Where the Fathers quote Luke 17
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Photius of ConstantinoplePG 101:1052expounds v.19“και ειπεν αυτω· αναστας πορευου· η πιστις σου σεσωκε σε.”248. Reconciling the Apostolic saying «Signs are not for believers, but for unbelievers» with the Lord’s words «Faith...»
Isidore of PelusiumPG 78:349expounds v.35“δυο εσονται αληθουσαι επι το αυτο, μια παραληφθησεται και η ετερα αφεθησεται·”283. On «In this night there will be two women grinding»
1Luke 17:1
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:763…stone to be hung about his neck, and for him to be cast into the depths of the sea, than that he should cause one of these little ones to stumble" (Mark 14:21; Luke 17:1). And at the same time, it is to be not…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:343C…dalize thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee. It is good to thee having one eye to enter into life, rather than having two eyes to be cast into hell fire." Luc. XVII, 1-3. — "The Lord said to his disciples: It…
2Luke 17:2
Clement of Rome d. c. 100PG 1:167…better that a millstone were put around him and he were plunged into the sea than that he should scandalize one of my little ones ' your schism perverts many it has cast many into dejection…
Clement of Rome d. c. 100PG 1:305A…lessed Paul the Apostle. What did he first write to you in the beginning of the Gospel? ⟦VARIOUS NOTES⟧ ⟦alt-version omitted⟧ Matt. xviii, 6; Mark ix, 41; Luke xvii, 2. (14) Better for him if he had not be…
Clement of Rome d. c. 100PG 1:477…he is worthy of who offends them where he says whoso shall offend one of these little ones which believe in me it were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck and…
Clement of Rome d. c. 100PG 1:489…scandalize one of these little ones who believe in me it is better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck and that he were cast into the sea and if thy hand scandalize…
Anonymous (Church of Smyrna) written shortly after c. 155-160PG 5:1053…if anyone shall have scandalized one of these little ones it is better for him that a millstone be hanged about his neck and he be drowned in the depth of the sea etc but god…
Clement of Alexandria c. 150 – c. 215PG 8:1209…been born rather than to cause one of my elect to stumble it were better for him that a millstone were hung about his neck and he be drowned in the sea than that he should…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:1603…of these little ones who believe in me to stumble it is better for him that a millstone were hung around his neck and he were drowned in the sea those who love the lord are…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:1145…a he speaks regarding those who have offended them it is better for him that a millstone be hung about his neck and he be drowned in the depths of the sea let these things…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 14:1129…that a millstone be hanged about his neck and that he be cast into the sea than that he should scandalize one of these god therefore who made us precious by shedding the precious blood of…
Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 26:683…the gospels says who therefore shall scandalize one of these little ones it were better for him that a millstone be hung about his neck and he be cast into the depths of the sea or…
Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:749…must not cause scandal h chapter i h matthew but whoso shall offend one of these little ones which believe in me it were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck and…
Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:1035…lord that a millstone be hung about his neck and he be cast into the sea than that he should scandalize one of these little ones but if any persist in contumacy complaining secretly but not…
Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:1085…: "It were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and he cast into the sea, than that he should offend one of these little ones" (Luc. XVII, 2). For he who has sinned no longer receives the reproof…
Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:1619…which was pronounced by the lord himself in this way it is better for him that a millstone were hung about the…
Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:1621…neck of him and he be cast into the sea than that he should cause one of these little ones to stumble a we have explained these things more broadly…
Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 32:375…millstone to be hung about his neck and for him to be cast into the sea than that he should have been an offense to a virgin of the lord what contumacious slave has become so…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 47:351…building said whosoever shall scandalize one of these little ones it is better for him that a millstone be hanged about his neck and he be cast into the depths of the sea matt and he…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 48:547…anyone he says scandalizes one of these little ones it would be better for him that a millstone were hung about his neck and he were drowned into the sea what then will those who are…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 48:989…that one of these little ones should perish and again whoso shall offend one of these little ones it were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck and that he were drowned…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 52:527…gle person to stumble is judged worthy of such punishment that it would be better for him to have a millstone hung about his neck and to be drowned in the sea (Luke 17:2), consider what heavy penalties these w…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:911…whoever shall scandalize one of these little ones who believe in me it were better for him that a millstone be hanged about his neck and he be drowned in the depth of the sea mark…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 58:569…whoever shall cause one of these little ones to stumble it is better for him that a millstone c were hanged about his neck and he were drowned in the depth of the sea for just…
Antiochus of St. Sabas fl. c. 614-620PG 89:1485…a millstone should be hung about his neck and he should be cast into the sea than that he should scandalize one of these little ones it is necessary therefore to flee from them as from…
Antiochus of St. Sabas fl. c. 614-620PG 89:1589…whoever shall cause one of these little ones to stumble it is better for him that a millstone were hung about his neck and he were drowned in the depth of the sea than that he…
Maximus the Confessor c. 580–662PG 90:825…if a millstone were hung around his neck and he were thrown into the sea than that he should offend one of these little ones resp i think that by little ones he describes those who…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:343…not come but woe to him through whom they come it is better for him that a millstone d should be tied about his neck and he be cast into the sea than that he should…
Theodore the Studite 759–826PG 99:1439…that a millstone should be hung about his neck and he be cast into the sea than that he should scandalize one of these little ones c and i marvel how thy reverence having been practiced…
Nicephorus I of Constantinople c. 758–828PG 100:557…ones who have already believed establishes as the most severe punishment that it were better for him that a millstone be hung about his neck and that he be drowned in the depths of the sea…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:337…that shall scandalize one of these little ones that believe in me it were better for him that a millstone should be hanged about his neck and that he should be drowned in the depth of…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:981…him if a millstone were hung around his neck and he were cast into the sea than that he should cause one of these little ones to stumble take heed to yourselves if your brother sins…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:983…that a great millstone be fastened about his neck and he be cast into the sea than that he should cause one of the little ones of the faithful to stumble and be subverted therefore he…
John Pearson 1613-1686PG 5:363…been born rather than to cause one of my elect to stumble it were better for him that a millstone were hung about him and he be sunk in the sea than that he should cause…
Anthony the GreatPG 40:1055…whoever shall scandalize one of these little ones who believe in me it were better for him that a millstone should be hung about his neck and that he should be drowned in the sea and…
Antonius Melissa fl. 11th centuryPG 136:1237…they come b matt xviii it would be better for him if a millstone were hanged about his neck and he were cast into the sea than that he should offend one of these little ones…
3Luke 17:3
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1139B…e should pay all his debt. So also my heavenly Father will do to every one of you, if you do not forgive your brother from your heart their trespasses.'" Luc. XVII, 3, 4. "If your brother sins against you,…
Antonius Melissa fl. 11th centuryPG 136:1139…times but until seventy times seven matth xviii if thy brother sin against thee rebuke him and if he repent forgive him and if seven times in the day he sin against thee and seven times…
5Luke 17:5
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:321C…peaks of a different faith, through which miracles were done. I also know that that one is different, about which the apostles also said: Increase our faith (Luc. 17: 5); and this one is another, according to…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:245A…rd seed, you shall say to this mountain, Move from here, and it shall move (Matt. 17:19). And the apostles also begged for this, saying: Increase our faith (Luke 17:5). For this is the mother of signs. But…
6Luke 17:6
Clement of Rome d. c. 100PG 1:369…of your unbelief for amen i say to you if you have faith as a grain of mustard seed you shall say to this mountain remove from hence hither and it shall remove and nothing shall…
Clement of Rome d. c. 100PG 1:493…himself promised this saying amen i say to you if you have faith as a grain of mustard seed you shall say to this mountain remove from here and it will remove you yourselves have also…
Clement of Rome d. c. 100PG 1:1331…promised us saying amen i say to you that if you have faith as a grain of mustard seed you shall say to this mountain remove from hence and it shall remove you yourselves have received…
Clement of Alexandria c. 150 – c. 215PG 8:983…god being the strength of truth for he said if you have faith as a grain of mustard seed you shall move the mountain and again according to your faith let it be done to you…
Clement of Alexandria c. 150 – c. 215PG 9:1187…is the force of truth immediately afterwards he says if you have faith as a grain of mustard seed you shall move mountains and again according to your faith be it done unto you and one…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:603…had the deaf and dumb demon the savior said if you have faith as a grain of mustard seed you will say to this mountain depart and it shall depart the mountain therefore is the devil…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:605…the deaf and dumb demon the savior was saying if you have faith as a grain of mustard seed you shall say to this mountain remove and it shall remove therefore the mountain is the devil…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:885…divine power according to which it is also said if you have faith as a grain of mustard seed you will say to this mountain 'move from here to there ' and it will move it…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:1105…can be made manifest from that which is written if you have faith as a grain of mustard seed you shall say to this mountain remove from hence hither and it shall remove and by the…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:1109…we have already said in part concerning the passage if you have faith as a grain of mustard seed you shall say to this mountain and the rest nevertheless these things will be said again in…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:407…saying to the disciples amen i say to you if you have faith as a grain of mustard seed you shall say to this mountain remove from hence hither and it shall remove and nothing shall…
Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 26:959…this is the promise of the savior who says if you have faith as a grain of mustard seed you shall say to this mountain depart from here and it shall depart and nothing shall be…
Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 44:861…them concerning these the lord said to his disciples if ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed ye shall say unto this mountain signifying by the word that wicked and lunatic c demon be…
Didymus the Blind c. 313–398PG 39:1243…spirit of the lunatic concerning whom the savior says if you have faith as a grain of mustard seed you shall say to this mountain 'remove from hence thither ' and smoke ascended in his anger…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:613…treasury of faith did i not say to you if you have faith as a grain of mustard seed you shall say to this mountain remove and be cast into the sea and it shall happen…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:245…of the faith of signs concerning which christ says if you have faith as a grain of mustard seed you shall say to this mountain move from here and it shall move matt and the apostles…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:269…a small thing he thus laid it down saying if you have faith as a grain of mustard seed you shall say to this mountain 'move ' and it shall move matt and yet paul says…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:169…shield hear for instance christ saying to the disciples if you have faith as a grain of mustard seed you shall say to this mountain move from here to there and it shall move matt xvii…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 72:833…is something great and extraordinary the lord declares saying if you have faith as a grain of mustard seed that is warm and fervent you would say to this sycamore tree be uprooted into the sea…
Gennadius I of Constantinople Patriarch 458-471, d. 471PG 85:1729…for of this the lord says in the gospels if you have faith as a grain of mustard seed you will say to this mountain 'remove and be cast into the sea ' and it will…
Maximus the Confessor c. 580–662PG 91:949…faith h matt xvii amen i say to you if you have faith as a grain of mustard seed you shall say to this mountain move from here to there and it shall move and nothing…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1437…of your unbelief for truly i say to you if you have faith as a grain of mustard seed you shall say to this mountain move from here to there and it shall move and nothing…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:223…heaven c matth xvii amen i say to you if you have faith as a grain of mustard seed you shall say to this mountain move from here to there and it shall move and nothing…
Photius of Constantinople c. 810–c. 891PG 101:1249…in the gospels lord increase our faith and again if you have faith as a grain of mustard seed and again because of your little faith for it is clear that this meaning of faith is…
Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 118:565…in the gospels lord increase our faith and again if you have faith as a grain of mustard seed for it is clear that this meaning of faith is different from that which is understood in…
Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 118:817…the apostles lacked faith but because they had heard if ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed ye shall say unto this mountain they asked for this faith for the performing of miracles c…
Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 118:833…this gift the lord also says in the gospels if you have faith as a grain of mustard seed you shall say to this mountain be removed and cast into the sea and it shall be…
Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 118:1253…sincere and fervent one regarding which the lord says if you have faith as a grain of mustard seed you shall say to this mountain be moved and it shall be moved the arrows of the…
Symeon Metaphrastes fl. c. 960, d. c. 1000PG 116:61…also where moreover will you place that other saying if ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed ye shall say unto this mountain remove hence and it shall remove if these therefore are evident…
Bartholomew the Younger of Grottaferrata c. 980 - c. 1055PG 120:159…are such that they may indeed be venerated by those who possess faith as a grain of mustard seed even though i am unworthy even to name them yet i have come to this humble place…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:333…of your unbelief for amen i say to you if you have faith as a grain of mustard seed you shall say to this mountain remove from here to there and it shall remove and nothing…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 124:501…of god through which miracles are also performed as if you have faith as a grain of mustard seed you shall say to this mountain move from here to there and it will move d for…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 124:725…of mountains to a small part of faith saying if you have faith as a grain of mustard seed observe however how through prophecy and faith he has comprehended all gifts for miracles are either in…
Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 129:67…manner these words are held in luke mark matt if you have faith as a grain of mustard seed you have is taken for the future you will have matt for the poor you always have…
Theophanes Kerameus fl. 12th c.PG 132:543…of your unbelief for truly i say to you if you have faith as a grain of mustard seed you will say to this mountain 'move from here to there ' and it will move what…
Theophanes Kerameus fl. 12th c.PG 132:547…of your unbelief for truly i say to you if you have faith as a grain of mustard seed you will say to this mountain move from here to there and it will move a what…
Nicephorus Callistus Xanthopoulos c. 1256–c. 1335PG 147:665B…you have faith as a grain of mustard seed, you would say to this mulberry tree, ‘Be plucked up by the roots and be planted in the sea,’ and it would obey you" (Luke XVII, 6). And: "If you have faith and do not do…
Cyril of JerusalemPG 33:519…the grace and it was said concerning this faith if you have faith as a grain of mustard seed for just as the grain of mustard seed is small in size but endowed with fiery effectiveness…
Joannes ChrysostomusPG 51:279…apostles were performing wonders of which christ was saying if you have faith as a grain of mustard seed you shall say to this mountain remove and it shall remove matt xvii and when the disciples…
Joannes ChrysostomusPG 51:285…whether that which produces signs about which christ says if you have faith as a grain of mustard seed you shall say to this mountain 'move ' and it shall move or that which implants knowledge…
AnonymousPG 106:1131…and considered being with them to be a burden he speaks of faith as a grain of mustard seed showing that the least amount of genuine faith can move mountains but even if mountains were nowhere…
Antonius Melissa fl. 11th centuryPG 136:769…through the ages amen amen i say to you if you have faith as a grain of mustard seed you shall say to this mountain remove from hence to there and it shall remove peter answering…
7Luke 17:7
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:713B…you do, recall that parable: Who of you, he says, having a servant, says to him, when he has entered, Recline? Does he not say to you, Stand, and serve me? (Luc. 17:7). Do we feel gratitude to our servants…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 72:835…true benefit be and the power will not be lacking v who of you having a servant plowing or shepherding in the preceding passages the lord has made a long discourse to demonstrate the way of…
Antiochus of St. Sabas fl. c. 614-620PG 89:1683…is a matter worthy of commendation and notable praise the lord again which of you having a servant plowing or feeding cattle will say unto him by and by when he is come from the field…
8Luke 17:8
Antiochus of St. Sabas fl. c. 614-620PG 89:1683…he is come from the field go and sit down to meat and will not rather say unto him make ready wherewith i may sup and gird thyself and serve me till i have eaten and…
9Luke 17:9
Antiochus of St. Sabas fl. c. 614-620PG 89:1683…eaten and drunken and afterward thou shalt eat and drink he introduces doth he thank that servant because he did the things that were commanded him i trow not so likewise ye when ye shall have…
10Luke 17:10
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:887…lord which says when you have done all these things say that we are unprofitable servants we have done what we ought to have done and in this also in a similar way he seems to…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 14:1275…you have done all things which i commanded you b say that we are unprofitable servants we have done that which we ought to do but those things which we do above what is owed we…
Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 28:1521C…e himself commands you at the same time to take up the beginning of servitude; for he says: "When you have done all things, say: We are unprofitable servants" (Luc. xvii, 10). 58. Humility, therefore, is practice…
Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:1163…so commanding when you have done all that has been commanded then say we are unprofitable servants we have done what we ought to have done and hearing also the apostle to whom the world was…
Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:1329C…violate that divine command which orders: 'When you have done all things, say: We are unprofitable servants; for we have done what we ought to have done'" (Luc. XVII, 10). Thus you must always think: "I am unp…
Pseudo-Ignatius fl. c. 375-380PG 5:773…mayest be justified and when you have done all the things that are commanded you say we are unprofitable servants for that which is exalted among men is an abomination before god for god he says…
Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 41:715…one rose from the dead will they hear he cut away this say we are unprofitable servants we have done that which we ought to have done when the ten lepers met him he cut away…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 47:415C…are condemned and have no confidence toward God, so as to fulfill that evangelical saying: "When you have done all things, say, We are unprofitable servants" (Luc. XVII, 10). What more did that publican say, who…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 48:535C…if it had been a prescription and a law, those who had performed it would not attain honor, but would hear, "You have done that which you ought to have done" (Luke 17:10); nor would those who had not attained…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 49:279D…a crime greater than the sins themselves. Therefore he says: "When you have done all the things that are commanded you, say that we are unprofitable servants" (Luke XVII, 10). For if those who do everything ought…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 50:659C…f God. Hear, I beseech you, how Christ commands us to consign good deeds to oblivion: "When you have done all these things, say, We are unprofitable servants" (Luke 17:10). You say that you are an unprofitable…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 53:179A…re for ourselves the benevolence of God. For this reason Christ also said to His disciples, When you have done all things, say, We are unprofitable servants (Luke 17:10), restraining their confidence in all t…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 53:283…to suffer shipwreck in the middle of the harbor. And Christ, commanding his disciples, was saying: When you have done all things, say: We are useless servants (Luke 17:10). By this saying He wishes to fortify t…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:247A…hs it exactly, even if it is not promised at all, virtue is nonetheless owed to it. And Christ, signifying this, was saying: “We have done what we owed to do” (Luke 17:10). Yet he told the parable of the servan…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:113…also, knowing that this passion creeps in upon us after good deeds, said to the disciples: When you have done all things, say, We are unprofitable servants (Luc. 17:10). For when that beast is preparing to a…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:125B…you have need to be secured, so that you may not fall. Wherefore also our Lord says: When you shall have done all things, say: We are unprofitable servants (Luke 17.10). Why do you think yourself great, bein…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:449D…lfilling a debt. Therefore He Himself also said: "When you have done all things, say, that we are unprofitable servants: for what we owed to do, we have done" (Luke 17:10). If therefore we show love, if we give…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:715D…continence, and equity, offering the ripe grape of confession to God. "For when," He says, "you have done all these things, say, We are unprofitable servants" (Luke 17:10). This is the voice of Christ the Lord:…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:183A…herefore Christ used to say to the disciples: "When you have done all things, say, We are unprofitable servants; for we have done what we ought to have done." (Luke XVII, 10). What, then, is my reward? "That, prea…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:565A…of glorying. You see how glorying is not "after the Lord"? For, When you shall have done all these things, He says, say, We are unprofitable servants (Luc. 17, 10). But this, in itself, is not "after th…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:311D…om, but it is all from the gift of God. Therefore he says, "When you have done all, say, We are useless servants: for we have done what we ought to have done" (Luke XVII, 10). "In the portion of the inheritance of…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:711D…ho, then, can remain in humility? If he remembers the commandment of Christ, where He says, "When you have done all things, say, We are unprofitable servants" (Luke 17:10); and likewise the teacher of the world…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 63:837C…ing the ultimate harm, and the crime is greater than the sins themselves. For this reason he says: When you have done all, say, We are unprofitable servants (Luc. 17. 10). If those who do everything ought to b…
Mark the Hermit fl. c. 400–430PG 65:929C…y to men by his own blood, says: When you have done all that has been commanded you, say: We are useless servants, and we have done what we ought to have done (Luke xvii, 10). Therefore the kingdom of heaven is no…
Nilus of Sinai d. c. 430PG 79:961…at other times when you have done the things commanded you then say we are unprofitable servants we have done that which we ought to have done by the lamp of the beatitude he urges us…
Nilus of Sinai d. c. 430PG 79:983…them says when you have done all that you have been commanded say we are unprofitable servants we have done what we ought to have done a he encourages them to rejoice as if for a…
Nilus of Sinai d. c. 430PG 79:1463B…e diligent and industrious. For this reason Christ also said: "When you have done all those things which you are commanded, say, We are unprofitable servants" (Luke XVII, 10). As if to say: "When this beast attemp…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 72:853…have done these things that is to say what has been commanded say we are unprofitable servants we have done what we ought to have done we ought indeed as if subjected to a necessary yoke…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 77:1099…the reward for when he says you have done all these things say we are unprofitable servants we have done that which we ought to have done surely therefore when you offer bread to the poor…
Hesychius of Jerusalem d. after 450PG 93:1503…was given to men by his own blood he says when you have done all those things which you are commanded say we are unprofitable servants we have done what we were bound to do for…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:443…is set which teaches when you shall have done all these things say we are unprofitable servants we have done that which we ought to do for this reason the divine paul says that which i…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 84:1223…m faith, ibid. Theodoret attributes much to voluntary works (saying "overstepping the law," that is, to perform more than what is commanded by God, contrary to Luke xvii, 10, but from the sense of an age already c…
Antiochus of St. Sabas fl. c. 614-620PG 89:1683…because he did the things that were commanded him i trow not so likewise ye when ye shall have done all those things which are commanded you say we are unprofitable servants we have done that…
Gregory of Agrigentum c. 559 - c. 630 (traditionalPG 98:955…along with those who are likeminded and coworkers in the evangelical promise we are unprofitable servants we have done what we ought to have done for such a person whether he takes a little food or…
Gregory of Agrigentum c. 559 - c. 630 (traditionalPG 98:1015…think humbly and say in accordance with the evangelical teaching a again we are unprofitable servants we have done what we ought to have done but if anyone while doing what is just is seized by…
Andrew of Crete c. 660–740PG 97:1265…says you have done all these things says the lord say that we are unprofitable servants we have done what we ought to do for it is a necessary and inescapable debt to offer to the…
George the Monk d. c. 914PG 110:187…said when you have done all things which are commanded you then say we are unprofitable servants we have done that which we ought to have done knowing this the divine isaiah says all our righteousness…
Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 118:763D…Divine commandment lay upon me regarding this, I would rightly have hoped for a great reward for this, and it would have been permitted to me as a private Luke xvii, 10.…
Symeon the New Theologian 949–1022PG 120:385…not do it will be beaten with many stripes another when you have done all those things which are commanded you say we are unprofitable servants for we have done what we ought to have done…
Euthymius the Hagiorite c. 955-1028PG 96:967B…or even more, as the Lord says: "When you have done all that is commanded you, say: We are unprofitable servants; we have done what we ought to have done" (Luke XVII:10). Others, again, would not even persuad…
Euthymius the Hagiorite c. 955-1028PG 96:1225…in the world hold up the saving word as a shield saying when ye shall have done all those things which are commanded you say we are unprofitable servants for we have done that which we…
Constantine Harmenopoulos c. 1320 – c. 1385PG 150:597D…e God. But this might be considered the work even of servants: "For when you have done all these things," he says, "say that we are unprofitable servants" (Luke XVII, 10). But this service is performed only by…
Joannes ChrysostomusPG 51:155A…:15); nor did he say this only, but he believed it, having learned from the Master that after we have done everything, we must call ourselves useless servants (Luke 17:10). This is humility; let those of you wh…
Joannes ChrysostomusPG 51:309D…mber our sins. And He made this clear to us both by what He exhorted his disciples, saying: When you have done all things, say, We are unprofitable servants (Luke 17. 10); and by the parable of the Pharisee, h…
Antonius Melissa fl. 11th centuryPG 136:1175D…follows (Luc. XIV, 8). "When you shall have done all things that are commanded you, say: We are unprofitable servants; we have done that which we ought to do" (Luc. XVII, 10). Rom. XII. "For I say, by the grace th…
11Luke 17:11
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 72:839…lineage from assyria for it is not without reason that he says through the midst of samaria and galilee returned glorifying god with a loud voice thus he shows that the samaritans are grateful but the…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:987…knowledge which is the chief office of shepherds d vers and it came to pass as he went to jerusalem that he passed through the midst of samaria and galilee and as he entered into a…
12Luke 17:12
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 17:365…death even the death of the cross h chapter xvii h v and as he entered into a certain village there met him ten leprous men who stood afar off v and they lifted up their…
Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:783B…the nine? There were not found any who returned to give glory to God, except this foreigner. And he said to him: Arise, go your way: your faith has saved you (Luc. xvii, 12-19).... By the grace of God I am what I am…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:987…to jerusalem that he passed through the midst of samaria and galilee and as he entered into a certain village there met him ten men that were lepers who stood afar off and they lifted up…
14Luke 17:14
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:387…in the evening gen xviii xix and angels of god met jacob and when he saw them he said 'this is a camp of god ' and he called the name of that place camps gen…
Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:783…them he said go show yourselves to the priests b and it came to pass that as they went they were cleansed but one of them when he saw that he was healed returned with a…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1561…lifted up their voice saying 'jesus master have mercy on us ' and when he saw them he said to them 'go show yourselves to the priests ' and as they went they were cleansed one…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:987…lifted up their voice saying 'jesus master have mercy on us ' and when he saw them he said unto them 'go show yourselves unto the priests ' and it came to pass that as they…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:989…than that they would be clean which is why it also says that as they went they were cleansed but perceive what we said in the beginning that of the ten nine although they were israelites…
Theodore of MopsuestiaPG 66:791C…ation (Lev. xxv, 5), proselytes also offered sacrifices. Thus also the Lord says to the ten lepers who had been cleansed: "Go, show yourselves to the priests" (Luke xvii, 14). One of them was a Samaritan, to whom…
15Luke 17:15
Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:783…it came to pass that as they went they were cleansed but one of them when he saw that he was healed returned with a loud voice glorifying god and he fell on his face at…
Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:4079…alone touched the sick woman she immediately by divine power leapt up and with a loud voice glorified god c the empress helena also crying out with a loud voice and glorifying god with great joy…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:987…and it came to pass that as they went they were cleansed and one of them when he saw that he was healed turned back and with a loud voice glorified god and fell down on…
Antonius Melissa fl. 11th centuryPG 136:1147…as the pupil of the eye luke xvii one of the lepers when he saw that he was healed returned with a loud voice glorifying god and he fell on his face at the feet of…
16Luke 17:16
Clement of Alexandria c. 150 – c. 215PG 9:1479…I, chapter 6, page 96 is read. Furthermore, in Luke 10:14, another fragment from chapter 11, page 132, which we also saw cited in the superior catena. Item, in Luke 17:16, from Paedagogus, book II, chapter 2,…
Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:783…was healed returned with a loud voice glorifying god and he fell on his face at his feet giving him thanks and he was a samaritan but jesus answering said were not the ten cleansed and…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:987…he was healed turned back and with a loud voice glorified god and fell down on his face at his feet giving him thanks and he was a samaritan and jesus answering said 'were there not…
Antonius Melissa fl. 11th centuryPG 136:1147…god and he fell on his face at the feet of jesus giving him thanks and he was a samaritan ii thess v in all things give thanks for this is the will of god in…
17Luke 17:17
Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 26:1383D…nized his own healing, returned, loudly praising God; and, cast at the feet of Jesus, gave Him thanks; and this man was a Samaritan. But Jesus answered saying (Luc. xvii, 17, 18): "Were not ten made clean? 63 and…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:987…him thanks and he was a samaritan and jesus answering said 'were there not ten cleansed but where are the nine '…
19Luke 17:19
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:1413…words rabboni that i may receive my sight he said to him go thy way thy faith hath made thee whole and the savior on the one hand said to him go thy way but he…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:609…to him rabboni that i may see and jesus said to him go thy way thy faith hath made thee whole and immediately he received his sight and followed jesus in the way matthew mentions two…
20Luke 17:20
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 72:839…affected by benefits display an ungrateful spirit v and being questioned by the pharisees when the kingdom of god cometh because it was to come in its own time in our human form the prophets had…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:991…his own nature which is of power vers b being asked by the pharisees when the kingdom of god is coming he answered them and said the kingdom of god is not coming with observation nor…
21Luke 17:21
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 11:151…observation nor will they say 'look here ' or 'there ' for the kingdom of god is within you but it must also be seen whether this perhaps signifies the same as what is written in…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 11:495…word of our lord and saviour comes not with observation nor will they say lo here or lo there but the kingdom of god is within us for the word is very nigh unto us in…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:233…is inside you and it does not come from outside just as the kingdom of god is within you and that woman who had lost the drachma did not find it outside but in her own…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:367…to those who are pure in heart or because the lord says behold the kingdom of god is within you these things meanwhile as much as could occur to our senses in passing for the present…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:759…occasion of salvation is within us just as the lord also said for behold the kingdom of god is within you for within us is the capacity for conversion when having been converted you shall groan…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:889…god may reign in it and it may be said to us behold the kingdom of god is within you this is therefore a work of the highest mercy which the heretics accuse of cruelty that…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:867…concept it is clear that to those to whom it is said the kingdom of god is within you to them it could also be said that the kingdom of heaven is within you and this…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:1893…his soul will lose it up to the place where it says the kingdom of god is within you chapter xvii whoever seeks it says to save his soul will lose it and whoever loses it…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:1895…that our savior says the kingdom of god is within you is to be understood in the sense that it is in the sinners for the kingdom of…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 14:547…nor say look here or look there for he says to them the kingdom of god is within you and as long as we preserve the seeds of truth implanted in our soul and its principles…
Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 26:873…of heaven is established whence also the lord says in the gospel the kingdom of god is within you the virtue which is in us requires only the human mind for to whom is it doubtful…
Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 30:527…in your mouth and in your heart moreover our lord also says the kingdom of god is within you therefore the goods those by which salvation comes are near us and within us but the things…
Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 32:265B…any other thing than the true contemplation of things that exist, which the divine Scriptures also call blessedness. "For the kingdom of heaven is within you" (Luke xvii, 21). And regarding the inner man, nothing…
Macarius of Egypt c. 300–391PG 34:877…set before us while death is to be broken for he says the kingdom of god is within you but in a certain way he who fights us and takes us captive is also found within…
Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 44:1255A…to obtain the things he desires unless he bestows the good upon himself. Wherefore the Lord says somewhere to His hearers: The kingdom of God is within you (Luke 17:21); and that everyone who asks receives,…
Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 44:1269…what the discourse also explains more openly to others where he said the kingdom of god is within you so that we may be taught that he who has purged his own heart from every creature…
Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 46:371D…es such a doctrine also in the Gospel, when He speaks to those who are able to hear the wisdom spoken in a mystery, saying: “The kingdom of God is within you” (Luke xvii, 21). For the saying indicates, I believe,…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:617A…God is present for you, closer to you. There is no need for a long journey, nor to cross the seas; but hear him saying: "The kingdom of heaven is within you" (Luke 17:21). There is no need for many expenditure…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:641…t were ensouled by it, but as being under its care. He says the rational power is "within," just as the Saviour also said the kingdom of heaven is "within us" (Luke 17:21). And the powers of the soul, when rest…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 64:21D…nature one is compared to the other. What is the kingdom of heaven, if not plainly Christ? For he says of himself: "Behold, the kingdom of God is within you" (Luke XVII, 21). But what is greater than Christ accor…
Mark the Hermit fl. c. 400–430PG 65:1063…pleasing to others the latter but he who knows what this is the kingdom of god is within you and also that in my father's house there are many mansions will again favor the latter xxvi…
Mark the Hermit fl. c. 400–430PG 65:1071C…id: "Let us, I pray, also know what this work is." To whom the ascetic: "To seek through prayer the kingdom of God and His justice, which He said is within us (Luc. XVII, 21); and to those seeking it, He promised…
Nilus of Sinai d. c. 430PG 79:425D…however, who has been perfected both in virtue and in knowledge, the kingdom of heaven is already present. "For behold," He says, "the kingdom is within you" (Luc. 17, 21), and it dwells and abides in you, not…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 72:841…he says this one thing only for the benefit of every man the kingdom of god is within you its advent eludes human observation do not inquire about the time he says when christ will appear…
Hesychius of Jerusalem d. after 450PG 93:1093…to the apostles as they were choosing such an inheritance of life the kingdom of god is within you but that second point according to the lxx is also to be noted that he called the…
Cosmas Indicopleustes fl. c. 535–550PG 88:133A…thoughts," and all the properties of the soul which he enumerates. Elsewhere, again, he speaks more pointedly to the Jews: "The kingdom of God is within you," ⟦Luc. xvii, 21⟧ instead of saying that you ought to ha…
Cosmas Indicopleustes fl. c. 535–550PG 88:935A…do perform the works of the kingdom, but not cautiously and not with knowledge—those of whom the word of the Savior speaks: The kingdom of God is within you (Luke xvii, 21), these are few and rare and difficult…
Maximus the Confessor c. 580–662PG 90:373…ineffable goods those things which are hoped for and not seen says the kingdom of god is within you the faith of god is the same thing as the kingdom of god distinguished from the kingdom…
Maximus the Confessor c. 580–662PG 90:1167B…quantity proper to each mansion. And to some the former pleases, to others the latter. But he who knows what it means that The kingdom of God is within you (Luc. XVII, 21), and what In my Father's house are ma…
Maximus the Confessor c. 580–662PG 90:1167B…and (Matth. III, 3), does not, as I think, refer to a contraction of time. For it will not come with observation; nor will they say, Lo here! Lo there! (Luc. XVII, 21), but it refers to the approach of thos…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1109C…fore man is life and death, and good and evil; and whatever pleases him shall be given to him" (Eccl. xv, 14, 15). "Behold, the kingdom of God is within you" (Luke xvii, 21). "Do you not know that to whom you yi…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:561…god within ourselves for the kingdom of heaven or rather what is the kingdom of god is within you jesus our god declared b but the servants prayed in one way and the master in another…
Theodore the Studite 759–826PG 99:539D…empty. Truly, let us, brothers, not stray from the goal and from the illustrious merchandise, but hearing the Lord saying: The kingdom of God is within you (Luc. XVII, 21), let us diligently prepare it daily, n…
Symeon Metaphrastes fl. c. 960, d. c. 1000PG 114:1419…the kingdom of god becomes within us for the lord also said the kingdom of god is within you b by saying this he shows that the good of god is not separated from our nature…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:991…not coming with observation nor will they say look here or look there for behold the kingdom of god is in the midst of you and he said to the disciples days are coming when you…
Gregory Palamas c. 1296–1359PG 151:557D…en through the wisdom of the world—but it is blessed to have God within oneself, according to that which is proclaimed, that "The kingdom of God is within us" (Luke 17:21). For the measure of understanding that…
Constantine Harmenopoulos c. 1320 – c. 1385PG 150:625C…has fallen to both receive the grace and to preserve it, have entered into the joy of their Lord, and have entered with the Bridegroom into the bridal chamber (Luc. xvii, 21), and have enjoyed the other delights i…
Constantine Harmenopoulos c. 1320 – c. 1385PG 150:1107…o our hearts, crying: Abba, Father," why should we not pray in our hearts together with the Spirit? And if, according to the Lord of the prophets and apostles ⟦Luc. XVII, 21⟧, "The kingdom of heaven is within us,"…
Athanasius AlexandrinusPG 25:59…is within thy heart which the savior also indicating and confirming said the kingdom of god is within you for since we have within ourselves the faith and the kingdom of god we are able quickly…
Anthony the GreatPG 40:1093…who knows war struggles steadfastly in god since our lord said truly the kingdom of god is within you what do these words signify h response h the sense of these words is this that we…
Leontius of ByzantiumPG 86:2053…god and that to be saved or lost is in our power behold the kingdom of god is within you b scholion by this saying the lord signified our free will and that it is in…
AnonymousPG 106:1205…he does fulfill it there will be no favor verse by saying the kingdom of god is within you what does he mean he says that it lies in your own wills to choose it verse…
22Luke 17:22
Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 32:51…them verily verily i say unto you except ye eat the flesh of the son of man and drink his blood ye have no life in you in several places basil discusses the best manner of…
Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 41:717…a there shall come days when you shall desire to see one of the days of the son of man a certain man said to him good master what must i…
Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 41:755…the prophets of god schol the days will come when you will desire to see one of the days of the son of man refut if he counts the days and indicates a time and calls…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:171…e says, "desired to see the things which you see, and did not see them" (Matt. 13:17); and, "The days will come when you will desire to see one of these days" (Luke 17:22). What then, even if you are an apostle…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 72:841…signifying of course christ v the days will come when you will desire to see one of the days of the son of man and you will not see it he says this wishing them to…
Hesychius of Jerusalem d. after 450PG 93:1415…the lord difficultas xxvi how does luke say the lord spoke to the disciples the days will come when you will desire to see one of the days of the son of man when matthew reports…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1179…pass in the days of noe so shall it be also in the days of the son of man they did eat and drink they married wives and were given in marriage until the day that…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:991…and he said to the disciples days are coming when you will desire to see one of the days of the son of man and you will not see it and they will say to you…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:995…happened in the days of noah so shall it be also in the days of the son of man they were eating and drinking they were marrying and given in marriage until the day that noah…
Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 129:1047…he signifies by saying that the time will come when they will desire to see one of the days of his life and they will say follow matthew wrote more clearly about these things in the…
Nicholas of Methone fl. c. 1150s, d. c. 1165PG 135:511…for the life of the world and unless you eat the flesh of the son of man and drink his blood you have no life in you he who eats my flesh and drinks my blood…
AnonymousPG 106:1205…wish to say when he states days will come when you will desire to see one of the days of the son of man and you will not see them that is the days of his…
24Luke 17:24
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 57:457…says in the belly of the whale three days and three nights so shall also the son of man be in the heart of the earth three days and three nights he did not say clearly…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:991…lights up the sky from one side to the other so will the son of man be in his day but first he must suffer many things and be rejected by this generation c in many…
25Luke 17:25
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:573…and he began to teach them that the son of man must suffer many things and be rejected of the elders and of the chief priests and scribes and be killed and after three days rise…
David Hoeschel 1556-1617PG 131:1241…. Voiceless (aphōnos). V. 6. To try (peirasai).] A metaplasm for peira. Examples in Holy Scripture are frequent; Sirach c. vi, v. 8, kta-sai for ktā, Luke xvii, v. 25, edunatai for oduna. D. Paul to the Romans c. 11, v. 17, ka…
26Luke 17:26
Clement of Alexandria c. 150 – c. 215PG 8:1151…therefore let not man separate what god has joined and again just as it was in the days of noah they were marrying and giving in marriage building and planting and as it was in the…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:1089…were so shall the coming of the son of man be for as it was in the days of the flood and so on for the requital of sins will not be in transmigration for those…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:1687…him may be found with him in that day and hour for as it was in the days of noah so shall the advent of the son of man be for as they were in the…
Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 41:717…there shall come days when you shall desire to see one of the days of the son of man a certain man said to him good master what must i do to inherit eternal life why…
Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 41:755…the days will come when you will desire to see one of the days of the son of man refut if he counts the days and indicates a time and calls himself the son of man…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:921…knoweth not the angels of heaven but the father alone for as in the days of noe so shall also the coming of the son of man be for as in the days before the flood…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 58:703…how together with the things already mentioned he adds yet another sign and as it was in the days of noah eating and drinking marrying and giving in marriage until the day that the flood came…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:197…presence will come upon us suddenly and declaring this christ said just as it was in the days of noah and in the days of lot so shall it be in the consummation of this age…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 72:841…the days will come when you will desire to see one of the days of the son of man and you will not see it he says this wishing them to be fortified against any distress…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 72:843…the present age will arrive he says that the consummation will be as it was in the days of noah and lot for they were living he says without care they were eating drinking selling buying…
Hesychius of Jerusalem d. after 450PG 93:1415…the days will come when you will desire to see one of the days of the son of man when matthew reports that he said behold i am with you always even to the end of…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1179B…f God. And they that have done good things, shall come forth unto the resurrection of life; but they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of judgment. › Luc. xvii, 26-30. — ‹ As it came to pass in the days of…
Theodore the Studite 759–826PG 99:587…of the flood and this sentence of the lord in the gospels as it was in the days of noah they were eating drinking marrying buying selling and suddenly the flood came and destroyed them all…
Arethas of Caesarea c. 860 – after 932PG 106:487…will be in long peace and security as it was he says in the days of noe so shall also the coming of the son of man be for as in the days that were before…
Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 119:613…the ones who will be robbed therefore the lord also says that as it was in the days of noah men were enjoying themselves with marriages and drinking and were unthinking of the calamity that was…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:991…disciples days are coming when you will desire to see one of the days of the son of man and you will not see it and they will say to you look here or look there…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:995…b verses and as it happened in the days of noah so shall it be also in the days of the son of man they were eating and drinking they were marrying and given in…
AnonymousPG 106:1205…states days will come when you will desire to see one of the days of the son of man and you will not see them that is the days of his life together with them upon…
27Luke 17:27
Irenaeus of Lyon c. 130–c. 202PG 7:1091…marrying and being given in marriage and they knew not until noah entered into the ark and the flood came and destroyed all and just as it came to pass in the days of lot they…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:167…days of noah they were eating drinking marrying and giving in marriage and the flood came and destroyed them all so shall the coming of the son of man be in which it is clearly signaled…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:1089…before the flood eating drinking marrying and giving in marriage until he entered into the ark and the flood came and took them all away and it will be for them that there will be punishment…
Didymus the Blind c. 313–398PG 39:1773…given in marriage selling buying planting building until the day that noah entered into the ark and the flood came and took them all away so shall it be in the presence of the son of…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 63:159D…ved a response, says he, Noah. Just as the Son of God, speaking of his own advent, was saying, "In the days of Noah they were marrying and giving in marriage" (Luke 17:27); so also he says here. Justly did the…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1179…son of man they did eat and drink they married wives and were given in marriage until the day that noe entered into the ark and the flood came and destroyed them all likewise as it…
Theodore the Studite 759–826PG 99:587…days of noah they were eating drinking marrying buying selling and suddenly the flood came and destroyed them all so shall it also be at the coming of the son of man and perhaps we wonder…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:995…son of man they were eating and drinking they were marrying and given in marriage until the day that noah entered into the ark and the flood came and destroyed them all likewise also as it…
Christian Friedrich Lücke 1791-1855PG 39:1743…given in marriage selling buying planting building until the day that noah entered into the ark and the flood came and took them all so will it be in the presence of the son of man…
28Luke 17:28
Clement of Alexandria c. 150 – c. 215PG 8:1151…therefore let not man separate what god has joined and again just as it was in the days of noah they were marrying and giving in marriage building and planting and as it was in the…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:1089…were so shall the coming of the son of man be for as it was in the days of the flood and so on for the requital of sins will not be in transmigration for those…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:1687…him may be found with him in that day and hour for as it was in the days of noah so shall the advent of the son of man be for as they were in the…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:921…but because the knowledge of all mysteries does not profit us for as it was in the days of noe so shall the coming of the son of man be as they were in the days…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 58:703…together with the things already mentioned he adds yet another sign and as it was in the days of noah eating and drinking marrying and giving in marriage until the day that the flood came and…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:197…presence will come upon us suddenly and declaring this christ said just as it was in the days of noah and in the days of lot so shall it be in the consummation of this age…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 72:843…the present age will arrive he says that the consummation will be as it was in the days of noah and lot for they were living he says without care they were eating drinking selling buying…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1179…flood came and destroyed them all likewise as it came to pass in the days of lot they did eat and drink they bought and sold they planted and built c and in the day that…
Theodore the Studite 759–826PG 99:587…of the flood and this sentence of the lord in the gospels as it was in the days of noah they were eating drinking marrying buying selling and suddenly the flood came and destroyed them all…
Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 119:613…the ones who will be robbed therefore the lord also says that as it was in the days of noah men were enjoying themselves with marriages and drinking and were unthinking of the calamity that was…
29Luke 17:29
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1179…they bought and sold they planted and built c and in the day that lot went out of sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven and destroyed them all even thus shall it be in…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:995…selling planting building but in the day that lot went out from sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven and destroyed them all even so shall it be in the day when the son of…
30Luke 17:30
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1179…sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven and destroyed them all even thus shall it be in the day when the son of man shall be revealed d luc xxi then there shall be signs…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:995…rained fire and brimstone from heaven and destroyed them all even so shall it be in the day when the son of man is revealed through these examples he shows the sudden and unexpected nature of…
31Luke 17:31
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 24:585A…and with apostasy spread throughout the whole world, the wrath of God will finally invade men full of wickedness. Quicunque illa die fuerit in tecto, etc. (Luc. xvii, 31). By this saying he signifies the pers…
Caesarius of Nazianzus c. 330-368/369PG 38:1185…them flee to the mountains and he who is on the housetop let him not come down to take anything from his house and he who is in the field let him not turn back to…
Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 28:1425…entangleth himself with secular businesses ii tim ii and again the lord and he that is in the field let him not go back marc xiii this means do not remember or desire to return to…
Hesychius of Jerusalem d. after 450PG 93:1273…the consummation for he says he that is upon the house top let him not come down to take his garment all the day they reproached me that is those who seemed to be friends were…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:409…them flee to the mountains and he that is on the housetop let him not come down to take…
OrigenesPG 16:2739…they that dwell in the desert places shall fall by the sword and he that is in the field shall be given to the beasts to be devoured and they that are in holds and in…
32Luke 17:32
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:1001C…putting his hand to the plow, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God." Moreover, also, when he had taught about many things, he adds this too, saying [Luc. XVII, 32]: "Be mindful of Lot's wife." It is bes…
33Luke 17:33
Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:1215…is written finally by believing in the lord who said whoever wishes to save his life shall lose it but whoever shall lose his life for my sake and the gospel s this one shall save…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:369…the ages of ages amen h homily lxvii h he that loveth his life shall lose it and he that hateth his life in this world shall keep it unto life eternal if any man serve…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:995…let him not return to the things behind remember lot s wife whosoever shall seek to save his life shall lose it and whosoever shall lose it shall preserve it in that day of the coming…
34Luke 17:34
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:433…escape them that there are two who grind of whom one shall be taken and the other shall be left therefore from that mill which is to be taken it will be necessary to offer the…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 24:585C…hey lose this at the same time and their eternal life, while they allow themselves to be conquered by apostasy. Illa nocte duo erunt in lecto uno, etc. (Luc. xvii, 34). Most admirably did he call the time…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 24:587…life one of whom shall be taken being worthy of god's election and the other shall be left being akin to punishment similarly two women grinding are understood as those among men who lead an obscure…
Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:727…and said verily i say unto you i know you not ibid i tell you in that night there shall be two men in one bed the…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:441A…n shall possess, what fear, those who remain on the earth? For one is caught up, and one is left behind; and one is taken, and one is left [Matt. xxiv. 40, 41; Luke xvii. 34, 35]. What shall be the soul of those w…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 72:845…to hades and shall suffer the penalties of their own wickedness v in that night there shall be two in one bed one shall be taken and the other shall be left he calls the time…
Isidore of Pelusium d. c. 450PG 78:349…there shall be two women grinding c at the mill one shall be taken and the other shall be left understand by the mill and the grinding place the rotation and dizziness of this life which…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:997…be the most grievous tribulation about to occur then h vers h i tell you in that night there will be two on one bed the one will be taken and the other will be left…
Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 129:625…behind two shall be grinding at the same b mill one shall be taken and the other shall be left behind by those who are in the bed he indicates those who are resting by those…
Cyril of JerusalemPG 33:901B…someone of those who are present will say: "I am poor, and perhaps at that time I shall be found infirm upon my bed; or I, a woman, shall be found at the mill (Luke xvii. 34); shall we therefore be despised?" Take…
Cyril of JerusalemPG 33:901B…ervant (Phil. ii. 7) does not despise servants. Even if you are lying sick upon a bed, it is written: "Two shall be in one bed; one is taken, and one is left" (Luke xvii. 34). Even if you are delivered by necessit…
36Luke 17:36
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:419…as did the giants in the time of noah vers then two shall be in the field the one is taken and the one is left two women grinding at the mill the one is taken…
Nicetas Choniates c. 1155–1217PG 139:679…last times that of two lying on the same couch one would be taken and the other left this happened entirely in those days when one of the spouses would be suddenly snatched away to suffer…
Constantine Harmenopoulos c. 1320 – c. 1385PG 150:623…savior says that he will take them up then he says two shall be in the field the one shall be taken and the other left matt xxiv signifying that it is not human nor situated…
Photius of ConstantinoplePG 104:415A…" Vers. 8, "Take for me a heifer." Gen. XV, 9. Vers. 9, I. three-year-old, and a three-year-old goat, and a ram. Cod. V. A. St. Vers. 27, "and you also," Luke XVII, 36. Vers. 30, anaklinei (shall recline).…
37Luke 17:37
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 49:369B…u have sung that triumphant song to God! For this reason Christ also called us eagles, when He said, "Where the carcass is, there the eagles will be gathered" (Luke 17:37), so that we might fly on high, lighten…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 63:897D…ical hymn to God, the victory song, "Holy, holy, holy"? For this reason Christ called us eagles, saying, "Where the corpse is, there are also the eagles," (Luc. 17:37), so that we might sky-walk, that we mi…
Isidore of Pelusium d. c. 450PG 78:349…promised he will gather us and this too is what you asked wheresoever the body is thither will the eagles be gathered together where he says the defeat occurred through intemperate taste there also the victory…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:997…will be taken and the other left and responding they say to him where lord and he said to them where the corpse is there also will the eagles be gathered together and from this we…