Where the Fathers quote Genesis 6

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Theodoret of CyrrhusPG 80:776expounds v.7“και ειπεν ο Θεος· απαλειψω τον ανθρωπον, ον εποιησα απο προσωπου της γης, απο ανθρωπου εως κτηνους και απο ερπετων εως πετεινων του ουρανου, οτι μετεμ”41. Interpretation of «The Lord relented and had compassion on them because of His covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob» John ChrysostomPG 53:196expounds v.8“Νωε δε ευρε χαριν εναντιον Κυριου του Θεου.”On «Noah found grace before the Lord God, etc.»: The responsibility of the human will over the devil John ChrysostomPG 53:206expounds v.11“εφθαρη δε η γη εναντιον του Θεου, και επλησθη η γη αδικιας.”On «The earth was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with injustice»: The capacity for virtue in a short time John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 53:185…hundred years old and noah begat three sons shem ham japheth and it came to pass when men began to multiply upon the face of the earth and daughters were born unto them i wish to… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 54:731…years old and noe begot three sons sem cham and japhet and it came to pass when men began to be multiplied upon the earth and daughters were born to them gen he captures the attention… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 69:51…ham signifies heat and japheth widening then the holy scripture says and it came to pass when men began to multiply upon the earth and daughters were born unto them that the sons of god saw… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 76:955…with no difficulty for the divine moses has written to us and it came to pass when men began to multiply upon the earth and daughters were born unto them that the sons of god saw… Isidore of Pelusium d. c. 450PG 78:229B…ives for carnal connection? For hear the Scripture instructing Noah in this: "Enter into the ark, you and your sons, and your wife and the wives of your sons" (Gen. vi, 1). Separate yourselves, it says, the men… Paschal Chronicle c. 630PG 92:105…thing from the holy scripture thus therefore the book of genesis and it came to pass when men began to multiply upon the earth and daughters were born to them d seeing then the angels of… Philip the Solitary fl. c. 1095PG 127:765A…hen men had poured themselves into wickedness, brute animals also, although they had sinned in nothing, nevertheless underwent the same punishment as they did (Gen. VI, 1 seqq.). For God always punishes the bod… Basil of SeleuciaPG 85:85…of such an upheaval against the impious it says this c and it came to pass when men began to multiply upon the earth and daughters were born to them that the sons of god seeing… Clement of Rome d. c. 100PG 1:1223B…coming to the lands of their fathers, each one marked out the place of his lot with the appellation of his own name. In the seventeenth generation, near Baby- 1 Gen. VI, 2. 2 Gen. IX. 3 COTELERIUS' NOTES⟦/h… Irenaeus of Lyon c. 130–c. 202PG 7:1771…it d truly that opinion of moses the sons of god seeing the daughters of men that they were fair took them wives etc upon which the preceding opinion rests is rendered much more correctly by… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 11:1267B…alled the daughters of men. Moreover, whatever may be the case regarding the sons of God desiring the daughters of men, he can infer nothing from this passage. Gen. vi, 2. Tertullian vigorously defends this in… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:1571…are to be understood seeing that is the sons of god seeing the daughters of men that they were beautiful they took to themselves wives from all whom they chose but openly to raise questions about… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 14:463…the imperfect d but also the sons of god who when they saw the daughters of men that they were fair took for themselves from all whom they chose and generally all who left their own… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 15:81C…e force of a plural, as no one fails to see. By the same reasoning, he sometimes expressed plurals, which have the force of a singular, in the plural; thus Gen. vi, 2, hoi huioi tôn theôn ("the sons of th… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 15:185…became just whence the scripture following itself after these things says 'and the sons of god saw the daughters of men ' that is the just for there was no mixing of the sons of seth… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 15:187…vi of genesis h h version of the hebraic text h and the sons of god saw the daughters of men that they were fair my spirit shall not strive with man for ever the giants… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 21:323B…g the daughters of men, that they were fair, took to themselves wives from all whom they chose; from whom were born the giants, the men of renown from of old" (Gen. vi, 2). For one might well say that these wer… Eusebius of Emesa c. 300-359PG 86:555…of seth were righteous whence scripture agreeing with itself says afterwards and the sons of god saw the daughters of men that is the righteous for there was no mixing of the sons of seth with… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 26:501A…fore the Incarnation, the Word was Son even before His coming. For He says: "I have begotten sons" (Isa. 1:2); and in the story of Noah: "The sons of God saw" (Gen. 6:2); and in the Canticle: "Is not He Himse… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 30:739…harm from the sight for seeing he says the sons of god the daughters of men that they were beautiful they descended unto them for exposed beauty is enough to entice even the sons of god… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 53:187…be born in abundance and seeing he says the sons of god the daughters of men that they were beautiful they took for themselves wives from all whom they chose let us clearly survey each word… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 53:189…daughters were born to them and the sons of god saw the daughters of men that they were fair and they took to themselves wives from all whom they chose… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:45C…terize this image. But that He calls those who are more worldly, and who lean toward vice, sons of men, listen: "And the sons of God saw the daughters of men" (Gen. 6:2). Yet you say you have stated the contr… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:241A…led gods, and lords many (1 Cor. 8. 5). And Moses: Thou shalt not revile the gods (Exod. 22. 28). And elsewhere: the sons of God saw the daughters of men (Gen. 6. 2). And again the same one: He that curs… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:241A…lled gods and lords many (1 Cor. 8. 5). And Moses: Thou shalt not revile the gods (Exod. 22. 28). And elsewhere: The sons of God saw the daughters of men (Gen. 6. 2). And again the same: He who curses Go… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:117B…er intermixtures; and hear how it sets forth the cause: "The sons of God, seeing the daughters of men, that they were fair, took them for themselves as wives" (Gen. 6:2). What then, is beauty the cause of sin… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:195A…eauty became a stumbling block from the beginning. For "seeing the sons of God, the daughters of men, that they were beautiful, they took them for themselves" (Gen. VI, 2). This did not come to pass as a stumbl… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:287B…things are not less than the evils of that time. Then they were obsessed with illicit trysts: for the sons of God, he says, went in unto the daughters of men (Gen. 6:2): but now there is no kind of sin that… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 64:73C…his place (Fourth Volume): As the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were beautiful, they took to themselves wives from all whom they had chosen (Gen. 6. 2). "Let us," he says , "carefully con… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 69:51…began to multiply upon the earth and daughters were born unto them that the sons of god saw the daughters of men that they were fair and they took them wives of all whom they chose… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 69:53…scripture does not attest therefore let us rather read it as and the sons of god saw the daughters of men that they were beautiful and they took to themselves wives from all whom they had… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 76:945…gods hear from his own words and the sons of god seeing the daughters of men that they were fair took to themselves wives from all whom they chose and briefly lower down and after that… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 76:955…began to multiply upon the earth and daughters were born unto them that the sons of god saw the daughters of men that they were fair and they took them wives of all which they chose… Hesychius of Jerusalem d. after 450PG 93:995…wicked and unjust for he said thus the sons of god seeing the daughters of men that they were fair took to themselves wives of all which they chose and the lord god said my spirit… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 83:1397…upon many for moses the lawgiver who wrote the ancient history says the sons of god saw the daughters of men that they were fair and they took them wives of all which they chose and… Gennadius I of Constantinople Patriarch 458-471, d. 471PG 85:1641…lord by the same name a h chapter vi h vers and the sons of god saw the daughters of men that they were fair and they took them wives of all which they chose the… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:261…race of seth were righteous whence scripture following itself says afterwards and the sons of god saw the daughters of men c that is the righteous for there was no intermingling of the sons of seth… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:265…been a rest for the man h cap vi h verse and the sons of god saw the daughters of men that they were beautiful certain copies have the angels of god some think that moses… Paschal Chronicle c. 630PG 92:105…daughters were born to them d seeing then the angels of god the daughters of men that they were fair they took to themselves wives… Nicetas of Byzantium fl. 9th centuryPG 105:763…it was said to moses that c the sons of god seeing the daughters of men that they were fair took them as wives for themselves and that from those whom they bore there were giants… Nicetas of Byzantium fl. 9th centuryPG 105:767…because it was said by moses that the sons of god seeing the daughters of men that they were beautiful took them as wives for themselves d and that giants were born of them he does… Photius of Constantinople c. 810–c. 891PG 101:563…called gods and sons of god just as someplace it says and the sons of god saw the daughters of men that they were beautiful and they took for themselves wives from all whom they chose… Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 130:1305…to heaven to the places of their fathers for they say seeing that the sons of god saw the daughters of men that they were beautiful they took wives for themselves they call these men the… Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 130:1343…moses c indeed committed to writing that the sons of god seeing the daughters of men that they were beautiful took wives for themselves calling the descendants of seth sons of god for that is how… Michael Glycas c. 1125–after 1204PG 158:183…began to multiply upon the earth daughters were born unto them and the sons of god saw the daughters of men that they were fair and they took them wives of all which they chose and… Nicetas Choniates c. 1155–1217PG 139:1271…as far as you may conjecture having heard these words of moses the sons of god saw the daughters of men that they were fair and they took them wives they called the angels sons of… Leo Allatius 1586-1669PG 18:981…were made righteous whence the scripture following after these things says 'the sons of god saw the daughters of men ' that is the righteous men for there was no intermingling of the sons of seth… PG 55:1…lords many and moses thou shalt not revile the gods and elsewhere the sons of god saw the daughters of men and again the same he that curseth god shall bear his sin but he that… Basil of SeleuciaPG 85:85…and daughters were born to them that the sons of god seeing the daughters of men that they were fair took to themselves wives from all whom they chose how then could this be worthy of… Basil of SeleuciaPG 85:89…gift of adoption concurs what then is that which it says and the sons of god saw the daughters of men the human race was divided by divine command for two children taken from adam cain… Anastasius of SinaiPG 89:313…to the image and likeness xxv how should one understand that when the sons of god saw the daughters of men… Anastasius of SinaiPG 89:551…of ages amen h question xxv h how is the passage when the sons of god saw the daughters of men to be understood h answer h the divine enos born of seth hoped he says… Photius of ConstantinoplePG 104:411A…3 in Genesis. Page 897, verse 3, "having conversed with women." This error arose from an ignorance of the Hebrew language: for some understood "sons of God," Gen. VI, 2, as "angels," but Suidas (under the ent… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 14:865B…whose souls had entirely joined themselves with the flesh, the Lord says in the Scriptures: My spirit shall not remain in these men, because they are flesh [Gen 6:3]; but concerning those whose soul had b… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 53:201B…worthy even of the title of "man," listen to God speaking, just as we were saying yesterday: "My Spirit shall not remain in these men, because they are flesh" (Gen. 6.3). For I, He says, bestowed authority al… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 53:219A…a suitable time, which would suffice for repentance, so that they might escape that indignation, He says: But their days shall be a hundred and twenty years (Gen. VI, 3): that is, "I will still delay, even af… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:721C…nd earthly things are called "flesh," just as God, being about to bring the flood, declared: My spirit shall not remain in these men, because they are flesh (Gen. 6:3). They poured out their blood like… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:921B…t to the flesh, even if they have a soul; yet are called only flesh, as Scripture testifies: My spirit shall not remain in these men, because they are flesh (Gen. 6. 3). But in whom the part of the soul prev… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 63:935C…as if to one man. For example, God brings the flood because of sins, and says: "My Spirit shall not remain in these men. I will destroy man whom I have made" (Gen. 6, 3. 7). Although he was not one, but there… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 75:655C…the price of the land? You have not lied to men, but to God.” Matt. XII, 28. “If I by the Spirit cast out devils, then is the kingdom of God come upon you.” Gen. VI, 3. “My spirit shall not remain in these m… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 75:1449…h. xviii, 4). Yet no one ever knew a soul to have fallen into sin without a body. And again: “My Spirit shall not remain in these men, because they are flesh” (Gen. vi, 3). And the prophet elsewhere: “All flesh… Cosmas Indicopleustes fl. c. 535–550PG 88:1651A…it was found to be one with the body and became entirely flesh, according to what the Lord says: My spirit shall not remain in these men, for they are flesh (Gen. vi, 3). And since the unhappy soul suffers wi… Michael Glycas c. 1125–after 1204PG 158:183…took them wives of all which they chose and the lord god said my spirit shall not always strive with these men for they are flesh and their days shall be one hundred and twenty years… Germanus II of Constantinople d. c. 1240PG 140:721B…dness above his fellows. And long ago indeed it was said by God, being angry against sinners: "My Spirit shall not remain in them, because they are flesh" (Gen. VI, 3); for when the life-giving Spirit had d… John VI Kantakouzenos c. 1292–1383PG 154:547B…ainst them, as the blessed Moses writes and it is found in the Old Testament, where God said: "My spirit shall not remain in them, because they are flesh" (Gen. vi, 3). And the Word of God does not indicate… Basil of SeleuciaPG 85:87D…ss that His Spirit shall not remain in man: and if there is the sin of angels, let there also be punishment. Second, He adds the reason: “Because he is flesh” (Gen. vi, 3). But an angel is fleshless... Third, t… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 15:203…nd various readings on Chapter X of Genesis. V. 9. "Another," [Greek]. Drusius suspects this to be the interpretation of Symmachus, because he [Symmachus], at Gen. VI, 4, translates [Hebrew] as [Greek]. But at… Caesarius of Nazianzus c. 330-368/369PG 38:917…incorporeal for the divine scripture says and the sons of god went in unto the daughters of men from whom some say the giants were born response angels are incorporeal with respect and in relation to… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 30:571D…for the instruction of those being taught, so that they may escape the incursion of the giants. For giants, as a rule, are understood in a negative sense (Gen. VI, 4; Sap. XIV, 6). Perhaps, however, the Ps… Diodore of Tarsus d. c. 394PG 33:1569…the necessity of kinship cap vi vers and the giants were upon the earth in those days and thereafter as the sons of god were entering in to the daughters of men and they were bearing… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 53:191…one hundred and twenty years and the giants he says were upon the earth in those days and after those things as the sons of god were entering in unto the daughters of men and they… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:41…an a giant, or one who excels the multitude in the proportion of his limbs. For even in the creation, when it says, "These were the giants, the men of renown" (Gen. 6.4), it does not mean to explain that ther… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 69:51…shall be a hundred and twenty years and the giants were upon the earth in those days and after that when the sons of god came in unto the daughters of men and they bare children… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 76:945…themselves wives from all whom they chose and briefly lower down and after that when the sons of god came in unto the daughters of men and they begat to them those were the giants from… Gennadius I of Constantinople Patriarch 458-471, d. 471PG 85:1643…vers and after that when the sons of god came in unto the daughters of men and they bare children to them the same were the… Michael Glycas c. 1125–after 1204PG 158:183…flesh and their days shall be one hundred and twenty years and there were giants in the earth in those days at that time god brought about the flood b and the cause is also very… OrigenesPG 16:2161…to spring forth to david a righteous branch doing judgment and justice in the earth in those days judah shall be saved and jerusalem shall dwell confidently and this is the name which he shall call… Irenaeus of Lyon c. 130–c. 202PG 7:1473D…elete Encheirēmata, and take the name Azazel to be about the evil angel, whose mention is made in the Chaldean Paraphrase, commonly ascribed to Jonathan on Gen. vi, 5 (although it is there corruptly called… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 53:207B…: And the Lord God saw that the malice of men was fulfilled upon the earth, and that everyone was thinking diligently in his heart about evil from his youth (Gen. 6:5). Where it clearly declares that bo… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:149C…e iniquity sought out with care and zeal. For this is what is signified by the saying: “Each one meditates in his heart studiously to perform evils every day” (Gen. VI, 5). For those who are vexed at the tempta… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:269…them the number of those many years a vers and every figment of the thoughts of his heart was only evil throughout the days the hebrew text does not have throughout the days as to thought… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:171B…to vanquish.” — “Know the bounds of enmity, but not of favor.” TIT. VIII. — Concerning the repentance of God; and in what things the Creator repented. Gen. vi, 5-7. — “And God seeing that the wickedness… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:397A…immediate vengeance upon those who sin, but grants time for the healing and correction of their failing. TIT. III. — Of things that are part of nature. Gen. 6, 5. — “The thought of man is intent up… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 11:1387…diligently in his heart upon evil things all the days god remembered that he had made man on the earth and he thought in his heart and god said i will blot out man whom i… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 14:1031…applied his heart to malice in all the days of his life it repented the lord that he had made man upon the earth and he was grieved in his heart and said i will destroy… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 15:187…the earth and the lord repented that he had made man in the earth and it grieved him to his heart h vulgate latin h the sons of god seeing the daughters of men that they… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 17:835D…human sins even strike grief into God himself. Or is that not the voice of one lamenting, when it is said: "It repents me that I have made man upon the earth" (Gen. 6:6)? But also that of our Lord and Savior… Dionysius the Areopagite fl. c. 500PG 3:1115B…etc."; and Isa. 45; Ps. 95, 11: "I swore in my wrath"; Ezech. 18, 1: "As I live, saith the Lord, etc." Jer. 44, 26: "I have sworn by my great name." Penitence (Gen. 6, 6): "It repented Him that He had made man… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:171…their heart was bent upon evil at all times it repented him that he had made man on the earth and he said i will destroy man whom i have created from the face of the… 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… Melito of Sardis fl. c. 170, d. c. 180PG 5:1225…the lord a change of things as in the book of kings it repenteth me that i have made saul king the anger and fury of the lord the vengeance of the divinity upon sinners according… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 14:1031…man upon the earth and he was grieved in his heart and said i will destroy man whom i have made from the face of the earth from man even to beast and from reptiles even… 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… Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 89:931…calls this entire multitude one man again saying to the same noah i will destroy man whom i have made if therefore he calls innumerable thousands of human persons one man on account of the likeness… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 50:443D…lot out," he says, "the man whom I created from the face of all the earth, and the brute animals and the cattle, because it repenteth me that I have made man" (Gen. 6:7). And that you might learn that he did… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 52:401…not rebuke me in your wrath" (Ps. 6:1). So also, does God sleep? "Awake, why do you sleep, O Lord?" (Ps. 43:23). Does God repent? "I repented that I made man" (Gen. 6:7). Does God hate? "Your feasts and your… 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 53:193…and the lord god said i will blot out man whom i created from the face of the earth from man even to beasts but perhaps someone might say for what reason did man incline toward… 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 63:935…of sins and says my spirit shall not remain in these men i will destroy man whom i have made gen although he was not one but there were countless thousands yet by the name of… 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… Isidore of Pelusium d. c. 450PG 78:423…kids h cdxxxix to theon h h how are we to understand it repenteth me that i have anointed saul as king h the idle and worthless audacity and madness of wicked men leave nothing divine… Hadrian the Monk fl. c. 425-450PG 98:1275A…nd, "Now I know that you fear God," and, "I will search Jerusalem with a lamp," and, "Adam, where are you?" and, "Do not grieve the Holy Spirit," and the like (Gen. VI, 7; XXII, 1; Ose. IV, 6; Gen. XXII, 12; So… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:1513B…ess men did not prove false? But when all turned aside and chose the contrary path, he alone walked the straight way, preferring the Creator above all at once (Gen. 6, 7, 8, 9, 10). For which cause, he alone w… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 83:33D…y nature teaches us, but also the divine Scripture. For God said, as it is written: "I will blot out the human whom I have created from the face of the earth" (Gen. vi, 7). This He said concerning a vast multit… Gennadius I of Constantinople Patriarch 458-471, d. 471PG 85:1641…up to the flood that other decision of god where he says i will destroy man whom i have made from the face of the earth was given because men were sliding down from worse to… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:1097…the just defense of the people h cap xv h b vers it repenteth me that i have made saul king the repentance of god is a change in his dispensation for example he chose saul… 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… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:171…repented him that he had made man on the earth and he said i will destroy man whom i have created from the face of the earth from man even to beasts for it repenteth me… George the Monk d. c. 914PG 110:189…days he said 'i will destroy the man whom i have made from the face of the earth for it repenteth me that i have made him ' then after the flood the philanthropic god having… Theophanes Kerameus fl. 12th c.PG 132:573A…toward the saints, an achievement of impassibility (apatheia), which they themselves having advanced, made well-worn for those following. Gen. VI, 7. Notes of François Scorsi. strive… 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… 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… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 54:731…hey preach the erring. 185-196 HOMILY XXIII. Noah found grace before the Lord. But Noah was a just man, he was perfect in his generation: Noah pleased God (Gen. 6. 8-9).… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 54:733…reach the erring. 185-196 HOMILY XXIII. Noah found grace before the Lord. But Noah was a just man, he was perfect in his generation: Noah pleased God (Gen. 6. 8-9). His prerogative of virtue. A Christian cannot be prai… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:271…them two by two from the beginning of things so etc vers but noah found grace in the eyes of the lord because noah prepared himself for good works he found grace before god by works… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:103…who has been created was made according to the image of god these are the generations of noah and what follows a if these things were written in a more general sense they ought to have… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 48:593D…ripture, marveling at Noah, does not do it simply, but with a certain addition. For Noah, it says, was a just man, perfect in his generation, he pleased God (Gen. 6:9). Not simply perfect, but in that time;… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 49:265A…de rushed headlong in the same direction. For this reason, it is not said simply that Noah was righteous and perfect, but Scripture added, "in his generation" (Gen. VI, 9), a perverse and desperate one, where t… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 53:195…amen h homily xxiii h noah found grace before the lord god these are the generations of noah noah was a righteous man perfect in his generation noah was well pleasing to god ' have you… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 53:199…also the verdict that comes from god concerning him these he says are the generations of noah noah was a righteous man perfect in his generation noah pleased god a strange manner of genealogy for having… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 53:203A…s. And for this cause, the divine Scripture, desiring now to commend the virtue of this just man, says: These are the generations of Noe: Noe was a just man (Gen. 6. 9). Behold another very great species of… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 53:207…thorns we may in the same way cast the spiritual seed a these are the generations of noah noah was a righteous man perfect in his generation to god noah was well pleasing up to this… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 54:627D…y God: for if he had been righteous, if he had been pleasing and acceptable to God, he would not have said, "Noah" alone "was found perfect in his generation" (Gen. VI, 9), nor would he have passed over the fat… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 54:731…temperance homily xxiii but noe found grace before the lord god now these are the generations of noah noah was a just man… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:143D…se who performed themselves rightly did not appear anywhere. Thus, signifying this also, Scripture said: Noah was a righteous man, perfect in his generation (Gen. 6:9). For this reason we admire Abraham, fo… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:387…forced to swim everywhere without harbor or shore. For this reason the Scripture, in praising Noah, not only calls him perfect, but adds, In his generation (Gen. 6:9). Showing that in that time, when there… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:795C…t changing, but applying commandments that were fitting. Therefore, the Scripture testifies many times concerning Noah: "And Noah was a just man, perfect" (Gen. 6:9). In what way? "In his generation," in… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:397C…ing" (1 Reg. 3. 1). If these, therefore, were to stand, they would avail nothing. And concerning Noah also He says: "Just, perfect in his generation was Noah" (Gen. 6. 9); and concerning Job: "Blameless, just,… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 63:205B…im non potest ut non affligeretur qui solus erat in tam multa malorum multitudine: Noe enim, inquit, cum esset solus perfectus in generatione sua, Deo placuit (Gen. 6. 9). Nam mihi cogita, si nunc cum habeamus… Germanus I of ConstantinoplePG 98:119A…e goal of victory, nor did they struggle in equal contests; and for this reason, Scripture did not simply call Noah a just man, but added: “in his generation” (Gen. VI, 9). 17. That the matter before us pertain… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:103…generations and it is added being a righteous man noah pleased god and noah begat three sons shem ham and japheth above it is read lamech lived a hundred and eighty eight years and begat noah… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 53:185…h homily xxii h a and noah was five hundred years old and noah begat three sons shem ham japheth and it came to pass when men began to multiply upon the face of the earth… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 53:205B…d ever. Amen. HOMILY XXIV Noah begat three sons, Shem, Ham, Japhet: and the earth was corrupted before God, and the earth was filled with injustice (Gen. 6. 10). 1. Scripture is not to be read supe… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 53:207…it is necessary to set forth what remains and noah he says begat three sons shem ham and japheth not simply did the divine scripture mark for us both the time and the number of the… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 54:733A…exhortation. 196-206 HOMILY XXIV. Noah begat three sons, Sem, Cham, and Japhet; but the earth was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with injustice (Gen. 6. 10). — Scripture is not to be read cursori… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 69:51…him now noah he says was five hundred years old and he begat three sons shem ham and japheth and shem if you translate the hebrew meaning into the greek tongue signifies perfection or a plant… Michael Glycas c. 1125–after 1204PG 158:183…enoch came methuselah and after him lamech and from him noah he begat three sons shem ham and japheth and it came to pass that when men began to multiply upon the earth daughters were born… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:105…a and the earth was corrupt before god and the earth was filled with iniquity and god our lord looked upon the earth and behold it was corrupt… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 54:733…xxiv noah begat three sons sem cham and japhet but the earth was corrupt before god and the earth was filled with injustice gen scripture is not to be read cursorily god communicates his counsel to… Anastasius of SinaiPG 89:73C…in the divine Scriptures; that is to say, corporally and, again, spiritually; as when it says: And the Lord God saw, and behold all the earth was corrupted (Gen. vi, 11) by sin. And again, it is said concerni… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:105…god and the earth was filled with iniquity and god our lord looked upon the earth and behold it was corrupt for all flesh had corrupted its way upon the earth iniquity indeed corrupts the earth… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 53:201B…raightway, the divine Scripture names them "earth," because they have been consumed by earthly thoughts; for it says, "But the earth was corrupted before God" (Gen. 6.12)—not speaking about the sensible earth,… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:693…a god saw the earth and it was corrupt for all flesh had corrupted its way he saw the earth and it was corrupt thus did the prophets announce to… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:173C…ain change for the worse, becoming a different state and the disappearance of the former [state]. For hear the Scripture saying: All flesh corrupted its way (Gen. 6.12); and again, In uncontrollable corrupt… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 64:95D…world being afflicted with evils on account of unrighteous works (For God had seen, he says, that the earth was corrupted; for all flesh had corrupted its way [Gen. VI, 12]. The creation was not such as God had… Dionysius the Areopagite fl. c. 500PG 4:753…d for the whole man, so too "body" (which is the same as flesh) can equally be used for the whole man. Indeed, examples of "flesh" are obvious, as in Genesis vi, 12: For all flesh had corrupted its way, that is, every man;… Nicetas Choniates c. 1155–1217PG 139:1219C…id in two ways in sacred Scripture, namely of the body and of the soul, as when He says: "And the Lord God saw, and behold all the earth was corrupted by sin" (Gen. vi, 12). Likewise, regarding men, He speaks in… Germanus II of Constantinople d. c. 1240PG 140:719…in the sacred scriptures that the lord god saw the earth and it was corrupt for all flesh had corrupted its way upon the earth and the earth was filled with iniquity to cease this iniquity… OrigenesPG 16:2309…to do evil but to do good they have not known i looked upon the earth and behold it was void and nothing and into the heaven and its lights were not i saw the mountains… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:161…has come before me because the earth is filled with iniquities by them and behold i will destroy them with the earth make therefore for yourself an ark of squared timbers you shall make nests in… Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 89:931…also when god was about to bring the flood he says to noah the end of all flesh is come before me lo he signifies a multitude of men hear then he calls this entire multitude… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:101B…But these frantic men do not perceive that God of all things usually speaks in the singular number. "For the season," He says, "of every man comes before me," (Gen. VI, 13) and, "It repents me that I have made m… George the Monk d. c. 914PG 110:89…has come before me because the earth is filled with injustice from them and behold i will destroy them and the earth yet he did not limit their life to one hundred and ten years but… Anastasius of SinaiPG 89:487…the flood because of their iniquities he says to noah the time of all flesh is come before me for the earth is filled with their iniquity and behold i destroy them and the earth so… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 32:77B…, 12). Nevertheless, the discourse of truth also uses this word frequently of material, as when it says: "You shall make the ark of incorruptible woods" (Gen. VI, 14); and, "You shall make the lampstand o… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:277…been in the highest place d vers behold i bring a flood upon the earth to destroy all flesh in which is the spirit under heaven and whatsoever things are upon the earth shall die by… Cosmas Indicopleustes fl. c. 535–550PG 88:171…god and the anointing oil and the incense of the holy composition according to all that god commanded him to do and indeed up to this day you will find most of these crafts practiced for… Eusebius of Emesa c. 300-359PG 86:547D…reation. Idem: Others say that Eden is the place in which paradise was set and planted, and that it is placed in the middle of the world. III. Cat. p. 118, on Gen. VI, 26: Eusebius of Emesa. In the Hebrew it… Antiochus of St. Sabas fl. c. 614-620PG 89:1865D…flesh and how they are delivered from them, 229. Filiation in the Deity: what it is, 19. Sons of God and daughters of men: in what sense they are spoken of in Gen. VI, 119, 297. The Son: since he is incarnate, i…