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John ChrysostomPG 53:350expounds v.1“Σαρα δε γυνη Αβραμ ουκ ετικτεν αυτω. ην δε αυτη παιδισκη Αιγυπτια, η ονομα Αγαρ.”On «Sarai, the wife of Abram, did not bear him children»: Marital Harmony Isidore of PelusiumPG 78:972expounds v.10“και ειπεν αυτη ο αγγελος Κυριου· πληθυνων πληθυνω το σπερμα σου και ουκ αριθμηθησεται υπο του πληθους.”206. How to understand the promise to Abraham «Multiplying I will multiply»
1Gen 16:1
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 54:733B…eats gluttony and drunkenness. 341-350 HOMILY XXXVIII. Now Sara, the wife of Abram, did not bear him children, but she had an Egyptian maidservant named Agar (Gen. 16. 1). — Duties of spouses. How great the ga…
3Gen 16:3
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 21:719…jacob one hundred and thirty making in all two hundred and fifteen years in the land of canaan and in the third year there being a famine in egypt jacob came into egypt being one hundred… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 53:351…the egyptian her own handmaid after ten years of abram's dwelling in the land of canaan and gave her to abram her husband as a wife observe… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 53:353A…ter immediately after these words which Sarah had spoken to him, for this reason it says: And Sarah, Abram’s wife, took Hagar the Egyptian, her own handmaid (Gen. XVI, 3). The divine Scripture as much as shows…
4Gen 16:4
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 53:355…patriarch and she saw it says that she was with child and her mistress was despised in her eyes d for such is the character of servants if they grasp a small success they do not…
5Gen 16:5
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 53:355…my handmaid into thy bosom and seeing that she is with child i was despised in her eyes let god judge between me and thee here notice for me the righteous man s ineffable long suffering… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 54:693…he was bound to look the judgment of god then he says the lord judge between me and thee ibid v he said this word not desiring the man to be punished nor to exact vengeance… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:143C…e rather never to be a father than to be troublesome to his wife. But yet after all these things, what does Sarah say? May God judge between me and thee (Gen. 16:5). If there had been any other man, woul… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 63:781…to one thing only the judgment of god for he says d the lord judge between me and thee and he said this not wishing the man to be punished nor to exact retribution from him… Nicephorus the Philosopher fl. c. 890PG 106:135…of the strong came forth sweetness b and david says to saul the lord judge between me and thee and the lord avenge me of thee but my hand shall not be upon thee as the…
6Gen 16:6
Hadrian the Monk fl. c. 425-450PG 98:1291A…tead of saying that the work occurring therein is the cause of ten thousand labors and pains for men. (Ps. LXXVII, 49; Isa. XLV, 7; Isa. XXVI, 15; Mich. I, 12; Gen. XVI, 6; XV, 13; Ps. XCIII, 5; Joel II, 13; Amo…
7Gen 16:7
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:1035…from her face that is to say sarai as is manifest and the angel of the lord found her by the fountain of water we read in the things that follow and the angel of the… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 53:357…she is also deemed worthy of the vision from the angel for the angel of the lord found her it says by the fountain of water in the wilderness in the way to shur observe the… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:175C…e promise was made to the fathers. "Come," He says, "into the land which I will show thee" (Gen. xii, 1); and, "I will give to thee the land, and to thy seed" (Gen. xvi, 7). Having mentioned words that are somew… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 69:121…having permitted her to do this but as the sacred scripture says the angel of the lord found her by a fountain of water in the desert on the way to shur and the angel of… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:351…preferring bland words filled with adulation to useful ones d vers but the angel of the lord found her by the fountain of water in the wilderness by that fountain i say which is on the… George the Monk d. c. 914PG 110:151…had conceived by abram and was harassed by sarah and had fled the angel of the lord found her in the desert and said to her whence do you come and whither do you go and…
11Gen 16:11
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:517…god and behold thou shalt conceive in thy womb and bring forth a son and shalt call his name jesus and when mary d said how shall this be seeing i know not a man he… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:1035…her behold thou art c with child and thou shalt bring forth a son and shalt call his name ismael because the lord hath heard thy affliction and when the discourse is finished it is said… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 24:133…behold a virgin shall conceive in the womb and shall bring forth a son and shalt call his name emmanuel what he says is the salutary sign which he shall provide to you even if you… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 28:911…found grace before god above all virgins and behold thou shalt conceive a son and shalt call his name jesus he… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 28:927…god and behold thou shalt conceive in thy womb and bring forth a son and shalt call his name jesus he shall be great and shall be called the son of the highest and the lord… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 28:963…behold he says thou shalt conceive in thy womb and bring forth a son and shalt call his name emmanuel which is interpreted god with us before the child was conceived in the womb he was… Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 42:323…for he had said to the virgin mary thou shalt bring forth a son and shalt call his name jesus by these words he showed that the divine word had descended from heaven and had been… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 53:359…her you are with child and shall bear a son and shall call his name ishmael because the lord has hearkened to your affliction knowing therefore beloved that if we are sober afflictions rather endear us… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:497…birth behold thou shalt conceive in the womb and shalt bring forth a son and shalt call his name jesus ibid v for he shall save his people from their sins matt the fruit budding from… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 72:95…virgin and behold thou shalt conceive in thy womb and bring forth a son and shalt call his name jesus for he will save his people from their sins luc i matth i and josedec is… Antipater of Bostra fl. c. 450-460PG 85:1773…alone hast brought the solution of the deception thou shalt bring forth a son and shalt call his name jesus and she having heard of birth and a son said how shall this be since i… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:2463…economy for gabriel said to the virgin and thou shalt bring forth a son and shalt call his name jesus and declaring the meaning he added for he shall save his people from their sins the… Justinian I 482–565PG 86:1037…and behold thou shalt conceive in the womb and shalt bring forth a son and shalt call his name jesus for he himself shall save his people from their sins' luke i matt i when however… Andrew of Crete c. 660–740PG 97:905…and behold thou shalt conceive in thy womb and shalt bring forth a son and shalt call his name jesus o the miracle first he solved for her the problem of her perplexity and then he… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:187…god and behold thou shalt conceive in thy womb and bring forth a son and shalt call his name jesus he shall be great and shall be called the son of the highest and the lord… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:645…god behold thou shalt conceive in thy womb and shalt bring forth a son and shalt call his name jesus he shall be great and shall be called the son of the highest and the lord… Nicephorus I of Constantinople c. 758–828PG 100:731…with god and thou shalt conceive in thy womb and bring forth a son and shalt call his name jesus he shall be great and shall be called the son of the highest and the lord… Leo VI the Wise 866–912PG 107:317…the son of god gabriel to mary behold thou shalt conceive and bear a son and shalt call his name jesus and he shall redeem his people from their sins paul god sent his son born… George the Monk d. c. 914PG 110:151…behold you have conceived and shall bear a son and you shall call his name ishmael because the lord has heard your affliction this man shall be a wild man his hands shall be against all… George the Monk d. c. 914PG 110:785…god and behold thou shalt conceive in thy womb and bring forth a son and shalt call his name jesus for he shall save his people from their sins '… Symeon Metaphrastes fl. c. 960, d. c. 1000PG 115:531…the fear in the womb thou shalt conceive and shalt bring forth a son and shalt call his name jesus iv but what of mary hear the pure voice of the virgin the angel announces the… George Kedrenos fl. 11th c.PG 121:725…found favor with god and behold thou shalt conceive in thy womb and shalt bear a son and shalt call his name jesus for he shall save his people from their sins ' b but when… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:695…for thy prayer is heard and thy wife elizabeth shall bear thee a son and shalt call his name john and thou shalt have joy and gladness and many shall rejoice at his birth zacharias is… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:703…vers behold thou shalt conceive in thy womb and shalt bring forth a son and shalt call his name jesus he shall be great and shall be called the son of the highest and the lord… Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 130:125…thou hast found favor with the lord and thou shalt bring forth a son and shalt call his name jesus for he will save his people from their sins for jesus is interpreted as savior and… Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 130:983…of god to the holy virgin he said thou shalt bring forth a son and shalt call his name jesus for he shall save his people from their sins c he is called christ because he… James of Kokkinobaphos fl. 12th c.PG 127:645…thus behold thou shalt conceive in thy womb and shalt bring forth a son and shalt call his name jesus he shall be great and shall be called the son of the highest and the lord… Isidore Glabas c. 1342–1396PG 139:97…utterance behold thou shalt conceive in thy womb and shalt bring forth a son and shalt call his name jesus he shall be great and shall be called the son of the highest and the lord… Makarios Melissenos fl. c. 1573-1584PG 156:905…are with child and you shall bear a son and you shall call his name ishmael because the lord has heard your humiliation he will be a wild man his hands will be against all and… Joannes ChrysostomusPG 51:363…come and had said to her thou shalt conceive in the womb and shalt bear a son and shalt call his name jesus luke i the virgin was astonished and wondered and said how c shall… Germanus I of ConstantinoplePG 98:321…most high behold thou shalt conceive in thy womb and bring forth a son and shalt call his name jesus gird yourself then for the coming of christ for i have come to evangelize to you…
12Gen 16:12
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:1375…of the lord i will pay my vows unto the lord now in the presence of all his people precious in the sight of the lord is the death of his saints for we can render… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:1383…name of the lord i will pay my vows to the lord in the presence of all his people precious in the sight of the lord is the death of his saints for we can render… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 15:903…"Another," they beheld. From Basil. V. 5. "Another," they have not grown old. Thus Basil, briefly. The interpreter is perhaps Symmachus, who translates thus in Gen. xvi. 12. CHAPTER XXX. OF DEUTERONOMY.… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:325…him of my salvation i will pay my vows to the lord in the presence of all his people ps cxv here he calls promises 'vows' for in these dire straits he was fleeing to god… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:1803…of this death vers i will pay my vows to the lord in the presence of all his people precious in the sight of the lord is the death of his saints if it is precious… Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 128:1119…times for christ verse i will pay my vows to the lord in the presence of all his people i will pay he says what i have promised to god before i depart from the present… Makarios Melissenos fl. c. 1573-1584PG 156:905…shall call his name ishmael because the lord has heard your humiliation he will be a wild man his hands will be against all and the hands of all will be against him and he will…
13Gen 16:13
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:1035…heard thy affliction and when the discourse is finished it is said and she called the name of the lord who spoke to her thou art the god who hast seen me even if in the… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 69:1269…of slavery but he comes with glory worthy of god and in the name of the lord that is clearly of the one who is truly and by nature god and what is in the name…