Where the Fathers quote James 1

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Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 28:291…in number seven counted as one book james one whose beginning is james a servant of god and of the lord jesus christ to the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad greeting peter two and the… Didymus the Blind c. 313–398PG 39:927…and furthermore james who made this the preface of his own writings james a servant of god and of the lord jesus and in the following and of the lord god and paul too writing to… Didymus the Blind c. 313–398PG 39:1481…they also place as a great dignity of their own writings for james a servant of god and of our lord jesus christ and paul a servant of jesus christ d bear themselves no otherwise than… Didymus the Blind c. 313–398PG 39:1749…on the epistle of blessed james the apostle h a cap vers james a servant of god and of our lord jesus christ to the twelve tribes which are in the dispersion greeting just as men… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:503…apostle of jesus christ according to the commandment of god our saviour and of the lord jesus christ our hope unto timothy my beloved son in the faith grace mercy and peace from god the father… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 69:353…of him hence the blessed james writes to the twelve tribes saying james a servant of god and of the lord jesus christ therefore those who have been called b through faith and sanctification to the… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 75:509…a creature and a work h from the epistle of james h james a servant of god and of the lord jesus christ to the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad greeting here the herald of… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 77:1411…and judas have written to the whole world that they are servants of god and of the lord jesus christ of whom may we all become partakers by the grace of him who chose them to… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:499…not know consequently also james writing to the twelve tribes begins thus james a servant of god and of our lord jesus christ etc truly when necessity demanded that the mysteries of his birth and death… Peter of Sicily 9th–10th c.PG 104:1343…to be his servants and not his brothers one of them says james a servant of god and of the lord jesus christ clearly not his brother and the other jude a servant of jesus christ… Photius of Constantinople c. 810–c. 891PG 102:385…signify this with the names that call the spirit of god and of the lord and the like a h h although even if each of these terms signified the procession inasmuch as… Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 119:455…if any good is in us he says it is from him james a servant of god and of our lord jesus christ to the twelve tribes which are in the dispersion greeting count it all… Symeon Metaphrastes fl. c. 960, d. c. 1000PG 115:203…from the starting line the modesty of the saint it runs thus james a servant of god and of the lord jesus christ to the twelve tribes which are in the dispersion greeting for although it… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:71…mortals might be corrected vers i solemnly charge you in the presence of god and of the lord jesus christ and of the elect angels having discussed many things above now that he speaks of judgment… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:1133…general epistle of saint james the apostle h h chapter one h james a servant of god and of the lord jesus christ to the twelve tribes which are in the dispersion greeting d servant of… John Bekkos, Patriarch of Constantinople c. 1225-1297PG 141:855…the father as of that which calls the holy spirit the spirit of god and of the lord he asserts that none of the aforementioned expressions indicate the procession by the words themselves but he establishes… Ignatius of AntiochPG 5:697…a ignatius also called theophorus to the church of god the father and of the lord jesus christ which is at philadelphia in asia which has obtained mercy and is established in the concord of god… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:685…John 4:1). Then the brother of God, James, coming into the midst, says: Count it all joy, my brethren, when you shall fall into divers temptations (James 1:2). Blessed is the man that endureth temptation; for when he… Maximus the Confessor c. 580–662PG 90:907…y brethren, when you fall into various temptations, knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience; and let patience have its perfect work" (James i, 2-4). But the evil one wickedly pursues both kinds of tempt… Gregory Palamas c. 1296–1359PG 151:401A…ording to Matthew; in which he also treats of temptations. James the brother of the Lord says: "Count it all joy, my brethren, when you meet various trials," (Jas. 1:2). He did not say simply, "Rejoice," but… Gregory Palamas c. 1296–1359PG 151:401C…d, James, having exhorted us to rejoice when we meet temptations, added: "The testing of your faith produces patience; and let patience have its perfect work" (Jas. 1:3-4). Do not, he says, let any of the w… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:1137…a but let patience have her perfect work observe that he does not say of patience in a definitive sense that it has a perfect… Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 89:851…to whom access is never closed and who says if any man lack wisdom let him ask of god who gives absolutely to all and upbraids no one for they are equal things this and the… Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 119:457…come to be in the present but if any of you lacks wisdom let him ask of god who gives to all simply and upbraids not and it shall be given to him but let him… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:1137…urges those who desire to achieve these things to pray for wisdom if any of you lack wisdom let him ask of god that giveth to all men liberally and upbraideth not and it shall be… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:1415…simply and does not reproach and it shall be given to him but let him ask in faith nothing wavering and finally in all matters where the mind wavers in perfect c obedience or satan hinders… Nilus of Sinai d. c. 430PG 79:461…his prayers d and hesitates is a double minded man unstable and is like a wave of the sea wind driven and tossed and let not such a man suppose that he will receive any wonderful… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 72:847…one ask he says in faith doubting nothing for he who doubts is like a wave of the sea moved and tossed by the wind for let not that man think he says that he will… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 74:1007…a cramer oxford in the epistle of blessed james the apostle h let him ask in faith nothing wavering a cyrill undeniably he who wavers is insulting for if you are not persuaded that he will… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 94:1357…he who approaches with faith shall gain much but he who wavers is like a wave of the sea driven by the wind and tossed he shall receive nothing for all the saints through faith pleased… Theodore the Studite 759–826PG 99:635…abundantly and does not reproach and it will be given to him but let him ask in faith wavering nothing for he who wavers is like a wave of the sea which is moved by the… Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 119:457…all simply and upbraids not and it shall be given to him but let him ask in faith doubting nothing for he who doubts is like a wave of the sea tossed by the wind and… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:1137…being strengthened we shall be able to perform that which is good but let him ask in faith nothing wavering for if he believes let him ask but if he does not believe let him not… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 74:251…therefore he says again also concerning those accustomed to being double minded let not that man think that he will receive anything from the lord for a double minded man is unstable in all his ways… Theodore the Studite 759–826PG 99:635…the sea which is moved by the wind and carried about therefore let not that man think that he will receive anything from the lord for a double minded man is inconstant in all his ways… Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 119:457…like a wave of the sea tossed by the wind and driven for let not that man think that he will receive anything from the lord a double minded man is unstable in all his ways… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:1137…like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed for let not that man think that he shall receive any thing of the lord wavering is to be understood as one who separates… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 73:965A…preparing the God-given grace to abide in us; but to be of an ambiguous and double mind is harmful. “For a double-minded man is unstable in all his ways” (Jas. I, 8), as it is written, and he shall receiv… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 74:251…that man think that he will receive anything from the lord for a double minded man is unstable in all his ways for from those who seek the grace from above not for the perfection of… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1403B…: and where he shall sojourn, he shall not open his mouth." Zach. viii, 10.—"Neither was there any peace to him that went out or came in, for the tribulation." Jac. i, 8.—"A double-minded man is inconstant in… Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 119:457…not that man think that he will receive anything from the lord a double minded man is unstable in all his ways he says wisdom is the cause of the perfect work let him ask of… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:1137…shall not receive anything being dubious concerning that which he hopes for a double minded man is unstable in all his ways double minded is used here instead of mingled unconstructed incomplete of two minds a… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:693…th, and crushed his strength and his vain dominion; in this let him who glories boast, as it is written: "Let the humble brother boast in his height" (James 1. 9); for this is he who overcomes the world. Do you see the he… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:81A…d. » II Cor. x, 17. — « Let him who glories, glory in the Lord. For it is not he who commends himself that is approved, but he whom the Lord commends. » Jac. i, 9. — « Let the humble brother glory in hi… Photius of Constantinople c. 810–c. 891PG 101:753…error but as for that which is said to the holy james let the brother of low degree rejoice in his exaltation c but the rich in his humiliation it does not signify this that he… John IV the Faster d. 595PG 88:1969…for even if you see someone prospering or even reigning know that as the flower of the grass he shall quickly wither let him revel in delicacies but you revel in the lord christ many virgins… Photius of Constantinople c. 810–c. 891PG 101:757…an make even a wealthy man illustrious, sublime, and worthy of the heavenly kingdom? For this reason he says, "Let the rich man glory in his humility (James 1:10)." In this, he says, let him hope; in this let him take hea… Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 119:459…humble glory in his exaltation d but the rich in his humiliation because as the flower of the grass he shall pass away for the sun has risen with the burning heat and has dried the… Philip the Solitary fl. c. 1095PG 127:797…and his ephemeral and decaying glory are compared by david to grass as the flower of the grass he says the glory and beauty of those things which endure for a short time and each and… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:1139…humility of soul c vers but the rich in his humility for as the flower of the grass he will pass away for the sun has risen with its heat and has dried up the grass… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:757A…sh is grass, and all the glory of man as the flower of grass; the grass is dried up, and the flower thereof is fallen; and the comeliness of his face is lost (Jac. 1. 11). But the prophet is not praying when h… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:1139…face is said only of a man and not of other things so also shall the rich man fade away in his ways he calls the course of the present life his ways d vers blessed… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:1689…is the man who endures temptation for when he has been tested he shall receive the crown of life which god has promised to those who love him wherefore then it is to be rejoiced most… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:685…is the man that endureth temptation; for when he hath been proved, he shall receive the crown of life, which God hath promised to them that love him (James 1:12). After him Peter, the lofty one, running up, cries out: B… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 77:1005D…e: "Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him" (Jac. 1, 12). I desire, however, to recount some of… Hesychius of Jerusalem d. after 450PG 93:871…is the man who suffers temptation because when he has been proved he shall receive the crown of life which god has promised to those who love him h chapter viii h verses and the lord… Hesychius of Jerusalem d. after 450PG 93:949…is the man who suffers temptation for when he has been proved he shall receive the crown of life which god has promised to those who love him paul also says tribulation works patience and patience… Paschal Chronicle c. 630PG 92:1473…eroes more eloquently, if ecclesiastical custom permitted it. 500. He seems to conclude the digression concerning divine mercy with the testimony of James 1:12: Blessed is the man who endures temptation, because when h… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:323…ctions upon our back: thou hast set men over our heads. We have passed through fire and water, and thou hast brought us out into a refreshment." James I, 12. — "Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when h… Theodore the Studite 759–826PG 99:587…him endure hearing him who says blessed is the man that endures temptation for when he is tried he shall receive the crown of life which the lord has promised to them that love him if… Theodore the Studite 759–826PG 99:663A…onfirms: Blessed is he who endures temptation, for when he has been approved, he will receive the crown of life which God has promised to those who love Him [Jac. 1:12]. Furthermore, rejoice in the Lord,… Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 119:461…man who endures temptation for when he has been approved he will receive the crown of life which the lord has promised to those who love him let no one who is tempted say i am… Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 119:473…this world rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom which he hath promised to them that love him but ye have despised the poor c do not rich men oppress you and draw you before… Symeon Metaphrastes fl. c. 960, d. c. 1000PG 115:203…is the man who endures temptation for when he has been proved he shall receive the crown of life… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:1139…man who endures temptation for when he has been proved he will receive the crown of life which the lord has promised to those who love him since temptations are of a twofold kind as we… Nicephorus Callistus Xanthopoulos c. 1256–c. 1335PG 147:675…man who endures temptation for when he has been approved he will receive the crown of life which the lord has promised to those who love him and the sufferings of this present time are not… Athanasius AlexandrinusPG 25:593…shall have the boast saying we have kept the faith and you shall receive the crown of life which god has promised to those who love him and may it be that i too with you… Orsiesius of TabennaPG 40:891…is the man that endures temptation for when he has been proved he shall receive the crown of life and again he labored for an age and will live forever if however we suffer together that… Anastasius of SinaiPG 89:415…is the man who endures temptation for when he has been approved he shall receive the crown of life which the lord has promised to those who love him peter the apostle for this is grace… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1113B…«Let no one say when he is tempted, 'I am tempted by God.' For God is untempted by evils; and He Himself tempts no one. But each is tempted by his own desire» (Jas. I, 13, 14). If you do something good, credit… Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 42:753…tests no one nor do his servants for the purpose of deception every man is tempted when he is drawn away and enticed by his own lust then lust when it hath conceived bringeth forth sin… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 68:981…untempted by evils and he himself tempts no one but each one is tempted when he is drawn away and enticed by his own desire c then desire having conceived brings forth sin and sin when… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 70:93…being drawn away and enticed. Then desire, when it has conceived, gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is matured, brings forth death” (Jas. 1:14, 15). We must, therefore, reject the or… Hesychius of Jerusalem d. after 450PG 93:819…our own that is fleshly on account of which james was saying every man is tempted when he is drawn away of his own lust and enticed moreover concerning blood that it should not run either… Symeon Metaphrastes fl. c. 960, d. c. 1000PG 115:205…is untempted by evils and he himself tempts no one but everyone is tempted when he is drawn away and enticed by his own desire then desire when it has conceived gives birth to sin and… Gregory Palamas c. 1296–1359PG 151:409…each one of us is tempted as james himself says each one is tempted when he is drawn away by his own desires and enticed for desire when it has conceived gives birth to sin and… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 26:873…does not work the righteousness of god and desire having conceived brings forth sin and sin when it is finished brings forth death living in this way let us keep watch securely and as it is… Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 42:753…and enticed by his own lust then lust when it hath conceived bringeth forth sin and sin when it is finished bringeth forth death thinking that we have sufficiently discussed all these matters beloved and that… Mark the Hermit fl. c. 400–430PG 65:1001…desire as it is written then desire having conceived gives birth to sin and sin when it is finished brings forth death therefore from one's own desire is the rational sin and from this is the… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 68:149…away and enticed then desire when it has conceived gives birth to sin and sin when it is finished brings forth death pall the account is true cyr since therefore human nature had exchanged the grace… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 68:981…and enticed by his own desire c then desire having conceived brings forth sin and sin when it is perfected gives birth to death pall that is true cyr therefore the being dead as it were… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 73:689…enticed by his own desire then desire having conceived gives birth to sin and sin when it is finished brings forth death do you see then how the generation of depravity is fashioned in the desires… Hesychius of Jerusalem d. after 450PG 93:1201…offspring of both saying desire when it has conceived gives birth to sin and sin when it is finished brings forth death so that when we sin we are conceived in sins you shall sprinkle me… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:3303B…that of the body is known to be another. For the former death is generated by sin, as James, the brother of the Lord and prince of this seat, has left written ⟦Jac. I, 15⟧; the latter, however, is accustomed to… Paschal Chronicle c. 630PG 92:1493…is to be conceived by the mind. 775. For when concupiscence has conceived, it brings forth sin: and sin, when it is perfected, brings forth death (James 1:15). See Saint Basil, Homily on Psalm 11: "Behold, it has trav… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1157D…vi, 45, 43). "The wages of sin is death." (Rom. vi, 23). "Desire, when it has conceived, gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is finished, breeds death." (Jac. i, 15). VARIOUS READINGS. In Rupert, book 27… Christopher Patriarch of Alexandria Patriarch of Alexandria, fl. 805-836PG 100:1219…it as the apostle says for desire having conceived gives birth to sin and sin when it is finished brings forth death for because of our negligence god sends death upon our cattle frightening us so… Symeon Metaphrastes fl. c. 960, d. c. 1000PG 115:205…his own desire then desire when it has conceived gives birth to sin and sin when it is finished brings forth death thus the just man justly arbitrated between men and god bearing witness to him… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:1141…own concupiscence being drawn away and enticed then concupiscence having conceived brings forth sin and sin when it is finished brings forth death since he has shown that the divine nature is neither tempted nor brings… Gregory Palamas c. 1296–1359PG 150:1351…dragged away and enticed by fleshly lust and lust having conceived brings forth sin and sin when it is finished brings forth death for from the breast having formed a habit of flowing towards what is… Constantine Harmenopoulos c. 1320 – c. 1385PG 150:965…enticed by the urge of the flesh but craving conceives and brings forth sin and sin when it is complete brings forth death for from the very breasts it is established in custom that when it… Constantine Harmenopoulos c. 1320 – c. 1385PG 150:1099…is your neighbor's for desire having been conceived in the soul brings forth sin and sin when it is perfected gives birth to death but you not coveting the things of others will take care not… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 14:1225…given through the holy spirit just as the apostle james also says every good gift and every perfect gift is from above coming down from the father of lights that he who boasts may boast in… Alexander of Alexandria d. 326PG 18:541…given to him from above by the father of lights from whom every good gift and every perfect gift descend to this i should add that he preferred to render the phrase a pon reuomen n… Caesarius of Nazianzus c. 330-368/369PG 38:857B…ine and adorable Trinity. REPLY Every good gift, and every perfect boon is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, says the divine James (Jac. I, 17). But you will ask, with good reaso… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 28:905…of christ and in his grace for according to the divine james every good gift and every perfect gift is from above coming down from the father of lights and the apostle says for what have… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 30:1011…d, "no change of place touches it." Nevertheless, it experiences a change not only of place, but of nothing at all. For he alludes to that passage in James 1:17: "With whom there is no variation, nor shadow of change;"… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:1655…us in the faith of the trinity until our last breath for every good gift and every perfect gift is from above coming down from thee the father of lights and to thee we send up… Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 44:1403…he wished to say what the apostle james i says every best gift and every perfect gift is from above coming down from the father of lights cyril in the commentary punctuates it no differently than… Didymus the Blind c. 313–398PG 39:523…this mystical doctrine was handed down to us every good c endowment and every perfect gift is from above coming down from the father of lights with whom there is no variation or shadow of change… Didymus the Blind c. 313–398PG 39:1751…it ascended into the sheer intellect of any man vers every best gift and every perfect gift is from above coming down from the father of lights he calls god the father of intelligible lights that… Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 89:851…is a perennial fountain of divine wisdom and by no means unjust every good gift and every perfect gift is from above descending from the liberal and munificent father of lights to whom access is never… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:683A…f your justifications and run along it without impediment. For every good gift and every perfect donation is from above, coming down from the Father of lights (Jas. I, 17). And we, when we decide to perform som… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:777…the worldly goods which are temporary but in god in whom is every good gift and every perfect gift from above as you have learned from the epistle of james and confess the memory of his… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:657…oor man? But rather the poor man seeks riches from the rich. Every good thing descends from heaven to earth, and does not ascend from earth to heaven (James 1. 17). That ancient Lucifer, who rose with the morning, tho… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:847…f God, they would never have asked, "Who gave you this power?" knowing that "Every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights" (James 1:17); and that "No man can receive anything, unless it has been… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 63:921…to our rulers to the army and to all your people for every good gift and every perfect gift is from above coming down from you the father of lights and to you we send up… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 63:925B…of my mouth, O You who give prayer to the one who prays, since every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, descending from You, the Father of lights (Jas. 1. 17); that I may both invoke You worthily a… Mark the Hermit fl. c. 400–430PG 65:1027A…destitute in operation, God has nevertheless bestowed the perfect thing. For He says: Every perfect gift is from above, descending from the Father of lights (Jas. 1, 17). This perfect thing, however, is not a… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 68:771C…lesses, but Himself, as He is the Lord. "For every best gift, and every perfect gift, and every blessing is from above, coming down from the Father of lights" (Jas. 1. 17), as it is written. But Christ is t… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 69:325…ever amen h concerning joseph and his sons ephraim and manasseh h every good gift and every perfect gift is from above and cometh down from the father of lights jam i i declare that there… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 71:513…that we will possess any good things without him giving them for every good gift and every perfect gift is from above and cometh down from the father of lights therefore it is good to cling… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 73:605…the father cannot come to him and with good reason for if every good gift and every perfect gift is from above and comes down from the father of lights how could the recognition of christ… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 74:929…god etc all good things are for the worthy in christ for every perfect gift is from above and from the father of lights but yet christ through whom are all things and in whom are… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 75:613…a from the epistle of james do not err my beloved brethren every good gift and every perfect gift is from above coming down from the father of lights if the manifold gift of divine graces… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 75:703…when one of the holy disciples has clearly stated every good giving and every perfect gift is from above coming down from the father of lights with whom there is no change nor shadow of alteration… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 75:841…the same glory a but since holy scripture calls out to us every good gift and every perfect gift is from above and comes down from the father of lights with whom there is no variation… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 75:843…breathed into their faces saying receive the holy spirit b but if every perfect gift is from above and from the father and if the son dispenses these things not in a ministerial manner but rather… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 75:871…and supreme nature the disciple of the savior will demonstrate by saying every good gift and every perfect gift is from above coming down from the father of lights the son therefore comes to us from… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 75:969…then tell me this b what a is it not true that every good gift and every perfect gift is from above and cometh down from the father of lights and that the word of wisdom… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 76:1255…is god h do not err my most beloved brethren every best gift and every perfect gift is from above coming down from the father of lights every best gift he says is good and a… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 76:1289…therefore redeemed in christ and have been sanctified and have become wise every good gift and every perfect gift is from above and cometh down from the father of lights that is to say god how… Dionysius the Areopagite fl. c. 500PG 3:87…most profound principles of scholastic doctrine it stands thus every good datum and every perfect gift is from above descending from the father of lights and every emanation of illumination moved by the father flowing into… Dionysius the Areopagite fl. c. 500PG 3:119B…r mind can rise from them to celestial contemplations. § 1. Every good giving, and every perfect gift, is from above, descending from the Father of lights (Jas. 1, 17). But every procession of light-man… Dionysius the Areopagite fl. c. 500PG 4:737…so much is the spirit elevated and secondly because he wisely understood every good gift and every perfect gift is from above and cometh down from the father of lights d and that continence and wisdom… Dionysius the Areopagite fl. c. 500PG 4:835D…ius. Now, because it is true that modesty is to be associated and adhered to piety toward God, let us turn our eyes to this for a while. (s) 1 Tim. iv, 8. (t) Jac. 1, 17. (u) Rom. xi, 36. (v) Joan. 1, 9. (99)… Eutychius of Constantinople c. 512-582PG 86:2285…was to be conferred upon him by the father of lights for every good gift and every perfect gift is from above as the divine james says when he was therefore twelve years old and the… Eutychius of Constantinople c. 512-582PG 86:2287…immediately followed but god was the admirable author of this counsel for every good gift and every perfect gift is from above and cometh down from the father of lights but what and of what kind… Maximus the Confessor c. 580–662PG 90:469…to him from heaven c meaning from god inasmuch as he says every good gift and every perfect gift is from above and comes down from the father of lights according to which meaning one must… Maximus the Confessor c. 580–662PG 90:621…every good giving and every perfect gift is from above coming down from the father of lights and that which says to each is given the manifestation… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 94:531…assistance of christ who is the subsistent word of god from whom every good gift and every perfect gift is given the goal for those who encounter these things shall be to moor the mind to… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:421A…aid unto him: May thy money be with thee into perdition, because thou hast thought to acquire the gift of God with money. Thy heart is not right before God. » Jas. i, 17, 18. — « Every good gift and every perf… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:463…iii on those who commend themselves that they labor in vain for every good gift and every perfect gift is from above and has its firmness and purity from the divine decree a iv on carnal… Stephen Deacon of Constantinople fl. c. 807-809PG 100:1073…from above which distributes to each individual what is fitting from whom every good gift and every perfect gift is from above descending into those who are worthy of the spirit i shall proceed to the… Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 119:463…showing its ineffable beauty to many for this reason he now subjoins every good gift and every perfect donation is from above descending from the father of lights with whom there is no transmutation nor shadow… Nicetas the Paphlagonian c. 885 – after 963PG 105:451D…rst and true light; incorporeal, a Trinity therefore in Unity; and Unity in Trinity, that which we worship is declared: Trinity, the per— 59 Matth. XI, 27. 60 Jac. I, 17. 61 Hebr. I, 3. 62 Cf. Ps. CIV, 30 (LXX… Symeon Metaphrastes fl. c. 960, d. c. 1000PG 115:205…than to themselves do not err therefore he says my beloved brethren every good gift and every perfect gift is from above descending from the father of lights with whom there is no variation or shadow… George Kedrenos fl. 11th c.PG 122:1147…he brother of the Lord, proclaimed in the beginning of his Epistle with a loud voice: "Every perfect gift is from above, descending from the Father of lights" (Jas. 1:17). For nothing imperfect proceeds from t… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:1113…rather settle the soul and illumine it for this reason he says every good gift and every perfect gift is from above lest those things which are brought in by us be thought to have imperfection… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 126:1175…ance and the laver of the sacred font, and brings forth my judgment, condemning the prince of this world who led me astray, and the Father of lights ⟦James 1, 17⟧ brings me out into the intelligible light. And I shall see… Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 130:869…from the epistle of james h do not err my beloved brethren every good gift and every perfect gift is from above descending from the father of lights if the varied distribution of divine graces is… Nicephorus Blemmydes 1197–c. 1272PG 142:557…a how then do they correctly deduce that every good gift and every perfect gift is from above coming down from the father of lights here they call the lights the son… John Bekkos, Patriarch of Constantinople c. 1225-1297PG 141:527…same oration h xciii b but while holy scripture addresses us 'every good gift and every perfect gift is from above descending from the father of lights with whom there is no transmutation nor shadow of… John Bekkos, Patriarch of Constantinople c. 1225-1297PG 141:675…christ d the same in book iii to hermias says but if every perfect gift is from above and from the father and yet the son works the distribution of these gifts not in a servile… John Bekkos, Patriarch of Constantinople c. 1225-1297PG 141:943…the end of a good beginning is optimal and why not since every perfect gift is from above coming down from the father of lights for this being granted it follows that every beginning of any… John Kyparissiotes d. after 1378PG 152:859…, in the first chapter of The Celestial Hierarchy: "Every good gift," he says, "and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights" (Jas. I, 17). But every emanation of light proceedi… Symeon of Thessalonica d. 1429PG 155:965…bishop is the image of the father of lights from whom is every good gift and every perfect gift and is for this reason an illuminator the presbyter however having the type of the higher orders… George of Trebizond 1395-1486PG 161:771…he Triad, which compels all other things into order, as the voices of the theologians resound. For if "Every perfect gift is from above, descending," (James 1:17) and there is nothing virtuous in created things that does… Cyril of JerusalemPG 33:609…by flowing away nor by being diminished nor by being altered for every good gift and every perfect gift is from above coming down from the father of lights with whom there is no change or… Pantaleon the Deacon unknownPG 98:1263…gold and ladders reaching in magnitude up to heaven through which descends every good gift and every perfect gift which is sent by the beneficent and good bestowing nature to good men and honest lovers on… Photius of ConstantinoplePG 104:399…verse 19. H. St. 2, ennoiai kai to. Verse 21, arnēsasthai (to deny). II Tim. II, 13. Verse 24, mēde tropēn hupostēnai (nor to undergo change). James 1, 17; Malach. III, 6. Verse 26, ha phamen mē dunasthai to theio… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 72:687A…nd abiding Word of God, as it is written: "Of His own will He brought us forth by the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of His creatures" (Jas. 1, 18). For one of the holy apostles spoke in… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 75:621…his grace james of his own will he brought us forth by the word of truth that we should be the first fruits of his creatures peter love one another fervently having been c born again… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1099D…turn into the earth.› Ephes. ii, 8. — ‹We are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath prepared that we should walk in them.› Jac. i, 18. — ‹Of His own will begat He us with th… Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 119:463…shadow of turning by a determined will he brought us forth by the word of truth that we might be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures from above from the father of lights as those… Symeon Metaphrastes fl. c. 960, d. c. 1000PG 115:205…shadow of turning of his own will he brought us forth by the word of truth that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures these words both empty out pride and show that… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:1113…is there any change vers for of his own will he begat us with the word of truth that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures he said of his own will because… Pope Fabian d. 250 (pope 236-250)PG 10:197…man worketh not the justice of god hence again it is said let every man be swift to hear but slow to speak and slow to anger i do not doubt however that you with god… Euthalius the Deacon fl. 5th c.PG 85:807…onto the pavement, than to fall by the tongue. One must, therefore, believe James the Apostle who writes: Let every man be swift to hear, but slow to speak (Jac. 1, 19). LXXXVII. Lest we be deceived by the… Antiochus of St. Sabas fl. c. 614-620PG 89:1501…a perfect man able to bridle even the whole body and again let every man be swift to hear and slow to speak and he adds but if anyone thinks he is religious not bridling his… Antiochus of St. Sabas fl. c. 614-620PG 89:1505…his teeth and inflicts a wound james also teaches us beautifully saying let every man be swift to hear slow to speak slow to wrath for the wrath of man does not work the righteousness of… Gregory of Agrigentum c. 559 - c. 630 (traditionalPG 98:943…of iniquity wherefore for restraining and checking such impudent tongues he says let every man be swift to hear slow to speak slow to wrath hence ecclesiastes made the mouth the cause of many evils but… Maximus the Confessor c. 580–662PG 91:813A…Jas. 1:19, 2:2. — Let every man be swift to hear,… Maximus the Confessor c. 580–662PG 91:843…rning silence and mysteries. Matt. XII, 36. — Every idle word that men shall speak, they shall render an account for it in the day of judgment. James I, 19. — Let every man be swift to hear, but slow to speak.… Maximus the Confessor c. 580–662PG 91:937…y idle word that men may speak, they shall give account of it. For by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned. James 1, 19.—Let every man be swift to hear, and slow to speak. Sirach… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1341C…«I said, I will guard my ways, that I may not sin with my tongue.» Psal. cxl, 3.—«Set a guard, O Lord, to my mouth, and a door of enclosure about my lips.» Jac. 1, 19.—«Let every man be swift to hear, slow… Symeon Metaphrastes fl. c. 960, d. c. 1000PG 115:205…man c ix after this he touches upon more ethical admonitions saying let every man be swift to hear slow to speak slow to wrath for if speaking quickly deserves caution how much more does being… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:1113…most precious by the name creature he understands the visible nature vers wherefore my beloved brethren let every man be swift to hear slow to speak slow to wrath that word swift does not designate mere… Theodore Balsamon d. c. 1205PG 138:1359…the holy churches of god and divine herald the apostle paul says be swift to hear slow to speak it was therefore fitting o faithful servant of god that our insignificance should rather lend you a… John of Carpathus fl. 7th centuryPG 85:1855…than from the tongue we must therefore believe james the apostle writing let every man be swift to hear slow to speak so that we may not be tossed about deceived by the senses concerning vanity… Antonius Melissa fl. 11th centuryPG 136:927…teach he shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven james let every man be swift to hear but slow to speak c solomon say nothing in the ears of a fool lest he deride… Antonius Melissa fl. 11th centuryPG 136:989…speak they shall render an account in the day of judgment james let every man be swift to hear and slow to speak prov xxi he who guards his mouth saves his soul from affliction a… Antonius Melissa fl. 11th centuryPG 136:1167…justified and by thy words thou shalt be condemned b jas i let every man be swift to hear slow to speak let no corrupt speech proceed out of your mouth but what is good for… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:695D…stle saying: Let all bitterness and anger and indignation be taken away from you (Ephes. iv, 31); and again, The anger of man does not work the justice of God (Jas. i, 20); and again, Put away anger, indignatio… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:2597…and again a man full of words shall not be established and for the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of god he desires those who observe the sabbath and those who call the fast… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:267A…et all bitterness and wrath and blasphemy be put away from you, with all malice.» (Eph. 4:26-27) «The anger of man does not produce the righteousness of God.» (Jas. 1:20) St. Basil, Homily on Fasting: «Woe to… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 84:1085B…been removed. Of superfluous discourse, II, 91, in a bad sense, for disproving: that he might cast away what was burdensome and harmful, whence you may explain Jas. 1:21. To do nothing superfluous, III, 1256,… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 84:1085B…ment, see sooty. The excrement of arrogance, II, 944, because he speaks of circumcision, in which something of the body is taken away as if not necessary. Thus Jas. 1:21; thus 952, of humor, which, residing in… Antiochus of St. Sabas fl. c. 614-620PG 89:1791…says putting away all malice and filthiness in meekness of heart receive the engrafted word which is able to save your souls and the psalmist the hymn writer… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:1115…therefore putting away all filthiness and abundance of wickedness with meekness receive the engrafted word which is able to save your souls to filthiness he adds abundance of wickedness wishing by this to signify that even… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1423B…any as have sinned in the law shall be judged by the law. For not the hearers of the law are just before God, but the doers of the law shall be justified." Jas. i, 22-24. — "Be doers of the word, and not heare… Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 119:467…from the worse by which we are also and are called rational but be ye doers of the word and not hearers only deceiving your own selves for if any be a hearer of the word… Nicephorus Callistus Xanthopoulos c. 1256–c. 1335PG 147:801…for the illustrious brother of the lord says my beloved brethren be doers of the word and not hearers only deceiving yourselves for if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer he… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 72:387…man who built his house upon the sand he who is only a hearer of the word and not a doer is likened to a house built upon the sand which falls in the time of… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1423…the word and not hearers only deceiving yourselves for if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer he is like a man observing his natural face in a mirror for he observed… Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 119:467…doers of the word and not hearers only deceiving your own selves for if any be a hearer of the word and not a doer he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in… Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 119:583…what was said by the blessed james that if any one is a hearer of the word and not a doer such a one is like a man observing the face of his birth in a… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:1147…a is a hearer of the word and not a doer this person resembles a man who considers the face of his birth in a mirror… Nicephorus Callistus Xanthopoulos c. 1256–c. 1335PG 147:801…the word and not hearers only deceiving yourselves for if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer he is like a man observing his natural face in a mirror for he observed… Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 119:467…is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a glass for he beholdeth himself and goeth his way and straightway forgetteth what manner of man he was but whoso looketh into the perfect law… Nicephorus Callistus Xanthopoulos c. 1256–c. 1335PG 147:1259…guardian of the sacred vessels theodoret bishop of the church of cyrus what manner of man he was how he was deprived of his bishopric and spoke against the twelve chapters of cyril theodoret bishop of… Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 119:467…goeth his way and straightway forgetteth what manner of man he was but whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty and continueth therein he being not a forgetful hearer but a doer of the work… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:1147…also follows to confirm the hearing d but he who has looked into the perfect law of liberty and has continued in it this man not having become a forgetful hearer but a doer of work… Nicephorus Callistus Xanthopoulos c. 1256–c. 1335PG 147:801…immediately forgot what kind of man he was but he who looked into the perfect law of liberty and continued in it and is not a forgetful hearer but a doer of the work this one… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:79…fear he leads the speech back again to a common accusation saying if any man among you seem to be wise in this world let him become a fool that he may be wise this he… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:215…perishing in his justice and this itself is vanity i cor iii if any man among you seem to be wise in this world let him become a fool that he may be wise for the… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 124:605…thinking that the matter is otherwise and not as i have said if any man among you seem to be wise in this world let him become a fool that he may be wise having hinted… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:1149…a vers if any man among you seem to be religious and bridleth not his tongue but deceiveth his own heart this man's religion is vain… Anthony the GreatPG 40:979B…James the apostle testifies: If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man's religion is vain (Jac. I, 26). And the same one says there: Even so… Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 42:681…own flesh according to that which is written religion that is pure before god and the father is this to visit orphans and widows in their affliction and to keep oneself unstained from the world and… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:623B…ustice" (Ps. 50:21). The sixth is offered through almsgiving: "A clean and undefiled sacrifice," he says, "is to visit orphans and widows in their affliction" (Jas. 1:27). The seventh is that which comes to pa… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 64:1041…as accusation and self condemnation b religion that is pure and unstained before god and the father is this to visit orphans and widows in their affliction and to keep oneself unstained from the world this… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 71:441…strong make rich h and christ s disciple writes somewhere religion pure and undefiled before god and the father is this to visit orphans and widows in their affliction and to keep oneself unstained from the… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 77:409…manner of fasting let us hear him saying pure and undefiled fasting before god and the father is this to visit orphans and widows in their affliction and to keep oneself… Antiochus of St. Sabas fl. c. 614-620PG 89:1733…xcix on visitation h a that it is good to visit orphans and widows in their affliction and the poor who have many children and above all first of all those who are of the household… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:209C…withal they learn to be idle, wandering about from house to house; and not only idle, but tattlers also and busybodies, speaking things which they ought not.” Jac. i, 27. — “Religion clean and undefiled before… Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 119:469…own heart this man s religion is vain religion that is pure and undefiled before god and the father is this to visit orphans and widows in their affliction to keep oneself unstained from the world… Symeon Metaphrastes fl. c. 960, d. c. 1000PG 115:205…says are the characters of the true christian pure and undefiled religion before god and the father is this to visit orphans and widows in their affliction and to keep oneself unspotted from the world d… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:1149…it is said a contrite and humbled heart c vers religion clean and undefiled before god and the father is this to visit the fatherless and widows in their tribulation religion seems to contain something more…