Where the Fathers quote Hebrews 7

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1Heb 7:1

2Heb 7:2

John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 53:327C…treating of his name and his city, simultaneously interprets the meaning of his name, and using a certain etymology says: "Melchisedek, king of righteousness" (Heb. 7:2). For according to the Hebrew language… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:165…to say and hard to be uttered he added for this melchizedek king of righteousness and after that also king of salem which is king of peace without father without mother without descent having neither beginning… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:257…to say and hard to be interpreted he added for this melchisedek king of righteousness and after that also king of salem which is king of peace… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 63:95…tithe of all first indeed interpreted as king of justice then however also king of salem which is king of peace without father without mother without genealogy having neither beginning of days nor end of life… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 63:315…of all first indeed which is interpreted king of justice and then also king of salem which is king of peace without father without mother without genealogy having neither beginning of days nor end of life… Mark the Hermit fl. c. 400–430PG 65:1119…interpretation for he says first being interpreted king of righteousness and then also king of salem which is king of peace they however ignore this word being interpreted and therefore they think that the interpretation of… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:723…met abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings and blessed him to whom also abraham gave a tenth part of all he seems indeed to be using these words for the sake of narration but… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 83:123…met abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings and blessed him to whom also abraham gave a tenth part of all first being by interpretation king of righteousness and after that also king of salem… Justinian I 482–565PG 86:1059B…after that also King of Salem, which is, King of peace; without father, without mother, without genealogy, having neither beginning of days, nor end of life” (Heb. vii, 2). For since the Apostle says “without f… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:959…divided the tithe of all first being interpreted king of justice then also king of salem which is king of peace without father without mother without genealogy it cannot be said he says that abraham gave… George the Monk d. c. 914PG 110:145…of the kings and blessed him to whom d also abraham divided a tenth part of all first being interpreted king of righteousness and after that also king of salem which is king of peace without… George the Monk d. c. 914PG 110:149…melchisedech being interpreted first as king of righteousness and then also as king of salem which is king of peace a h xiii concerning the name jerusalem h for that which is now jerusalem was once… Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 119:343…met abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings and blessed him to whom also abraham gave a tenth part of all who first by interpretation is called king of righteousness and then also king of… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:267…else is king of righteousness except our lord jesus christ c then also king of salem which is king of peace from the name of the city he says this is also plain for salem means…

3Heb 7:3

4Heb 7:4

John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 48:923C…iving the priesthood, have a commandment to take tithes from the people, that is, from their brothers, although they have gone forth from the loins of Abraham (Heb. VII, 4-5). What he says, however, is this. T… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 53:327D…m," it says, "a tenth of all." This also Paul says: "Consider, however, how great that man is, to whom Abraham the patriarch gave a tenth of the first fruits" (Heb. 7:4); it is evident that from the spoils he… George the Monk d. c. 914PG 110:145…made like unto the son of god he abides a priest continually now consider how great this man is to whom even the patriarch abraham gave the tithe of the spoils and those indeed of the… Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 119:343…but likened unto the son of god he abideth a priest continually now consider how great this man was unto whom even the patriarch abraham gave the tenth of the spoils… Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 119:347…of melchisedec s priesthood you know what i am saying remains forever now consider how great this man was c since he has adapted the type to the truth he next wishes to show that the…

5Heb 7:5

6Heb 7:6

Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 42:181…does the apostle speak at the end saying but he whose genealogy is not counted from them received tithes of abraham the patriarch for the words from them are used for the sake c of a… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 83:125…this for in that very passage he has added these things and he whose descent is not counted from them received tithes of abraham and blessed him that had the promises d eran and because holy… George the Monk d. c. 914PG 110:145…their brethren though they have come out of the loins of abraham but he whose descent is not counted from them received tithes from abraham and blessed him that had the promises…

7Heb 7:7

Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:297…high god blessed abraham and without all contradiction as the apostle says the less is blessed of the better since therefore melchizedek whoever that person was has been introduced as such not anointed with prepared oil… Caesarius of Nazianzus c. 330-368/369PG 38:887…divine d apostle and again who makes his angels spirits and again without all contradiction the less is blessed and strengthened by the greater from which it may rightly be understood that on account of the… Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 41:985…priest for ever and consider how great this man is and that the less is blessed of the better for this reason they say he also blessed abraham the patriarch as being greater of whom we… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 72:579C…tantial with the Father, and equal to Him in all things, and differing in nothing?" For it is beyond all controversy that the lesser is blessed by the greater (Hebr. vii, 7), and he who gives is altogether greate… Nicephorus I of Constantinople c. 758–828PG 100:429…is better than that which is sanctified for the apostolic text says without all contradiction the less is blessed of the better b if therefore the body of christ sanctified the cross when it touched it… Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 119:349…b ises has been blessed and without all contradiction the less is blessed of the better h the proof that the type of christ is greater than the priests… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:273…worthy of divine conversation and who held god as his debtor vers and without all contradiction the less is blessed by the better he said that such and so great an abraham was blessed by melchisedec… Theodore Balsamon d. c. 1205PG 137:301A…Eucharist? For, according to the great Apostle, Without any contradiction, the less is blessed by the better (Heb. VII, 7). The holy synod therefore defines that…

8Heb 7:8

Paschal Chronicle c. 630PG 92:225…the exodus of the sons of Israel, and in the 86th of Moses, Aaron (38) his brother, being in his 89th year, was created the first high priest of the Hebrews. 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18. Eleazar the son of… Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 119:349…than he and also than the patriarch himself c and here indeed men that die receive tithes but there he is testified to be alive and so to speak even levi himself who receives tithes was…

9Heb 7:9

John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:319B…ing him and bringing forth bread and wine, he gave a tithe. Therefore, says Paul in the Epistle to the Hebrews, that Levi, who received tithes, was tithed (Heb. 7, 9). He did not consent to the king of Sod…

10Heb 7:10

11Heb 7:11

John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 63:101…worthy in christ jesus our lord h homily xiii h chap v if therefore perfection were by the levitical priesthood for the people were under it when they received the law what further need was there… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 63:321…through the levitical priesthood for the people received the law under it what further need was there that another priest should rise according to the order of melchisedec and not be called according to the order… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 69:109…the priesthoods therefore the divine paul also philosophizes on these matters saying if therefore perfection were by the levitical priesthood for under it the people received the law what further need was there that another priest… Isidore of Pelusium d. c. 450PG 78:101…a manner regarding that which is in the epistle to the hebrews if therefore perfection were by the levitical priesthood k if one says instead if therefore it is since the meaning is severed and it… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:727…to sow the seeds of the doctrine of the new testament vers if therefore perfection were by the levitical priesthood for the people received the law under it what further need was there for another priest… Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 119:351…nor through a carnal law h vii therefore if consummation was through the levitical priesthood for under it the people had received the law what need was there that another priest should arise according to the… Leontius of ByzantiumPG 86:1615…to speak apostolically if there were perfection through a similar priesthood what need was there that another priest should rise to be called according to the order of aaron otherwise if the priesthood had not been…

12Heb 7:12

Irenaeus of Lyon c. 130–c. 202PG 7:1731B…ed into other, far more august things: which also Paul writes: "The priesthood being transferred, it is necessary that there also be a translation of the law" (Heb. vii, 12). He says "transferred," or changed, no… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 48:923D…nstrating this, was saying: "For the priesthood being translated, it is necessary that there also be a translation of the law, and the author of these is one" (Heb. VII, 12). For because most of the legal matters… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:445D…ron (Ps. 109. 4). Therefore, when Paul clearly explains this, he says: For the priesthood being changed, there is made of necessity a change also of the law (Hebr. 7. 12). And in another place he says again:… Socrates Scholasticus c. 380–c. 450PG 67:625…the epistle to the hebrews the same apostle sealing these things says for the priesthood being changed there is made of necessity a change also of the law… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:727…of the priesthood he also demonstrates the cessation of the law vers for the priesthood being changed there is made of necessity a change also of the law the law is joined to the priesthood it…

13Heb 7:13

14Heb 7:14

Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 28:1031D…ncerning Him. But that we may not recount the whole history, let us hear the Apostle speaking thus: "For it is evident that our Lord sprang out of Judah." ⟦Hebr. VII, 14.⟧… Isidore of Pelusium d. c. 450PG 78:443…f the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David" (Matt. 1, 1). The second, when he clearly asserts that our Lord, according to the flesh, sprung from Judah (Heb. VII, 14). Finally, the last, when he says: "Onc… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:729…a vers for it is manifest that our lord sprang out of juda of which tribe moses spake nothing concerning priesthood he uses the word manifest for that which cannot… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 83:57…shall all the nations of the earth be blessed and the apostle for it is evident that our lord sprang from judah and we have brought forward many other such testimonies but since you wish to… Cosmas Indicopleustes fl. c. 535–550PG 88:345…sits for ever and those who draw near are sanctified and again for it is evident that our lord sprang out of juda of which tribe moses spake nothing concerning priesthood and again for he testifieth… Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 119:351…belongs to another tribe from which no one has attended the altar for it is evident that our lord has sprung from judah to which tribe moses spoke nothing concerning the priesthood having shown melchisedec to… Nicetas Choniates c. 1155–1217PG 139:1253B…, 6). Likewise, the blessed Apostle, being about to show the end of the predictions, exclaims thus: "It is manifest that out of Judah our Lord has arisen" (Hebr. vii, 14). David also, king and prophet, re…

15Heb 7:15

John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 48:925A…nother priest arises according to the likeness of Melchizedek, who is not by a law of fleshly commandment, but according to the power of an indissoluble life" (Heb. 7. 15, 16). What is "not by a law of fleshly… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 69:109…made of necessity a translation also of the law c and again and it is yet far more evident if after the similitude of melchizedek there ariseth another priest who is made not after the law… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:729…was previously royal has through the lord attained to the priesthood vers and it is yet far more manifest if after the similitude of melchisedec there ariseth another priest who is made not after the law…

16Heb 7:16

17Heb 7:17

18Heb 7:18

John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 64:65B…, and was itself bad, and they used this word of the Apostle: There is indeed a rejection of the preceding commandment because of its weakness and uselessness (Heb. 7:18). Behold, Paul, they said, calls the co… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 69:79…i think for the divine paul to speak concerning the two testaments for there is verily a disannulling of the commandment going before for the weakness and unprofitableness thereof for the law made nothing perfect but… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 77:485…n an annulling of the preceding commandment,” according to his voice again, “and an introduction of a better hope, through which we draw near to God” (Hebr. vii, 18-19). Since, therefore, it is clearly demonstrated from every… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:729…returns again to the discourse he had begun concerning the law vers for there is verily a disannulling of the commandment going before for the weakness and unprofitableness thereof for the law made nothing perfect but…

19Heb 7:19

Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 26:137A…f a better covenant, which was established upon better promises (Heb. viii, 6). And: For the law made nothing perfect, but the bringing in of a better hope (Heb. vii, 19). And again he says: It was therefore… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 26:1129B…cked inventions, and might turn the unstable away from the faith by your impious words. Nevertheless, the solid foundation of God stands, having this seal. Hebr. VII, 19. Joan. VIII, 36. Prov. XXII, 14.… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 63:139A…d, is near to destruction (Heb. 8:13): but this is new, and has remission of sins; but that had nothing of the kind: for the law brought nothing to perfection (Heb. 7:19), he says; and again, Sacrifice and off… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 68:135…setting aside of a preceding commandment because of its weakness and uselessness for the law made nothing perfect but there is the introduction of a better hope through which we draw near to god and again… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 69:79…disannulling of the commandment going before for the weakness and unprofitableness thereof for the law made nothing perfect but the bringing in of a better hope by which we draw near to god… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 71:909…by works of righteousness which we have done nor by boastful deeds for the law made nothing perfect but by the kindness of god the father who set a strong that is a powerful and great… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 77:629…of moses seeing that it had long ago been ordered in types for the law made nothing perfect but the glory of piety receives its fullness through the commandments of our savior since the time therefore… Hesychius of Jerusalem d. after 450PG 93:881…he is a babe and again the law brought nothing to perfection but the bringing in of a better hope which was given has established us in this hope nevertheless this sacrifice hints at that which… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:729…disannulling of the commandment going before for the weakness and unprofitableness thereof for the law made nothing perfect but the bringing in of a better hope did by the which we draw nigh unto god and… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:279…ruling therefore the law ruled formerly because its time then remained and the bringing in of a better hope by which we draw near to god the legal commandment he says has been set aside and… Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 130:475A…I, 12], and a little later, "For what the law could not do, in that it was weak" [Rom. VIII, 3]; while to the Hebrews he wrote: "The law made nothing perfect" [Heb. VII, 19]; and to the Galatians, "By the law no…

21Heb 7:21

22Heb 7:22

Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 26:137A…s been manifested; and this again the Apostle himself explains more clearly after this, saying: By so much was Jesus made a surety of a better Testament (Heb. vii, 22). And again: But now hath he obtained… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:695B…pret the things that are of the Spirit, accept my doctrine. That Jesus is a sponsor, Paul says this: "By so much is Jesus made a surety of a better testament" (Hebr. 7:22; cf. 8:6). Behold, He is a sponsor of G…

23Heb 7:23

Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:299…repent thou art a priest for ever after the order of melchisedec and they truly were many priests because they were not suffered to continue by reason of death but this man because he continueth ever… Cosmas Indicopleustes fl. c. 535–550PG 88:343…salvation and the tabernacle are eternal just as it is again written and they truly were many priests because they were not suffered to continue by reason of death but this man because he continueth ever…

24Heb 7:24

Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:299…priests because they were not suffered to continue by reason of death but this man because he continueth ever hath an unchangeable priesthood wherefore he is able also to save them to the uttermost that come… Cosmas Indicopleustes fl. c. 535–550PG 88:343…priests because they were not suffered to continue by reason of death but this man because he continueth ever hath an unchangeable priesthood wherefore he is able also to save them to the uttermost that come…

25Heb 7:25

Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 11:1651B…], since intercession, according to the Apostle, is an appeal for another, and not, as this of Samson is, for himself. See 1 Tim. II, 1; Rom. VIII, 27, 34; Heb. VII, 25. You will understand soon, however, to… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:299…death but this man because he continueth ever hath an unchangeable priesthood wherefore he is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto god by him seeing he ever liveth to make intercession… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 24:781…but he because he continueth for ever hath an unchangeable priesthood c wherefore he is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto god by him seeing he ever liveth to make intercession… Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 45:1341…ays lives has no need of being in order to live, [and] undergoes bodily origin." And this perhaps should not be rejected, as it seems to allude to that passage Heb. vii, 25, Πάντοτε ζῶν εἰς τὸ ἐντυγχάνειν ὑπὲρ α… Hesychius of Jerusalem d. after 450PG 93:987D…risen from the dead, that we may bear fruit to God (Rom. VII, 4). And again he said of Him: Whence he can also save for ever, those who come to God by him (Hebr. VII, 25). Thus, perfection and our all-embracin… Cosmas Indicopleustes fl. c. 535–550PG 88:343…death but this man because he continueth ever hath an unchangeable priesthood wherefore he is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto god by him seeing he ever liveth to make intercession…

26Heb 7:26

27Heb 7:27

28Heb 7:28