Where the Fathers quote Luke 15

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John ChrysostomPG 61:781expounds v.11“Ειπε δε· ανθρωπος τις ειχε δυο υιους.”On the Gospel of Luke: The Lost Coin and «A man had two sons» Isidore of PelusiumPG 78:204expounds v.25“Ην δε ο υιος αυτου ο πρεσβυτερος εν αγρω· και ως ερχομενος ηγγισε τη οικια ηκουσε συμφωνιας και χορων”On the Question of the Forerunner: «Are you the one who is to come?» Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:945…sheep concerning his journey into a far country h ver and there drew near unto him all the publicans and sinners for to hear him and the pharisees and scribes murmured saying this man d receives… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:777…near unto him for to hear him and the scribes and pharisees murmured saying this man receiveth sinners and eateth with them and he spake this parable unto them saying c what man of you having… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 72:805…the publicans and sinners were drawing near to him to hear him and the pharisees and scribes murmured saying this man receiveth sinners and eateth with them since therefore the scribes and pharisees were loudly finding… John IV the Faster d. 595PG 88:1901…to hear him and the pharisees and the scribes murmured saying that this man receiveth sinners and eateth with them and he spoke to them this parable saying what man of you that hath an hundred… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:945…near unto him all the publicans and sinners for to hear him and the pharisees and scribes murmured saying this man d receives sinners and eats with them and he spoke this parable unto them saying… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:777…and pharisees murmured saying this man receiveth sinners and eateth with them and he spake this parable unto them saying c what man of you having an hundred sheep if he lose one of them doth… Methodius of Olympus d. c. 311PG 18:67…one of them does not leave the ninety nine in the desert and go after that which is lost until he find it and when he has found it he lays it on his shoulders rejoicing… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:777…eateth with them and he spake this parable unto them saying c what man of you having an hundred sheep if he lose one of them doth not leave the ninety and nine in the wilderness… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 52:399D…salvation. If even one perishes, I have perished: I think I am imitating that shepherd who, when he had ninety-nine sheep, ran toward the one that had strayed (Luke XV, 4). How long the money? How long the silv… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:707A…sheep, and when he had sought it, he found it, and carried it back on his shoulders, and rejoiced over it more than over the ninety-nine which had not strayed (Luke 15:4-6). Furthermore, by these things is signi… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:749D…rat. Quapropter, Inveni, ait, utpote de errante et lapso loquens. Nos enim eramus perdita illa et errans ovis, quam pastor nonaginta novem relictis requisivit (Luc. 15, 4-6). Sed et nunc servum suum vocat, utpote… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 83:551…Himself also offered this teaching to us through His own parables. For both the lost sheep and the lost drachma teach us to take care of those who have sinned (Luc. XV, 4, 8). The prodigal son clearly signifies… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:945…and eats with them and he spoke this parable unto them saying what man of you having an hundred sheep if he lose one of them does not leave the ninety nine in the wilderness and… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 49:283…he others that were safe. See, moreover, how he brought it back: he did not scourge it, but carrying it on his shoulders, he returned it to the flock (Luke 15:5). You see that God is not turned away by sins, but rece… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:707A…or the sheep" (John 10:11), and when he had sought the one that was lost, he found it, recalled it, carried it on his shoulders, and added it to his own flock (Luke 15:5). For he made peace between things on e… Anatolius of Laodicea c. 230-283PG 10:217…the highest triumph to rejoice with him who rejoices he himself commanding rejoice with me for i have found my sheep which i had lost in the moon that is up to the sixth hour and… Methodius of Olympus d. c. 311PG 18:67…home he calls his friends and neighbors saying to them d 'congratulate me for i have found my sheep which was lost ' h cap vi the complete number of the spiritual sheep man a chorus… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:1087…lord taught saying he calls together his friends and neighbors saying 'rejoice with me for i have found my sheep which was lost ' interrogation ix how we should behave toward one who sins without repentance… Hesychius of Jerusalem d. after 450PG 93:837…who bore the figure of the church he himself introduced d saying rejoice with me for i have found the drachma which i had lost for by many who made ill use of penance the path… Antiochus of St. Sabas fl. c. 614-620PG 89:1663…his shoulders rejoicing and calls together the powers above rejoicing and saying rejoice with me for i have found that which was lost and he adds i say to you that in this way there will… Theodore the Studite 759–826PG 99:745…if she find it she calls together her friends and neighbors saying rejoice with me for i have found the drachma which i had lost which was also the sheep that was lost d from the… Symeon Metaphrastes fl. c. 960, d. c. 1000PG 114:1419…gladness its neighbors that is its own faculties through the senses saying rejoice with me for i have found the drachma which i lost this is the reality of the image of god which it lost… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:947…his own house he calls together his friends and neighbors saying to them rejoice with me for i have found my sheep which was lost i say to you that likewise there will be joy in… Clement of Rome d. c. 100PG 1:617…a him being mindful of the lord saying that there is joy in heaven over one sinner that repenteth h chapter xiv h a regarding those who say that a penitent is not to be received… Clement of Rome d. c. 100PG 1:1083…let us pray yet more earnestly for them for there is joy in heaven over one sinner that repenteth so that having turned away from every forbidden work they may be reconciled to every good act… Pope Sixtus I r. c. 117-126PG 5:1079B…it is that the souls of the innocent be excluded from the kingdom of God through their negligence. For if there is joy in heaven over one sinner doing penance (Luc. xv, 7); what think you, how great is the wrat… Melito of Sardis fl. c. 170, d. c. 180PG 5:1245D…aven among the angels over one sinner who does penance and turns from his sins; and there is more joy for them than over ninety-nine just who have not sinned' (Luc. XV, 7). Whence I wish you to know that the Lo… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 17:835C…is it not a great festival for them, when they rejoice in heaven over one sinner who does penance, more than over ninety-nine just persons who need no penance (Luke 15:7)?".... But just as our good acts and th… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 28:1043…and divine powers for hear the savior saying that there is joy in heaven over one sinner that repenteth more than over ninety and nine just persons which need no repentance therefore he also instructed them… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 30:97…to rejoice together over the salvation of men since there is joy in heaven over one sinner that repenteth and the angel of the lord encampeth round about them that fear him these therefore all the… Macarius of Egypt c. 300–391PG 34:897B…y sinner, establishing the conversion of the one who repents as a heavenly feast. For there is joy, he says himself, in heaven over one sinner who repents (Luc. XV, 7). But if anyone, noticing this goodness… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 50:447BLatin…ate perfusæ. Quod autem gavisæ sint, patet ex iis quæ et Christus ipse dixit: Quoniam gaudium erit in cælo, et in terra super uno peccatore pœnitentiam agente (Luc. 15. 7). Porro si unum peccatorum convertentem… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 52:767C…nd all the heavenly powers exult, rejoicing in the salvation of the common race of men. For if there is joy in heaven and on earth over one sinner who repents (Luke 15:7), then much more so over the salvation… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:705…hen they see sin; the angels of God exult when they behold repentance. For, according to the Lord’s voice, the angels of God exult over one sinner who repents (Luke 15:7). Do not strip yourself bare, O man; do… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:681…r choirs, and rejoice over us, because we imitate their conduct. For if there is joy in heaven over one sinner that repents, according to the word of the Lord (Luke 15:7), much more over such a multitude of th… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:735D…ecy, and to you who left all things that you had, shall I not forgive one sin? Peter, I am He who said: "There is joy in heaven over one sinner doing penance" (Luke 15:7); I am He who said: "Come to me all you… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 63:789…he filled the angels with much pleasure for if there is joy in heaven over one sinner that repenteth and he hunted down fifty thousand men from his first public address of how much joy does… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:137C…derstanding of the passage, I shall call to mind the evangelical voice. For the Lord said that even the angels in heaven rejoice over one sinner who repenteth (Luc. xv, 7). If they rejoice over sinners who repe… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:693…the children of God" (Rom. viii, 21). Moreover, the angels likewise continue in joy when they behold the salvation of men. For if they rejoice over one sinner (Luc. xv, 7), much more shall they be filled with j… Cosmas Indicopleustes fl. c. 535–550PG 88:225…the lord also signifies in the gospels saying that there is joy in heaven over one sinner that repenteth just as it is evident there is also sorrow when someone commits the opposite d of this… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:151A…my sake left house, and wife, and boat, for a single sin? Do not fear, Peter; I am He who said: "There will be joy in heaven over one sinner who repents" (Luc. xv, 7). I am He who said: "Come to me all you… Theodore the Studite 759–826PG 99:1749C…e turns from sin, one is not to reject him, but rather grieve with him—he has grieved Christ—for He said: "There is joy in heaven over one sinner who repents" (Luke XV, 7). 11. If a monk kisses any woman, he s… Euthymius the Hagiorite c. 955-1028PG 96:1147B…eceive not only forgiveness for this arrangement, but also an exchange of rewards from your God for the sake of my salvation. For joy, says your Scripture (Luke 15:7), occurs in heaven over one sinner who… Theodore Balsamon d. c. 1205PG 137:143…deposed because he gives offense to christ who said there is joy in heaven over one sinner that repenteth bals there is no sin that surpasses the kindness of god and therefore the lord receives with… Theodore Balsamon d. c. 1205PG 137:145…as one who opposes the lord who said that there is joy in heaven over one sinner that repenteth h canon liii h if any bishop or presbyter or deacon does not partake of flesh and… Antonius Melissa fl. 11th centuryPG 136:825…x. 12-13). "I say to you, that even so there shall be joy in heaven upon one sinner that doth penance, more than upon ninety-nine just, who need not penance" (Luke xv. 7). "There shall be joy before the an… Macarius of Egypt c. 300–391PG 34:547D…Lord shall open the closed hearts and pour into us the gift of the Holy Spirit. VII. He commanded, therefore, that having left behind gold, silver, and... Luke xv, 8.… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 64:1389C…ll men." 2, Adversus Judaeos. I, 871. — Montf. I, 616. Savil. VI, 312. Duc. I, 399. "Again the bosom of Christ." On the drachma and the man having two sons, in Luc. xv, 8, 12. Doubtful whether it is Chrysostom'… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:659…is the fourth part of an ounce thus a drachma would be the eighth part of an ounce an obol was also minted which was itself the eighth part of an ounce not indeed of silver… John IV the Faster d. 595PG 88:1901…penance or what woman having ten groats if she lose one groat doth not light a candle and sweep the house and seek diligently until she find and when she hath c found she calleth together… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:109A…ut they that are ill. Go then and learn what this meaneth: I will have mercy, and not sacrifice. For I came not to call the just, but sinners to repentance.” ⟦Luc. XV, 8⟧ — “What woman having ten drachmas, if… Symeon the New Theologian 949–1022PG 120:645…are baptized in the Holy Spirit, have put on the whole of Christ (Galat. III, 27): and they are the children of light, and walk in the day that has no sunset (Luc. XV, 8): and seeing they do not see the world:… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:947…ten drachmas if she loses one drachma does not light a lamp and sweep the house and seek diligently until she finds it and when she has found it she calls her friends and neighbors together… Nicetas of Serres fl. c. 1090PG 127:1403…if she shall lose one drachma does she not light a lamp and sweep the house and seek diligently until she shall find the drachma which she had lost here therefore the woman is or rather… Dionysius Petavius 1583-1652PG 43:595…the widow's two lepta which hilary calls denarii are those old denarii the eighth part of an ounce two of which render a quadrans of a half ounce for he reasons thus a quadrans which is… Anatolius of Laodicea c. 230-283PG 10:217…the highest triumph to rejoice with him who rejoices he himself commanding rejoice with me for i have found my sheep which i had lost in the moon that is up to the sixth hour and… Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 46:373A…ne joy and gladness, gazing intently upon the ineffable beauty of what has been found. "Rejoice with me," He says, "for I have found the drachma which I lost" (Luc. XV, 9). The neighbors—that is, the powers of… Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 46:1191D…eads ἂν γείτονες καὶ φίλαι εἶναι νομίζοιντο ("if they are considered neighbors and friends"); they are believed with good reason to be neighbors and friends. Luke XV, 9: "And when she has found it, she calls… Hesychius of Jerusalem d. after 450PG 93:837…woman who bore the figure of the church he himself introduced d saying rejoice with me for i have found the drachma which i had lost for by many who made ill use of penance the… Antiochus of St. Sabas fl. c. 614-620PG 89:1663…upon his shoulders rejoicing and calls together the powers above rejoicing and saying rejoice with me for i have found that which was lost and he adds i say to you that in this way there… Andrew of Crete c. 660–740PG 97:841…radiant and exultant in the state of her soul cry out piercingly saying rejoice with me for i have brought forth a shoot of promise from a barren womb and i have nourished with my breasts… Theodore the Studite 759–826PG 99:745…and if she find it she calls together her friends and neighbors saying rejoice with me for i have found the drachma which i had lost which was also the sheep that was lost d from… Symeon Metaphrastes fl. c. 960, d. c. 1000PG 114:1419…such gladness its neighbors that is its own faculties through the senses saying rejoice with me for i have found the drachma which i lost this is the reality of the image of god which it… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:947…own house he calls together his friends and neighbors saying to them rejoice with me for i have found my sheep which was lost i say to you that likewise there will be joy in heaven… Matthaeus Cantacuzenus Imp. CP c. 1325 - c. 1391PG 152:1033…to say, coming out of the sepulchre. "And in the day of the joy of his heart"; for in that day his heart was gladdened, finding the drachma which he had lost (Luke XV, 9). CAPUT IV. CANT. 1. Behold, th… Pantaleon the Deacon unknownPG 140:587…when she has found it she calls together her friends saying 'rejoice with me for i have found the drachma which i had lost' there are however nine orders of incorporeal beings namely angels archangels principalities… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:373…obtained eternal redemption and if there is joy in the heavens among the angels of god over one sinner that repenteth it is reasonable that when a god loving soul after completing the course of this… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 27:1297C…sired," that is, the people of the Jews turning toward the Lord. Then— 1, 2. O Lord, fulfill my prayer and hearken to my supplication, existing in thy Son. ⟦ Luc. xv, 10.⟧… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 32:119…of god but he who denies me before men will be denied in the presence of the angels of god and paul says elsewhere in the revelation of the lord jesus from heaven b with his… Macarius of Egypt c. 300–391PG 34:941B…om which it might come to pass that the Spirit of the Lord is grieved. For just as there is joy in heaven, as the Truth testifies, over one sinner who repents (Luke xv, 10); so also is there sorrow, in turn, ove… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 50:435C…e earth, but also of heaven. Today there is joy on earth, today there is joy in heaven; for if there is joy in heaven and on earth over one sinner who repents (Luke xv. 10), much more will there be joy in heaven… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 69:1003…and not man and if there is joy in the heavens before the angels of god over one sinner who repents is it not fitting that when some soul after having been sufficiently trained in this… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 77:1089D…joy, when they saw the Savior and Redeemer of the world born of the holy Virgin, who indeed even keep feast over one repentant sinner, as the Savior says (Luke 15, 10)? The multitude of the holy spirits the… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 84:1053…nt, the one who promises. nomothetēn tōn kainōn kai tōn palaiōn (legislator of the new and the old), III, 637. nomos Christi (law of Christ), Luke 15:10: III, 344. nomos apostolikos (apostolic law), I, 1472. n… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:947…have found the drachma which i had lost thus i say to you there is joy in the presence of the angels of god over one sinner who repents the lord was indeed doing that for… Theodore of MopsuestiaPG 66:825A…pens that we lean toward the better; for the Lord Himself teaches us this, saying: There will be joy before the angels of God over one sinner that repenteth (Luc. xv, 10). It is also manifest that they grieve… Photius of ConstantinoplePG 104:401C…. Vers. 35, hōs aggelous. Luc. XX, 36. Vers. 4, a fin. ton men presbyteron. Luc. XV. See Homil. Chrysost. eis ton asōton. Page 637, vers. 11, chairein. Luc. XV, 10. Vers. 23, "The leader of the disciples… Antonius Melissa fl. 11th centuryPG 136:825A…penance, more than upon ninety-nine just, who need not penance" (Luke xv. 7). "There shall be joy before the angels of God upon one sinner doing penance" (Luke xv. 10). "As you have yielded your members to… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:515C…the Latin interpretation of Fronto Ducaeus in several places, where he himself had followed a different reading. ON THE PARABLE OF THE PRODIGAL SON (a). (Luke 15:11) We ought to preach: since we both… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:515C…so that we may learn from it how one must approach him, who is inaccessible, and how the pardon of transgressions must be sought. "A certain man had two sons" (Luke 15:11). In the manner of a parable, not as pr… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:769…or my power is made perfect in weakness" (2 Cor. 12:9). 627-636 ADMONITION regarding the following oration. 635-636 ORATION on the parable of the prodigal son (Luke 15:11). 635-644 ADMONITION regarding the foll… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:773…power is made perfect in weakness” (2 Cor. 12:9). 507-516. Admonition on the following oration. 515-516. Oration on the parable of the prodigal son (Luke 15:11). 515-522. Admonition on the following sermon. 521-522. S… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:793…at other times of leaven just as today conversing with the jews he said a certain man had two sons and he said to the first 'go work in the vineyard' matt since these things are… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 72:801…called through faith in christ to the knowledge of the truth h a certain man had two sons h b the prodigal asked for his portion received it went abroad and spent it then he was… Hesychius of Jerusalem d. after 450PG 93:985D…n hope to receive fruit (1 Cor. IX, 10)). But because the calf—rightly, on account of the sacrifice and virtue—is so called, the evangelical parable explains (Luke XV, 11 seqq.), in which the father, to the ret… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:109A…ntance.” ⟦Luc. XV, 8⟧ — “What woman having ten drachmas, if she lose one drachma, does not light a candle, and sweep the house, and seek diligently?” ⟦Luc. XV, 11-32⟧ — “A certain man had two sons: and the… Theophanes Kerameus fl. 12th c.PG 132:417…to its former nobility. Let us, therefore, hear this divine parable with an attentive ear and mind. "The Lord spoke this parable: A certain man had two sons" (Luc. xv, 11). The most wise and divine Chrysostom,… AnonymousPG 106:1201…joy considering them as initiates of the economy when the lord christ said a certain man had two sons he refers to sinners and the righteous he calls him the younger son not on account of… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 28:713…and peter also b alia xi a certain man had two sons and the younger of them said to his father father give me who is the man god the two sons the just and the… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:515C…Truly the just and the sinners, those who keep his divine mandates, and those who transgress the Lord's precepts. "And the younger of them said to the father" (Luke 15:12). Who is this younger son? He who was e… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:109…and seek diligently etc luc xv a certain man had two sons and the younger of them said to his father father give me the portion of substance that falleth to me and he divided unto… Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 46:1189A…t into many things in the mind," meaning to pour the mind into many things. Indeed, they usually say διασκορπίζειν, and "the prodigal dissipate their goods," Luke 15:13, "and there he wasted his substance wit… Nilus of Sinai d. c. 430PG 79:297A…rom God, not by place, but by mode; he reaches a foreign land, that is to say, a foreign way of life and one alien to the Divine; there, living luxuriously (as Luke 15:13 says), he is eventually destroyed by fa… Maximus the Confessor c. 580–662PG 91:983C…to compare the Athenians to flutes from which, if one were to remove the tongue, nothing would remain. SERMON LXI. Concerning luxury or prodigality. Luke xv, 13.—And not many days after, the younger s… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:109…substance that falleth to me and he divided unto them his substance and not many days after the younger son gathering all together went abroad into a far country and there wasted his substance living riotously… Antonius Melissa fl. 11th centuryPG 136:915…xl al lv h h on prodigality and luxury h luke xv and not many days after the younger son gathering all together went abroad into a far country and there wasted his substance living riotously… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:629…younger son traveled into a far country and spent his substance badly and he began to be in want for the rich have become poor and hungry but those who seek the lord will not be… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:109…he had spent all there came a mighty famine in that country and he began to be in want and he went and cleaved to one of the citizens of that country and he sent him… Theophanes Kerameus fl. 12th c.PG 132:427…flesh for your sins says god separate between me and you b when he had spent all there arose a mighty famine in that country and he began to be in want a famine did not… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:517…the evils of intemperance since he had committed the evils of lawlessness and he went and joined himself to one of the citizens of that country these citizens of that country were the demons in which… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:629…began to be in want and he approached one of the rulers of that country and he sent him to feed swine see the depth of the ancient nobility see the humiliation of the one who… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:109…in want and he went and cleaved to one of the citizens of that country and he sent him into his farm to feed swine and he would fain have filled his belly with the husks… Euthymius the Hagiorite c. 955-1028PG 96:957…the wicked citizens of that sin laden land he as it says sent him into his fields to feed swine thus calling sin most harsh and detestable having therefore suffered many things and having been driven… Theophanes Kerameus fl. 12th c.PG 132:427…say and having gone he joined himself to one of the citizens of that country and he sent him into his fields to feed swine c do you see the evil being healed as it were… Gregory Palamas c. 1296–1359PG 151:41…still did not look toward his return for he was dissolute therefore he went and joined himself to one of the citizens of that country and he sent him into his fields to feed swine who… AnonymousPG 106:1201…clung to one of the citizens that is to a demon therefore he sent him into his fields to feed swine to have a swinish life for thus do the demons honor those who honor them… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:109…that country and he sent him into his farm to feed swine and he would fain have filled his belly with the husks that the swine did eat and no man gave unto him and returning… Theophanes Kerameus fl. 12th c.PG 132:383…sated with the filth d for he longed he says to fill his belly with the husks that the swine were eating and no one gave to him he therefore being a young man in age… Theophanes Kerameus fl. 12th c.PG 132:429…sated with their own defilement for he longed it says to fill his belly with the husks that the swine were eating and no one would give any to him the younger one therefore according to… Theophanes Kerameus fl. 12th c.PG 132:449…be sated with the filth for he desired he says to fill his belly with the husks that the swine were eating and no one gave to him he then younger in birth and in intelligence… AnonymousPG 106:1201…malice he becomes a teacher of profligacy and he desired to fill his belly with the husks that the swine were eating and no one would give to him this is that while teaching others evils… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:517…he had become being subjected to the demons coming to himself therefore he said how many hired servants of my father abound with bread and i here perish with hunger how many catechumens now feast upon… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:631A…turned him; for it is written, Your defection shall instruct you, and your wickedness shall reprove you (Jer. II, 19). And having turned to himself, he said (Luke XV, 17). It is well said, "to himself." For wh… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:109…the swine did eat and no man gave unto him and returning to himself he said how many hired servants in my father's house abound with bread and i here perish with hunger i will arise… Euthymius the Hagiorite c. 955-1028PG 96:957…said how many of my father s hired servants have bread enough to spare and i perish with hunger i will arise and go to my father and will say to him father i have sinned… Theophanes Kerameus fl. 12th c.PG 132:453…chaff like which is stored for the unquenchable fire a coming then to himself he said how many of my father s hired servants have bread enough and to spare and i perish with hunger such… AnonymousPG 106:1201…coming to himself which is to say reflecting on his former state he said how many hired servants of my father abound with bread that is they are instructed from the scriptures rising he came to… Clement of Rome d. c. 100PG 1:695…he was led by repentance and returned to his father and said i have sinned against heaven and before thee and am no more worthy to be called thy son b the father who loves his… Clement of Alexandria c. 150 – c. 215PG 9:763…silent but he said what he had previously meditated in his mind i have sinned against heaven and before thee this humility and his own condemnation became for him the cause of justification and glory for… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 26:1395…up from there should come to his father and confessing should say i have sinned against heaven and before you i am unworthy to be called your son make me as one of your hired servants… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 27:761…i said having turned to thee i will confess to thee saying father i have sinned against heaven and before thee i am no longer worthy to be called thy son thou alone having heard these… Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 44:1143…in harmony with the words of the prayer for he said there father i have sinned against heaven and before you d he would not have added to his confession the sin against heaven had he… Didymus the Blind c. 313–398PG 39:689…mortal things are mentioned alongside the immortal god for it is written i have sinned against heaven and before thee and again the people believed god and moses his servant and again all the people feared… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 49:283…Since he has fallen into the deepest malice, he says: I will return to my father (Luke 15:18). For this very reason, the father had let him go, and had… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:517…who was waiting long ago and anticipating those who return to him i will arise and go to my father and i will say to him father i have sinned against heaven and before you and… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:519…iniquitous man i am condemned but as judge have mercy on me i have sinned against heaven and before you i am afraid to lift my eyes to heaven for i dread the appearance of the… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:521…face toward the earth and with a contrite and mournful voice shouted father i have sinned against heaven and before you and i am not worthy to be called your son make me as one of… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:631A…my father; I will return, just as he said: "Turn, my soul, into thy rest" (Ps. CXIV, 7). And I will say, "Father, I have sinned against heaven and before thee (Luke XV, 18), and I am no longer worthy to be calle… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:481C…and diseased. But since he willed it, he suddenly became young, from his mind alone and his change of purpose. For since he said, I will return to my father (Luc. 15. 18), this word brought him every good thin… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:781…rising i will go to my father and i will say to him father i have sinned against heaven and before thee and i am not worthy to be called thy son make me as one… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 72:809…a h i will arise and go to my father h for the lord by commanding us to be confident and to say in our prayers… Antiochus of St. Sabas fl. c. 614-620PG 89:1525…us turn to the most clement father and let us say to him father i have sinned against heaven and before thee b receive me as one of thy hired servants and lead me into the… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:109…i will arise and will go to my father and say to him father i have sinned against heaven and before thee i am not now worthy to be called thy son make me as one… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:111…kissed him and the son said to him father i have sinned against heaven and before thee and i am no more worthy to be called thy son but the father… Photius of Constantinople c. 810–c. 891PG 102:247…yet by penitence he is superior to all these for he says father i have sinned against heaven and before thee and i am no longer worthy to be called thy son and this confession made… Euthymius the Hagiorite c. 955-1028PG 96:957…hired servants have bread enough to spare and i perish with hunger i will arise and go to my father and will say to him father i have sinned against heaven and before you and i… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:953…hired servants have bread in abundance but i am perishing with hunger i will arise and go to my father and i will say to him father i have sinned against heaven and before you and… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:955…with hunger but rising up from the ruin of sin i will go to my father and will say to him father i have sinned against heaven and before you for by abandoning heavenly things i… Theophanes Kerameus fl. 12th c.PG 132:453…neck the yoke of the evangelical commandments and the son said to him father i have sinned against heaven and before you and am no longer worthy to be called your son for what reason does… Gregory Palamas c. 1296–1359PG 151:41…having encountered hunger condemns himself and is humbled and he repents saying i will arise and go to my father and i will say father i have sinned against heaven and before you rightly therefore were… Constantine Harmenopoulos c. 1320 – c. 1385PG 150:1087…who mourns in this way and urges him to say these words father i have sinned against heaven and before you and i am no longer worthy to be called your son but the end again… Symeon of Thessalonica d. 1429PG 155:67…merciful to me a sinner by which the publican was saved and i have sinned against heaven and before thee and the other the prodigal son was saved for he was accepted by the grace of… Symeon of Thessalonica d. 1429PG 155:471…did all the things that pertain to repentance for when he said i have sinned against heaven and before thee he made a confession but when he said i am no longer worthy to be called… Bessarion of Nicaea c. 1403-1472PG 161:731…and to dare to become a nuisance to you in my boldness i have sinned against heaven and before you i have sinned beyond all those who have offended god i blame myself for such great… Clement of Rome d. c. 100PG 1:695…his father and said i have sinned against heaven and before thee and am no more worthy to be called thy son b the father who loves his own received him with music and having restored… Clement of Alexandria c. 150 – c. 215PG 9:761…what he had desired for himself and he had intended to say make me as one of thy hired servants when however he saw the kindness of the father meeting him beforehand d and… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:517…before you and i am no longer worthy to be called your son make me as one of your hired servants these words are enough for me for salvation the name of my father is enough… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:631…against heaven and before thee luke xv and i am no longer worthy to be called thy son make me as one of thy hirelings other are the words of one repenting and other the gifts… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:781…i have sinned against heaven and before thee and i am not worthy to be called thy son make me as one of thy hirelings one must not look for the meaning of this outside but… Antiochus of St. Sabas fl. c. 614-620PG 89:1525…him father i have sinned against heaven and before thee b receive me as one of thy hired servants and lead me into the fold of thy flock this miserably lost little sheep so that that… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:109…i have sinned against heaven and before thee i am not now worthy to be called thy son make me as one of thy hired servants and rising up he came to his father and when… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:111…him father i have sinned against heaven and before thee and i am no more worthy to be called thy son but the father said to his servants bring forth the first robe and put it… Symeon of Thessalonica d. 1429PG 155:471…he made a confession but when he said i am no longer worthy to be called thy son he indicated contrition and his own self condemnation through voluntary self reproach but when he said make me… Symeon of Thessalonica d. 1429PG 155:473…creator to condemn oneself truly for he says i am no longer worthy to be called thy son and both to pray and to seek the works of the humble those both under judgement and debtors… Clement of Alexandria c. 150 – c. 215PG 9:759…enters into inner gladness for he said bring forth having previously said when he was yet a great way off he ran and fell upon his neck from this point on all the preparation for the… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:517…as i repent whom he did not exclude as i sinned c and he arose and came to his father he added the good work to the good counsel for it behooves us not only to… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:109…thy hired servants and rising up he came to his father and when he was yet a great way off d his father saw him and was moved with compassion and running fell upon his neck… Euthymius the Hagiorite c. 955-1028PG 96:957…be called your son make me like one of your hired servants and he arose and came to his father but when he was yet a great way off his father saw him was moved with… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:953…be called your son make me as one of your hired servants and he arose and came to his father but while he was still afar off his father saw him and was moved with compassion… Gregory Palamas c. 1296–1359PG 151:43…not attain them without his own choice and rising he says he came to his father but when he was still far off but how did he come and yet was still far off so that… Apophthegmata Patrum (Desert Fathers) 4th–5th century (compiled)PG 65:379…fruitless arise go to a monastery and there you will bear fruit and he arose and came to abba paphnutius and declared to him the thought the old man advised him return sit in your cell… AnonymousPG 106:1201…he came to his father rising from pleasure he came to god when he was yet a great way off means goodness anticipated his repentance and the rest follows in order bring forth the first robe… Clement of Rome d. c. 100PG 1:695…he was led by repentance and returned to his father and said i have sinned against heaven and before thee and am no more worthy to be called thy son b the father who loves his… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 27:761…i said having turned to thee i will confess to thee saying father i have sinned against heaven and before thee i am no longer worthy to be called thy son thou alone having heard these… Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 44:1143…in harmony with the words of the prayer for he said there father i have sinned against heaven and before you d he would not have added to his confession the sin against heaven had he… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:517…will arise and go to my father and i will say to him father i have sinned against heaven and before you and i am no longer worthy to be called your son make me as… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:519…iniquitous man i am condemned but as judge have mercy on me i have sinned against heaven and before you i am afraid to lift my eyes to heaven for i dread the appearance of the… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:521…face toward the earth and with a contrite and mournful voice shouted father i have sinned against heaven and before you and i am not worthy to be called your son make me as one of… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:631…turn my soul into thy rest ps cxiv and i will say father i have sinned against heaven and before thee luke xv and i am no longer worthy to be called thy son make me… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:781…rising i will go to my father and i will say to him father i have sinned against heaven and before thee and i am not worthy to be called thy son make me as one… Antiochus of St. Sabas fl. c. 614-620PG 89:1525…us turn to the most clement father and let us say to him father i have sinned against heaven and before thee b receive me as one of thy hired servants and lead me into the… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:109…i will arise and will go to my father and say to him father i have sinned against heaven and before thee i am not now worthy to be called thy son make me as one… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:111…kissed him and the son said to him father i have sinned against heaven and before thee and i am no more worthy to be called thy son but the father… Photius of Constantinople c. 810–c. 891PG 102:247…yet by penitence he is superior to all these for he says father i have sinned against heaven and before thee and i am no longer worthy to be called thy son and this confession made… Euthymius the Hagiorite c. 955-1028PG 96:957…i will arise and go to my father and will say to him father i have sinned against heaven and before you and i am no longer worthy to be called your son make me like… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:953…will arise and go to my father and i will say to him father i have sinned against heaven and before you and i am no longer worthy to be called your son make me as… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:955…of sin i will go to my father and will say to him father i have sinned against heaven and before you for by abandoning heavenly things i sinned against them preferring to them a contemptible… Theophanes Kerameus fl. 12th c.PG 132:453…neck the yoke of the evangelical commandments and the son said to him father i have sinned against heaven and before you and am no longer worthy to be called your son for what reason does… Gregory Palamas c. 1296–1359PG 151:41…i will arise and go to my father and i will say father i have sinned against heaven and before you rightly therefore were we saying at the beginning that this father is god for how… Constantine Harmenopoulos c. 1320 – c. 1385PG 150:1087…who mourns in this way and urges him to say these words father i have sinned against heaven and before you and i am no longer worthy to be called your son but the end again… Symeon of Thessalonica d. 1429PG 155:471…did all the things that pertain to repentance for when he said i have sinned against heaven and before thee he made a confession but when he said i am no longer worthy to be called… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:519…to have hands worthy to receive such a gift. When the prodigal had finished these things, and had cried out thus with tears, "The father said to his servants" (Luc. 15.22). To which servants? Listen: to the pri… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:631B…hy son; make me as one of thy hirelings." Here the father does not address him, nor does he answer him, but says to his servants: "Bring forth the first robe" (Luke XV, 22). What does that riddle mean? The penit… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:111…thee and i am no more worthy to be called thy son but the father said to his servants bring forth the first robe and put it on him and put a ring on his hand… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:955…had been defiled and thereby sending sanctification into the interior d vers but the father said to his servants 'bring forth the first robe and clothe him and give him a ring for his hand and… Theophanes Kerameus fl. 12th c.PG 132:435…acted wrongly he said that he had sinned against heaven a and the father said to his servants bring forth the first robe and clothe him and put a ring on his hand and shoes on… Theophanes Kerameus fl. 12th c.PG 132:455…had acted wrongly he said that he had sinned against heaven and the father said to his servants bring out the first robe and clothe him and give a ring for his hand and sandals for… Clement of Alexandria c. 150 – c. 215PG 9:763…through repentance and kindness bring he says the fatted calf and slaughter it and let us eat and be merry because this my son a name of highest intimacy and one indicative of what is given… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:111…and put a ring on his hand and shoes on his feet and bring hither the fatted calf and kill it and let us eat and make merry because this my son was dead and is… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:955…a ring for his hand and sandals for his feet and bring the fatted calf and kill it and let us eat and be merry for this my son was dead and is alive again he… Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 129:1029…by virtues and kept for slaughter for the sake of sinners vers and let us eat and be merry he himself mentions eating signifying the communion of joy a vers for he was found he calls… Photius of ConstantinoplePG 104:415A…," I Thess. IV, 17. Vers. 50, "the chosen one," H. St. Pag. 957, vers. 4, aphthorō (incorrupt). Vers. 8, l. "having sacrificed for her the fatted calf." Luke XV, 23, "which the heifer Mary bore," Chrysost… Clement of Alexandria c. 150 – c. 215PG 9:761…was meet to make merry and be glad because this thy brother was dead and is alive again good father who givest life to all and raisest the dead and he was lost and is found… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 14:891…son who is penitent who was dead and is come to life again he was lost and is found more than over him who was not lost and had not been found this younger son as… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 27:761…alone having heard these things from him who says this didst say this my son was dead and has come to life he was lost and is found d and consequently all thy angels rejoiced because… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:557…let us say to each one he was dead and is alive he was lost and is found and let us clothe the related body c let us withstand the insults of the adversary with our… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 32:1161…who have barely been saved let us say to each one he was dead and is alive again and he was lost and is found and let us clothe the body that is akin to our… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 32:1305…you saying it is necessary to make merry and be glad because this my son was dead and is alive again and was lost and is found to him be the glory for ever and ever… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:519…those who eat him blessed and let us all feasting rejoice because this my son was dead and is alive again he was lost and is found and they began to feast v you know the… Isidore of Pelusium d. c. 450PG 78:1431B…dered unrighteousness, though not that it ceases to be. Whence it was said of the prodigal son while he was still breathing: "He was dead, and is alive again" (Luke xv, 24). And it is said to one dead and buried… Isidore of Pelusium d. c. 450PG 78:1735…there is no excuse for us to be eager for riches i this my son was dead and is alive again iii the creator of all things when he came into the flesh made clear the… Eutychius of Constantinople c. 512-582PG 86:2339…said today salvation has come to this world for this our brother was dead and is alive again he was lost and is found and that saying was fulfilled also in the present case the fervent… Antiochus of St. Sabas fl. c. 614-620PG 89:1803…the father said it was necessary to be glad and to rejoice for this my son was dead and is come to life again he was lost and is found to him be glory to the… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:111…calf and kill it and let us eat and make merry because this my son was dead and is come to life again he was lost and is found a ii cor vii for godly sorrow… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:955…fatted calf and kill it and let us eat and be merry for this my son was dead and is alive again he was lost and is found ' and they began to be merry by… Theophanes Kerameus fl. 12th c.PG 132:435…that he gave his only begotten son as a ransom for many and they began to be merry this is that joy which the gospel elsewhere calls a supper and a marriage for the salvation of… Theophanes Kerameus fl. 12th c.PG 132:455…that he gave his only begotten son as a redemption for many and they began to be merry this was the mirth which the gospel elsewhere calls a banquet and a wedding for the salvation of… Gregory Palamas c. 1296–1359PG 151:109A…produces death so much as gluttony, as he who spoke of the prodigal son returning shows: "This my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found" (Luke xv, 24); for he had embraced a swinish life, a… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 58:581B…peaks even to us, and does not desist from doing so, even though we are many times disobedient? Because of these things He said, Few are those who are saved (Luc. 15. 25). For if the virtue we have in ourselve… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:519…oly Spirit who performs the sacrifice. While these things were being done within, the elder son, having arrived, "heard from afar the symphony and the dances" (Luc. 15.25); and when he had called one of the boy… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:173C…ot one God created us? Has not one father of all of us? Why do you forsake each one his brother?" "Everyone who hates a poor brother is far from friendship." Luc. xv, 25 sqq. — "His elder son was in the field;… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:957…for lost is spoken more mildly than dead b c d vers now his elder son was in the field and as he came and drew near to the house he heard music… Theophanes Kerameus fl. 12th c.PG 132:437…the other son had been neither dead at any time nor lost now his elder son was in the field and as he came and drew near to the house he heard music and dancing and… Theophanes Kerameus fl. 12th c.PG 132:457…showed that the other son had neither ever been dead nor lost now his elder son was in the field and as he came and drew near to the house he heard music and dancing and… Pseudo-Clement of Rome 3rd-4th c. (pseudonymousPG 2:583…theodora knew nothing as yet of what had occurred afterwards however she called one of the servants and asked the reason why her husband was wandering about the temple with them in such a way and… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:173…coming and drew near to the house he heard music and dancing and he called one of the servants and asked what these things meant and they said to him your brother has come and your… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:519…as come, and your father has killed the fatted calf, because he has received him safe." Having heard these things, the just man was angry, and would not go in (Luc. 15.28). The just man was angry, and was made… Theophanes Kerameus fl. 12th c.PG 132:437…came and drew near to the house he heard music and dancing and he was angry and would not go in scripture in many places calls the world the field in which the bride in the… Theophanes Kerameus fl. 12th c.PG 132:457…came and drew near to the house he heard music and dancing and he was angry and would not go in b scripture in many places calls the world a field in which the bride in… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:519…aid to his father: "Lo, so many years I serve you, and I never transgressed your commandment, and you never gave me a kid, that I might feast with my friends" (Luc. 15.29): "but I go around in sheepskins, in go… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 72:805…forth by the faithful and gentle son for he says lo so many years do i serve thee and i never transgressed thy commandment but they would not have had a life subject to blame had… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:173…go in his father therefore went out and began to entreat him and he answering said to his father behold for so many years i serve you and i have never transgressed your commandment and you… Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 129:1029…said this to me you never granted even the smallest pleasure so that i might make merry with my desires… Theophanes Kerameus fl. 12th c.PG 132:439…a kid that i might make merry with my friends but when this son of yours who devoured your living with harlots came you… Theophanes Kerameus fl. 12th c.PG 132:459…a kid that i might make merry with my friends but when this son of thine who hath devoured thy living with harlots came… Gregory Palamas c. 1296–1359PG 151:43…the elder son is particularly saddened because he says you never gave me a kid that i might make merry with my friends but d… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 57:59D…onversely, having previously betrayed himself, was later able to provide himself the greatest help. Who is this? The one who squandered his paternal substance (Luc. 15. 30). So that if we are slothful, we will n… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 58:1027B…ad previously given himself over entirely to perdition, afterward profited himself most of all. And who is this? He, namely, who had wasted his father’s goods (Luc. 15.30). From which it certainly breathes out,… Clement of Rome d. c. 100PG 1:695…to thee that thou hast been reconciled to him say to him thou art ever with me and all that is mine is thine but it was meet to rejoice and be glad because this thy… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 49:283…father—gently assuaged even him, saying: "Because you are always with me, but this one was lost and is found; he was dead and has come to life again" (Luke 15:31-32). For when it is necessary to save the lost, he says, it is… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:519…e you can do all things, and you wink at the sins of men, that they may be converted to repentance." But the father said to him: "Son, you are always with me" (Luc. 15.31). "You have never been separated from m… Clement of Rome d. c. 100PG 1:695…is thine but it was meet to rejoice and be glad because this thy brother was dead and is alive again and was lost and is found for that god not only pardons those who repent… Clement of Alexandria c. 150 – c. 215PG 9:761…riches but it was meet to make merry and be glad because this thy brother was dead and is alive again good father who givest life to all and raisest the dead and he was lost… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 32:1161…who have barely been saved let us say to each one he was dead and is alive again and he was lost and is found and let us clothe the body that is akin to our… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 32:1305…is necessary to make merry and be glad because this my son was dead and is alive again and was lost and is found to him be the glory for ever and ever amen h concerning… Eutychius of Constantinople c. 512-582PG 86:2339…there said today salvation has come to this world for this our brother was dead and is alive again he was lost and is found and that saying was fulfilled also in the present case the… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:959…it was necessary to celebrate and rejoice because this brother of yours was dead and is alive again and was lost and is found b here the famous question is raised how does the son appear… Theophanes Kerameus fl. 12th c.PG 132:435…in christ it has revived for this son of mine he says was dead and is alive again and he was lost and is found he clearly indicated this even in the parable of the man… Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 129:79C…ini have it also, and the Ethiopic version. I proposed a conjecture about this place in my edition of the New Testament, which is confirmed by a similar place, Luke 15, 56, from the things which I indicated from…