Where the Fathers quote Exodus 23

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Isidore of PelusiumPG 78:697expounds v.3“και πενητα ουκ ελεησεις εν κρισει.”On the Law: «You shall not show partiality to the poor in judgment» Isidore of PelusiumPG 78:701expounds v.3“και πενητα ουκ ελεησεις εν κρισει.”271. On «You shall not show partiality to a poor man in judgment» Isidore of PelusiumPG 78:929expounds v.3“και πενητα ουκ ελεησεις εν κρισει.”250. On the Law’s command: «You shall not show partiality to a poor man in judgment» Isidore of PelusiumPG 78:972expounds v.3“και πενητα ουκ ελεησεις εν κρισει.”208. On the law «You shall not show partiality to a poor man in his dispute» Isidore of PelusiumPG 78:1149expounds v.3“και πενητα ουκ ελεησεις εν κρισει.”On the law: «You shall not show partiality to a poor man in his lawsuit» Isidore of PelusiumPG 78:1029expounds v.5“εαν δε ιδῃς το υποζυγιον του εχθρου σου πεπτωκος υπο τον γομον αυτου, ου παρελευσῃ αυτο, αλλα συναρεις αυτο μετ᾿ αυτου.”389. On the scripture, «If you see the ass of your enemy fallen under his burden, you shall not pass by, but shall surely help him up» Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:1245A…who, speaking against God, deceived Eve. But as for us, let us neither speak evil nor lend an ear to those who do. "Do not," he says, "receive a vain report" (Exod. XXIII, 1); he did not say, "Do not believe it,"… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 28:1465…in that you have slandered the aforementioned brothers since the lord says thou shalt not raise a false report against thy neighbor nor shalt thou oppress him by force you have not acted rightly in that… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 28:1481B…the rules of the Fathers; nor should one presume to receive accusations easily or indifferently, the Lord saying: Thou shalt not receive the voice of a lie (Exod. XXIII, 1). Rather, he must first prove the suspi… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 53:125A…e. Let us also securely shut our ears, so as not to receive a vain report, just as the blessed Moses commanded, saying: Thou shalt not receive a vain report (Exod. 23:1); and again the blessed David said: Hi… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:189B…t us not even listen to others speaking ill. For an indictment lies against this too, and a very great punishment. For do not receive a vain report, he says (Exod. 23:1). He did not say: Do not believe a vain… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 83:1265C…t to believe such things about us as they have learned from the sycophants, but to obey the Lawgiver who cries out: «You shall not receive a false report» (Exod. xxiii, 1), and to await the examination of the f… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:623…"You shall not receive a false report," etc. [Exodus XXIII. 1.] Therefore, some lawgivers forbid witnesses who have heard… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1203A…out of avarice; the last, for the sake of pleasure. Philonis. — Peace, however harmful, is yet more useful than war. On Truth and Faithful Testimony Exod. XXIII, 1. — “You shall not agree with the unjust… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1375B…ace. Therefore, it is incumbent upon everyone to teach with a ready mind. 436 TIT. XII. — Concerning calumny: That one ought not to receive it rashly. Exod. XXIII, 1. — "Thou shalt not admit a vain report.… Athanasius AlexandrinusPG 25:621A…s, saying: "Him who slanders his neighbor in secret, him I pursued" (Ps. C, 5). For he kept the commandment which says: "Thou shalt not receive a vain report" (Exod. XXIII, 1). And these men’s reports are vain befo… Joannes ChrysostomusPG 51:23D…so of what we have heard; for instance, if you have admitted a false accusation calumniously forged against a brother: Thou shalt not receive a false report (Exod. 23:1), says the Scripture. But if those who… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 53:185…nsensus of others, nor such frequency, made him more sluggish in virtue: but as blessed Moses was to say later: Thou shalt not follow a multitude to do evil (Exod. 23:2). And what is more admirable, that when… Dionysius the Areopagite fl. c. 500PG 3:263…s ready to render aid, if we are willing. The effect of angelic guardianship is manifold. The first is to remove obstacles to the good and occasions for evil; Exod. XXIII, 2: "I will send an angel before you, who… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1385D…xxiii, 7. — You shall not kill the innocent and the just, and you shall not justify the wicked. Exod. xxii, 22. — You shall not afflict any widow and orphan. Exod. xxiii, 2, 8. — You shall not follow the multitud… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:297A…, 9) TITLE XXVI. On the multitude and the populace of a city. "You shall not be with many in malice; nor shall you join with many to decline judgment." (Exod. xxiii, 2) "You shall not obey a wicked nation."… Didymus the Blind c. 313–398PG 39:1149A…e must neither side with the rich man, nor by pitying the poverty of the poor, disregard justice; hence it is said, "Thou shalt not pity the poor in judgment" (Exod. xxiii, 3). Verse 13. Be silent that I may spea… Hesychius of Jerusalem d. after 450PG 93:1097…virtue, so that in no way, fleeing from the time of justice, do we incline toward compassion. For he says: Neither shalt thou yield in judgment to the poor [Exod. 23, 3]. For justice and compassion, and whate… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1387…Exodus 23:3 — “You shall not pity the poor man in judgment. You sha… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 77:1243B…by any means. “You shall not see the ox of your brother or his sheep wandering in the way, and pass them by, but you shall restore them to your brother” (Exod. xxiii, 4). The law commands not to overlook thos… Dionysius the Areopagite fl. c. 500PG 3:1101…leness he was called a man according to the heart of God (1 Kings xiii, 13; Ps. lxxxviii, 21; Acts xiii, 22). "Furthermore it was ordained." Namely, Exodus xxiii, 4: "If you meet your enemy’s ox or donkey wandering, you shal… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1135D…if thou art not a neighbor to thy brother, nor knowest him, thou shalt gather them to thyself, until thy brother seeks them, and thou shalt restore them. Exod. xxiii, 4, seqq. — If thou shalt meet the ox of… Joannes ChrysostomusPG 51:133D…What defense? Did you not hear what God commanded the Jews: not to overlook the beasts of their enemies wandering, nor to pass by them when they have fallen? (Exod. 23:4-5; Deut. 22:1). If, then, the Jews are co… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 15:649…hall not curse, you shall not revile. V. 15. Al., You shall not show partiality to a great person. Thus all the royal mss., the Basilian and Drusius. Exodus XXIII, 5, the same word [Hebrew omitted] you shall honor, is transla… Pachomius of Tabenna c. 292-348PG 40:945A…single verb odisse (to hate). We find, therefore, that Jerome, in translating or revising the sacred Bibles , used the words odientis (of one hating) in Exod. XXIII, 5; odientes (hating ones) in II Reg. XI… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 54:401A…ch out a hand to him who has fallen? And to the Jews indeed the law commanded not to overlook even the beasts of burden of their enemies when they have fallen (Exod. 23.5); but you, seeing your brother often wo… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 57:237A…m. Hear what Christ advised the Jews who crawl upon the earth: If you see the beast of burden of your enemy, he says, fallen, do not pass by, but raise it up (Exod. 23.5). And yet, to raise up a fallen beast… Theodore Balsamon d. c. 1205PG 137:429B…oaches the Church who is doing injustice or committing crimes, one should not assist such persons. For, it says, "Do not show pity to a poor man in his cause" (Exod. xxiii, 6). For since poverty is easily susceptib… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:527A…[LATIN COLUMN] you shall not kill the innocent and righteous (Exod. 23:7; Dan. 13:53)? Is not the ancient blood… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:707…ry; you release murderers and bloodthirsty men, you punish the innocent and the just, even though the Law says: “The innocent and the just you shall not kill” (Exod. 23. 7). O disordered order, and illegitimate… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:707…ot have treated the Legislator with contumely. And the Pharisees went out: from where? From the Law which says: “The innocent and the just you shall not kill” (Exod. 23. 7). And the Pharisees went out: from wher… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 73:665…f committing murder given to you through Moses, whom you always admire? Did you not hear him saying: “You shall not kill the innocent and the just” (Exodus 23:7)? Why therefore do you vex your own Moses, so readily trans… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 76:479B…erhaps he was offended. Was it necessary on that account for him to spurn divine laws and forget God, who says: “You shall not kill the innocent and the just” (Exod. XXIII, 7)? Was he to condemn those who had been… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1341C…at same unruly tongue. For the slip of the tongue is more grievous than the slip of the feet. TIT. XV.—Concerning those who do not guard their tongue Exod. xxiii, 7.—«Depart from every unjust word.» Job v… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1385D…he dwell with tranquility. TITLE XVIII. — Concerning incorruptible judges, and those who have pure hands, and who execute judgment and justice. Exod. xxiii, 7. — You shall not kill the innocent and… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:603A…oul blinded by avarice. For nothing so blinds the soul as money. Therefore Moses says: For gifts blind the eyes of the wise, and pervert the words of the just (Exod. 23:8; Deut. 16:19). The chief of the publica… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:219B…Ps. LXI, 10), and many other things like these. From histories, you have Gehazi, Judas, the rulers of the Scribes, and that "Gifts blind the eyes of the wise" (Exod. XXIII, 8; Deut. XVI, 19). Is another man pro… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 83:507…humanity for ye shall not wrong he says the stranger proselyte for ye were strangers in the land of egypt and he commanded those harvesting to leave behind the ears of corn that fall for the… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 71:89…my rewards that my lovers have given me' and he was adding the beasts of the field shall eat them and the fowls of heaven and the creeping things of the ground interpreting this passage we… Theodore of MopsuestiaPG 66:137…was the arbiter both of the giving and the taking away and the beasts of the field shall eat them and the birds of the heaven and the creeping things of the earth i will cast… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:325…signify this o lord i am thy servant i am thy servant and the son of thy handmaid ps cxv he does not speak of common servitude but that which arises from great disposition and affection… Clement of Rome d. c. 100PG 1:1269B…ed them into the understanding of the monarchy, and the faith of the one God, as he says in what follows: "Thou shalt not commemorate the names of other gods" (Exod. xxiii, 13), remembering without doubt with what p… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:293…three times of the year ye shall celebrate a feast unto me the feast of unleavened bread thou shalt keep seven days ye shall eat unleavened bread as i commanded thee at the time of the… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:483B…ear," he says, "all your males shall appear before the Lord your God" (Exod. XXIII, 17), to which is immediately added: "You shall not appear before me empty" (Exod. XXIII, 15). From this it is clear to the eye of t… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:641D…ho has, so that your prayer may be commended by good works. Thus it is also written in the Law: Thou shalt not appear in the sight of the Lord thy God empty (Exod. 23. 15): for weak is the prayer which does not… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:715B…ve prayed well. A second classification of almsgiving, fasting, and prayer is written in the Law: You shall not enter before the presence of your God empty (Exod. 23. 15). But he enters empty before God who, c… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:605…a certain tribute for the seven days, and to deposit it, and so to give alms, even if small, even if great. For thou shalt not appear empty before the Lord (Exod. 23:15; Deut. 16:16). These things were said t… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 77:1419A…the divine dew of the apostles and evangelists, they contribute bountifully the fruit of good works. But since these things are so, and the Mosaic law forbids ⟦Exod. XXIII, 15.⟧ us to appear empty-handed before the… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:625…ave discoursed on the first: let us now explain the second. But in the midst of both (which we must premise) is placed: "You shall not appear before me empty" [Exod. XXIII, 15]. For every man is full and abounds in… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1469C…sit of the man inclined toward mercy. — S. GREG. NAZ. Orat 9. — Do not delay to be good, but be so already. "You shall not appear," He says, "empty before me" (Exod. XXIII, 15). Therefore, let no one be empty, nor u… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:645B…d without defect. Let each one offer what he can, and what his strength achieves. And God indeed has commanded this: Thou shalt not appear in my sight empty (Exod. XXIII, 15). But He, who is most praiseworthy, who… Theodosius the Deacon fl. c. 962PG 113:1061A…lso said: "In thy mouth and in thy heart and in thy hands" (cf. Deut. XXX, 14); and again, as if in the person of God: "Thou shalt not appear before me empty" (Exod. XXIII, 15), signifying that it is necessary for G… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:623…a lack of first fruits? What will he do, to whom a field is wanting, when the law says in clear words: "Of your works, which you sow in your field" [Exodus XXIII. 16]? In what way shall I begin the third celebration, not havi… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:295…be their god such a one is not empty but full d three times in the year all your males shall appear before the lord your god what is meant by the literal expression i would… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:483B…at offers incense in vain, let us understand even more in this way: "Three times in the year," he says, "all your males shall appear before the Lord your God" (Exod. XXIII, 17), to which is immediately added: "You s… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 48:915D…he law, nor any other part of that state will be able to subsist. For first, the law commanded that three times a year every male should go up into the temple (Exod. 23. 17). But with the temple having been destr… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 50:453B…the Jewish mindset to appear before God only three times in the year; to them it was said, "Three times in the year thou shalt appear before the Lord thy God" (Exod. 23.17); but God wills us to appear before Him… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:625…looks upon eternal things at three times of the year all your males shall appear before the lord your god etc what is the reason that he commands this separately and has not spoken conjunctively in… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:627…or yourselves treasures in heaven." For now, in truth, the final age is passing. Thou shalt not offer the blood of my sacrifice with leaven, etc. [Exodus 23:18]. There is a difference in sacrifices. Some victims are off… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 14:1113…winepress thou shalt not withhold and the firstfruits of all thy produce thou shalt bring into the house of the lord thy god what then since the firstfruits of the threshing floor and the firstfruits of… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 83:507…not muzzle he says the ox that treadeth out the corn and thou shalt not seethe a kid in his mother's milk and he forbids those who find the chicks of certain birds from capturing the… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:627…said below regarding this and other sacrifices the firstfruits of the produce of thy land thou shalt bring into the house of the lord thy god etc v these things are enjoined so that there may… Antiochus of St. Sabas fl. c. 614-620PG 89:1807…not appear before me empty the first fruits of thy produce a thou shalt bring into the house of the lord thy god and do not be disobedient to him for thy name is upon him… Arethas of Caesarea c. 860 – after 932PG 106:781…the hire of a harlot and the exchange of a dog into the house of the lord thy god for any of thy vows ego jesus misi angelum meum here also the lordly dignity of him… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:1483…s. XL, 3; Matt. III, 3]. And this is he of whom God said through the prophet: "Behold, I send my angel before thy face, who shall prepare thy way before thee" [Ex. XXIII, 20; Matt. XI, 10]. For this reason, I beli… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:1055…i will send my angel who shall go before thee and shall keep thee in the way and shall introduce thee into the place which i have prepared observe him and hear his voice and do… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1097B…t human forms, being transformed into another appearance for certain reasons. TITLE VII. — On angels: that God has set angels over us as guardians. Exod. XXIII, 20, 21: "Behold, I send my angel before th… Theophilus of Antioch d. c. 190PG 6:651…hear him do not disobey him for he will not forsake thee for my name is in him who therefore brought your fathers into b the land consider at long last it was of course he… Daniel Heinsius 1580-1655PG 43:1073D…oncerning the firm faith of Abraham; which to the Apostle is to accept [to welcome]. Whose acceptance is faith. But there is no more illustrious passage than Exod. XXIII, 21 and 22, where God solemnly promises his… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 17:131C…man, lest we suffer final destruction. For the Lord says to the righteous man: I will be an enemy to your enemies, and I will stand against your adversaries (Ex. xxiii, 22). And just as He says, You fed this on… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:703B…eth me; and he that despiseth me, despiseth him that sent me (Luke 10:16); and: I will be an enemy to thine enemies, and will oppose those that oppose thee (Exod. 23:22). And therefore they were removed far f… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:329C…icked man, so-and-so, and let us hate him." Thus also God, "To those who are hostile to you," He says, "I will be hostile, and those who hate you I will hate" (Exod. 23. 22). And again, when Balaam was praying, t… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1417A…a peculiar people to me above all nations. For all the earth is mine; and you shall be to me a royal priesthood, and a holy nation. Exod. XXIII, 22. — If by hearing you hear my voice, and… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:711…these in the land he says of the canaanites and the amorrhites and the hittites and the perizzites and the hivites and the girgashites and the jebusites if it had been possible to gather these seven… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 53:347…river the river euphrates the kenites and the kenizzites and the kadmonites and the hittites and the perizzites and the rephaim and the amorites and the canaanites and the girgashites and the jebusites see how he… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 52:453B…s, demonstrating great impiety, God gave them this law, saying: You shall not take from their sons as sons-in-law, nor give your daughter as a bride to them (Exod. XXIII, 24). Do not give them gold, nor associatio… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 15:1317…all the justice of the lord which he has done walking after the lord your god and he shall deliver you being nothing they shall accomplish nothing another they shall not profit omitting to pray another… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 68:415…by destroying and by breaking you shall break their pillars and you shall serve the lord your god and i will bless your bread and your wine and your water and i will take away infirmity… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:631A…"And I will send hornets before you, etc." [Ex. XXIII, 28.] Hornets, being unseen and unexpected,… Nicetas of Serres fl. c. 1090PG 127:1387…city of Jericho, chapter vi; concerning the course of the sun and moon being inhibited, chapter x. Now concerning the hornets, it is written thus in Exodus xxiii, 28: I will send hornets before thee, etc. And in the Book of W… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 15:1059…original script column see facsimile hebrew i will not drive them out and they wept and he called the name of the place itself bochim after josue in thamnath heres…