Where the Fathers quote Matthew 14
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1Matt 14:1
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:885…him is wisdom and from him is strength and so on c at that time herod the tetrarch heard of the fame of jesus and he said to his servants 'this is john the baptist '…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:521…h heard the report of Jesus, and said to his servants: This is John, whom I beheaded. He has risen from the dead, and therefore the powers are at work in him" (Matt. XIV, 1-2). He confesses the murder of the prophe…
Andrew of Crete c. 660–740PG 97:1111…manner of zeal was his and how fervent and burning it was at that time herod the tetrarch heard the report about jesus and said to his servants this is john the baptist he has risen…
Andrew of Crete c. 660–740PG 97:1115…complete for the sake of the good at that time it says herod the tetrarch heard of the fame of jesus and said to his servants this is john the baptist he has risen from the…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:553C…rod the tetrarch heard the report of Jesus, and said to his servants: This is John the Baptist; he is risen from the dead, and therefore miracles work in him (Matth. xiv, 1, 2). Wishing to dispel this suspicion,…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:293…and two fish concerning jesus walking upon the sea h c verses at that time herod the tetrarch heard the report about jesus and said to his servants 'this is john the baptist he has risen…
2Matt 14:2
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:891…for another and third simply that herod said concerning jesus that he is john the baptist he is risen from the dead but we did not previously know the manner of the baptist s putting to…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 58:781…his disciples come and steal him away and say unto the people he is risen from the dead and the last error shall be worse than the first everywhere error trips itself up and even against…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:595B…or he, after the miracles of Christ reached his ears, said: "This is John; he himself has risen from the dead, and because of this, powers are working in him" (Matt. 14:2). So greatly did he have a fear flo…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 72:467…their mind d xxviii and go quickly and tell his disciples that he is risen from the dead and behold he goeth before you into galilee there shall ye see him lo i have told you…
Andrew of Crete c. 660–740PG 97:1111…time herod the tetrarch heard the report about jesus and said to his servants this is john the baptist he has risen from the dead and for this reason powers are active in him for herod…
Andrew of Crete c. 660–740PG 97:1115…herod the tetrarch heard of the fame of jesus and said to his servants this is john the baptist he has risen from the dead and therefore powers work in him these things were later but…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:553…says herod the tetrarch heard the report of jesus and said to his servants this is john the baptist he is risen from the dead and therefore miracles work in him matth xiv wishing to dispel…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:633…disciples come and steal him away and say to the people that he is risen from the dead and the last error will be worse than the first who steals a corpse o senseless ones those…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:477…where the lord lay and go quickly and tell his disciples that he is risen from the dead and behold he goeth before you into galilee there shall ye see him lo i have told you…
Arsenius of Mount Athos fl. c. 1150PG 133:923…come by night and steal him away and say unto the people he is risen from the dead and the last error shall be worse than the first wherefore as if in his own person ezekiel…
3Matt 14:3
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:891…the history found in them a the wording of matthew stands thus for herod had laid hold on john and bound him in prison therefore it seems to me regarding these things that just as the…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:893…lawful for you to have your brother's wife herod having seized john bound him and put him in prison not daring to kill the prophetic word entirely and remove it from the people but the wife…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 58:489…then narrating it he says for herod having laid hold of john bound him and put him in prison for the sake of herodias the wife of philip his brother for john said to him it…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:523…this man herod seized and bound herod he says having seized john bound him and put him in prison because of herodias the wife of his brother philip o extraordinary situation john was putting forth every…
Tarasius of Constantinople c. 730-806PG 98:1409B…hat is this removed from the miracle of John? For he argued with him who, after the death of his brother, was held by an insane love for his sister-in-law (Matt. xiv, 3); but he, when the wife of the emperor…
Theodore the Studite 759–826PG 99:761…the holy gospels will explain for herod it says having seized john bound him and put him in prison for the sake of herodias the wife of his brother philip for john used to say to…
Theodore the Studite 759–826PG 99:763C…he Lord” (2 Reg. xii, 13), for whose humility the Lord took away the sin. But this man, the Scripture says, arrested John, bound him, and cast him into prison (Matt. xiv, 3). He who was held by the passion of lic…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:293…so that he could perform miracles d verses for herod had seized john and bound him and put him in prison for the sake of herodias the wife of philip his brother for john said to…
4Matt 14:4
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:891…herodias the wife of philip his brother for john was saying to him it is not lawful for thee to have her d now this philip was tetrarch of the region of ituraea and trachonitis therefore…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 52:519A…s he led to the altar, nor dragged to an idol, but for one word. For since he had said to Herod: It is not lawful for you to have your brother Philip’s wife (Matth. 14:4), he both lived in prison and endured t…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 52:523C…commended? Who is reproved even to this day? Does not this voice in individual churches cry out, "It is not lawful for you to have your brother Philip’s wife" (Matt. 14:4)? And is he not defamed even after deat…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:685…dan iv such was john rebuking the adultery of herod saying to him it is not lawful for thee to have the wife of philip thy brother mark vi thus the divine paul spoke to agrippa…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 57:325D…s saying: "You have murdered and you have inherited" (3 Kings 21:19); the other was saying: "It is not lawful for you to have the wife of Philip your brother" (Matt. 14:4). Do you see the rock? Do you see the s…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:451…take him you and judge him according to your law they therefore said unto him it is not lawful for us to put any man to death this however they said that the word of the…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:781…who wished to stop him because of the sabbath and were saying it is not lawful for thee to take up thy bed because it is the sabbath as he was fulfilling the command of the…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 63:137…it is not lawful for thee to have thy brother philip's wife mark vi but elijah said to ahab with freedom of speech i…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 74:615…boast above all else in the divine law xviii the jews therefore said unto him it is not lawful for us to put any man to death that the word of jesus might be fulfilled which…
Nonnus of Panopolis fl. c. 400-470PG 43:895…him yourselves and judge him according to your law the jews therefore said unto him it is not lawful for us to put any man to death that the saying of jesus might be fulfilled which…
Theodore the Studite 759–826PG 99:923D…lent" (1 Cor. xiv, 30). This is not, as your kindness objects, about faith alone. And, what almost escaped me, the great herald of truth, John, reproves Herod (Matth. xiv, 4). I ask you, answer me. But I shall be…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:1259…therefore said unto him that had been cured it is the sabbath it is not lawful for thee to take up thy bed he commands him to take up the pallet wishing to make the miracle…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:1261…man's boldness toward the jews how when they pressed him and said it is not lawful for thee to carry thy bed on the sabbath day he himself with confidence b freely proclaimed his benefactor he…
Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 129:1209…jews therefore said to him that was cured it is the sabbath it is not lawful for thee to take up thy bed see his boldness for not only was he not persuaded by them but…
6Matt 14:6
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 52:807…filled with impiety; but now even the desert is full of piety. Previously, queens used to dance—for in the birthday of Herod, the daughter of Herodias danced (Matt. 14:6)—today, not even a handmaid deems it wo…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:693A…he king's daughter dancing in the midst of the banquet among drunken men? Did she not ask for a murder, and the head of the prophet as the prize of her dance? (Matt. XIV, 6). "Who shall speak of the mighty acts o…
Andrew of Crete c. 660–740PG 97:1121…let us hear the voice of the gospels again when herod s birthday was kept the daughter of herodias danced d before them and pleased herod o madness the dancing of a young girl captivated the…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:207…y mock me.’ And Jeremias said: ‘They will not deliver you. Hear the word of the Lord which I speak, and it shall be well with you, and your soul shall live.’” Matth. xiv, 6, 7. — “On Herod’s birthday, the daughte…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:295…murder but the devil found for him a convenient time b and when herod's birthday was kept the daughter of herodias danced before them and pleased herod whereupon he promised with an oath to give her…
7Matt 14:7
Andrew of Crete c. 660–740PG 97:1111…daughter of herodias danced in the midst and she pleased herod wherefore he promised with an oath to give her whatever she might ask and she having been instructed by her mother said give me here…
Andrew of Crete c. 660–740PG 97:1119…it to you even to the half of my kingdom wherefore a he promised with an oath to give her whatever she might ask and she having gone out said to her mother what shall i…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:295…was kept the daughter of herodias danced before them and pleased herod whereupon he promised with an oath to give her whatever she would ask but she being instructed by her mother give me she says…
8Matt 14:8
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:523D…hence with an oath he promised to give to her whatever she asked of him. And she, being tutored by her mother, says, "Give me here on a dish the head of John" (Matt. XIV, 8). O most wretched birthday, which breat…
9Matt 14:9
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:295…him saying give me here c and the king was sorry yet for the oath's sake and them which sat with him he commanded it to be given and he sent and beheaded john in the…
10Matt 14:10
Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 32:725B…or it profited Herod nothing to have kept an oath, who, in order that he might not — forsooth — break his oath, became the killer of the prophet. ⟦Mark vi, 26; Matt. xiv, 10⟧ Once given, the oath stands condemned;…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:295…and them which sat with him he commanded it to be given and he sent and beheaded john in the prison and his head was brought in a platter and given to the damsel and she…
11Matt 14:11
Theodore the Studite 759–826PG 99:765…his head was brought on a platter and given to the girl and she brought it to her mother o result of diabolical preparation who is he that brought the murderous sword against that divine head…
Theodore the Studite 759–826PG 99:767…and how dreadful the narrative and it was given to the maiden and she brought it to her mother alas for the impropriety an invaluable head was given for a worthless act given to an impure…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:295…to be given and he sent and beheaded john in the prison and his head was brought in a platter and given to the damsel and she brought it to her mother and his disciples came…
12Matt 14:12
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 73:237…herod that blood guilty one clearly he beheaded john in the prison and his disciples came and took up his corpse if john's body is called a corpse of whom shall it be said to be…
Theodore the Studite 759–826PG 99:767…who branded us with public infamy and his disciples came it says and took up the body and buried it b behold with me studious hearer the burial of the just man depicted in an image…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:295…and given to the damsel and she brought it to her mother and his disciples came and took up the body and buried it he was sorry because of john s virtue for even an enemy…
13Matt 14:13
Eusebius of Emesa c. 300-359PG 86:507…announced to him and when jesus heard it he departed from there by ship into a desert place apart this fact therefore he twisted for himself as is expressed on page but hearing of the death…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:295…but that herod was saying concerning him that he was john d when jesus heard of it he departed thence by ship into a desert place apart jesus departs because of the murder committed by herod…
14Matt 14:14
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:297…the crowds heard it they followed him on foot from the cities and jesus went forth and saw a great crowd and had compassion on them and healed their sick the crowds show faith for they…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:555…a vers and jesus when he came out saw much people and was moved with compassion toward them because they were as sheep not having a shepherd and he began to teach them many things…
Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 129:947…according to matthew where the text lies and jesus having gone forth saw a great multitude and was moved with compassion toward them h cap xxviii concerning the five loaves and the two fish h the…
15Matt 14:15
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:903…origen's commentary on the gospel according to matthew book xi h a and when it was evening his disciples came to him that is at the consummation of the age in which it is opportune to…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:913…but the disciples saying as others among the crowds dismiss the crowds that they may go into the villages and buy themselves food b c d…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:613…approached the lord saying dismiss the crowd for the place is desolate that they may go into the villages round about and buy themselves food ibid v observe with me here too how unbelievable was their…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 58:497…way but what when evening had come he says his disciples approached him saying this is a desert place and the hour is already past send away the crowds so that they may go and buy…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:53D…enit in synagogam ipsorum. Et ecce homo habens manum aridam. Tunc dicit homini: Extende manum tuam; et extendit, et restituta est sanitati sicut altera. » Matth. xiv, 15, 16. — « Obtulerunt ei omnes male haben…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:297…traveled on foot and without food are all signs of faith ver and when it was evening his disciples came to him saying the place is a desert and the hour is now passed send the…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:555…day was now far spent his disciples came unto him and said this is a desert place and now the time is far passed send them away that they may go into the country round about…
16Matt 14:16
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:613A…of Israel for forty years, though they were ungrateful; and shall I let the grateful ones starve? No, by no manner of means. You give them something to eat (Matt. XIV, 16). The apostles say: "Shall we give them…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:297…go into the villages and buy themselves food but jesus said to them they need not depart give ye them to eat the disciples are compassionate for they care for the crowd and therefore they do…
17Matt 14:17
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 58:861…which numbers, seventeen are the copies; of which however, verse 9. p. 6. verse 2, they are Chrysostom's, not the Evangelist's codices. Fritzsche on Matthew XIV, 17: Six codices according to Matthew. The with are excluded;…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:297…out of necessity ver but they say to him we have not here but five loaves and two fishes and he said bring them hither to me and having commanded the crowds to sit down upon…
18Matt 14:18
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:297…him we have not here but five loaves and two fishes and he said bring them hither to me and having commanded the crowds to sit down upon the grass he took the five loaves and…
19Matt 14:19
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:905…however that those who are more able than we are to gather the five loaves and the two fish c among themselves could provide a greater and better meaning regarding these things it must be noted…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:909…children nor women were present among those who increased and multiplied from the five loaves and the two fish but one might say that since many ate and partook of the loaves of blessing according to…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:915…a moreover when taking the five loaves and the two fish looking up to heaven he blessed them and having broken the loaves he gave them not to…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:969…there in the very same words the three evangelists say that taking the five loaves and the two fish looking up to heaven he blessed but here as matthew and mark have written jesus having given…
Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 28:703…this reason he added and the world was made through him q and looking up to heaven he blessed the loaves why did he look up and then bless r first to show that he is…
Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:785…pter II MATTHEW. And taking the five loaves and the two fish, having given thanks, he broke and gave them to his disciples; and the disciples to the crowd (Matth. xiv, 19)... And when he had said these things,…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 58:497…luxury such was also the table of the prophets having taken therefore the five loaves and the two fish and having commanded the crowds he says to recline on the grass looking up to heaven he…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 72:417…he had commanded the crowds to sit down upon the grass taking the five loaves and the two fish he looked up to heaven and blessed and broke and gave the loaves to the disciples and…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 73:463…worship him then miraculously the great crowd was fed by means of the five loaves and the two fishes by which we determine it should be understood that the writings of the holy ones both old…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 77:1441…gave thanks to the father and having broken it he gave it to his disciples and the disciples to the multitude and twelve baskets of fragments were left over it is for god alone to forgive…
Cosmas of Jerusalem c. 675 – c. 760PG 38:671…the withered hand ibid concerning the paralytic h cosmas hierosolymitanus h concerning the five loaves and the two fishes ibid concerning the calming of the surge ibid concerning the transfiguration ibid concerning the man who had…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:297…and having commanded the crowds to sit down upon the grass he took the five loaves and the two fishes and looking up to heaven he blessed bring me the loaves hither for even if it…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:313…and the fish he gave thanks and broke them and gave them to his disciples and the disciples to the crowd and they all ate and were satisfied and they took up the leftover fragments seven…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:545…h concerning the ordering of the apostles concerning john and herod concerning the five loaves and the two fishes concerning the walking upon the sea and he went out from thence and came into his own…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:555…various vegetables are usually planted c vers and when he had taken the five loaves and the two fishes he looked up to heaven and blessed and brake the loaves and gave them to his disciples…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:815…and they did so and made them all recline and having taken the five loaves and the two fishes lifting his eyes to heaven he blessed them and broke and gave to the disciples to set…
Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 129:1105…of him who had the infirmity for thirty eight years v of the five loaves and the two fishes vi of the walking on the sea vi of the man blind from birth ix of lazarus…
20Matt 14:20
Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 28:703…something had been brought to the table from a nearby village q and they took up of the fragments that remained why did whole loaves not remain but fragments r to show that these were fragments…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 72:417…bring down upon them the blessing from above and they all ate and were filled and they took up the surplus of the fragments twelve baskets full the fact that the fragments of the bread remained…
Eustathius the Monk fl. mid-6th centuryPG 86:925A…tt. iv, 2), the body certainly failed; but when He satisfied five thousand men, besides women, from five loaves, and twelve baskets of fragments remained over (Matt. xiv, 20 and 21), this is the work of the divini…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:555…set before them and the two fishes divided he among them all and they did all eat and were filled and they took up twelve baskets full of the fragments and of the fishes and they…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:567…them he said to set these also before them and they ate and were filled and they took up the remaining fragments seven baskets and they who had eaten were as four thousand and he dismissed…
Basil of SeleuciaPG 85:363…jew also teach you about their provider and they ate he says and were filled and they took up the remainder of the fragments twelve baskets full for the baskets are equal in number to the…
21Matt 14:21
Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:1799A…artans. Moreover, this interpreter erroneously added on his own account: “except for the feast of fish from the Lord.” For there were not three thousand, as in Matt. XIV, 21, but five thousand; and in Matthew XV,…
Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:901A…heart of man. Item: barley, which nourishes men of a lower sort, and many as well. For that satisfied five thousand in the Gospel, and this one seven thousand [Matth. xiv, 21; xv, 38]. There is the true vine, conce…
Paschal Chronicle c. 630PG 92:1669…r of men, or because our author believed that the crowds satisfied by Christ with five loaves were truly ten thousand men: for when the Greek text of Matthew xiv, 21 has: "And they that did eat were about five thousand men, b…
22Matt 14:22
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:299…and effeminate is required for a christian to have vers and immediately jesus constrained his disciples to get into the boat and to go before him to the other side while he dismissed the multitudes hinting…
Gregory Palamas c. 1296–1359PG 151:403…the beginning to your charity h homily xxxii h at that time jesus constrained his disciples to get into the boat and to go before him to the other side while he dismissed the crowds and…
23Matt 14:23
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:299…to follow him lest he appear to be seeking vain glory vers and when he had sent the multitudes away he went up into the mountain apart to pray and when evening had come he was…
25Matt 14:25
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:171B…m. For it is written: But in the fourth watch of the night, Jesus came to them walking upon the sea; and seeing him walking upon the sea, they were troubled (Matth. XIV, 25-26). And after a little: But Peter answer…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:1135…you will understand this from the gospel in which it is said in the fourth watch of the night jesus came walking upon the sea and again if the master of the house had known in…
Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:711…for here is placed the struggle of faith h chapter i h and in the fourth watch of the night jesus came to them walking upon the sea and the disciples seeing him walking upon the…
Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:713A…d out saying: Lord, save me. And immediately Jesus stretching forth his hand, took hold of him, and said to him: O thou of little faith, why didst thou doubt? (Matt. xiv, 25-31.) JOHN. The Jews therefore strove among…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:611…when they saw the lord walking upon the back of the sea in the fourth watch of the night they thought it was a phantom how could it be a phantom the handmaid a recognized the…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:779B…f the miracles performed by the Lord in the sea, you may rightly say that it itself is moved. For it received not only the Lord but also Peter walking [on it] (Matt. xiv, 25 sqq.): and at the command of Jesus, it…
Nilus of Sinai d. c. 430PG 79:477C…, nor the third, but in the fourth watch of the night that the Lord came to those who were being tormented by the storm, and the waves, and boundless fear (Matt. xiv, 25). CCVII. — To the same. When a rock ri…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 75:523…lake the boat in which the apostles were sailing was tossed violently and in the fourth watch of the night the savior was seen by the disciples walking upon the waves as if upon dry land…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:1339…parts others into four and the lord came to the holy apostles in the fourth watch of the night therefore the divine david says that lying upon my bed i used to put away the sweetest…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:299…the middle of the sea signifies that the fear was greater vers and in the fourth watch of the night jesus went to them walking on the sea and when the disciples saw him walking on…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:1283…since the night is divided into four parts and the lord comes in the fourth watch of the night to the apostles as is narrated in the gospel…
Gregory Palamas c. 1296–1359PG 151:405…of wickedness the devil who is always at enmity with christ's church and in the fourth watch of the night he says jesus came to them walking upon the sea that is after the ninth hour…
Gregory Palamas c. 1296–1359PG 151:407…still active and the nations rage against the church of christ but the fourth watch of the night that is after the natural law after the written law after the lord s first coming and after…
Cyril of JerusalemPG 33:1139C…t), aquæ, inquam, salientis in vitam æternam (Joan. IV, 14); fons enim bonorum Jesus. VIII. Et quid exspectas piscinam? Habes eum qui ambulat super aquas (Matth. XIV, 25), qui imperat minaciter ventis, qui mar…
Photius of ConstantinoplePG 104:399A…lisaie (to Elijah and Elisha). IV Kings II, 8, 14. Verse 51, cod B. et H. St. 2, kai tote to en. Is. Cas. hate toge en. Verse 6, a fin. Despotikō de ... Matt. XIV, 25. Page 585, verse 19. H. St. 2, ennoiai…
26Matt 14:26
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:693…was already in the middle of the sea c seeing him upon the sea they were troubled saying that it was a phantom and they cried out for fear but immediately he spoke to them saying…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:299…watch of the night jesus went to them walking on the sea and when the disciples saw him walking on the sea they were troubled saying it is a ghost d and out of fear they…
27Matt 14:27
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:245…him walking on the sea to them being greatly troubled he says it is i be not afraid why then did he appear to show that he is the one who will calm the storm for…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:673…cry out and the lover of mankind exhorted them to be confident saying be of good cheer it is i do not be afraid be of good cheer possessing the anchor of faith for the reef…
Eustathius the Monk fl. mid-6th centuryPG 86:929A…as the miracle clearly declares. This multiform sophist acknowledges the same things in his sermon on the Nativity: "Take courage, it is I, do not be afraid" (Matt. xiv, 27). This "It is I" demonstrates the truth…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:557…were troubled and immediately he talked with them and saith unto them be of good cheer it is i be not afraid and he went up unto them into the ship and the wind ceased and…
John Kyparissiotes d. after 1378PG 152:853D…ked out and impartible, accordingly 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.…
28Matt 14:28
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:171…were troubled matth xiv and after a little but peter answering him said lord if it be thou bid me come to thee upon the waters and he said come and peter descending from the ship…
Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:713…i am fear not and a peter answering him said lord if it be thou bid me come to thee upon the waters and he said come and peter descending from the boat…
Theodore the Studite 759–826PG 99:797B…own" (Ps. LXXVI, 20), has here made the liquid element passable for the ark. And the great Peter was seen walking on the sea when Christ called him to Himself (Matt. XIV, 28); the divine Bartholomew is shown here…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:301…i who am able to do all things take courage b vers and peter answered him and said lord if it is you command me to come to you on the water peter s love toward…
29Matt 14:29
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:297B…that bodies, however heavy they may be, can be lifted into the air: since at the Lord's command Peter, having a body itself, walked upon the waves of the sea (Matth. 14. 29). Elias also, for the confirmation of t…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:301…ostentation whereas the latter is a matter of love toward christ vers and he said come and when peter had descended from the boat he walked on the water to go to jesus but seeing the…
30Matt 14:30
Gregory of Nazianzus c. 329–390PG 35:971B…se this circumstance brings forth the knowledge of the statutes of God; and they imitate Peter, imploring the Savior’s help when he was already nearly sinking (Matt. XIV, 30); and, finally, they attach themselves…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:613A…unbeliever. Whence Peter, perceiving that faith provided the foundation, but unbelief brought the surge, cried out, saying: "Master, save me, I am perishing" (Matt. XIV, 30). What are you saying, O Peter? When yo…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 72:833…walk but when he saw it says the wind and the wave he was afraid and beginning to sink he cried out lord save me he saved him while he was in danger but rebuked him…
Theodore the Studite 759–826PG 99:489…upon the waters to come to jesus but seeing the wind strong he was afraid and beginning to sink he cried out saying lord save me and immediately jesus extending his hand took hold of him…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:301…the water to go to jesus but seeing the wind was strong he was afraid and beginning to sink he cried out saying lord save me the lord spread out the sea for peter showing his…
31Matt 14:31
Clement of Rome d. c. 100PG 1:1007…o thou of little faith wherefore didst thou doubt a be not one who stretches forth his hand to receive but draws it back…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:301…showed how much he surpasses him vers and immediately jesus stretched out his hand and caught him and said to him o you of little faith why did you doubt and when they had entered into…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:347…at those who are inhuman and unmerciful vers then his lord called him and said unto him o thou wicked servant i forgave thee all that debt because thou desiredst me shouldest not thou also have…
Joannes ChrysostomusPG 51:279D…when he was in danger of being submerged while walking on feet through the sea, heard the same rebuke from Christ: O you of little faith, why did you doubt? (Matt. xiv, 31). Therefore, that is called faith by wh…
32Matt 14:32
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:539…was when they saw the star they rejoiced with exceeding great joy and when they were come into the house they saw the young child with mary his mother and fell down and worshipped him and…
33Matt 14:33
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 17:711C…o indeed [call him] the Son of God, and that too without the addition of the word 'truly,' as even the demoniacs saying to him: 'Truly you are the Son of God' (Matt. XIV, 33)." He had already commended the faith o…
Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 27:385…son of the living god and all of them in turn say of a truth thou art the son of god when he rebuked the sea and the winds thou art mighty o lord and thy…
Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 27:1367…a if thou art the son of god why does the devil question christ at every temptation saying if thou art the son of god he…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 58:533B…ne of the many, the thing said would not be worthy of being called blessed. For even before this, those in the boat said, "Of a truth thou art the Son of God" (Matt. XIV, 33), after the storm which they saw, and t…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:127…through his consent b for he answered it says and said rabbi thou art the son of god thou art the king of israel do you see the soul exulting with joy and embracing jesus with…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 73:195…ne" (Joel 1, 5), so that, having perceived the illustrious beauty of the truth, you may be able to cry out with us to the Son: "Truly, you are the Son of God" (Matt. XIV, 33). For if you believe that He is God by…
Eustathius the Monk fl. mid-6th centuryPG 86:925B…ing upon the sea, He threatened the waves and the winds, He straightway heard those who were in the boat confessing with an oath: Truly You are the Son of God (Matt. xiv, 33). For it was fitting that He, having ta…
34Matt 14:34
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 15:1301…another and the livestock another and they carried off their possessions and they came into the land of israel and ruined it another they approached the land to ruin it it came to pass when they…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 58:507…with greater authority than before b and having crossed over he says they came into the land of gennesaret and the men of that place recognizing him sent into all that surrounding region and brought to…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:303…up from the deep of denial verses and when they had passed over they came into the land of gennesaret and when the men of that place had recognized him they sent forth to all that…
35Matt 14:35
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:925…the wind having ceased from the time jesus embarked in the boat and when the men of that place recognizing him sent into all that region b and brought to him all who were ill and…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:303…when they had passed over they came into the land of gennesaret and when the men of that place had recognized him they sent forth to all that country round about and brought unto him all…
36Matt 14:36
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:925…were ill and begged that they might even just touch the fringe of his garment and as many as touched were saved at that time there came to him from jerusalem pharisees and scribes not astonished…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:1099…infirmities those who suffer believe and pray for their own salvation or touch the hem of his garment and are healed and in which cases they who suffer do not do this but others do it…
Amphilochius of Iconium c. 340 – after 394PG 39:69…word and he permits the woman with the flow of blood to touch the hem of his garment and is not ashamed for he is a physician handling all diseases that he may benefit all the…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:679…Him, and He cured them (Mark 1:34). In some places it puts, And he cured many (Luke 7:21), just as also there: And as many as touched Him were made whole (Matt. 14:36). But here He says simply, And He cure…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 58:507…those who were ill and begged that they might touch the fringe of his garment and as many as touched were saved for they did not approach in the same way as before dragging him into…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:575…his garment matt for she was saying within herself if i shall only touch the hem of his garment i shall be saved luke o theft which has found a parent in faith o theft which…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:53…ill and they besought him that they might touch only the fringe of his garment and as many as touched him were saved matthew xv behold a canaanite woman having come out from those borders and…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:303…that country round about and brought unto him all that were diseased and besought him that they might only touch the hem of his garment and as many as touched were made whole c the people…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:559…market places and implore him that they might touch even the fringe of his garment and as many as touched him were made well for some time it seems the lord resided in that place because…