Where the Fathers quote Luke 12

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Isidore of PelusiumPG 78:377expounds v.35“Εστωσαν υμων αι οσφυες περιεζωσμεναι και οι λυχνοι καιομενοι·”341. On «Let your loins be girded about» Isidore of PelusiumPG 78:1309expounds v.35“Εστωσαν υμων αι οσφυες περιεζωσμεναι και οι λυχνοι καιομενοι·”On: «Let your loins be girded» John ChrysostomPG 62:739expounds v.49“Πυρ ηλθον βαλειν επι την γην και τι θελω ει ηδη ανηφθη!”Discourse 9: «I came to cast fire on the earth» and «I did not come to bring peace, but a sword» Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:987…with their christian profession for these people neither see nor take heed of the leaven of the pharisees and sadducees but contrary to the will of jesus who forbade it they eat the pharisaic bread and… Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 42:139…is to avarice to this refers that saying of the savior beware of the leaven of the pharisees which is hypocrisy b in another place he refers to what is avarice and in order to signify… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 58:529…to take bread but jesus said to them b see and beware of the leaven of the pharisees and sadducees and why did he not say beware of the teaching plainly he wishes to remind them… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:571…with them in the boat and he charged them saying watch beware of the leaven of the pharisees and of the leaven of herod and they reasoned among themselves saying we have no loaves and jesus… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:875…upon one another he began to say to his disciples first beware of the leaven of the pharisees which is hypocrisy for nothing is covered that shall not be revealed and nothing hidden that shall not… Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 129:109…of the seven loaves xv mk of the tribute xxii mk lk of the leaven of the pharisees and sadducees xvi mk lk of the sadducees xxii mk lk of the question at caesarea xvi mk… Clement of Rome d. c. 100PG 1:1289…matth x of his would have been known to you which says for there is nothing covered that shall not be revealed nor hidden that shall not be known c xiv while peter was saying these… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 14:877…be revealed is also designated in the gospel when it is said there is nothing covered that shall not be manifested nor hidden that shall not be revealed but the apostle also says in the following… Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 41:491…now through the grace of god have come out into the open for there is nothing covered that shall not be revealed and hidden that shall not be known x indeed there will be no reason… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:759…shall be saved h homily xxv from chapter i h nothing is covered that shall not be revealed and hidden that shall not be known and the rest now he announces to them the future progress… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 57:399…matters but only about those then proposed for what does he say there is nothing covered that shall not be revealed nor hidden that shall not be known the meaning of what he says is this… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 68:327A…omable to the people, according to the words: "There is nothing covered that will not be revealed, nor hidden that will not be known and come into the light." (Luke 12:2) The booty from the captivity is theref… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 83:1375…how easily calumny is detected for he added fear them not therefore for there is nothing covered that shall not be revealed and hid that shall not be known matth x c and we have seen… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 94:157D…what to speak: for it shall be given to you in that hour what to speak. For it is not you that speak, but the Spirit of your Father that speaketh in you. And Luke xii, 2: But when they shall bring you into th… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:241…beelzebub how much more them of his household therefore fear them not for there is nothing covered that shall not be revealed and hidden that shall not be known take consolation he says from my example… Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 129:939…that shall not be made manifest in the nineteenth chapter matthew says for there is nothing covered that shall not be revealed and hid that shall not be known and read their exposition it is likely… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:3379…hear him audibly crying out whatever you have said in the dark shall be heard in the light and what you have heard in the ear… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:875…that shall not be known because what you have said in the darkness shall be heard in the light and what you have spoken in the ear in the inner chambers shall be preached on the… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:877…at the pharisees through the saying what you have said in the darkness shall be heard in the light he now speaks more perfect things to his friends for having already cleared away the thorns he… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 11:607…which is in heaven b to these correspond the words in luke and i say unto you my friends be not afraid of them that kill the body and after that have no more that they… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 63:931…the body but leave the soul without a wound for he says be not afraid of them that kill the body but are not able to kill the soul matt mindful therefore of this divine voice… Symeon Metaphrastes fl. c. 960, d. c. 1000PG 116:839B…despicable thing, and death is not at all terrible. For true is our God and Master, who says: 'Do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul.'" (Lc. XII, 4). IX. Then that savage man orders… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:877…say to you my friends do not be afraid of those who kill the body and after that have nothing further to do but i will show you whom you should fear fear him who after… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 11:607…the body and after that have no more that they can do but i will forewarn you whom ye shall fear fear him which after he hath killed hath power to cast into hell yea i… Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 44:1113A…rioris ordinis exemplum illi fuerint, ad quos Dominus inquit: Timete illum, qui potestatem habet, ut posteaquam occiderit, etiam in gehennam ignis conjiciat (Luc. xii, 5). Atque hoc duorum ordinum discrimen in… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:95…Latin doctors are noted. The confession of faith of the Russians is examined and refuted. The cause of the error. The unblemished doctrine of Thomas Aquinas. Luke XII, 5, on those words: Fear him, who after h… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 11:607…power to cast into hell yea i say unto you fear him are not five sparrows sold for two farthings and not one of them is forgotten before god but even the very hairs of your… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 17:355…sacrificing to god and they mingled blood with blood cap xii v are not five sparrows sold for two assaria and one of them is not forgotten before god v but even the hairs of your… Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 41:713…killed has power to cast into hell but it did not have are not five sparrows sold for two pennies and not one of them is in oblivion before god instead of he will acknowledge him… Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 41:745…has the power to cast into hell and it did not have are not five sparrows sold for two farthings and not one of them is forgotten before god refut these same words i say to… Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 41:783…much smaller than oxen about which it was said by the savior are not five sparrows sold for two pennies and again are not two sparrows sold for a penny and not one of them will… Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 89:767…God. For it is written: “Two sparrows are sold for a farthing, and one of them shall not fall upon the ground without the will of my Father who is in heaven” (Luke XII, 6). Therefore, all things that the stars… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 72:725…provide another source of comfort for our minds he added of necessity are not five sparrows sold for two pennies and not one of them is forgotten before god d he added also that the hairs… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:877…to cast into hell indeed i say to you fear this one are not five sparrows sold for two pennies and not one of them is forgotten before god but even the hairs of your head… Irenaeus of Lyon c. 130–c. 202PG 7:799…if one puffed up by the fact that the lord said the hairs of your head are all numbered should wish to inquire curiously into the number of each man's… Clement of Alexandria c. 150 – c. 215PG 8:581…adulterer both are furthest from our way of life but even the hairs of your head are all numbered says the lord and they are numbered even on the beard and indeed even those on the… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 11:607…fall on the ground without your father which is in heaven but the very hairs of your head are all numbered fear ye not therefore ye are of more value than many sparrows whosoever therefore shall… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:299…a origenis meratos for he says but even the hairs of your head are all numbered in this he certainly did not mean those hairs of the head which are usually shorn off… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:589…a for he says but the very hairs of your head are all numbered by this most certainly he did not mean those hairs of the head to be… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:1351…lord and god the lord also taught this counting saying even the hairs of your head are all numbered or he says the lord will recount the counting of the peoples and the leaders who were… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 17:355…one of them is not forgotten before god v but even the hairs of your head are all numbered do not therefore fear you are worth more than many sparrows notice that he did not say… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:427…stood out and were distinguished from the rest of the building but the very hairs of your head are all numbered for he who raised them to such a height and established them as the towers… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:705…to those who were not such the savior said but even the hairs of your head are all numbered for each hair of the disciples being part of a more precious body as necessary and contributing… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 28:661…to the ground without your father who is in heaven c but the very hairs of your head are all numbered quest civ is a man who flees from one city to another region removed from… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:801…them will fall to the ground without your father but even the hairs of your head are all numbered do not fear therefore you are of more value than many sparrows matt x luke and when… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 47:437B…bility? This cannot be, it cannot be; rather, He holds them in greater concern than all others. For the very hairs of your head, He says, are all numbered (Luke 12:7). 6. That God’s promises are to… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:417A…ashioned, part by part, and you know each one of my members, as well as their growth. Just as Christ also says: "Even the hairs of your head are all numbered" (Luke 12:7). At the same time, the discourse shows… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:599…they excelled others in holiness says to them do not fear you are of more value than many sparrows matt x therefore also solomon cries out saying that you may escape as a roe from the… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:649B…ight be able to say, But our conversation is in heaven (Philip. 3:20). Therefore perhaps he was saying: Fear not, you are of more value than many sparrows (Luke 12:7; Ps. 8). Likewise, John ate wild honey:… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:671…command of your father how much more you of little faith but the very hairs of your head are all numbered matt every man however evil he may have been before he does some iniquity is… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:765…a and the very hairs of your head are all numbered what profit is it to us to have our hairs numbered if we die they… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 57:353…also manifested in the case of the disciples saying but even the hairs of your head are all numbered matt and one could see this clearly from these demon possessed who would have long ago been… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 57:399…to the ground without your father who is in heaven but the hairs of your head are all numbered for what is more worthless than these he says yet they will never be caught without god… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 57:401…this is the greatest deliverance from troubles do not fear then you are of more value than many sparrows do you see how he has already mastered their fear for he knew the secret things of… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 68:311…fall on the ground without your father which is in heaven but the very hairs of your head are all numbered b i think the precision of the care for them is very well indicated by… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 68:459…fall on the ground without your father who is in heaven but the very hairs of your head are all numbered fear not therefore you are of more value than many sparrows for the creator indeed… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 68:849…fall on the ground without your father which is in heaven but the very hairs of your head are all numbered pall you speak rightly cyr beyond this he further commanded that a second registration of… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 68:1129…read it so as clement of alexandria stromata book i page you are of more value than many sparrows i expressed it as the greek codex of cyril had it i do not in the least… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 69:45…fall on the ground without your father who is in heaven but the very hairs of your head are all numbered if then even the number of our hairs is a concern to god and therefore… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 72:725…of them is forgotten before god d he added also that the hairs of your head are all numbered do you see how much care he has for those who love him for if he extends… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 72:739…took the grounds of persuasion from birds of no value saying you are of more value than many sparrows b so also now from the birds or from the flowers of the fields he produces for… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 76:1261…fall on the ground without your father who is in heaven but the very hairs of your head are all numbered c behold therefore what great providence christ exercised over created things so that it was… Hesychius of Jerusalem d. after 450PG 93:1035…for thoughts on account of which the lord said but even the hairs of your head are all numbered for to him as judge and scrutinizer of hearts all our thoughts are numbered it is not… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:1567…a this enumeration our lord also taught to his holy apostles saying the very hairs of your head are all numbered and he revealed this registration to his own disciples saying do not rejoice that the… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:1939…were opened dan vii and the lord in the holy gospels the hairs of your head are all numbered matt x by books therefore we must understand the knowledge of god which embraces all things and… Paschal Chronicle c. 630PG 92:1545B…will take away the stony heart out of their flesh, and will give them a heart of flesh. See the interpreters. 1475. Cod. 1126, hidden (kekrummenen). 1477. Luke xii, 7: But even the very hairs of your head… Maximus the Confessor c. 580–662PG 91:941…of them will fall on the ground without your father but the hairs of your head are all numbered rom xi o the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of god how unsearchable are… Theognostus the Monk d. c. 890PG 105:849…a well calculated quantity as he himself the one triumphed saying but the very hairs of your head are all numbered matt x he therefore who is able to count the hairs of every man will… Euthymius the Hagiorite c. 955-1028PG 96:935…in the day of judgment matt xii and again but even the hairs of your head are all numbered matt x in which passage surely by the hairs he signified even the most minute considerations and… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:243…of them shall not fall to the ground without your father but the very hairs of your head are all numbered do not therefore fear you are of more value than many sparrows he says this… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:877…and not one of them is forgotten before god but even the hairs of your head are all numbered do not therefore fear you are worth more than many sparrows since the lord rebuked the hypocrisy… Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 129:341…one who cooperates but as one who permits a but even the hairs of your head are all numbered you are of such great value that even all the hairs of your head are numbered by… Nicolaus V Papa 1397-1455 (pope 1447-1455)PG 160:1199…surely common even to the irrational creatures but regarding his own but the very hairs of your head are all numbered showing the extraordinary providence he exercises over them and to the many he grants only… Antonius Melissa fl. 11th centuryPG 136:923…of them shall not fall on the ground without your father but the very hairs of your head are all numbered rom xi o the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 11:607…not therefore ye are of more value than many sparrows whosoever therefore shall confess me before men him will i confess also before my father which is in heaven but whosoever shall deny me before men… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 32:119…the father to judge the world in justice for whoever he says shall confess me before men him will the son of man also confess before the angels of god but he who denies me before… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:1357…myself the gain from the remembrance for i heard the lord saying whosoever shall confess me before men him will i also confess before my father who is in heaven and i know clearly that by… Symeon Metaphrastes fl. c. 960, d. c. 1000PG 115:331…up in the heavens for the lord said in the gospels b whosoever shall confess me before men him will i also confess before my father who is in heaven but whosoever shall deny me before… Symeon the New Theologian 949–1022PG 120:323A…, poverty, tears, and prayers are to be deemed of no moment. For thus did those who denied Christ after many torments deny Him. "He who confesses me," He says [Luc. xii, 8]. In Him we confess, in Him we adore, i… Clement of Alexandria c. 150 – c. 215PG 8:1281…in him before the angels of god but he who has denied me before men shall be denied before the angels of god for whoever shall be ashamed of me or of my words in this… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 11:607…shall the son of man also confess before the angels of god but he that denieth me before men shall be denied before the angels of god and in another place for whosoever shall be ashamed… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 27:1383…how did the son himself say whoever denies me before men will be denied before the angels of god and again if every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven people how are we to give an… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 28:639D…word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him," how did the Son Himself say: "He that denieth me before men shall be denied before the angels of God" (Luke xii, 9)? And again, if one speaks a word again… Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 41:963…repent from blasphemy for he himself says again the one who denies me before men shall be denied before my father and again i will deny him and again the one who confesses in me i… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:881…a has denied me before men shall be denied before the angels of god and everyone who speaks a word against the son of man it shall… Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 130:751…the angels of god but he who denies me before men will be denied before the angels of god and paul says elsewhere at the revelation of the lord jesus from heaven with the angels for… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 11:147…of the holy spirit is when he hears that whoever has spoken a word against the son of man may hope for forgiveness but that he who has blasphemed against the holy spirit has no forgiveness… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 14:127…holy spirit from the son is admittedly declared in this whoever speaks a word against the son of man it shall be forgiven him but whoever blasphemes against the holy spirit it shall not be forgiven… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 17:567…for if he has such majesty that he who says a word against the son of man may be heard to hope for forgiveness while he who blasphemes against the holy spirit has no… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 17:771…holy spirit and the son is manifestly demonstrated in these words 'whosoever shall speak a word against the son of man it shall be forgiven him but whosoever shall speak a blasphemy against the holy spirit… Caesarius of Nazianzus c. 330-368/369PG 38:1177…themselves the implacable sentence of the lord for he says whoever speaks a word against the son of man it shall be forgiven him but whoever speaks against the holy spirit it shall not be forgiven… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 26:115…than that which is brought against himself as man whosoever he says shall speak a word against the son of man it shall be forgiven him matt xii such as were those who said is not… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 26:647…holy father athanasius archbishop of alexandria on the saying of the gospel whosoever shall speak a word against the son of man it shall be forgiven him but whosoever shall speak against the holy spirit it… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 26:649…the blasphemy against the spirit will not be forgiven and whoever speaks a word against the son of man it will be forgiven him but whoever speaks against the holy spirit it will not be forgiven… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 26:1215…blasphemy against the spirit will not be forgiven them and whoever says a word against the son of man it shall be forgiven him but whoever says it against the holy spirit it shall not be… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 26:1217…to these about the holy spirit as we have proved above whoever shall speak a word against the son of man it shall be forgiven him but whoever shall speak against the holy spirit it shall… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 27:1383…the blasphemy against the spirit will not be forgiven and whoever speaks a word against the son of man will be forgiven but whoever speaks a word against the holy spirit will not be forgiven either… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 27:1385…sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven to men c but whoever speaks a word against the son of man it shall be forgiven him but whoever speaks a word against the holy spirit it shall not… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 28:73…says every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven to men but whoever shall speak a word against the holy spirit it will not be forgiven him neither in this age nor in the one to come… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 28:75…a man was god hence it is that christ says whoever speaks a word against the son of man that is against his body it shall be forgiven him for i dare to say that not… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 28:495…unto men but the blasphemy against the spirit shall not be forgiven and whosoever shall speak a word against the son of man it shall be forgiven him but whosoever speaketh against the holy spirit it… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 28:639…be forgiven unto men and whosoever speaketh a word against the son it shall be forgiven him but whosoever speaketh against the holy ghost it shall not be forgiven him neither in this world neither in… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 28:643…to believe that the visible human was god hence christ says that whosoever shall speak a word against the son of man that is against his body it shall be forgiven him for i dare to… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 28:727…xlvi what is it that christ says if anyone shall have spoken a word against the son of man it shall be forgiven him but if anyone shall have spoken against the holy spirit it shall… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 28:1645…the sabbaths and circumcision p t iv col on the saying whoever shall speak a word against the son of man p this is part of the fourth letter to serapion t ii col on the… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:755…men but the blasphemy of the spirit shall not be forgiven men and whosoever shall speak a word against the son of man it shall be forgiven him but he that shall speak against the holy… Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 41:963…himself spoke thus every blasphemy will be forgiven men and whoever says a word against the son of man will be forgiven but whoever blasphemes against the holy spirit will not be forgiven but of course… Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 42:289…spirit of god for concerning them the lord says if anyone speaks a word against the son of man it will be forgiven him but if anyone speaks against the holy spirit it will not be… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 57:449…blasphemy against the spirit shall not be forgiven them and whoever says a word against the son of man it shall be forgiven him but whoever says it against the holy spirit it shall not be… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:617…understood wherefore also the lord foreknowing said whoever shall speak a blasphemy against the son of man it shall be forgiven him what then of peter i do not know this man and immediately the cock… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 68:475…christ himself also condemned with unavoidable and eternal punishments for whoever speaks a word against the son of man it shall be forgiven him but whoever speaks against the holy spirit it shall not be forgiven… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 72:409…h cyril from the same book on the text and whoever speaks a word against the son of man it shall be forgiven him matt xii h he who obtained an ineffable generation from god the… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 72:729…the followers of the vain doctrine of nestorius every one who speaks a word against the son of man etc c how then is it fitting that this too be understood for if the savior wishes… Isidore of Pelusium d. c. 450PG 78:219…to gorgonius h h how the text is to be understood whoever shall speak a word against the son of man it shall be forgiven him h you have proposed a profound and much discussed question… Isidore of Pelusium d. c. 450PG 78:221…that alone which attacks the holy spirit is hear then whoever speaks a word against the son of man it will be forgiven him says the lord for because the eyes of the mind are bleary… Isidore of Pelusium d. c. 450PG 78:1735…called the word iii the son can do nothing of himself i whosoever shall speak a word against the son of man it shall be forgiven him i there is no excuse for us to be… Photius of Constantinople c. 810–c. 891PG 101:969…but the blasphemy against the spirit shall not be forgiven and whoever shall speak a word against the son of man it shall be forgiven him but whoever shall speak against the holy spirit it shall… Photius of Constantinople c. 810–c. 891PG 101:971…such things justly therefore is it strictly and wisely said whoever says a word against the son of man it shall be forgiven him but whoever says it against the spirit it shall not be forgiven… Photius of Constantinople c. 810–c. 891PG 101:1267…every blasphemy shall be forgiven unto men but he that shall blaspheme against the holy ghost it shall not be forgiven him neither in this world nor in the future question l of the blessed mark… Photius of Constantinople c. 810–c. 891PG 103:997…together in other cases as well for instance matthew says whoever speaks a word against the son of man it shall be forgiven him and again the son of man is going to come in the… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:269…against the spirit will not be forgiven to men and whoever says a word against the son of man it will be forgiven him but whoever says it against the holy spirit it will not be… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:881…shall be denied before the angels of god and everyone who speaks a word against the son of man it shall be forgiven him but to him who blasphemes against the holy spirit it shall not… Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 129:983…saying in the twenty second chapter of the gospel according to matthew whosoever shall speak a word against the son of man it shall be forgiven him which possesses the meaning well and without omission ver… Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 130:865…divine nature declares that pardon is granted to him who has spoken a word against the son of man but to him who has blasphemed against the holy spirit it shall not be forgiven neither in… Nicetas Choniates c. 1155–1217PG 139:1293…man who has spoken the truth to you likewise if anyone speaks a word against the son of man it will be forgiven him furthermore the apostles also said a man who has shone among you… Nicetas Choniates c. 1155–1217PG 139:1295…the word of god and the lord of glory but these words whosoever shall speak a word against the son of man it shall be forgiven him but he that shall speak against the holy ghost… Nicephorus Blemmydes 1197–c. 1272PG 142:571…things he has from the word and interpreting that saying whoever speaks against the son of man it shall be forgiven him he says concerning christ that he being the word of god he himself works… Constantine Meliteniotes d. 1307PG 141:1119…things he has from the word and explaining the saying whoever speaks against the son of man it shall be forgiven him he interprets it concerning christ that since he is the word of god he… George Metochites c. 1250–1328PG 141:1315…against the holy spirit is greater than that against his humanity saying whosoever shall speak a word against the son of man he shall have forgiveness such as were those saying is not this the carpenter… Cyril of JerusalemPG 33:981…unto men but the blasphemy of the spirit shall not be forgiven and whosoever shall speak a word against the son of man it shall be forgiven him but whosoever shall speak a word against the… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 11:605…son of man be come c and luke also writes similar things and when they bring you unto the synagogues and the magistracy and the powers be not anxious how or what ye shall answer or… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:801A…horities, do not worry about how or what you should answer, or what you should say; for the Holy Spirit will teach you in that very hour what you ought to say (Luke xii, 11, 12)... MARK. And there arose a great s… Antiochus of St. Sabas fl. c. 614-620PG 89:1687…spirit will descend upon us just as the lord taught us saying when they bring you unto the synagogues and the rulers and the powers take no thought how or what you shall answer for the… Antonius Augustinus Touttée 1677-1718PG 33:211…those hard things which are seen." He proves his thesis concerning the help of the Holy Spirit necessary for martyrdom in n. 21, from the testimony of Christ, Luke XII, 11: "When they shall draw you to the synag… Cyril of JerusalemPG 33:947A…ers and authorities, do not be anxious how you shall answer or what you shall say. For the Holy Spirit will teach you in that very hour what you ought to say" (Luc. XII, 11, 12). For it is impossible to bear witn… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:839…are occupied with them with excessive affection h chapter xxix h luke and one of the company said unto him master speak to my brother that he… AnonymousPG 106:1195…was slain h chapter xii h vers why to one saying to him master speak to my brother that he divide the inheritance with me did he reply saying man who made me a judge or… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 72:731…spirit supplies the fitting words indwelling within them like a master v who made me a judge or an arbitrator over you the son was indeed appointed by god the father when he appeared among us… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 74:869…tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me but he answered him man who made me a judge or a divider over you for it would be more becoming to those who are more prudent… Photius of Constantinople c. 810–c. 891PG 101:37…Vaticana cod. 1933, p. 63, and also in Amphilochian question 176. 3. Luke 12:14: "Responding, the ruler of the synagogu… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:883…my brother to divide the inheritance with me but he said to him man who made me a judge or a divider over you and he said to them see and beware of avarice because a… AnonymousPG 106:1195…brother that he divide the inheritance with me did he reply saying man who made me a judge or a divider over you but he said this both because he was preferring earthly things to divine… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:769A…rice and display. Chapter IV. LUKE. Take heed, and beware of all avarice; for a man's life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth (Luke XII, 15). I TIM. To adorn themselves, not with… Maximus the Confessor c. 580–662PG 91:853B…es, who are lacking and filthy while in the midst of the whole world." SERMON XXII Concerning avarice and the unjust desire to have more. Luke xii, 15. — "Watch and beware of avarice; for on… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 28:711…the people who come from the gentiles another parable iv the land of a certain rich man brought forth abundant fruits who is that man judas and those who like him are greedy and lovers of… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:771…things of itself sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof luke the ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully and he thought within himself saying what shall i do because i have no… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:1847…in thy heart homily iii on that which is written the land of a certain rich man brought forth abundant fruits etc homily iv on envy homily v on the beginning of the proverbs of solomon… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 77:933…for the edification of those who hear christ said somewhere the land of a certain rich man brought forth plentiful crops and he reasoned with himself saying what shall i do i will tear down my… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1481A…they wondered very much, saying: Who then can be saved? And Jesus beholding, said to them: With men this is impossible: but with God all things are possible.” Luke xii, 16. “The land of a certain rich man brough… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1493B…he says, the land of a rich man brought forth plentifully, and he reasoned within himself: "What shall I do? I will pull down my barns and build greater ones" (Luke xii, 16-18). Why then did the land of this man bri… Theophanes Kerameus fl. 12th c.PG 132:297…the savior speaking about a certain foolish man the land he says of a certain rich man brought forth bountifully he declares also that it is difficult for a rich man to enter into the kingdom… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:771…thereof luke the ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully and he thought within himself saying what shall i do because i have no room where to bestow my fruits and he said this… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:1745…man it says a rich man whose land brought forth abundant fruits and he thought within himself saying what shall i do i will pull down my barns and build greater perhaps you say why did… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 48:983D…om another rich man. For after his fields had produced a rich harvest, he says to himself: "What shall I do? I will tear down my barns, and build larger ones" (Luke 12:17-18). Nothing is more miserable than such a… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:691…rich man once heard who like a destitute pauper was lamenting and saying what shall i do because i have no larger barns recalling the judgment pronounced against him by god open your treasures and give… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 72:733…certain rich man s land brought forth abundant fruits and he reasoned within himself saying what shall i do because i have no place to store my fruits do you with me pay close attention that… Hesychius of Jerusalem d. after 450PG 93:933…certain rich man s field brought forth abundant fruits and he pondered within himself saying what shall i do because i have nowhere to gather my fruits and he said this will i do i will… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:885…i shall be clothed observe also the voices of the rich man what shall i do because i have not where to gather my fruits rest is a good thing indeed if even the poor man… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 24:55…and overflow of those who store up on the earth and say i will pull down my barns and will build greater the treasure of these others by contrast is in heaven their sheep are d… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:107…have cited basil therefore when he was explaining that passage of luke i will pull down my barns and build greater ones spoke thus tom ii p who is the covetous person he who is not… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:261…luke h b regarding the text of the gospel according to luke i will pull down my barns and build greater and regarding avarice the kind of temptations is twofold for either tribulations test the heart… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:273…away what kind of plans does he turn over in his mind i will pull down my barns and i will build greater ones c you do well i would say to him in doing this… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:771…i do because i have no room where to bestow my fruits and he said this will i do i will pull down my barns and build greater and there will i bestow all my fruits… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:1745…brought forth abundant fruits and he thought within himself saying what shall i do i will pull down my barns and build greater perhaps you say why did the land of a man who does no… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:1843…of thanks homily on that saying of the gospel according to luke i will pull down my barns and build greater and likewise on avarice homily on the rich homily spoken in time of famine and… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 48:983…land had produced a good harvest he said to himself what shall i do i will pull down my barns and build greater ones nothing is more miserable than such a judgment truly he pulled down… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:451B…t troubled when his land was most fertile, and he is in doubt and perplexed in mind, and says: "What shall I do? I will pull down my barns, and build greater" (Luke XII, 18). To the poor man, however, nothing of… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 64:103C…d he became to them the author of the fall." From the hortatory sermon on Repentance. On him who said: I will destroy my barns, and will build larger ones (Luke XII, 18), calling to memory the sentence laid d… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 72:347…as having filled his villa for he used to say what shall i do i will pull down my barns and build larger ones and i will say to my soul soul you have many goods… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 72:735…man uses the same words deeply grieving and suffering and he said i will pull down my barns and will build greater and there will i gather all my fruits and my goods he was considering… Hesychius of Jerusalem d. after 450PG 93:933…what shall i do because i have nowhere to gather my fruits and he said this will i do i will pull down my barns and will build greater and there will i gather all things… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:1963C…les filled beyond their needs, they transfer the excess into others, according to that man who says: "I will pull down my barns, and I will build larger ones" (Luke XII, 18). "Their sheep are prolific, abounding… Gregory of Agrigentum c. 559 - c. 630 (traditionalPG 98:951…able with that rich man whose field had yielded plentifully to say i will pull down my barns and will build greater and i will gather there all my fruits and my goods and i will… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1493…rich man brought forth plentifully and he reasoned within himself what shall i do i will pull down my barns and build greater ones luke xii why then did the land of this man bring forth… Christopher Patriarch of Alexandria Patriarch of Alexandria, fl. 805-836PG 100:1229…that is his money as the rich man said in the gospel i will pull down my barns and build larger ones to whom it was said fool this night they require your soul from you… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:885…anxieties rather we only heap up a multitude of sins for ourselves i will pull down my barns and build greater but if the region produces more in the future will you again pull down and… Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 128:1287…and therefore they were brought to larger storehouses according to that saying i will pull down my barns and will build greater b ver their sheep are fruitful multiplying in their goings forth their oxen are… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:565…said i will destroy my barns and i will build larger ones and i will say to my soul soul you have many goods laid up for many years eat drink be merry do we believe… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:787…i will destroy my barns and i will build other greater ones and i will say to my soul soul thou hast many goods laid up for many years take thine ease eat drink be merry… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:771…greater and there will i bestow all my fruits and my goods and i will say to my soul soul thou hast much goods laid up for many years take thine ease eat drink and be… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 72:347…i do i will pull down my barns and build larger ones and i will say to my soul soul you have many goods laid up for many years eat drink be merry but to one… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 72:735…though he had harvested this too from the earth for he says and i will say to my soul soul you have many goods laid up for many years but o rich man one might rightly… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 77:933…i do i will tear down my barns and build larger ones and i will say to my soul soul you have many goods laid up for many years eat drink be merry but god said… Hesychius of Jerusalem d. after 450PG 93:933…i gather all things that are grown to me and my goods and i will say to my soul soul thou hast much goods laid up for many years take thy rest eat drink make good… Gregory of Agrigentum c. 559 - c. 630 (traditionalPG 98:951…greater and i will gather there all my fruits and my goods and i will say to my soul soul thou hast much goods laid up for many years take thine ease eat drink be merry… Philip the Solitary fl. c. 1095PG 127:707…who was rich in god the lord relates that he spoke thus i will say to my soul soul thou hast many good things and the hymnographer o soul the things that are here are temporary… Asterius of AmaseaPG 40:191…saying i will tear down my barns and will build larger ones and i will say to my soul you have many goods laid up for you rest eat drink make merry and while he was… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:787…be merry lest perhaps the lord also say to us as to him thou fool this night thy soul shall be required of thee he did not say on this day but in this night for… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 14:875…is called hard but this one foolish for it is said to him thou fool this night thy soul shall be demanded of thee and whose shall those things be which thou hast provided or he… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:1115…heard you fool this night your soul shall be required of you then whose shall those things be which you have provided to which he adds more generally so is he that lays up treasure for… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:1739C…it is possible for it to be said to you: "Fool, this night your soul shall be required of you, and those things which you have prepared, whose shall they be?" (Luke 12:20). Look at those who formerly shone with… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 48:983D…omachs of the poor, which he, having neglected, was anxious about walls. What then does God say to him? "Fool, this night they will demand your soul from you" (Luke 12:20). He says here that he was led away by… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 52:401…or a long time, and the Master suddenly calls me: "Fool, whose will those things be which you have prepared? For on this very night they are taking your soul" (Luke 12:20). Uncertain is the departure, unstable… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:709D…17, 18). And in the Gospels, the Lord says to the foolish rich man: Fool, this night they require your soul from you; what you have prepared, whose will it be (Luke 12.20)? Do you see how much those suffer who… Antiochus of St. Sabas fl. c. 614-620PG 89:1469…ones thou fool this night the angels shall require thy soul from thee then whose shall those things be which thou hast provided and he adds so is every one that layeth up treasure for himself… Gregory of Agrigentum c. 559 - c. 630 (traditionalPG 98:951…be merry c to whom god who discerns all things also said thou fool this night thy soul shall be required of thee then whose shall those things be which thou hast provided the wise ecclesiastes… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1515D…ons for a long time, and my master suddenly calls me: "You fool, the things you have prepared, whose will they be? For this night your soul is taken from you" (Luke xii, 20). Uncertain is our departure; unstable… Athanasius AlexandrinusPG 25:663…words fool this night they shall demand thy soul from thee and whose shall those things be which thou hast prepared b but ecclesiastes trusting in the holy spirit brought forth this sentiment saying and man… Asterius of AmaseaPG 40:211C…and Mammon" (Luc. xvi, 13); at another time pronouncing that rich man wretched who, about to die on the morrow, was planning for himself long-lasting delights (Luc. xii, 20); and elsewhere teaching that he is per… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:1115…provided to which he adds more generally so is he that lays up treasure for himself and is not rich toward god c interrogation xlix what does it mean to act with ostentation answer whatever is… Antiochus of St. Sabas fl. c. 614-620PG 89:1469…be which thou hast provided and he adds so is every one that layeth up treasure for himself and is not rich toward god to him be glory forever and ever amen b h homily xiv… Gregory Palamas c. 1296–1359PG 151:489…only to a single person he adds so is he who lays up treasure for himself and is not rich toward god and yet that rich man had not been enriched by injustice for what injustice… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:769…himself to god chapter v matthew ye cannot serve god and mammon therefore i say unto you take no thought for your life what ye shall eat and what ye shall drink nor yet for your… Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 89:693…strangers h question lxix h how is the saying to be understood take no thought for your life what ye shall eat or what ye shall drink nor yet for your body what ye shall put… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 68:863…and their rewards are illustrious for says the savior be not anxious for your life what ye shall eat and for your body what ye shall put on but seek first the kingdom of god and… Hesychius of Jerusalem d. after 450PG 93:909…only intelligible but also sensible food from god whence the lord says take no thought for your life what you shall eat nor for your body what you shall put on for your heavenly father knows… Maximus the Confessor c. 580–662PG 90:897…his disciples explicitly to take absolutely no thought for sensible food saying take no thought for your life what ye shall eat or what ye shall drink nor yet for your body what ye shall put… Maximus the Confessor c. 580–662PG 91:803A…rtain life moderately. Be content with what is present, and seek what is to come. SERMO XIII. On the virtue of being content with one's own things. Luke 12:22. — Do not be anxious for your life, wha… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:39B…ovide for them. Tell me, who gave them to you? Do you not hear Him who says in the Gospels, "Is not the life more than food, and the body more than clothing?" (Luc. XII, 22). Do you see how it is not from custom,… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:235…before the time old age brings anxiety matth vi be not anxious for your life what ye shall eat nor what ye shall drink nor for your body what ye shall put on is not the… Euthymius the Hagiorite c. 955-1028PG 96:953…steal for where your treasure is there will your heart be also take no thought for your life what ye shall eat or what ye shall drink nor yet for your body what ye shall put… Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 129:985…to matthew and seek in that place the explanation of the saying therefore i say unto you take no thought for your life what ye shall eat or what ye shall drink nor yet for your… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:39…are of them. Who gave them to you, tell me? Do you not hear Him who says in the Gospels that "the life is more than food, and the body than clothing" (Luke XII, 23)? Do you see that our mourning arises from habit, indee… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 72:975…ise of voluntary, 265, 292. Sins, venial, 291. Remission of sins takes place in the Church, 176, 177. Original sin, 129, 133, 152, 414. Petana for korakas (Luke 12:24) Cyril used to read, 297. Peter, establ… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:1981…other birds remembered the ravens and said to the disciples look at the ravens for they neither sow nor gather into barns and your heavenly father feeds them ver he will not delight in the strength… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 57:297…of the body he added saying who of you is able to add to his stature one cubit and having kept silent about the soul as not receiving an increase he spoke only about the body… Nilus of Sinai d. c. 430PG 79:1041D…ER LVI And for this reason, to those who know how to listen well, the Lord says: “Who of you by worrying can add one cubit to his stature?” (Matt. vi, 27; Luc. xii, 25), showing that just as this thought is… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:889…you differ from the birds and which of you by being anxious can add to his stature one cubit if therefore you are not able to do even the least why are you anxious for the… Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 130:377…you of much more value than they and which of you by taking thought can add to his stature by one cubit and for raiment why are you solicitous consider the lilies of the field how… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:769…why take ye thought for raiment consider the lilies of the field how they grow they toil not neither do they spin and yet i say unto you that even solomon in all his glory was… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 72:739…it not true that even solomon however magnificent he may have been in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these it suffices therefore for the wise for the sake of necessity and use… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:209…why are you anxious about clothing consider the lilies of the field how they grow they toil not neither do they spin and yet i say unto you that even solomon in all his glory was… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:891…god gives the growth so too he will give other things b consider the lilies how they grow they toil not neither do they spin i tell you not even solomon in all his glory was… Theophanes Kerameus fl. 12th c.PG 132:899…neither toil nor spin yet i say to you that not even solomon in all his glory was clothed like one of these just as when exhorting us not to be anxious about food he had… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:769…god so clothe the grass of the field which to day is and to morrow is cast into the oven shall he not much more clothe you o ye of little faith therefore take no thought… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 75:253…so clothes the grass of the field which exists today and tomorrow is cast into the oven how much more will he clothe you but what could be more contemptible than grass and sparrows for which… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:891…so clothes the grass which today exists in the field and tomorrow is cast into the oven how much more you o you of little faith and do not seek what you shall eat or what… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 26:909A…orld seek after. But your Father knows that you have need of these things. Nevertheless, seek first his kingdom, and all these things shall be added unto you (Luc. XII, 29-31). 46. After these things, the pers… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 30:265…he says, elation. Hear the Lord saying: "And do not be lifted up on high" (Luc. XII, 29). And the blessed David, among his virt… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:785B…and what you shall drink, and do not be of doubtful mind. For all these things the nations of the world seek. But your Father knows that you need these things (Luc. xii, 29, 30). How one ought to pray, and in wh… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:1169B…neral, to seek food is against the commandment, since the Lord hath said: "Seek not what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; and be not ye of doubtful mind" (Luc. xii, 29); and, adding that which is more striki… Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 89:693…is the saying to be understood take no thought for your life what ye shall eat or what ye shall drink nor yet for your body what ye shall put on answer this commandment teaches us… Maximus the Confessor c. 580–662PG 90:897…no thought for sensible food saying take no thought for your life what ye shall eat or what ye shall drink nor yet for your body what ye shall put on for all these things do… Euthymius the Hagiorite c. 955-1028PG 96:953…there will your heart be also take no thought for your life what ye shall eat or what ye shall drink nor yet for your body what ye shall put on for your heavenly father knoweth… Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 129:985…saying therefore i say unto you take no thought for your life what ye shall eat or what ye shall drink nor yet for your body what ye shall put on matt vi and so forth… Antonius Melissa fl. 11th centuryPG 136:1237…is contrary to the command of the lord who says seek not what ye shall eat or what ye shall drink and be not of doubtful mind for all these things do the nations of the… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 26:909…shall drink and be not of doubtful mind for all these things the nations of the world seek after but your father knows that you have need of these things nevertheless seek first his kingdom and… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:771…for your heavenly father knoweth that ye have need of all these things but seek ye first the kingdom of god and his righteousness and all these… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:1169B…drink; and be not ye of doubtful mind" (Luc. xii, 29); and, adding that which is more striking: "For all these things do the nations of the world seek after" (Luc. xii, 30). It is the duty of him upon whom the t… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 57:301…shall we drink or what shall we wear for all these things the nations of the world seek after matt you see how he again both rebuked them the more and indicated that he commanded nothing… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 72:741…wisely and fittingly depreciates care for the things at hand saying that the nations of the world seek after such things he also raises b their minds to an invincible hope that they will be in… Maximus the Confessor c. 580–662PG 90:897…shall drink nor yet for your body what ye shall put on for all these things do the nations of the world seek after but seek ye first the kingdom of god and his righteousness and… Euthymius the Hagiorite c. 955-1028PG 96:953…yet for your body what ye shall put on for your heavenly father knoweth that ye have need of all these things he therefore who gave the soul and the body will surely also give food… Antonius Melissa fl. 11th centuryPG 136:1237…eat or what ye shall drink and be not of doubtful mind for all these things do the nations of the world seek after a h sermo xcvii al clxxvi on not offending or judging anyone… Theophilus of Antioch d. c. 190PG 6:351…you have need of these things but seek the kingdom of heaven and all these things shall be added to you for where the treasure is there also is the mind of man and do not… Clement of Alexandria c. 150 – c. 215PG 8:541…scripture which cries out clearly seek first the kingdom of the heavens and all these things shall be added unto you but if everything has been gifted to you and if everything has been permitted to… Clement of Alexandria c. 150 – c. 215PG 9:703…the lord s beatitudes seek he said and pursue with anxious care the kingdom of god and all these things shall be added to you for your father knows what you need thus he forbids not… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 21:979…among us it has been said seek first the kingdom and justice of god and all these things shall be added unto you but moses also long before having made his beginning from the teaching concerning… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 26:909…that you have need of these things nevertheless seek first his kingdom and all these things shall be added unto you luc xii c after these things the persecution under maximinus occurred and when the holy… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 27:1371…do they reflect upon them trusting in the lord's voice seek first the kingdom of god and all these things shall be added to you and thus surely the left will not know what the right… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 28:1035…was afraid let us therefore also seek first his kingdom and so all these things shall be added unto us for thus our lord jesus christ also teaches us in the gospels saying seek and ye… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:771…things but seek ye first the kingdom of god and his righteousness and all these things shall be added unto you take therefore no thought for the morrow for the morrow shall take thought for the… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:1271…fully assured of the truth of his promise of him who added and all these things shall be added unto you does not occupy his soul uselessly with the cares of this life which choke the… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:1327…all things necessary for the body just as the lord himself says seek ye the kingdom of god and his righteousness and all these things shall be added unto you d there is however dearly beloved… Macarius of Egypt c. 300–391PG 34:537…lord says in your patience possess your souls and again seek first the kingdom of god and all these things shall be added to you xi it is possible however that one who struggles in this… Macarius of Egypt c. 300–391PG 34:807…you he says seek first the kingdom of god and his righteousness and all these things shall be added to you so that by these little and temporal things each one may be tested whether he… Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 44:1177…he says for the kingdom and the righteousness and all these things shall be added unto you in christ jesus our lord to whom be glory and power for ever and ever… Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 41:713…father knows that you have need of these fleshly things seek therefore the kingdom of god and all these things shall be added unto you instead of your father it had the father instead of the… Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 41:747…himself is the creator governing his servants with singular providence schol seek the kingdom of god and all these things shall be added to you refut if we are sustained by the resources of another and… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 47:385…lord who is about to grant these things for seek he says the kingdom of god and all these things shall be added unto you matt vi what could be equal to this honor attend he… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 47:529…of life according to the word of christ for seek he says the kingdom of god and all these things shall be added unto you matt but now we ourselves are the cause of falling out… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 49:305…knows thereafter how to care for you for he says seek first the kingdom of god and all these things shall be added to you thus then beloved let us philosophize with toil and humility beating… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 53:215…from it and even he himself having promised beforehand says seek first the kingdom of god and all these things shall be added unto you and all these things follow to him who has desire for… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 54:477…us be persuaded by him when he counsels and says seek first the kingdom of god and all these things shall be added unto you matt do you see that he himself has prepared to provide… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 54:607…for you seek ye therefore he says first the kingdom of heaven and all these things shall be added unto you matt let us seek this therefore dearly beloved that we may attain the goods of… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:61B…t the present, but the future; or rather, both the present and the future. Seek, He says, the kingdom of God, and all these things shall be added unto you (Luke 12:31); but the fullness will be given then.… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:293…god this also followed according to the divine word which says seek the kingdom of god and all these things shall be added unto you matt for what was more noble than them as if they… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:369…this results from an abundance for seek first the kingdom of heaven and all these things shall be added to you d since therefore he was conversing with those who were still more imperfect he led… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:429…things but for those incorruptible and immortal ones for seek he says the kingdom of god and all these things shall be added unto you matt vi i have cried unto you you see how he… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:641…be opened matt and seek the kingdom of god and his justice and all these things shall be added unto you ibid thy youth shall be renewed as the eagle's this renewal the master indeed granted… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 57:227…not halt the promise with these alone for seek ye he says the kingdom of god and all these things shall be added unto you matt vi and again everyone that hath forsaken houses or brethren… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 57:301…not being anxious about such things saying seek the kingdom of heaven and all these things shall be added to you for since he relaxed the soul from anxiety then he also made mention of heaven… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 57:303…be sought perfunctorily and therefore he said seek the kingdom of heaven and all these things shall be added unto you he did not say they shall be given but they shall be added that you… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 57:337…kingdom do you see how the text seek the kingdom of heaven and all these things shall be added to you matt was already fulfilled for since he displayed great faith and humility he both gave… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 58:547…spiritual things and pray seek ye he says the kingdom of heaven and all these things shall be added unto you perceive also another of their philosophies that we may be found he says before him… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 58:643…future things as preferring those things above all for seek says christ the kingdom of god and all these things shall be added unto you and even if this had not been added still one ought… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:45…seek only the wealth that is from god for seek he says the kingdom of god and all these things shall be added unto you so also with glory when for us the giving of it… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:181…along with it for seek first the kingdom of god he says and all these things shall be added to you matt and those do not even add it as an extra but this one does… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:147…and all things will succeed for her for he says seek first the kingdom of god and all these things shall be added unto you you must consider how the children of such parents should be… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:555…wish to enjoy present things despise them for he says seek first the kingdom of god and all these things will be added unto you matt why do you marvel at small things why do you… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 63:75…but there are many difficulties there too christ therefore says c seek the kingdom of god and all these things shall be added unto you and these things are to be given in the part of… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 63:161…receive a hundredfold and shall inherit eternal life matth and again seek the kingdom of god and all these things shall be added unto you matth dost thou see how these also are given as an… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 63:297…our prayers but even many difficulties arise there for christ said seek the kingdom of god and all these things will be added to you and these things he says are to be given by way… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 63:379…receive a hundredfold and shall inherit eternal life and again seek first the kingdom of god and all these things shall be added unto you you see that these are given by him in the place… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 63:717…here for he is truthful who says seek the kingdom of heaven and all these things shall be added unto you beside these even the receiving after a long time increases the wealth for you for… Mark the Hermit fl. c. 400–430PG 65:1077…put on but seek only the kingdom of god and his righteousness and all these things shall be added to you' matt perhaps also by this the lord invites us to a c greater faith in… Nilus of Sinai d. c. 430PG 79:931…little effort and without any trouble for seek he says the kingdom and all these things shall be added to you d for that he might not seem to have said something for empty boasting and… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 68:863…put on but seek first the kingdom of god and his righteousness and all these things shall be added unto you and he calls sins again those things which were sacrificed for sins and these too… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 69:689…in the gospels seek first the kingdom of god and his righteousness and all these things shall be added unto you viii that thine eyes may be open toward this house cyrill let says he thine… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 71:1029…shall eat but seek rather the kingdom of god and his righteousness and all these things shall be added unto you since the history has been explained as far as is sufficient as i think come… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 75:631…to matthew seek ye first the justice of god and his kingdom and all these things shall be added unto you blessed are they that suffer persecution for justice' sake for theirs is the kingdom of… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:1153…agreement with that seek first the kingdom of god and his righteousness and all these things shall be added unto you vers and behold a dream that is remembering the dream upon departing he offered thanksgivings… Antiochus of St. Sabas fl. c. 614-620PG 89:1463…these things but seek first the kingdom of god and his righteousness and all these things shall be added unto you to him be glory unto the ages of ages amen h homily xi h h… Antiochus of St. Sabas fl. c. 614-620PG 89:1803…consistent order for obtaining good things rather let us seek his kingdom and all these things shall be added unto us according to his word it would surely prevail much more and turn out more happily… Antiochus of St. Sabas fl. c. 614-620PG 89:1805…you need all these things but seek first the kingdom of heaven and all these things shall be added to you to him be glory forever amen h homily cxx on firstfruits h as regards firstfruits… Leontius of Neapolis c. 590–c. 650PG 93:1641…xiii and again seek first the kingdom of god and his justice and all these things shall be added to you matt vi the inhabitants of the city therefore wishing to console him as has been… Leontius of Neapolis c. 590–c. 650PG 93:1653…the lord said 'seek first the kingdom of god and his righteousness and all these things shall be added unto you' matt vi and therefore i made the occasion so much to seduce you and behold… Maximus the Confessor c. 580–662PG 90:897…after but seek ye first the kingdom of god and his righteousness and all these things shall be added unto you matt vi how then does he teach us to pray for those things which he… Maximus the Confessor c. 580–662PG 91:931…glory h matt vi seek the kingdom of god and his glory and all these things shall be added unto you… Isaac of Nineveh c. 613-c. 700PG 86:855…him who said seek first the kingdom of god and his justice and all these things shall be added unto you when we are thus disposed the world as a servant will prepare all things for… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 94:915…on and again seek first the kingdom of god and his righteousness and all these things shall be added unto you and speaking to martha martha martha thou art careful and troubled about many things but… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1259…matth vi seek therefore first the kingdom of god and his justice and all these things shall be added unto you matth xi from the days of john the baptist until now the kingdom of heaven… Theodore the Studite 759–826PG 99:617…so in vain seek first the kingdom of god and his justice and all these things shall be added unto you to us indeed they have been added the fertility of grain wine oil and whatever… Theodore the Studite 759–826PG 99:637…you and again seek first the kingdom of god and his justice and all these things shall be added unto you and if these things fail for the most part it is no wonder since it… Theodore the Studite 759–826PG 99:657…cannot lie saying seek first the kingdom of god and his righteousness and all these things shall be added unto you matth vi may we attain this by the grace and philanthropy of our lord jesus… Photius of Constantinople c. 810–c. 891PG 102:103…these things but seek first the kingdom of god and his righteousness and all these things shall be added to you whose o most wretched man is the kingdom of god and whose is his righteousness… Symeon the New Theologian 949–1022PG 120:505…him not care according to that oracle of the saints seek first the kingdom of god and all these things namely those things necessary for the use of the body shall be added unto you for… Euthymius the Hagiorite c. 955-1028PG 96:953…beauty but seek ye first the kingdom of god and his righteousness and all these things shall be added unto you take therefore no thought for the morrow for the morrow shall take thought for the… John VIII Xiphilinus c. 1010–1075PG 120:1243…father knows that you need all these things but seek you first the kingdom of god and all these things shall be added unto you the kingdom of god d is the enjoyment of good things… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:209…d but seek you first the kingdom of god and his righteousness and all these things shall be added unto you the kingdom of god is the enjoyment of good things and this comes about through… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:891…seek but your father knows that you need these things but seek the kingdom of god and all these things shall be added to you c he set forth the example of the lilies to put… Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 128:1207…the eternal ones according to what we read written elsewhere seek first the kingdom of god and all these things shall be added to you according to the anagogy the wife of the pious and religious… Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 129:193…ye therefore he says first the kingdom of god and his justice and all these things shall be added unto you and again there is no man that hath left house or parents and so forth… Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 130:1213…these things but seek first the kingdom of god and his righteousness and all these things shall be added to you… Nicephorus Callistus Xanthopoulos c. 1256–c. 1335PG 147:669…and his righteousness and all these things shall be added unto you take therefore no thought for the morrow for the morrow shall take thought for the… Gregory Palamas c. 1296–1359PG 151:335…gentiles he added seek first the kingdom of god and his righteousness and all these things shall be added to you by this he showed that if you have your soul s meditations attentive to god… Gregory Palamas c. 1296–1359PG 151:377…the temporal things if we seek the spiritual ones saying seek first the kingdom of god and all these things shall be added… Nicholas Cabasilas c. 1322–c. 1391PG 150:487…our own selves regarding bodily goods however the lord commanded seek first the kingdom of god and all these things shall be added unto you and be not anxious about food and clothing for your heavenly… Laonicus Chalcocondyles fl. 1439–1462PG 159:1027…savior himself commanded seek first the kingdom of god and his righteousness and all these things shall be added unto you for your father knows what things you have need of before you ask him b… Serapion of ThmuisPG 40:935…him who said seek first the kingdom of god and his righteousness and all these things shall be added to you x wherefore you are worthy of praises and proclamations you who have thus subjected your… Evagrius PonticusPG 40:1255…for the lord says seek the kingdom of god and his justice and all these things shall be added unto you matt vi c v do not keep a servant with you lest the adversary perhaps… Apophthegmata Patrum (Desert Fathers) 4th–5th century (compiled)PG 65:233…savior said to his disciples o ye of little faith seek first the kingdom of god and all these things shall be added unto you matt vi a b abbas john said that our father abbot… AnonymousPG 106:1085…he promises both heavenly and inferior things when he says seek first the kingdom of god and all these things shall be added unto you and elsewhere everyone who has left anything for my sake shall… Antonius Melissa fl. 11th centuryPG 136:879…put on but seek first the kingdom of god and his righteousness and all these things shall be added unto you acts xx i have coveted no man's silver or gold or apparel you yourselves know… Antonius Melissa fl. 11th centuryPG 136:901…disease christ says seek first the kingdom of god and his righteousness and all these things shall be added unto you but we have inverted the order and we seek the earth and the goods on… Antonius Melissa fl. 11th centuryPG 136:961…glory matth vi seek first the kingdom of god and his righteousness and all these things shall be added unto you… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 17:293A…from Israel were being saved; for not many believed in him. Wherefore he also said, "Fear not, little flock, for it hath pleased God to give you the kingdom" (Luke XII, 32). But prophetically it was said, "Many… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:1147…never to fail as is said in another place fear not little flock for it is your father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom sell your possessions and give alms provide yourselves… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:1527…poor in spirit for theirs is the kingdom of heaven and again fear not little flock for it is your father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom sell that ye have and give alms provide… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:1589…the things said to those desiring to inherit the kingdom of heaven fear not little flock for it is your father s good pleasure to give you the kingdom sell your possessions and give alms provide… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:721B…her to give you the kingdom. Sell what you possess, and give alms: make for yourselves satchels that do not grow old, a treasure that does not fail in heaven (Luke 12:32, 33), and the rest. Then he says, Let… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 58:709C…to each of us who has been entrusted even with a small flock. For do not despise it because it is small; for "My Father," He says, "was well pleased in them" (Luke 12:32). Each of us has a sheep; let him lead… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 73:1037A…atrem mansiones nobis compararet. Proindeque alicubi nos compellat his verbis: «Nolite timere, pusillus grex, quia complacuit Patri vestro dare vobis regnum.» (Luc. XII, 32.) Et hactenus quidem quæ ad Christum sp… Antiochus of St. Sabas fl. c. 614-620PG 89:1721…few are those who enter through it and again do not fear little flock for it is your father s good pleasure to give you the kingdom to him be glory unto the ages amen h… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:175A…aight, and endure." Eccli. IX, 7. — "Do not look around in the streets of the city." Eccli. X, 14. — "In the midst of brothers, their leader is held in honor." Luc. XII, 32. — "Do not fear, little flock, for it h… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:893…his kingdom for it is not possible to be anxious about this fear not little flock for it is your father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom a sell your possessions and give alms provide… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:767A…k through nor steal (Matt. VI, 19-20). Sell that ye have, and give alms; provide yourselves bags which wax not old, a treasure in the heavens that faileth not (Luke XII, 33). All that thou hast, sell, and distrib… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:1527…for it is your father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom sell that ye have and give alms provide yourselves bags which wax not old a treasure in the heavens that faileth not d these… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:1589…possessions and give alms provide yourselves with moneybags which do not grow old a treasure in the heavens that does not fail c but if danger also accompanies the keeping of the commandment which is our… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:623D…ures of justice, concerning which the Savior also spoke to his holy disciples: "Store up for yourselves a treasure that does not fail, eternal in the heavens" (Luke 12:33; Matt. 6:20). And the same, speaking to… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:795…injuries. For this is the sixtyfold. Therefore the Lord says to the apostles indeed, who were able to achieve the sixtyfold: Sell what you have, and give alms (Luke 12. 33). But he enjoins the thirtyfold upon th… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:691B…barns?" Recalling the judgment pronounced against him by God, "Open your treasures and give alms; make for yourselves a treasure that does not fail in heaven" (Luke 12:33), as the Lord commands. You who pos… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 72:731…two tunics and again provide yourselves with moneybags that do not grow old a treasure in the heavens that does not fail and further when a certain young man approaching him asked what must i do… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 72:811…possessions and give alms make for yourselves purses that do not grow old a treasure in the heavens that does not fail this command is indeed saving but the human mind is very weak and always… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1459C…e who made that which is without, make also that which is within? Nevertheless, give alms out of what is available, and behold, all things are clean unto you. Luc. XII, 33, 34. — Sell what you possess, and give… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1507B…to those who store up wealth on earth? Rather, store up in heaven, where neither moth destroys, nor worm consumes, nor thief digs through (cf. Matt. VI, 19-20; Luke XII, 33). O wretched and miserable one, you tru… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1513D…ver and ever" (Ps. CXI, 9). Therefore, scatter these that they may remain. Store them as treasure in the heavens, where no thief approaches, nor moth destroys (Luc. XII, 33). Where are those wealthy ones who were… Photius of Constantinople c. 810–c. 891PG 101:615…not observed for them h question ci h what does it mean sell that ye have and give alms a etc i know the doubt proposed by you formerly both more bitterly and… Photius of Constantinople c. 810–c. 891PG 101:617…truth hearken to an excellent counsel yet one joined with political prudence sell that ye have and give to the poor make yourselves bags which wax not old who could give a precept more in accordance… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:893…possessions and give alms provide yourselves with moneybags that do not grow old a treasure in the heavens that does not fail where no thief approaches and no moth destroys for where your treasure is there… Isaias AbbasPG 40:1151…and give alms and you shall have purses which do not grow old a treasure in the heavens that does not fail and when they had also kept this saying he said to them my peace… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 24:13…i lifted up my eyes o thou that dwellest in the heaven for where your treasure is there will your heart be also accordingly the eyes of the foolish man are upon the ends of the… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:939…so that our heart may be in it for where says he your treasure is there will your heart be also matth vi if therefore we retain for ourselves any earthly possession or corruptible wealth our… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 54:657B…ving bound herself to the temple, as if with some chain, by the sympathy of nature. 4. For if where a man's treasure is, there also is his heart (Matth. 6:21, Luc. 12:34), much more where the woman's child was… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 57:289…of your heart and the being nailed to all the things below for where your treasure is there will your heart be also just as therefore if you deposit in heaven this causes not only the… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:681B…e bound in iron remains there, and does not depart even a little from the place, just as the Lord also said: Where the treasure is, there is also your heart (Luc. 12.34); so also he who longs for that beauty… Isidore of Pelusium d. c. 450PG 78:1689…as many masters as it fosters passionate attachments and the lord says where your treasure is there will your heart be also matt vi and again the apostle by whom a man is overcome to him… Theodore the Studite 759–826PG 99:1557…up nor may it happen that you possess such lest you hear where your treasure is there will your heart be also a treasure is whatever a monk acquires for himself beyond three coins according to… Euthymius the Hagiorite c. 955-1028PG 96:953…rust doth corrupt and where thieves do not break through nor steal for where your treasure is there will your heart be also take no thought for your life what ye shall eat or what ye… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:207…rust consumes and where thieves do not break through a nor steal for where your treasure is there shall your heart be also since he has cast out the disease of vainglory he speaks logically about… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:893…that does not fail where no thief approaches and no moth destroys for where your treasure is there will your heart be also the lord names those who wish to be his disciples a little flock… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:617…turned their minds away from egyptian customs as the gospel also says where your treasure is there will your heart be also many therefore who are still on the earth by storing up treasure in heaven… John VI Kantakouzenos c. 1292–1383PG 153:211…a loss but a gain moreover since the sacred oracles teach that where your treasure is there will your heart be also matt vi it follows emperor that since you are his treasure the heart of… Gennadius Scholarios, Patriarch of Constantinople c. 1400-1473PG 160:365…love and affection it is where it loves as it is said for where your treasure is there will your heart be also matt vi and again as the divine apostle says our conversation is in… Clement of Rome d. c. 100PG 1:1021…commandments given to you by the lord watch over your life b let your loins be girded about and your lamps burning and you yourselves like to men who wait for their lord when he will… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:545A…d you yourselves like men waiting for their master, when he will return from the wedding, so that when he comes and knocks, they may open to him immediately." (Luc. XII, 35, 36). 3. Nor do we diligently consider… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:725…e would have watched, and not have suffered his house to be broken through. Be ye therefore ready also: for the Son of man cometh at an hour when ye think not (Luke xii, 35-40), etc. TO THE THESSALONIANS. But of the… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:721B…e rest. Then he says, Let your loins be girded, and your lamps burning, and you yourselves like men waiting for their lord, when he returns from the wedding (Luke 12:35, 36); showing that no one can have thei… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:731C…s" (Ps. 118:105). The Lord himself says concerning these: "Let your loins be girded, and your lamps burning; and you yourselves like men expecting their lord" (Luke 12:35). It remains to see who these are who e… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:165A…vitude. But will sickness? Not even this. "Let your loins," says Christ, "be girded, and your lamps burning," so that they may have the light unquenchable (Luc. 12. 35); just as those departing out of Egypt… Antiochus of St. Sabas fl. c. 614-620PG 89:1451…the things above according to the commandment of the lord which says let your loins be girded about and your lamps burning and you yourselves like men waiting for their lord when he will return from… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:437A…would come, he would watch, and would not suffer his house to be broken through. Be you also ready, for at what hour you think not, the Son of man will come." (Luc. xii, 35–40). It behooves him who is beginning his… Clement of Rome d. c. 100PG 1:1021…about and your lamps burning and you yourselves like to men who wait for their lord when he will come at evening or in the morning at the cock crowing or at midnight for at what… Irenaeus of Lyon c. 130–c. 202PG 7:1101…world and let your loins be girt about and your lights burning and ye yourselves like unto men that wait for their lord when he will return from the wedding that when he cometh and knocketh… Clement of Alexandria c. 150 – c. 215PG 8:493…waiting for their lord when he shall return from the wedding that when he comes and knocks they may open to him immediately blessed are those servants whom the lord a… Methodius of Olympus d. c. 311PG 18:99…your loins be girded and be you yourselves like to men who wait for their lord when he shall return from the wedding that when he cometh and knocketh they may open to him immediately blessed… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:545…your lamps burning and you yourselves like men waiting for their master when he will return from the wedding so that when he comes and knocks they may open to him immediately luc xii nor do… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:725…h luke let your loins be girded about and your lights burning and ye yourselves like unto men that wait for their lord when he will return from the wedding that when he cometh and knocketh… Antiochus of St. Sabas fl. c. 614-620PG 89:1451…girded about and your lamps burning and you yourselves like men waiting for their lord when he will return from the wedding that when he comes and knocks they may open to him immediately and he… Antiochus of St. Sabas fl. c. 614-620PG 89:1825…lamps burning and you yourselves like men who wait for their master when he will return from the wedding that when he comes and knocks they may open to him immediately and he adds blessed are… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:437…you yourselves like to men waiting for their lord when he shall return from the wedding that when he comes and knocks they may open to him immediately blessed are those servants whom the lord when… Photius of Constantinople c. 810–c. 891PG 103:1163…us in the gospels wherefore also you are like unto men who wait for their lord when he shall return from the weddings that when he cometh and knocketh they may open to him immediately blessed… Theophanes Kerameus fl. 12th c.PG 132:853…signify and you yourselves be like men who wait for their master when he will return from the wedding for he alluded most clearly to the angels sitting at the heavenly gates and awaiting the lord… Gregory Palamas c. 1296–1359PG 151:283…girded and your lamps burning and you yourselves like to men waiting for their lord when he will return thus he did not abolish the sabbath but fulfilled it showing that the sabbath is truly a… Symeon of Thessalonica d. 1429PG 155:541…be girded and your lamps burning and you yourselves like men waiting for their lord when he will return from the wedding so that when he comes and knocks they may open to him immediately these… Antonius Melissa fl. 11th centuryPG 136:1109…girded and your lamps burning and you yourselves be like men who wait for their lord when he will return from the wedding so that when he comes and knocks they may open to him immediately… Clement of Rome d. c. 100PG 1:1021…to him blessed are those servants because they were found watching for he shall gird himself and make them sit down and passing by c will minister to them watch therefore and pray that you do… Irenaeus of Lyon c. 130–c. 202PG 7:1101…that when he cometh and knocketh they may open unto him immediately blessed are those servants whom the lord when he cometh shall find watching and again the servant who knows his lord s will and… Clement of Alexandria c. 150 – c. 215PG 8:493…that when he comes and knocks they may open to him immediately blessed are those servants whom the lord a when he comes shall find watching for a man who is asleep is of no use… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:1697…him who cannot be so saying blessed is that servant whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing verily i say unto you that he shall make him ruler over all his goods blessed… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 24:561…and open being ever awake and awaiting his presence he adds then blessed are those servants whom the lord when he cometh shall find watching and how are they not blessed who are to be deemed… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:725…that when he cometh and knocketh they may open unto him immediately blessed are those servants whom the lord when he cometh shall find watching verily i say unto you that he shall gird himself and… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 58:705…give them meat in due season blessed is that servant whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing verily i say unto you that he shall make him ruler over all his goods does… Antiochus of St. Sabas fl. c. 614-620PG 89:1451…comes and knocks they may open to him immediately and he adds blessed are those servants whom the lord when he comes shall find watching amen i say to you that he will gird himself and… Antiochus of St. Sabas fl. c. 614-620PG 89:1825…comes and knocks they may open to him immediately and he adds blessed are those servants whom the lord when he comes will find watching truly i say to you that he will gird himself and… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1237A…Blessed is the womb that bore you, and the breasts that you sucked. But he said: Yea rather, blessed are they who hear the word of God, and keep it.” Luc. xii, 37, 38. — “Blessed are those servants, who… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1539A…e who serves. For who is greater, he who reclines at table, or he who serves? Is it not he who reclines? But I am in the midst of you as one who serves.’” Luc. XII, 37-42. — “Blessed are those servants whom the… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:437…that when he comes and knocks they may open to him immediately blessed are those servants whom the lord when he comes shall find watching amen i say to you that he will gird himself and… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:895…that when he comes and knocks they may open to him immediately blessed are those servants whom the lord when he comes shall find watching amen i say to you that he will gird himself and… Irenaeus of Lyon c. 130–c. 202PG 7:1215…make them sit down to meat and passing will minister to them and if he shall come in the evening watch and find them so blessed are they because he will make them sit down to… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:725…to sit down to meat and will come forth and serve them and if he shall come in the second watch or come in the third watch and find them so blessed are those servants and… Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 89:941…i say to you he will set him over all his goods and if he shall come in the second and third watch and find them so blessed is that servant since there are four watches… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 72:747…and if he shall come in the second or come in the third watch and find them so doing blessed are they you will… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1237…make them sit down to meat and passing will minister unto them and if he shall come in the second watch or come in the third watch and find them so blessed are those servants rom… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:895…make them sit down to eat and passing will minister to them and if he shall come in the second watch and come in the third watch and find them so blessed are those servants but… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 24:561…been released from their labors they shall enjoy the heavenly delicacies h if the goodman of the house had known what hour the thief would come h for many reasons he commands us to be sober… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:725…in the third watch and find them so blessed are those servants and this know that if the goodman of the house had known what hour the thief would come he would have watched and not… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:923…the father has put in his own power act but know this that if the goodman of the house knew at what hour the thief would come he would watch indeed and would not suffer his… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 58:705…that if the master of the house had known in what watch the thief would come he would have watched and would not have suffered his house to be broken through therefore be ye also ready… Antiochus of St. Sabas fl. c. 614-620PG 89:1749…ye know not what hour your lord doth come but know this that if the goodman of the house had known in what watch the thief would come he would have watched and would not have… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:437…but know this that if the master of the house knew at what hour the thief would come he would watch and would not suffer his house to be broken through be you also ready for… Symeon Metaphrastes fl. c. 960, d. c. 1000PG 116:769D…rs allotted to sleep. Her bed, moreover, was a sack placed upon the bare ground. For she used to say that one must always keep watch, as the Lord’s voice says (Luc. XII, 39, 40), not knowing at what hour the thie… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:419…that if the master of the house had known in what watch the thief would come he would have watched and would not have left his house to be broken into therefore you also be ready… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:895…are those servants but know this that if the householder knew at what hour the thief would come he would watch indeed and would not suffer his house to be broken through be you then also… Symeon of Thessalonica d. 1429PG 155:671…and that saying if the master of the house had known in what hour the thief would come he would have watched and would not have allowed his house to be broken into and be ye… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:725…have watched and not have suffered his house to be broken through be ye therefore ready also for the son of man cometh at an hour when ye think not luke xii etc to the thessalonians… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:869C…tic of a Christian? To watch every day and hour, and to be ready in the perfection of pleasing God, knowing that at an hour one does not think, the Lord comes (Luc. XII, 40). OF THE SAME, ASCETIC SERMON ⟦… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:533…all things before they come to pass says who then is the faithful and wise steward whom his lord shall make ruler over his household to give them their portion of meat in due season then… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:1347…then is the faithful and prudent steward whom his lord will set over his household to give them their portion of food at the proper time blessed is that servant whom his lord when he comes… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 58:705…the discourse with that which is fearful wherefore he says this first who then is that faithful and wise servant whom his lord hath made ruler over his household to give them meat in due season… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 69:369…then is the faithful and prudent servant whom the lord will set over his household to give them their due measure at the proper time amen i say to you blessed is that servant whom his… Isidore of Pelusium d. c. 450PG 78:159…think is the faithful and prudent servant whom the lord will set over his household to give them their allowance of food christ by his advent taught men the immortality of the soul and the resurrection… Isidore of Pelusium d. c. 450PG 78:1229…think is the faithful and prudent servant whom the lord will set over his household to give them their portion of grain b h cxlvi to isidoros the bishop and might deliver them etc h you… Anastasius I of Antioch d. 598PG 89:1311D…For, "Who," he says, "is the faithful and wise steward, whom his lord shall make ruler over his household, to give them their portion of food in due season?" (Luke XII, 42). Therefore, there is need of divine il… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1539…think is the faithful and prudent steward whom the lord will appoint over his household to give them their measure of wheat in due season blessed is that servant whom when his lord comes he shall… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:899…lord do you speak this parable to us or even to all and the lord said who then is that faithful and wise steward whom his master will make ruler over his household to give them… Joannes ChrysostomusPG 51:123D…servant, whom his lord has placed over his household to give them their measure of wheat in due time. Amen I say to you, he will place him over all his goods" (Luke 12:42-44). You see how great the gain of this se… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:1697…for he does not pronounce blessed him who cannot be so saying blessed is that servant whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing verily i say unto you that he shall make him… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:1347…household to give them their portion of food at the proper time blessed is that servant whom his lord when he comes will find so doing truly i say to you he will set him over… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 58:705…made ruler over his household to give them meat in due season blessed is that servant whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing verily i say unto you that he shall make him… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 69:369…their due measure at the proper time amen i say to you blessed is that servant whom his lord when he comes will find so doing amen i say to you that he will set him… Antiochus of St. Sabas fl. c. 614-620PG 89:1749…again watch and pray that ye enter not into temptation and again blessed is that servant whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing watch therefore for ye know neither the day nor the… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:421…has set over his household to give them food in due season blessed is that servant whom his lord when he comes will find so doing truly i say to you that he will set him… Isidore Glabas c. 1342–1396PG 139:65…set over his household to give the portion of grain in season blessed is that servant whom his lord when he comes will find so doing truly i say to you that he will set him… Symeon of Thessalonica d. 1429PG 155:541…prayer the guarding of the temple and unceasing prayer and he adds blessed is that servant whom his lord when he comes shall find doing so and he adds the rewards b to be given to… Antonius Melissa fl. 11th centuryPG 136:1015…his household to give them their ration of grain in due season blessed is that servant whom his lord when he comes shall find doing so truly i say to you that he will set him… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:1697…servant whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing verily i say unto you that he shall make him ruler over all his goods blessed is that servant whom his lord when he cometh… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:757…a certain poor widow casting in thither two mites and he said of a truth i say unto you that this poor widow hath cast in more than they all for all these have of their… Pseudo-Clement of Rome 3rd-4th c. (pseudonymousPG 2:151C…e Lord granted that name by these words: 'Blessed is that man whom his master shall constitute over the household of his fellow servants' (Matth. xxiv, 44; Luc. xii, 44). But if you utterly refuse to be known… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 72:741…one that is straying and if he happens to find it truly i say unto you that he will rejoice over it more than over the ninety nine that did not go astray observe therefore that… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:899…master will find so doing when he comes assuredly i say to you that he will make him ruler over all that he has peter asked this as one having care for all and anxious for… Irenaeus of Lyon c. 130–c. 202PG 7:1053…slay of whom also the lord said if that evil servant shall say in his heart my lord delays his coming and shall begin to beat the menservants and maidservants and to eat and drink and… Irenaeus of Lyon c. 130–c. 202PG 7:1101…lord lord and do not the things which i say and again but and if that servant say in his heart my lord delayeth his coming and shall begin to beat the menservants and maidens and… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:533…servant shall say in his heart 'my lord delays to come ' and shall begin to beat the menservants and maidens and to eat and drink and be drunken the lord of that servant will come… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:719B…t shall come in the day that he hopeth not, and at the hour that he knoweth not, and shall cut him asunder, and shall appoint his portion with the unbelievers (Luc. xii, 45-47). JOHN. Behold, you are made whole; sin… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:621A…and maidservants, and to eat and drink with the drunkards, his lord will come on the day he does not know, and at the hour he is unaware, and will divide him" (Luc. 12. 45, 46). Again, what Peter commanded: "Not… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:851C…come in the day that he hopeth not, and in the hour that he knoweth not, and shall divide him, and shall appoint his portion with the hypocrites and infidels (Luc. 12. 45. 46). Whence also even now you will fin… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 58:705…those who hear therefore he subjoins but if that evil servant shall say in his heart my lord delayeth his coming and shall begin to beat his fellow servants and to eat and drink with the… Theodore the Studite 759–826PG 99:683…xxiv what a most desirable word but if that evil servant shall say in his heart my lord delays his coming and shall begin to strike his fellow servants and shall eat and drink with drunkards… Irenaeus of Lyon c. 130–c. 202PG 7:1101…menservants and maidens and to eat and drink and to be drunken the lord of that servant will come in a day when he looketh not for him and will cut him asunder and will appoint… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:533…the menservants and maidens and to eat and drink and be drunken the lord of that servant will come in a day he looks not for him and in an hour he is not aware and… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 17:1003C…y, sits by the dead. He further thinks that another kind of punishment is denoted by those words of Luke, in which Christ threatens that he will "cut in two" [Luke xii, 46] the imprudent servant, "and put his po… Caesarius of Nazianzus c. 330-368/369PG 38:1067…to eat and drink with the drunken servants i say to you the lord of that servant will come in a day that he expects not and in an hour that he knows not and will… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 27:345A…ave sinned. And this is what the Lord was saying: His lord will cut the wicked servant in sunder when he comes, and will set his portion with the unbeliever (Luke XII, 46). To the end, for Idithum, a P… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 30:1017A…e, the Creator being passed by." Subsequently we wrote "shall be ordered" (ordinabitur), not "was ordered" (ordinabatur); for he alludes to that passage in Luke XII, 46: "And He will appoint his portion with… Pseudo-Clement of Rome 3rd-4th c. (pseudonymousPG 2:149…beat his fellow servants eating and drinking with harlots and drunkards for the lord of that servant will come in an hour which he does not expect and in a day which he does not know… Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 41:715…a the lord of that servant will come and shall cut him asunder and shall appoint his portion with the unbelievers lest he hale thee… Nemesius of Emesa fl. c. 400PG 40:575…c the savior also speaking about the day of judgment saying that the lord of that servant will come and he understands himself who is lord of all and will cut him into two parts and… Isidore of Pelusium d. c. 450PG 78:901A…obscure to no one. But if anyone distrusts my words, I shall also recite the sentence: "For he shall divide him, and appoint his portion with the unbelievers" (Luc. XII, 46). Considering these things in our minds… Isidore of Pelusium d. c. 450PG 78:1041…against such men that which you sought to learn c from me the lord of that servant will come and will cut him in two and will appoint his portion with the unbelievers yet such a… John IV the Faster d. 595PG 88:1949…beat his fellow servants and to eat and drink with the drunken the lord of that servant will come on a day he does not expect and in an hour he does not know and will… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:421…to beat his fellow servants and eats and drinks with the drunken the lord of that servant will come in a day when he does not expect it and at an hour when he does not… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:901…menservants and the maidservants and to eat and drink and be drunken the lord of that servant will come in a day he does not expect and in an hour he does not know and will… Anastasius of SinaiPG 89:1195…having lived in negligence on a day which he does not know and at an hour when he is not expecting it while he is indulging in luxury while he is pouring himself out in delights… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:665…knew his master's will and did not make himself ready nor acted according to his will shall be beaten with many stripes but he who did not know yet did things worthy of stripes shall be… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:717B…imself, and did not according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes. And he that knew not, and did things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few (Luc. xii, 47, 48). REGULA X. That the e… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:899D…and did things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few; but he who knew, and did not, or did not prepare himself for His will, shall be beaten with many (Luc. XII, 47). Let us pray, therefore, that I may di… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:1111…his master's will and yet has not done it nor prepared himself according to his will shall be beaten with many stripes but he who has not known and yet has done things worthy of stripes… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 32:1301A…by so much is the difference of each life. 3. But many people, because of that [Scripture] passage which says, He will be beaten with many, and he with few (Luc. XII, 47), claim that there is to be an end… Macarius of Egypt c. 300–391PG 34:719…the will of his lord and did not prepare himself nor act according to his will shall be beaten with many stripes but he who did not know yet did things worthy of stripes shall be… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 49:309A…were barbarian and foolish men—for: The servant, he says, who does not know the will of his master, and who has not done it, shall be beaten with few stripes (Luke 12. 47)—so that you might not say this, He bro… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 53:53…this result for you in greater condemnation. For the servant, he says, who knows the will of his master, and does not do it, will be beaten with many stripes (Luke 12:47). There will be no refuge for any of yo… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:73…punishment arising from intensified understanding and from simplicity b when he says that servant which knew his lord's will and prepared not himself shall be beaten with many stripes but he that knew not and did… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 58:693…daughter and there is also a great difference arising from discernment for that servant which knew his lord's will and prepared not himself neither did according to his will shall be beaten with many stripes and… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:457D…it even condemns those who display an evil life all the more. For the one who knew the will of his master, and did not do it, will be beaten with many stripes (Luke 12:47); and again, "If I had not come and spo… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:441…ishment if we do not obey the laws of the Lord. For the servant, he says, who knows the will of his Lord and does not do it, shall be beaten with many stripes (Luke 12:47). Therefore, so that we may escape this… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:673B…n the law, shall be judged by the law" (Rom. 2. 12); and, "The servant who knows the will of his lord, and has not done it, shall be beaten with many stripes" (Luc. 12. 47). But if there is no account to be give… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 72:751B…ake ready or act according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes. But he who did not know, and did what deserved a beating, shall be beaten with few” (Luke XII, 47-48). For what reason, someone might perhap… Hesychius of Jerusalem d. after 450PG 93:827…knowing the will of his lord and not preparing himself nor doing according to his will shall be beaten with many stripes but he that knew not and did things worthy of stripes shall be beaten… Hesychius of Jerusalem d. after 450PG 93:1531…servant who knew the will of his master and did not perform according to his will shall be beaten with many stripes he says woe to those who have lost their heart he says and what… Antiochus of St. Sabas fl. c. 614-620PG 89:1487…his master and did not do according to his will shall be beaten with many stripes and he adds to everyone to whom much is given from him they will… Maximus the Confessor c. 580–662PG 91:963A…to those who are virtuous and to those who possess glory of character and appearance. SERMON LV. On the voluntary and the involuntary. Luc. XII, 47. — That servant, who knew the will of h… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:903…the will of his master and did not prepare himself nor do according to his will shall be beaten with many stripes but he who did not know yet did things worthy of stripes shall be… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 126:113A…not according to law. The orthodox also gets drunk [on vice], but he shall be beaten with many stripes, as one who knows the will of the Lord and does it not [Luc. xii, 47]. 9. Therefore, brothers, one must… Theodore of MopsuestiaPG 66:783A…r, furthermore, would he have said: "He that knew his lord's will shall be beaten with many stripes," and "he that knew not, shall be beaten with few stripes" (Luke 12:47, 48), unless after they had gone throug… Anastasius of SinaiPG 89:391…he says who knew the will of his lord and did not according to his will shall be beaten with many stripes and there is one judgment for him who commits fornication in youth another for… Clement of Rome d. c. 100PG 1:629A…in this world, knowing that you will be required to give a greater account. "For," He says, "to whom they have entrusted much, they will demand more from him" (Luc. XII, 48). For no man is found without sin, exce… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 11:1789…with many stripes but he who has not known yet has done things worthy of stripes shall be beaten with few god therefore in sparing them blinds the mind of the unbelievers and as the good… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:665…beaten with many stripes but he who did not know yet did things worthy of stripes shall be beaten with few as often therefore as i consider such sentences of the only begotten son of god… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:717…not according to his will shall be beaten with many stripes and he that knew not and did things worthy of stripes shall be beaten with few luc xii d h regula x h that the… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:899…servant d who knew not the will of his lord and did things worthy of stripes shall be beaten with few but he who knew and did not or did not prepare himself for his will… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:919A…e judgment, if you have shown yourselves ungrateful to the generous Benefactor. For to whom, He says, they have entrusted much, they will demand more from him (Luc. xii, 48). QUESTION V. On guarding again… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:1111…many stripes but he who has not known and yet has done things worthy of stripes shall be beaten with few should nevertheless neglect to learn the will of the lord b does he have anything… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:1121…is manifest from these words he who did not know and did things worthy of stripes shall be beaten with few but everywhere penitence performed rightly and c excellently holds the firm and stable hope of… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:1527…that we must exercise more diligent care of the soul in saying for unto whomsoever much is given of him shall be much required therefore let us make mention of the kingdom of heaven our lord… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:1539…ye receive not the grace of god in vain but that c unto whomsoever much is given of him shall be much required the lord has consistently declared and this comes to pass even blamelessly if… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 32:1203…beaten with many stripes but he who did not know and did things worthy of stripes shall be beaten with few christ surely does not free from punishments even him who has sinned out of ignorance… Macarius of Egypt c. 300–391PG 34:719…beaten with many stripes but he who did not know yet did things worthy of stripes shall be beaten with few moreover to whom much is given much will be required of him and to whom… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:73…lord's will and prepared not himself shall be beaten with many stripes but he that knew not and did not commit things worthy of stripes shall be beaten with few stripes id and one might find… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 68:327D…s. 6:6) and it is right that the reckoning should be made with them with the utmost strictness: "For to whom much is entrusted, much will be required of him." (Luke 12:48) Therefore that disciple of our Savior… Hesychius of Jerusalem d. after 450PG 93:827…nor doing according to his will shall be beaten with many stripes but he that knew not and did things worthy of stripes shall be beaten with few but what did he subjoin to whom much… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:903…beaten with many stripes but he who did not know yet did things worthy of stripes shall be beaten with few for to everyone to whom much is given much will be required from him and… Anastasius of SinaiPG 89:577…beaten with many stripes but he who did not know yet did things worthy of stripes shall be beaten with few god therefore sparing them blinds the minds of the unbelievers and as a good being… Clement of Alexandria c. 150 – c. 215PG 9:711A…tood, to which nothing is impossible, and which is also capable of destroying. The Savior also speaks of this power: "I have come to cast fire upon the earth" (Luke XII, 49); clearly meaning a power that is purif… Clement of Alexandria c. 150 – c. 215PG 9:1465B…sert. 2, chap. 4, art. 3, § 3, and dissert. 2, chap. 43, art. 2 of this book. Shortly after citing the words of Christ: I am come to send fire on the earth (Luc. XII, 49), our author added these words: "Namely… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 11:611D…us altogether heavenly. And not only did he come to send a sword upon the earth, but also fire, of which he says: "What will I, if it be already kindled?" ⟦Luc. xii, 49⟧ Let this fire be kindled therefore in… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:391C…hese, fire is double (89). There is a certain fire in this age, and there is one in the future. The Lord Jesus says: "I have come to cast fire upon the earth" (Luc. XII, 49). This fire illuminates. Again, the Lor… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:705…to send peace upon the earth but a sword in another indeed i am come to send fire on the earth and what will i if it be already kindled therefore the savior brings both the… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:1867…not upon heaven but upon the earth as he himself demonstrates saying i am come to send fire on the earth and what will i if it be already kindled for if you have turned to… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 17:111…tempest therefore the savior said i have come to cast fire upon the earth and what will i if it be already kindled b he did this by bowing and descending not only one heaven but… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:433…against whom he sent forth the cauterizing fire of their wickedness saying i am come to send fire on the earth and what will i if it be already kindled by which fire being burned and… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:483…fire our savior rightly says i have come to cast fire upon the earth and what will i if it is already kindled c and you could fittingly call his chariots the divine powers that attend… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:1105…can hide himself from his heat concerning which he himself also said i am come to send fire on the earth and what will i if it be already kindled it will be easy for anyone… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:405…way hearing the savior saying i have come to cast fire upon the earth and what will i if it is already kindled and again do not think that i came to cast peace upon the… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:1569…these and similar burning words of our lord jesus christ who said i am come to send fire on the earth and what will i if it be already kindled c when the malice of sins… Macarius of Egypt c. 300–391PG 34:673…else but only toward him who said i am come to cast fire on the earth and what will i if it be already kindled for that fire is the ardor of the spirit which rekindles… Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 42:299…it be accomplished and i have a baptism to be baptized with and what will i if it be already kindled if therefore he wills it and is eager and says that he came for this… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 49:313A…nd warmed your souls, and that fire which Christ formerly spoke of, saying, "I came to cast fire upon the earth, and what do I wish if it be already kindled?" (Luke 12:49)—this I see cast down and burning in yo… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:189D…come to cast peace upon the earth, but a sword (Matt. X, 34). And again: I came to cast fire upon the earth, and what do I wish if it be already kindled? (Luke XII, 49). And speaking of himself, how he shall… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:727A…that is, the synagogue, has been consumed with fire. That is what Christ said: I am come to send fire on the earth, and what will I, but that it be kindled? (Luke 12. 49). Therefore, a fire was cast, and it wa… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:473C…certain man." For this reason Moses: "Our God is a consuming fire" (Deut. 4. 24). And the Savior also, having come, says: "I came to cast fire upon the earth" (Luke 12. 49). He takes, therefore, a name worthy of… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:911D…s. They call winter the cold of spiritual infidelity. For he who does not have fire in his heart, of whom the Lord says: "I am come to cast fire on the earth" (Luke 12. 49), that is, the divine word, by which on… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:929D…t belongs. Moreover, this lamp is lighted by the fire of the divine word. For the word of God is fire, as the Lord says: I am come to cast fire on the earth (Luc. 12:49). Likewise, the apostle says: Faith co… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 57:67A…n fire, for one who is to stand in such a battle array. This is why Christ said: I have come to cast fire upon the earth, and I wish it were already kindled (Luke 12:49); and the Spirit appears in fire for th… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 58:1035C…himself a fervor of mind stronger than fire. Whence also the Lord says: "I have come to send fire upon the earth; and what do I will, but that it be kindled?" (Luc. 12:49)? Therefore the Holy Spirit appeared in… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:193…and follow me, he is not worthy of me (Matt. 10:38); and at another time, I came to cast fire upon the earth, and what I desire if it were already kindled? (Luke 12:49), wishing by both these to present to u… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:727B…ignited and fervent zeal. "Fervent in Spirit," he says (Rom. 12. 11); and "I came to cast fire upon the earth, and what do I wish, if it is already kindled?" (Luke 12. 49). But as fire, if understood as the eat… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:739B…tt. 26:26). Meat roasted by fire. For the rational body of Christ is fiery. I came to cast fire upon the earth, and what do I wish if it be already kindled? (Luke 12:49). Roasted generally, useful, accept… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:753…leaven of the body, and he will find the unquenchable coal of the divinity burning him terribly from within; For I came to cast fire upon the earth (Luke 12:49). Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me. I… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:781…r Lord Jesus Christ. 737-732 731-732 ON fasting. 751-758 Sunday V of the Fasts. 757-760 ON fasting. ON prayer. 739-742 "I have come to send fire on the earth" (Luke 12. 49); "and I have not come to send peace, b… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:783C…of our Lord Jesus Christ. 727-732 ON fasting. The Sunday of the fasting ones. 731-732 ON fasting. 731-738 ON oration. 739-742 I came to send fire on the earth (Luke 12:49); and not peace on earth, but a sword (… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 63:935B…rld like thorns; He sends fiery tongues that they might consume the thorn of impiety. For He Himself is the one who says: "I came to cast fire upon the earth" (Luke 12, 49); a fire that does not destroy—for the… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 69:507…himself works in us whence he says i am come to cast fire on the earth and what will i but that it be kindled for this reason by a wondrous plan he appeared to the… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 69:1075…holy spirit hence he said i have come to cast fire upon the earth and what will i if it is already kindled for we have become fervent in spirit as many as have been deemed… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 73:405…saviour himself also enigmatically indicated saying i came to cast fire upon the earth and what will i if it be already kindled the lamp therefore burning and shining continually in the tabernacle of testimony was… Proclus of Constantinople c. 390 – 446PG 65:721C…oly Virgin, and her pure and undefiled soul? And what, furthermore, is the coal (Isa. VI, 6)? Is it not the Lord, who says: I came to cast fire upon the earth (Luc. XII, 49)? And what, finally, is the green stone… Hesychius of Jerusalem d. after 450PG 93:1045A…and furthermore the action itself. By what fire? The one of which Christ said: I am come to cast fire on the earth, and what will I, but that it be kindled? (Luc. XII, 49), that is, the administration of the Sp… Hesychius of Jerusalem d. after 450PG 93:1255…fire of which christ said i have come to cast fire upon the earth and what will i if it is already kindled for this reason the fire was cast and it was dug up so… Dionysius the Areopagite fl. c. 500PG 3:775…and is as it were charmed by such goodness for he says and what will i if it be already kindled and from being far beyond all things he descends inseparably to all things wherefore they… Dionysius the Areopagite fl. c. 500PG 3:1117A…ne precepts, and how to the angels, see what we have noted at chapter 13 of the Celestial Hierarchy. Moreover, fire is also said concerning providence, as in Luke xii, 49: "I have come to cast fire upon the ear… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:605…ve been made fervent in the spirit itself. Wherefore He says: "I have come to cast fire upon the earth, and what do I wish if it is already kindled?" (Luc. xii, 49). Hence, to the ancients too, fire appeared; but smoke was… Antiochus of St. Sabas fl. c. 614-620PG 89:1757D…is transformed toward the color of the fire, so also the mind is illuminated by the gleam of the fire of grace, “which our Savior came to cast upon the earth” (Luke 12:49). And for this reason, the Lord, who de… Symeon Metaphrastes fl. c. 960, d. c. 1000PG 116:1039A…re of piety was kindled—that fire of which the divine and royal voice says: “I came to cast fire upon the earth, and what do I wish if it be already kindled?” ⟦Luc. XII, 49⟧ This fire was so nurtured and grew str… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:533A…n than a tongue of fire resting upon the head: a tongue, on account of preaching; fiery, on account of Him who said, "I have come to cast fire upon the earth" (Luke XII, 49). He did not say, however, it was settl… Nicetas of Serres fl. c. 1090PG 127:1283C…d the infidel. And concerning this kind of fire, Christ speaks in this manner: I am come to send fire on the earth, and what will I, but that it be kindled? (Luke XII, 49). This is the utterance of one who is h… Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 129:343…away moreover in another place manifesting its vehemence and power he said i am come to send fire on the earth for it was necessary it was necessary first to cut off that which was incurable… Nicephorus Callistus Xanthopoulos c. 1256–c. 1335PG 147:737A…but now by grace brings forth the Spirit, as our Lord Jesus Christ says: "I have come to cast fire upon the earth, and what will I, if it be already kindled?" (Luc. XII, 49). This fire, having once warmed and bur… Cyril of JerusalemPG 33:977…spirit took place in fiery tongues concerning this the lord says rejoicing i am come to send fire on the earth and what will i if it be already kindled ix this holy spirit descended when… Irenaeus of Lyon c. 130–c. 202PG 7:659B…f attaining perfection. And this, they claim, is what he refers to when he says: "I have another baptism to be baptized with, and I hasten greatly towards it" [Luke XII, 50]. And they further say that when the so… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 11:601…the baptism with which i am baptized elsewhere also it is said i have a baptism to be baptized with and how i am constrained until it is accomplished b and consider whether the baptism according… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:979…not presume but scripture reports it the lord saying to the disciples i have a baptism to be baptized with and how am i pressed until it be finished you see therefore that he called the… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:235B…he was altogether clean. I, rather, though I have been washed once, am in need of that baptism of which the Lord says: "I have a baptism to be baptized with" (Luc. XII, 50). Why did we say these things? I am pre… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 14:275…this last baptism he says as some have interpreted in the passage i have a baptism to be baptized with and how i am constrained until it is accomplished consistent with this the disciple john wrote… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 14:297…that can be conceived by men of which i believe he spoke but i have a baptism to be baptized with and how am i constrained until it be accomplished for in order that i may… Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 41:621…was brought by jesus for perfection and this is what he says i have a baptism to be baptized with and i am very eager for it but even to the sons of zebedee when their… Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 41:699B…hat the Lord, after he was baptized by John, said to the disciples: I have a baptism to be baptized with, and how I am constrained until it is accomplished! (Luke 12, 50). And again: I have a cup to drink, an… Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 42:299…to drink and how i am straitened till it be accomplished and i have a baptism to be baptized with and what will i if it be already kindled if therefore he wills it and is… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:661…ut aside his sins, is sanctified. The fifth in death, as He Himself said: I have a baptism to be baptized with, and how am I troubled until it be completed? (Luke 12. 50). But that sin is also remitted in deat… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:151A…baptism. "With the baptism that I am baptized withal shall ye be baptized" (Mark X, 39); and again, "I have a baptism to be baptized with, which ye know not" (Luke XII, 50). For just as we easily are baptized an… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:751…nd yet you were constrained and hastening to drink this cup, saying: 'I have a baptism to be baptized with; and how am I constrained until it is accomplished' (Luke XII, 50)? And you who were constrained and hast… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 72:755…had been brought to its end and he teaches this by saying i have a baptism to be baptized with and how i am constrained until it is finished v suppose ye that i am come… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:903…the earth and what do i wish if it is already kindled but i have a baptism to be baptized with and… Nicetas of Serres fl. c. 1090PG 127:1239…with which christ himself was also baptized and of which he said i have a baptism to be baptized with and how i am constrained until it be accomplished and to the sons of zebedee can… Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 129:993…to be baptized he foretells more clearly concerning his own death that i have a baptism to be baptized with which is by blood he called his slaughter a baptism as our purification vers and how… Manuel II Palaiologos 1350–1425PG 156:101C…nt affection that it cannot be expressed. And He testifies to this: "I have a baptism to be baptized with, and how am I constrained until it be accomplished!" (Luc. xii, 50). Wherefore He was also saddened and ex… Germanus I of ConstantinoplePG 98:143C…d what do I wish but that I drink it?" (Joan. 18:11). And: "I have a baptism with which I must be baptized; and how am I straitened until it be accomplished?" (Luc. 12:50). From these, therefore, we learn, as t… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 72:755…baptized with and how i am constrained until it is finished v suppose ye that i am come to give peace on the earth although christ is our peace according to the scriptures for he has… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:473…the earth i tell you no but division for from now on there shall be five in one house divided three against two and two against three father shall be divided against son and son against… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 71:753…for from now on there will be five divided in one house three against two and two against three father will be divided against son and son against his father and mother against daughter and daughter… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:905…tell you but rather division for there will be from now on five in one house divided three against two and two against three will be divided father against son and son against father mother against… Irenaeus of Lyon c. 130–c. 202PG 7:1195…man against his father and a daughter against her mother and a daughter in law against her mother in law c and when two are in the same bed to take one and leave the other… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:405…man at variance against his father and the daughter against her mother and the daughter in law against her mother in law and a man s enemies d are his own household… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 24:1177…came he says to set a man at variance against his father and the daughter in law against her mother in law these words are confirmed by the things themselves for how many of those who… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 27:577…agitations among men according to the word of the lord setting a daughter in law against her mother in law and a son against his father yet afterwards he calmed those agitations and brought peace to… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 57:405…man at variance against his father and the daughter against her mother and the daughter in law against her mother in law and a man's enemies shall be they of his own household he again sets… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 71:313…man against his father and a daughter against her mother and a daughter in law against her mother in law and a man s enemies shall be those of his own household and again foretelling the… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 71:751…the son dishonors the father the daughter rises up against her mother the daughter in law against her mother in law all the men in his house are enemies lxv sinning in many ways and provoking… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 71:753…son against his father and mother against daughter and daughter against mother mother in law against her daughter in law and daughter in law against mother in law c with a right judgment therefore we shall… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 71:1061…to divide man against his father and the daughter against her mother and the daughter in law against her mother in law and the enemies of a man are those of his own household a enemies… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:1353…neighbor a son against his father a daughter against her mother a daughter in law against her mother in law and habakkuk also foretelling these things says you have ridden your horses into the sea troubling… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:1627…variance against his neighbor son against his father daughter against her mother daughter in law against her mother in law but the beginning of the preaching indeed had the tempest now however the lord of the… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 83:1119…set a man against his father and daughter against her mother and daughter in law against her mother in law and a man s enemies will be his own c domestics each of these things o… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:51…son dishonors the father and the daughter rises up against her mother and the daughter in law against her mother in law a man s enemies are they who are in his own house jerem ix… Theophanes the Confessor 9th–10th c.PG 108:933…by hatred for the piety of the emperors stirred up the mother against the son and the son against the mother for they persuaded her as if they had been fully assured by prophecies or oracles… Anastasius Bibliothecarius c. 810 – c. 878PG 108:1399…the envy of the piety of the emperors who instigated the mother against the son and the son against the mother for they bent her as if certified by signs of future things asserting to her… Photius of Constantinople c. 810–c. 891PG 101:123…man against his father and a daughter against her mother and a daughter in law against her mother in law and whose winnowing fan is in his hand and he will clear his threshing floor and… Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus 905–959PG 112:584…time and they bless the masters and the augustae both the mother in law and the daughter in law who has just given birth and the infant born in the purple whom then for the first… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:243…man at variance against his father and the daughter against her mother and the daughter in law against her mother in law and a man's enemies shall be his own household h from a collation of… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:245…for he says ch vii the daughter shall rise against her mother the daughter in law against her mother in law and the enemies of a man are they of his own household and this prophetic… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:905…son and son against father mother against daughter and daughter against mother mother in law against her daughter in law and daughter in law against her mother in law christ is indeed our peace but i… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 126:1169…dishonors a father a daughter will rise up against her mother a daughter in law against her mother in law a man s enemies are all those in his house h c because the israelites acted… Nicetas of Serres fl. c. 1090PG 127:1237…set a man against his father and the daughter against her mother and the daughter in law against her mother in law a similar thing is also said through micah the son he says will dishonor… Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 129:343…the son dishonoureth the father the daughter riseth up against her mother the daughter in law against her mother in law a man s enemies are the men of his own house again through these most… Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 129:995…as against three or two to signify separation or alienation d ver and the daughter in law against her mother in law these things are not to be connected to the aforementioned but are to be… Theodore of MopsuestiaPG 66:391…the son dishonors the father the daughter rises up against her mother the daughter in law against her mother in law a man s enemies are all the men in his house he says that there… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:559C…use the Lord’s voice against the heretics (against the Anomoeans). Which [voice]? Hypocrites, you know how to discern the face of the heaven and of the earth (Luc. XII, 56): you have discovered arts, you have br… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 72:971…believed in Christ, 1. Reproof of ambition, 243, 244, 281, 530. Amen acts in place of an oath, 381. So it is explicitly stated in the commentary of Eusebius on Luke xii, 56. Angels as guardians of men, especially… Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 41:369…and give diligence to be delivered from him lest the adversary deliver thee to the judge and the judge to the minister and the minister cast thee into c prison amen amen i say unto thee… Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 41:715…shall cut him asunder and shall appoint his portion with the unbelievers lest he hale thee to the judge and the judge deliver thee to the officer he had cut away from that place there were… Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 41:749…being providing for both the things here and the things hereafter schol lest he hale thee to the judge and the judge deliver thee to the officer refut here he calls the creator the judge and… Cosmas Indicopleustes fl. c. 535–550PG 88:1653…art in the way with him lest at any time he deliver thee to the judge and the judge to the officers and they cast thee into prison amen i say to thee thou shalt not… Antiochus of St. Sabas fl. c. 614-620PG 89:1655…make an effort to be released from him lest he drag you to the judge and the judge hand you over to the officer and the officer throw you into prison amen amen i say to… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1195C…his friends. » Luc. x, 5. — « Into whatsoever house you enter, first say, Peace to this house. And if a son of peace be there, peace shall rest upon him. » Luc. xii, 58. — « As you go with your adversary to t… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:195…you are in the way with him lest the adversary deliver you to the judge and the judge deliver you to the officer and you be cast into prison amen i say to you you shall… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:907…on the way to be liberated from him lest he drag you to the judge and the judge deliver you to the officer and the officer throw you into prison i tell you you shall not… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:909…have nothing borrow and give effort that is usury in order to be delivered from him lest he drag you to the judge and the judge hand you over to the exactor and the exactor throw…