' and 'be ye angry and sin not ' and 'let not the sun go down upon your wrath ' and 'dearly beloved avenge not yourselves but rather give place unto wrath ' and 'be… Theophanes of Nicaea d. c. 1381PG 150:347A…ard your neighbor, if such a thing should ever happen to you through the instigation of the demon who loves war. For let not the sun go down upon your wrath (Eph. IV, 26); nor let anyone, while harboring wrath… Evagrius PonticusPG 40:1223…furor while almsgiving and gentleness diminish even that which is present xii let not the sun go down upon our anger lest demons attacking us at night terrify the soul and render the mind more cowardly… Eusebius of Alexandria 5th-6th centuryPG 86:327…is the innocent mind for this reason the blessed paul also said let not the sun go down upon your wrath and again david be angry and sin not for he who is angry and does… Anastasius of SinaiPG 89:361…we are members one of another be angry and do not sin let not the sun go down upon your anger neither give place to the devil he who steals let him steal no longer but… Antonius Melissa fl. 11th centuryPG 136:1131…and clamor and blasphemy be removed from you together with all wickedness let not the sun go down upon your anger nor give place to the slanderer salomon threats crush the heart of the wise the… Antonius Melissa fl. 11th centuryPG 136:1135…for evil to any man but ever follow that which is good let not the sun go down upon your anger if you bite and devour one another take heed that you be not consumed one…
27Eph 4:27
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:797A…therefore, is to be held, and the adversary is to be excluded, so that he may not find a place in our heart, as the Apostle says: "Give no place to the devil" (Ephes. IV, 27). After this, one comes to Banaim, whic…
28Eph 4:28
Clement of Alexandria c. 150 – c. 215PG 8:805…c putting away lying speak truth give not place to the devil let him that stole steal no more but rather let him labor working that which is good and to work is to labor in… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:771…he said it is more blessed to give than to receive ephesians let him that stole steal no more but rather let him labour working with his hands the thing which is good… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:773A…(Ephes. iv, 28)... When we were with you, this we decl… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:1221…he may have to give to him who is in need since these things have been handed down to us by the lord through… Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 45:233…no longer but rather let him labor working with his hands what is good that he may have to give to him who has need can tomb desecration too is itself divided into that which deserves… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:249A…"He that stole, let him steal now no more: but rather let him labor, working with his own hands, that he may have something to give to him that suffers need" (Eph. 4:28). Here Paul does not simply command us… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:691B…ying, "Let him that stole steal no more; but rather let him labor, working with his hands the thing which is good, that he may have to give to him that needs" (Eph. 4:28); and again, "Thieves shall not inherit… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:101…punished let him be tortured let him be racked but let him steal no more but rather let him labor working with his hands the thing that is good that he may have to give to… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:845…sun go down upon your wrath neither give place to the devil let him that stole steal no more but rather let him labour working with his hands the thing which is good that he may… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:79B…ill consume it. And every thief will be punished from thence unto death. » Eccli. xxxvi, 28. — « Who will believe a nimble thief leaping from city to city? » Ephes. iv, 28. — « Let the thief steal no longer, but… Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 118:1229…sun go down upon your wrath neither give place to the devil let him that stole steal no more but rather let him labor working with his hands the thing which is good that he may… Bartholomew the Younger of Grottaferrata c. 980 - c. 1055PG 120:119C…Prov. xvii, 26]; and: "Let the thief no longer steal, but rather let him labor, working with his own hands, that he may have something to give to one in need" [Ephes. iv, 28]. And that wretch indeed sinned, labori… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 124:1097…rather let him labor working with his hands what is good so that he may have to give to him who is in need for it is not enough to cease from sin but one must… Theodore Balsamon d. c. 1205PG 138:879A…ows: "Let him who steals steal no longer, but rather let him labor, working with his hands what is good, that he may have something to give him who has need." (Eph. 4:28) BALS. The saint asks how the vice… Anastasius of SinaiPG 89:361…no longer but rather let him labor working with his own hands that he may have to give to him who has need let no corrupt speech proceed from your mouth but if any is good…
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Irenaeus of Lyon c. 130–c. 202PG 7:1101…and again he says speak every man truth with his neighbour and let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth or filthiness or foolish talking or jesting which is not convenient but rather giving of… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 28:189B…true God. 4. Therefore, he advises us, saying: "Lie not one to another" (Coloss. III, 9); and again: "Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth" (Ephes. IV, 29). For he wishes us to become his imitat… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:743C…the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers. And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption (Ephes. iv, 29, 30). REGULA XXVI. That every w… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:1277D…ecome better. And there is a similar rationale in every utterance of the words of God. For it is written: "But if anyone is good for the edification of faith" (cf. Ephes. iv, 29).… Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 46:1189…ius, who translate καρπὸν κακόν as "evil fruit," more correctly than Livineius's "vicious," or Beza's "rotten," as we noted above on the passage in Ephesians 4:29. Moreover, a little later Galesinius edited it more correct… Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 42:723C…all under judgment. But what was written? Things that are good, things that are righteous, things that are noble; "That he might give grace to those who hear" (Ephes. 4, 29). But men have left behind the necessar… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 49:385B…appear to be well-affected toward us? Do not, I beseech you, let us do this. Paul also commands this, saying: “Let no corrupt word proceed out of your mouth” (Eph. IV, 29). Therefore, being entirely pure from s… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 53:125…"Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers" (Eph. IV, 29). Let him also flee entirely from oaths, hearing the pronou… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:433B…used to say: Every idle word that men may speak, they shall give account of it (Matth. 12. 36). And Paul: Let no obscene speech proceed out of your mouth (Ephes. 4. 29). How, then, would this door be secure,… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:691A…t for it (Matt. 12:36). Whatever is not light is darkness; thus, whatever is not good is evil. The Apostle says: Let no evil speech proceed from your mouth (Eph. 4:29). And he does not say "if it is good" s… Cosmas Indicopleustes fl. c. 535–550PG 88:735A…this, saying: "Let no corrupt speech proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good for the edification of faith, that it may give grace to those who hear" (Ephes. IV, 29). And he added: "And do not grieve the… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:845…is good that he may have to give to him that needeth let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth but that which is good to the use of edifying that it may minister grace… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1253…sweetened, and in his belly fire will burn." TITLE XLVI. — Concerning foul language 1 Corinthians xv, 33. — "Bad company ruins good morals." Ephesians iv, 29. — "Let no evil talk come out of your mouths, but only such… Theodore the Studite 759–826PG 99:603…to the outward man according to the inward what the apostle commands let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth but that which is good to the use of edifying that it may minister grace… Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 118:1229…is good that he may have to give to him that needeth let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth but that which is good to the use of edifying that it may minister grace… Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 118:1231…man to turn every proposed discourse to the edification of those present that it may minister grace unto the hearers that it may give the grace of god he says to the hearers or that they… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:271C…ndergo danger; but because he does not refer that word to edification and thus saddens the Holy Spirit of God. This indeed the Apostle clearly taught, saying: (Ephes. iv, 29) "Let no corrupt communication proceed… Joannes ChrysostomusPG 51:209A…le of which he always partook. Following this, Paul also exhorted us, saying: Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good (Eph. IV, 29). And what is the corrupt, he says? If…
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Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 17:533B…e Commentaries on chapter IV of the Epistle to the Ephesians, on those words: “Grieve not the holy Spirit, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption” (Ephes. IV, 30),… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 26:545…of god through christ and to the b ephesians he spoke thus and grieve not the holy spirit of god whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption and again endeavouring to keep the unity… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:743…use of edifying that it may minister grace unto c the hearers and grieve not the holy spirit of god whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption ephes iv h rule xxvi h that… Macarius of Egypt c. 300–391PG 34:699B…ing and not consenting, are extinguished from the Spirit. Likewise he says, Do not grieve the Holy Spirit, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption (Ephes. iv, 30). You see that it lies in your will and… Didymus the Blind c. 313–398PG 39:457…the incomposite god be thought to be composite and to the ephesians grieve not the holy spirit of god in whom you were sealed for the day of redemption and to the romans you are not… Didymus the Blind c. 313–398PG 39:1037A…being impressed with His seal. Writing the same to the Corinthians [Ephesians], he says: "Do not," he says, "grieve the Holy Spirit, in whom you were sealed" (Eph. 4, 30), testifying that those who had receive… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 47:77C…use of the negligence of the priests; concerning whom the Apostle said: "And do not grieve the Holy Spirit, in whom you were sealed for the day of redemption" (Eph. 4:30); but he grieves the Spirit who gives i… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:769D…nted us and sealed us" (2 Cor. 1: 21, 22). The Holy Spirit also seals: "And do not grieve the Holy Spirit, in whom you were sealed unto the day of redemption" (Ephes. 4: 30). Being sealed by the Father and the Sp… Mark the Hermit fl. c. 400–430PG 65:1011C…of free will, which you say are the sin of Adam. For that statement: "Using liberty as a cloak of vice" (1 Pet. II, 16); and, "Do not grieve the Holy Spirit" (Ephes. IV, 30); and, "Doing the will of the flesh and… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 75:571C…all be my people, and I will be their God" (2 Cor. vi, 16; Lev. xxvi, 12). And a little later: "Do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed" (Eph. iv, 30). And again: "If anyone corrupts the te… Hadrian the Monk fl. c. 425-450PG 98:1275A…amp," and, "Adam, where are you?" and, "Do not grieve the Holy Spirit," and the like (Gen. VI, 7; XXII, 1; Ose. IV, 6; Gen. XXII, 12; Soph. I, 12; Gen. III, 9; Eph. IV, 30). 6. From bodily passions: as it is wr… Hesychius of Jerusalem d. after 450PG 93:1059…every sin because of which paul also teaching abstinence from sins said grieve not the holy spirit of god whereby you are sealed unto the day of redemption thus from the high priest you will understand… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:845…will come called forth by the observance of his own dictates b and grieve not the holy spirit of god whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption the spirit he says will turn away… Theodore the Studite 759–826PG 99:603…of edifying that it may minister grace unto the hearers and d grieve not the holy spirit of god whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption let all bitterness and wrath and anger and… Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 118:1231…this shall be if you speak of temperance of justice of almsgiving and grieve not the holy spirit of god in whom you were sealed unto the day of redemption let all bitterness and wrath and… Cyril of JerusalemPG 33:1011B…kind, if you do not grieve him through sin; for it is written: "And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, in whom you were sealed unto the day of redemption" (Ephes. IV, 30). What then is it, beloved, to preserve… Job the Monk fl. 6th centuryPG 86:3315C…we abide in Him, and He in us, because of the Spirit which He hath given us (I Joan. III, 24); and Paul: In whom you were sealed unto the day of redemption (Ephes. IV, 30); and many things like these. III. The…
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Clement of Alexandria c. 150 – c. 215PG 8:671…that he may have something to share with him who has need all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and evil speaking be put away from you with all malice be kind to one another… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 28:889…passion and let him hear what that chosen vessel himself commands saying let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and blasphemy be removed from you with all malice by saying all he has left… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 30:363B…are indignant at injustice. Regarding this "cry," the Apostle also admonishes, saying: "Let all clamor and tumult be put away from you, with all malice." ⟦Ephes. IV, 31.⟧ But there is also a good cry, such as… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:809B…ying one another (ibid. 26). TO THE EPHESIANS. Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice (Ephes. iv, 31). But fornication, and all uncleanness,… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:1593…elsewhere let all bitterness and anger and indignation and clamor and blasphemy be put away from you with all malice and having often said many such things without adding the threat elsewhere he more generally adds… Macarius of Egypt c. 300–391PG 34:645…written let all bitterness and anger and indignation and clamor and blasphemy be put away from you with all malice d so also toward all the ways of the lord toward every exercise of virtue and… Macarius of Egypt c. 300–391PG 34:839…force himself not to be angry according to that which is said let all bitterness and wrath and clamor be put away from you with all malice thus the lord observing his zeal will grant him… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 47:373A…r from the mouth of the faithful. "Let all," he says, "bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamor, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice" (Ephes. 4:31). Do these seem small things to you? Th… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 48:999C…may temper our tongues and not shout in an unseemly manner ("For all bitterness and commotion and wrath, clamor, and blasphemy, let them be removed from you" [Eph. 4. 31]), so that we may not speak obscenely,… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 53:125…ng forth his words, but let him hear Paul saying: Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamor, and blasphemy, be put away from you, with all malice (Eph. 4:31); and again: Let no corrupt speech pro… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 54:469…tear out the root of the evil writing exhorted them saying thus let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor be put away from you with all malice not only he says do i not… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:845…ther, and from themselves send forth as it were the insane voices of the sea. Whence the Apostle was saying: "Let all clamor and anger be taken away from you" (Eph. 4. 31). "Cast yourself into the sea." Where t… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:155D…we shall find the best way of philosophy. Therefore, Paul enjoins to avoid not only anger, but also clamor: “Let all anger and clamor be taken away from you” (Eph. IV, 31). Let us therefore obey this master of… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:695D…ord Jesus Christ. If anyone is subject to anger and fury, let him hear the Apostle saying: Let all bitterness and anger and indignation be taken away from you (Ephes. iv, 31); and again, The anger of man does not… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:105…glory together with the holy spirit h homily xv h ch v let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and blasphemy be put away from you with all malice just as bees would never… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:107B…le the beast, or rather tear it out by the roots, let us obey Paul who says: Let all bitterness—he does not say, "be purged," but—be put away from you (Eph. IV, 31). For what need is there that these thi… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:113B…the planting of good things. For having said, Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamor, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice (Eph. IV, 31), he added: And be ye kind one to anot… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 63:551B…to one another, merciful, forgiving yourselves, if anyone has any complaint against someone: just as God in Christ forgave you. Be therefore imitators of God (Ephes. 4:31-32; 5:1). You see what the meek man is lik… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:4095…christ let all bitterness and anger and indignation and clamor and blasphemy be put away from you with all malice how can it be that they themselves fell into such an affection but we know and… Barsanuphius of Gaza fl. early-mid 6th century, d. c. 540sPG 86:899…apostle paul saying let all anger and wrath and clamor and blasphemy be put away from you with all malice but i say let these be put away along with gluttony and fornication and avarice and… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:845…for union so as to escape the punishment of destruction and corruption let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamour and evil speaking be put away from you with all malice and be ye kind… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:267…go down upon your anger and give no opportunity to the devil let all bitterness and wrath and blasphemy be put away from you with all malice james the wrath of man does not work the… Theodore the Studite 759–826PG 99:571…by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption and again let all bitterness and wrath and indignation and clamor and blasphemy be put away from you with all malice and be you kind one… Theodore the Studite 759–826PG 99:603…spirit of god whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamour and evil speaking be put away from you with all malice and be ye kind… Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 118:1231…of god in whom you were sealed unto the day of redemption let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and evil speaking be put away from you with all malice b he says something… Nicephorus Callistus Xanthopoulos c. 1256–c. 1335PG 147:775…and anger and clamor and blasphemy be put away from you with all malice and be ye kind one to another tenderhearted forgiving one another even as god for christ's… Anastasius of SinaiPG 89:363…of god in whom you were sealed for the day of redemption let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and evil speaking be put away from you with all malice and be kind to…
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Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:813…as ye are called in one hope of your calling ephes iv and be ye kind one to another tenderhearted forgiving one another even as god for christ's sake hath forgiven you be ye therefore followers… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:1761A…ne another, envying one another" (Galat. V, 26); but rather be kind, merciful, "forgiving one another, even as God hath forgiven you in Christ Jesus our Lord" (Ephes. IV, 32); with whom there is glory to God the F… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 48:1059C…mmand that we should always rejoice, and that we should "comfort one another," and "be kind to one another," and "Love," he says, "is kind" (1 Thess. 5:11; Ephes. 4:32; 1 Cor. 13:4). In the epistles, as if t… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:111…wrath and clamor and blasphemy be removed from you with all malice be ye kind one to another tenderhearted forgiving each other even as god also in christ forgave you it is not enough to be… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:113B…amor, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice (Eph. IV, 31), he added: And be ye kind one to another, tender-hearted, forgiving each other (Eph. IV, 32). These are both habits and disposition… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:115…by grace and loving kindness etc h homily xvii h chapter v be ye kind one to another merciful forgiving one another even as god in christ forgave you chapter v be ye therefore followers of… Maximus the Confessor c. 580–662PG 91:971A…end, expecting nothing in return; and your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High, for He is benign toward the ungrateful and the wicked." Ephes. iv, 32.—"Be benign and merciful to one another… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:845…clamour and evil speaking be put away from you with all malice and be ye kind one to another tenderhearted forgiving one another even as god for christ's sake hath forgiven you whatever things belong to… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1141…sun go down upon your wrath neither give place to the devil be ye kind one to another tenderhearted forgiving one another even as god for christ s sake hath forgiven you be ye therefore b… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1197A…beloved children, and walk in love, even as Christ also loved us, and delivered himself up for us as an offering and a sacrifice to God for a fragrant aroma." Ephes. iv, 32; v, 1. "Above all things, pursue love,… Theodore the Studite 759–826PG 99:571…blasphemy be put away from you with all malice and be you kind one to another tenderhearted forgiving one another even as god in christ has forgiven us c do you see what he decrees what… Theodore the Studite 759–826PG 99:603…clamour and evil speaking be put away from you with all malice and be ye kind one to another tenderhearted forgiving one another even as god for christ's sake hath forgiven you furthermore let us flee… Nicephorus Callistus Xanthopoulos c. 1256–c. 1335PG 147:775…and clamor and blasphemy be put away from you with all malice and be ye kind one to another tenderhearted forgiving one another even as god for christ's sake hath forgiven you ' and 'be ye… Anastasius of SinaiPG 89:363…put away from you with all malice and be kind to one another tenderhearted forgiving one another even as god in christ forgave you therefore be imitators of god as dear children and walk in love…