Where the Fathers quote Matthew 15

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Basil the GreatPG 31:1248expounds v.16“ο δε Ιησους ειπεν· ακμην και υμεις ασυνετοι εστε”248. If the Lord gives wisdom, and from His face comes knowledge and understanding, and through the Spirit to one is given the word of wisdom, to anot Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:303…fed on the seven loaves h verses then came to jesus the scribes and pharisees which were of jerusalem saying why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders for they wash not their hands… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:925…a why do your disciples transgress the tradition of the elders for they do not wash their hands when they eat bread he who observes the time at… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 68:1033…men as it is written they approached him saying why do your disciples transgress the tradition of the elders for they do not wash their hands when they eat bread d but the savior immediately said… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 69:339…for the quarrelling foolish pharisees always approached him saying why do your disciples transgress the tradition of the elders for they do not wash their hands when they eat bread and christ said to them why… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 70:53…in fact the scribes and pharisees once approached the savior and said why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders for they wash not their hands when they eat bread but he said to… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 70:655…the scribes and pharisees once approached the savior saying why do your disciples transgress the tradition of the elders for they do not wash their hands when they eat bread and to these things the lord… Photius of Constantinople c. 810–c. 891PG 101:1203…well purchased at any price h chapter xv verse why do your disciples transgress the tradition of the elders h photius one ought not to wonder if christ did not deem it necessary to forbid certain… Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 119:979…scribes and pharisees who had come down from jerusalem approached him saying why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders c for they wash not their hands when they eat bread for the pharisees… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:303…came to jesus the scribes and pharisees which were of jerusalem saying why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders for they wash not their hands when they eat bread d although all regions… Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 41:253…and he no longer honors father and mother and you have nullified the commandment of god by your tradition of the elders and you encompass sea and dry land to make one proselyte and when he… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:807C…the theft of the truth of the Scriptures, just as the Lord also says concerning them: "Why do you make the commandment of God void because of your tradition?" (Matth. 15.3). And it gave false testimonies in the… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 69:339…when they eat bread and christ said to them why do you also transgress the commandment of god for the sake of your tradition for god said honor your father and your mother that it may… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:861…offered by the jews the lord also blamed them for this matter why do ye also transgress the commandment of god by your tradition yet this rebuke them sharply c is not contrary to in meekness… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:303…makes no defense to this but instead reproaches them in return verses but he answered and said unto them why do ye also transgress the commandment of god by your tradition for god commanded saying honour… Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 130:1223…or mother let him die the death but you have made void the commandment of god by your tradition and having said this he brings forward isaiah as a witness saying well hath isaiah prophesied of… Clement of Rome d. c. 100PG 1:679…it may be well with you and he who speaks evil of father or mother let him die the death how much more concerning d… Irenaeus of Lyon c. 130–c. 202PG 7:999…god said honor father and mother and he who speaks evil of father or mother let him die the death and again he says to them and you have frustrated the word of god for the… Irenaeus of Lyon c. 130–c. 202PG 7:1287…words which god decreed also pertain to the ancient heresy whoever curses father or mother let him die the death but to that kind which is called typical everything belongs which contains the figures of spiritual… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:533…punished by death the divine law records that whoever shall curse his father or mother let him die the death the name of father is a great mystery and the name of mother is a secret… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:933…me someone might ask how the passage he who speaks evil of father or mother let him die the death is not rendered superfluous for suppose he does not honor his father and mother because he… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 14:1013…let us use an evident example it is written he who strikes father or mother let him die the death and he who curses father or mother let him die the death a small boy therefore… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 26:1031…boundaries which your fathers have set and he who speaks evil of father or mother let him die the death nor have they felt any reverence for the fathers who placed under anathema all who held… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 28:1001…honor is owed to parents warns children crying out he who curses father or mother let him die the death b but perhaps someone might say if this sweet affection toward parents is to be cultivated… Gregory of Nazianzus c. 329–390PG 36:289…you lying in promises exod xx eph vi and he who curses father or mother let him die the death exod xxi he likewise honored the good and punished the evil and the blessing of a… Gregory of Nazianzus c. 329–390PG 36:1325…and audacity to all to speak ill whoever shall speak ill of father or mother let him die the death the curse of a mother eradicates foundations the curse of mount gelboe the accursed christ became… Didymus the Blind c. 313–398PG 39:745…your father and your mother ' and 'he who speaks evil of father or mother let him die the death ' but you say 'if a man says to his father or mother corban that is… Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 41:563…other matters and in those things which god decreed in these words he that curseth father or mother let him die the death c to that class indeed which is called typical or prefigured pertains everything… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 50:753…and providence h h oration ii h he who speaks evil of father or mother let him die the death exod this law was set in the old testament when there was not great precision regarding… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 53:267…it may be well with thee and he that speaketh evil of father or mother let him die the death this was already being fulfilled through deeds do you see how nature anticipating this had sufficient… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 54:597…with great and terrible evils he who speaks evil he says of father or mother let him die the death exod but to those who honor them he says something like this honor your father and… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 58:511…god commanded honor your father and your mother and he who curses father or mother let him die the death but you say whoever shall say to the father or mother a gift whatever you might… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 63:765…even spare their lives for he says he who speaks evil of father or mother let him die the death exod but when he is insulted by them do we not even endure to be indignant… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 68:507…path for he said again he who strikes his father or his mother let him die the death and he who speaks ill of his father or mother let him die the death observe then how… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 70:53…honor thy father and thy mother and he that speaketh evil of father or mother let him die the death but you say whosoever shall say to father or mother it is a gift whatsoever thou… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 70:655…'honor your father and your mother ' and 'whoever speaks evil of father or mother let him die the death ' but you say 'whoever says to his father or mother whatever gift is from me… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 70:663…honor your father and your mother and he who speaks evil of father or mother let him die the death they taught those born c of them to say to their parents whatever benefit you might… Antiochus of St. Sabas fl. c. 614-620PG 89:1765…be long lived upon the earth and he who speaks evil of father or mother let him die the death likewise also isaiah he who says to the father what have you begotten and to the… Photius of Constantinople c. 810–c. 891PG 102:109…god commanded honor your father and your mother and he who reviles father or mother let him die the death you have invalidated the commandment of god for the sake of your tradition and saying these… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:305…a father and thy mother and he that curseth father or mother let him die the death but ye say whosoever shall say to his father or his… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:561…honor your father and your mother and he who speaks evil of father or mother let him die the death but you say if a man says to his father or mother corban that is a… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:693…not kill thou shalt not commit adultery but justifications are such as he that curseth father or mother let him die the death for this is a just ordinance know however that even the commandment can… Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 130:1223…such a legislation god he says commanded honor thy father and thy mother and he that curseth father or mother let him die the death but you have made void the commandment of god by your… Theodore Balsamon d. c. 1205PG 138:885D…ith the commandment that orders one to honor his parents, so that it may be well with you, and you may be long-lived upon the earth (Exod. xx, 12; Deut. v, 16; Matth. xv, 4). It is clear that you will receive thi… Athanasius AlexandrinusPG 25:645…the commandment honor your father and your mother and he that curses father or mother let him die the death they on the contrary established a law turning honor into dishonor and exchanging for their own… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:933…his father or his mother whoever says to his father or to his mother it is a gift whatever you might have been helped by me someone might ask how the passage he who speaks evil… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 70:663…me is a gift if one says this he will not honor his father or his mother it is permitted they say not to honor father or mother this is what christ reproached them with saying… Hesychius of Jerusalem d. after 450PG 93:1145…them saying as the lord says whosoever shall say to father or mother it is a gift by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me and shall not honor his father and his mother that is… Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 119:979…freedom h question what signifies that saying of the gospel but you say whosoever shall say to his father or mother it is a gift by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me h h answer… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:305…and he that curseth father or mother let him die the death but ye say whosoever shall say to his father or his mother it is a gift by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me… AnonymousPG 106:1119…of the law but passes over to another question what is it whosoever shall say to his father or mother it is a gift by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me and shall not honor… AnonymousPG 106:1121…law but passes on to another interrogation vers what is this whoever shall say to his father or mother it is a gift by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me and shall not honor his… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:723…xiii that we must not follow human traditions so as to make the commandment of god of none effect h chapter ii h b then the pharisees and scribes ask him why walk not thy disciples… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 72:313…isees fell into such ignorance that they taught “doctrines, the commandments of men,” and on account of their own tradition made void the commandments of God. ⟦Matth. xv, 6-9⟧ For such were the charges brought agai… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:305…it is a gift by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me and honour not his father or his mother he shall be free thus have ye made the commandment of god of none effect by… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:561…him to do anything for his father or mother making the word of god of none effect by your tradition which you have handed down and many such like things you do the lord rebuking the… Andronicus I Comnenus c. 1118–1185PG 133:853…the spoils hasten to plunder for before the boy knows to call his father or his mother he shall take the strength of damascus and the spoils of samaria before the king of the assyrians god… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 52:813…their own sense and impulse. The Savior, however, did not depart from the Law, did not abandon the prophets; but said at one time, Well did Isaiah prophesy (Matt. 15:7); and at another time, Is it not writt… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:305…will this is what the pharisees taught the children to do verse ye hypocrites well did esaias prophesy of you saying this people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth and honoureth me with their lips… Clement of Rome d. c. 100PG 1:237…hypocrisy desire peace for it is said in one place this people honoureth me with their lips but their heart is far from me isa xxix and again with their mouth they were blessing but in… Clement of Rome d. c. 100PG 1:333…with our whole mind he says also in isaiah this people honors me with their lips but their heart is far from me h chapter iv h let us not therefore only call him lord for… Pope Alexander I r. c. 108/109-116/119PG 5:1063…says this people honors me with their lips but their heart is far from me i do not consider any evil to be greater than for christians to… Theophilus of Antioch d. c. 190PG 6:661…this people draws near to me with their lips they honor me but their heart is far from me but in vain they worship me teaching the commandments and doctrines of men therefore behold i will… Irenaeus of Lyon c. 130–c. 202PG 7:1285…tradition of your elders this b isaiah proclaimed saying this people honours me with their lips but their heart is far from me in vain do they worship me teaching as doctrines the commandments of men… Clement of Alexandria c. 150 – c. 215PG 8:341…through isaiah caring for the people when he says this people honors me with their lips but their heart is far from me this is a reproving vituperation and in vain do they worship me teaching… Clement of Alexandria c. 150 – c. 215PG 8:467…and rebuking that people for whom it was said this people honors me with their lips but their heart is far from me it is therefore quite probable that while he signifies oil as a disciple… Clement of Alexandria c. 150 – c. 215PG 8:999…he also says do not desire and this people he says honors me with their lips but their heart is far from me for god looks to the intention since he even left lot s wife… Clement of Alexandria c. 150 – c. 215PG 8:1243…tranquil with his whole soul for the other people it says honors me with their lips but their heart is far removed from the lord with their mouth they bless but in their heart they curse… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:1185…and sins or it is as it is written this people honors me with their lips but their heart is far from me and that you may be justified in your judging god conquers having done… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:923…a pure mind so that the saying applies to them this people honoureth me with their lips but their heart is far from me howbeit in vain do they worship me and while they proceeded to… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 24:23…it cannot be said of the people of christ this people honors me with their lips but their heart is far from me for they are not like the former people but they cry out from… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 24:299…to me with their mouth and with their lips they honor me but their heart is far from me and in vain they worship me teaching the commandments of men and doctrines therefore behold i will… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:723…hath esaias prophesied of you hypocrites as it is written this people honoureth me with their lips but their heart is far from me howbeit in vain do they worship me teaching for doctrines the commandments… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:1605…way d well did isaias prophesy of you saying this people honoreth me with their lips but their heart is far from me and in vain do they worship me teaching doctrines the commandments of men… Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 45:417…and composed toward that which is good this people he says honors me with their lips but their heart is far from me what did he mean to signify by this saying that with god the… Didymus the Blind c. 313–398PG 39:657…savior said in matthew well did isaiah prophesy saying this people honors me with their lips but their heart is far from me and as paul said in another chapter as david speaks the blessing blessed… Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 41:441…this are the things said by a certain prophet this people honors me with their lips but their heart is far from me but in vain do they worship me teaching doctrines the commandments of men… Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 41:561…the tradition of your elders isaiah proclaimed this saying this people honors me with their lips but their heart is far from me and in vain do they worship me teaching teachings the commandments of men… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:551…is no god witness is the lord who says this people honors me with their lips but their heart is far from me is the fool said in his heart there is no god but that… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:715…with these or similar words isaiah rebukes the jews this people honors me with their lips but their heart is far from me isai xxix but how is that detected we certainly find many today who… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:771…wherefore he rebuked them through the prophecy of isaiah this people honoreth me with their lips but their heart is far from me isai what is it that worked the error of the heart the ignorance… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:419…him somewhat by the reason of his lips for this people honors me with their lips but their heart is far from me is so also the pious man endowed with a firm heart often slips… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 57:199…the prophet or rather god saying through the prophet this people honors me with their lips but their heart is far from me d in order therefore that this does not happen and we do not… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 58:513…he brings the prophet forward to accuse them saying this people honors me with their lips but their heart is far from me in vain do they worship me teaching as doctrines the commandments of men… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:579…our mouth only lest it be said of us this people honors me with their lips but their heart is far from me isai for how would it not be absurd when the heavens indeed declare… Nilus of Sinai d. c. 430PG 79:207…salvation and god himself again has said through isaiah this people honors me with their lips but their heart is far from me b xviii to the same many of the wicked desiring that the dark… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 69:343…declared this very clearly through the voice of isaiah this people honors me with their lips but their heart is far from me in vain do they worship me teaching the doctrines and commandments of men… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 70:345…this people draws near to me with their lips they honor me but their heart is far from me but in vain do they worship me teaching the doctrines the commandments of men and again what… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 70:643…of the law therefore the god of all said this people honors me with their lips but their heart is far from me in vain they worship me teaching as doctrines the commandments of men could… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 70:655…to me with their mouth and with their lips they honor me but their heart is far from me and in vain they worship me teaching as doctrines the commandments of men for the jews professing… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 71:137…concerning those who are of judah and benjamin this people draweth near me with their lips but their heart is far from me for as a heifer going mad with the gadfly so israel has ran… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 72:805…isaiah concerning them this people draweth near to me with their mouth but their heart is far from me but in vain do they worship me teaching the doctrines and commandments of men how then could… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 73:927…out that prophetic saying to them again for then he was saying this people draweth nigh unto me and with their lips they honour me but their heart is far from me b but now he… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 74:927…says this people draws near to me with their mouth and honors me with their lips but their heart is far from me in vain do they worship me teaching as doctrines the commandments of men… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 77:593…through the voice of the prophet c this people draws near to me with their lips but their heart is far from me in vain do they worship me for shall we not admit that they… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 77:717…regarding those who are not established in the faith this people honors me with their lips but their heart is far from me in vain do they worship me teaching the doctrines and commandments of men… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 77:919…is said through the voice of isaiah truly speaks this people honors me with their lips but their heart is far from me they shall also hear christ saying woe to you because you are like… Isidore of Pelusium d. c. 450PG 78:853…deny him finally the divine oracle cries out d this people honors me with their lips but their heart is far from me but in vain do they worship me for from works and not from… Hesychius of Jerusalem d. after 450PG 93:1249…similar things also did isaiah reproach the jews for this people honors me with their lips but their heart is far from me how is this charged against them because even now we find very many… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:1899…god himself through the prophet isaiah accuses the jews saying this people honoureth me with their lips but their heart is far from me but those now praying send up their prayer from the depth of… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 81:1591…me he proclaims the same things through isaiah saying this people honors me with their lips but their heart is far from me then he rebukes what they were doing for the sake of idols but… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:925…god of the universe cries out even to them this people honors me with their lips but their heart is far from me isa xxix but theonas and secundus not willing to do this were unanimously… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:1299…to their tongue according to the prophecy which says this people honors me with their lips but their heart is far from me isa xxix and according to the express voice of jeremiah thou art near… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:491…therefore god reproaches the jews through the prophet saying 'this people honors me with their lips but their heart is far from me ' moreover the word of god descends to us but those parricides who… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:595…yet seems in some way to approach god for that people honors me with their lips but their heart is far from me so the pious man is sometimes afflicted in his lips wherefore david excuses… Antiochus of St. Sabas fl. c. 614-620PG 89:1677…captives in babylon eating unclean things and we hear this people honoreth me with their lips but their heart is far from me there is need of struggle beloved and of much sobriety that the mind… Maximus the Confessor c. 580–662PG 90:941…therefore also rebuking our hypocrisy from afar he said this people honors me with their lips but their heart is far from me and in vain they worship me and what follows indeed the very things… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:281…to me with their mouth and with their lips they honor me but their heart is far from me isa xxix this people draws near to me with their mouth and with their lips they honor… Photius of Constantinople c. 810–c. 891PG 102:109…saying 'this people draws near to me with their mouth and honors me with their lips but their heart is far removed from me ' and heed also what follows but in vain they worship me… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:305…to do verse ye hypocrites well did esaias prophesy of you saying this people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth and honoureth me with their lips but their heart is far from me but in… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:559…isaiah prophesy of you hypocrites as it is written this people honors me with their lips but their heart is far from me in vain however do they worship me teaching the doctrines and commandments of… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 126:127…feigned this but they heard isaiah proclaiming to them this people honors me with their lips but their heart is far from me isa xxix and our savior grants the entrance into the kingdom of heaven… Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 128:555…into your hearts sometimes it signifies intent and purpose according to that but their heart is far from me sometimes good pleasure and affection of mind c according to that i have found david a man… Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 128:807…with the jews regarding this kind of vice saying this people honors me with their lips but their heart is far from me and they lied to him with their tongue by word indeed they professed… Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 129:271…by their works for he said through the prophet this people honors me with their lips but their heart is far from me for he who rejects his commandments rejects him and therefore he is also… Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 129:445…me confessing me to be god creator and lord of the universe but their heart is far from me not approaching my will in vain do they worship me since they do not keep my commandments… Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 130:1223…witness saying well hath isaiah prophesied of you saying this people honoreth me with their lips but their heart is far from me but in vain they do worship me teaching for doctrines the commandments b… Andronicus I Comnenus c. 1118–1185PG 133:887…people approaches with its mouth and with its lips it glorifies me but their heart is far from me but in vain do they worship me teaching the commandments and doctrines of men and they feared… Nicetas Choniates c. 1155–1217PG 139:1293…those words which god pronounces through the prophet attest this people honors me with their lips but their heart is far from me and paul is the authority that with the heart one believes but with… Nicetas Choniates c. 1155–1217PG 139:1345…by their effects god further rightly said of them this people honors me with their lips but their heart is far from me d those who are little wise and have not placed all their hope… Nicephorus Callistus Xanthopoulos c. 1256–c. 1335PG 146:83…for god the lord of all cries out against them this people honoureth me with their lips but their heart is far from me isa xxix but theonas and secundus because they would not do the… Theophanes of Nicaea d. c. 1381PG 150:345C…ed Him with the mouth only, without the heart, saying through Isaiah: This people honoreth me with their lips, but their heart is far from me (Isa. XXIX, 13; Matth. XV, 8). ⟦index: entries preserved⟧… Anastasius of SinaiPG 89:331…to me with their mouth and with their lips they honor me but their heart is far from me but in vain do they worship me says the lord and they seek me day by day… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:723…but their heart is far from me howbeit in vain do they worship me teaching for doctrines the commandments of men for laying aside the commandment of god ye hold the tradition of men mark vii… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:879A…onservatories of the law and their salvation—such were those of whom Christ said, "But in vain do they worship me, teaching doctrines and commandments of men" (Matt. 15:9). By "magnified fringes of the garments… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 73:735…having subjected the mind of the simple to their own inventions and teaching for doctrines the commandments of men having abandoned the straight and broad road they cast those headlong into precipices and pits for whom… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:305…honoureth me with their lips but their heart is far from me but in vain they do worship me teaching for doctrines the commandments of men he shows through the voice of isaiah that they were… Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 130:1223…honoreth me with their lips but their heart is far from me but in vain they do worship me teaching for doctrines the commandments b of men behold how clearly the natural son of god calls… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:305…they honor god those who by their works dishonor him c verses and he called the multitude and said unto them hear and understand not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man but that… Clement of Alexandria c. 150 – c. 215PG 8:405…to us also the usage is indifferent for not that which entereth into the mouth defileth a man but the vain opinion regarding incontinence for god when he had fashioned man said all things shall be… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:753B…y must be demonstrated. Caput V. MATTHEW. Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man: but what cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man (Matt. XV, 11). Then came his disciples, and said to… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:255A…s. For while He was conversing with them about foods, and they were offended, at His saying, “What enters the mouth does not defile a man, but what comes out” (Matt. 15:11, 18), He says: “Let them alone; every p… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:431D…sword, as by the tongue (Eccli. XXVIII, 22). And again, Christ: Not that which enters into the mouth defiles the man, but that which comes out of the mouth (Matt. XV, 11). And again another: Make for your mou… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 58:597D…es that we should act in the same way as with the foods. For concerning foods, after He had refuted them, saying that it is not what enters that defiles a man (Matt. 15:11); and concerning the sabbath, after He… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:179D…rged others to transgress them, much more ought he himself to transgress them. For that which enters, He says, does not defile a man, but that which comes out (Matt. xv, 11). Moreover, that conversation with the… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:159…was that many among them having learned that not that which entereth into the mouth defileth a man but that which cometh out and that idols namely wood stones and demons can neither harm nor help… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:725B…that the present type may be narrated in its entirety, you should know that nothing which enters into the body defiles a man, just as Christ our Savior taught (Matt. xv, 11). Furthermore, a voice of this kind was… Cosmas Indicopleustes fl. c. 535–550PG 88:133…l so that it might say soul but the lord says thus not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man for it goeth into the belly and is cast out into the draught but… Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 118:745D…things that had been sacrificed to idols was this: Some who were perfect in the faith, and knowing that things which enter do not defile or pollute a man (Matt. 15:11), and that idols, being of wood and sto… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:305…and he called the multitude and said unto them hear and understand not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man but that which cometh out of the mouth this defileth a man he no… Theodore Balsamon d. c. 1205PG 138:517A…estroy both it and them" (1 Cor. vi, 13). And the Savior, too, purifying all foods, says: "Not what enters into the mouth defiles the man, but what comes out" (Matth. xv, 11). And also regarding the captive women… Gregory ThaumaturgusPG 10:1019A…and these" (I Cor. vi, 13). But also the Saviour, making all foods clean, says: "Not that which enters into the mouth defiles a man, but that which comes out" (Matt. xv, 11). And also this, that in the case of ca… Photius of ConstantinoplePG 104:925C…oth it and them." [1 Cor. vi, 13]. But the Savior also, purifying all foods, says: "Not that which enters," he says, "defiles a man, but that which comes out" [Matt. xv, 11]. Basil, canon 81. 81. Since many in t… Pantaleon the Deacon unknownPG 140:567A…f food, and the rest that the same apostle added. To the same effect is what the Lord says in the Gospel: "Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man" (Matt. XV, 11), etc. The Lord, wishing to declare thi… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:753B…hath not planted, shall be rooted up. Let them alone: they are blind, and leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the pit (Matt. XV, 12-14). JOHN. Amen, amen I say unto you: Exce… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:1389…utterly destroys malice and ignorance but he plants virtue and knowledge for every plant which my heavenly father has not planted shall be rooted up by nations he means the five satrapies in palestine the gittites… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:945…of his own jesus would not have said of the pharisees that every plant which my heavenly father has not planted shall be rooted up to these things however we shall say that as many as… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:753…the pharisees when they heard this word were scandalized but he answering said every plant which my heavenly father hath not planted shall be rooted up let them alone they are blind and leaders of the… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:1125…the pharisees when they heard this word were scandalized to whom he said every plant which my heavenly father hath not planted shall be rooted up let them alone they are blind and leaders of the… Diodore of Tarsus d. c. 394PG 33:1589B…sh you"; he will uproot what was not well planted, but poorly planted, as he who says: "Every plant which my heavenly Father has not planted will be uprooted" (Matth. XV, 13). But he will also cause you to migrate… Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 89:693…pharisees when they heard this saying were scandalized to whom he says every plant which my heavenly father has not planted shall be rooted up let them alone they are blind leaders of the blind b… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:255A…e mouth does not defile a man, but what comes out” (Matt. 15:11, 18), He says: “Let them alone; every plant which my Father has not planted will be rooted up” (Matt. 15:13-14). Yet when they demanded taxes of Him,… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:43A…ave planted, Apollos watered" (1 Cor. 3:6). Christ also calls this planting, saying, "Every plant which my heavenly Father has not planted shall be rooted up" (Matt. 15:13). For if he had called a young man a "n… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 58:513…christ do he does not resolve their offense but rebukes them saying every plant which my heavenly father did not plant will be rooted up for he knew when an offense is to be disdained and… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:559D…elivered to destruction through every generation, according to the word of the Lord who said: Every plant which my Father has not planted shall be rooted up (Matt. XV, 13). This is also what has come to pass. F… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:773A…he tares that had been evilly sown in the souls of men by the devil. For every plant, He says, which my heavenly Father has not planted will be rooted out (Matt. 15. 13). The sun of righteousness went forth,… Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 130:321…the waters c of the same from the interpretation on those words every plant which my heavenly father has not planted shall be rooted up those who suffer from the disease of the manichaeans wish for… Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 130:1365…the five loaves of the same from the interpretation on those words every plant which my heavenly father hath not planted shall be rooted up c item against the same of saint cyril from the book… John Kyparissiotes d. after 1378PG 152:723A…the Church of the Palamites is no longer the Church of God. Furthermore, “Every plant,” says the Savior, “which my Father has not planted will be rooted up” (Matt. xv, 13). It is therefore manifest that the… Clement of Rome d. c. 100PG 1:473…to be more learned than the rest of the people saying for if the blind lead the blind both fall into the pit priests c… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 26:1289…d whereby that which is written is fulfilled if the blind leads the blind both shall fall into the pit that is into hades if it were taken in a historical sense the blind could indeed… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:633…passion using a blind guide and being led toward a pit for if the blind lead the blind both shall fall into the ditch it is enough for the disciple to be as his master this… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:753…planted shall be rooted up let them alone they are blind and leaders of the blind and if the blind lead the blind both shall fall into the pit matt xv john amen amen i say… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:1125…planted shall be rooted up let them alone they are blind and leaders of the blind and if the blind lead the blind both shall fall into the pit and many such things… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:113A…and instructed until old age; you, who are blind and cast one another into a pit? For if a blind man leads a blind man, he says, both will fall into a pit (Matt. 15. 14; Luc. 6. 39). You, who enjoyed the prop… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:797…se eyes see iniquity, not equity, is said as far as God is concerned to be blind, as it is written: "Let them alone; they are blind, and leaders of the blind" (Matt. 15. 14): because they see for the devil, not f… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:601…o are blind regarding the truth, saying: Let them alone: they be blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch (Matt. 15:14). The soul is deaf which does not o… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:667C…Savior, indicating their blindness, said: "Let them alone; they are blind leaders of the blind: but if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the pit" (Matt. 15:14). That truly for the whole time, du… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:323D…, but to God we are manifest" (2 Cor. 5:11). And Christ, concerning those who were offended, used to say: "Let them alone; they are blind guides of the blind" (Matt. 15:14); and again: "Woe to you."… Hesychius of Jerusalem d. after 450PG 93:1063…of truth on account of which the lord said concerning the jews if the blind lead the blind both fall into the ditch it is proper to the nose to smell if it is healthy one… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:803…that the pharisees were scandalized when they heard this saying he replied let them alone they be blind leaders of the blind he commands therefore that they provide no opportunity for justified accusation the husband of… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:591…am the light of the world wherefore he says concerning the pharisees let them alone they be blind leaders of the blind in the book of numbers discussing the mixing he says the people wept calling… Isaac of Nineveh c. 613-c. 700PG 86:833…while he himself is infirm and needs health more than they for if the blind lead the blind both fall into the pit for they who have healthy sensualities and are exercised who also are able… Theodore the Studite 759–826PG 99:1567A…scourses of all the God-bearing Fathers; it would hardly be fitting for us to walk with them or to converse. "Let them alone," the Lord said, "they are blind" (Matth. xv, 14). And the Prophet says: "There is no jo… Peter of Sicily 9th–10th c.PG 104:1295…existed as a leader to others for salvation have you not read if the blind lead the blind both shall fall into the ditch what kind of virtue of yours will they imitate when you cry… Theophanes Continuatus 10th c.PG 109:503…And, indeed, these also fall into the pits of destruction; for, as the Savior Himself has said, "If a blind man leads a blind man, both will fall into a pit" [Matt. XV, 14]. Some, therefore, of the Fathers and t… Symeon the New Theologian 949–1022PG 120:617…into the pit of destruction according to the word of the lord if the blind lead the blind both shall fall into the pit he who is blind to the one is totally blind to all… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:307…has not planted will be rooted up let them alone they are blind leaders of the blind and if a blind man leads a blind man both will fall into a pit he says that the… Theodore Balsamon d. c. 1205PG 137:1119…same time communicating in their evil deeds d victor from gemellis said if the blind lead the blind both fall into the pit since therefore it is clear that no heretic can enlighten anyone because they… Manuel Kalekas d. 1410PG 152:253…impossible to please god without faith as st paul the apostle says and if the blind lead the blind both fall into a pit we judge what a danger there is in such blindness for those… Makarios Melissenos fl. c. 1573-1584PG 156:891…man he became their teacher and the saying was fulfilled in them if the blind lead the blind both shall fall into the ditch and he wrote one hundred and thirteen other fables having given to… PG 59:1…who were blind regarding the truth saying let them alone they are blind leaders of the blind and if the blind lead the blind both will fall into a pit a soul is deaf if it… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:715A…goeth into the belly, and is cast out into the privy? But the things which proceed out of the mouth, come forth from the heart, and those things defile a man (Matth. xv, 15-18). When any one heareth the word of the… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 58:513D…earn the institution. And since the matter stood thus, hear how afterward Peter comes forward, who was always foremost, and says, “Explain this parable to us” (Matt. 15:15); declaring his own perturbation, and n… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 48:773B…hiding them, he said: "Are ye also yet without understanding? Do ye not yet understand, that I did not tell you to beware of the leaven of the Pharisees?" (Matt. 15. 16)? And again, "I have many things to say… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 57:351D…en after many other miracles they were still weaker? For which reason they are often rebuked, as when he says: "Are you still even you without understanding?" (Matt. 15:16). Do not, therefore, marvel, when the d… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:27C…o know, so that he might lead them away from an untimely question. They dared not, therefore, ask again, lest they hear: Are you also without understanding? (Matt. 15.16). For they feared him much more now tha… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:45D…n instead of earthen. Observe for me, then, Peter, and examine the coward, the senseless one, just as Christ says: "Are you still also without understanding?" (Matt. XV, 16)—he who, after that wonderful confessio… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 11:1553…out of the mouth for that which enters into the mouth goes into the belly and is cast out into the sewer but that which comes out of the mouth are evil thoughts which are spoken… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:949…is of this nature but if everything that enters the mouth goes into the belly and is cast out into the draught then the food which is sanctified by the word of god and prayer as… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:1957…the eucharist the eucharist according to that which consists of matter goes into the belly and is cast out into the draught the most difficult passage of origen concerning the eucharist is explained et sqq another… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:1969…and prayer according to the fact that it consists of matter goes into the belly and is cast out into the draught the sanctified bread does not of itself sanctify the user the bread of the… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 17:1081…bread according to the fact that it consists of material substance go into the belly and is cast out into the draught as we noted above that the martyr objected from origen's tome xi on matthew… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:715…also yet without understanding do you not understand that whatsoever entereth into the mouth goeth into the belly and is cast out into the privy but the things which proceed out of the mouth come forth… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 49:55…will be no benefit to us in this rough life, unless we abstain from detraction; for it is not what enters that defiles a man, but what comes out of the mouth (Matt. XV, 17, 18). If someone were to stir up dung a… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 58:515…even adds other things saying that whatever enters into the mouth goes into the belly and is cast out into the sewer but the things that come out of the mouth come out of the heart… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 58:869A…ing the mountain discourse (as it is called) must be understood. See above p. 210. P. 523 (col. 513, line 8), πρότερον αὐτὸ μεταχει- [text continues below...] Matth. xv. 17, 18. Do you not understand that everyth… Nilus of Sinai d. c. 430PG 79:1473…senses will not present b a monk to god but rather goes into the belly and is cast out into the draught let the step of a monk moving with gravity wear away the ecclesiastical thresholds… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 68:937…of a man for what harm could food have done which goes into the belly and is cast out into the draught b according to the voice of the savior pall nothing as i think for… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 74:851…enters into the mouth defiles a man and that every food goes into the belly and is cast out into the draught for this is the condition of foodstuffs wherefore as far as their nature is… Hesychius of Jerusalem d. after 450PG 93:865…me from the heart, and they pollute the man. For from the heart proceed evil thoughts, homicides, adulteries, thefts, false testimonies, blasphemies (Matt. XV, 17-19). He does not call those things which are in action—thefts,… Cosmas Indicopleustes fl. c. 535–550PG 88:133A…at which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; for it goeth into the belly, and is cast out into the draught; but those things which proceed out of the heart," ⟦Matth. xv, 17⟧ as if to say, out of the soul, "these… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:91…— “As in the sifting of a sieve remain the refuse, so do the waste products of a man in his thought.” — iii, 26. “A hard heart shall be burdened with labors.” Matth. xv, 17, 18. — “Whatever enters into the mouth… Antonius Augustinus Touttée 1677-1718PG 33:271C…ubstantial, as if you would say, ordained and instituted for the substance of the soul. This bread does not go into the belly and pass out into the draught [Matt. xv, 17], but is distributed into your whole f… Antonius Melissa fl. 11th centuryPG 136:1211…tested in his thought every thing that enters into the mouth descends into the belly and is cast out into the draught but what comes out of the mouth proceeds from the heart and that defiles… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:715…into the belly and is cast out into the privy but the things which proceed out of the mouth come forth from the heart and those things defile a man matth xv when any one heareth… Hesychius of Jerusalem d. after 450PG 93:865…into the belly and is cast out into the draught but the things which proceed out of the mouth come from the heart and they pollute the man for from the heart proceed evil thoughts homicides… Cosmas Indicopleustes fl. c. 535–550PG 88:133…it goeth into the belly and is cast out into the draught but those things which proceed out of the heart matth xv as if to say out of the soul these defile the man such… Gregory Palamas c. 1296–1359PG 151:419…goes out but also enters through the windows inherent in us for those things which proceed out of the mouth he says are what defile a man and he who looks at a woman to desire… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:667…for thus also the lord said for from the heart come forth evil thoughts murders adulteries fornications thefts false testimonies blasphemies and these are the things that defile a man and therefore this city is necessarily… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 14:1245…have been named anywhere as the savior says in the gospel that out of the heart proceed evil thoughts murders fornications adulteries thefts false testimonies and these are the things that make a man common but… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 14:1249…man but that which proceeds out of the mouth for from within out of the heart proceed evil thoughts murders adulteries etc thought therefore and a mind that does not perceive rightly is what defiles a… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:1247…of the land are those about whom the savior says from within out of the heart proceed evil thoughts murders adulteries fornications thefts false witnessings blasphemies these are the things which defile a man these sinners… Caesarius of Nazianzus c. 330-368/369PG 38:1115D…e heart, it is difficult to grasp for many, as thought resists thought, and through reflection it counters madness. For from the heart proceed evil thoughts [Matt. xv, 19], says the Lord. If, therefore, we are… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 26:1427…he pursue chastity who casts the eyes of desire upon a woman for out of the heart proceed evil thoughts fornications adulteries murders d with which disturbances a fool is tossed as if by waves drawn… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 30:387…are none other than those concerning whom the savior says from within out of the heart proceed evil thoughts envies murders adulteries thefts false testimonies and things similar to these whoever purges himself drives away and… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:807B…h⟧ For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies: these are the things which defile a man (Matt. xv, 19, 20).... Depart from me, ye cursed, int… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:1135B…s man into the sin of betrayal. That evil also springs up from ourselves, the Lord clearly shows: "For out of the heart," He says, "proceed evil thoughts" [Matt. xv, 19]. This happens to those who, through ne… Macarius of Egypt c. 300–391PG 34:589…sin rules their heart and it passes through to all its parts for out of the heart proceed evil thoughts and thus spread abroad it darkens the man those who say that vice does not dwell… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:631B…iddle of the whole human body. But evil paths are thoughts and the agitations of the mind, just as the Savior also says: "Out of the heart come evil thoughts" (Matt. 15:19). For in it is also the whole movement… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:489A…im. God himself knows all our actions, counting and saying: "From the heart come evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, perjuries, licentiousness, envies, greed" (Matt. 15:19-20). Is God ignorant of these things, or d… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:419A…e says, for this love to abound, so that there may be no blame. He did not say, to establish you, but, your hearts; for out of the heart proceed evil thoughts (Matt. 15. 19). For it is possible for one who does n… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 63:101A…h reason we are scarcely cleansed when we wash it off. For from the heart, he says, proceed evil thoughts, fornications, adulteries, thefts, false testimonies (Matt. 15:19). For this reason the Prophet also said… Diadochus of Photice c. 400 – c. 486PG 65:1199…r that reason the Lord said that what comes out of the mouth comes from the heart, and these defile a man. For from the heart, he says, come evil thoughts [Matth. xv, 19]. But those people are ignorant of how… Antiochus of St. Sabas fl. c. 614-620PG 89:1679…according to scripture and the lord also says from the heart come evil thoughts murders adulteries fornications thefts false witness blasphemies such things the evil man has in the treasury of his heart let us however… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:91…and those things defile the man for from the heart come out evil thoughts murders adulteries fornications thefts false testimonies blasphemies these are the things which defile the man s athanas when the mind turns itself… Symeon the New Theologian 949–1022PG 120:705…lord say in the holy gospel how from the heart come forth evil thoughts murders adulteries fornications thefts false witness blasphemies and how these are what defile a man and again hearing him in another part… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:307…heart and these defile a man for out of the heart come evil thoughts murders adulteries fornications thefts false witness insults these are what defile a man but to eat with unwashed hands does not defile… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 124:1303…c but he did not say to confirm you but your hearts for out of the heart proceed evil thoughts and it is possible for someone to perform no evil work and yet be wicked namely… Constantine Harmenopoulos c. 1320 – c. 1385PG 150:1069…passions originate first from the faculty of thought the lord says that out of the heart proceed evil thoughts and these are what defile a man and the law before the gospel says take heed to… Daniel Heinsius 1580-1655PG 43:1133…say they are God's: so that they prefix that, We are not born of fornication. Where, when theologians and indeed great ones send us to the place in Matthew 15:19, where there is talk of common whoredom, they were undoubte… Cyril of JerusalemPG 33:657…them but the evil impulse of the mind as the lord says for out of the heart proceed evil thoughts fornications adulteries homicides and such like in whatever matters thou desirest in these thy members serve… Antonius Melissa fl. 11th centuryPG 136:1211…heart and that defiles the man for from the heart come forth evil thoughts murders adulteries fornications thefts false testimonies blasphemies these are the things that defile the man out of the abundance of the heart… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:1247…the heart proceed evil thoughts murders adulteries fornications thefts false witnessings blasphemies these are the things which defile a man these sinners born from the earth that is those proceeding from the earthly flesh he who… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:807…the heart proceed evil thoughts murders adulteries fornications thefts false witness blasphemies these are the things which defile a man matt xv depart from me ye cursed into everlasting fire c prepared for the devil and… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 76:869…for out of the heart come evil thoughts murders adulteries thefts fornications these are the things which defile a man but perhaps he will reject these voices although the matter is most strongly confirmed by necessary… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:307…evil thoughts murders adulteries fornications thefts false witness insults these are what defile a man but to eat with unwashed hands does not defile a man the savior rebukes the disciples and reproaches their folly whether… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:561…can defile him but the things which proceed out of him those are the things which defile a man if any man has ears to hear let him hear and when he had entered the house… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 52:451B…ntance as her guide and approached the fountain. ...come. And Jesus went out from there and came into the regions of Tyre and Sidon, and behold a woman (Matt. 15:21-22). The evangelist marvels: Behold a wom… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:959…savior has deemed him worthy and still deems him worthy even now saying have mercy on me o lord son of david my daughter is severely demon possessed then he who answers both those on the… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:819A…came and besought him, saying, Send her away; for she crieth after us. But he answered and said, I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel (Matth. xv, 22-24)... For I proceeded forth and came from… Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 45:567…our enemies in what way does the prophet seek healing from god saying have mercy on me o lord for i am weak heal me o lord for my bones have been troubled isaiah says to… Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 89:1087…by evil intent and moreover i am tyrannized by evil habit wherefore have mercy on me o lord for i am infirm for the enemy has sapped my strength he has made me weak and crushed… Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 89:1091…instructing his discourse according to the proper reasons of the lord was saying have mercy on me o lord heal me then he subjoins to this the phrase convert convert as a shepherd as a guide… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 52:455…g their law, did not even want to hear them. When, therefore, this woman was from the Canaanites (for "Behold a woman," he says, "came out from those borders" [Matth. 15.22]), because, I say, this woman was from… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 52:455…is evillyvexed by a demon." But he answered her not a word. "But his disciples approaching besought him, saying, 'Send her away, because she cries after us'" (Matth. 15.22, 23). What then did he? "I was not sent… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 53:353A…o make her manifest to the whole world. Because she approached, supplicating and saying: Have mercy on me, O Lord, for my daughter is ill-treated by a demon (Matt. XV, 22), He does not even deign to answer… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 54:409A…her any more hesitant, but pushing aside all these obstacles, she approached and said: Have mercy on me, O Lord, for my daughter is severely demon-possessed (Matt. 15:22). But He who knows the secrets of the m… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:41C…case of the Canaanite woman: and though Peter and James were approaching on her behalf, He did not incline; but she persisting, He quickly gave what was asked (Matt. 15:22 sqq.). For even if He seemed to delay a… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:73…these things straightway but he flees to the slipperiness of human nature saying have mercy on me o lord for i am weak thus he spoke showing that this alone does not suffice for if it… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:545…not in your anger rebuke me nor in your wrath discipline me have mercy on me o lord for i am weak for my conscience is weak my mind is weak my days have vanished in… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:577A…y on me, O God, according to your great mercy." And the Canaanite woman flees to this harbor: "Have mercy on me; my daughter is severely possessed by a demon" (Matt. 15:22). For where there is mercy, there is no… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:587…with a siege ezechias a just man was asking and beseeching god saying have mercy on me o lord and spare this city isai the prophet isaias came to him lest he should think his own… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:751…but say the word, and my servant shall be healed. For by this counsel and with the Canaanite woman crying out, My daughter is grievously tormented by a devil (Matt. 15:22), he answered what he was not going to… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 58:517…a canaanitish woman came out of those borders and cried out to him saying have mercy on me o lord son of david my daughter is grievously vexed with a devil but mark says that he… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 58:853…playing on the ambiguity of this word in latin when we pray saying have mercy on me o lord we say among ourselves and we ourselves are those whom we ask the lord to have mercy… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:531B…d to Him, and perceiving the Lord at the table, she did not seek crumbs, as the Cananæan woman, but embraced the Life-giver, the whole Bread. For the Cananæan (Matt. 15:22) indeed prayed for a daughter vexed by… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:653A…ting, but at the earnestness of her mind. Therefore she cried out, as you have just heard, following in the Lord’s footsteps: "Son of David, have mercy on me" (Matt. 15.22). Oh, the faith of the Gentiles! Oh, th… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:453…us no one let us pity ourselves let us pray to god saying have mercy on me o lord let us say to ourselves and let us pity ourselves we are masters of having god pity… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 63:585A…therefore, ought you to say when you pray? That which the Canaanite woman did: for as she said, Have mercy on me, my daughter is grievously vexed by a demon (Matt. 15:22); so also you say, Have mercy on me, my… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 63:871…us no one let us pity ourselves when we pray to god saying have mercy on me o lord let us say this to ourselves that we may have mercy on ourselves it is in our… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1443D…ery woman, comes. A new and wondrous thing! The Jews flee, and a woman pursues. And she was beseeching Him, saying: "Lord, Son of David, have mercy on me" (Matt. xv, 22). The woman becomes an evangelist and c… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:53DLatin…, 15, 16. — « Obtulerunt ei omnes male habentes. Et rogabant eum, ut vel solum fimbriam vestimenti ejus tangerent. Et quotquot tetigerunt, salvi facti sunt. » Matth. xv, 22, 23. — « Ecce mulier Chananaea a finibu… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:307…behold a canaanite woman from that region came out and cried to him saying have mercy on me o lord son of david my daughter… Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 128:351…liberty far from the constriction of the enemies surrounding me b ver have mercy on me o lord for i am afflicted again he flees back to the proposed consolation accelerating his salvation by means of… Nicephorus Blemmydes 1197–c. 1272PG 142:1367…maltreat those who believe the psalmist calls upon the lord for mercy saying have mercy on me o lord see my humiliation or rather the maltreatment brought upon me by my enemies see it you who… OrigenesPG 16:611…him who dwells hieron to the inhabitant his studies hieron his cogitations have mercy on me o lord see my affliction hieron id thy praises hieron id they are sunk hieron id the lord is known… Asterius of AmaseaPG 40:451…as one giving orders but as one wishing to enjoy his mercy have mercy on me o lord for i am weak b o the piety the king utters the words of a scourged servant because… Asterius of AmaseaPG 40:453…which we have sinned and by praying and by confessing and by saying have mercy on me o lord for i am weak c i am weak and languid o lord do not deliver me to… Joannes ChrysostomusPG 51:55D…bly believe. Hear, surely, what the Canaanite says: "My daughter is evilly vexed by a demon, and now indeed she falls into the water, and now into the fire" (Matt. XV, 22); but she, suffering from dizziness and… Joannes ChrysostomusPG 51:323A…strare satagam. Accessit ad Christum Chananæa rogans pro filia dæmonium habente, vehementerque clamans, Miserere mei, Domine, filia mea male a dæmonio vexatur (Matth. XV, 22). En alienigena mulier et barbara, Judæ… Eusebius of Alexandria 5th-6th centuryPG 86:389…immediately heard about him ran and reported to him about her daughter saying have mercy on me o lord son of david my daughter is severely possessed by a demon but he did not answer her… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:819…thou son of david my daughter is grievously vexed with a devil but he answered her not a word and his disciples came and besought him saying send her away for she crieth after us but… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 52:453…of the woman did you see her endurance her manliness her patience but he answered her not a word strange things she entreats she begs she bewails her misfortune she increases the tragedy she describes the… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 52:455…have mercy on me because my daughter is evillyvexed by a demon but he answered her not a word but his disciples approaching besought him saying 'send her away because she cries after us' matth what… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 53:353…this reason did not answer as though they were more compassionate approached and besought him saying send her away for she is crying behind us ibid v as much as showing that they were no longer… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 54:409B…ic, do not dare to say openly: "Grant her request, have mercy on her, be moved with compassion for her"; but what? Send her away, for she cries out after us (Matt. 15:23), saying in effect: "Free us from the b… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1447A…she gathered a crowd. "Dismiss her, for she is crying out behind us." What then is He to say? "I was not sent except to the lost sheep of the house of Israel" (Matt. xv, 23, 24). When He answered, He made her wou… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:309…persistent faith of the woman vers and his disciples came and asked him saying send her away for she is crying after us but he answered and said i was not sent except to the lost… Irenaeus of Lyon c. 130–c. 202PG 7:911…doctrine of christ for indeed the lord sent the twelve apostles to the lost sheep of the house of israel if they did not know the truth how did they preach how moreover could the seventy… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 11:387…are striking if the savior says i was not sent except to the lost sheep of the house of israel we do not accept this as the ebionites who are destitute of mind and take their… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 11:393…a nevertheless the savior came to gather the lost sheep of the house of israel b and since many of israel did not yield to his teaching those from the nations… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 11:1031…this descent is assigned by us primarily indeed that the so called lost sheep of the house of israel in the gospel might be converted and secondly that because of their unbelief he might take away… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 11:1049…of calling back the as the divine scripture has mystically named them lost sheep of the house of israel and that he descended from the mountains to which the shepherd is said in certain parables to… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:865…not that of which he says i was not sent except to the lost sheep of the house of israel and of which paul says but glory and peace to every man working good to the… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:959…he was sent by the father for no other purpose than for the lost sheep of the house of israel a stock of insightful souls that had gone astray but because of her resolve and because… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:961…b but since the lost sheep of the house of israel apart from the remnant according to the election of grace were disobedient to the word for… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 14:389…who was sent who said d i was not sent except to the lost sheep of the house of israel but if being captives they are to receive these things in their own fatherland when even… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 14:585A…if we admit that it was not according to a bodily understanding that the following was said: I was not sent except to the lost sheep of the house of Israel ⟦Matth. XV, 24⟧: and that: Not even in Israel have I… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 14:891…seek and to save that which was lost and he says again i am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of israel and david says i have gone astray like a sheep… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 17:293A…r it is written: "I was found by them who sought me not; I became manifest to them who asked not after me" (Rom. X, 20). For he himself came to the lost sheep (Matt. XV, 24); but they had forgotten their own shep… Archelaus of Carrhae fl. c. 262-280PG 10:1507…of him who sent me' and 'i was not sent except to the lost sheep of the house of israel ' there are also countless other testimonies of this sort which indicate that he came and… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:691…himself was the one foretold says i have not come except to the lost sheep of the house of israel and he instructed his apostles saying d do not go into the way of the gentiles… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:1153…for he indeed first became man and suffered for the salvation of the lost sheep of the house of israel following these things the word signifying their rejection after the passion of our savior says and… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:1171…spiritual and true israel from their dispersion and after the finding of the lost sheep of the house of israel when the fullness of the gentiles has been brought in then the lord himself promises that… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:1237…of him live and because he a came only to the lost sheep of the house of israel he is rightly said to have come primarily to raise up the tribes of jacob and… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:1239…for your iniquities i sent away your mother for he came to the lost sheep of the house of israel and did not find a man among them but although he called them first there was… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:1253…jacob from his former iniquities if not he who came to save the lost sheep of the house of israel that had fallen into impiety to whom the spirit of god promises that he will establish… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:1259…the earth d by the lord but our savior who came for the lost sheep of the house of israel for this is the good shepherd who laid down his life for the sheep whom the… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:569…to them first testifying and saying i was not sent except to the lost sheep of the house of israel and he instructed his apostles to preach the gospel to them first saying into the way… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:799…that the savior himself taught thus i was not sent except to the lost sheep of the house of israel you will adapt the present text to his own voice for he did not descend to… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:1363A…nto the world, but from their own ingratitude. For He Himself visited them and frequently said: "I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel" (Matt. xv, 24); and if they appeared unworthy of this… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 24:175…long been lost as the savior declares in these words go to the lost sheep of the house of israel these things moreover they did in the four wings or quarters… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 24:213…go just as the savior himself commanded you saying 'go rather to the lost sheep of the house of israel' matt x and 'go make disciples of all nations in my name' matt xxviii going he… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 24:377…elect he calls the others his seed saying to them go to the lost sheep of the house of israel vers whom i took from the ends of the earth and from its watchtowers i called… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 24:431…any city of the samaritans enter you not but go rather to the lost sheep of the house of israel it pleased the father therefore that for the gathering of jacob and israel i should make… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 24:547…disciples to preach the kingdom of god to them he called them the lost sheep of the house of israel b nam qui me erubuerit et meos sermones hunc filius hominis erubescet having finished these things… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 24:1175…not believe is judged and again i am not come but to the lost sheep of the house of israel and certainly they were the more lost what then are these things contrary shall truth so… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 24:1177…pacify both things in heaven and on earth and who came to the lost sheep of the house of israel and those who were perishing were found he was not sent to judge yet he is… Theodore of Heraclea fl. c. 335-355, d. c. 355PG 18:1367…the nations the savior commanded them first to direct the proclamation toward the lost sheep of the house of israel vers a new name is spoken of that of us christians this is understood in many… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 28:519…again the maidservant having asked him are you not also from galilee he answered and said i am not and when the servant probed him he denied it and immediately the cock crowed and the lord… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 28:1221…the saviour says in the gospels i was not sent except to the lost sheep of the house of israel and elsewhere as the living father sent me and he who sent me gave me a… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:819…any city of the samaritans enter ye not but go rather to the lost sheep of the house of israel matth x and behold a woman of canaan came out of those coasts and cried unto… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:1153…other purposes since the lord says i was not sent except to the lost sheep of the house of israel and it is not good to take the children's bread and throw it to the dogs… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:1623…both visible and invisible confesses that i was not sent except to the lost sheep of the house of israel c and says to his disciples as the father has sent me so i also send… Macarius of Egypt c. 300–391PG 34:343A…nhabited a region distinct from the land of Israel. But Christ Himself, who said He had not come except for the sheep that had perished of the house of Israel (Matt. 15:24), nevertheless, as is said in verse 21… Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 41:843…a medicine relying on the truth and power of the lord who said i am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of israel wherefore he also said in the parables a certain… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 52:453…us what then does christ say i was not sent except to the lost sheep of the house of israel when he answered the ulcer was worse for he was a physician cutting not so that… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 52:457…us see then what christ says i was not sent except to the lost sheep of the house of israel were these words not discouraging for he is saying as it were withdraw because you have… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 53:353…intercession on her behalf i was not sent he says except to the lost sheep of the house of israel ibid v this caused them not the woman to cease from beseeching for her but rather… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 54:409B…"that I have been silent in vain, and that I have not deemed her worthy of an answer? Listen: I was not sent except to the lost sheep of the house of Israel (Matt. 15:24). Do you not know," He says, "that the… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:327D…ho came, but from their own wickedness. For He Himself used to come to them, and frequently said: "I am not sent but to the lost sheep of the house of Israel" (Matt. 15:24); and to the disciples: "Into the way o… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:727A…hn said: He came into his own, and his own received him not (John 1. 11); and the Lord Himself, I am not come but to the lost sheep of the house of Israel (Matt. 15. 24). 17. Consumed with fire, and dug up;… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:777…fulfilled the mystery toward them how this clearly that he came to the lost sheep of the house of israel not by giving them the law for they were not worthy but… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:861…any city of the samaritans enter ye not but go rather to the lost sheep of the house of israel and as ye go preach saying the kingdom of heaven is at hand matt this is… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 57:381…any city of the samaritans enter ye not but go rather to the lost sheep of the house of israel for do not think he says that because they insult me and call me demon possessed… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:69…did not do but repeatedly said that he had been sent to the lost sheep of the house of israel yet enjoying such signs and hearing the prophets continually and having christ himself constantly reminding them… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:133…with that woman he said that he was not sent except to the lost sheep of the house of israel ibid v yet nevertheless even having said these things he healed the woman's little daughter from… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:177B…ge yourselves unworthy, behold, we turn to the Gentiles" (Act. 13. 46); and He Himself again, "I was not sent except to the lost sheep of the house of Israel" (Matth. 15. 24); and again, "It is not good to take th… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:367…the gentiles go ye not and i am not sent but to the lost sheep of the house of israel and it is not good to take the bread of the children and to give it… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:433…plan due to his saying i have not been sent except to the lost sheep of the house of israel he shows that this is the will of the father also and if he speaks of… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:651D…ing compared with all nations, and a miserable thing. Therefore He was saying: "I have not come except to the sheep that have perished of the house of Israel" (Matt. 15. 24), to one nation alone. But when afterwa… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:653…i may expose this bright faith i was not sent except to the lost sheep of the house of israel ibid v was he then a shepherd only of the israelites and not lord and shepherd… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:739B…s not satisfy the Savior, O Israel, that He was sent to you first: for I was not sent, He says, to you, but to the sheep which perished of the house of Israel (Matt. 15:24). But I, as a little dog, sat at the al… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:585C…then gave the vineyard to others (Matt. XXI, 38). And even without a parable he himself said: "I was not sent except to the lost sheep of the house of Israel" (Matt. XV, 24). And to the Syrophoenician woman, as s… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:17C…and for this reason he does everything for this end. How then does Christ himself say, I was not sent but to the sheep that are lost of the house of Israel (Matt. 15:24)? And again he said to his disciples,… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 64:981…excuse just as christ also says i was not sent except to the lost sheep of the house of israel giving i will give tell me where has this happened for the law was indeed written… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 69:299…gathering again as it were into love for god and the father the lost sheep of the house of israel for as the blessed paul writes god was in christ reconciling the world unto himself emmanuel… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 69:333…own glory indeed he said effectively i was not sent except to the lost sheep of the house of israel but since they were hardened according to what is written and remained disobedient insulting the calling… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 69:393…unto his own for he was sent as he himself says somewhere unto the lost sheep of the house of israel but his own received him not a hence he also heavily reproached them through the… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 69:519…himself makes clear when he says i was not sent except to the lost sheep of the house of israel but after the jews perishing in their immense folly raged against him christ necessarily turned to… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 69:595…do not enter into the city of the samaritans go rather to the lost sheep of the house of israel do you see how he placed those outside the sheep of the house of israel therefore… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 69:719…think is just what christ said i was not sent except to the lost sheep of the house of israel for because to them the grace of evangelical doctrine was owed it was to them and… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 69:805…end of his coming he says i was not sent except to the lost sheep of the house of israel or in another way as the divine paul writes to the jews belonged the promises the… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 70:329…lord for christ came saying that he was not sent except to the lost sheep of the house of israel and indeed he preached to them first and commanded the holy apostles c go not into… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 70:333…any city of the samaritans enter ye not but go rather to the lost sheep of the house of israel c for as he himself said again i am not sent but unto the lost sheep… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 70:727…lord jesus christ was indeed sent by god and the father to the lost sheep of the house of israel for theirs were the promises the laws the covenant and the fathers and he remained throughout… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 70:797…through him when he says openly i was not sent except to the lost sheep of the house of israel o therefore he says you priests you ministers of the new and christ centered prophecies speak… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 70:969…most especially yet he says clearly i was not sent except to the lost sheep of the house of israel but upon them indeed and first the divine and evangelical light shone since however as it… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 70:1041…the nations that jesus could say i was not sent except to the lost sheep of the house of israel but they having obtained a dignity so glorious and exceptional became faithless and bold apostates and… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 70:1047…the mark for christ once said i was not sent except to the lost sheep of the house of israel but if one were to wish to name all those saved through faith israel and jacob… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 70:1319…orify God for His mercy” (Rom. XV, 8, 9). We remember also that Christ Himself says, “I was not sent except to the lost sheep of the house of Israel” (Matt. XV, 24). The deliverer shall come, therefore, namely from sins, fr… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 70:1439…of israel he said indeed that i was not sent except to the lost sheep of the house of israel but since they rejected the faith he declined from them as it is written and he… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 71:113…christ appeared to us and was sent as he says himself to the lost sheep of the house of israel that he might illuminate with the torch of the spirit those who were covered in darkness… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 71:623…oracles even to the gentiles wherefore he most clearly says i was not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of israel and he commanded to the holy disciples themselves go not into the… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 72:395…x but go rather to the lost sheep of the house of israel it was necessary that they be preached to the jews first for to them the promises… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 73:151…also came as to his own lot and his own cord saying i am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of israel but when they had rejected the grace he transferred himself… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 73:289…to those from israel d which indeed he himself made clearer saying i am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of israel how then one might say does the… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 73:607…israel alone for he was sent as he himself asserted only to the lost sheep of the house of israel and indeed for those who wished to believe it was permitted to hasten also unto eternal… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 73:817…of their fathers therefore he said i was not sent except to the lost sheep of the house of israel and to the syrophoenician woman it is not good to take the bread of the children… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 73:939B…primarily to the nations, but only for the sake of Israel, just as He Himself says somewhere: "I was not sent except to the lost sheep of the house of Israel" (Matt. xv, 24). But the recovery of sight for the nat… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 74:763…i was not sent except to the lost sheep of the house of israel for theirs are the promises theirs are the fathers of the same for we shall assert… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 74:775…rest for the savior was saying i was not sent except to the lost sheep of the house of israel and they became the first fruits of those saved through faith for it is not the… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 74:853…promise to israel for he said i was not sent except to the lost sheep of the house of israel wherefore not mendaciously… Isidore of Pelusium d. c. 450PG 78:263…timotheus the lector on the passage i was not sent except to the lost sheep of the house of israel i was not sent except to the lost sheep of the house of israel the lord… Isidore of Pelusium d. c. 450PG 78:1675…in a land region other than the Israelite one. Yet Christ himself, who said that he had not come except to the sheep which had perished of the house of Israel (Matt. xv, 24). Nevertheless, as is said there, v, 21… Isidore of Pelusium d. c. 450PG 78:1755…to give to you explained i i was not sent except to the lost sheep of the house of israel i the son cannot do anything of himself iii everyone has the standard of the virtues… Hesychius of Jerusalem d. after 450PG 93:991D…hrough that, absolution was obtained for Israel itself, for which reason He was saying: I was not sent but to the sheep that are lost of the house of Israel (Matt. 15, 24). But not only was it the liberation of… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 81:325…these men having gathered the wandering lost sheep of the house of israel and having also gathered the other sheep which are not of this fold prepared one flock for… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 81:463C…them, and desired to destroy the impiety of those first. For he himself also said: I was not sent except to the lost sheep of the house of Jacob and Israel. (Matt. xv, 24). And he shall turn away impieties fro… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:167…first for the lord himself also said to them go rather to the lost sheep of the house of israel and in the acts of the apostles it was necessary that the word of god should… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:485…given to manasseh for he says i was not sent except to the lost sheep of the house of israel but when the israelites were given over to impiety in all things the father preferred to… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:521…promises for he himself cries out i am not sent except to the lost sheep of the house of israel when he found that the israelites were being gravely afflicted by the tyranny of the demons… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:631…church of god would be especially suited to them for christ says i am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of israel but the prompt and strong men were to perform the… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:919…up for those of the circumcision the savior fitly says i was not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of israel wherefore he also instructed the apostles go not into the way of… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:975…o nations with his people although he says that he came for the lost sheep of the house of israel yet he himself also said i have other sheep which are not of this fold them… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:1735…even if he has been drawn away for a little while to the lost sheep of the house of israel he will turn again to me cyril or because i offer him confession his turning is… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:1991…them to whom also the savior when he was sending them to the lost sheep of the house of israel was saying heal the sick cast out demons you received freely give freely through which signs… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:2051…sion his holy mountain for he kept saying that he came for the lost sheep of the house of israel and he instructed his own disciples not to depart into the way of the nations but… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:2131…says things to them consistent with the present but go rather to the lost sheep of the house of israel and when you have gone teach all nations and he proposes to them the settled and… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:2335…to be according to that word i was not sent except to the lost sheep of the house of israel but some say that he deemed their absurd notions worthy of consolation for hezekiah was instructed… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:2353…he called even these through the elect having said d go to the lost sheep of the house of israel and since they were scattered over the entire earth he added whom i took from the… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:2465…in unbelief concerning whom he said i was not sent except to the lost sheep of the house of israel who besides disbelieving even crucified me as it is also said by the psalmist what profit… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:2613…as a kinsman for the savior said i am not sent except unto the lost sheep of the house of israel and paul also says for i say that christ jesus became a minister of the… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:2617…in it according to the saying i was not sent except to the lost sheep of the house of israel this is what he also signified to the apostles when he commanded them not to go… Maximus the Confessor c. 580–662PG 90:127…to him are you in communion with the local church or not he answered and said i am not in communion he says to him why he answered because he has cast out the synods and… Maximus the Confessor c. 580–662PG 91:453…to save that which was lost and that he was sent to the lost sheep of the house of israel and by the parable of the drachma he hinted that he had come to recover the… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:383…have mercy on your people who have been scattered and dispersed like the lost sheep of the house of israel what a miserable spectacle this is an unrestrained fury with which the enemy rages against the… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:531…to the apostles while he also commanded that they go rather to the lost sheep of the house of israel d for by saying rather he declares that those ought to have been first and then… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1447…what then is he to say i was not sent except to the lost sheep of the house of israel matt xv when he answered he made her wound worse what then does this mean that… Nicephorus I of Constantinople c. 758–828PG 100:635…and high priest of our confession namely that he was sent to the lost sheep of the house of israel but because they neither recognized nor received the sent redeemer and benefactor therefore the disciples are… Nicephorus I of Constantinople c. 758–828PG 100:713…also says to the phoenician woman i was not sent except to the lost sheep of the house of israel with them refusing it he subsequently crossed over to the gentiles to whom the promise and… Photius of Constantinople c. 810–c. 891PG 103:807…any city of the samaritans enter ye not but go rather to the lost sheep of the house of israel for in that the sheep were lost they were in every way closer to righteousness and… Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 118:545…jew first and to the greek and the lord go rather to the lost sheep of the house of israel and again the word to you it was necessary that the word be spoken first you… Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 118:1177…christ urging on the jews says i was not sent except to the lost sheep of the house of israel and again do not go into the way of the gentiles paul now strives to show… Nicetas the Paphlagonian c. 885 – after 963PG 105:203B…kingdom of heaven; and by wonderful words, and even more wonderful works, confirming the truth of the Gospels, He gathered to Himself the lost sheep of Israel ⟦Matth. XV, 24⟧. Then indeed, then He called this true… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:235…any city of the samaritans enter ye not but go rather to the lost sheep of the house of israel and as ye go preach saying the kingdom of heaven is at hand what kind of… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:309…asked him saying send her away for she is crying after us but he answered and said i was not sent except to the lost sheep of the house of israel the disciples being burdened by… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 124:61…is he did not come to them primarily for he came to the lost sheep of the house of israel then as if in passing on the road he made a visitation of that people who… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 124:1041…if christ said go not into the way of the gentiles and i am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of israel yet these things were said for the sake of the… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:219…been said therefore he is called apostle because he was sent to the lost sheep of the house of israel and he is high priest of our confession that is of our faith for he is… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 126:685…gather fruit now at least when i have come to turn back the lost sheep of the house of israel and to heal the broken for those who are well have no need of a physician… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 126:891…for the salvation of this people for you came not except to the lost sheep of the house of israel wherefore also you were called jesus and you came hither that you might save those anointed… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 126:943…of the gentiles b but he commanded them rather to go to the lost sheep of the house of israel since he himself was not sent elsewhere save to these alone but when after his affliction… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 126:1121…might win her for himself for he says i came but to the lost sheep of the house of israel verse and now why hast thou known evils was there no king in thee or hath… Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 128:1123…all to praise christ who said i was not sent except to the lost sheep of the house of israel b verse for his mercy is confirmed upon us the mercy of god has become valid… Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 129:141…shepherded by him for he said i was not sent except to the lost sheep of the house of israel and the evangelist john says he came unto his own and his own received him not… Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 129:325…robbed him of honor above all others he quite rightly called these the lost sheep of the house of israel sheep as those who were once shepherded by god you who shepherd israel pay heed it… Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 129:451…i am not sent but to the jews for these he named the lost sheep of the house of israel for in the nineteenth chapter he also said again to the apostles but go rather to… Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 129:875…on this account he said that he was not sent except to the lost sheep of the house of israel but since he came unto his own and his own received him not eventually the nations… Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 129:1057…from the lineage of abraham for i am not sent he says but unto the lost sheep of the house of israel and i zacchaeus am small in spiritual stature… Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 129:1117…his kinsmen and of the same race for this reason he also said i am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of israel into his own therefore he came not on account… Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 129:1353…to save them for he said i was not sent except to the lost sheep of the house of israel and again he said and i lay down my life for the sheep but lest he… Theophanes Kerameus fl. 12th c.PG 132:335…among israel as he himself says i was not sent except to the lost sheep of the house of israel but because israel was faithless salvation came to the nations who followed the preaching and grasped… Theophanes Kerameus fl. 12th c.PG 132:687…the way of the nations and commanded them to go only to the lost sheep of the house of israel but now he has entrusted to them the care of all nations go therefore teach all… Theophanes Kerameus fl. 12th c.PG 132:703…into the way of the nations and bade them go only to the lost sheep of the house of israel but now he has entrusted to them the care of all nations going therefore teach ye… Theophanes Kerameus fl. 12th c.PG 132:943…disciples to walk making it a short path but go rather to the lost sheep of the house of israel he calls the israelite people sheep because they were as it were a clean animal enclosed… Theophanes Kerameus fl. 12th c.PG 132:959…makes it abrupt for the disciples to go but go rather to the lost sheep of the house of israel he calls the israelite people sheep because they were as it were a clean animal and… Andronicus I Comnenus c. 1118–1185PG 133:815…as proclamations of the prophets finally the savior himself also having arisen said i am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of israel thus betrayed and… Nicephorus Blemmydes 1197–c. 1272PG 142:1333…sent to the jews he says i was not sent except to the lost sheep of the house of jerusalem but they did not receive him for this reason he asks for the nations as an… Gregory Palamas c. 1296–1359PG 151:475…lord himself says in the gospels i was not sent except to the lost sheep of the house of israel indeed seeing the jews fallen from that ancestral piety and virtue and having turned away from… Nicholas Cabasilas c. 1322–c. 1391PG 150:415…also by what he taught the apostles to say sending them to the lost sheep of the house of israel for this reason the apostolic letters are read and the gospel itself is also read why… Joannes ChrysostomusPG 51:197…any city of the samaritans enter ye not but go rather to the lost sheep of the house of israel heal the sick cleanse the lepers cast out devils freely ye have received freely give do… Joannes ChrysostomusPG 51:323…and to them indeed he answered i was not sent except to the lost sheep of the house of israel ib v but when she approached by herself and persevered in crying out saying yes lord… Theodore of MopsuestiaPG 66:769A…sciples of all the nations, but: Do not go into the way of the Gentiles (Matt. 10:5), and: I was not sent except to the lost sheep of the house of Israel (Matt. 15:24), and: It is not good to take the chil… Basil of SeleuciaPG 85:423…the cities of the samaritans enter ye not but go rather to the lost sheep of the house of israel to his own mother regarding the time for offering pardon to the jews he revealed this… Job the Monk fl. 6th centuryPG 86:3317A…actor. And the Jews, though greatly loved and hearing Him who willed to forgive their sins say, "I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel" (Matt. XV, 24), persecuted and turned away; but the G… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 54:409B…g?" Rather, as if inflamed by fire and having her reasoning scorched and her inner parts torn asunder, she approaches, bowing down and saying, Lord, help me (Matt. 15:25). And not even then does He assent to t… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1447B…el." But she, hearing this, came and worshipped, saying, "Yes, Lord." And He says, "It is not good to take the bread of the children and throw it to the dogs" (Matt. xv, 25, 26). What then? "Yes, Lord." You call… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:309…faith of the woman still more widely known vers but she came and worshipped him saying lord help me but he answered and said it is not good to take the children s bread and throw… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:209…himself named the canaanite woman for it is not meet he says to take the children's bread and to cast it to the dogs yet nevertheless after the passion those who were once dogs have through… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:743…be the son of god command that these stones be made bread but he answered and said it is written man shall not live by bread alone but by every word that proceedeth out of the… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:749…but he said unto her let the children first be filled for it is not meet to take the children s bread and to cast it unto the dogs and she answered and said unto him… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:799…you are the son of god command that these stones become bread but he answered and said it is written man shall not live by bread alone but by every word that proceeds from the mouth… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 48:845B…irrationality and ascend to the honor of sons. Whence is this evident? “It is not good,” He says, “to take the bread of the children and cast it to the dogs” (Matt. 15:26); Christ was speaking to the Canaanite… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 52:457…answer her a but look at the response it is not good to take the children's bread and cast it to the little dogs o the care of the physician in his refusal he draws her… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 54:409B…assent to the woman, but He makes a response harder than the first. It is not good, He says, to take the children’s bread and throw it to the little dogs (Matt. 15:26). Consider, beloved, and marvel here at… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 57:305D…at he strongly hears those who ask for things that are not even fitting. "For it is not good," he says, "to take the children’s bread and give it to the dogs" (Matt. 15: 26). Yet he gave it, because she asked him… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:133A…sent—for he even brought the servants to him. Since even to the Canaanite he said, It is not good to take the bread of the children, and give it to the dogs (Matt. 15:26), yet he gave it after having said that… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 63:189D…he says, "good to take the bread of the children and to cast it to the dogs." But she says, "Yes, Lord; for even the dogs eat from the table of their masters" (Matt. 15:26, 27). 5. Let us therefore give attent… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:577C…called them dogs. But this was formerly the name of the Gentiles. "For it is not," says the Lord, "good to take the children's bread, and to cast it to dogs" (Matt. xv, 26). But with the circumstances the names… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:725B…"Brood of vipers" (Matth. iii, 7 et alibi). To this is added that the Savior calls a woman a dog who was not Jewish, because of the impudence of her petition (Matth. xv, 26). In Jeremiah it is said: "Lions have d… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:309…known vers but she came and worshipped him saying lord help me but he answered and said it is not good to take the children s bread and throw it to the dogs but she said… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:563…but jesus said unto her let the children first be filled for it is not meet to take the children's bread and to cast it unto the dogs and she answered and said unto him yes… Job the Monk fl. 6th centuryPG 86:3317A…house of Israel" (Matt. XV, 24), persecuted and turned away; but the Gentiles, hearing, "It is not meet to take the children's bread, and to cast it to dogs" (Matt. XV, 26), ran to Him. And quickly the just, tre… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:963…of the canaanite woman who said yes lord for even the little dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their masters table shall obtain the gentlest answer from jesus who says to him great is… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 17:609D…patience speaks the word of that Canaanite woman—the one who said: "Yes, Lord, for the dogs also eat of the crumbs which fall from the table of their masters" (Matt. xv, 27)—will obtain the most gentle response f… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:1151…the dogs and yet approved of this word for even the little dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from the table of their masters he to whom the duty of dispensing has been assigned must… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 52:457…and I call you Lord; you insult me, and I praise you. "Yes, Lord; for even the little dogs eat from the crumbs which fall from their masters' table" (Matt. XV, 27). O wisdom of the woman! From the example she found a fitti… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 54:409B…was not indignant, she did not recoil, but with great gratitude she says: Yes, Lord; for even the little dogs eat the crumbs from the table of their masters (Matt. 15:27). "I confess," she says, "that I am a l… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 57:307…ee, saith the Lord" (Is. 49:15). Let us therefore approach Him and say: Yea, Lord; for "the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from the table of their masters" (Matt. 15:27). Let us therefore approach opportunely… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:655B…she, fashioning kindness for herself out of the insult, says: "Yes, Lord; for the puppies also eat of the crumbs which fall from the table of their masters." (Matt. xv, 27). Do not pity me as a daughter, but pit… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:171C…rd did not answer, but even repelled her and called her a dog, she said, Yes, Lord, for even the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their masters' table (Matt. xv. 27): and she did not desist before she obt… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:255D…ly the Gentiles were called dogs, hear what the Canaanitess says: Yes, Lord; for even the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from the tables of their masters (Matth. 15. 27). But, so that they might not attain ev… Antiochus of St. Sabas fl. c. 614-620PG 89:1633…indignant but on the contrary abasing herself said yes lord for even the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from the table of their masters whence the lord greatly marveled at her humility and faith… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1447…in the granting yes lord for even the little dogs eat from the crumbs which fall from their masters' table what then of him who was refusing who was driving her away who was saying it… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:309…throw it to the dogs but she said yes lord for even the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from the table of their masters after the woman saw that her advocates the apostles had… Nicetas of Serres fl. c. 1090PG 127:1239…the canaanite woman used to say yes lord for the dogs also eat of the crumbs which fall from the table of their masters yet it must not be thought that she was the same canaanite… Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 129:453…is more fitting that i should be pitied for the dogs also eat of the crumbs which fall from the table of their masters since therefore i am a dog i am not an outsider nor… Asterius of AmaseaPG 40:171…are written even the dogs o most wicked and proud of men eat of the crumbs which fall from the table of their masters but you have not deemed your brother and tribesman worthy even of… Basil of SeleuciaPG 85:253…hold the insult as a pledge of the cure for the little dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their masters' table the very name of dog guarantees my salvation let the measure of the… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 52:459A…eg you: "Have mercy on me: my daughter is badly vexed by a demon." But the Lord says to her: "O woman, great is your faith: let it be done to you as you wish" (Matt. 15. 28). Where are the heretics? Did He say, "… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 52:459A…ce. So also He, "Let it be done to you as you wish": the affinity of the speech shows the communion of nature. And her daughter was healed. When? In that hour (Matt. 15. 28). She came, not fearing that He would c… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 53:313D…granted the things of the petition with great abundance. For having said, O woman, great is your faith, then He added, Let it be done to you as you desire (Matt. 15:28). And if we should want to select each… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 54:409C…btained what she longed for, and obtained it with many commendations. For what does Christ say? O woman, great is your faith! let it be to you as you desire (Matt. 15:28). "O woman"—this is a word of marveling… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 57:335B…ppened in the case of the Syrophoenician woman; for He said to her: "O woman, great is your faith; be it done to you as you wish." And her daughter was healed (Matt. 15:28). But because Luke (ch. 7), narrating… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:145…k 4:39). Take up thy bed, and go into thy house (Mark 2:11). I say to thee, thou evil spirit, go out of him (Mark 9:25). Be it done to thee as thou wilt (Matt. 15:28). If any man shall say to you anything… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:655D…vid, have mercy on me." But one must not linger on that voice, but from it one must be led to something more worthy. "Her daughter was healed from that hour." (Matt. xv, 28). For the voice of God uttered healed t… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:397C…amvis dictum sit, quod commotus misericordia dimisit eum; et Chananeae post multam illam assiduitatem et tolerantiam, tum denique filiae salutem concessit (Matth. xv. 28), quamvis ex misericordia eam servaveri… Isidore of Pelusium d. c. 450PG 78:995C…opinion with a decree: "I will, be thou made clean." Does He do nothing of Himself? And yet to the Canaanite woman He said: "Be it done to thee as thou wilt" (Matth. XV, 28). And He rebuked the wind and the sea;… Leontius of Neapolis c. 590–c. 650PG 93:1657B…you make my heart certain what has become of the document given to you? Therefore God, who once said to the Canaanite woman: Thy faith hath made thee whole (Matt. 15:28), He Himself also made her certain. For… Stephen Deacon of Constantinople fl. c. 807-809PG 100:1077C…on for a good faith! For just as the Canaanite woman of old heard from the Savior Christ: “O woman, great is your faith; let it be done for you as you desire” (Matt. xv, 28), so also did this woman receive from t… Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 129:359…their masters it is immediately added thereafter then jesus answering said to her o woman great is thy faith be it done to thee as thou wilt in addition to these it also signifies an exhortation… Otto Fridolin Fritzsche 1812-1896PG 66:49D…have fallen out. (d) Fabric. 1. 1., p. 358: "--- in which (the Possinian Catena) also Theodorus of Antioch is cited in a letter to Anastasius the consul on Matt. XV, 28." But I have searched for this in vain.… Nicephorus Callistus Xanthopoulos c. 1256–c. 1335PG 147:549…as magnitude since then many miracles were flowing forth for it says great multitudes came unto him having with them the lame the blind the maimed and he healed them the people who were witnesses of… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 58:523…a speaking the maimed whole the lame walking and the blind seeing and they glorified the god of israel do you see how he is not only a healer of bodies but a teacher of the… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:311…speaking the maimed made whole the lame walking and the blind seeing and they glorified the god of israel he does not constantly dwell in judea but in galilee on account of the great unbelief of… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:989…food as has been said above 'they have been here with me three days and have nothing to eat ' even so if that should happen being unwilling that we should faint on the way he… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:833B…the crowd, because they have been with me for three days now, and they have nothing to eat, and I will not send them away fasting, lest they faint in the way (Matt. XV, 32)... And a leper comes to him, beseechin… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 58:525…h homily liii h a jesus having called his disciples to him said i have compassion on the crowd because they have already remained with me three days and they have nothing to eat and i… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:311…compassion for the crowd because they have already remained with me for three days and have nothing to eat and i do not wish to dismiss them fasting lest they faint on the way the crowds… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:313…christ vers and jesus said to them how many loaves have you and they said seven and a few small fish and he commanded the crowds to recline on the ground and taking the seven loaves… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:555…buy two hundred pennyworth of bread and give them to eat he saith unto them how many loaves have ye go and see and when they knew they say five and two fishes and he commanded… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:785…and the two fish having given thanks he broke and gave them to his disciples and the disciples to the crowd matth xiv and when he had said these things and had taken bread he gave… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:837…of glory the glory therefore which christ received from the father he gave to his disciples and the disciples receiving it from christ gave it to the gentiles so that christ might sit pleasantly in them… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 58:497…to heaven he gave thanks and having broken them he gave them to his disciples and the disciples to the crowds… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 58:597D…here, happens here too. Just as they were refuted there, the disciples were troubled, and approaching Him with Peter they said: "Explain to us these parables" (Matt. 15:36); so here too the troubled [disciples]… 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… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:297…that way ves and when he had broken he gave the loaves to his disciples and the disciples to the crowds and they all ate and were filled and gathered up what was remaining of the… 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… 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… 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… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:1799…d 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, 38, four thousand. But he looked toward those three thousand,… Paschal Chronicle c. 630PG 92:1669…ten thousand men for when the greek text of matthew xiv has and they that did eat were about five thousand men beside women and children some thought that the women and children equaled the number… Nicephorus Callistus Xanthopoulos c. 1256–c. 1335PG 147:549…thousand from seven loaves as the holy gospel says after the statement and they that did eat were four thousand men beside women and children and having dismissed the crowds he says he went into the…