Where the Fathers quote Genesis 4
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John ChrysostomPG 49:91expounds v.1“Αδαμ δε εγνω Ευαν την γυναικα αυτου και συλλαβουσα ετεκε τον Καϊν και ειπεν· εκτησαμην ανθρωπον δια του Θεου.”The hypothesis of the creation, including: «Adam, where are you?» and on not swearing
Photius of ConstantinoplePG 101:441expounds v.7“ουκ εαν ορθως προσενεγκῃς, ορθως δε μη διελῃς, ημαρτες; ησυχασον· προς σε η αποστροφη αυτου, και συ αρξεις αυτου.”The meaning of: «If thou offerest rightly, but dost not rightly divide, hast thou not sinned? Be still»
Photius of ConstantinoplePG 101:645expounds v.7“ουκ εαν ορθως προσενεγκῃς, ορθως δε μη διελῃς, ημαρτες; ησυχασον· προς σε η αποστροφη αυτου, και συ αρξεις αυτου.”109. What is signified by «If you do not offer correctly», etc.
John ChrysostomPG 53:158expounds v.8“και ειπε Καϊν προς Αβελ τον αδελφον αυτου· διελθωμεν εις το πεδιον. και εγενετο εν τω ειναι αυτους εν τω πεδιω ανεστη Καϊν επι Αβελ τον αδελφον αυτου ”On Genesis 4:8: «And Cain said to Abel his brother, Let us go out to the field»
John ChrysostomPG 53:166expounds v.16“εξηλθε δε Καϊν απο προσωπου του Θεου και ωκησεν εν γη Ναιδ κατεναντι Εδεμ.”On Genesis 4:16: «Then Cain went out from the presence of the Lord»
1Gen 4:1
Clement of Alexandria c. 150 – c. 215PG 8:1181…to be the time of the procreation of children when it says and adam knew eve his wife and she conceived and bore a son and she named his name seth for god has raised up…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 14:531…woman for when he was joined to her then it was said and adam knew eve his wife and if anyone should stumble because we have taken for the knowledge of god the example and adam…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 14:1125…nows, which in this discourse is accustomed to use a certain vernacular—that is, in the sense of "to know," just as when it says: "And Adam knew Eve his wife" (Gen. 4:1), in place of saying, "he had inter…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 21:1617A…emeron of Eustathius, accuses Eusebius of having given a false meaning to the name Cain. For we read in the sacred books that Eve brought forth a son, saying (Gen. IV, 1): "I have acquired a man through God."…
Caesarius of Nazianzus c. 330-368/369PG 38:877…after they were cast out of paradise having tasted the forbidden fruit adam knew eve his wife and she conceived and bore what then shall we say that in paradise he was ignorant of her he…
Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 30:1043A…nce Aquila says: The Lord possessed me. And always those who beget children say, I have possessed a son. » He understands it especially, whose words these are, Gen. iv, 1, I have possessed a man from God, afte…
Amphilochius of Iconium c. 340 – after 394PG 39:71B…e fact that Adam, after the departure from paradise, was coupled with Eve. For it is written that, after the going out from paradise, then Adam knew his wife ⟦Gen. 4:1⟧. Before the sin, therefore, there was…
Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 46:373B…her until he had been exiled from paradise, and before she, having been deceived and having sinned, was condemned to the punishment of the pangs of childbirth (Gen. IV, 1). Therefore, by the same sequence o…
Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 41:671…and abel born of one father and one mother for scripture says adam knew eve his wife and she conceived and bore cain and he gave him the name cain which is interpreted as possession saying…
Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 89:1069…the living tree of life concerning which woman it is also written and adam knew eve his wife and she conceived and bore a son and said i have acquired a man through god not through…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 48:1091C…ry. One will find two knowledges and notions in Scripture: one indeed which is taken from work, and another truly from cognition. And Adam knew Eve his wife (Gen. 4:1), it says; not that he was ignorant bef…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 53:153A…was also able to provide him with a continual fear and remembrance. 4. And Adam knew Eve his wife (Gen. 4:1). Consider when this happened. After th…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 53:167…the place he settled him there then he says and cain knew his wife and she conceived and bore enoch since they had become mortal they were naturally anxious about the succession of their children but…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 53:171…when because of the time of fasting you enjoy more frequent instruction and adam knew eve his wife and she conceived and bore a son and called his name seth saying god has raised up for…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 69:31…whom we have also been saved it is written therefore in genesis and adam knew eve his wife and she conceived and bore cain and said i have acquired a man through god and she added…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 69:43…what has been said also this after abel was dead he says adam knew eve his wife and she conceived and bore a son and called his name seth saying for god has raised up for…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 76:639…evil through the things themselves and by experience it is written therefore and adam knew eve his wife and no one would surely c say that this is spoken of simple knowledge or that the knowledge…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:165A…a. Therefore Adam is interpreted as either "earth-born" or "dusty"; and Cain as "possession." For Adam, praising God, said: "I have gotten a man through God" (Gen. iv, 1). And Abel is the same as "mourning," f…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:1243…after the transgression and the divine sentence and the deprivation of paradise adam knew eve his wife and she having conceived bore cain this therefore is what he wishes to say that since sin had seized…
Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:233…adam indeed knew eve his wife and having conceived she brought forth cain and said i have gotten a man through the lord if marriage did not precede the sin but came to pass only after…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 94:1207…the time when death entered into the world through the transgression then adam knew eve his wife and she conceived and bore so that the race might not be worn out and consumed by death marriage…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1107B…d he brought forth beyond nature. In a natural way he begat Cain and Abel, just as the divine Scripture says: "Adam knew his wife, and she conceived and bore" (Gen. IV, 1). But that which exceeds nature is the…
Symeon the New Theologian 949–1022PG 120:399A…they were driven from paradise, and stripped of God, and fell from His divine glory, then, as it is written: “Adam knew his wife, and she conceived and bore” (Gen. IV, 1). Therefore, beloved, if you too love G…
Philip the Solitary fl. c. 1095PG 127:765A…rtheless underwent the same punishment as they did (Gen. VI, 1 seqq.). For God always punishes the body when the soul sins. So also He did in the case of Cain (Gen. IV, 1 seqq.). The soul sinned by committing m…
Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 130:367B…ing, said: "For from this day I shall make sons," that is, I shall beget. And Eve, when she had brought forth Cain, said, "I have possessed a man through God" [Gen. iv, 1], when she ought to have said, "I have…
Michael Glycas c. 1125–after 1204PG 158:59…after the tasting of the tree and the introduction of disobedience c adam knew eve his wife and she brought forth cain but what need is there even to speak of the ant lion for it…
Michael Glycas c. 1125–after 1204PG 158:159…was not according to him bodiless after being cast out of paradise adam knew eve his wife and she bears cain and how did he know her with passion for the man having fallen from the…
Nicetas Choniates c. 1155–1217PG 139:1271…their fall and their exile from paradise but afterwards he says thus and adam knew eve his wife and she conceived and bare cain a little later he also describes the birth of abel not without…
Manuel Kalekas d. 1410PG 152:45D…n one. Finally, in these particles, 'through' and 'from,' one often takes the signification of the other, as is that saying: 'I have gotten a man through God' [Gen. IV, 1], which is the same as if he had said,…
Leo Allatius 1586-1669PG 18:973A…. virgin., ch. 5; Jerome, Contra Jovinianum; Ambrose, De instit. virginum; Basil, Epist. ad Letorium, De vera virginitate; Chrysostom, Hom. in Genes. (Gen. iv, 1); Marius Victor, In Genes., book 2; A…
Leo Allatius 1586-1669PG 18:973A…ain. The etymon and explanation of this name is found in the Holy Scriptures themselves: And he discovered Cain, saying, "I have possessed a man through God" (Gen. iv, 1). Wherefore Eusebius, in Praepar. evan…
Basil of SeleuciaPG 85:65…us if it seems good direct our attention to the text itself and adam knew eve his wife and she conceived and bore cain and who does not know that marriage the begetter of creatures precedes…
Basil of SeleuciaPG 85:67…proceeds by serving a adam knew eve his wife and she conceived and bore cain hence there is the womb and conception and birth pangs and offspring the…
2Gen 4:2
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 69:31…she added to bear his brother abel and abel became a shepherd of sheep but cain was a tiller of the ground and it came to pass after some days that cain brought of the fruits…
George of Nicomedia fl. c. 860-880 (9th century)PG 100:1345B…worker of the ground; and Cain brought of the fruits of the ground a sacrifice to God; and Abel also brought of the firstlings of his sheep and of their fat" (Gen. iv, 2). What, then, does "If you offer correc…
3Gen 4:3
Clement of Rome d. c. 100PG 1:215B…to Abel his brother: Let us go out into the field. And it came to pass when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother, and slew him (Gen. IV, 3-8). You see, brothers, how emulation and…
Basil of SeleuciaPG 85:69A…gether to the One receiving them. The chronicler, weighing the intent of each as if on the scale of history, said: "Cain offered of the fruits gifts unto God" (Gen. iv, 3). A fruitless disposition offers fruits…
4Gen 4:4
Clement of Rome d. c. 100PG 1:215…of the fruits of the ground a sacrifice to god and abel also brought of the firstlings of his sheep and of the fat thereof and god looked upon abel and upon his gifts but unto…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:83…brought of the fruits of the earth a sacrifice to the lord and abel he also brought of the firstlings of his sheep and god looked upon abel and upon his gifts but upon cain and…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 48:1067D…ing from heaven consume his host? But when he offered firstfruits to God, as Scripture says: God looked upon the host of Abel, but unto Cain he did not look (Gen. IV, 4-5). Again, moreover, Noah, who was saved…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 48:1099…d not retain the Hebrew word in Daniel, just as they did not in IV Kings v, 8, and Ezekiel xlv, 25; Theodoret explains it as precious gifts, and in Genesis iv, 4 it is translated as a gift. Psalm xix, 3, a sacrifice;…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 68:687B…ning the pair of brothers, I mean Cain and Abel: "For God," it says, "looked upon Abel and upon his gifts, but upon Cain and his sacrifices He did not attend" (Gen. iv, 4); for that He looks upon that which ple…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 69:31…the fruits of the ground a sacrifice to the lord and abel also brought of the firstlings of his sheep and of their fat and god looked upon abel and upon his gifts but upon cain…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 73:897…of the fruits of the earth as it is written but abel also brought of the firstlings of his sheep and of their fat and god looked upon abel and upon his gifts but upon cain…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 76:1033…the fruits of the earth a sacrifice to the lord abel however also brought of the firstlings of his sheep…
George of Nicomedia fl. c. 860-880 (9th century)PG 100:1345…of the fruits of the ground a sacrifice to god and abel also brought of the firstlings of his sheep and of their fat gen iv what then does if you offer correctly but do not…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:289…r else is lacking in blood and fire. Verumtamen, these are found used indiscriminately in Scripture, as, God had regard for Abel and his gifts, ⟦Gen. iv, 4⟧, although they were from the firstlings of the sheep. But…
Basil of SeleuciaPG 85:69A…ain, with a fruitless soul, should be—and so his honor is unacceptable. Refrain from a sacrifice conjoined with impiety. Abel also "offered of the firstlings" (Gen. iv, 4), in which the best of nature was comme…
Basil of SeleuciaPG 85:69A…h the best of nature was commended, [and] the spirit was proved. Therefore the outcome was concordant for each: "And God looked upon Abel, and upon his gifts" (Gen. iv, 4). Seeing the one who makes the offering…
Antonius Melissa fl. 11th centuryPG 136:767…also of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat thereof and god looked upon abel and upon his gifts but upon cain and…
5Gen 4:5
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 48:853B…or Abel, and then for his gifts; He saw Cain, and then turned away from his sacrifices. For "towards Cain," it says, "and his sacrifices He had no regard" (Gen. 4.5). Noah offered sacrifices to God of she…
Basil of SeleuciaPG 85:69C…despair of the remedies. He shares His voice, and bestows discourse, and becomes a counselor. "Why art thou grieved, Cain? and why is thy countenance fallen?" (Gen. iv, 5). I did not avenge myself on thee, He s…
6Gen 4:6
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:619C…e mode of gentleness? For having been afflicted with contumely by him, He did not return the contumely, but urges him and says: Why is your countenance fallen (Gen. 4:6)? And if that deed had no pardon, the y…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 64:1375…ious farmers." 3, on the incomprehensible nature of God. I, 719. — Montf. I, 462. Savil. VI, 402. Duc. I, 314. "The laborious farmers, when they see..." 9, in Gen. IV, 6. — Montf. IV, 65. Savil. I, 51. Duc. II…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:9B…ct. Philo. — It is a sacrilege to explain holy mysteries to the profane. TITLE II. — On sacrifices: and that God does not admit adulterated offerings. Gen. iv, 6, 7. — “The Lord God said to Cain: Why h…
7Gen 4:7
Clement of Rome d. c. 100PG 1:625C…Lord, who shall stand? For with you there is propitiation. » For such is also implied by that which was said to Cain in Genesis: «Have you sinned? Be quiet » (Gen. IV, 7, LXX)—that is, do not continue to sin.…
Irenaeus of Lyon c. 130–c. 202PG 7:2017B…ics use very often. You see, therefore, how faithfully the old Latin interpreter rendered the words of Irenaeus. I cannot pass over in silence the passage Gen. iv, 7, which Irenaeus cited twice, p. 962, §…
Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:1827…by this question openly, and as it were by a certain canon, against any such case whatsoever from the Old Testament. Furthermore, in the passage in Genesis iv, 7, ἀποστροφή is rendered not as "aversion" as the interpreter…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 48:929B…e of Cain; for He secured him also before the sin, and foretold, saying, You have sinned, be quiet; to you shall be his turning, and you shall rule over him (Gen. 4.7). Observe the wisdom and understanding.…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 49:265C…shut the mouths of those lazy, dissolute, and sluggish ones who flee the labors of virtue and accuse our common Master. "You have sinned," He says, "be quiet" (Gen. IV, 7): do not add another more serious sin.…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 50:763B…y that there be another time after this, in which each will receive according to his merit, and will either pay the penalty for his deeds, or receive a reward (Gen. 4:7). Let us be sober, beloved: some dwell…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 53:231B…geance, nor did He exact punishment for what had been done; but as a friend speaking to a friend with all gentleness, He said: "Thou hast sinned; be at peace" (Gen. 4. 7). He merely indicated his sin to him an…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:449C…so goaded him and brought him to such a frenzy that, even when God was exhorting him and saying, "His turning is toward you, and you shall rule over him" (Gen. 4:7), he would not even then yield. Althoug…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:619D…Lest I be deprived of both my sons in one day (Gen. 27:45). Therefore God also was saying at that time: Have you sinned? Be quiet; to you shall be his turning (Gen. 4:7 sqq.); thus wishing to avert the slaugh…
Cosmas Indicopleustes fl. c. 535–550PG 88:611A…this is not against divine dogmas, but is confirmed by them, when God said to Cain: Under thee shall be his appetite, and thou shalt have dominion over him (Gen. iv, 7). As to the penances, most of them we…
Basil of SeleuciaPG 85:69C…len?" (Gen. iv, 5). I did not avenge myself on thee, He says, for having insulted me, nor did I consume the insolent one with fire. "Unto thee is his turning" (Gen. iv, 7), I have given thee the enjoyment of th…
8Gen 4:8
Clement of Rome d. c. 100PG 1:215…his brother let us go out into the field and it came to pass when they were in the field that cain rose up against abel his brother and slew him gen iv you see brothers…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 15:85B…"and he fashioned"; Onkelos, u-bərā, "and he created." Gen. III, 16, Aquila, hē synapheia sou, "your association"; Onkelos, reghīghataki, "your desire." Gen. IV, 8, Origen says that Aquila expressed that…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 49:131D…m who had been honored, he was deliberating about the murder, he was hiding his treacherous intent; and what does he say? "Come, let us go out into the field" (Gen. 4:8). Another outward form—for it is a simu…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 54:609…rly evil when Cain killed his brother: that you may understand what it was to have known the evil thing, hear what he says: Come, let us go out into the field (Gen. 4:8). But for what reason do you draw your…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 54:731A…s goodness towards Cain. What must be observed in offerings. Moral epilogue. 148-158 HOMILY XIX. And he said to Cain his brother: Let us go out into the field (Gen. 4. 8). The wretched servitude of sin. Free w…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:431C…ken in the wilderness (Gen. 37). Cain, again, if he had stood in awe of His sentence, as was proper, would not have said: "Come, let us go out into the field" (Gen. 4:8). For why, O miserable and calamitous o…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 69:31…his brother let us go out into the field and it came to pass when they were in the field that cain rose up against abel his brother and killed him and the lord said to…
Dionysius the Areopagite fl. c. 500PG 3:1135…(ἀδελφοκτόνος), fratricide. Thus he calls Cain. Epistle VIII, § 1, as one who was the first murderer and killer of his brother, as is contained in Genesis IV, v. 8, to which St. Dionysius alludes in the location cited above…
Maximus the Confessor c. 580–662PG 90:457D…im with guile, having crept in by the right hand according to the contemplation of beings, before the perfect habit. This [law] is Cain, both called and being (Gen. IV, 8 sqq.) the first to acquire the fruit of…
Basil of SeleuciaPG 85:71…envy gave birth to the murder he rose up it says cain against abel his brother and slew him b what are you doing o cain why do you taste human blood why do you teach…
9Gen 4:9
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 47:431…her, a crime far more wicked than parricide: for he pierced his parents with incredible grief, and even lied to God. For, says he, "Am I my brother's keeper?" (Gen. 4:9). And for all these things he is tortur…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 48:929C…inst his will to the confession of the deed; and when he said, I do not know, The voice, He says, of your brother's blood cries out to me from the earth (Gen. 4.9-10). The thing itself, He says, proclaims…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 49:285A…suum Abel, invidia correptus, sic ut cædes invidiam sequeretur: siquidem eum seductum in campum interfecit. Quid autem ait illi Deus? Ubi est Abel frater tuus (Gen. 4. 9)? Qui novit omnia, non quod ignoret, in…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 54:611A…for when God said: "Where is Abel thy brother?" you answered: "Am I my brother’s keeper?" (Gen. 4.9). From which it is evident that he rush…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:325A…rking in him" (Mark VI, 14). See how even in the case of Abel death was precious. "Where is Abel thy brother? The voice of thy brother's blood crieth unto me" (Gen. IV, 9, 10). "Consider also in the case of La…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:577…they confess with good sense a thus he questioned cain where is abel thy brother he wished to compel him who had done the evil even to stand as his own accuser so…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:599D…Exod. V, 2). And the fool in the prophet is of such a kind, while he says in his heart, “There is no God” (Ps. XIII, 1); and Cain: “Am I my brother’s keeper?” (Gen. IV, 9). Can you discern whether these are the…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:377D…m himself, and do not say: "What care is it of mine to be concerned with these things?" Fear him who first said this word; for the "Am I my brother's keeper?" (Gen. 4. 9) leads to the same point as this; from…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:637B…an example. Cain despised his brother, and he immediately despised God. How did he despise Him? See how insolently he answers God: Am I my brother's keeper? (Gen. 4:9). Esau despised his brother again, and…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 63:215D…mpudent, lest we be punished even against our will. Cain heard from God: "Where is Abel your brother?" and he says: "I do not know; am I my brother's keeper?" (Gen. IV, 9). Do you see how he made this a graver…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 63:433…we pay punishments not of our own accord cain heard from god where is abel thy brother and he said i know not am i my brother's keeper you see how from this he wrought his…
Hesychius of Jerusalem d. after 450PG 93:1409B…for they had said they were sons of Abraham, because they had become imitators of the ways of Cain, who lied to God when he said: "Am I my brother's keeper?" (Gen. iv, 9), and who first produced envy and murde…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:59B…clearly teaches that nature possessed the power of discerning things. So also Cain killed his brother secretly; yet being asked, "Where is Abel your brother?" (Gen. iv, 9), he denied it and attempted to conceal…
Dionysius the Areopagite fl. c. 500PG 4:523…verto they contemplate unless we read they mock ' ' they argue where is abel thy brother and that coming down i will see and that the lord examines the just and the unjust which also…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1187B…g forth to thee, and thou shalt eat thy bread, till thou return to the earth out of which thou wast taken; for dust thou art, and into dust shalt thou return. Gen. iv, 9-12. — The Lord God said to Cain: Where is…
Photius of ConstantinoplePG 104:409D…physeōs. It seems written (says I. S.) phōs ex hou conflatum phōnēs. Verse 9, near the end, sou ei. Gen. iii, 9. Verse 8, near the end, tou estin Abel. Genes. iv, 9. Verse of the same, kai kraugē Sodomōn…
10Gen 4:10
Theophilus of Antioch d. c. 190PG 6:1097…i my brother s keeper thus having been angered at him god said what hast thou done the voice of thy brother's blood cries to me from the earth which opened its mouth to receive the…
Irenaeus of Lyon c. 130–c. 202PG 7:1161…is vocal god said to cain when he had slain his brother the voice of thy brother's blood crieth unto me and because their blood was to be required he said to them who were about…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 11:323D…was said: "The flesh lusts against the spirit." They are also accustomed to add what was said: "The voice of your brother's blood cries to me from the ground" [Gen. IV, 10]. For what is cried...…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 11:635…whose blood has been unjustly poured out applies for that the voice of thy brother's blood crieth unto me from the ground let us deem it to be said also concerning each of the…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 15:587…n the Basilian [manuscript]. But the name is Mishael, as another codex has it. V. 6. "Another [reading], the Lord set on fire." From the Basilian [manuscript]. Gen. iv, 10, Theodotion, "God set on fire." Where t…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 50:467D…glorious name by the shedding of his blood. And he indeed, even after his death, speaks boldly through his blood, and with a clear voice accuses the murderer (Gen. IV, 10); but the other...…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:325…the case of abel death was precious where is abel thy brother the voice of thy brother's blood crieth unto me gen iv consider also in the case of lazarus how after his departure angels were…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:577…he then convicted the impiety saying the voice of thy brother s blood crieth unto me from the ground so if having questioned he sees one acting with ill intent he convicts the wrongdoer and now…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:377A…ace the same path. Cain killed his brother, but by this act he helped him all the more; for hear what it says: "The voice of your brother's blood cries to me" (Gen. 4:10); and again elsewhere, "With blood," he…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:723C…says to Cain: "The voice of your brother's blood cries out to me." Hear also the punishment defined: "Groaning and trembling you shall be upon the earth" (Gen. 4:10, 12): hear also the reward of almsgivin…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:431…to perceive these things rightly and wisely but what does he say the voice of thy brother's blood crieth unto me ibid v d not that blood has a voice but in the same way that…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 63:219D…testimony that he was righteous; and through it, being dead, he still speaks” (Heb. 11:4). And elsewhere: “The voice of your brother's blood cries out to me” (Gen. 4:10). Either this, therefore, must be said,…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 69:747…is a voice of sin according to what was said to cain the voice of thy brother's blood crieth unto me so also there is a voice of repentance to which god listens and no one…
Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:241…ho showed an atheistic mindset by not believing that the divine eye oversees all things—God says: "The voice of your brother's blood cries out to me" (Gen. 4:10), stating this as a manifestation, just as elsewhere it is…
Zacharias of Mytilene c. 465 - after 536PG 85:1055…ing to this regarding the principal soul, when they say: The blood of thy brother crieth unto me: since this is the word of God Himself (to Cain in Genesis IV, 10). Page 351, c. To this Platonic dogma Jewish philosophy agr…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1187…said i know not am i my brother s keeper and god said what hast thou done the voice of thy brother s blood crieth to me from the earth and now cursed shalt thou be…
11Gen 4:11
Olympiodorus of Alexandria fl. 6th century (c. 500-570)PG 93:261C…ir own, but let them find their crops and plants barren, dry, and fruitless, reaping the curse upon Cain, which says: "Cursed is the earth in your works," [Gen. iv, 11, 12] in no way rewarding the labors of…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1187…to me from the earth and now cursed shalt thou be upon the earth which hath opened her mouth to receive the blood of thy brother from thy hand when thou shalt till the earth it…
12Gen 4:12
Macarius of Egypt c. 300–391PG 34:495B…32). For that word which was spoken by the Creator to Cain, and that sentence openly pronounced, namely, Groaning and trembling shalt thou be upon the earth (Gen. IV, 12), is a type and hidden image of all…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 47:431…norance, but from malice and wickedness and the ultimate audacity of crime? What then was his punishment? "You shall be groaning and trembling upon the earth" (Gen. 4:12). It seems, indeed, to be a heavy punis…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 54:611A…rder was something evil, but learned it more clearly afterward when he suffered the punishment and heard: "Groaning and trembling you shall be upon the earth" (Gen. 4.12); so also the father of this man, befor…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 57:207A…ent, having abandoned the dove? For we shall no longer hear, "Earth you are, and to earth you shall return" (Gen. III, 19), nor "You shall not till the earth" (Gen. IV, 12), or other things said of old, but thin…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1187…hand when thou shalt till the earth it shall not yield to thee her strength a fugitive and a vagabond shalt thou be on the earth gen ix noe awaking from the wine learned what his…
Cyril of JerusalemPG 33:413C…inventor of evils, leader of murders, the first envious one and killer, with what penalty is he punished? Groaning and trembling you shall be upon the earth (Gen. IV, 12). Great is the sin, small the punishmen…
13Gen 4:13
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 14:937…even before it cain finally when he had sinned said my sin is greater than that it may be remitted c and the patriarchs when they went down to egypt and were pressed by an interrogation…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 14:1079A…. Cain his sin and said: "My sin is greater than that I should be forgiven" (Gen. iv, 13)? Or by which did Pharaoh acknowledge h…
Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 28:737…that he inaugurated hades quest lxiii what is meant by my sin is greater than that it may be forgiven me to live and not die d resp my condemnation he says is greater for through…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 49:133A…even his father hid himself, so too does this man deny it; and after the questioning, he says again, "My punishment is greater than that I should be forgiven" (Gen. IV, 13). But the Hellene does not bear this. C…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 49:285…not say his sin first for what does he say my sin is greater than that it may be forgiven that is i have sinned greatly i am not worthy to live what then does god…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 69:33…shall be groaning and trembling on the earth and cain said to the lord my punishment is greater than that i might be forgiven and if you cast me out today from the face of the…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:159…sinned more grievously than to deserve pardon for my iniquity he says is greater than that it may be forgiven me but indeed even adam when he perceived the divine presence attempted to hide as knowing…
Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:243…evil yet he happened to be burdened with continuous labors a my iniquity is greater than that it may be forgiven etc as if he were saying my sin is so enormous that it exceeds all…
14Gen 4:14
Barnabas 1st c.PG 2:717…suffering he immediately provides the reason for this in these words for from the face of the earth the creation or formation of adam came to be where a very beautiful locution of the hellenists occurs…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 17:1197…dedicated his twelfth and thirteenth books of commentaries upon Genesis to this passage: "Whoever shall kill Cain, he shall be punished sevenfold." ⟦Genesis IV, 14.⟧ From this, Eusebius is to be corrected, in whose Ecclesi…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 21:539…who have not made the heaven and the earth let them perish from the face of the earth and from under the heaven the lord who made the earth in his strength set right the world…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:79…ungodly not so but as the dust which the wind drives away from the face of the earth such is the blessed man as the word has described but he is rare and found only among…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 53:163…but ill timed and he said if you cast me out today from the face of the earth and from your face i shall be hidden and i shall be groaning and trembling upon the earth…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 53:235…dove it says from him to see if the water had abated from the face of the earth and the dove finding no resting place for her feet returned to him into the ark because water…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:443D…nd times: hear him saying, "If you cast me out from the earth, and I shall be hidden from your face, and it shall be that everyone who finds me shall kill me" (Gen. 4:14). Tell me, therefore, do not many now d…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 69:33…that i might be forgiven and if you cast me out today from the face of the earth and from your face i shall be hidden and i shall be groaning and trembling on the earth…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 69:35…of the divine wrath for him for he said if you cast me out this day from the face of the earth and i shall be hidden from your face and i shall be groaning and…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 71:947…prophecy makes mention of this too vers by failing let it fail from the face of the earth saith the lord man and cattle shall fail the birds of the heaven and the fishes of the…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 77:371…which cain revealed when he said if you cast me out today from the face of the earth and from your face i shall be hidden the most grievous punishment in the eyes of the wise…
Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:777…appeared at that feast just as zechariah prophesies saying and it shall come to pass that every one that shall be left of all the nations that came against jerusalem shall go up from year to…
Paschal Chronicle c. 630PG 92:585…which cain himself revealed by saying if you cast me out today from the face of the earth and i shall be hidden from your face the most heavy punishment for those who are wise is…
Germanus II of Constantinople d. c. 1240PG 140:719…month on the first day of the month the waters had failed from the face of the earth and noah opened the covering of the ark which he had made and he saw that the water…
Otto Fridolin Fritzsche 1812-1896PG 66:37A…gence in the Catena—is uncertain, especially since very many of them are extremely brief and of almost no moment. But I would vindicate to Theodore p. 51 B (on Gen. IV, 14, 15) and 107 B (on 49, 27) (Theo.); r…
Theodore of MopsuestiaPG 66:451…the impious shall be weakened and i will take away the wicked from the face of the earth saith the lord he has hyperbolically coupled the birds and fishes to the men and beasts or perhaps…
15Gen 4:15
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 68:59…alexandria to bishop optimus on the words of genesis whosoever shall slay cain vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold etc edited in greek and latin in the chronicon alexandrinum edited by matthaeus raderus another inscribed…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 68:71…. 187–198. 44. And otherwise, seeing with pleasure the good children (Καὶ ἄλλως ἡδέως ὁρῶν τοὺς ἀγαθοὺς παῖδας). Epistle to Optimum the bishop, on Genesis IV, 15: "Everyone who kills Cain shall be punished sevenfold." Whi…
16Gen 4:16
Clement of Alexandria c. 150 – c. 215PG 8:987…away by weak and unstable affections rightly therefore is it written c and cain went out from the presence of god and dwelt in the land of naid opposite edem now naid is interpreted as commotion…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 11:489…intimacy for thus also cain went out from the face of god and dwelt in the land of nod opposite eden c as therefore he dwells in the saints so also in heaven that is in…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:379…was naked" (Gen. 3:10). And Cain also, after being condemned by God for fratricide, "went out," it says, "from the face of God, and dwelt in the land of Nod" (Gen. 4:16). He went out, therefore, from the face…
Didymus the Blind c. 313–398PG 39:1123C…de of God, he would have done nothing against Job. And it is said of the devil more appropriately than of Cain: "He went out from the presence of the Lord" (Gen. iv, 16), which indicates that he does not enjo…
Didymus the Blind c. 313–398PG 39:1201…backs to me and not their faces the parent of this impiety cain went out from the presence of the lord god that is he turned away from him and if these things are said of…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 54:731A…seful. Seven penalties in Cain. Moral epilogue. 158-166 HOMILY XX. And Cain went out from the presence of God; and dwelt in the land of Nod, over against Eden (Gen. 4. 16), and the rest. Cain dwelt in the regio…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 69:37…sign that he should not be killed by anyone who found him and cain went out from the presence of god he was immediately subject to the curses and in this way the turning away followed…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 74:407…jews and having had their bodies afflicted with stripes for christ they went out from the presence of the council rejoicing as it is written that they were counted worthy to suffer dishonor for the name…
Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:227…must be remarked how it is said in the case of cain cain went out from the presence of god yet now it is read of man he cast out or expelled adam etc clearly expelling…
Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:253…care for anything or for a bountiful god wherefore scripture expressly states and dwelt in the land of nod over against eden if one wishes to render the term nod properly one interprets it as solum…
Cosmas Indicopleustes fl. c. 535–550PG 88:173…the fratricide cain was cast out by god as it is written cain went out from the presence of god and dwelt in the land of naid as if to say that cain was cast out…
Gregory of Agrigentum c. 559 - c. 630 (traditionalPG 98:675…that you alone here have been brought to be against him they went out from the presence of the pope troubled saying among themselves carried away by envy the pope does not accept the true testimonies…
George the Monk d. c. 914PG 110:655…may be examined exactly b st alexander the bishop arose immediately and went out from the presence of the king saying let the will of the lord be done and when he had entered the church…
Theodore of MopsuestiaPG 66:637B…and which lay adjacent to the paradise. Whence He says concerning Cain, "And Cain went out from the face of God, and dwelt in the land of Nod, opposite Eden" (Gen. iv, 16). You may believe, therefore, that they…
17Gen 4:17
Theophilus of Antioch d. c. 190PG 6:1097…whose name was enoch and he built a city which he named after the name of his son enoch from that time was the beginning…
Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 30:1101…inventions of Jubal, of him who descended from Cain, "the author of whom, who existed as a descendant of Cain, we have accepted." And it is noted in Genesis IV, 17. For from Cain sprang Enoch, and then from Enoch Irad, from…
Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 41:671…of one father and one mother for scripture says adam knew eve his wife and she conceived and bore cain and he gave him the name cain which is interpreted as possession saying i have gotten…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 53:167…indictment even from the place he settled him there then he says and cain knew his wife and she conceived and bore enoch since they had become mortal they were naturally anxious about the succession of…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 53:171…time of fasting you enjoy more frequent instruction and adam knew eve his wife and she conceived and bore a son and called his name seth saying god has raised up for me another seed instead…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 69:43…said also this after abel was dead he says adam knew eve his wife and she conceived and bore a son and called his name seth saying for god has raised up for me another seed…
Cosmas Indicopleustes fl. c. 535–550PG 88:173…about them concerning cain and he was building a city and he called the name of the city after the name of his son enoch concerning thobel the son of lamech by ada it says this…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1107…he begat cain and abel just as the divine scripture says adam knew his wife and she conceived and bore gen iv but that which exceeds nature is the subject of our inquiry to wit how…
Symeon the New Theologian 949–1022PG 120:399…and fell from his divine glory then as it is written adam knew his wife and she conceived and bore gen iv therefore beloved if you too love god sincerely and remain in his love no…
Nicetas Choniates c. 1155–1217PG 139:1271…exile from paradise but afterwards he says thus and adam knew eve his wife and she conceived and bare cain a little later he also describes the birth of abel not without an enumeration of the…
PG 97 (anthology)PG 97:65…a city in the land of naid opposite eden he named it after the name of his son enoch and by forcing his kin to gather into one place he occupied himself with wars and after…
19Gen 4:19
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:997…has enumerated all his lineage it says and he had it says two wives the name of the one was anna and the name of the second was peninnah and there were children born to peninnah…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:999…ephraim the fruitful mountain c this therefore such a praiseworthy man had two wives the name of the one was anna and the name of the second was phenenna but he had sons from the second…
Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 30:381…for he says lamech took to himself two wives the name of one was adah and the name of the other sella and adah bore jabal he was the father of those dwelling in tents who…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 69:43…maviael begat mathusala and mathusala begat lamech and lamech took to himself two wives the name of the one was ada and the name of the second was sella and lamech said to his wives ada…
20Gen 4:20
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:371B…with a vigilant mind in each of these, lest you render the whole course of your life empty and fruitless. TIT. VI. — On the arts and their inventors. Gen. iv, 20, 21. — “Ada bore Jabel. He was the fath…
Daniel Heinsius 1580-1655PG 43:1191…pecially that from which skēnopēgia is derived, is a klisia. The first mention of the pastoral tent, which is historically a Chaldean word, is in Genesis 4:20, where Jabel is said to be the first to establish that whic…
21Gen 4:21
Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 30:1009…posterior kinnor psaltērion is expressed in Greek, as in Psalm LXXX, 2, Psaltērion terpnon meta kitharas ("Pleasant psalter with cithara"); and Genesis IV, 21, where the Vulgate says: "He was the father of those who pl…
23Gen 4:23
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 53:169…deeds for i killed a man he says to my own wound and a young man to my own bruise for if cain has been avenged sevenfold then lamech seventy seven fold great is what was…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 64:1421A…anasii et Amphilochii. Vertit etiam Fronto Ducæus. [Spuria.] II, 821. — Montf. II, 824. Savil. V, 592. Duc. VI, 370. Χαίρω καὶ εὐφραίνομαι, ὁρῶν. Hom. prima in Gen. IV, 23. — Montf. IV, 1. Savil. I, 1. Duc. II,…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 69:45…sella hear my voice ye wives of lamech hearken to my speech for i have slain a man to my wound and a young man…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 69:53…in the footsteps of his father became a murderer for he confessed for i have slain a man to my wounding and a young man to my hurt as long therefore as the sacred race lived…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 76:955…lamech who was a homicide for in these words he confessed it i have slain a man to my wounding and a young man to my hurt then eve brought forth seth from whom sprang enos…
Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:255…its pleasant variety deceives the hearing verses but lamech said these things hear my voice ye wives of lamech hearken to my speech for i have slain a man to my wound and a young man…
Paschal Chronicle c. 630PG 92:585…to his wives for i have killed a man to my wound and a young man to my hurt therefore a wound is one thing and a hurt is another and a man is one thing…
Michael Glycas c. 1125–after 1204PG 158:241A…unto himself in marriage, this righteous man prayed that he might behold nothing of the kind anymore. Gen. IV, 23. Ibid. 13. Cain, also, having had relat…
24Gen 4:24
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 58:681B…all, and were not brought to repentance by anything that had happened. Or have you not heard Lamech saying, "Lamech has been avenged seventy-and-seven times" (Gen. 4:24)? That is, I am worthy of more punishme…
Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:255…a man to my wound and a young man to my hurt if cain shall be avenged sevenfold truly lamech seventy times seven i consider that in sacred scripture it is said simply attend there is…
Nicetas of Serres fl. c. 1090PG 127:1441B…he punishment of crimes is also to be praised, hear now on the contrary what is contained in the book of Genesis: Sevenfold vengeance shall be taken on Cain (Gen. IV, 24), that is, he shall be tormented sevenf…
25Gen 4:25
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:717…eve said when he was born for god has raised up for me another seed instead of abel whom cain slew this seth is therefore he from whom all human kind in this world is led…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 14:221…word resurrection the ecclesiastic will approach it by using this testimony god hath appointed me another seed instead of abel whom cain slew where the word resurrection is placed in the context of a birth consequently…
Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 41:671…interpreted as compensation for he says god has raised me up a seed instead of abel whom cain slew and the words i have gotten through god and god raised up for me indicate one god…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 53:171…and adam knew eve his wife and she conceived and bore a son and called his name seth saying god has raised up for me another seed instead of abel whom cain killed having left the…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 53:177…she called his name seth saying 'for god has raised up for me another seed instead of abel whom cain slew ' observe the precision of the utterance she did not say god gave me but…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 69:43…says adam knew eve his wife and she conceived and bore a son and called his name seth saying for god has raised up for me another seed instead of abel whom cain killed then a…
Cosmas Indicopleustes fl. c. 535–550PG 88:225…concerning her these things are related and she conceived and bore a son and called his name seth saying god hath raised up for me another seed instead of abel whom cain slew she herself also…
Asterius of AmaseaPG 40:447…when she gave birth to seth for god has raised up for me another seed instead of abel whom cain killed and the law says if someone it says dies without children his brother shall take…
Leontius of ByzantiumPG 86:2049…concerning the birth of seth it says god has raised up for me another seed instead of abel whom cain killed now the prophet would not have written these things in this way if he had…
26Gen 4:26
Clement of Alexandria c. 150 – c. 215PG 9:685B…tual, he neither kept sheep nor tilled the ground, but brought forth offspring after the manner of spirits, and he who hoped to call upon the name of the Lord [Gen. iv, 26], looking upward, whose citizenship is…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 14:577…whom god raised up in place of abel and enos who hoped to call upon the name of the lord god and enoch who pleased god after he begot mathusala for three hundred years and noe…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 14:1165…concerning the great and prominent is it written that enos first hoped to call upon the name of the lord and in the psalms moses and aaron among his priests and samuel among those who call…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 15:179…saying because god has set for me another seed then he began to call upon the name of yahweh the hebrew this one hoped to call upon the name of the lord god h textual version…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 15:185…bring forth the place of aquila drusius read aq then he began to call upon the name of the lord the published editions of theodoret read aq then he began to be called by the name…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 21:519…highest praise of their integrity and him in particular b who hoped to call upon the name of the lord god by which manner of speaking scripture declares that no other but the very framer of…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 21:521…of those who love god because he was the first who hoped to call upon the name of the lord god demonstrating the rational and truly knowing part of the soul and that which is learned…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 21:1533A…of the Mangey edition, p. 180 ed. Morelli, speaks thus: "Ονομα Ἐνῶς ἑρμηνεύεται Ἐλπίς, οὗτος ἤλπισε (πρῶτον), φησί, ἐπικαλεῖσθαι τὸ ὄνομα τοῦ Κυρίου τοῦ Θεοῦ (Gen. iv, 26)." The name Enos is rendered "by hope,…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 24:231…the land of egypt speaking with the language of canaan and swearing by the name of the lord of sabaoth the city of asedek shall one city be called if five cities are spoken of in…
Eusebius of Emesa c. 300-359PG 86:559C…46, and c. 4, p. 185, 87, we hesitate not at all to ascribe them now much more confidently to Eusebius of Emesa, since it easily appears that Fragment III, on Gen. iv, 26, p. 46, is a version of the first part…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 53:171…goodwill from above and escape the punishment and to seth he says there was born a son and he called his name enos this one hoped to call upon the name of the lord god see…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:241B…of his brother, mingled with one another, he calls the sons of the virtuous one "sons of God." For they began, he says, to call upon the name of the Lord (Gen. 4. 26). He also mentions the people of the Je…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:241B…descendants of his brother intermarried, he calls those of the virtuous one the "sons of God." For they began, he says, to call upon the name of the Lord (Gen. 4. 26). He also mentions the people of the Je…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 64:1399A…I am filled today with much pleasure. 2, in Gen. IV, 26. — Montf. IV, 7. Savil. I, 5. Duc. II,…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 69:47…up the divine enos concerning whom it is written this one hoped to call upon the name of the lord his god for the race in christ is holy and sacred and it abides in the…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:147…was born from adam and enos from seth he added he hoped to call upon the name of the lord god t aquila indeed translated this in this way then it was begun to be called…
Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:261…due to him from cain this enos the son of seth hoped to call upon the name of the lord god in the hebrew it is said it is not so but rather this man hoped…
Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:329…upon the name of the lord that is he invoked the land by the name of the lord since from then on it was the inheritance of god for it had been said to him in…
Paschal Chronicle c. 630PG 92:107…the tribe of cain the first of the tribe of seth began to call upon the name of the lord which is an angelic hymn for it is written in genesis to seth also a son…
Photius of Constantinople c. 810–c. 891PG 101:1065…says how enosh was born from seth it added this man hoped to call upon the name of the lord god d now aquila says then he began to call upon the name of the lord…
Leo Allatius 1586-1669PG 18:981…in the hebrew it does not say so but thus 'he hoped to call upon the name of the lord god ' that is to be called a son of god and god for those from…
Cyril of JerusalemPG 33:671…will pass by before you with my glory and i will call by the name of the lord before you being the lord what lord does he call upon you see how he covertly taught the…
32Gen 4:32
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 64:1359…the righteous. 36, in Genesis. IV, 332. — Montf. IV, 362. Savil. I, 290. Duc. II, 405. Reading of the divine Scriptures is similar to a certain treasury. 3, in Gen. IV, 32. — Montf. IV, 14. Savil. I, [Heaven He…
48Gen 4:48
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 64:1419A…, εἰ δοκεῖ, τὰ ἑξῆς [λείψανα] τῶν χθές. 53, in Gen. IV, 463. — Montf. IV, 513. Savil. I, 412. Duc. II, 576. Φέρε καὶ σήμερον ἐκ τῶν τοῦ μακαρίου Μωϋσέως, 5, in Gen. IV, 48. — Montf. IV, 32. Savil. I, 24. Duc. II…
54Gen 4:54
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 64:1335B…a spiritual treasure." 16 in Gen. IV, 125. — Montf. IV, 123. Savil. I, 97. Duc. II, 136. "I wish to touch upon the customary teaching, and I shrink back." 6 in Gen. IV, 54. — Montf. IV, 30. Savil. I, 30. Duc. II…
61Gen 4:61
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 64:1359…for the sake of favor. Fronto Ducæus translated it. II, 653. — Montf. II, 658. Savil. VIII, 93. Duc. V, 684. Sufficiently previously we dealt with those… 7, in Gen. IV, 61. — Montf. IV, 48. Savil. I, 38. Duc. II…
69Gen 4:69
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 64:1419A…ὶ σήμερον ἐκ τῶν τοῦ μακαρίου Μωϋσέως, 5, in Gen. IV, 48. — Montf. IV, 32. Savil. I, 24. Duc. II, 35. Φέρε καὶ σήμερον, ἐπειδὴ μετὰ πολλῆς τῆς προθυμίας. 8, in Gen. IV, 69. — Montf. IV, 57. Savil. I, 45. Duc. II…
90Gen 4:90
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 64:1371…hat you are standing in much tribulation." To Asyncritia, epist. 40. III, 631. Montf. III, 615. "I know that I have strained your reasoning." 11, on Genesis. IV, 90. — Montf. IV, 82. Savil. I, 64. Duc. II, 91. "I know that…
98Gen 4:98
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 64:1419A…ca in Vol. I of his Auctarium novum, p. 791. [In Spuriis.] VIII, 635. — Montf. VIII, 159. Savil. V, 740. Duc. is wanting. Φέρε δὴ σήμερον, πληρώσωμεν. 12, in Gen. IV, 98. — Montf. IV, 91. Savil. I, 71. Duc. II…
111Gen 4:111
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 64:1389…h his own." 6, in Epist. ad Coloss. XI. 338. — Montf. XI, 365. Savil. IV, 118. Duc. VI, 195. "Again, if you wish, even today of the sequence." 14, in Gen. IV 111. — Montf. IV, 499. Savil. I, 83. Duc. II, 117. "Again he he…
125Gen 4:125
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 64:1335B…i apostoli. Translated by Anianus. II, 501. — Montf. II, 606. Savil. VIII, 53. Duc. V, 545. "I wish today, beloved, to open to you a spiritual treasure." 16 in Gen. IV, 125. — Montf. IV, 123. Savil. I, 97. Duc. I…
148Gen 4:148
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 64:1341…Εἴδετε χθές, ἀγαπητοί, τοῦ Πατριάρχου τὴν ἀνδρείαν. 48 in Gen. IV, 434. — Montf. IV, 480. Savil. I, 385. Duc. II, 538. Εἴδετε χθὲς δικαστοῦ φιλανθρωπίαν. 18 in Gen. IV, 148. — Montf. IV, 150. Savil. I, 118. Duc.…
154Gen 4:154
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 64:1359…ed by an uncertain hand, not accurately, III, 251. — Montf. III, 240. Savil. V, 362. Duc. V, 274. Sufficiently, I think, according to capacity the word… 17, in Gen. IV, 154. — Montf. IV, 153. Savil. I, 105. Duc.…
158Gen 4:158
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 64:1361…God. Just as the Son of God. 23, on Epist. to Hebr. — Montf. Not in the index. Savile IV, 546. Duc. VI, 902. Just as the incurable of wounds. 19, on Genesis. IV, 158. — Montf. IV, 161. Savile I, 128. Duc. II, 178. Just as one…
166Gen 4:166
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 64:1419A…Φέρε τέλος ἐπιθῶμεν. Φέρε καὶ σήμερον τὸ τέλος ἐπιθῶμεν. 66, in Gen. IV, 566. — Montf. IV, 628. Savil. I, 507. Duc. II, 707. Φέρε πάλιν τῆς ἀκολουθίας, 20, in Gen. IV, 166. — Montf. IV, 170. Savil. I, 133. Duc.…
175Gen 4:175
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 64:1399A…Many in the Scriptures of the ages of these. In CXII. Psal. V, 299. — Montf. V, 287. Savil. I, 750. Duc. I, 750. Great and unspeakable is the treasure. 21, in Gen. IV, 175. — Montf. IV, 180. Savil. I, 143. Duc.…
185Gen 4:185
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 64:1405D…'s table. In psal. XLIX. Vertit Jac. Billius, V, 575. — Montf. V, 583. Savil. I, 702. Duc. III, 862. To set before you the remains of yesterday's table. 22, in Gen. IV, 185. — Montf. IV, 192. Savil. I, 153. Duc.…
206Gen 4:206
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 64:1387A…profit us a little." 3, de Lazaro. Translated by Erasmus. I, 991. — Montf. I, 756. Savil. V, 242. Duc. V, 54. "It did not profit us a little yesterday." 24, in Gen. IV, 206. — Montf. IV, 216. Savil. I, 172. Duc.…
239Gen 4:239
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 64:1343A…If you saw yesterday the philanthropy of the Master. 27, in Gen. IV, 239. — Montf. IV, 253. Savil. I, 204. Duc.…
252Gen 4:252
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 64:1407B…. In cap. IV Isa. — Montf. VI, 48.] VI, 53. The coming desolation. Synopsis Michææ, VI, 584. — Montf. VI, 391. The blessing, having set it in the midst. 28, in Gen. IV, 252. — Montf. IV, 260. Savil. I, 215. Duc.…
260Gen 4:260
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 64:1401D…07. Montf. III, 193. Savil. 330. Duc. V, 240. — To the end of our fasting. De simultate et ira deponenda. Translated by Petrus Nannius. [26] 39. II, 197 in Gen. IV, 260. — Montf. IV, 279. Savil. I, 223. — Duc…
282Gen 4:282
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 64:1397A…g prayer." Non esse desperandum. Vertit Fronto Ducæus. — Montf. III, 354. Savil. VIII, 75. Duc. V, 664. "I have many thanks to you, that with pleasure." 31, in Gen. IV, 282. — Montf. IV, 304. Savil. I, 244. Duc.…
292Gen 4:292
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 64:1399A…Great is the devil who presses on. 23 [23], in Joan. VIII, 137. — Montf. VIII, 134. Savil. II, 645. Duc. II, 142. The treasure is great and unspeakable. 32, in Gen. IV, 292. — Montf. IV, 413. Savil. I, 253. Duc.…
350Gen 4:350
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 64:1391…Again, concerning the care of Christ. 28, in Epist. ad Rom. IX, 449. — Montf. IX, 724. Savil. III, 217. Duc. IV, 362. Again, what has been read today. 38, in Gen. IV, 350. — Montf. IV, 382. Savil. I, 366. Duc.…
368Gen 4:368
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 64:1419A…wanting. [Φέρε σήμερον πάλιν, ἀγαπητοί, καθώς. In Samaritanam. Spuria. V. Φέρε τοίνυν σήμερον, ἀγαπητοί, καθώς.] Φέρε τὰ λείψανα τῆς χθεσινῆς τραπέζης. 40, in Gen. IV, 368. — Montf. IV, 403. Savil. I, 323. Duc.…
374Gen 4:374
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 64:1375…ence and Fate. Translated by John Cheke, of Cambridge. Doubtful. II, 733. — Montf. II, 756. Savil. VI, 866. Duc. I, 718. "I hesitate and shrink today." 41, in Gen. IV, 374. — Montf. IV, 410. Savil. I, 329. Duc.…
385Gen 4:385
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 64:1347A…by Chrysostom. XI, 777. — Montf. XI, 852. Savil. VII, 550. Duc. wanting. "We learned from what was read yesterday" (Ἐμάθομεν ἐκ τῶν χθὲς ἀνεγνωσμένων). 42, in Gen. IV, 385. — Montf. IV, 423. Savil. I, 338. Duc.…
413Gen 4:413
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 64:1391…Again, he makes use of the same example. 21, in Epist. ad Rom. IX, 601. — Montf. IX, 663. Savil. III, 178. Duc. IV, 297. Again, you to the usual table. 49, in Gen. IV, 413. — Montf. IV, 491. Savil. I, 594. Duc.…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 64:1421A…uc. II, 1. Χαίρω καὶ συγχαίρω πᾶσιν ὑμῖν. Hom. 10, ad Antiochenos. II, 111. — Montf. II, 105. Savil. VI, 525. Duc. I, 116. Χαίρω ὁρῶν ὑμᾶς συντρέχοντας. 45, in Gen. IV, 413. — Montf. IV, 456. Savil. I, 366. Duc.…
422Gen 4:422
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 64:1419A…. 3, in Job. Lælius Tifernas translated it. [Spuria.] VI, 570. — Montf. VI, 587. Savil. V, 956. Duc. VI, 79. Φέρε καὶ σήμερον, ἀγαπητοί, τὴν ἀκολουθίαν. 46, in Gen. IV, 422. — Montf. IV, 466. Savil. I, 574. Duc.…
428Gen 4:428
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 64:1401…Many of those things read to us today. 47, in Gen. IV, 428. — Montf. IV, 473. Savil. I, 379. Duc.…
434Gen 4:434
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 64:1341…Εἴδετε τὸν γέροντα καὶ νέον. Decima ex undecim homiliis novis. XII, 523. — Montf. tom. XII, p. 387.] Εἴδετε χθές, ἀγαπητοί, τοῦ Πατριάρχου τὴν ἀνδρείαν. 48 in Gen. IV, 434. — Montf. IV, 480. Savil. I, 385. Duc.…
449Gen 4:449
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 64:1335B…anslated by Lælius Tifernas and Balthasar Etzelius. — Montf. not signed. Savil. missing. Duc. VI, 710. "Do you wish us today to [reexamine] the remains?" 50 in Gen. IV, 449. — Montf. IV, 695. Savil. I, 398. Duc.…
451Gen 4:451
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 64:1389A…heals on the Sabbath." 41, in Matth. VII, 459. — Montf. VII, 437. Savil. II, 266. Duc. I, 461. "Again from the sequence of the things spoken of before." 51, in Gen. IV, 451. — Montf. IV, 499. Savil. I, 401. Duc.…
456Gen 4:456
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 64:1405D…yesterday's table. 22, in Gen. IV, 185. — Montf. IV, 192. Savil. I, 153. Duc. II, 213. It is necessary to return the remains of yesterday's things said. 52, in Gen. IV, 456. — Montf. IV, 505. Savil. I, 406. Duc.…
463Gen 4:463
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 64:1419A…εἰ βούλεσθε, τὴν ἀκολουθίαν. 60, in Gen. IV, 520. — Montf. IV, 577. Savil. I, 464. Duc. II, 648. Φέρε καὶ σήμερον, εἰ δοκεῖ, τὰ ἑξῆς [λείψανα] τῶν χθές. 53, in Gen. IV, 463. — Montf. IV, 513. Savil. I, 412. Duc.…
471Gen 4:471
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 64:1341…χθὲς καὶ τοῦ κοινοῦ τῶν ἁπάντων. 59 in Gen. IV, 513. — Montf. IV, 569. Savil. I, 458. Duc. II, 640. Εἴδετε χθὲς καὶ τοῦ τελώνου τὴν πολλὴν εὐγνωμοσύνην. 54 in Gen. IV, 471. — Montf. IV, 521. Savil. I, 419. Duc.…
479Gen 4:479
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 64:1359…ly, previously, that which is according to Joseph. 62, in Gen. IV, 532. — Montf. IV, 491. Savil. I, 476. Duc. II, 664. Sufficiently, how the beginnings. 55, in Gen. IV, 479. — Montf. IV, 551. Savil. I, 427. Duc.…
486Gen 4:486
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 64:1333A…"Having the spirit of faith." Translated by Sigismund Gelenius. III, 281. — Montf. III, 269. Savil. V, 375. Duc. V, 308. — "From the love of Jacob." Hom. 56 in Gen. IV, 486. — Montf. IV, 539. Savil. I, 433. Duc.…
494Gen 4:494
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 64:1405D…44. The waves being broken against the rocks. Ampruclæ diaconissæ, ep. 96. III, 659. — Montf. III, 645. The remaining things of what was said yesterday. 57, in Gen. IV, 494. — Montf. IV, 548. Savil. I, 441. Duc.…
496Gen 4:496
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 64:1341…Duc. II, 44. Εἴδετε ἐκ τῶν χθὲς ἡμῖν εἰρημένων τοῦ Ἰωσήφ. 65 in Gen. IV, 558. — Montf. IV, 620. Savil. I, 500. Duc. II, 697. Εἴδετε ἐν τοῖς ἤδη ῥηθεῖσιν. 23 in Gen. IV, 496. — Montf. IV, 205. Savil. I, 163. Duc.…
513Gen 4:513
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 64:1341…c. II, 538. Εἴδετε χθὲς δικαστοῦ φιλανθρωπίαν. 18 in Gen. IV, 148. — Montf. IV, 150. Savil. I, 118. Duc. II, 165. Εἴδετε χθὲς καὶ τοῦ κοινοῦ τῶν ἁπάντων. 59 in Gen. IV, 513. — Montf. IV, 569. Savil. I, 458. Duc.…
520Gen 4:520
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 64:1419A…αὶ σήμερον, ἀγαπητοί, τὴν ἀκολουθίαν. 46, in Gen. IV, 422. — Montf. IV, 466. Savil. I, 574. Duc. II, 522. Φέρε καὶ σήμερον, εἰ βούλεσθε, τὴν ἀκολουθίαν. 60, in Gen. IV, 520. — Montf. IV, 577. Savil. I, 464. Duc.…
525Gen 4:525
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 64:1389A…I, 644. Duc. V, 669. "Again for this sacrifice." In psal. cxxxiv. V, 357. — Montf. V, 383. Savil. I, 822. Duc. III, 424. "Again to the customary table." 61, in Gen. IV, 525. — Montf. IV, 583. Savil. I, 469. Duc.…
532Gen 4:532
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 64:1359…and by Montfaucon] to Amphilochius. X, 745. — Montf. X, 799. Savil. VII, 376. Duc. wanting. Sufficiently, previously, that which is according to Joseph. 62, in Gen. IV, 532. — Montf. IV, 491. Savil. I, 476. Duc.…
540Gen 4:540
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 64:1405D…erday's things said. 52, in Gen. IV, 456. — Montf. IV, 505. Savil. I, 406. Duc. II, 567. We wish today to return the remains of yesterday's things said. 63, in Gen. IV, 540. — Montf. IV, 600. Savil. I, 403. Duc.…
547Gen 4:547
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 64:1335B…i.] Translated by Balthasar Etzelius. XII, 645. — Montf. XII, 511. Savil. VII, 720. Duc. VI, 650. "Do you wish us today to consider the story of Joseph?" 64 in Gen. IV, 547. — Montf. IV, 607. Savil. I, 489. Duc.…
558Gen 4:558
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 64:1341…69. Εἴδετε, ἀγαπητοί, πῶς οὐδὲν ἀργόν. 39 in Genesin. IV, 360. — Montf. IV, 394. Savil. I, 316. Duc. II, 44. Εἴδετε ἐκ τῶν χθὲς ἡμῖν εἰρημένων τοῦ Ἰωσήφ. 65 in Gen. IV, 558. — Montf. IV, 620. Savil. I, 500. Duc.…
566Gen 4:566
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 64:1419A…ε δὴ καὶ σήμερον.] [Φέρε οὖν ἐπὶ τὴν ἀκολουθίαν ἔλθωμεν. De eleemosyna. Spuria et prætermissa.] Φέρε τέλος ἐπιθῶμεν. Φέρε καὶ σήμερον τὸ τέλος ἐπιθῶμεν. 66, in Gen. IV, 566. — Montf. IV, 628. Savil. I, 507. Duc.…
571Gen 4:571
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 64:1401D…whether it is Chrysostom’s. [Spuria.] IX, 715. — Montf. IX, 797. Savil. VI, 933. Duc. deest. Recently having promised to put an end. 67, or the last Homily in Gen. IV, 571. Montf. IV, 635. Savil. I, 512. Duc. II…