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Theodoret of CyrrhusPG 80:205expounds v.2“και ην Κυριος μετα Ιωσηφ και ην ανηρ επιτυγχανων και εγενετο εν τω οικω παρα τω κυριω αυτου τω Αιγυπτιω.”On the historian's description of Joseph: «He was a successful man» John ChrysostomPG 54:540expounds v.22“και εδωκεν ο αρχιδεσμοφυλαξ το δεσμωτηριον δια χειρος Ιωσηφ και παντας τους απηγμενους, οσοι εν τω δεσμωτηριω, και παντα οσα ποιουσιν εκει, αυτος ην π”On Joseph’s Patience: «And the keeper of the prison did not know anything because of Joseph»
1Gen 39:1
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 54:535D…e to learn all things diligently. 1. "And Joseph was brought down to Egypt, and Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh, bought him from the hand of the Ishmaelites" (Gen. 39:1). After the barbarians who had bought h…
2Gen 39:2
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:129…earth is like onan therefore he is put to death by god the lord was with joseph and he was a prosperous man as if aiming at a target he directed his governing principle and always… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 14:975…bounty of god for thus it is written of the same joseph and the lord was with joseph and he poured mercy upon him and gave him grace in the sight of the keeper of the… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 15:1235…double garment yoke a youth vacat and micah filled and micah filled and he was in the house of micah beside himself the lord will do good to me god will do good to me notes… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 15:1237…filled and it came to pass in the house of michae another and he was in the house of michae the lord will do me good another my lord did good another he did good theodotion… Diodore of Tarsus d. c. 394PG 33:1577…royal lineage and christ according to the flesh b cap xxxix vers and the lord was with joseph and he was a man capable and he was in the house with his master the egyptian diodorus… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 54:535A…ome with great fatherly affection, bore that heavy slavery, the Scripture subjoined, saying: 2. "And the Lord was with Joseph, and he was a man following" (Gen. 39:2, alt.). What is "The Lord was with Jose… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 71:225…and micah filled the levite s hand and he became his priest and he was in the house of micah c micah therefore was an idolater yet nevertheless he hired the one descended from the blood… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 81:1277…we find that this also happened in the case of joseph for the lord was with joseph and he was a successful man and he poured out mercy upon him and gave him favor before the… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 84:975D…gated to himself the right of celebrating the Eucharist, or public worship. ἐπιτριβομένους εἰς ἀσέβειαν, III, 731 init., worn down [into impiety]. ἐπιτυγχάνων (Gen. xxxix, 2), what? I, 104. ἐπιφάνεια τοῦ γράμματος… Gennadius I of Constantinople Patriarch 458-471, d. 471PG 85:1655…account of the nobility of their character h chapter xxxix h vers and the lord was with joseph and he was a man prosperous in all things and dwelt in the house of his master the… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:473…of christ is demonstrated by the scarlet thread cap xxxix xlvii vers and the lord was with joseph so that he was a man to whom all things turned out prosperously and he was in the… Antonius Melissa fl. 11th centuryPG 136:1129…cxiii h b on a good reputation and possessing grace gen xxxix the lord was with joseph and he poured mercy upon him and gave him favor before the chief jailer prov xxii a good name…
3Gen 39:3
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:533…he directed his mind toward his slaughter and most especially when he saw that the lord was with david and he understood the matter clearly and all israel and judah loved david then indeed jealousy was… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 54:535B…ven to his master, the officer. 3. "For his master saw," it says, "that the Lord was with him, and whatever he did, the Lord made prosperous in his hands" (Gen. 39:3). 4. "And Joseph found grace before his… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 54:539…in the hand of joseph because the lord was with him and the lord made all that he did to prosper in his hands see how the supernal grace accompanied him continually and all that he… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 54:541…not this alone but after he had made it known to us that the lord was with him and that the chief jailer had entrusted him with the administration of all things there it came to… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:205…in the house of his master the egyptian and his master knew that the lord was with him and that the lord made all that he did to prosper thus in all things he prospered because…
4Gen 39:4
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 54:535B…in his hands" (Gen. 39:3). 4. "And Joseph found grace before his master, and he set him over his house, and all that he had he gave into the hands of Joseph" (Gen. 39:4). Do you see how great it is to be help…
5Gen 39:5
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 15:1365…david all the days and the rulers of the philistines went forth and it came to pass from the time of their going forth and david dealt more prudently than all the servants of saul and… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 30:1171…which is after these as newer d twice as much col a and it came to pass from the beginning this was to it a pledge from the word and command of the master and that…
6Gen 39:6
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:587D…why do I attempt to describe the beauty of the youth, whom Scripture praised beyond measure when it said, Fair in face, and comely in appearance exceedingly (Gen. 39. 6)? He is sold because of the envy of his… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:451A…o say, but wait and you will hear. For if we hear of those who admire the child of Jacob, and say: And Joseph was fair of face and very comely in appearance (Gen. 39:6), did therefore the one who said these… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:523B…or her who cannot be desired by anyone to do the same. Do you hear what Scripture says about Joseph? "He was," it says, "beautiful and handsome in appearance" (Gen. 39:6). What does it help us to hear that Jos… Asterius of AmaseaPG 40:437CHe hath put a mitre about me as upon a bridegroom (v. 10). Concerning Joseph it is written: And Joseph was fair in appearance, and very beautiful in face (Gen. XXXIX, 6). And the Prophet says of Christ: Thou…
7Gen 39:7
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 24:1085A…om the brothers hated. What then, do you think that envy fell asleep there? Do you think the devil despised the consolation of Joseph? The Egyptian had a wife ⟦Gen. xxxix, 7⟧: therefore through the woman the devil… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 52:437…onsumption by famine. For a temptation was offered to him by an Egyptian harlot, who was enslaved by love for him, and who sat by him, saying, "Sleep with me" (Gen. 39:7). For the Egyptian woman wished to stri… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:729…e language] of the sycophants when He was being judged. But this was also a testimony to Joseph, because he too heard the Egyptian woman saying, "Lie with me" (Gen. 39. 7); yet he did not know the language of t… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 68:945…and it came to pass after these words that his master s wife cast her eyes upon joseph and said lie with me but he would not and said to his master s wife if my…
8Gen 39:8
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 47:469D…that is greater than I, nor has anything been kept back from me except you, because you are his wife; and how shall I do this evil thing, and sin before God?" (Gen. 39:8-9). And after such gentleness and demonst…
11Gen 39:11
Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 46:493D…purpose did not doze under her flatteries. His conscience did not fall asleep under her incantations; but to him it was more bitter than the reprimand of his [Gen. xxxix, 11, sqq.]… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 50:575A…not permit those secret machinations and unknown ambushes to remain; but just as that Egyptian woman, laying hold of Joseph in a chamber and in much solitude (Gen. XXXIX, 11), although she hoped her deed would be… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 64:469…sexual intercourse for it happened he says that on a certain day joseph went into the house to do his work and there was no one of the people in the house inside and his mistress…
13Gen 39:13
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 68:945…left his garments in her hands fled and went outside and it came to pass when she saw that he had left his garments in her hands and had fled and gone outside she called those…
14Gen 39:14
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:431A…od? or do I seek to please men? for if I yet pleased men, I should not be the servant of Christ." LETTER Ψ TIT. I. — On falsehood and calumny. Gen. xxxix, 14, 15. — "She called unto the men of her… OrigenesPG 16:2703…phaltiah the son of benaiah died and i fell upon my face and i cried with a loud voice and said woe to me woe to me o adonai lord are you bringing the remnant of…
15Gen 39:15
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:273…not his garments that she might hold but she heard he says that i lifted up my voice and leaving his garments he went away for what reason then did you strip him for what was… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 64:471…bed chaste ' but when i raised my voice and cried out he left his garment with me and fled and went outside once again joseph is slandered through his garment just as his brothers b… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:431…lie with me and i cried with a loud voice and it came to pass when he heard that i lifted up my voice and cried that he left his garment with me and fled and…
17Gen 39:17
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:275…any one shall examine the very words accurately, they breathe rage and slaughter throughout. For what does she say? "You have brought a Hebrew boy to mock us" (Gen. 39:17), taunting her husband with a benefit,…
18Gen 39:18
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 64:471…bed chaste ' but when i raised my voice and cried out he left his garment with me and fled and went outside once again joseph is slandered through his garment just as his brothers b… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:431…a loud voice and it came to pass when he heard that i lifted up my voice and cried that he left his garment with me and fled and got him out b levit xix ye…
20Gen 39:20
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 54:539…lord was furious it says c and he sent him into the place where the king's prisoners were bound but if he did not believe he ought not to have thrown him into prison and if…
21Gen 39:21
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 14:975…of god for thus it is written of the same joseph and the lord was with joseph and he poured mercy upon him and gave him grace in the sight of the keeper of the prison… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 14:1209…already said in other places it is written that joseph found grace in the sight of the keeper of the prison and esther found grace in the sight of the king a we have found written… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 54:535…great fatherly affection bore that heavy slavery the scripture subjoined saying and the lord was with joseph and he was a a man following gen alt what is the lord was with joseph it means that… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 81:1277A…e of Joseph: For the Lord was with Joseph, and he was a successful man, and he poured out mercy upon him, and gave him favor before the keeper of the prison (Gen. xxxix, 21). We are taught, therefore, from this a…
23Gen 39:23
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 54:539D…it be glory, dominion, honor, now and always, and for ever and ever. Amen. HOMILIA LXIII. And the keeper of the prison knew not anything because of Joseph (Gen. 39.23). 1. We wish today to return to you… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 54:735…The grace of God brings it about that all things turn out well. 532-540 HOMIL. LXIII. And the keeper of the prison did not know anything, because of Joseph (Gen. 39. 23). — Divine power manifested through Jos… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:205…house of his master the egyptian and his master knew that the lord was with him and that the lord made all that he did to prosper thus in all things he prospered because the lord…