Where the Fathers quote Matthew 11

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John ChrysostomPG 57:327expounds v.1“Και εγενετο οτε ετελεσεν ο Ιησους διατασσων τοις δωδεκα μαθηταις αυτου μετεβη εκειθεν του διδασκειν και κηρυσσειν εν ταις πολεσιν αυτων.”On «And it came to pass, when Jesus had finished»: God's authority in miracles and the duty of constant thanksgiving John ChrysostomPG 57:413expounds v.1“Και εγενετο οτε ετελεσεν ο Ιησους διατασσων τοις δωδεκα μαθηταις αυτου μετεβη εκειθεν του διδασκειν και κηρυσσειν εν ταις πολεσιν αυτων.”On «And it came to pass, when Jesus had finished» (Mt 11:1): Divine justice and the punishment of sin Isidore of PelusiumPG 78:204expounds v.3“ειπεν αυτω· συ ει ο ερχομενος η ετερον προσδοκωμεν”On the Question of the Forerunner: «Are you the one who is to come?» Basil of SeleuciaPG 85:365expounds v.3“ειπεν αυτω· συ ει ο ερχομενος η ετερον προσδοκωμεν”On «Are you the one who is to come, or should we expect another?» John ChrysostomPG 57:419expounds v.7“Τουτων δε πορευομενων ηρξατο ο Ιησους λεγειν τοις οχλοις περι Ιωαννου· τι εξηλθετε εις την ερημον θεασασθαι καλαμον υπο ανεμου σαλευομενον”On «As they were going, Jesus began to speak» (Matt 11:7): Testimony to John the Baptist Cyril of AlexandriaPG 75:156expounds v.11“αμην λεγω υμιν, ουκ εγηγερται εν γεννητοις γυναικων μειζων Ιωαννου του βαπτιστου· ο δε μικροτερος εν τη βασιλεια των ουρανων μειζων αυτου εστιν.”On the equality of the Son with the Father, regarding «Truly I say to you, among those born of women there has not risen one greater than John the Bap Isidore of PelusiumPG 78:228expounds v.11“αμην λεγω υμιν ουκ εγηγερται εν γεννητοις γυναικων μειζων Ιωαννου του βαπτιστου· ο δε μικροτερος εν τη βασιλεια των ουρανων μειζων αυτου εστιν.”On the saying regarding John: «He that is least in the kingdom of heaven» Photius of ConstantinoplePG 101:1006expounds v.11“αμην λεγω υμιν ουκ εγηγερται εν γεννητοις γυναικων μειζων Ιωαννου του βαπτιστου· ο δε μικροτερος εν τη βασιλεια των ουρανων μειζων αυτου εστιν.”On: «He who is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he» Photius of ConstantinoplePG 101:1153expounds v.11“αμην λεγω υμιν, ουκ εγηγερται εν γεννητοις γυναικων μειζων Ιωαννου του βαπτιστου· ο δε μικροτερος εν τη βασιλεια των ουρανων μειζων αυτου εστιν.”309. How to understand «Among them that are born of women there has not risen a greater than John the Baptist» Cyril of AlexandriaPG 75:380expounds v.27“Παντα μοι παρεδοθη υπο του πατρος μου· και ουδεις επιγινωσκει τον υιον ει μη ο πατηρ ουδε τον πατερα τις επιγινωσκει ει μη ο υιος και ω εαν βουληται ο”On «The Father loves the Son», «All things have been delivered to me», and «I can do nothing» Basil of SeleuciaPG 85:325expounds v.28“Δευτε προς με παντες οι κοπιωντες και πεφορτισμενοι, καγω αναπαυσω υμας.”On «Come to Me, all you that labor and are burdened, and I will refresh you» John ChrysostomPG 50:719expounds v.29“αρατε τον ζυγον μου εφ᾿ υμας και μαθετε απ᾿ εμου οτι πραος ειμι και ταπεινος τη καρδια και ευρησετε αναπαυσιν ταις ψυχαις υμων·”On St. Bassus and: «Learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart» Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:873…which he spoke i will dwell and walk among them b and it came to pass when jesus had finished these parables that he departed thence and coming into his own country since in the foregoing… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:745…his ruin is great because he falls entirely from the foundation and it came to pass when jesus had finished these words the multitudes were in admiration at his doctrine the man's intellect when rationally placated… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:797…remuneration of righteousness h homily xxxii from chapter xix a h and it came to pass when jesus had finished these sayings he departed from galilee and came into the borders of judea beyond the jordan… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:799…from the good one i shall pursue what the evangelist says and it came to pass when jesus had finished these words a which words those which he had spoken of above how from the hearth… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 58:487…h homily xlviii h a and it came to pass when jesus had finished these parables he departed thence why does it say these because he was about to speak… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 58:595…spoke about you a b c h homily lxii h d and it came to pass when jesus had finished these words he departed from galilee and came into the borders of judaea beyond the jordan… Eulogius of Alexandria d. 607/608PG 86:2917…name of the lord for what does the evangelist say iii and it came to pass when jesus had drawn near to bethphage and to bethany at the mountain that is called olivet he sent two… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 94:371…narrate at length having recounted these things in order matthew adds and it came to pass when jesus had finished these discourses he said to his disciples you know that after two days the passover shall… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:217…fall is great because he who falls is a christian a and it came to pass when jesus had finished these sayings the crowds were astonished at his teaching b for he was teaching them as… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:247…h h concerning those who were sent by john h ver and it came to pass when jesus had made an end of commanding his twelve disciples he passed from thence to teach and preach in… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:435…betrayal of christ on the denial of peter h a vers and it came to pass when jesus had finished all these words he said to his disciples you know that after two days the passover… Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 129:841…also near the end of the sixty first chapter that text and it came to pass when jesus had finished all these words he said to his disciples ye know that after two days is the… Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 129:931…that is to say those which were spoken for matthew says and it came to pass when jesus had finished these words vers centurionis vers and sent unto him here too the same is signified namely… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 11:1755…a the prison the works of christ he sent his disciples to him saying are you the one who is to come or should we… Eusebius of Emesa c. 300-359PG 86:505…t. eccl. lib. 1, c. 51, and Leo Allatius, De libris ecclesiast. Græc., p. 504. From Chrysostom (hom. 38 on Matthew) and Theophylact (Commentary on Matthew xi, 2), both of whom prove that John, being superior to the proph… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 57:413…present and performing healings anyone would have wished to approach them and when john had heard in the prison the works of jesus he sent two of his disciples to ask him saying are you he… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 57:413…he sent two of his disciples to ask him saying are you he that should come or do we look for another luke says that they also reported the signs to john and then he sent… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 58:897D…Etiam librarios male habuit rara constructio τὸν καθ᾽ ὃν. Euthym. ad Matth. ix, 5, ἦσαν δὲ καὶ ἄμφω τὰ περὶ ὧν ἠρώτησε, Θεῷ μὲν δυνατὰ κ. τ. ἑ. Theophylact. ad Matth. xi, 3, ἵνα… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:523D…et and knew that he was going to precede his Lord into Hades, send some of his disciples to Him saying, "Are you he who is coming, or do we look for another?" (Matt. XI, 3). And he was not asking because he was… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:69…idle while in prison? Nay, but even sending from the prison, he said to his disciples, Go, tell Christ: Art thou he that is to come, or look we for another? (Matt. 11: 3). And even being there, he taught; for… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 71:41A…Baptist himself sends some of his disciples to our Lord Jesus Christ for this very reason to inquire: "Art thou he who is to come, or do we look for another?" (Matt. XI, 3). That he was a figure of Christ, we ma… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 72:397…receiveth me and he that receiveth me receiveth him that sent me art thou he that should come or do we look for another he asked not because he was ignorant that he was the christ… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 72:611…those who would ask and say are you he who is to come or do we look for another d to come where some might perhaps say and it seems to some that they understand it… Isidore of Pelusium d. c. 450PG 78:1777…force of a tyrannical nature iv are you he who is to come or do we look for another i the lord's tunic was seamless woven from the top throughout i he who has two tunics… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:2619…aited the advent of Christ. Therefore, when John had sent to Him, he asked whether He were the one who was coming, or if they ought to await another ⟦Matthew 11:3⟧. Announcing the advent of Christ to them as good news, Scr… Antiochus of St. Sabas fl. c. 614-620PG 89:1433D…s good" (Ps. cxlii, 10). And to Moses: "I am who I am" (Ex. iii, 14). And John says: "That which was from the beginning" (I Joan. i, 1). And: "He that cometh" (Matth. xi, 3). And—… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:369C…: “Save, I beseech thee.” The Lord is called “coming” because He was expected by the Hebrews to arrive; for thus also John says, “Art thou He that is coming?” (Matt. XI, 3)—that is, he who is expected to appear.… Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 129:67A…, and in many other places, the Gospel writers have imitated the Hebrew phrasing, placing the present, and sometimes also the perfect, in place of the future. Matt. 11, 3, and Luke 7, 19, 20, there occurs in th… PG 85 (anthology)PG 85:13…53. On the five thousand men fed with five loaves (Matt. xiv). Incipit: "I praise those who love to hear." 54. On that passage in Matthew xi, 3: Are you he who is to come, or shall we look for another?… Basil of SeleuciaPG 85:369…of his disciples to ask him are you he who is to come or do we look for another what is the scope of your words what is this unusual way of asking we do not… Eusebius of Alexandria 5th-6th centuryPG 86:379…amen xii h on the passage art thou he that is to come or do we look for another h b since you ask me dearly beloved being desirous to learn why john the baptist the… Eusebius of Alexandria 5th-6th centuryPG 86:381…sake being uncertain therefore because of this he sent to him saying art thou he that should come or do we look for another and lest you think that i am not telling the truth about… Eusebius of Alexandria 5th-6th centuryPG 86:383…this signifies that which was said art thou he that is to come or do we look for another from this answer of the lord the forerunner understood that the savior for the sake of those… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 74:861B…t, they were seeking divine portents. Hence the Savior said to those sent by John: "Go and report to John what you hear and see: the blind see, the lame walk" (Matth. 11, 4), and the rest. The Greeks, however, se… Theophilus of Antioch d. c. 190PG 6:499…not listen the lawgiver is present and you do not see him the poor have the gospel preached to them the blind receive their sight and you do not understand there is now need of a… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 14:215…to john what you hear and see the blind receive sight d the lame walk the lepers are cleansed the deaf hear the poor have the gospel preached to them concerning which we shall discuss more… Didymus the Blind c. 313–398PG 39:411…blind receive their sight the lame walk and the dead are raised and the poor have the gospel preached to them and blessed is he whosoever shall not be offended in me for as to what… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 57:415…b go tell john what you hear and see the blind see the lame walk the lepers are cleansed the deaf hear the dead are raised and the poor have the gospel preached to them and… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 71:901…relate to john what you have heard and see the blind see the lame walk the lepers are cleansed and the deaf hear the dead rise again the poor have the gospel preached to them and… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 76:1277…tell john what you have seen and heard that the blind see the lame walk the lepers are cleansed the deaf hear the dead are raised and the poor have the gospel preached to them and… Dionysius the Areopagite fl. c. 500PG 4:731…go and report to john what you have heard the blind see the lame walk the lepers are cleansed the deaf hear the dead rise again the poor are evangelized this way was held by the… Eulogius of Alexandria d. 607/608PG 86:2933…us o lord son of david ' o strange and paradoxical miracles the blind receive their sight and the seeing jews are becoming blind these confess him as lord and those ask 'who is this '… Photius of Constantinople c. 810–c. 891PG 102:99…them to tell others saying go report to john the blind see the lame walk the lepers are cleansed the deaf hear and the dead are raised for as they go he says report to john… Epiphanius the Monk fl. c. 1015PG 120:285…house for b the blind see the deaf hear the mute speak the lame walk the lepers are cleansed and all kinds of diseases are said to be cured by the merits and intercession of this… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:247…relate to john what you have heard and seen the blind see the lame walk the lepers are cleansed and the deaf hear the dead rise again the poor have the gospel preached to them and… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:783…to john what you have seen and heard that the blind see the lame walk the lepers are cleansed the deaf hear the dead rise again the poor have the gospel preached to them and blessed… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:787…prophets for the fact that the blind receive sight the lame walk and the poor have the gospel preached to them these are things of isaiah then he says and blessed is he who shall not… Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 130:1213…proclaim it for go he says and tell john the blind see the lame walk the lepers are cleansed the deaf hear and the dead are raised he also gave to his disciples a sign of… Constantine Harmenopoulos c. 1320 – c. 1385PG 150:1029…neck under the yoke of christ for as he himself said 'the poor have the gospel preached to them ' but take heed to yourself and as much as you can renounce earthly pleasures and cares… Antonius Augustinus Touttée 1677-1718PG 33:257D…on held in his hand and threw down: therefore the almond rod and not a real serpent devoured the magicians' rods." I will also quibble at Christ's proposition, Matt. XI, 5: "The blind see, the lame walk, the dea… Isaias AbbasPG 40:1137…report to john what you have heard and seen the blind see the lame walk the lepers are cleansed the dead rise again the poor have the gospel preached to them and blessed is he whosoever… Basil of SeleuciaPG 85:371…go report to john what you hear and see the blind see the lame walk the lepers are cleansed and the deaf hear and the dead are raised and the poor have the gospel preached to… Eusebius of Alexandria 5th-6th centuryPG 86:383…hear and see the blind receive their sight the lepers are cleansed the poor have the gospel preached to them and the dead rise again a since thou art poor announce to those who are in… Pantaleon the Deacon unknownPG 140:523…day of my burying. Likewise, it was permitted to circumcise on the Sabbath day, because this was a spiritual work, not a servile one, as is said in Matthew XI, 5: The priests in the temple profane the Sabbath by circumcis… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:1821…red by us; for it is not a question here of our justice, but of the excellence of the new law over the old. Moreover, in some old books it is read in Matthew XI, 6, as in this place and in Theophylact: τοῦ ἱεροῦ μεῖζον ὧδε… Didymus the Blind c. 313–398PG 39:411…dead are raised and the poor have the gospel preached to them and blessed is he whosoever shall not be offended in me for as to what he shall say concerning those who are led astray… Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 41:711…such faith not even in israel have i found the altered text blessed is he whosoever shall not be scandalized in me for he related it as concerning john this is he of whom it is… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:173D…im more closely. And even then they scarcely believed, which Christ himself hinted at when he said, And blessed is he, whosoever shall not be offended in me (Matt. 11:6). He says, And no man receives his t… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 72:615…and the rest to which he adds a clause worthy of god and blessed is he whosoever shall not be offended in me for what else did he desire to show by these words except that… Isidore of Pelusium d. c. 450PG 78:297B…n—the one selling judgments, the other selling calls, while these are their subordinates and zealots. And blessed is he whosoever shall not be offended in you (Matth. xi, 6). Desist, therefore, O sluggish and neg… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:783…the dead rise again the poor have the gospel preached to them and blessed is he whosoever shall not be offended in me and when the messengers of john were departed he began to speak to… Isaias AbbasPG 40:1137…the dead rise again the poor have the gospel preached to them and blessed is he whosoever shall not be offended in me he who has his hope placed in this world is blind and if… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 14:1301…might hear the precursor of the man who was assumed and might see a reed shaken with the wind of which pipes were made and the vocal reed which in the mouth of children sounds with… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:647C…ing John: What went you out into the desert to see? A man clothed in soft garments? No: for they that are clothed in soft garments, are in the houses of kings (Matth. 11. 7). You see therefore that he had such a… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 57:347…he speaks similarly according to their conscience saying what did you go out into the wilderness to see ibid v for since he saw that they were thinking about john as if he were a light… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:249…s and when they went their way jesus began to say to the multitudes concerning john what went you out into the desert to see a reed shaken with the wind perhaps the crowds upon hearing… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:783…when the messengers of john were departed he began to speak to the multitudes concerning john what went you out into the desert to see a reed shaken with the wind but what went you out… Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 129:349…confounding them he refutes them he says therefore what did you go out into the wilderness to see a reed shaken by the wind that is to say a light and fickle man and in the… AnonymousPG 106:1103…he says within the hearing of the crowds what did you go out into the wilderness to see a reed shaken by the wind and the rest he says this because he is firm and not… Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 41:341…rebuke to him but since it was what did you go out to see a man clothed in soft garments and this was not the case there is no longer any reason to apply the reproach… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:647…manifests it saying concerning john what went you out into the desert to see a man clothed in soft garments no for they that are clothed in soft garments are in the houses of kings matth… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:773…the depth of god what did you go out into the desert to see a man clothed in soft garments that is a friend of the world who enjoys its goods do you not see that… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 57:189…be the greatest commendation of virtue saying thus what went ye out to see a man clothed in soft raiment behold those who wear soft things are in the houses of kings matt but if that… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 57:419…a reed shaken by the wind but what did you go out to see a man clothed in soft garments behold they that wear soft garments are in the houses of kings but what did you… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 63:205CLatin…inierunt? annon sunt in tormentis? Sed quae nunc fiunt, dic mihi, nonne sunt hujusmodi? Audi Christum dicentem: Qui mollibus vestiuntur, in domibus regum sunt (Matth. 11. 8); qui autem non talibus vestiuntur, in… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 72:617…regeneration into god through holy baptism are taken by force through faith but what went ye out for to see etc b did he have a notable appearance did he have royal dignity did he possess… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 75:171…he is certainly not a reed what then did you go out to see a man clothed in soft garments behold those who wear soft clothing are in the houses of kings and for these he… Photius of Constantinople c. 810–c. 891PG 101:1005…desert was it to see a reed shaken by the wind or to see a man clothed in soft garments it is clear that it was neither for you yourselves by the very thing you did… Symeon Metaphrastes fl. c. 960, d. c. 1000PG 114:1205…see a reed shaken by the wind but what went you out to see a man clothed in soft garments behold such are in the houses of kings but what went you out to see a… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:249…judged him to be c v s but what went you out to see a man clothed in soft garments behold they that are in soft clothing are in the houses of kings for lest they… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:783…see a reed shaken with the wind but what went you out to see a man clothed in soft garments behold they that are in costly apparel and live delicately are in the houses of kings… Constantine Harmenopoulos c. 1320 – c. 1385PG 150:1065C…his own soul, but furthermore puts on the impudence of harlots. Above all, let him hear the One who says: «They that wear soft clothing are in kings' houses» (Matt. XI, 8), whereas our conversation is in heaven… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:97…" (Ps. xix, 8). Let him tell us, then, what are the eyes that are enlightened by the light of the precept? And again: "He that has ears to hear, let him hear" (Matt. xi, 9). What are these ears, which if anyone… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 57:419…did you go out to see a prophet yes i say to you and more than a prophet ' for the things that concerned the disciples of john were rightly ordered and they departed confirmed by… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 72:617…regeneration into god through holy baptism are taken by force through faith but what went ye out for to see etc b did he have a notable appearance did he have royal dignity did he possess… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:249…christian to wear soft raiment v s but what went you out to see a prophet yea i tell you and more than a prophet john is more than a prophet because the other prophets only… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:783…delicately are in the houses of kings but what went you out to see a prophet yea i say to you and more than a prophet this is he of whom it is written behold i… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 11:1873…and the prophets even as the savior himself speaking about john says this is he of whom it is written behold i send my messenger before thy face who shall prepare thy way before thee since… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:537…run his course no one has since been called great this therefore is he of whom it is written the great priest among his brethren among which brethren among those of whom he said when he… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:1483…III, 3]. And this is he of whom God said through the prophet: "Behold, I send my angel before thy face, who shall prepare thy way before thee" [Ex. XXIII, 20; Matt. XI, 10]. For this reason, I believe, He questi… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 14:47…gospel of jesus christ as it is written in isaiah the prophet behold i send my messenger before thy face who shall prepare thy way the voice of one crying in the wilderness prepare the way… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 14:153…an angel of god with you says the lord almighty and john of whom it is written behold i send my angel before your face so also the angels of god are termed men on account… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 14:231…explaining the words that all might believe through him regarding the passage this is he of whom it is written behold i send my angel before your face who shall prepare your way before you b… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 14:243…gospel of jesus christ as it is written in isaiah the prophet behold i send my messenger before thy face who shall prepare thy way before thee the voice of one crying in the wilderness prepare… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:1109…and the people that shall be created shall praise the lord c this is he of whom it is also said in the seventeenth a people which i knew not hath served me at the hearing… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 28:291…the son of god as it is written in isaiah the prophet behold i send my messenger before thy face which shall prepare thy way before thee a according to luke whose beginning is forasmuch as… Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 45:867…nothing more than john and moses for the discourse says about him this is he of whom it is written behold i send my angel c before your face john therefore is an angel but although… Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 41:711…not be scandalized in me for he related it as concerning john this is he of whom it is written behold i send my messenger before thy face and entering into the house of the pharisee… Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 41:731…nor does the truth by hiding itself speak a lie h schol this is he of whom it is written behold i send my angel before thy face h b h refut if the only begotten… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:645…judea and saying repent for the kingdom of heaven is at hand for this is he of whom it is said by isaiah the prophet saying the voice of one crying in the desert prepare ye… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 57:419…yes i say to you and more than a prophet he adds for this is he of whom it is written behold i send my angel before thy face who shall prepare thy way before thee… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 72:329B…t. For Christ himself says somewhere: "This is he of whom it is written: Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee" (Matt. xi, 10). Of the same, divine Isaiah has also g… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 72:397…that after his death they might not c cleave to another master for this is he of whom it is written behold i send my messenger before thy face which shall prepare thy way before thee… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 72:617…then by the words more than a prophet he explains that saying behold i send my messenger before thy face for he is greater than a prophet whom god testifies is sent as his own angel… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 75:167…a prophet certainly i say to you even more than a prophet for this is he of whom it is written behold i send my angel before d your face who will prepare your way before… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 75:173…as if by legal authority for this is he he says concerning whom it is written behold i send my angel before your face who will prepare your way before you then what does he say… Hesychius of Jerusalem d. after 450PG 93:1391…of jesus christ add as it is written in isaiah the prophet behold i send my messenger before thy face and the things that follow for these things even if with slightly different words are not… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:1029…of the sun and of what sun it is clear that it is he of whom it is written but to you who fear my name the sun of righteousness shall arise this fountain the lord… Photius of Constantinople c. 810–c. 891PG 101:1007…lord this is he he says of whom it is written h behold i send my messenger before thy face who shall prepare thy way before thee h there remains a fourth mode concerning which especially… Photius of Constantinople c. 810–c. 891PG 101:1199…in their presence and report to him what they had seen vers for this is he of whom it is written behold i send my angel before thy face etc photii therefore the saviour says to… Arethas of Caesarea c. 860 – after 932PG 106:489…flesh from them again in matth xi speaking of john he says this is he of whom it is written behold i send my angel who shall prepare thy way before thee which was the office… Symeon Metaphrastes fl. c. 960, d. c. 1000PG 114:1205…a prophet yes i say to you and more than a prophet this is he of whom it is written behold i send my angel before your face who shall prepare your way before you amen… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:249…still in his mother's womb acknowledged christ and leaped d v s for this is he of whom it is written behold i send my angel before thy face who shall prepare thy way before thee… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:493…christ the son of god as it is written in the prophets behold i send my messenger before thy face who shall prepare thy way before thee the voice of one crying in the wilderness prepare… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:783…a prophet yea i say to you and more than a prophet this is he of whom it is written behold i send my angel before thy face who shall prepare thy way before thee for… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:789…then he brings forth the prophet as a witness for he says this is he of whom it is written behold i send my messenger for john was an angel perhaps because of his life which… Germanus II of Constantinople d. c. 1240PG 140:751…our theme vi behold i send my angel before thy face who shall prepare thy way before thee thus john is greater than all the prophets c and greater by as much as an angel is… PG 2 (anthology)PG 2:1297…they mocked his angels likewise also the lord says concerning the forerunner this is he of whom it is written behold i send my angel before your face and not only are the righteous called angels… Germanus I of ConstantinoplePG 98:415…the gospel of jesus christ as it is written in the prophets behold i send my messenger before thy face showing the winged image of the gospel through these words the lion is a thymic animal… Clement of Alexandria c. 150 – c. 215PG 9:1443…them children boys infants friends and little ones of whom the lesser in the kingdom of heaven is greater than john therefore if anything is dispensed to them from the mammon of iniquity the reward of… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:1131…the father sent both the savior and the holy spirit greatest therefore in the kingdom of heaven is he who has humbled himself beyond all those who humble themselves in imitation of that child they were… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 17:293…who confess jesus christ h cap xi h v but the lesser in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he v and from the days of john the baptist until now the kingdom of heaven… Archelaus of Carrhae fl. c. 262-280PG 10:1513…born of women than john the baptist but he that is lesser in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he tell me by what reasoning is he greater than him in the kingdom of heaven… Caesarius of Nazianzus c. 330-368/369PG 38:1143…than all does he again say himself but he that is lesser in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he h response h not even this is to be accepted without a twofold and varied… Macarius of Egypt c. 300–391PG 34:713…one greater than john among those born of women but he who is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he the apostles who were born from above by god and who received the… Didymus the Blind c. 313–398PG 39:885…received as being most especially divine and again he who is lesser in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he he was speaking about john the apostle who was lesser in years than john the… Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 41:341…of christ and this they say is what is meant by the least in the kingdom of heaven concerning us they say he said that the least among us is greater than he vii but their… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:259C…just as we are, and not greater than Christ, or even than John the Baptist: "For among those born of women there has not risen a greater than he," says Christ (Matt. 11:11). Others again, erring, say that he is… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:775…than the prophets amen i say to you there hath not risen among them that are born of women a greater than john the baptist concerning which prophet has it ever been prophesied all the prophets… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 57:421…verdict henceforth saying amen i say to you there hath not risen among them that are born of women a greater than john the baptist b what he says is this no woman has brought forth… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:105B…shoe-latchet is the work of the ultimate service. If John is not worthy to loose the latchet, John, of whom no one born of woman has become greater (Luke 7:28; Matt. 11:11): where shall we rank ourselves? If the… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:21…for indeed he spoke very darkly when he said but he who is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he but now more plainly john he says baptized with water but you shall… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:739C…ed than John the Baptist: for the word of the Lord is true: "Amen I say to you, there has not risen among those born of women a greater than John the Baptist" (Matt. XI, 11). And so we prove him not to be greater… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 72:397…judgment thereafter saying amen i say to you there has not risen among them that are born of women a greater than john the baptist and look how he confirms what is said about john by… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 72:619…law i speak of the honesty of life yet we are greater among them that are born of women because of christ v they are like unto children sitting in the marketplace there was perhaps a… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 73:171…savior says amen amen i say to you there hath not risen among them that are born of women a greater than john the baptizer but he now introduces him a man so great and worthy… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 73:757…say to you there has not risen among those born of women a greater than john the baptist yet he who is lesser in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he and what is the… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 75:167…say to you there has not arisen among those born of women a greater than john the baptist but he who is lesser in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he nor did he make… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 75:173…amen i say to you among those born of women there has not risen a greater than john the baptist yet the lesser in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he see then again how… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 75:1487…the baptist hath risen he is compared with christ but the lesser in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he that he was not equal to christ nor greater and how john is the lamp… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 77:411…savior who said of him among those born of women there has not risen a greater than john the baptist and what prepared moses the interpreter of sacred things to enter into the darkness and to… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 77:1401…there is no one greater than john yet he who is lesser in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he o unwise wise men that they contrive to bring forth such a notion as is… Isidore of Pelusium d. c. 450PG 78:95…to the reader timotheus did he expound the words of jesus christ he that is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than john well in the letters to pansophius and the presbyter aphrodisius did… Isidore of Pelusium d. c. 450PG 78:1751…accounts that a servant owes to god iv he who is less in the kingdom of heaven is greater than john i the minotaur devoured the children of the athenians iv a widow bringing two mites… Maximus the Confessor c. 580–662PG 90:821…there has not arisen a greater than john but yet the d least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 94:1167…baptist apostle and martyr for among those born of women there has not risen a greater than john the baptist as the lord said and he became the first herald of the kingdom let us honor… Theodore the Studite 759–826PG 99:747B…e God and the Truth, pronounced the praises before all others. For He says: Among those born of women, there has arisen no one greater than John the Baptist (Matt. XI, 11). Since, therefore, such great and tran… Photius of Constantinople c. 810–c. 891PG 101:69…among those born of women a dominical testimony then but he who is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he for if the voice is uttered interrogatively but is the one who is… Photius of Constantinople c. 810–c. 891PG 101:999…said as a question in praise of the forerunner but he who is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he i know that most of those who have preceded me have thought that… Photius of Constantinople c. 810–c. 891PG 101:1011…is altogether true among those born of women there has not arisen a greater than john the baptist he touched the head of the master he preached from the womb he preached until death he drew… Photius of Constantinople c. 810–c. 891PG 101:1271…that of eusebius of pamphilus question ccxxii what is that he who is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he question ccxxiii if god is everywhere how can the mystery by which he… Photius of Constantinople c. 810–c. 891PG 103:827…order of angels themselves for this reason he also says however the least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than john b meaning in the abundance of the spirit toward immutability since the common creator… Photius of Constantinople c. 810–c. 891PG 103:1101…and that he was not nourished with milk that saying he who is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than john the baptist the savior said of himself and that it was not of… Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 118:49…manifests his power over john just as when he said he who is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than john b but you shall be baptized with the holy spirit not many days… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:251…say to you there has not risen among those born of women a greater than john the baptist with certainty he declares this that there is no one greater than john but by saying of women… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:789…who had known a man c and they understood the phrase the least in the kingdom of heaven differently as meaning that the least in the life according to christ is greater than the righteous one… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:509…under a shadow as when he said but he who is less in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he now however he says openly john indeed baptized with water but you shall be baptized… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:1007B…that this was a power from above. Behold, here is properly fulfilled that which is written: "He who is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he" (Matt. 11, 11). For indeed, Paul, the last of the apo… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:1063…and john no longer as before obscurely when he said but the least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he but how does he say you shall be baptized when there was no water… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:1111…him that is speaking behold here is specifically fulfilled the saying the least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he behold for the last of the apostles concerning the calling that which john did… Daniel Heinsius 1580-1655PG 43:979…ever received for he says among those born of women there has not risen a greater than john the baptist how then did he come ak ryktos unproclaimed without a harbinger or messenger i ask how… AnonymousPG 106:1105…alludes to those things which happened after the resurrection at pentecost vers there hath not risen a greater than john among them that are born of women is of past time not future lest anyone should… Theophilus of Antioch d. c. 190PG 6:589…law and the prophets were until john the baptist from that time the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence and the violent take it by force and if you are willing to receive it he himself is… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:617…places which are promised to you and how does the lord say from the days of john the baptist the kingdom of heaven suffers violence and the violent take it by force for unless there were… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:887…lord also clearly indicate these things in the gospel when he says from the days of john the kingdom of heaven suffers violence and the violent take it by force why then do you hesitate oh… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 17:293…the lesser in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he v and from the days of john the baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence and the violent take it by force we… Caesarius of Nazianzus c. 330-368/369PG 38:1139…clxxiv h what does the lord wish to signify when he says and from the days of john the baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence and the violent take it by force we… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:645…accept its yoke for the kingdom of heaven belongs to the violent and the violent take it by force the saying is evangelical he called violence the affliction of the body which the disciples of christ… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:1775B…st and strong, toward every good work; whom the Gospels also designate as violent—that is, he who, using force, is able to take the kingdom of heaven by storm (Matth. XI, 12); who is also invited to praise the Lor… Macarius of Egypt c. 300–391PG 34:949C…d by force, even though our heart may be unwilling. For the truthful Lord says, "The kingdom of heaven suffers violence, and the violent take it by force" (Matt. xi, 12). He must also struggle to enter throug… Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 46:1193…matthew c xi v the kingdom of heaven is taken by force and the violent take it by force a… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 52:401…is envy? Plunder where there is a crown. Do not plunder the earth, but heaven. "The kingdom of heaven is taken by violence, and the violent take it by force" (Matt. 11:12). Why do you plunder the poor man who i… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 54:399…ving done so, he does not tolerate being exhorted by words, but even uses force. Therefore Christ also said: "The violent take the kingdom of heaven by force" (Matt. XI, 12). For where spiritual profit shines for… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 57:315B…y way is broad and spacious, but what end it has." He says all these things to raise up our courage, as He also said elsewhere: "The violent take it by force" (Matt. xi, 12). For one who enters upon a contest, wh… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 57:421…way as a man but through a strange and paradoxical coming but from the days of john the baptist he says until now the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence and the violent bear it away and… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 57:427D…of faith, by which he drew them to the knowledge of himself. Second, because he said, The kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, and the violent bear it away (Matt. 11:12). For this is of one who incites and im… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:661…ation for not being covetous, no charge for not seizing. What then is this? The kingdom of heaven, he says, suffers violence, and the violent take it by force (Matt 11:12). Be violent there, be a plunderer; tha… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 69:269…name of the river is struggle for the kingdom of heaven suffers violence and the violent take it by force and narrow is the way which leads to life and few are they who find it… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 72:777A…d forces his own destruction" (Prov. XVI, 26). Just as the Lord Himself said again: "The kingdom of heaven suffers violence, and the violent take it by force" (Matth. XI, 12). But "wide is the gate and broad the w… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 72:819…prophecy concerning me and you extends up to john the baptist but from the days of john the kingdom of heaven is proclaimed and everyone forces his way into it by kingdom of heaven he refers… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 75:167…make an end of his words here for he adds immediately but from the days of john the baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffers violence and the violent take it by force and this… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 75:175…words of our savior for from the days of john he says until now the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence and the violent take it by force for when john preached prepare ye the way of… Isidore of Pelusium d. c. 450PG 78:159…of any gain utility or human glory the kingdom of heaven suffers violence and the violent take it by force matt xi luke xvi how this is to be understood exposition of the saying of christ… Isidore of Pelusium d. c. 450PG 78:173A…ing the same matter. 532. Concerning Eusebius, bishop of Pelusium, who ordained Zosimus. See above, epistle 426. 533. "The kingdom of heaven suffers violence," Matt. XI, 12. See epistle 546. 534. Concerning Zosim… Isidore of Pelusium d. c. 450PG 78:1217B…f election), they even constrain the weakness of our nature. Therefore it was said: "The kingdom of heaven suffers violence, and the violent take it by force" (Matt. XI, 12). What kind of violent ones? Those who… Isidore of Pelusium d. c. 450PG 78:1627A…It is better to labor here, that you may be crowned there, than to live in luxury now and be tortured eternally. "The kingdom of heaven suffers violence" (Matt. xi, 12). He confirms this from the writings of… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:457…believeth and the law and the prophets were until john c but from the days of john the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence and the violent take it by force… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:99…end for the law d and the prophets prophesied until john but from the days of john the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence and the violent take it by force and death reigned even over those… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:1333…the face of pleasant voluntary passions and willingly enduring painful trials because the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence and the violent take it by force how will he who does not honor god through works of… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:3339…assembly of the prophets for all the prophets ceased to preach in the days of john the baptist moreover he appears as the beginning and leader of the new testament because he precedes the apostles for… Cosmas Indicopleustes fl. c. 535–550PG 88:281…as he yet says the law and the prophets were until john and from the days of john the baptist the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence and the violent take it by force so that he… Antiochus of St. Sabas fl. c. 614-620PG 89:1849…christ and our lord and savior the kingdom of heaven he says suffereth violence and the violent take it by force and the kingdom of heaven is within you and again blessed are the poor in… Paschal Chronicle c. 630PG 92:573…and who still says the law and the prophets were until john and from the days of john the baptist the kingdom of heaven suffers violence and the violent take it by force as if to… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1259C…ΤΛΟΣ Α'. — De regno cœlorum. Matth. vi, 33. — «Seek therefore first the kingdom of God and his justice, and all these things shall be added unto you.» Matth. xi, 12. — «From the days of John the Baptist… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1517A…seize the things of the earth, nor the earth itself, but seize heaven. For the kingdom of heaven, He says, suffers violence, and the violent take it by force (Matt. XI, 12). Do you spoil the poor, who night and… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:181A…n the midst of crowds. S. Clem. Alex. — Quis div. sit salv. — The kingdom of God is not for the sleeping and the slothful, but the violent take it by force (Matt. xi, 12). For this kind of violence is worthy o… Photius of Constantinople c. 810–c. 891PG 101:533…and wild honey are not a product of the gnomical will for from the days of john the baptist the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence and the violent take it by force c john s food… Photius of Constantinople c. 810–c. 891PG 101:1199…you committed yourselves having received baptism from him in the jordan vers from the days of john the baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence etc photii he called the kingdom of heaven a… George the Monk d. c. 914PG 110:185…are those who are being saved and the kingdom of heaven suffers violence and the violent take it by force since not even the previously wrought righteousness and the antecedent intimacy with god b could give… George the Monk d. c. 914PG 110:233…way and not yielded to it for the kingdom of heaven suffers violence and the violent take it by force and one must resist sin even unto blood for no one says the apostle is crowned… Symeon the New Theologian 949–1022PG 120:351…sweat without violence anguish and tribulation for the kingdom of heaven suffers violence and the violent take it by force because it is necessary that through many tribulations we enter into the kingdom of god for… Symeon the New Theologian 949–1022PG 120:457B…has been said, He signifies tribulations and temptations more obscurely. For since "the kingdom of heaven suffers violence, and the violent take it by force" ⟦Matth. XI, 12⟧, and the faithful person can in no oth… Symeon the New Theologian 949–1022PG 120:675…a release if he denies this saying the kingdom of heaven suffers violence and the violent take it by force use violence upon yourself when one falls with a contrite heart at the feet of all… Symeon the New Theologian 949–1022PG 120:685…what grant the kingdom of heaven for the kingdom of heaven suffers violence and the violent take it by force for if you accomplish these things you will completely strip off the old man even the… Philip the Solitary fl. c. 1095PG 127:731D…w not at what hour the thief shall come, and when the house is broken into, he shall depart. He who resolves to watch, must also have watchful eyes 42 Matt. xi, 12. 43 Psal. cxxxv, 12. 44 [This reference… Philip the Solitary fl. c. 1095PG 127:751D…should urge himself of his own accord to keep the commandments is manifest to all. "The kingdom of heaven suffers violence, and the violent bear it away" (Matt. xi, 12). Chrysostom. Medicines of the body ar… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:251…is deemed great by you but in that realm i am greater from the days of john the baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffers violence and the violent take it by force this seems… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 126:839…rule and constrain nature for since the kingdom of heaven is violent and the violent take it by force all who pursue virtue might be called kings and tyrants kings as those who reign here and… Nicetas of Serres fl. c. 1090PG 127:1271…is it is taken by force and is attained with much labor and the violent take it by force who apply violence to themselves and break and weaken the tyranny of the passions moreover by kingdom… Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 129:219C…violent, all things will leave you empty and ineffective. For the Lord says later: "The kingdom of heaven suffers violence, and the violent take it by force" (Matth. XI, 12). Vers. 38. You have heard ... evil.… Irene Doukaina c. 1066–1123PG 127:1105…promised goods let us force ourselves therefore let us force ourselves for the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence and the violent take it by force no one who is negligent has ever set up a trophy… Nicephorus Callistus Xanthopoulos c. 1256–c. 1335PG 147:713…a for the kingdom of heaven suffers violence and the violent take it by force that not only as has been said before is the distribution of divine gifts granted according… Gregory Palamas c. 1296–1359PG 151:111…lopping off wicked predispositions and habits for the kingdom of heaven suffers violence and the violent take it by force let us emulate the patience the humility and the very faith of our god bearing fathers… Gregory Palamas c. 1296–1359PG 151:139…him first consider this within himself that the kingdom of heaven suffers violence and the violent take it by force and let him hear peter the chief of the apostles of christ saying christ suffered for… Gregory Palamas c. 1296–1359PG 151:179…let us force ourselves the kingdom of heaven says the lord suffers violence and the violent take it by force b therefore we all have need of zeal and attention the illustrious and the obscure those… Constantine Harmenopoulos c. 1320 – c. 1385PG 150:1327…performing it because the kingdom of heaven suffers violence says the lord and the violent take it by force calling violence the laborious exertion of the body in all things whence although many may have spent… Constantine Harmenopoulos c. 1320 – c. 1385PG 150:1329…you shall eat says the scripture and the kingdom of heaven suffers violence and the violent take it by force he therefore who daily strives to perform the aforementioned works laboriously shall with god's help reap… Symeon of Thessalonica d. 1429PG 155:945…the kingdom of heaven is also subject to violence the truth said and the violent take it by force so much for enduring pain in christ humility however heals and purges the presumption of pride that… Anthony the GreatPG 40:991…law and the prophets were until john the kingdom of heaven suffers violence and the violent take it by force… Basil of SeleuciaPG 85:217…the end doing violence to heaven thus the kingdom of heaven suffers violence and the violent take it by force b for this reason as i said before scripture weaves faults together with good deeds so… Leontius of ByzantiumPG 86:2053…wish to follow or flee it and in another place he says from the days of john the kingdom of heaven suffers violence and the violent take it by force do you not know that to… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:737B…but He admonishes so that the good may not perish together with the evil. "Beware of false prophets." It is written, "All the law and the prophets until John" (Matt. 11.13): not because there were not to be any… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 57:421…been fulfilled i am he who is coming for all he says the prophets and the law prophesied until john for the prophets would not have ceased if i had not come therefore wait for nothing… Andrew of Crete c. 660–740PG 97:1137…a prophet yes i say to you and more than a prophet for all the prophets and the law prophesied until john elias and if you are willing to receive it he is elijah who is… Nicetas of Byzantium fl. 9th centuryPG 105:735CLatin…ut omnes sciunt, non purgandi, sed sordidandi vim habet. Rursus autem timori suo consulit; quia enim audierat Christum dixisse, finem prophetarum esse Joannem (Matth. XI, 13); itemque Apostolum pronuntiantem: “Ple… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:251…to despise one's own very soul how much force is that b for all the prophets and the law prophesied until john and this follows from the same sequence for he says i am he who… Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 129:769…was its beginning as the things unfolding will demonstrate d for since all the prophets and the law prophesied until john according to the word of the lord it was necessary for this man being the… Germanus II of Constantinople d. c. 1240PG 140:747…the old law which was too narrow already ceasing and being dissolved for all the prophets and the law prophesied until john another beginning and another shooting forth appears from thence the life according to christ… Constantine Harmenopoulos c. 1320 – c. 1385PG 150:633D…ves appearing, there is no need at all for proclaiming words, except insofar as to demonstrate pleasure and wonder; just as the prophets prophesied until John (Matt. xi, 13). For what need was there of messengers… Cyril of JerusalemPG 33:433…among those born of women he was the end of the prophets for all the prophets and the law until john but of the things of the gospel c… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 17:607D…H ACCUSATION. Concerning the transmutation of souls. ORIGENES. 90 Some indeed 91 opined from that which was said : He is Elias who is to come (Matth. xi, 14), that the soul of Elias was the same a… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 17:609A…t in order that it may be shown how this also applies to the word which the Lord said: "If you are willing to receive it, he himself is Elijah who is to come" (Matt. xi, 14): what he said, "he himself is Elijah,"… Eusebius of Emesa c. 300-359PG 86:501B…manner, but quotes them simply and uses their naked testimony. There is a single such instance in oration 1, page 8, where he illustrates the words quoted from Matt. XI, 14 with a short and ingenious note: But l… Eusebius of Emesa c. 300-359PG 86:511D…e Sun of righteousness arise," which passage the ancients held as a prophecy concerning Christ and His precursor Elias (under whom John the Baptist was hidden; cf. Matt. xi, 14). Regarding the frequent use of this me… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 52:763C…on of Zacharias: for when the disciples had asked if Elias were to come again, he answered, "Are you willing to receive him? This is the Elias who is to come" (Matt. XI, 14). And yet he was called John; but becau… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 64:1381…ead. Lambec. IV, page 94; VIII, page 230. [See ὅσα τὰ τοῦ βίου.] — Montf. is wanting. Savil. is wanting. Duc. is wanting. "Οσοι τοῦ 'Ηλία μαθηταί. On Matthew XI, 14. "The Pharisees went out and took counsel." Of doubtful aut… Severian of Gabala 4th–5th c.PG 65:23…or that reason he says that the honor of Carmel was given to the desert, of whom the Savior says: And if you will receive it, this is Elijah, who is to come [Matt. XI, 14].5 Since, therefore, Elijah sometimes… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 72:399…greater things have we been established through christ xi and if you will receive it this is elias which was for to come this the angel gabriel also said concerning him thus he shall go before… Clement of Rome d. c. 100PG 1:607…saying he that hath ears to hear let him hear and the wise solomon says hear my son the discipline of thy father and do… Theophilus of Antioch d. c. 190PG 6:589…willing to receive it he himself is elias who was to come he that hath ears to hear let him hear jacob too predicted the two advents of christ and it was also predicted by the… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 11:1483A…not lawful for a man to utter,' ⟦Cor. XII, 4.⟧ using 'I heard' instead of 'I understood,' analogous to that saying, 'He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.' ⟦Matth. XI, 15.⟧ We say, moreover, that to see the Mak… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:65…eyes of the wise are in his head likewise in the gospel he that hath ears to hear let him hear also in the prophets the word of the lord which was made in the hand… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 30:163B…earing pertains to the intellect, as the Lord indicates, exciting us to understand wisely the meaning of what is said: "He who has ears to hear, let him hear" (Matt. xi, 15). But to "hearken" is merely to receive… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:1775…is the obedience of the mind just as the lord also said he that hath ears to hear let him hear matth xiii and elsewhere a wise discourse is for the ears of the hearer prov… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 57:421…not stop there but added he is elijah who is to come he that hath ears to hear let him hear and he was putting forth so many riddles rousing them to inquiry and if they… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:601B…law, or which disregards the Lord’s voice; it is deaf not by nature, but by choice. For this reason the Savior said: He that hath ears to hear, let him hear (Matt. 11:15); not that some of those present did no… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 64:613B…not hear because the mind is not attentive; wherefore the Savior, stimulating the hearers to listen genuinely, said: "He who has ears to hear, let him hear." (Matt. XI, 15) VERS. 26. "For you have written evils… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 83:1123…a bids us he that hath ears to hear let him hear h sermon xii concerning active virtue h trees are indeed nourished by their roots and… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:1843…lord stirring them to know the will of his own words says he that hath ears to hear let him hear but to the people as being less intelligent he assigns attending or as others have… Gregory of Agrigentum c. 559 - c. 630 (traditionalPG 98:751…ears to hear in the manner the lord says in the gospels he that hath ears to hear let him hear matt xiii hinting that hardened hearts should in no wise give ear to what is… Arethas of Caesarea c. 860 – after 932PG 106:501…lord himself testified that it is a true hearing when he says he that hath ears to hear let him hear and who is this person he who is prepared by the habit of hearing to… Symeon the New Theologian 949–1022PG 120:369…neither find nor shall the door of mercy be opened to them he that hath ears to hear let him hear therefore he who applies himself to fasts prayers and almsgiving by which three all christians… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:943…the land nor yet for the dunghill but men cast it out he that hath ears to hear let him hear and this parable teaches us not to be double minded nor to cleave c to… Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 128:391…the lord is lucid enlightening the eyes clearly of the soul and he that hath ears to hear let him hear and i opened my mouth and drew in the spirit and thou hast broken the… Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 129:399…through pusillanimity yet we could perish through anxious care and vanity verse he that hath ears to hear let him hear he said this also in the thirteenth chapter seek there therefore the exposition of this… Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 129:937…and there you should seek the explanation for all these things vers he that hath ears to hear let him hear concerning these things it has also been spoken of there vers and his disciples asked… OrigenesPG 16:3351…a and for this reason he says he that hath ears to hear let him hear because these things are not for all to hear all these ons both those three… Cyril of JerusalemPG 33:1091…an ear to hear and the lord jesus says in the gospels he that hath ears to hear let him hear then upon the sense of smell that receiving the divine ointment you may say we… AnonymousPG 106:1105…of his first advent so shall elias be of the second vers he that hath ears to hear let him hear he wishes by these words to stir the mind of his hearers and therefore he… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 57:423…vineyard that i have not done is for to whom he says shall i liken this generation it is like children sitting in the marketplace and saying 'we played the flute for you and you did… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 72:399…much intelligence is needed he added xi it is like this generation unto children sitting in the markets and calling unto their fellows and saying we have piped unto you and you have not danced we… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:251…thus leading them to ask and to learn d but to what shall i liken this generation it is like children sitting in the marketplace and calling to their companions and saying we played the flute… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:561D…, the Savior, slapping the childishness of wickedness, was saying: We have piped to you, and you have not danced; we have mourned, and you have not lamented (Matt. 11:17). We have piped: with a holy word, with… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 72:399…generation unto children sitting in the markets and calling unto their fellows and saying we have piped unto you and you have not danced we have mourned and you have not lamented for just as children… Photius of Constantinople c. 810–c. 891PG 101:35…d almost word for word in the Amphilochia or in the Letters. To prove this to the readers, one must not spare suitable arguments. 1. The passage of Matthew 11:17, where they say "The children piped to you," etc., Photius… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:495…the jewish people that the garment signified mourning the lord also says we have piped unto you and ye have not mourned d lamented calling the life of the forerunner a lamentation for he says john… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:1219…he opposed that saying of the children playing in the market place saying we have piped unto you and ye have not danced we have mourned unto you and ye have not lamented but when he… Clement of Alexandria c. 150 – c. 215PG 8:1155…but also the lord says concerning himself there came he says john neither eating nor drinking and they say he hath a demon the son of man came eating and drinking and they say behold a… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 14:1295…to these things from what the lord himself said john the baptist came neither eating nor drinking and they say he has a devil the son of man came eating and drinking and they say behold… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 17:585…them from those things which the lord himself said john the baptist came neither eating nor drinking and they say he has a demon the son of man came eating and drinking and they say behold… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:741…relation to what was said by the savior in the gospels d john came neither eating nor drinking and they say he has a demon the son of man came eating and drinking and they say… Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 41:437…deceptive teaching when he says john came in the way of righteousness neither eating nor drinking and they say he has a demon the son of man came eating and drinking and this is not at… Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 42:133…the lord himself says john came in the way of righteousness not eating nor drinking and they say he has a demon the son of man came eating and drinking and they say behold a gluttonous… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 47:39D…e hath a devil. The Son of man came eating and drinking, and they say: Behold a man that is a glutton and a drinker of wine, a friend of publicans and sinners (Matth. XI, 18, 19). DIAC. Not that I would altogether… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 54:613B…had enjoyed the prophets' teachings, who had seen signs, who had beheld wonders, were saying about Christ, He has a demon, and, He deceives the crowd (Matt. 11:18). But the thief, not having heard the p… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:195…was eating while he was not eating for john came he says neither eating nor drinking and they say he has a demon the son of man came eating and drinking and they say behold a… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:561D…ord: John came, neither eating nor drinking; they say: He has a demon; the Son of man came eating and drinking; they say: A man gluttonous and a wine-bibber (Matt. 11:18-19). Nothing pleases wickedness. If you sp… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 57:217C…ing and drinking, and they say: Behold a man that is a glutton and a wine-drinker, a friend of publicans and sinners. And wisdom is justified by her children (Matt. 11. 18. 19). Otherwise, it was also necessary… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 57:423…not dance we lamented to you and you did not mourn ' for john came neither eating nor drinking and they say 'he has a demon ' the son of man came eating and drinking and… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 72:399…the faithful the future life and the joy which awaits them xi for john came neither eating nor drinking and they say he has a devil the son of man came eating and drinking and they… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 72:401A…s unburdened and joyful, through which He described for the faithful the future ineffable life, the life free from labor. Cyril’s Commentaries on Matthew. (Matth. xi, 18). For John came neither eating nor… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1403…lamented to you and you have not wept for john the baptist came neither eating nor drinking and they say he has a demon the son of man came eating and drinking and they say behold… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:253…and even if he plays the flute he does not move them for john came neither eating nor drinking and they say he has a demon the son of man came eating and drinking and they… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:495…lamented calling the life of the forerunner a lamentation for he says john came neither eating nor drinking and ye say he hath a devil but the food of john also entirely manifests his continence and… Irenaeus of Lyon c. 130–c. 202PG 7:1069…hosted among men and was drinking wine on earth for he says the son of man came eating and drinking and when he had reclined he fell asleep and took sleep just as he himself says… Clement of Alexandria c. 150 – c. 215PG 8:429…heart of the jews for the son of man came he says and they say behold a man gluttonous and a wine bibber a friend of tax collectors let this indeed be firmly fixed for us… Clement of Alexandria c. 150 – c. 215PG 8:1155…john neither eating nor drinking and they say he hath a demon the son of man came eating and drinking and they say behold a man gluttonous c and a wine bibber a friend of publicans… Clement of Alexandria c. 150 – c. 215PG 9:873…the hard heartedness of the jews for the son of man came and they say behold a man gluttonous and a wine drinker a friend of publicans let this be fixed for us also against those… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:477…drank wine finally he was called a glutton and a wine drinker a friend of publicans and sinners but when the time of his cross arrived and he was about to approach the altar where he… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 14:1295…came neither eating nor drinking and they say he has a devil the son of man came eating and drinking and they say behold a man that is a glutton and a drinker of wine since… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 17:585…came neither eating nor drinking and they say he has a demon the son of man came eating and drinking and they say behold a man who is a glutton and a wine drinker since the… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 17:1085A…red this, during the intervals of the dispensations, He drank wine: in fact, He was called a glutton and a drinker of wine, a friend of publicans and sinners" (Matth. XI, 19). "But when the time of His cross arriv… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:741…came neither eating nor drinking and they say he has a demon the son of man came eating and drinking and they say behold a man gluttonous and a wine bibber a friend of tax collectors… Macarius of Egypt c. 300–391PG 34:1003…others he could not live and they say he has a demon the son of man came eating and drinking and they say behold a man who is a glutton and a wine drinker a friend… Macarius of Egypt c. 300–391PG 34:1005…have lived without other things and they say he has a demon the son of man came eating and drinking and they say behold a man gluttonous and a wine drinker a friend of publicans and… Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 41:437…righteousness neither eating nor drinking and they say he has a demon the son of man came eating and drinking and this is not at all to be taken as if john ate nothing at all… Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 42:133…righteousness not eating nor drinking and they say he has a demon the son of man came eating and drinking and they say behold a gluttonous man and a wine bibber a friend of publicans and… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 47:39…in the way of righteousness and they say he hath a devil the son of man came eating and drinking and they say behold a man that is a glutton and a drinker of wine a… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 47:67…. For some were saying: "He deceiveth the world" (John 7:12); others: "He casteth out demons" (Luke 11:15); others: "Behold a man gluttonous and a winebibber" (Matt. 11:19); others: "He is a Samaritan and hath a… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:195…says neither eating nor drinking and they say he has a demon the son of man came eating and drinking and they say behold a gluttonous man and a wine drinker luc but even if the… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:561…john came neither eating nor drinking they say he has a demon the son of man came eating and drinking they say a man gluttonous and a wine bibber matt nothing pleases wickedness if you speak… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 57:217…came neither eating nor drinking and they say he hath a devil the son of man came eating and drinking and they say behold a man that is a glutton and a wine drinker a friend… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 57:363B…h many publicans. See, however, how they turn this into a reproach against Him: "Behold a man gluttonous and a wine-bibber, a friend of publicans and sinners" (Matt. 11:19). Let those hear who are anxious to pro… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 57:423…neither eating nor drinking and they say 'he has a demon ' the son of man came eating and drinking and they say 'behold a gluttonous man and a wine drinker a friend of tax collectors… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:103…he himself says: "The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say: 'Behold, a gluttonous man and a wine-bibber, a friend of tax collectors and sinners'" (Matt. 11:19). Since, therefore, John frequently… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 72:399…came neither eating nor drinking and they say he has a devil the son of man came eating and drinking and they say behold a man gluttonous and a winebibber a friend of publicans and sinners… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 72:401…for john came neither eating nor drinking as it is written but the son of man came eating and drinking and i shall endeavor to explain the cause of this as far as it is possible… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 83:553B…said concerning Himself: "The Son of man came eating and drinking, and they say, Behold a man gluttonous, and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners" (Matth. XI, 19). And when He celebrated the Passover,… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:377…he eats and drinks with men just as scripture teaches saying for the son of man came eating and drinking here let this also be applied i lay down and slept and this my sleep was… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1403…came neither eating nor drinking and they say he has a demon the son of man came eating and drinking and they say behold a gluttonous man and a winebibber a friend of tax collectors and… Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 119:165A…Vorax est et vini potator [Matt. xi, 19], yet to those who are confirmed by the… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:253…came neither eating nor drinking and they say he has a demon the son of man came eating and drinking and they say behold a gluttonous man and a wine bibber a friend of tax collectors… Theophanes Kerameus fl. 12th c.PG 132:179D…hey said to the blind man who was healed: "Give glory to God; we know that this man is a sinner" (John IX, 24). And "Behold a gluttonous man and a winebibber" (Matt. XI, 19), they called him, slandering him. And… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:699B…he Gospel. Chapter I Then began Jesus to preach and to say: Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand (Matt. IV, 17). Then He began to reproach the cities (Matt. XI, 20-22), wherein most of His mighty works were… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:255…a ver then began jesus to upbraid the cities wherein most of his mighty works were done because they repented not after he had shown that he had done… Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 129:959…seek in the twentieth chapter according to matthew where it is said then began he to upbraid the cities wherein most of his mighty works were done because they repented not for it has been spoken… Irenaeus of Lyon c. 130–c. 202PG 7:1093…you shall descend to the nether world for if the powerful deeds which were done in you had been done in sodom they would have remained to this day nevertheless i say to you it shall… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 11:205…protests in the gospels and says for if the signs and wonders had been done in tyre and sidon they would have repented long ago sitting in sackcloth and ashes and when he had approached the… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:279…you region of zin woe to you bethsaida for if the signs had been done in tyre and sidon which have been done in you they would have long ago sat in sackcloth and ashes and… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:527…cause of evils to some woe to you chorazin woe to you bethsaida for if the mighty works which were done in you had been done in tyre and sidon they would have repented long ago… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:699…wherein most of his mighty works were done because they repented not woe unto thee chorazin woe unto thee bethsaida for if the mighty works which were done in you had been done in tyre and… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 53:219D…d long ago in sackcloth and ashes. Therefore I say to you, it shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrha in the day of judgment, than for you (Matt. XI, 21-22; Luc. X, 13-14). You see, beloved, how… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:629…who were exalted to heaven you will be brought down to hades for if the mighty works which were done in you had been done in sodom they would have remained until this day but i… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 57:423…and sidon the miracles had been done which were done in you they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes but i say to you it will be more tolerable for tyre and sidon… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:2011B…ast after the first did not obey; whom he also laments, saying: "Woe to thee, Chorazin, woe to thee, Bethsaida, for if in Tyre and Sidon..." and the following (Matt. xi, 21). But even now the Jews are held by the… Cosmas Indicopleustes fl. c. 535–550PG 88:1215…- rable, so is the use of malice over a long time, and it is grave to abandon it. Hence the Lord says, for the "Kingdom of heaven suffers violence" (Matt. xi, 21). Without sorrow, because of the increa… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:255…were necessary and they remained unrepentant then consequently he upbraids them ver woe unto thee chorazin woe unto thee bethsaida in order that you may understand that those who did not believe were not evil by… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:571…laments it as matthew says woe to you chorazin woe to you bethsaida for if the mighty works which were done in you had been done in tyre and sidon they would have repented long ago… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:837…and divine word c vers woe to you chorazin woe to you bethsaida for if the mighty works which were done in you had been done in tyre and sidon they would have repented long ago… Arsenius of Mount Athos fl. c. 1150PG 133:993C…Antichrist, the seducer of the world, will be nourished. Concerning Corozain and Bethsaida, Christ Jesus says: Woe to thee, Corozain, woe to thee, Bethsaida ⟦Matth. XI, 21⟧. Five miles from Corozain is Cedar, th… PG 33 (anthology)PG 33:1235A…"Loosen the hair, let the tresses flow down the necks, O desolate Troy, in the warm dust." See II Kings xix, 19; Esth. iv, 1; Job ii, 8; xlii, 6; Jer. vi, 26; Matt. xi, 21; Luke x, 13. Hence, among the penitents… Irenaeus of Lyon c. 130–c. 202PG 7:1093…sodom they would have remained to this day nevertheless i say to you it shall be more tolerable for sodom in the day of judgment than for you a but if what we have previously said… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:185…to your feet as a testimony against them amen i say to you it shall be more tolerable for the land of sodom and gomorrah in the day of judgment than for that city he wanted… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:279…ago sat in sackcloth and ashes and repented but i say to you it shall be more tolerable for tyre and sidon than for you and the rest for since the savior was the foreknower of… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:527…have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes but i say to you it shall be more tolerable for tyre and sidon than for you and you he says capernaum and what follows for since the… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:1153…worse than the woe to the one scandalized just as it will be more tolerable for tyre and sidon in the day of judgment than for the places in which jesus worked signs and wonders yet… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:699…and sidon they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes but i say unto you it shall be more tolerable for tyre and sidon at the day of judgment than for you etc that… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:847…house shake off the dust from your feet amen i say to you it shall be more tolerable for the land of sodom and gomorrah in the day of judgment than for that city matt x… Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 89:709…off the dust of your feet against them amen i say to you it shall be more tolerable for the land of sodom and gomorrah in the day of judgment than for that city how therefore… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 48:1031…city shake off the dust of your feet amen i say to you it shall be more tolerable for the land of sodom and gomorrah in the day of judgment than for that city into whatever… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 53:219…sodom they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes wherefore i say unto you it shall be more tolerable for sodom and gomorrah in the day of judgment than for you do you see… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:629…tolerable for the land of sodom and the land of gomorrah in the day of judgment than for you matt if therefore the punishment experienced here makes the judgment more tolerable for the sodomites consider how… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 57:383…city shake off the dust of your feet amen i say to you it shall be more tolerable for the land of sodom and gomorrah in the day of judgment than for that city since you… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 57:423…ago in sackcloth and ashes but i say to you it will be more tolerable for tyre and sidon in the day of judgment than for you and you capernaum which are exalted to heaven will… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 63:895…do not receive you nor hear your words amen i say to you it shall be more tolerable for the land of sodom and gomorrah in the day of judgment than for that city matth x… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 72:721…while he was performing his priestly duties at the very altar verily i say unto you it shall be required of this generation b even if by using a demonstrative he says of this generation we… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:237…that house or city shake off the dust of your feet verily i say unto you it shall be more tolerable for the land of sodom and gomorrha in the day of judgment than for that… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:255…it had been of nature they also would have been evil ver but i say unto you it shall be more tolerable for tyre and sidon at the day of judgment than for you he calls… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:547…off the dust under your feet for a testimony against them verily i say unto you it shall be more tolerable for sodom and gomorrha in the day of judgment than for that city the lord… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:837…have repented long ago sitting in sackcloth and ashes yet it will be more tolerable for tyre and sidon in the judgment than for you and you capernaum who are exalted to heaven will be brought… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:869…blood of zacharias which perished between the altar and the temple verily i say unto you it shall be required of this generation ' c the pharisees so that they might not seem to transgress the… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:451B…surprised or deny even this. Therefore, let them likewise deny that the Father is known by the Holy Spirit, or even that He knows Himself, because Christ said (Matt. xi, 22), "No one knows the Father, except the… Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 129:959…and read there the explanation of that saying amen i say to you it shall be more tolerable for the land of sodom and gomorrha in the day of judgment than for that city vers and… John VI Kantakouzenos c. 1292–1383PG 154:637…your feet for a testimony against them a amen i say to you it shall be more tolerable for the land of sodom and gomorrah in the day of judgment than for that city and behold… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:629…remained until this day. But I say to you that it shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and the land of Gomorrah in the day of judgment than for you" (Matt. 11:23-24). If, therefore, the punishment experie… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 57:423…than for you and you capernaum which are exalted to heaven will be brought down to hell for if the miracles had been done in sodom which were done in you it would have remained until… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 58:487…it says whereas in capernaum he did signs therefore he also said and thou capernaum which art exalted unto heaven shalt be brought down to hell for if the mighty works which have been done in… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:199…that he was not received there with any honor hear him saying and thou capernaum which art exalted unto heaven shalt be brought down to hell luc x he calls it his own country according to… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:255…those who are mourning strewing ash and dust upon their heads ver and thou capernaum which art exalted unto heaven shalt be brought down to hell for if the mighty works which have been done in… AnonymousPG 106:1223…this he showed by saying and thou capharnaum which art exalted to heaven shalt be brought down to hell d vers by saying and the jews' passover was at hand he shows us that it was… Clement of Rome d. c. 100PG 1:499…the dust that has clung to your feet upon them it will be more tolerable for the land of sodom and gomorrah in the day of judgment than for that city or house b which he… Clement of Rome d. c. 100PG 1:1263…the dust which has clung to our feet against them truly it shall be more tolerable for the land of sodom and gomorrah in the day of judgment than for that city or house which indeed… Irenaeus of Lyon c. 130–c. 202PG 7:1093…day nevertheless i say to you it shall be more tolerable for sodom in the day of judgment than for you a but if what we have previously said is not sufficient to lead one to… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:185…feet as a testimony against them amen i say to you it shall be more tolerable for the land of sodom and gomorrah in the day of judgment than for that city he wanted therefore to… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:279…those in bethsaida and of those in capernaum and that it becomes more tolerable for the land of sodom in the day of judgment than for them why did he perform miracles in the region of… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:527…in chorazin and in bethsaida and in capernaum and that it would be more tolerable for the land of sodom in the day of judgment than for them why did he perform the wonders in chorazin… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:669…still doubt whether the lord who punishes the sodomites is good it shall be more tolerable for the land of sodom and gomorrah in the day of judgment says the lord having mercy on the sodomites… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:1153…scandalized just as it will be more tolerable for tyre and sidon in the day of judgment than for the places in which jesus worked signs and wonders yet he was not believed one might just… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 24:1065…you departing shake off the dust from your feet for it will be more tolerable for the land of sodom in the day of judgment than for that city which does not receive you who were… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:755…off the dust from your feet amen i say to you it shall be more tolerable for the land of sodom and gomorrah in the day of judgment than d for that city ibid he that… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:847…off the dust from your feet amen i say to you it shall be more tolerable for the land of sodom and gomorrah in the day of judgment than for that city matt x he who… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:1827…in the future age from those words of matthew x it will be more tolerable for the land of sodom in homily on matthew for this was said even as if they too would be punished… Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 89:709…dust of your feet against them amen i say to you it shall be more tolerable for the land of sodom and gomorrah in the day of judgment than for that city how therefore shall he… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 48:999…shake off the dust from your feet he added saying it will be more tolerable for the land of sodom and gomorrah in the day of judgment than for that city for by saying more tolerable… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 48:1031…off the dust of your feet amen i say to you it shall be more tolerable for the land of sodom and gomorrah in the day of judgment than for that city into whatever city or… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 53:219…say unto you it shall be more tolerable for sodom and gomorrah in the day of judgment than for you do you see beloved how by saying more tolerable he showed that even those who paid… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:481…he blood of righteous Abel until the blood of Zachariah? (Matt. 23.35) And how [did he say], It shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah? (Matt. 11.24) For by saying "more tolerable," he ind… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:629…sodom they would have remained until this day but i say to you that it shall be more tolerable for the land of sodom and the land of gomorrah in the day of judgment than for… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:53…be inflicted than what happened to the sodomites hear christ saying it shall be more tolerable for the land of sodom and gomorrah in the day of judgment than for that city matt so that even… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 57:383…off the dust of your feet amen i say to you it shall be more tolerable for the land of sodom and gomorrah in the day of judgment than for that city since you are teaching… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 57:391…afflictions concerning those who would not receive them he said it will be more tolerable for the land of sodom and gomorrah in the day of judgment than for that city matt and here again when… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 57:415…all those who died before from hell how does he say it shall be more tolerable for the land of sodom and gomorrah luke for he declares that those are to be punished more lightly indeed… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 57:423…say to you it will be more tolerable for tyre and sidon in the day of judgment than for you and you capernaum which are exalted to heaven will be brought down to hell for if… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:625…shall rise in the judgment and shall condemn this generation and it shall be more tolerable for the land of sodom and gomorrah in the day of judgment d why therefore do you play with things… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:673…rise in the judgment and shall condemn this generation matt and it shall be more tolerable for the land of sodom in the day of judgment id why then are you playing with things that are… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:323…nor listen to your words truly i say to you it will be more tolerable for the land of sodom and gomorrah in the day of judgment than for that city what is the gain then… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 63:895…receive you nor hear your words amen i say to you it shall be more tolerable for the land of sodom and gomorrah in the day of judgment than for that city matth x what use… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 71:457…shake off the very dust from their feet adding that it would be more tolerable for the land of sodom in the day of judgment than for that city it is necessary therefore to welcome those… Isidore of Pelusium d. c. 450PG 78:51…it there too the judge himself declared in the gospels it will be more tolerable for the land of sodom and gomorrah than for that city for the sodomites and the jews also paid a penalty… Isidore of Pelusium d. c. 450PG 78:885…and will yet pay it there the judge himself said it will be more tolerable for the land of sodom and gomorrah implying that while they have paid a penalty here and will pay one there… Isidore of Pelusium d. c. 450PG 78:1463…they will pay the penalty there as truth has declared it will be more tolerable for the land of sodom and gomorrah in the day of judgment than for that city because jerusalem persecuted the heralds… Isidore of Pelusium d. c. 450PG 78:1465…it also there the judge himself declared in the gospels it will be more tolerable for the land of sodom and gomorrah than for that city matt x and yet both the sodomites and the jews… Isidore of Pelusium d. c. 450PG 78:1775…to breed moths a breeder of moths i tokos creation iii it shall be more tolerable for the land of sodom and gomorrah iii take these things hence what it means i… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:947…and gomorrah nay rather it shall be more tolerable c for them in the day of judgment than for that land which those who come from a distant land behold that is the pagans who were… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1505…even the dust from your feet amen i say to you it shall be more tolerable for the land of sodom and gomorrah in that day than for that house matt a poor man enters your… Symeon Metaphrastes fl. c. 960, d. c. 1000PG 115:895…further evident from this it shall be more tolerable for sodom in the day of judgment than for that city a he says which does not receive the preaching of christ s faith for… Symeon the New Theologian 949–1022PG 120:377…christ if they will not receive you nor hear you it will be more tolerable for the land of sodom and gomorrah in the day of judgment than for them the third gift of god is… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:237…off the dust of your feet verily i say unto you it shall be more tolerable for the land of sodom and gomorrha in the day of judgment than for that city he wishes them to… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:255…unto you it shall be more tolerable for tyre and sidon at the day of judgment than for you he calls the jews worse than the tyrians and sidonians for the tyrians transgressed the natural law… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:547…say unto you it shall be more tolerable for sodom and gomorrha in the day of judgment than for that city the lord taught not only in cities but also in villages so that we might… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:549…say to you it will be more tolerable for sodom or gomorrah in the day of judgment than for those who did not receive you for the sodomites having been punished here will be punished more… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:787…he also released all those before from gehenna how he says it shall be more tolerable for the land of sodom and gomorrah for this was said as if they would also be punished though indeed… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:1219…born and concerning the city that had not received the apostles it shall be more tolerable for the land of sodom b and gomorrah in the day of judgment than for that city we respond that… Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 129:331…sent to their land by the savior moreover by saying it will be more tolerable for the land of sodom and gomorrah in the day of judgment he indicated that in the future age the sodomites… Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 129:959…there the explanation of that saying amen i say to you it shall be more tolerable for the land of sodom and gomorrha in the day of judgment than for that city vers and thou shalt… John VI Kantakouzenos c. 1292–1383PG 154:637…for a testimony against them a amen i say to you it shall be more tolerable for the land of sodom and gomorrah in the day of judgment than for that city and behold they were… Symeon of Thessalonica d. 1429PG 155:141…and will be judged worse than the pentapolitans there for it will be more tolerable for the land of sodom and gomorrah he says in the day of judgment than for those who did not receive… Anastasius of SinaiPG 89:501…this said concerning certain cities that would not receive his proclamation it shall be more tolerable for the land of sodom and gomorrah in the day of judgment than for that city or again according to… Clement of Rome d. c. 100PG 1:1317…for the master himself indicated this when he said i confess to thee o father lord of heaven and earth because thou hast hid these things from the wise b and prudent and hast revealed them… Irenaeus of Lyon c. 130–c. 202PG 7:655…beings and as the conclusion of their rule i confess to thee father lord of heaven and earth because thou hast hidden these things from the wise and prudent and hast revealed them to little ones… Clement of Alexandria c. 150 – c. 215PG 8:287…children to a father c exulting therefore in the spirit jesus says i thank thee o father lord of heaven and earth that thou didst hide these things from the wise and understanding and didst reveal… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 11:463…thanksgiving is that voice of our lord saying i confess to you father lord of heaven and earth that you have hidden these things from the wise and prudent and have revealed them to little ones… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:681…lord was saying father i give thee thanks because thou hast hidden these things from the wise and prudent and hast revealed them to… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 17:791D…bias, Anna, Habakkuk, and Jonah; the third from the prayers of Joshua and Samson; the fourth, finally, from these words of Christ: "I confess to thee, Father" (Matt. xi, 25), etc. He determines that thanks are to… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:131…works similar things he himself says in the gospels i confess to thee o father lord of heaven and earth because you have hidden these things from the wise and prudent and have revealed them unto… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:1343…for immediately in the gospels our savior himself says i confess you father lord of heaven and earth because you have hidden these things from the wise and prudent and have revealed them to little ones… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 24:975…the gospels it is said by our savior c i thank you father lord of heaven and earth because you have hidden these things from the wise and understanding and have revealed them to little ones… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 27:727…me fulfilling this he said in the gospel i confess to you o father lord of heaven and earth c i will fulfill what i promised through the prophets the justifications of the lord and they… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 28:101…the father in the hearing of men saying i confess to you father lord of heaven and earth because you have hidden these things from the wise and understanding and have revealed them to little ones… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 28:103…god what affinity is there or what communion but when he says i thank thee o father lord of heaven and earth if he seems to you to be a man you are right for the… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 30:495A…I confess to thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto little ones (Matt. xi, 25). He calls those "little ones" who have… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:795…tibi, Pater, Domine cœli et terræ, quia abscondisti hæc a sapientibus et prudentibus, et revelasti ea parvulis. Ita, Pater : quoniam sic fuit placitum ante te (Matth. XI, 25, 26)..... Et veniens in patriam suam, d… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:827…hour jesus rejoiced in the spirit and said i confess to you father lord of heaven and earth that you have hidden these things from the wise and prudent and have revealed them to little ones… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:837…the grace of god be hidden d by them chapter xxvi matthew i thank thee o father lord of heaven and earth because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent and hast revealed… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:1665…mind the riches of your gifts d o lord who have hidden these things from the wise and prudent and have revealed them to us little ones which the prophets and kings desired to see and… Pseudo-Clement of Rome 3rd-4th c. (pseudonymousPG 2:415C…'You have hidden,' as if they had once been known to them. For with them rested the key to the kingdom of heaven, that is, the knowledge of the mysteries. (a) Matth. xi, 25. (b) Psal. lxxvii, 2; Matth. xiii, 35.… Pseudo-Clement of Rome 3rd-4th c. (pseudonymousPG 2:415C…. For with them rested the key to the kingdom of heaven, that is, the knowledge of the mysteries. (a) Matth. xi, 25. (b) Psal. lxxvii, 2; Matth. xiii, 35. (c) Matth. xi, 25; Luc. x, 21. VARIOUS NOTES (59)… Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 41:619…were the citadel and climax of their proof i confess to you father lord of heaven and earth that you have hidden these things from the wise and prudent and have revealed them to babes yes… Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 41:689…lord himself clearly teaches us in the gospel saying i confess to thee o father lord of heaven and earth by which he signifies that his b father is the god of all viii he also… Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 42:23…there are and even beyond these for behold he says i acknowledge thee o father lord of heaven and earth that thou hast hidden these things from the wise and prudent and hast revealed them unto… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:411B…nd the simple, and said: “I confess to thee, O Father, because thou hast hidden these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them to little ones” (Matt. xi. 25). But see: He did not say, “Because I r… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:645D…onfession on our behalf, so as to cry to the Father: I confess to you, Lord of heaven and earth, that you have hidden these things from the wise and prudent (Matt. 11:25), and such like; and "majesty," because… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:699B…confess to thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them to little ones" (Matt. 11:25), speaking of the apostles: for in mali… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:613…was to be a confessor of the father saying i confess to thee o father lord of heaven and earth luc for as judas was joined to a harlot and gave her a staff and a… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:775…homily xxviii from chapter eleven h b c you o lord father of heaven and earth because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent and hast revealed them to little ones and the… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:777…already said above i confess to you father that you have hidden these things from the wise and prudent and have revealed them to little ones namely these same things which were dispensed concerning me in… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 57:427…h chapter v at that time jesus answering said i confess to thee o father lord of heaven and earth because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent and hast revealed them to… Mark the Deacon fl. c. 420PG 65:1239D…he glorified God, and said: "Glory to you, holy Father, because you have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and have revealed them to little ones" (Matt. xi, 25). He also ordered the boy’s mother, aft… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 69:507…to the father and god on our behalf i confess to thee father lord of heaven and earth because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent and hast revealed them to little ones… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 72:667…our behalf christ addressed to his own father i confess to thee father lord of heaven and earth that thou didst hide these things from the wise and prudent and didst reveal them to infants c… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 74:377…at that time exulted in the spirit and said i confess to thee o father lord of heaven and earth because thou hast hidden these things from the wise and prudent and hast revealed them to… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 75:269…rightly calls the father lord and he himself knows this distinction saying i thank thee o father lord of heaven and earth behold he declares god to be his father but lord of those in heaven… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 83:443…might know thee the only true god and again i confess to thee o father lord of heaven and earth because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent and hast revealed them unto… Antiochus of St. Sabas fl. c. 614-620PG 89:1799…the confession and thanksgiving of his goodness and the evangelist also says at that time jesus answered and said i confess to thee father lord of heaven and earth that thou hast hidden these things from… Photius of Constantinople c. 810–c. 891PG 102:91A…rest? How can the shamelessness of those villains not be crushed, having heard the voice of the Lord: I confess to Thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth (Matt. xi, 25)? For He openly proclaims Him Lord not… Photius of Constantinople c. 810–c. 891PG 102:117…with an ineffable and inconceivable confession cries out i confess to thee father lord of heaven and earth that thou hast hidden these things from the wise and understanding and hast revealed them unto babes father… George the Monk d. c. 914PG 110:435…and jesus christ whom you have sent and i confess to you o father lord of heaven and earth and furthermore to the scribe who had questioned him which is the first of all the commandments… Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 118:909…lord himself taught us this distinction for in the holy gospels he said i thank thee o father lord of heaven and earth d… George Kedrenos fl. 11th c.PG 121:407…true god and jesus christ whom thou hast sent also i praise thee o father lord of heaven and earth and furthermore to the scribe who asked what was the first commandment of the law he… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:255…down thereafter because of his pride be afraid therefore o man ver at that time jesus answered and said i thank thee o father lord of heaven and earth because thou hast hid these things from… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:841…hour jesus rejoiced in the spirit and said i confess to thee father lord of heaven and earth that thou hast hidden these things from the wise and prudent and hast revealed them to little children… Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 129:359…beginning as when it is said jesus answering said i confess to thee o father lord of heaven and earth on which the present discourse turns for no question preceded it sometimes it is rendered in… Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 129:399…not believe and these things conform to those which he spoke before i thank thee o father lord of heaven and earth because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent and hast revealed… Nicetas Choniates c. 1155–1217PG 139:1153…may know thee the only true god likewise i confess to thee father lord of heaven and earth because thou hast hidden these things from the wise and hast revealed them to little ones indeed the… John VI Kantakouzenos c. 1292–1383PG 154:1157D…the man born blind and the leper, raised the dead, that He came with divine virtue, that He brought a law-giving book, and the skill of all teaching, which... 1 Matth. xi, 25.… Symeon of Thessalonica d. 1429PG 155:805…the whole trinity saying holy holy holy is the lord sabaoth gospel father lord of heaven and earth david for in his hand are the ends of the earth the disciple who rested on the breast… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:795…things from the wise and prudent and hast revealed them unto babes even so father for so it seemed good in thy sight matt xi and coming into his own country he taught them in their… Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 42:23…things from the wise and prudent and hast revealed them unto babes even so father for so it seemed good in thy sight all things are delivered unto me of my father and no man knoweth… Irenaeus of Lyon c. 130–c. 202PG 7:303A…similar testimonies and arguments will occur throughout the fourth book and elsewhere passim. 56. Because the Valentinians were abusing the words of Christ in Matt. xi, 27, and Luke x, 22, and describing them th… Irenaeus of Lyon c. 130–c. 202PG 7:989…the son except the father nor the father except the son and to whomsoever the son will reveal him for will reveal is said not only of the future as if it then began but it… Irenaeus of Lyon c. 130–c. 202PG 7:1033…in us all similarly the lord also says all things he says are delivered unto me of my father manifest from him who made all things for he did not deliver to him alien things but… Irenaeus of Lyon c. 130–c. 202PG 7:1649D…ributed to the Creator, to the Word, that is, to the same Son of God, just as the Scriptures also testify: "All things have been delivered to me by my Father" [Matth. xi, 27]. "The Father has given all things into… Clement of Alexandria c. 150 – c. 215PG 8:67…reasonable opened by the key of faith no man has known god save the son and he to whomsoever the son shall reveal him and i know that he who opens the door which was heretofore… Clement of Alexandria c. 150 – c. 215PG 8:273B…rejoice at the name. For new minds are infants in the old foolishness, new in understanding, which have sprung up according to the New Testament. For just now (Matt. xi, 27; Luc. x, 22) God has been known by the… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 11:209C…Christ is God" (I Cor. xi, 3); perceiving also what is written, that "no one knows the Father except the Son, nor does anyone know the Son except the Father" (Matt. xi, 27); (for who can know what wisdom is, exc… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 11:1483B…ched by one capable of such things. But the Word of God, when He says, 'No man knoweth the Father but the Son, and he to whomsoever the Son shall reveal him,' ⟦Matth. XI, 27.⟧ declares that God is known by a certa… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 14:819B…s also glorified in Him" (John 13, 31). And in this way one might explain the matters of this passage. It is written: "No one knoweth the Son, but the Father" (Matt. 11, 27; Luc. 10, 22), and it is said: "And ble… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 14:819B…those who glorify Him, He said: "Now is the Son of Man glorified." And since "no one knoweth the Father, but the Son, and he to whom the Son will reveal Him" (Matt. 11, 27), and the Son was to reveal the Father… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 14:863…d by the Savior: No one knoweth the Son, but the Father: neither doth anyone know the Father, but the Son, and to whom it shall please the Son to reveal him [Matt 11:27]. For he would not have added, And to… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 17:1317D…things, even in magnitude, Origen teaches expressly in book VI Against Celsus, which passage we shall cite in full below. Coloss. I, 15. 69 John I, 18. 70 Matt. XI, 27.… Eustathius of Antioch c. 270 - c. 337PG 18:691C…ngdom in due order. Again, however, in the same book, disputing concerning the words of Christ, he says: "All things have been delivered to me by the Father" (Matth. XI, 27), he is recognized as prophesying clear… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 24:1061…know? For everyone who promises that he knows, is a liar. For the Lord stated that no one knows the Son except the Father alone, and the Father except the Son (Matth. XI, 27). But some one says: Are we therefore i… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 26:93A…For there could be no adoption without the true Son, as He Himself says: "No one knows the Father except the Son, and the one to whom the Son may reveal Him" (Matt. XI, 27). And how could there be a "becoming Go… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 26:501B…Son later, He will appear to have known the Father later and not before. For He does not know as Word, but as Son. For no one knows the Father except the Son (Matth. 11:27). It will also follow from this tha… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 26:501B…nor was the Father known to anyone at all; for the Father is known through the Son; for thus it is also written: "And to whomsoever the Son shall reveal him" (Matth. 11:27). But if the Word was not yet Son, then… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 26:1155…the flesh; but concerning his divinity he says: "I and the Father are one" (Joan. X, 30); and, "No one knows who the Son is, except the Father alone" (Matth. XI, 27). The Scriptures nowhere handed down the blood of God w… Pseudo-Clement of Rome 3rd-4th c. (pseudonymousPG 2:405D…r existing in secrets, whom the law also calls the Most High, from whom neither good nor evil voice is heard (d)." (a) Luc. xviii, 18. (b) Matth. xix, 17. (c) Matth. xi, 27. (d) Thren. iii, 38.… Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 45:477C…t “He who has seen Me has seen the Father” (John xiv, 9); and that “No one knows the Son except the Father,” and that “No one knows the Father except the Son” (Matth. xi, 27). Through all of which, no difference o… Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 46:563…me hath seen the father and i and the father are one and no man knoweth the son but the father and all mine are thine and thine are mine and i am glorified in them… Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 42:23…babes even so father for so it seemed good in thy sight all things are delivered unto me of my father and no man knoweth the son but the father neither knoweth any man the father… Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 89:995C…the Son through the Father, be confident, hearing Him say: Him who comes to me I will not cast out. And All things have been delivered to me by my Father (Matt. xi, 27). For the Father loves the Son, and has… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 48:741D…is same thing, He said: “No one knows the Son, except the Father; nor does anyone know the Father, except the Son, and he to whom the Son wills to reveal Him” (Matt. 11.27). But He reveals, not as much as He kno… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 52:787…nor archangels, nor for any created power." But whose is it to know? "No one knoweth the Father but the Son, nor does anyone know the Son but the Father only" (Matt. 11. 27); "nor do the deep things of God [know]… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:99A…es, because of their pure and vigilant nature, imagine nothing else but God always. Therefore, he himself also says, No one knows the Father, except the Son (Matth. 11. 27). What then? Are we all in ignorance? G… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:381D…nd by "delivery," as it seems to me, he here calls the salvation of the faithful. For indeed whenever He says, All things are delivered unto me of my Father (Matt. 11:27), he speaks of this delivery; as He als… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:645A…he heretic be questioned. Which is greater, the day, or the Father? He who knows the Father, does he not know the day? No one knows the Father, except the Son (Matt. 11:27). He has found the Father; he knows the… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:751…ngs before they come to pass? Are you ignorant whether it is possible for this cup to pass? And how were you saying: 'No one knows the Father, except the Son' (Matt. XI, 27)? And you know the Father, than whom no… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 75:389B…him will be free from all offense and error. ANOTHER. From an objection of the heretics. "All things, they say, have been delivered to me by my Father" (Matt. xi, 27). But he who receives all things from a… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 75:619…announce to you the eternal life, which was with the Father, and was manifested to us. The Savior in the Gospel. Matt. 11:27. All things have been handed over to me… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 75:1193D…ed by the same name as Him, on account of the One who assumed him, who is truly the Son of God." For that saying: "No one knows the Son except the Father" (Matt. xi. 27), signifies the one who is the Son from… Gelasius of Cyzicus d. c. 450PG 85:1277D…his to Him who begat and to Him who was begotten. For the Father alone knows who the Son is, and the Son the Father, and whomsoever the Son may wish to reveal (Matth. 11, 27), as His own Gospel says. But if you do… Dionysius the Areopagite fl. c. 500PG 3:1061A…ivable and super-essential substance and existence. For it has been said: "No one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son" (Matt. xi, 27). And from the opposite, this Father ad… Nicetas the Paphlagonian c. 885 – after 963PG 105:451D…e manner as the first and true light; incorporeal, a Trinity therefore in Unity; and Unity in Trinity, that which we worship is declared: Trinity, the per— 59 Matth. XI, 27. 60 Jac. I, 17. 61 Hebr. I, 3. 62 Cf. P… Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 130:337A…er of God and the wisdom of God, these men count Him among the common and vulgar powers. And when the Lord says, No one knows the Father except the Son (Matth. xi, 27); and again, Not that anyone has seen… Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 130:735B…again the Savior says: "No one knows the Son, except the Father, nor does anyone know the Father, except the Son, and he to whom the Son wills to reveal him" (Matt. 11, 27). This is similar to that, and that is… Nicetas Choniates c. 1155–1217PG 139:1305…father is invisible to the son of whom these words are read no man knoweth the son but the father neither knoweth any man the father save the son and he to whomsoever the son will… Nicetas Choniates c. 1155–1217PG 139:1403…both the father and himself to others according to the text and to whomsoever the son will reveal him h chapter xliii h confutation of the eunomian dilemma in which the author proves from nazianzen and… John Bekkos, Patriarch of Constantinople c. 1225-1297PG 141:269A…n which “alone” is accepted in reference to the Father. For this very luminary of theology, in interpreting the text, “No one knows the Son except the Father” [Matt. 11:27], says: “Nor does the Son there accuse… John Kyparissiotes d. after 1378PG 152:853D…creates every kind of light according to the measure of those who see, and proposes it for the elevation of our minds. [a] Matt. xiv, 27. [b] Gen. i, 26. [c] Matt. xi, 27.… John Kyparissiotes d. after 1378PG 152:987C…e existence according to which He exists. For it has been said that "No one knows the Son, except the Father; nor does anyone know the Father, except the Son" (Matt. xi, 27). And again the great Dionysius sub… John VI Kantakouzenos c. 1292–1383PG 154:521C…v, 21). And, "No man hath seen the Son, but the Father; neither hath any man seen the Father, but the Son, and to whom it shall please the Son to reveal him" (Matth. xi, 27). Would Christ, therefore, speaking the… Athanasius AlexandrinusPG 25:209…who the Son is, except the Father, and who the Father is, except the Son, and to whomever the Son wishes to reveal him. (Matth. xi, 27). 1. Eusebius and his associates a… Athanasius AlexandrinusPG 25:217B…"in him we live, and move, and have our being" (Acts xvii. 28). And, "No one knoweth who the Father is, except the Son; and who the Son is, except the Father" (Matt. xi. 27). 6. And how dare the impious prattle… Basilius Caesariensis MagnusPG 29:543…rational," I now mean that which is in creation. For the Father is known only to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. For "no one knows the Father except the Son" (Matt. XI, 27); and "The Spirit searches all things,… Basilius Caesariensis MagnusPG 29:745B…(1 Cor. II, 10), he has not excluded the Son, who says: "Neither does anyone know the Father except the Son, and the one to whom the Son wills to reveal Him" (Matth. XI, 27). For if, even without naming the Fathe… Clement of Rome d. c. 100PG 1:575…us to himself he said come to me all you who labor and are heavy laden and i will give you rest you therefore having read the law and found it in harmony with the gospel… Clement of Alexandria c. 150 – c. 215PG 8:241…ascend to god come to me all you who are weary and heavy laden and i will give you rest take my yoke upon you and learn from me for i am meek and lowly in… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 11:909B…which He had come. For He had already called all to the light, when He said, "Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest" (Matt. xi, 28). And Scripture explains the reason for… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 11:1003…preceding pages that statement of jesus has been brought forward by us come unto me all ye that labor and are heavy laden and i will give you rest all men therefore c laboring and heavy… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:1491…snatch he would not say come to me all you who labor and are heavy laden and i will give you rest and if you are willing and listen to me you shall eat the good… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:1355…us who said to us come to me all you who labor and are heavy laden and i will give you rest for the burden was the idleness itself and the fact that we were not… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 20:1377C…nouncing to all an oblivion of former sins, He once called out in a clear voice: “Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest” (Matt. XI, 28). And again: “I did not come to call th… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:165…to freedom and release from the chains of malice with these words come unto me all ye that labour and are heavy laden and i will give you rest and to the blind he granted recovery… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:285…all was calling then saying come unto me all you who labor and are heavy laden and i will give you rest he called and healed generously using that human instrument d which he carried about… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:85…the light yoke of the savior to which he invites us saying come unto me all ye that labor and are heavy laden and i will give you rest take my yoke upon you and learn… Titus of Bostra fl. c. 350s-360s, d. c. 371PG 18:1245B…a multitude of forgiveness and a sea of pardon, and the voice is crying out: Come to me, all you who labor and are heavy burdened, and I will give you rest (Matt. XI, 28) — let them read the old [testament], a… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 26:143…bore our sins in his own body to the tree and said come unto me all ye that labour and are heavy laden and i will give you rest b but if they think those words… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 26:675…i am the life and come to me all you who labor and are heavy laden and i will refresh you since therefore those men pay the penalty in this way it is evident that those… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 28:103…the son chooses to reveal him come to me all who labor and are heavy laden and i will give you rest take my yoke upon you and learn from me for i am gentle and… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:425B…promise of the Holy Spirit" (Acts II, 38)—you, invited by the Lord Himself, saying: "Come to me, all you who labor and are burdened, and I will give you rest" (Matt. XI, 28) (for all these things have converged t… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:625…and exhortation concerning the renunciation of the world and spiritual perfection h come unto me all ye that labor and are heavy laden and i will give you rest says the divine voice whether it signifies… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:763B…up my yoke upon you, and learn of me, because I am meek, and humble of heart: and you shall find rest to your souls. For my yoke is sweet, and my burden light (Matth. XI, 28-30). RULE XLV. That those who do not… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:825…THEW. Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me, for I am meek and lowly in heart (Matt. xi, 28, 29)... JOHN. So after he had washed th… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:943…h since our kind god and saviour jesus christ preaches and says come unto me all ye that labour and are heavy laden and i will give you rest d it is dangerous to repel those… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:1335…we ask for he says come to me all you who labor and are heavy laden and i will give you rest b for when you were far from him moved by mercy he called you… Macarius of Egypt c. 300–391PG 34:747…calls man to restoration saying come unto me all you who labor and are heavy laden and i will refresh you therefore whatever souls believe and draw near he refreshes them from these heavy troublesome and… Didymus the Blind c. 313–398PG 39:691…failed b but rather the desirable voice come all you who labor and are heavy laden and i will give you rest anointing washing and clothing each one entirely with myself and nourishing you with my… Didymus the Blind c. 313–398PG 39:999C…is thus: "No longer do I hear... " that is: "No longer do I hear (Eccl. xxi, 10): 'Weep for the dead, for the light has departed'; but the hoped-for voice (Matt. xi, 28): 'Come, all you who labor and are burd… Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 41:619…of truth by these words come to me all you who labor and are heavy laden and i will give you rest and learn from me etc for they say he promised that he would teach… Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 42:477…one body and joint heirs and fellow partakers of the promise saying come unto me all ye that labor and are heavy laden and i will give you rest therefore in that i was weak through… Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 42:665…also sat down because he truly became man he cried out saying come unto me all ye that labor and are heavy laden and i will give you rest in order to show that his divinity… Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 43:133…heirs of the promise saying come to me all you who labor and are heavy laden and i will give you rest therefore in which i was weak because of the flesh the savior was sent… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 47:311A…eavy laden, and I will give you rest; take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am meek and lowly in heart; for my yoke is easy, and my burden is light" (Matt. 11:28-30). "Take my yoke upon you, and learn fro… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 47:373B…nd are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls" (Matth. 11:28); He is not speaking only to monks, but… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 49:309D…weighed upon me (Ps. 37. 5). And Christ cried out to those who had lived in many sins: Come to me all you that labour and are burdened, and I will refresh you (Matt. 11. 28). This, then, also lightened the load t… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 52:457…(Matt. 11:28), and you do not come; but this offer I… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 54:629…kinds of malice and sins. Therefore, Christ said to those who live in sins: "Come to me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest" (Matt. XI, 28). And therefore Lamech called the flood… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:767C…and wounds; many things are also brought about for these as consolation from Christ: “Come to me, all you who labor and are burdened, and I will refresh you” (Matt. XI, 28): and again, “I came not to judge the w… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:97D…hment of the overborne; in church, the rest of those who labor. For, "Come," He says, "to me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest" (Matt. 11. 28). What could be more desirable than thi… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:877A…which onerous mandates the Lord also spoke above, exhorting the people of the Jews: Come to me, all you who labor and are burdened, and I will give you rest (Matt. 11:28). And Peter says in the Acts of the Apo… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 57:429B…root in them, and he had demonstrated his ineffable power, he then cried out: Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest (Matt. 11. 28). Not this one or that one, but all who… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:95B…e in all things which are written in this book (Deut. 27. 26); but what says grace? Come to me, all you that labor and are burdened, and I will refresh you (Matt. 11. 28); and Paul: Christ redeemed us from th… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:533…will give you rest' (Matt. 11:28). I will go, therefore; He does not rep… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:565…is at hand who said come to me all you who labor and are heavy laden and i will give you rest c who said the son of man has authority on earth to forgive sins… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:597D…a form of freedom; for he remembered the voice of the Master crying out to sinners: "Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest" (Matt. 11. 28). Remembering this voice, with the load… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:739A…ommon to all, and, as we have just heard, that precept of kindness cries out to all: Come to me, all you that labor and are burdened, and I will refresh you (Matt. XI, 28). Come, all you who in traversing this… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:437C…akes a dead [one] of the guilty; the latter, from a dead [one], makes a living [one] of the accountable. "Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden" (Matt. xi, 28); and he did not say, I will punish you… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:735D…"There is joy in heaven over one sinner doing penance" (Luke 15:7); I am He who said: "Come to me all you who labor and are burdened, and I will refresh you" (Matth. 11:28). It would have been good for Judas if… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:433D…n does He care for us? Hear through how many things He does this. "Come," He says, "unto me, all you that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest" (Matt. 11: 28). And again He cries out through the pr… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 63:941…on of luxurious dishes in temptations and troubles. Hear the Lord God saying: Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest (Matth. 11, 28). For the Lord wants to give you rest f… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 64:33A…l, if you be wise; the disease is heavy, but it can be healed. He exhorts them: “Come unto me all you that labour and are heavy laden, and I will refresh you” (Matt. XI, 28). The sick were heavily laden, for burd… Nilus of Sinai d. c. 430PG 79:245…of sin whence he cries come to me all you who labor and are heavy laden and i will give you rest d david therefore knowing what he had said throughout the whole psalm and having… Nilus of Sinai d. c. 430PG 79:477A…mself as a leader to those who look toward Him with pain, which is why He calls out: "Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest" (Matt. xi, 28). — "For you are my handiwork" (cf. Ps.… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 68:1109…from all labor christ calling us to this through faith and saying come unto me all ye that labor and are heavy laden and i will give you rest a therefore rest is that first day… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 69:61…called us to this saying come to me all you who labor and are heavy laden and i will give you rest take my yoke upon you and learn from me for i am gentle and… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 69:295…the weary and burdened to the relief that comes through faith said come unto me all ye that labor and are heavy laden and i will give you rest but such is leah the eyes of… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 69:957…evil those who are sick saying come to me all who labor and are heavy laden and i will give you rest and david teaches something else that happened to himself saying as a heavy burden… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 69:1169…a to him who says come to me all you who labor and are heavy laden and i will give you rest christ likewise may perhaps be speaking with the father i am concerned about a… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 70:571…who strive to imitate their own master c crying out and saying come unto me all ye that labor and are heavy laden and i will refresh you take my yoke upon you and learn of… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 70:1085…his own jews to faith come unto me all you who labor and are heavy laden and i will give you rest take my yoke upon you and at another time he who follows me shall… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 70:1155C…ior Himself also called us to this, as I said, saying: "Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest; take my yoke upon you" (Matt. xi, 28, 29). We lived, therefore, miserably, a… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 71:239…pious obedience to christ who says come to me all who labor and are heavy laden and i will give you rest take my yoke upon you for thus we shall be both fruitful and immune… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 71:1011…gladly out of love at his saying come unto me all you that labour and are heavy laden and i will give you rest take my yoke upon you and learn of me for i am… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 72:405…"Come to me, all you who labor and are burdened, and I will give you rest" [Matt. 11:28]. He, then, who hears the call, and app… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 75:467…reason of sin unto himself and reconciling them to himself he said come unto me all ye that labour and are heavy laden and i will give you rest if therefore by approaching and being reconciled… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 75:505…savior for he himself is the one who calls us by saying come unto me all ye that labor and are heavy laden and i will give you rest how then shall he be a created… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 75:521…h other h come unto me he says all ye that labor and are heavy laden and i will give you rest take my yoke upon you d if the entire nature of created beings is… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 75:989…hear him crying out openly come to me all you who labor and are heavy laden and i will give you rest take my yoke upon you is this not the same as saying i am… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 75:1045…the stubbornness of their character come to me all you who labor and are heavy laden and i will give you rest c take my yoke upon you or would such a statement not mark the… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 76:1005…out to us somewhere d come to me all you who labor and are heavy laden and i will give you rest take my yoke upon you and when he was predicting the things concerning the… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 77:449…savior is the voice appropriate come to me all you who labor and are heavy laden and i will give you rest having therefore preached also to the spirits in hades c and to those in… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 77:531…who had been crushed by sin with a most gentle decree saying come unto me all ye that labour and are heavy laden and i will give you rest b such then was the state of… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 77:783D…ll Himself possessed. For it is better by an infinite measure to strive that we ourselves should rather be subjected to God. Isa. xxxii, 1. Psal. ii, 6. Matth. xi, 28, 29. I Reg. viii, 5-7. Osee xiii, 1… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 83:925…and drink and again come to me all c you who labor and are heavy laden and i will give you rest one could find ten thousand other things in the holy gospels as well as… Gennadius I of Constantinople Patriarch 458-471, d. 471PG 85:1687…to us with a loud voice come to me all who labor and are heavy laden and i will give you rest ver so then i myself serve the law of god with my mind but… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:1605A…legal discourse had poured forth; for when the voice of the turtledove was heard, saying: "Come, all you who labor and are burdened, and I will refresh you," (Mt. 11:28) there was no longer need for the legal… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:2217…and for christ cried out come unto me all ye that labour and are heavy laden and i will give you rest a for through him we have cast… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:2487…calling in the gospels said come unto me all you who labor and are heavy laden and i will refresh you and many such things but he says is it because i was unable to save… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:2699…these things the calling is come to me all you who labor and are heavy laden and i will give you rest some think that the things said about the years are referred simply to times… Olympiodorus of Alexandria fl. 6th century (c. 500-570)PG 93:693…bridegroom of the soul saying come unto me all you who labor and are heavy laden and i will give you rest… Cosmas Indicopleustes fl. c. 535–550PG 88:1625…it again he calls out come to me all you who labor and are heavy laden and i will give you rest as if to say behold you have labored behold you have suffered misery behold… John IV the Faster d. 595PG 88:1891…that you may be healed come to me all you who labor and are heavy laden and i will give you rest thus therefore being admonished through all scripture and called to the participation of heavenly… Antiochus of St. Sabas fl. c. 614-620PG 89:1827…calls us to himself saying come to me all you who labor and are heavy laden and i will give you rest take my yoke upon you and learn from me for i am meek and… Modestus of Jerusalem d. 634PG 86:3307…and who says in the gospels come to me all who labor and are heavy laden and i will give you rest and she who brought forth the light of all was closing her holy eyes… Maximus the Confessor c. 580–662PG 91:455…this reason he cried out come to me all you who labor and are heavy laden and i will give you rest and take my yoke upon you by yoke he calls the commandments or rather… Maximus the Confessor c. 580–662PG 91:1073…that no one has yet received the promises and he who says come unto me all ye that labour and are heavy laden and i will give you rest therefore as yet in no way has… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1447B…rom the nations they come to Me, and I reject them; yet I call you though you flee: "Come to me, all you who labor and are burdened, and I will give you rest" (Matt. xi, 28), and yet you do not come. And I drive… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:41B…then there is great healing. How, then, does He not heal us? Listen. "Come to me," He says, "all you who labor and are burdened, and I will give you rest" (Matt. xi, 28). And again through the prophet He crie… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:109A…— “My son, have you sinned? Do not do so again, but pray for your former sins.” ⟦Matth. V, 5⟧ — “Blessed are they that mourn, for they shall be comforted.” ⟦Matth. XI, 28-30⟧ — “Come to me, all you that labor and… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:149A…We have heard the Lord saying: "Come to me all you who labor and are burdened, and I will give you rest" (Matt. 11:28). I lighten your burden. For I know tha… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:151A…e will be joy in heaven over one sinner who repents" (Luc. xv, 7). I am He who said: "Come to me all you who labor and are burdened, and I will give you rest" (Matth. xi, 28). It would have been good even for Juda… Theodore the Studite 759–826PG 99:535…ernal life is proposed, do we prefer eternal death? Our kind Master cries out daily: Come to me, all you that labor and are burdened, and I will refresh you (Matth. XI, 28), and we do not wish to cast off the bu… Photius of Constantinople c. 810–c. 891PG 103:491…what follows then on the text come to me all who labor and are heavy laden and i will give you rest etc then on the publican and the pharisee also on the text command that… Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 118:781…but god is faithful that is truthful for he promised saying b come unto me all ye that labour and i will give you rest meaning those who are being tempted above that ye are able… Symeon Metaphrastes fl. c. 960, d. c. 1000PG 115:889…says: "Come to me, all you who labor and are burdened, and I will refresh you. Rejoice, therefore, and be glad, because your reward is great in the heavens" (Matt. xi, 28; v, 12). Having said this, and having l… Symeon Metaphrastes fl. c. 960, d. c. 1000PG 116:289…the true god and to be made intimate with him who says come unto me all ye that labour and are heavy laden and i will give you rest but if not by these at least… Symeon the New Theologian 949–1022PG 120:473A…and looks down, and is beheld by the faithful, and calls out through the holy Gospel: "Come to me, all you who labor and are burdened, and I will refresh you" (Matt. XI, 28), these enemies of God—or rather, Antic… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:715…lso confessed this, and the Savior Himself even taught us this when He said: "Come to me, all you who labor and are burdened, and I will refresh you" (Matt. xi, 28). He says those who were under the Law are the ones laborin… Theophanes Kerameus fl. 12th c.PG 132:371…the trumpet in our ears come unto me all you that labor and are heavy laden and i will refresh you he says that all things are ready for the preaching of the gospel is spread… Theophanes Kerameus fl. 12th c.PG 132:467…them also in this life come to me all you who labor and are heavy laden and i will give you rest but seeing a wide field of insights opening up here i am at a… Andronicus I Comnenus c. 1118–1185PG 133:877…men to himself therefore he says come to me all who labor and are heavy laden and i will give you rest and he took twelve stones according to the number of the tribes of the… Nicephorus Blemmydes 1197–c. 1272PG 142:1427…wherefore also the lord said come to me all you who labor and are heavy laden and i will give you rest or alternatively water is the living stream of christ's teaching as we said before… Nicephorus Callistus Xanthopoulos c. 1256–c. 1335PG 147:707…gladdened my soul and the savior come to me all who labor and are heavy laden and i will give you rest and the great paul if we suffer with christ d that we may also… Athanasius AlexandrinusPG 25:211…added as matthew says come to me all b you who labor and are heavy laden and i will give you rest for you were handed over to me that i might give rest to those… Cyril of JerusalemPG 33:371…unto me all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest" (Matt. XI, 28). You who are clothed with the grievous… Philo of CarpasiaPG 40:73…sweet and your countenance is comely truly his voice is sweet saying come unto me all ye that labour and are heavy laden and i will give you rest your voice is sweet saying to the… Basil of SeleuciaPG 85:169…us to himself and says come to me all you who labor and are heavy laden and i will give you rest to him be glory and power for ever and ever amen h notes by… Basil of SeleuciaPG 85:387B…ior; let us follow, inclining toward us His hands, and in that posture crying out: “Come unto me, all you that labor and are burdened, and I will refresh you” (Matth. XI, 28). Let us approach the fountain of human… Eusebius of Alexandria 5th-6th centuryPG 86:395B…nd, through repentance, was promising the kingdom of heaven, and was saying to all who sin: "Come, all you who labor and are burdened, and I will refresh you" (Matth. XI, 28). He drew all to Himself, and everybody… Antonius Melissa fl. 11th centuryPG 136:825…"Come to me, all you that labor and are burdened, and I will refresh you" (Matt. xi. 28). "They that are in health need not a… Clement of Alexandria c. 150 – c. 215PG 8:241…who are weary and heavy laden and i will give you rest take my yoke upon you and learn from me for i am meek and lowly in heart and you shall find rest for your… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 11:803…in arrogance is found for how could he be arrogant who says learn of me for i am meek and lowly in heart and you will find rest for your souls or how is he arrogant… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 11:1313…not have an ordinary teacher concerning it but our saviour himself says learn of me for i am meek and lowly in heart and ye shall find rest unto your souls after this concerning the judgment… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:387D…ll be humbled (Luke XIV, 11). And the Savior also, when saying: Learn from me, because I am meek and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls (Matt. XI, 29), teaches us the… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:1265…humbled himself as a child so that he could say just as learn of me for i am meek and lowly in heart so also does he command to learn of me having become as a… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:1273…so as to be able to say such things as learn from me for i am meek and lowly in heart and likewise learn from me who have become as a child how i say for… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:1713…account of the meekness which they have learned from him who says learn of me for i am meek and lowly of heart and because of which they were prepared to go even to the slaughter… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:1741…if it is possible let this cup pass from me who said learn of me for i am meek and humble of heart laudably humbling himself and now he falls on his face praying and afterward… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 14:751…reclines but as one who ministers and who justly said learn from me for i am meek and lowly in heart he himself pours water into the basin for he knew that no one could wash… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 14:837…this was said according to that humility which the lord taught saying learn of me for i am meek and humble of heart we shall not err for the truth of liberty is not harmed in… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:85…that labor and are heavy laden and i will give you rest take my yoke upon you and learn of me for it is easy these things were spoken to the nations given to christ by… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:227…walked this very way himself according to what is said learn from me for i am meek and lowly in heart leading them by this path therefore he becomes their guide and protector wherefore as a… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:1065…he himself teaches in the gospels speaking of himself in these words learn of me for i am meek and humble of heart the apostle also says who being in the form of god thought it… Pachomius of Tabenna c. 292-348PG 40:965…words which i speak but our lord himself says in the gospel learn of me for i am meek and humble of heart and you shall find rest unto your souls whoever therefore has acquired humility… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 26:365B…l the natural unity of the Son with the Father. For just as He taught us gentleness from Himself, saying: Learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart (Matt. XI, 29); He did not mean that we should be mad… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 27:25…image might receive from him the example of how to act hearing learn of me for i am meek and lowly in heart and a more perfect doctrine of virtue no one could find than that… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 27:1381…with a virtuous and shining providence b h of saint athanasius h take my yoke upon you and learn from me for i am meek and lowly in heart and you will find rest for your… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 28:103…who labor and are heavy laden and i will give you rest take my yoke upon you and learn from me for i am gentle and lowly in heart and you will find rest for your… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 28:1521C…the provider of salvation, fulfilling his economy toward men, he also clothed himself in it. For he says: "Learn of me, for I am meek and humble of heart" (Matth. xi, 29). Attend to who it is that is speaking,… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:753C…n his own measure should propose himself to others as a pattern of good works. Caput I. MATTHEW. Learn of me, because I am meek, and humble of heart (Matt. XI, 29). TO THE CORINTHIANS II. For I know you… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:763…that labour and are burdened and i will refresh you take up my yoke upon you and learn of me because i am meek and humble of heart and you shall find rest to your souls… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:825…that labour and are heavy laden and i will give you rest take my yoke upon you and learn of me for i am meek and lowly in heart matt xi john so after he had… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:859BLatin…uam Christi discipulos, qui sese ad ea sola conforment, quae in ipso vident, aut quae ab ipso audiunt. Caput I. Tollite jugum meum super vos, et discite a me (Matth. XI, 29). Vos vocatis me, Magister, et Domine:… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:1213B…ipto Apostoli (Phil. II, 3). Ea autem comparabitur, primum quidem, si quis meminerit mandati Domini, qui dixit: Discite a me, quia mitis sum, et humilis corde (Matth. XI, 29). Quod locis multis, variisque modis et… Macarius of Egypt c. 300–391PG 34:407…all his viscera under the yoke of the paraclete he himself saying take my yoke upon you and learn of me for i am meek and humble of heart and thus at last the benign god… Macarius of Egypt c. 300–391PG 34:1001…great teacher would not have said to his own disciples learn from me for i am meek and lowly in heart he was not regulating the apostles by elegance of language but by the piety of… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 47:311…who labor and are heavy laden and i will give you rest take my yoke upon you and learn from me for i am meek and lowly in heart for my yoke is easy and my… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 47:373…that labour and are heavy laden and i will give you rest take my yoke upon you and learn of me for i am meek and lowly in heart and ye shall find rest unto your… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 47:401A…fy Him? For that there is no labor in Christ’s commandments, He Himself declared, saying: Take my yoke upon you; for my yoke is kind, and my burden is light (Matt. 11. 29). But we, through our unspeakable slugg… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 48:761…only through words, but also through deeds, using moderation both in speech and in action. "For learn from me," He says, "for I am meek and humble of heart" (Matt. 11: 29); and again elsewhere: "The Son of Man… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 48:845C…ing burdensome or heavy. “For learn of Me,” He says, “for I am meek and lowly in heart; and take My yoke upon you, for My yoke is easy and My burden is light” (Matt. 11:29-30). But they did not bear it, yet because… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 49:303D…and the fruits of it, namely humility and gentleness. "Learn," He says, "from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls" [Matt. 11:29]. And again David: "A sacrifice to God… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 49:365…his, I ask? That this pursuit is a discipline demanding great attention, learn from these words: Learn from me, he says, for I am meek and humble in heart (Matt. 11:29). And again the prophet says: Come, ch… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 49:405C…ou ask, can I imitate the Master? If you wish, you can; for if you could not imitate him, why did he say, "Learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart" (Matt 11:29)? "Be imitators of me, just as I am of… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 49:415…w, you say, can I imitate the Master? If you wish, you can; if it were not possible, He would not have said: "Learn from Me, for I am meek and lowly in heart" (Matt. 11:29); if it were not possible for a man, Pa… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 50:723D…crown all. Since therefore we have such a Lord, let us seize that kind voice, let us obey Him who says: Come, learn from me, for I am meek and humble of heart (Matth. XI, 29), so that we may also be worthy to hear… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 53:81…words? (Is. 66. 2). For this reason, Christ also, discoursing, said: Learn of me, for I am meek and humble of heart, and you shall find rest to your souls (Matt. 11. 29). For he who truly humbles himself coul… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 53:313B…est. For this reason Christ also, giving that divine teaching, said: Learn from me, for I am meek and humble of heart, and you shall find rest to your souls (Matt. 11:29). For nothing so puts the soul in rest… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:679…ndeed laborious, but to the perfect it is most desirable. Therefore the Lord Christ said: "Take my yoke upon you, for my yoke is sweet and my burden is light" (Matt. 11.29–30). This also the prophetic word said: "F… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:755A…re mentioned in the divinely inspired Scripture; for sometimes it is said to be moderation of mind: "Learn," says Christ, "that I am meek and humble of heart" (Mt. XI, 29): sometimes it is sought as a correctio… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:733B…the smallness of His power, but gathered together by reason of humility, as He Himself gives testimony of Himself: Learn that I am meek, and humble of heart (Matth. XI, 29). Or does He not seem to you most power… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:779…writes of iniquity sitting upon a talent of lead zach take up my yoke upon you and learn of me because i am meek and humble of heart o most pleasing weight which more comforts those… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:837A…upon beasts of burden is to dwell in their hearts, so that Christ may say to them: "Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me, for I am meek and lowly in heart" (Matth. 11:29). For the meek ought to carry the Meek… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 57:39…kingdom, we shall reap from here the income of humility. For learn from me, He says, for I am meek and lowly in heart, and you shall find rest unto your souls (Matt. 11:29). In order therefore that we may enjoy… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 57:429B…l settle you in complete tranquility. 29. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls (Matt. 11. 29). My yoke, he says, is easy, and my… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 57:433…more unsettled and frantic than the envious? "For learn," he says, "from me, for I am meek and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls" (Matthew 11:29). For gentleness is the mother of all good things. Do not,… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 58:1003B…here too we shall take the fruit of humility. Learn, says the Lord, from me, because I am meek and humble of heart, and you shall find rest for your souls (Matth. 11.29). So that here and there we may enjoy t… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:271B…the torments he suffered, might become even firmer. Let us learn, furthermore, his kindness and meekness: Learn from me, for I am meek and humble of heart (Matt. xi, 29): and let us excise all bitterness. If… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:381B…s of sinful flesh, he says, and for sin, he condemned sin in the flesh (Rom. 8:3); and Christ Himself says: Learn of me, for I am meek and lowly in heart (Matt. 11:29). And He taught these things not by wor… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:591A…mble of heart, is the first to begin the work, so that He may teach us by His own actions. Therefore He says: Learn of me, for I am meek and humble of heart (Matt. 11:29). You, therefore, who are exercised in… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:59C…and infamy, the other produces great tranquility. For see: He says: Learn from me, for I am meek and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls (Matt. 11:29); he [the devil] says: "Be ferocious an… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:217C…that were before you (Matt. 5:12); and again, If they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you (John 15:20); and, Learn of me, because I am meek (Matt. 11:29); and again, Be ye merciful, as your F… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:221…us to long suffering he brought himself as an example learn from me for i am meek and lowly in heart john and again if i the lord and the master do these things how much… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:273D…ot have a virtuous teacher? But you have the truly teacher, whom it is right to call the only teacher; learn from him: he said, "Learn from me, for I am meek" (Matt. 11:29). Do not therefore pay attention to the… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 63:617D…be nothing. For there is nothing so dear to God as to count oneself among the lowest. "For come," He says, "learn from me, for I am meek and humble in heart" (Matt. 11. 29). For if I were not meek, as Son of the… Mark the Hermit fl. c. 400–430PG 65:1091…cast aside arrogance and ask for the humility of christ who says take my yoke upon you and learn from me for i am meek and humble of heart and you shall find rest for your… Nilus of Sinai d. c. 430PG 79:201…me for i am meek and lowly in heart and you will find rest for your souls a h cccxxvii to ipponicos the scriniarius… Nilus of Sinai d. c. 430PG 79:1023…to be transferred from slavery into adoption when he says learn from me for i am meek and lowly in heart and again be merciful as your heavenly father is and be compassionate as your father… Nilus of Sinai d. c. 430PG 79:1059A…this, gave commands, and exercised you in tribulations as athletes unto constancy. You listen to him saying: «Learn from me, for I am meek and humble of heart ⟦Matth. XI, 29⟧,» and you have shown the imitation by… Nilus of Sinai d. c. 430PG 79:1215…commanded us to be imitators of his own meekness saying learn from me for i am meek and lowly in heart and you will find rest for your c souls but if anyone abstains from food… Nilus of Sinai d. c. 430PG 79:1465A…your might to escape the nets of pride. He who thinks humbly of himself is a disciple of Christ, who said: "Learn from me, for I am meek and humble of heart" (Matt. xi, 29). But the proud man is an imitator of t… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 68:969…imitation of the gentleness and mildness that were in him saying thus take my yoke upon you and learn from me for i am gentle and humble in heart… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 69:61…who labor and are heavy laden and i will give you rest take my yoke upon you and learn from me for i am gentle and lowly in heart and you will find rest for your… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 69:1035…right cheek—turning the other, and following Him who says: "Learn from me, for I am meek and humble of heart, and you will find rest for your souls" (Matthew 11:29). If, furthermore, anyone were to say that truth in all thi… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 70:321…one joined with gentleness for they have believed in christ saying c take my yoke upon you and learn from me for i am gentle and humble in heart and you will find rest for your… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 70:571…ye that labor and are heavy laden and i will refresh you take my yoke upon you and learn of me for i am meek and lowly in heart and ye shall find rest unto your… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 71:917…you who labor and are burdened and i will give you rest take my yoke upon you and learn from me for i am meek and humble in heart and you will find rest for your… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 71:1011…that labour and are heavy laden and i will give you rest take my yoke upon you and learn of me for i am meek and lowly in heart and you shall find rest unto your… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 72:717…that labor and are burdened and i will refresh you take up my yoke upon you and learn of me because i am meek and humble of heart and you shall find rest to your souls… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 72:785D…and by humility; for that which is lowly is exalted before God. He becomes an imitator of Christ who said, "Learn from me, for I am meek and humble in heart" (Matt. xi, 29). Saying these things, He no longer rep… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 73:211…to preserve a natural conjunction and likeness with the son who says learn of me for i am meek and lowly in heart thus the spirit will not cease from being god by nature for the… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 74:241…him who judges justly we shall find him saying again learn from me for i am meek and lowly in heart and you will find rest for your souls therefore through such achievements by striving to… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 74:771…all you who labor and are burdened and i will refresh you take my yoke upon you and learn from me for i am meek and humble of heart and you shall find rest to your… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 76:783C…m. xii, 3). And the Savior and Lord of all also says to us somewhere: “Learn from me, for I am meek and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls” (Matth. xi, 29). And certainly, “Blessed are the meek,… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 77:541…and should strive rather to imitate the lord who says learn from me for i am meek and lowly in heart we should not slip into the wildness of untamed beasts and instead of love whet… Hesychius of Jerusalem d. after 450PG 93:875…demonstrating it he carried rightly upon his shoulders of which he says take my yoke upon you and learn from me for i am meek and humble of heart and you will find rest for your… Hesychius of Jerusalem d. after 450PG 93:1091B…drawing out the Law and providing an appeal to Christ, who said: Learn of me, because I am meek, and humble of heart, and you shall find rest to your souls (Matt. xi, 29), he says: Every soul that shall not b… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:1189…it is permitted moreover to hear the lord himself saying learn from me for i am meek and lowly in heart and you shall find rest for your souls and again i am the way and… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:1267…d for words must correspond to events and his own voice is learn of me for i am meek and lowly of heart and you shall find rest unto your souls and again i have received… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:1759…the form of a servant but the lord now says learn from me for i am meek and lowly in heart and you shall find rest for your souls and now c the foxes have holes… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:1825B…d laborious, but to the perfect it is most delightful. Therefore the Master Christ said, "Take my yoke upon you, for my yoke is sweet, and my burden is light" (Matt. xi, 29, 30). The prophetic word also says this… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 81:1857…the meek for they shall inherit the earth and again learn from me for i am meek and lowly in heart and you will find rest for your souls the blessed sophonias calls this people meek… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 83:1231B…praise the modesty of your mind, which the Lord, ordaining it by law, set forth as an example for us, saying: "Learn of me, for I am meek and lowly of heart" (Matt. XI, 29). For by nature, being high, or rather… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:699D…I, 12.) He himself is also the innocent and most gentle dove according to that pronouncement: "Learn from me, for I am gentle (or mild), and humble of heart." (Matt. XI, 29.) Such are also the saints, saying: "My… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:1053…present life being a son of humility according to him who said learn of me for i am meek and humble of heart and attains through it an ascension for humility is the way of exaltation… Justinian I 482–565PG 86:1043A…etters, which we read and were astonished, that you have not understood the teaching of the Lord, who says, "Learn from me, for I am meek and humble in heart" (Matt. xi, 29), but have lifted yourselves to such a… Cosmas Indicopleustes fl. c. 535–550PG 88:979C…ility. Therefore, let us first listen to the light (Christ), who arranges them in this order: "Learn," He says, "from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart" (Matt. xi, 29). It is fitting, therefore, that before… Cosmas Indicopleustes fl. c. 535–550PG 88:1623…is the cause of contempt listen to what the lord himself says learn of me for i am meek and lowly in heart and you shall find rest unto your souls behold here in brief through… Antiochus of St. Sabas fl. c. 614-620PG 89:1793…will humble the eyes of the proud and our kind lord himself take my yoke upon you and learn of me for i am meek and lowly in heart and you shall find rest unto your… Antiochus of St. Sabas fl. c. 614-620PG 89:1827…who labor and are heavy laden and i will give you rest take my yoke upon you and learn from me for i am meek and lowly in heart and you will find rest for your… Andrew of Caesarea fl. late 6th–early 7th c.PG 106:397…another in humility fulfill the master s saying which declares learn from me for i am meek and lowly in heart and you will find rest for your souls and attain the rest in the world… Maximus the Confessor c. 580–662PG 90:887…freedom which the lord wished to impart to his own disciples saying take my yoke upon you and learn from me that i am meek and humble in heart and you shall find rest for your… Maximus the Confessor c. 580–662PG 90:977…according to the faculties of the soul learn from me he says for i am meek and lowly in heart and so on meekness or gentleness keeps the faculty of anger undisturbed but humility frees the… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:109…that labor and are burdened and i will refresh you take up my yoke upon you and learn of me because i am meek and humble of heart and you shall find rest to your souls… Nicetas Stethatos c. 1005–c. 1090PG 120:959…holy by reason of humility and meekness learn from me he says for i am meek and lowly in heart and you will find rest for your souls the mind of man that which is his… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:259…done before baptism and may rest similarly await you there b vers take my yoke upon you and learn of me because i am meek and humble of heart and you shall find rest to your… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 124:1159…be ye merciful as your father which is in heaven and again learn of me for i am meek so also paul teaching a humble disposition brings christ into the midst abundantly shaming us just as… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:77A…ted the words of the Lord, he would not be puffed up. The Lord emptied himself; He washed the feet of the disciples; He said, "Learn from me, for I am humble" (Matt. XI, 29). He declared the humble in spirit "ble… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:367C…one must run by means of patience, let us look unto Christ, just as those who learn arts gaze at their instructors; which also He Himself said: Learn of me (Matth. xi, 29); and again: If they have called the m… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 126:737A…receive it, lest we be disobedient to him who says: Take my yoke upon you [Matt. XI, 29]; nor should our roots, which we hold t… Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 128:929A…Humility is accepted in Holy Scripture in various ways. For "humility" is spoken of as modesty—"Learn from me," He says, "for I am gentle and humble in heart" (Matt. 11:29)—and as the chastening that comes from… Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 128:1077…but he says crushed in heart according to that saying learn from me for i am meek and lowly in heart vers and he loved cursing and it will come upon him and he did not… John Zonaras d. after 1159PG 134:16…or what reason? Because, in truth, with a most holy and calm voice, in imitation of Him who said, 'Learn from me, for I am meek and lowly in heart,' [Matt. xi, 29] he made the reply to that very person who so thoughtlessly… John Zonaras d. after 1159PG 134:23C…ssed it. For what reason? Because, in truth, with a most holy and calm voice, in imitation of Him who said, 'Learn from me, for I am meek and lowly in heart,' [Matt. xi, 29] he made the reply to that very person… Nicephorus Blemmydes 1197–c. 1272PG 142:1571…pricked in heart to kill according to that learn from me that i am meek and lowly in heart and he loved cursing and it shall come to him for the bad things which come from… Nicephorus Callistus Xanthopoulos c. 1256–c. 1335PG 147:773…the meek are mysteries revealed ' and the sweetest jesus 'learn from me for i am meek and lowly in heart and you shall find rest for your souls ' and 'to whom shall i look… Gregory Palamas c. 1296–1359PG 151:183…meekness as his very own whence also the lord said concerning himself learn of me for i am meek and lowly in heart he then who had raised lazarus from the dead as king sitting upon… Gregory Palamas c. 1296–1359PG 151:351…have done to you so you also should do and learn from me for i am meek and lowly in heart and you will find rest for your souls and be merciful as your father is… Gregory Palamas c. 1296–1359PG 151:569…those near him and as it were his primary lesson learn from me for i am meek and lowly in heart and you will find rest for your souls and again every commandment and divine law… Matthaeus Cantacuzenus Imp. CP c. 1325 - c. 1391PG 152:1241…divine and hortatory voice of the lord to this end learn from me for i am meek and lowly in heart and you will find rest for your souls this persuades the one who possesses it… Basilius Caesariensis MagnusPG 29:401…led to gentleness and kindness wherefore also the lord said learn from me for i am meek and lowly in heart and he provided proof of this meekness in his very deeds being reviled he was… Orsiesius of TabennaPG 40:883…that labor and are burdened and i will refresh you take up my yoke upon you and learn of me because i am meek and humble of heart and you shall find rest to your souls… Isaias AbbasPG 40:1173…fact that we do not bear the yoke of him who said take my yoke upon you and learn of me for i am meek and lowly of heart and you shall find rest for your… Joannes ChrysostomusPG 51:355D…h great humility. On the image of Christ’s future glory And for this reason also he used to say: Learn from me, for I am meek and humble of heart (Matt. 11.29). By another way again, listen to how t… Theodore of MopsuestiaPG 66:677A…fitting that words should correspond to the facts. His own voice is: Learn from me, for I am meek and lowly in heart, and you shall find rest for your souls (Matt. xi, 29). And again: I received a commandment,… Basil of SeleuciaPG 85:203…our enemies with hatred let us look toward christ who says learn for i am meek and lowly in heart and you shall find rest unto your souls to him be glory and power unto the… Antonius Melissa fl. 11th centuryPG 136:1201…blessed are the meek for they shall inherit the earth matth xi take my yoke upon you and learn from me for i am meek and humble in heart and you shall find rest for your… Clement of Alexandria c. 150 – c. 215PG 8:241…and lowly in heart and you shall find rest for your souls for my yoke is easy and my burden is light let us hasten let us run o you who love god and h exhortation… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 27:65…yoke from us the burden of the law concerning which he said for my yoke is easy and my burden is light matt the yoke of them for the treachery against christ recoils also upon the… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 27:1381…and lowly in heart and you will find rest for your souls for my yoke is easy and my burden is light having been benefited from this the divine apostle called sin ponderous and easily besetting… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 28:103…and lowly in heart and you will find rest for your souls for my yoke is easy and my burden is light the lord has excluded your calumny for he declares himself to be god even… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 47:311…and learn from me for i am meek and lowly in heart for my yoke is easy and my burden is light matt take my yoke upon you and learn from me for i am meek… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 48:999C…7. 14). How the way of the Lord is both rough and not rough.—How then, someone might say, is that statement meant: "My yoke is easy, and my burden is light" (Matt. 11. 30)? For if the way is narrow and strait,… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:291B…receives them with zeal and eagerness of soul, he will see that they are light and easy. Therefore Christ said: "My yoke is pleasant, and my burden is light" (Matt. XI, 30). And to know that they have it this wa… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:679…most desirable therefore the lord christ said take my yoke upon you for my yoke is easy and my burden is light matt the prophetic word also said this for the possession of thy testimonies is… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 57:313D…is the gate and straitened the way that leads to life, and few are they who find it." And yet, after these, He said: "My yoke is easy, and my burden is light" (Matt. 11:30). And even in the things recently said,… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 57:429…ye shall find rest unto your souls matt my yoke he says is easy and my burden is light do not be afraid he says when you hear yoke for it is easy indeed and do… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:119A…ue harsh? Harsh it is, if it be compared with our negligence. For that it is easy and sweet, hear what Christ says: My yoke is sweet, and my burden is light (Matt. XI, 30). But if you do not perceive the lightn… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:731…weight of the precepts of christ lighter take my yoke upon you for my yoke is easy and my burden is light the yoke is faith imposed upon all a burden of the works of the… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:769…and the Holy Spirit, be glory, power, and honor, now and always, and to the ages of ages. Amen. On Charity The Lord almost said, My burden is light (Matt. 11:30). For what burden, or what labor, is it… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 68:857A…ders, bear that light burden, which could easily be carried. Is this not, then, clearly what Christ himself said: "My yoke is easy, and my burden is light?" ⟦ Matth. xi, 30.⟧ PALL. It seems so. CYR. I would add… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 71:731…blessed john writes his commandments are not grievous and christ himself says my yoke is easy and my burden is light let us therefore offer to god a prompt spirit since he commands nothing that is… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 71:917…and humble in heart and you will find rest for your souls for my yoke is easy and my burden is light others however made their own paths burdensome through which they could have easily passed… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 72:405A…in as much as it was fitting for you to keep more things while performing what was consistent with the Law." "For my yoke is kindly, and my burden is light" [Matt. 11:30]. The yoke of Christ is light; sinc… Hesychius of Jerusalem d. after 450PG 93:875…and humble of heart and you will find rest for your souls for my yoke is easy and my burden is light hence also the law in exodus says thus concerning the super humeral and you… Hesychius of Jerusalem d. after 450PG 93:1029…imposed upon us thus saying take my yoke upon you and again for my yoke is easy and my burden is light but neither must we sow our field or the vineyard entrusted to us with… Hesychius of Jerusalem d. after 450PG 93:1085B…r as "soft": for thus other interpreters have rendered "parched corn." Therefore it is soft evangelical preaching. "Take," He says, "my yoke, for it is sweet" (Matt. xi, 30); or as "rubbed and cleansed by the han… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 81:77…which the bridegroom says in the gospels take my yoke upon you for my yoke is easy and my burden is light therefore in the canticles he marvels at the neck that bears this yoke as… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:901B…12]. This is what John says: "His commandments are not grievous" [1 John v, 3]. Item, Christ in the same manner: "For my yoke is good, and my burden is light" [Matth. xi, 30]. He now passes over in silence the se… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:2375…become level to those treading upon it in harmony with the saying for my yoke is easy and my burden is light with the same ones he promises to abide perpetually whence that saying behold i… Antiochus of St. Sabas fl. c. 614-620PG 89:1793…and lowly in heart and you shall find rest unto your souls for my yoke is easy and my burden is light to him be glory unto the ages amen h homily cxvi injuriam ferto patienter… Antiochus of St. Sabas fl. c. 614-620PG 89:1827…and lowly in heart and you will find rest for your souls for my yoke is easy and my burden is light and also come after me and i will make you become fishers of men… Maximus the Confessor c. 580–662PG 91:455…to be the laborious part of repentance for my yoke he says is easy and my burden is light and again teaching divine justice and goodness he commands saying be holy be perfect be merciful be… Theodore the Studite 759–826PG 99:677…from his youth who will serve god alone and together and again my yoke is easy and my burden is light or is it because obedience has nothing of its own yet this too is apostolic… Nicephorus I of Constantinople c. 758–828PG 100:633…way of life take he says my yoke upon you for it is easy and my burden is light we faithful therefore gladly submitting to this yoke of righteousness serve him in truth sincerity and one… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 126:885…they deemed them burdensome although he says take my yoke upon you for my yoke is easy and my burden is light and come and i will refresh you who are weary and burdened with the… Nicephorus Callistus Xanthopoulos c. 1256–c. 1335PG 147:765…icacy, and in that closeness, inclination, and familiarity which it has with God.” Concerning these the Master said: “My yoke is easy, and my burden is light” (Matt. xi, 30). And the disciple whom he loved: “And… Isaias AbbasPG 40:1173…and lowly of heart and you shall find rest for your souls for my yoke is easy and my burden is light what wise and god fearing man does not contend with all his might to… Basil of SeleuciaPG 85:329…i am meek and humble of heart and you will find rest for my yoke is easy and my burden is light for i search out the disposition and i seek the intention and i define… Anastasius of SinaiPG 89:361…be able to repent and be saved answer since the lord says my yoke is easy and my burden is light it is clear that even the old man and the infirm is able to keep… Anastasius of SinaiPG 89:363…been enjoined upon us with good reason therefore did the lord say my yoke is easy and my burden is light from micah he has shown you o man what is good and what does the… Clement of Alexandria c. 150 – c. 215PG 9:1479…transcribed in that same catena, both in Job 34:7 and in Matthew 5:43. But those things which he attributes in the same place to our same Clement, in Matthew 11:31 and 32, we judge to have been drawn from his Paedagogus,… Photius of ConstantinoplePG 104:409D…, tou estin Abel. Genes. iv, 9. Verse of the same, kai kraugē Sodomōn. Gen. xviii, 20. Verse 3, near the end, Legeōn. Marc. v, 9. Verse penult, oikete. Matt. xi, 35. Verse last, all' ige mēn, I. S. Pag… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 30:1177B…e who believe in God through Christ, 101. In what sense those things are to be understood: "The Lord will undergo judgment with all flesh," 101. The passage of Matt. xi, 42 is explained: "The queen of the south w… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 84:957C…ants, or generally travelers, since psalms may be recited on the roads or during journeys: or metaphorically, those who grasp application from Scripture (e.g., Matt. 11, 45). empousas, II, 265, a species of spe… Clement of Alexandria c. 150 – c. 215PG 9:1479…judge to have been drawn from his Paedagogus, book I, chapter 11, page 132, just like other things which we judge were drawn for that same chapter, Matthew 11:46, from his Paedagogus, book II, chapter 12, page 206. Howe… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 27:65A…net (Matt. 13:47). And let us cast away their yoke from us. The burden of the Law, concerning which He said: For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light (Matt. 11:47). [The yoke of them: For the treachery…