Where the Fathers quote James 2
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1Jas 2:1
Clement of Rome d. c. 100PG 1:1257…to you but he received us most kindly and teaching us about the faith of our lord jesus christ he joined us to the number of the faithful and when niceta had said this zacchaeus who…
Melito of Sardis fl. c. 170, d. c. 180PG 5:1243…feet believed and was baptized with them all and began to preach the faith of our lord jesus christ in public then those two brothers selling the gems which they had bought with their sold patrimony…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:1637…accustomed to say new things and not attending to the sound word of our lord jesus christ the lord therefore says to jerusalem the slayer and stoner of the prophets how often would i have gathered…
Archelaus of Carrhae fl. c. 262-280PG 10:1429…example of his mercy so that many of them were added to the faith of our lord jesus christ having abandoned the military belt others indeed having received scarcely a fourth part of the prices departed…
Pseudo-Ignatius fl. c. 375-380PG 5:921…the father of christ from whom are all things and one also our lord jesus christ the lord of all through whom are all things and one also the holy spirit who worked in moses and…
Macarius of Egypt c. 300–391PG 34:161…parents at the feet of the apostles of our time they preaching the faith of our lord jesus christ to them with such beginnings led them suddenly into such a great conversion that immediately on that…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:23…for you making remembrance of you in my prayers that the god of our lord jesus christ the father of glory may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the knowledge of…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 64:1041…ii h c my brethren do not show partiality as you hold the faith of our lord jesus christ the lord of glory why is it that you think highly of yourself he says while conversely…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 75:509…just like the father from whom he was begotten h other h my brethren have not the faith of our lord jesus christ of glory with respect of persons god says somewhere in the prophets my…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 75:635…that is to be revealed in james my brothers do not hold the faith of our lord jesus christ the lord of glory with partiality in peter if you are reproached in the name of christ…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 75:1029…james was of this mind my brethren he says do not hold the faith of our lord jesus christ the lord of glory with partiality b then what is the glory of the son alongside that…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 75:1321…upon you b james his disciple says my brethren do not hold the faith of our lord jesus christ of glory in respect of persons and peter the divine says if you are reproached in christ…
Antiochus of St. Sabas fl. c. 614-620PG 89:1717A…nd to the poor person say, 'You stand there, or sit under my footstool,' did you not make distinctions within yourselves, and become judges of evil thoughts?" ⟦Jac. ii, 1, 8, 9⟧ And he adds, "If, however, you f…
Paschal Chronicle c. 630PG 92:545…grandmother of the apostle timothy h a brief narrative concerning the birth of our lord jesus christ the true god and concerning his most holy baptism and his saving pascha h the universal birth of our…
Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 118:909…salutation for these as well c blessed be god even the father of our lord jesus christ the father of mercies and the god of all comfort who comforteth us in all our tribulation that we…
Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 119:471…each person without respect of persons according to the law h ii my brethren have not the faith of our lord jesus christ the lord of glory with respect of persons for if there should come…
Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus 905–959PG 112:1103…the sixth day of august or the feast of the splendid transfiguration of our lord jesus christ the feast was performed according to the rite handed down from remote times except that the emperors for the…
Symeon Metaphrastes fl. c. 960, d. c. 1000PG 115:205…affection for the world but by saying my brethren do not hold the faith of our lord jesus christ the lord of glory with partiality he removes that which is done for display teaching us not…
Menologium of Basil II compiled under Basil II, r. 976-1025PG 117:367…of the unbelievers by their doctrine from the error of idols to the faith of our lord jesus christ they baptized them for this reason having stirred up the idolaters to anger they were seized and…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:1151…is deformed by concupiscences and errors a h caput ii h vers my brethren have not the faith of our lord jesus christ the lord of glory with respect of persons for he who does anything…
Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 130:975…be seen upon thee and james his disciple says my brethren hold not the faith of our lord jesus christ of glory with respect of persons and peter the inspired one says if ye be reproached…
Gregory Palamas c. 1296–1359PG 151:1331…christ robert the illustrious king of sicily barlaam abbot of the monastery of our lord jesus christ the savior of constantinople having recently come into our presence as an envoy as he asserts of his great…
2Jas 2:2
Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 44:1391…e word λαμπρόν, which even boys know to signify whiteness or brightness conjoined with splendor; therefore the author of the Vulgate rightly, as in James 2:2, ἐν ἐσθῆτι λαμπρᾷ (in bright clothing), translates it "in…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 73:549…disciple of the savior mocks c very reasonably saying hypocrites for if a man with a gold ring in a bright garment should enter into your assembly and a poor man d also should enter in…
Hesychius of Jerusalem d. after 450PG 93:1027…council and especially in spiritual doctrine let us remember james saying if a man with a gold ring in fine clothing enters into your assembly and there enters also a poor man in sordid clothing and…
Antiochus of St. Sabas fl. c. 614-620PG 89:1717…jesus christ in respect of persons for if there should come into your assembly a man with a gold ring in fine clothing and there should also come in a poor person in shabby clothing and…
Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 119:473…assembly a man with a gold ring in splendid apparel and there come in also a poor man in vile raiment and ye have…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:1151…upon the one doing it b vers for if there come into your assembly a man with a gold ring in goodly apparel and there come in also a poor man in vile raiment and ye…
3Jas 2:3
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 73:549…sit in the right place but to the poor man thou stand there or sit here under my footstool have you not made a judgment among yourselves and yet from this it is fitting to observe…
Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 119:473…apparel and there come in also a poor man in vile raiment and ye have respect to him that weareth the splendid apparel and say to him sit thou here in a good place and say…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:1151…apparel and there come in also a poor man in vile raiment and ye have respect to him that weareth the gay clothing and say unto him sit thou here in a good place and say…
4Jas 2:4
Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 119:473…thou there or sit here under my footstool and are ye not partial in yourselves and are become judges of evil thoughts a well as to ne cum respectu personarum with respect of persons for he…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:1151…was saying harshly he then proposed what is fitting for christians vers are ye not then partial in yourselves the copulative particle here also is redundant being added only out of the ancient manner of speaking…
5Jas 2:5
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:685…hath been proved he shall receive the crown of life which god hath promised to them that love him james after him peter the lofty one running up cries out beloved the end of all is…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 64:1041…welcome him because of his inward faith hear my beloved brethren has not god chosen the poor of this world rich in faith…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 64:1043…and heirs of the kingdom which he has promised to those who love him but you have dishonored the poor man we however though…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 77:1005…is tried he shall receive the crown of life which the lord hath promised to them that love him jac i desire however to recount some of the more ancient deeds so that you may learn…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:323…hath been proved he shall receive the crown of life which god hath promised to them that love him s chrysost when abraham heard this voice of his creator take thy son and upon one of…
Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 119:473…other in contempt even though the same nature existed in both ii hearken my beloved brethren hath not god chosen the poor of this world rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom which he hath…
6Jas 2:6
Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 119:473…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 the judgment seats do not they blaspheme…
7Jas 2:7
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 84:1159…99, the human race. V, 924, whether about God? physis, essence, einai, synonyms, I, 6, 7; II, 354; IV, 115. physis, I, 83, the human race as in James II, 7. And Cicero and Ovid, the nature of cattle. I, 115, to dist…
Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 119:473…not rich men oppress you and draw you before the judgment seats do not they blaspheme that worthy name by the which ye are called if ye fulfill the royal law according to the scripture thou…
8Jas 2:8
Clement of Alexandria c. 150 – c. 215PG 9:397A…«Unless your righteousness shall exceed that of the scribes and Pharisees» (Matt. V, 20), who are justified by abstinence from evils, you will not be «royal» (Jas. II, 8), along with the perfection found in th…
Antiochus of St. Sabas fl. c. 614-620PG 89:1717A…ure, 'You shall love your neighbor as yourself,' you do well; but if you have respect of persons, you commit sin, being reproved by the law as transgressors." ⟦Jac. ii, 8, 9⟧ Similarly also the Proverb-writer,…
Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 119:473…that worthy name by the which ye are called if ye fulfill the royal law according to the scripture thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself ye do well but if ye have respect to persons…
9Jas 2:9
Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 119:473…the scripture thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself ye do well but if ye have respect to persons ye commit sin and are convinced of the law as d transgressors because poverty is grievous to…
10Jas 2:10
Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:1529…shall not pass away whence the apostle james being confident pronounced saying whosoever shall keep the whole law and yet offend in one point he is guilty of all and he learned to say this from…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:699D…rries out all the commandments, he clearly hates the iniquitous way. For whoever shall keep the whole law, if he offend in one point, has become guilty of all (Jas. 2:10). 700 For He who said, "Thou shalt not…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 63:857A…by chastity alone; for often something else has hindered. Again, if we do everything correctly, but offer no help to our neighbor, nor enter into the kingdom (Jas. 2:10). Whence is this manifest? From those s…
Theodore the Studite 759–826PG 99:1047…if as it is written whoever shall keep the whole law but offend in one point he is guilty of all yet they do not deem them the fall or rather the falls both of the…
11Jas 2:11
Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:745…in one point he has become guilty of all for he who said do not commit adultery said also do not kill if you do not commit adultery but you do kill you have already become…
Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 119:475…law but stumble in one is guilty of all for he who said do not commit adultery said also do not murder for if you do not commit adultery but you murder you have become a…
Pantaleon the Deacon unknownPG 140:521…to say i have sinned in betraying innocent blood since by betraying a transgressor of the law he turned away from himself and from the people the wrath of the lord and earned grace for as…
12Jas 2:12
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 14:889…law shall perish without law and whosoever 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…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 53:149…perish without law and as many as have sinned in the law shall be judged by the law what he says is this those before the law and those after the law will not receive the…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 57:417…before the law and as many as have sinned in the law shall be judged by the law speaking of all those after moses and that the wrath of god is revealed from heaven upon all…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 64:1043…vers so speak and so act as those who are about to be judged by the law of liberty for it is better for you to be frightened by words so that you may not suffer…
Mark the Hermit fl. c. 400–430PG 65:987…scripture says so speak and so do as those who are to be judged by the law of liberty and again the holy peter supply in your faith virtue and having said the things that follow…
Maximus the Confessor c. 580–662PG 90:307…perish without law and as many as have sinned in the law shall be judged by the law and how does the same apostle say again when god shall judge the secrets of men according to…
Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 119:475…law so speak and so act as those who are about to be judged by the law of liberty for the judgment is without mercy to the one who has not shown mercy and mercy glories…
Gregory Palamas c. 1296–1359PG 151:479…so speak he says and so do as those who are to be judged by the law of liberty for the law of christ is the law of liberty for it liberated us through divine baptism…
Bartholomew the Apostle 1st c. (fl. c. 33 AD)PG 2:791…law so speak and so do as those who are about to be judged by the law of liberty for judgment without mercy shall be to him who has not done mercy but mercy exalts itself…
13Jas 2:13
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:527D…ts with one wing. They remembered the voice of that Bridegroom saying, I desire mercy, and not sacrifice (Hos. 6:6); and again, Mercy exults over judgment (Jas. 2:13). These things correctly pondering with…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:703…saying, "He who pities the poor, lends to God" (Prov. XIX, 17)? Have you not learned that, "Judgment is without mercy to him who has not shown mercy" (James II, 13)? Oh, how the poor, my brothers, have cried out, lamenting,…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:741B…of Christ—so to be armed, do you then expect to escape justice? Have you not heard the Apostle saying, "Judgment is merciless to him who has showed no mercy" (Jas. 2:13)? And what then is more unpitiable than…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:767…els; but if it has been unmerciful toward fellow poor people, it will be condemned without mercy: For judgment is without mercy to one who has not shown mercy (Jas. 2:13). Enter into the storehouse of your sou…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:695B…dgment: for we did not judge justly; therefore we are judged, therefore we do not obtain pardon. For judgment is without mercy to one who has not shown mercy" (Jas. II, 13). And he gathered all the souls that ha…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:717…what then? “The unmerciful,” he says, “shall have judgment without mercy, that hath showed no mercy” (Jas. 2:13). Mercy is a good thing; why then do yo…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 64:441A…is no mercy there. For judgment is without mercy to one who has not shown mercy (Jas II, 13). Why do you desire mercy, which you di…
Maximus the Confessor c. 580–662PG 91:767A…for they shall obtain mercy; but judgment is without mercy to him who has not shown mercy (Jas. II, 13). Extend your hands, not to heaven, bu…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1461A…. — You, brethren, do not grow weary in doing good. Hebr. xiii, 16. — Do not forget beneficence and communication. For with such sacrifices God is pleased. Jac. ii, 13. — Mercy exults over judgment. Ex doc…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1481…ust of them shall be for a testimony against you, and shall eat your flesh like fire. You have stored up to yourselves wrath against the last days.” James ii, 13, 16. “Judgment without mercy to him that hath not done merc…
14Jas 2:14
Symeon the New Theologian 949–1022PG 120:409A…ne says he has faith but does not have the works of faith? Can faith save him? For just as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead [Jas. 2:14, 26]." And again: "If a brother or sist…
15Jas 2:15
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1481…ii judgment without mercy to him that hath not done mercy and if a brother or sister be naked and want daily food and one of you say to them go in peace be ye warmed…
Symeon the New Theologian 949–1022PG 120:409A…d and be filled,’ but you do not give them the things necessary for the body, what will it profit? So also faith, if it does not have works, is dead in itself [Jas. 2:15-17]." These things also the apostle John […
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:1165…to escape the d onslaughts and insults of the demons vers and if a brother or sister be naked and want daily food and one of you say to them go in peace be ye warmed…
16Jas 2:16
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1481…and want daily food and one of you say to them go in peace be ye warmed and filled but give them not those things that are necessary for the body what shall it profit peter…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:1165…and want daily food and one of you say to them go in peace be ye warmed and filled and you give them not those things that are necessary for the body what shall it profit…
17Jas 2:17
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 49:343…ng. For that matter, if it pleases you, I will produce a witness worthy of belief, the brother of God, James, who says: Faith without works is dead (James 2, 17). Therefore, there is a need everywhere for the performance…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:685A…hearers of the law are just before God, but the doers of the law shall be justified (Rom. II, 13); and, “Faith without works is dead, and works without faith” (Jas. II, 17). Therefore also the Lord said: “Everyo…
Isidore of Pelusium d. c. 450PG 78:165…ities of the Christian life: prayer, virtue, and faith. On two passages of Paul, Gal. faith and speech, ii, 17. And that: “Faith without works,” etc. James ii, 17. 163. A consolation on the death of a brother. 164. He invi…
Isidore of Pelusium d. c. 450PG 78:1417…t. On two passages of Paul: "By faith and word" (II Cor. 6:7) and "By work and word" (II Thess. 2:17). And that saying: "Faith without works is dead" (James 2:17). Consult epist. 281. Reason is a divine thing; for it is…
18Jas 2:18
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 64:1045…if it have not works is dead in itself but someone will say thou hast faith and i have works show me thy faith without works and i will show thee my faith by my works…
19Jas 2:19
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 64:1045…without works and i will show thee my faith by my works thou believest that there is one god thou doest well and the demons believe and tremble for even if someone correctly believes in the…
20Jas 2:20
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:931…sufficient for salvation, and yet are not eager to commend themselves by good works: nor do they hear James saying, "For faith without works is dead" (James 2:20). 5. "And while the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:727…te who handle it perfunctorily, nor do they prepare themselves for such a communication through good works. "Faith," he says, "without works is dead" (James 2. 20). And therefore, to the slothful and negligent, tribulation…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 74:781…by one of the holy disciples that faith without works is dead a and he adds to these words but do you want to know o foolish man that faith…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 74:1007…that we may never be infected with such a shameful plague ii but wilt thou know o vain man that faith without works is dead abraham our father etc cyrill from the epistle to the romans…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 77:291A…should appear to be lacking in right dogmas and an unblamable faith, would, I think, in no way profit the soul of man. For just as faith without works is dead (Jac. II, 20), so we say that it is true, also, that…
Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:727B…scure men, and those of medium standing, in whom for the most part faith and dead works dwell, or one alone, and thus neither. For faith without works is dead [Jas. ii, 20]: and likewise, works without faith are…
Zacharias of Mytilene c. 465 - after 536PG 85:1175D…. Just as Paul saying: Not from works but by faith he has been justified (Gal. ii, 16); he does not contradict James who says: Faith without works is dead (Jac. ii, 20). By no means, I say, are they adversar…
Zacharias of Mytilene c. 465 - after 536PG 85:1177…from his writing which runs thus do you wish to know o man that faith without works is dead was not our father abraham justified by works offering isaac his son as a holocaust you saw…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:1159…which was proposed to him according to his own signification b verse but wilt thou know o vain man that faith without works is dead he calls him vain who boasts only in faith alone possessing…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 126:111D…s legitimately who justly pursues what is just. Therefore, one should not embrace the knowledge of the commandments alone, since "faith without works is dead" [Jac. ii, 20]; nor, likewise, should one pursue an a…
Manuel Kalekas d. 1410PG 152:279C…u this Crucified One, who is Savior and redeemer and benefactor." For it does not follow, as Symeon thus infers: "Do you see how faith without works is dead?" [Jas. II, 20]. For before the saint underwent the st…
21Jas 2:21
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 74:781…want to know o foolish man that faith without works is dead was not abraham our father justified by works when he offered isaac his son upon the altar do those inspired by the spirit therefore…
Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 118:391…was justified from faith while the divine james says from works saying was not abraham our father justified by works when he offered up isaac his son and so forth according to the flesh it is…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:1159…nothing of that substance which comes through works for its completion verse was not abraham our father justified by works offering isaac his son upon the altar you see that faith wrought with his works and…
22Jas 2:22
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:1159…by works offering isaac his son upon the altar you see that faith wrought with his works and by works faith was made perfect and the scripture was fulfilled which saith etc both propose abraham as…
23Jas 2:23
Irenaeus of Lyon c. 130–c. 202PG 7:1015…the observance of sabbaths c believed god and it was reckoned to him for righteousness and he was called the friend of god and lot too was led out of sodom without circumcision receiving salvation from…
Clement of Alexandria c. 150 – c. 215PG 8:1313…translated and noah who was saved because he believed and abraham who was called the friend of god on account of his faith and hospitality and was addressed as the father of isaac because of hospitality…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 14:959…he has glory but not before god what indeed does scripture say abraham believed god and it was reckoned to him for righteousness but to him who works the reward is not reckoned according to grace…
Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 26:1301…god and abraham was deemed worthy of such a divine response that he was called the friend of god the philistines acted arrogantly against isaac and stopped up his wells and contended with him over the…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 48:1077…a to god and it was reckoned to him as righteousness and he was called the friend of god did his wealth and his wife or his children become a hindrance to him do…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 68:217…by the divine kindness older than the law for it is written abraham believed god and it was reckoned to him as righteousness and paul bears witness to this saying how then was it reckoned was…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 73:859…and abraham believed god he says and his faith was reckoned to him for righteousness and he was called the friend of god you see then quite clearly what the reason for his brightness was for…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 74:385…of moses that abraham believed god and his faith was reckoned to him for righteousness and he was called a friend of god and what is the manner of his faith or how indeed was he…
Hesychius of Jerusalem d. after 450PG 93:1177…found also his friend which abraham demonstrates of whom it was said abraham believed god and it was reputed to him unto justice and he was called the friend of god b for they who are…
Zacharias of Mytilene c. 465 - after 536PG 85:1177…count them and he said to him so shall your seed be abraham believed god and it was reckoned to him for righteousness b james likewise uses the same abraham now circumcised yet not retaining the…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:793…by the object of the gifts which they had received vers as abraham believed god and it was reputed to him unto justice since those who were compelling them to judaize were claiming that the law…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:145…and he believed in god and it was reckoned to him as righteousness and he was called the friend of god c but what else have you to say i am a slave have you not…
Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 118:391…worthy of these from faith alone for the scripture says he says abraham believed god and it was reckoned to him as righteousness he believed and he was justified by god to attain such great and…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:1159…faith wrought with his works and by works faith was made perfect and the scripture was fulfilled which saith etc both propose abraham as an example of what they assert concerning faith the one indeed to…
Basilius Caesariensis MagnusPG 29:751…which is written wisdom will not enter into a malevolent soul but abraham believed god and it was reckoned to him for righteousness and he was called the friend of god the blessed abraham was called…
Anastasius of SinaiPG 89:1251…in the mind and in the heart and to believe just as abraham believed god and it was accounted to him for righteousness because by the works of the law no flesh shall be justified for…
24Jas 2:24
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:1161…man to whom the lord shall not impute sin a you see that by works a man is justified and not by faith only by works not those of the law as has already been said…
25Jas 2:25
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:1161…those of virtue of righteousness and their like and in like manner also was not rahab the harlot justified by works receiving the messengers and thrusting them out another way for even as the body without…
26Jas 2:26
Didymus the Blind c. 313–398PG 39:1751…account of a certain utility are destined by accident cap ii vers for as the body without the spirit is dead so also faith without works is dead since just as the spirit adhering to the…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 53:31C…her who is in heaven" (Matt. 5:16): so that life may harmonize with the dogmas of faith, and the dogmas may proclaim the life. For faith without works is dead (Jas. 2:26), and works without faith are dead. For…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 69:859…holy in body and spirit sometimes for the soul as in james as the body without the spirit is dead sometimes finally for the conscience implanted in the mind as in that who knows the things…
Eutychius of Constantinople c. 512-582PG 86:2321C…ted worthy to suffer ignominy for the name of God; for he sought not only to believe in Him, but also to suffer for Him, because “faith without works is dead” (Jas. II, 26). He followed Him also in this with gre…
Symeon the New Theologian 949–1022PG 120:409…not have the works of faith can faith save him for just as the body without the spirit is dead so faith without works is dead jas and again if a brother or sister are naked…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:1161…works receiving the messengers and thrusting them out another way for even as the body without the spirit is dead so also faith without works is dead b h chapter iii h be not many masters…
Nicetas of Serres fl. c. 1090PG 127:1301…is in the epistle of james the brother of the lord just as the body without the spirit is dead so faith without works is dead and these are the things which it is permitted to…
Isaias AbbasPG 40:1163…he says without works is dead and the demons believe and tremble for as the body without the spirit is dead so also faith without works is dead the apostle likewise affirming to his children that…