Where the Fathers quote Luke 14

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Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:927…building of a tower h verses and it came to pass when he went into the house of one of the rulers of the pharisees on the sabbath to eat bread that they were watching him… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:927…pharisees on the sabbath to eat bread that they were watching him and behold there was a certain man before him who had dropsy and jesus answering said unto the lawyers and pharisees saying is it… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 57:439…was jesus who having brought the man into the midst asked them is it lawful to heal on the sabbath days mark luke observe the mercy of the master he set the man in the midst… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 70:43…pay taxes to caesar or not and sometimes they approached him again saying is it lawful to heal on the sabbath so that they might accuse him let them listen therefore to him saying remove the… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 72:783…endured the saving passion for us c h chapter xiv h v is it lawful to heal on the sabbath c the lord asked the lawyers and the pharisees if it is ever lawful to heal… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:263…was a man there having a withered hand and they questioned him saying is it lawful to heal on the sabbath that they might accuse him b other evangelists say that jesus questioned the pharisees it… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:927…a certain man before him who had dropsy and jesus answering said unto the lawyers and pharisees saying is it lawful to heal on the sabbath d but they remained silent and taking hold of him… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:929…about to find fault with him and for this reason he asks is it lawful to heal on the sabbath or not for does he not manifestly mock them as foolish inasmuch as god has blessed… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:927…him he healed him and let him go answering them he said which of you shall have an ass or an ox that falls into a pit and will not straightway pull him out on the… Clement of Alexandria c. 150 – c. 215PG 8:385…feasts agape he says therefore in one place when thou art bidden to a wedding sit not down in the highest room but when thou art bidden go and sit down in the lowest room a… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:879C…fore, touching upon the Jews elsewhere, He said: "But when thou art invited to a wedding (that is, to the wedding of Christ), sit not down in the first place" (Luke 14:8). Homily XLIV. on Chapter XXIII ⟦/h… Antiochus of St. Sabas fl. c. 614-620PG 89:1441…to be modest saith b when thou art bidden to a feast sit not down in the highest room lest a more honourable man than thou be bidden of him and he that bade thee and… Antonius Melissa fl. 11th centuryPG 136:1175D…hy that you should enter under my roof" (Matth. VIII, 8). "When you are invited by any one to a wedding, do not sit down in the first place," and what follows (Luc. XIV, 8). "When you shall have done all things… Euthalius the Deacon fl. 5th c.PG 85:797…es certain brothers who were rejected and infirm promoted to authority. For we have heard the Lord saying, "Give to this one a place, that you may sit higher" (Luke 14:9). But let us rather marvel in these thi… Antiochus of St. Sabas fl. c. 614-620PG 89:1441…room lest a more honourable man than thou be bidden of him and he that bade thee and him come and say to thee give this man place and then thou begin with shame to take… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:929…honorable man than thou be invited by him and he that invited thee and him come and say to thee give place to this man and then thou begin with shame to take the lowest place… Theodore Balsamon d. c. 1205PG 137:537…say to you 'give place to this man ' and then you begin with shame to take the lowest place and since we understand that spiritual things are better than worldly dignities it must be known… Clement of Alexandria c. 150 – c. 215PG 8:385…art bidden to a wedding sit not down in the highest room but when thou art bidden go and sit down in the lowest room a and in another place when thou makest a dinner or… Antiochus of St. Sabas fl. c. 614-620PG 89:1441…place and then thou begin with shame to take the lowest room but when thou art bidden go and sit down in the lowest room that when he that bade thee cometh he may say unto… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 11:1003…rather than that one for everyone that exalteth himself shall be humbled and he that humbleth himself shall be exalt… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:387D…ly, when we have heard and perceived with our ears what is said, he commands us: And do not be exalted; for everyone who exalts himself shall be humbled (Luke XIV, 11). And the Savior also, when saying: Le… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:787…to his house justified rather than the other for every one that exalteth himself shall be abased and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted h rule lviii that the gift of god is not to… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:1005…to the other with joy not unmindful of the lord who says he that humbleth himself shall be exalted luc xviii but if by chance the one possesses fewer things and the other more he who… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:1213B…tth. XI, 29). Quod locis multis, variisque modis et ostendit, et docuit. Itidem, si fidem ei adhibuerit, qui hoc promissum fecit: Qui humiliat se, exaltabitur (Luc. XIV, 11). Deinde, si ex æquo et indesinente… Macarius of Egypt c. 300–391PG 34:769…preserve the grace that has been bestowed upon him as it says he that humbleth himself shall be exalted and although he may be elect of god let him be reprobate in his own eyes and… Macarius of Egypt c. 300–391PG 34:967…to all others c for he that exalteth himself shall be humbled and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted iv receive the command of the senior as though for your salvation do not perform any… Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 43:59…toward divine praises for every one that exalteth himself shall be humbled and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted luc xviii having obtained this very gift of humility and modesty along with the benefit of… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 53:311A…you hold to things less than all others. For this is what it means to have the primacy, just as Christ also says: He that humbleth himself shall be exalted (Luke 14:11 and 18:14). What, therefore, could be e… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 53:311A…himself modestly. For then he will be raised to the true summit according to the promise of the Lord, which says: He that humbleth himself shall be exalted (Luke 14:11). Let us strive, therefore, I beseech y… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:703…my humiliation and rescue me for i have not forgotten thy law he that humbleth himself shall be exalted matt according to the voice of the lord and blessed are the poor in spirit for theirs… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:669B…ry it is humbled" (Prov. 18:12). Consequently, the Lord also says: "Everyone who exalts himself shall be humbled, and he who humbles himself shall be exalted" (Luke 14:11). If, therefore, you fear ruin from the… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:681A…all virtues lead into the kingdom of heaven, but humility especially; because pride is the root of all evils, without doubt humility is the root of all goods (Luc. 14. 11); and because it is characteristic that… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 58:669D…nd now also, when He carries the beatitudes up to the mountain, He begins: he really roots out pride, when He says: "Whoever humbles himself shall be exalted" (Luke 14:11). Have you seen… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:15…let us therefore be humble that we may be made sublime for he that humbleth himself shall be exalted matt xxiii he says but the arrogant man is not such a one for he is the… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 72:661A…out of humility, this man is truly great. For it is written, that "Everyone who exalts himself shall be humbled; but he who humbles himself shall be exalted" (Luc. xiv, 11). Jesus said to him: "The foxes have h… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 77:1027…but i abhor pride every one that exalteth himself shall be humbled and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted therefore i command you to love one another by this shall all men know that ye… Isidore of Pelusium d. c. 450PG 78:189D…rd Himself. For those who keep the image clean for the One who fashioned them, have obtained from Him the grace to perform miracles together with Him. 16. Luc. xiv, 11. 15 II Reg. ii, 21. 16 Matth. v, 13.… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:1867…my humiliation and deliver me for i have not forgotten thy law he that humbleth himself shall be exalted according to the voice of the lord and blessed are the poor in spirit for theirs is… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:393…he reigns abraham however calls himself a foreigner and a stranger thus he that humbleth himself shall be exalted although they confessed him to be a king he was not ashamed to worship those who perhaps… Eutychius of Constantinople c. 512-582PG 86:2351…himself exalted but humble for everyone that exalteth himself shall be humbled and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted and these things indeed were foretold in amasea but when it pleased god that he should… Antiochus of St. Sabas fl. c. 614-620PG 89:1441…worship in the presence of them that sit at meat with thee for whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted and these things are sufficient for understanding and profit… Antiochus of St. Sabas fl. c. 614-620PG 89:1579…to his house justified rather than the other for every one that exalteth himself shall be abased and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted to him be glory unto the ages of ages amen c… Maximus the Confessor c. 580–662PG 91:943C…y divine fate. God [rules] all things, and with God, luck and time govern all human affairs. SERMON XLIX Concerning humility and modesty of mind. Luke XIV, 11. — Everyone who exalts himself shall be… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 94:1581C…ll your heart, and your neighbor as yourself" (Matt. XXII, 37). And, "Everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted" (Luke XIV, 11). Thus, loving the glory that comes fro… Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 119:573…sufficient guarantor for he says everyone that exalteth himself shall be humbled and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted b and he who wishes to be first among you let him be the last of… Symeon the New Theologian 949–1022PG 120:447…minister of all for everyone that exalteth himself shall be humbled but he that humbleth himself shall be exalted these things and similar ones he who constantly revolves in his mind and is occupied in them… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:1003…than the other for every one that exalteth himself shall be humbled and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted the lord does not cease to purge the vice of pride with many arguments for since… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 124:611…will be chief among you let him be your servant matt xx and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted cf matt xxiii and countless instances of this kind regarding not judging however judge not that… Apophthegmata Patrum (Desert Fathers) 4th–5th century (compiled)PG 65:217A…hed to flee from the glory, by so much the more did he attain it. In these things is fulfilled what is written: Everyone who humbles himself will be exalted (Luke XIV, 11). 39. Abba John the Short said: "I… Basil of SeleuciaPG 85:317C…alth of heaven as the fruit of such poverty; at other times, "For everyone who exalts himself shall be humbled," and "he who humbles himself shall be exalted" (Luke XIV, 11).… Polycarp of Smyrna c. 69–c. 156PG 5:1025C…⟧ it is permitted to reach the same destination by diverse writings. IV. THE SAME, on that text: "Do not call your friends, but the poor and the weak," etc. (Luke xiv, 12.) He commands calling not friends, but… Clement of Alexandria c. 150 – c. 215PG 8:385…and sit down in the lowest room a and in another place when thou makest a dinner or a supper b and again but when thou makest a feast call the poor b for which cause… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:729A…the maimed, the lame, the blind: and thou shalt be blessed; for they cannot recompense thee: for it shall be recompensed thee in the resurrection of the just (Luke XIV, 12-14). That we must not perform the command… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:303C…roduce those. Hear, for Christ says in the Gospel: When you give a banquet, do not invite your friends or your neighbors, but invite the lame and the maimed (Luke 14:12-13); and deservedly: for there is a great… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:467B…the blind, and you will be blessed, because they have nothing with which to recompense you: for it will be recompensed to you in the resurrection of the just" (Luc. 14. 12-14). But there is also greater glory h… Antiochus of St. Sabas fl. c. 614-620PG 89:1441…my youth i nourished them as a father and again the lord when thou makest a dinner or a supper call not thy friends nor thy brethren neither thy kinsmen nor thy rich neighbors lest they… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1413B…he maimed, the lame, the blind; and you will be blessed, because they have nothing to repay you. It will be repaid to you in the resurrection of the just." Luc. xiv, 12–14. "Just as it is appropriate to bless t… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1461A…your treasure is, there shall your heart be also. Luc. xiv, 12-14. — The Lord said to him who had invited… Clement of Rome d. c. 100PG 1:671C…mong them agape, and by the reception, and by the service of the tables." See Clement of Alexandria, Paedagogus, book I, chap. 1, p. 141; the interpreters on Luke xiv, 13; the lexicographers; and the Epistle of… Clement of Alexandria c. 150 – c. 215PG 8:385…place when thou makest a dinner or a supper b and again but when thou makest a feast call the poor b for which cause a supper is especially to be made and moreover a certain… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 17:361…you have your repayment v but when you give a feast invite the poor the maimed the lame the blind v and you will be blessed when they have nothing to repay you for you will… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:729…lest they also invite thee again and a recompense be made thee but when thou makest a feast call the poor the maimed the lame the blind and thou shalt be blessed for they cannot recompense… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:467…a recompense be made to you but when you make a banquet call the poor the maimed the lame the blind and you will be blessed because they have nothing with which to recompense you for… Antiochus of St. Sabas fl. c. 614-620PG 89:1441…lest they also bid thee again and a recompense be made thee but when thou makest a feast call the poor the maimed the lame the blind and thou shalt be blessed for they cannot d… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1413…return and a retribution be made to you but when you give a feast call the poor the maimed the lame the blind and you will be blessed because they have nothing to repay you b… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1461…there be a recompense for you but when you make a banquet call the poor the maimed the lame the blind and you will be blessed because they do not have the means to recompense you… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:931…return and a recompense be made to you but when you give a feast call the poor the maimed the lame the blind and you will be blessed because they cannot recompense you for it will… Antonius Melissa fl. 11th centuryPG 136:873…return and a reward be repaid to you but when you make a feast call the poor the maimed the lame the blind and you shall be blessed… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:729…makest a feast call the poor the maimed the lame the blind and thou shalt be blessed for they cannot recompense thee for it shall be recompensed thee in the resurrection of the just luke xiv… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:295…t he, you will say, does not know this. Let God know, so that you may have a greater reward. "Lend," He says, "to those from whom you hope to receive nothing" (Luke 14:14). Thus, let us perform acts of kindness… Antiochus of St. Sabas fl. c. 614-620PG 89:1441…makest a feast call the poor the maimed the lame the blind and thou shalt be blessed for they cannot d recompense thee for thou shalt be recompensed at the resurrection of the just by god… Clement of Alexandria c. 150 – c. 215PG 8:385…all things it hopes charity never fails d blessed is he who shall eat bread in the kingdom of god e but it is the most serious fall of all to cast down agape which cannot… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:1735…proven from many places in the scriptures especially from what is written blessed is he that shall eat bread in the kingdom of god therefore this pasch will be fulfilled in the kingdom of god and… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 24:21…eat the heavenly bread according to the verse blessed is he who shall eat bread in the kingdom of heaven h your wife as a flourishing vine h and according to the literal sense as for… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 24:571…thing to the one therefore who had said blessed is he who shall eat bread in the kingdom of god the savior declares who this blessed person might be by means of the parable saying a… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 24:573…having been instructed by these prior teachings said blessed is he who shall eat bread in the kingdom of god for it was not just any common person who uttered this voice but as i suspect… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 24:575…reclining at the table hearing these things said blessed is he who shall eat bread in the kingdom of god and the savior began to speak thus a certain man made a great dinner and thus… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 24:577…a should be found worthy to eat bread in the kingdom of god i think that he said this because the savior had said to the one who had invited… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:1521…words of the lord to him who said blessed is he who shall eat bread in the kingdom of god c we learn of a more terrifying judgment of wrath and severity and that it alienates… Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 42:87…although it is clear from this regarding food because it is written blessed is he that shall eat bread in the kingdom of heaven and the promise of the lord himself is also clear you shall… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:769…find your storehouses full there for if he is blessed who will eat bread in the kingdom of god once how much more blessed is he who is deemed worthy to dwell therein for the unending… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 72:971…the messenger to the shepherds, is to be believed, 128. Arians are refuted, 187, 205, 248, 251, 379, 424. Arians and Nestorians, 290. "άριστον" for "άριστον" (Luke xiv, 15), 331. "άρχη Χριστού σταυρός" 127, 433.… Hesychius of Jerusalem d. after 450PG 93:1111…finding a certain blessed food for he says blessed is he who shall eat bread in the kingdom of heaven but it is much more blessed to have servants and maidservants and hirelings strangers cattle and… Ammonius of Alexandria fl. c. 500PG 85:1471…there they made him a supper and martha served but lazarus was one of them that sat at the table with him ver then took mary a pound of ointment of spikenard very costly and anointed… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:931…at table heard this he said to him 'blessed is he who shall eat bread in the kingdom of god ' the banquet consisted of two groups of those who invited and those who were invited… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:933…entertain the righteous with bodily tables he said blessed is he who shall eat bread in the kingdom of god for he was not spiritual so as to understand things beyond sense but was still psychical… AnonymousPG 106:1199…h chapter xiv h the one who said blessed is he who shall eat bread in the kingdom of heaven was not perfect for he imagined that there was corporal food in heaven a certain man… Clement of Alexandria c. 150 – c. 215PG 8:385…for which cause a supper is especially to be made and moreover a certain man made a great supper c and bade many but i perceive whence the specious name of suppers has flowed namely from… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:1491…about it again luke in expounding the parable of the calling says a certain man made a great supper and called many c but you gathering all the passages in which god is called a man… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 24:571…one who comes in the name of the lord his father h a certain man made a great supper and invited many h this parable is different from the one which matthew writes for there it… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 24:577…the poor and you shall be blessed to him therefore he says a certain man made a great supper and so forth they all began one by one to make excuse they did not come to… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:1521…that it alienates such people from every good hope he speaks thus a certain man made a great supper and invited many and he sent his servant at the hour of the supper to say to… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:647A…st as in the Gospel, the feast is readied for all, yet since those who were called would not come, he did not remove what had been prepared, but called others (Luc. 14. 16): in the same way he acts here. For not… Dionysius the Areopagite fl. c. 500PG 4:921…and wine do you not come invited to the great supper for a certain man made a great supper and invited many that is true you say but i have married a wife and therefore i… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:933…what is above nature was therefore psychical c and he said to him a certain man made a great banquet and called many and sent his servant at the hour of the banquet to say to… Theophanes Kerameus fl. 12th c.PG 132:355…or the singular divine nature he substitutes just one person e g a certain man made a great supper and the kingdom of heaven is likened to a man that is a king or when he… Theophanes Kerameus fl. 12th c.PG 132:367…explain to your god loving ears b the lord said this parable a certain man made a great supper and invited many the great matthew in making mention of the present parable says not supper but… Theophanes Kerameus fl. 12th c.PG 132:401…the singular and divine nature he then posits one man as in a certain man made a great supper and the kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man that is a king but also whenever… John VI Kantakouzenos c. 1292–1383PG 153:861A…cly that Gospel: A certain man made a great supper, and sent his servant at the hour of supper to say to them that were invited, that they should come, etc. (Luke XIV, 16), in which the refusal and disobedience… Antonius Melissa fl. 11th centuryPG 136:1191…in lawsuits a malicious heart shall be burdened with labors luke xiv a certain man made a great supper and invited many and he sent his servant at the hour of supper to say to those… Theophilus of Antioch d. c. 190PG 6:417D…vii, p. 747: "To carry the sign is to carry about death, while still living, having renounced all things." In the same place he reports the words of Christ in Luke xiv, 17: See the book Quis dives salvetur, n.… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 14:1125…s that they "made shipwreck in regard to the faith" (1 Tim. 1:19), were indeed called, but they are not justified. And according to the parables of the Gospel (Luke 14:17), those to whom the servants were sent… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:1521…servant at the hour of the supper to say to those invited come for all things are now ready and they all began at once to make excuses the first said i have bought a field… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:807D…g to see it'; and another: 'I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I am going to prove them'; and another: 'I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come'" (Luc. 14.17-20). The spiritual interpretation of all t… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 72:789…in what preceded and what kind of words did the caller use come for all things are now ready for god the father has prepared in christ for the inhabitants of the earth the good things… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:935…to the sheep of the house of israel he himself was saying come for all things are now ready and the kingdom of god is near and within you the lord was bringing the good news… Theophanes Kerameus fl. 12th c.PG 132:371…supper and at the hour of the supper he sent his servant to say to them that were bidden come for all things are now ready he sent that very firstborn and only begotten but when… Antonius Melissa fl. 11th centuryPG 136:1191…servant at the hour of supper to say to those invited to come for all things are now ready and they all began with one consent to make excuse the first said to him i have… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 17:363…him i have bought a field and i must needs go out and see it i pray thee have me excused v and another said i have bought five yoke of oxen and i am going… Gregory of Nazianzus c. 329–390PG 36:891A…egroom. F. 333 r. m. Those who have foolishly inclined toward more earthy things do not see the intelligible things. P. 70, A.) F. 333 v. s. (on the place in Luke 14:18 sq., praised by Gregory) it signifies t… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:921…made an excuse for themselves regarding the lordly nuptials and had said i have bought a piece of ground and i have married a wife and i cannot come of this sort also were the spies… Theophanes Kerameus fl. 12th c.PG 132:371…the divine supper d for they began he says all at once to make excuse the first said i have bought a field and i must needs go out and see it i pray thee have… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:297…one said i have married a wife have me excused and another i have bought five yoke of oxen and i am going to test them have me excused not so therefore do we who are… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 17:363…bought a field and i must needs go out and see it i pray thee have me excused v and another said i have bought five yoke of oxen and i am going to test them… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:1521…needs go out and see it i pray you have me excused and another said i have bought five yoke of oxen and i am going to test them i pray you have me excused and… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:807…a farm and i am going to see it' and another 'i have bought five yoke of oxen and i am going to prove them' and another 'i have married a wife and therefore i cannot… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:933…it i pray you have me excused ' and another said 'i have bought five yoke of oxen and i am going to test them i pray you have me excused ' and another said 'i… Theophanes Kerameus fl. 12th c.PG 132:371…bought a field and i must needs go out and see it i pray thee have me excused and another said i have bought five yoke of oxen and i go to prove them i pray… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 17:363…am going to test them i pray thee have me excused v and another said i have married a wife and therefore i cannot come generally men fall away from the calling in three ways through… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:1521…i am going to test them i pray you have me excused and another said i have married a wife and therefore i cannot come and the servant returned and reported these things to his master… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:807…of oxen and i am going to prove them' and another 'i have married a wife and therefore i cannot come' luc the spiritual interpretation of all these things has been made in its proper place… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 68:167…who being called to the wedding refused to come of whom one said i have married a wife and therefore i cannot come and another saying that he had purchased a field preferred temporal things to… Dionysius the Areopagite fl. c. 500PG 4:921…a great supper and invited many that is true you say but i have married a wife and therefore i cannot come how can you not come you can come to dry bread but to the… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:933…them i pray you have me excused ' and another said 'i have married a wife and therefore i cannot come ' when he who reclined at the same time had said that blessed is he… Theophanes Kerameus fl. 12th c.PG 132:371…and i go to prove them i pray thee have me excused and another said i have married a wife and therefore i cannot come there are three who refused the wedding the one who bought… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:1521…come and the servant returned and reported these things to his master then the master of the house being angry said to his servant go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city and… Menologium of Basil II compiled under Basil II, r. 976-1025PG 117:43…having had his feet bound with thin cords he was dragged along the streets and lanes of the city of iconium until his blood… Symeon the New Theologian 949–1022PG 120:353…meet and to be reputed like a madman or a beggar through the streets and lanes of the city tell me by what other reason shall i die to my own will for if god has… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:937…b and the servant came and reported these things to his master then the master of the house was angry and said to his servant go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city… Theophanes Kerameus fl. 12th c.PG 132:375…the lord s incarnation stumble therefore let us also examine what follows then the master of the house being angry said to his servant 'go out into the streets and lanes of the city and bring… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:1521…hither the poor and the maimed and the blind and the lame and the servant said lord it has been done as thou hast commanded and yet there is room and the master said to his… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:937…hither the poor and the maimed and the lame and the blind and the servant said lord it is done as you commanded and yet there is room and the lord said to the servant go… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:1521…commanded and yet there is room and the master said to his servant go out into the highways and hedges and compel them to come in that my house may be filled for i tell you… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 72:791…refuse and calling and persuading others v go out into the roads and hedges and compel them to come in observe with me here the calling of the nations who entered through faith after the israelite… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:937…you commanded and yet there is room and the lord said to the servant go out into the highways and hedges and compel them to come in that my house may be filled for i say… Elias Ecdicus fl. c. 1121PG 127:1181…perhaps when concerning those who are invited to the banquet he says compel them to come in that my house may be filled or when he says he that can receive it let him receive it… Theophanes Kerameus fl. 12th c.PG 132:377…he compel the invited for he says go out into the roads and hedges and compel them to come in that my house may be filled by necessity in this place it is not fitting to… Clement of Alexandria c. 150 – c. 215PG 8:1195B…a wife if there were need; not using possession with excessive affection, but with all thanksgiving and with a noble mind. CHAPTER XV 1 Cor. vii, 1; Luke xiv, 26; Isa. lvi, 2, 3, explained. And again… Clement of Alexandria c. 150 – c. 215PG 9:509…what was said if anyone comes to me and does not hate his father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters and further even his own soul he cannot be my disciple and… Pope Urban I d. 230 (pope 222-230)PG 10:135…is to be understood in the same way as that which follows if any man come to me and hate not his father and mother and wife and children and brethren and sisters yea and his… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 11:611D…er this word: "If any man comes to me, and does not hate his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brothers, and sisters, he cannot be my disciple." ⟦Luc. xiv, 26⟧… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:113…fulfilled who says if anyone comes to me and does not hate his father and mother and wife and children and the rest he cannot be my disciple but if the other party dissents and resists… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:629…more than me is not worthy of me and if any man hate not his father and mother and wife and children and his own life he cannot be my disciple a do you think then… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:851…commits adultery luke if anyone comes to me and does not hate his father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters and furthermore even his own soul he cannot be my disciple matthew… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:935C…s to me, and does not hate his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brothers, and sisters, and further even his own soul, he cannot be my disciple" (Luke XIV, 26). Therefore, perfect renunciation consi… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:949A…ord be fulfilled, who says: "If anyone comes to me and does not hate his father and mother, and his wife and children, and the rest, he cannot be my disciple" (Luc. XIV, 26). For nothing is to be preferred to the… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 32:1147…the lord s commandments for then that word also has its place if any man come to me and hate not his father and his mother and the rest this also the holy disciples of the… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 48:567B…s own futile inventions. For Christ asserts that it is not sufficient for us to renounce all things for the sake of virtue, unless we also hate our own selves (Luke 14:26); yet you, involved in all these things… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 48:587…d brothers, and sisters, and more than that his own soul, he cannot be my disciple. And he who does not take up his cross and follow me cannot be my disciple" (Luke 14:26-27). And you occupy yourself with the… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 57:407…says: "If anyone comes to me, and does not hate his father and mother, and wife, and children, and brothers, and even his own soul, he cannot be my disciple" (Luke 14:26): not bidding one simply to hate—for th… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 57:429B…taketh not his cross, and followeth after me, is not worthy of me; and, Whosoever he be of you that forsaketh not all that he hath, he cannot be my disciple (Luke 14. 26, 27, 33); when he commands him even to… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:157…e have ten thousand things that must be done. Such, for example, are things like this: If anyone does not hate his father and mother, he is not worthy of me (Luc. 14:26); and, I came not to send peace upon t… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 63:171C…not worthy of me (Matt. 10:38). He who does not hate his soul will not find it; and, He who does not renounce all his goods and follow me is not worthy of me (Luke 14:26 and 33); and again: 'You will be le… Antiochus of St. Sabas fl. c. 614-620PG 89:1785…looking back is fit for the kingdom of god and he adds if any man come to me and hate not his father and mother and wife and children and brethren and sisters yea and his… Theodore the Studite 759–826PG 99:63D…ing, he betook himself to a monastery, that he might manfully, as he said, grasp the saying of Christ: "He who does not hate his father... and his wife, etc." (Luke xiv, 26), whose deed Cassian, who narrates it,… Theodore the Studite 759–826PG 99:65B…ce God has called us" (ibid. 15). And if one must obey the precept of the Lord, who said: "If anyone comes to me and does not hate his father... and his wife" (Luke XIV, 26), etc. For there is nothing that should… Theodore the Studite 759–826PG 99:1561…lord who is my mother and who are my brethren and again if any man come to me and hate not his daughter he is not worthy of me what is the conclusion that your piety… Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 118:1241C…." Amazing! What an intensification of subjection. How then does Christ say, "Unless someone has separated himself from wife and husband, he cannot follow me" (Luke 14:26)? And we say that the expression does n… Symeon Metaphrastes fl. c. 960, d. c. 1000PG 115:15A…eave father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brothers, and sisters, and houses, and fields, and take up his cross, and follow Me, is not worthy of Me' (Luc. xiv, 26). Let us, therefore, if you wish, prese… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:939…them if anyone comes to me and does not hate his own father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters yes and his own soul also he cannot be my disciple and whoever… Isaac the Great, Catholicos of Armenia fl. c. 1145PG 132:1215…deny himself and take up his cross and follow me and again if any man come to me and hate not his father and mother and yea and his own life also he cannot be my… Isaac the Great, Catholicos of Armenia fl. c. 1145PG 132:1217…set forth above if anyone comes to me and does not hate his father and mother and wife and children and moreover even his own soul he cannot be my disciple with what follows and the… Isaac the Great, Catholicos of Armenia fl. c. 1145PG 132:1221…set forth above if anyone comes to me and does not hate his father and mother and wife and children and moreover even his own soul he cannot be my disciple and the rest and those… Constantine Harmenopoulos c. 1320 – c. 1385PG 150:1095…it toward the passions c for if any man does not hate his father and mother and wife and children and brothers and furthermore also his own soul and does not take up his cross and… Isaias AbbasPG 40:1161…said if anyone comes to me and does not hate his own father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters and also his own life he cannot be my disciple by which words… Anastasius of SinaiPG 89:469…than me is not worthy of me and whoever does not hate his father and mother and wife and children and still even his own soul cannot be my disciple b does it not seem to… Irenaeus of Lyon c. 130–c. 202PG 7:1411A…ithful, just as he (Horus) separates the world of the Pleroma.” Ὅς οὐ βαστάζει, etc. The Valentinians alleged the words of Christ regarding the meaning from Luke xiv, 27, not from Matt. x, or Mark viii, as Feu… Clement of Alexandria c. 150 – c. 215PG 9:509…even his own soul he cannot be my disciple and whoever does not bear his cross and come after me cannot be my disciple for he has mingled many things that have the strong attraction of… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 24:669…military fortitude according to god he proceeds to say and whoever does not bear his cross and come after me cannot be my disciple for he says that it is not only to fathers mothers sons… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 28:245C…For this reason, the Lord himself also said: "Whoever does not take up his cross, and follow me, is not worthy of me, nor can he be my disciple" (Matth. X, 38; Luc. XIV, 27). 34. But here there is need of great c… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 32:351C…hy of me" (Matt. x, 37). But what does the Lord's command mean? "If anyone," he says, "does not take up his cross and follow me, he cannot be my disciple" (Luc. xiv, 27). If you have died with Christ regardin… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 48:587…he cannot be my disciple and whoever does not carry his own cross and come after me cannot be my disciple but you do you sit in leisure given over to the desires of a wife… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 57:407…to fights to slaughter and to blood for whoever does not carry his cross and come after me cannot be my disciple he does not say alone that one must be prepared for death but for… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 77:1103…his own soul he cannot be my disciple whoever does not carry his cross and come after me cannot be my disciple the words of the savior require us to be fervent in reverence and they… Isaias AbbasPG 40:1105A…uit?" Truly, Zinus the interpreter says: "An arbor that is watered does not dry up, but bears fruit." Finally, the same man observes in Corderius's Catena on Luke XIV, 27 (p. 473), that this sentiment is brough… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:1497D…he has laid the foundation, and is not able to finish it, all that behold it begin to mock him, saying, This man began to build, and was not able to finish?” (Luke XIV, 28-30). For he who wishes to speak about God… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:1499…is of such a tower that it was spoken by the saviour which of you intending to build a tower sitteth not down first and counteth the cost whether he have sufficient to finish it lest… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:1523…the truth and to make us readier for obedience when he says for which of you intending to build a tower does not sit down first and count the cost whether he has enough to complete… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 48:663D…upon you, you suddenly became strong? These things are worthy of laughter and are trifles, and worthy of extreme punishment. For therefore the Lord admonishes (Luc. 14. 28), that he who wishes to build a tower..… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:175B…t has pleased the Father to give you the kingdom." Luc. IX, 62. — "No one who puts his hand to the plow, and looks back, is fit for the kingdom of God." 14 Luc. XIV, 28 ff. — "For which of you, wishing to bui… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:1497…whether he has sufficient to finish it lest haply after he has laid the foundation and is not able to finish it all that behold it begin to mock him saying this man began to build… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:1499…first and counteth the cost whether he have sufficient to finish it lest haply after he hath laid the foundation and is not able to finish it all that behold it begin to mock him saying… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:1523…cost whether he has enough to complete it lest after he has laid the foundation and is not able to finish all who see it begin to mock him saying 'this man began to build and… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:941…he has enough to complete it lest when he has laid a foundation and is not able to finish all who see it begin to mock him saying this man began to build and was not… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:1497…able to finish it all that behold it begin to mock him saying this man began to build and was not able to finish luke xiv for he who wishes to speak about god ought to… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:1499…able to finish it all that behold it begin to mock him saying this man began to build and was not able to finish for by a parable it seems to me it is said there… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:1523…to finish all who see it begin to mock him saying 'this man began to build and was not able to finish ' or what king going to engage in battle against another king does not… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 32:347…is unable to finish they that pass by begin to mock him saying this man began to build and was not able to finish c therefore let the beginning have a diligent and prompt progress in… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:129…not able lest some of those passing by say also of us this man began to build and was not able to finish but that what is said may become clearer to you it is necessary… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:941…not able to finish all who see it begin to mock him saying this man began to build and was not able to finish by the parable of the… Theodore Balsamon d. c. 1205PG 138:497…and ignominy shall have as one who laid a foundation and was not able to finish it for all he says who pass by will begin to mock him saying this man laid a… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:1523…another king does not sit down first and consider whether he is able with ten thousand to meet him who comes against him with twenty thousand or else while the other is still a great way… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:175…another king does not first sit down and deliberate whether he is able with ten thousand to meet him who comes against him with twenty thousand if not while he is yet far away he sends… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:943…dominion over them those namely who have been rejected by god vers or what king going to make war against another king sitteth not down first and consulteth whether he be able with ten thousand to… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:943…ten thousand to meet him that cometh against him with twenty thousand or else while the other is yet a great way off he sendeth an ambassage and desireth conditions of peace so likewise whosoever he… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 17:647C…16 on Genesis, pages 104, 105, "let us hear what he commands his priests. Whoever," he says, "does not renounce all that he possesses, cannot be my disciple" (Luke XIV, 33). I tremble saying these things; for I… Archelaus of Carrhae fl. c. 262-280PG 10:1497A…d (58); but He receives even from those who do not have. But, he says, it is written: "Unless a man renounces all that he possesses, he cannot be my disciple" (Luc. XIV, 33). Again I see the centurion, very rich… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:921A…ttain the goal of pleasing God, since the Lord has decisively said: "So every one of you that doth not renounce all that he possesseth, cannot be my disciple" ⟦Luc. XIV, 33⟧. Once this is done, it behooves us… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:935A…e up his cross, and follow me" (Matt. XVI, 24); and again: "So therefore, every one of you who does not renounce all that he possesses, cannot be my disciple" (Luke XIV, 33); we believe that this commandment exte… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:937C…He openly and irrefutably testifies to these things, saying: So therefore, everyone of you who does not renounce all that he possesses cannot be my disciple (Luc. xiv, 33). And elsewhere, after he had first sa… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:1597…serve god and mammon and laid down the most manifest dogma saying so likewise whosoever he be of you that forsaketh not all that he hath he cannot be my disciple if such a judgment is… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:187B…e weight and moment of his precepts, and you will see his power. Unless one renounces all, and besides hates his own soul, he says, he is not worthy of me (Luke XIV, 33; John XII, 25; Matt. X, 37). But nevert… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 57:429…his cross and followeth after me is not worthy of me and whosoever he be of you that forsaketh not all that he hath he cannot be my disciple luke when he commands him even to… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:403…ve it, let him receive it (Matt. xix, 12). Concerning riches, however, it is not so; but what? Unless one shall have renounced all things that he possesses (Luke xiv, 33), he is not worthy of me. He exhorts… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:135A…be in subjection unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord.” Papae! How then do you say elsewhere: “Unless one renounces wife and husband, he cannot follow me” (Luke 14:33)? For if it is fitting to be subject as… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:227…have a mind not pure in its judgment, nor an incorrupt tribunal. Christ says, "Except a man renounce all that he possesses, he is not My disciple" (Luke 14:33). Christ says, "Clothe the naked"; but… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:689D…he corruption that comes from it; but concerning abstinence from a wife, not so. For hear what he says about money: Unless one renounces all his possessions (Luke 14:33). He never said: "Unless one renounces… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:177D…osed to us; that is, to be acceptable to God, especially when the Lord explicitly says, “Unless one renounces all that he possesses, he cannot be my disciple” (Luke xiv, 33). Ibid., art. 6. — A soul that looks… Stephen Deacon of Constantinople fl. c. 807-809PG 100:1105B…saint answered her with severity, as the Savior plainly cries out through the Gospel: "Whoever does not renounce all that he possesses cannot be my disciple" (Luke xiv, 33). "Why, even now, do you carry around t… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:943…great way off he sendeth an ambassage and desireth conditions of peace so likewise whosoever he be of you that renounceth not all that he hath he cannot be my disciple salt is good but if… Antonius Melissa fl. 11th centuryPG 136:1233A…which we wish to be acceptable to God, since the Lord says definitively: "Whosoever of you does not renounce all that he possesses, he cannot be my disciple" (Luke XIV, 33). And elsewhere: "If any man will come… Clement of Rome d. c. 100PG 1:489…man shall be salted with fire and every victim shall be salted salt is good but if the salt be unsalted wherewith will you season it have salt in yourselves and have peace one with another… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 11:1621C…pted: "For if the salt have lost its savour, it is good for nothing in the earth or in the dunghill, but being cast out it shall be trodden under foot by men" (Luc. XIV, 34-35; Matth. V, 13). He that hath ears, let… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:825…h chapter xi h matthew ye are the salt of the earth but if the salt have lost his savour wherewith shall it be salted it is thenceforth good for nothing but to be cast out… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:1523…does not renounce all that he possesses he cannot be my disciple salt is good but if the salt has lost its flavor how shall it be seasoned it is neither fit for the land nor… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 71:153…worthy of no regard and so our lord jesus christ says the salt is good but if the salt has become tasteless with what will it be seasoned it is no longer good for anything unless… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:591…be salted with fire and every sacrifice will be salted with salt salt is good but if the salt has become tasteless with what will you season it have salt in yourselves and be at peace… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:943…that renounceth not all that he hath he cannot be my disciple salt is good but if the salt have lost his savour wherewith shall it be seasoned it is neither fit for the land nor… Clement of Rome d. c. 100PG 1:607…saying he that hath ears to hear let him hear and the wise solomon says hear my son the discipline of thy father and do… Theophilus of Antioch d. c. 190PG 6:589…willing to receive it he himself is elias who was to come he that hath ears to hear let him hear jacob too predicted the two advents of christ and it was also predicted by the… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:65…eyes of the wise are in his head likewise in the gospel he that hath ears to hear let him hear also in the prophets the word of the lord which was made in the hand… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:1523…if the salt has lost its flavor how shall it be seasoned it is neither fit for the land nor for the dunghill but men throw it out he who has ears to hear let him… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:1775…is the obedience of the mind just as the lord also said he that hath ears to hear let him hear matth xiii and elsewhere a wise discourse is for the ears of the hearer prov… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 57:421…not stop there but added he is elijah who is to come he that hath ears to hear let him hear and he was putting forth so many riddles rousing them to inquiry and if they… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:601…not by nature but by choice for this reason the savior said he that hath ears to hear let him hear matt not that some of those present did not have ears for how could they… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 83:1123…a bids us he that hath ears to hear let him hear h sermon xii concerning active virtue h trees are indeed nourished by their roots and… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:1843…lord stirring them to know the will of his own words says he that hath ears to hear let him hear but to the people as being less intelligent he assigns attending or as others have… Gregory of Agrigentum c. 559 - c. 630 (traditionalPG 98:751…ears to hear in the manner the lord says in the gospels he that hath ears to hear let him hear matt xiii hinting that hardened hearts should in no wise give ear to what is… Arethas of Caesarea c. 860 – after 932PG 106:501…lord himself testified that it is a true hearing when he says he that hath ears to hear let him hear and who is this person he who is prepared by the habit of hearing to… Symeon the New Theologian 949–1022PG 120:369…neither find nor shall the door of mercy be opened to them he that hath ears to hear let him hear therefore he who applies himself to fasts prayers and almsgiving by which three all christians… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:943…if the salt have lost his savour wherewith shall it be seasoned it is neither fit for the land nor yet for the dunghill but men cast it out he that hath ears to hear let… Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 128:391…the lord is lucid enlightening the eyes clearly of the soul and he that hath ears to hear let him hear and i opened my mouth and drew in the spirit and thou hast broken the… Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 129:399…through pusillanimity yet we could perish through anxious care and vanity verse he that hath ears to hear let him hear he said this also in the thirteenth chapter seek there therefore the exposition of this… Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 129:937…and there you should seek the explanation for all these things vers he that hath ears to hear let him hear concerning these things it has also been spoken of there vers and his disciples asked… OrigenesPG 16:3351…a and for this reason he says he that hath ears to hear let him hear because these things are not for all to hear all these ons both those three… Cyril of JerusalemPG 33:1091…an ear to hear and the lord jesus says in the gospels he that hath ears to hear let him hear then upon the sense of smell that receiving the divine ointment you may say we… AnonymousPG 106:1105…of his first advent so shall elias be of the second vers he that hath ears to hear let him hear he wishes by these words to stir the mind of his hearers and therefore he…