Where the Fathers quote Matthew 20

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Cyril of AlexandriaPG 77:1096expounds v.1“Ομοια γαρ εστιν η βασιλεια των ουρανων ανθρωπω οικοδεσποτῃ, οστις εξηλθεν αμα πρωΐ μισθωσασθαι εργατας εις τον αμπελωνα αυτου.”Parable of the Vineyard: «For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire laborers» Basil of SeleuciaPG 85:277expounds v.21“ο δε ειπεν αυτη· τι θελεις λεγει αυτω· ειπε ινα καθισωσιν ουτοι οι δυο υιοι μου εις εκ δεξιων σου και εις εξ ευωνυμων σου εν τη βασιλεια σου.”On the request «Command that these two sons of mine may sit, one at your right hand and one at your left» Maximus the ConfessorPG 90:368expounds v.22“αποκριθεις δε ο Ιησους ειπεν· ουκ οιδατε τι αιτεισθε. δυνασθε πιειν το ποτηριον ο εγω μελλω πινειν, η το βαπτισμα ο εγω βαπτιζομαι βαπτισθηναι; λεγουσ”Meaning of «Can you drink the chalice that I drink, and the baptism?» and the difference between them Cyril of AlexandriaPG 75:413expounds v.23“και λεγει αυτοις· το μεν ποτηριον μου πιεσθε και το βαπτισμα ο εγω βαπτιζομαι βαπτισθησεσθε· το δε καθισαι εκ δεξιων μου και εξ ευωνυμων μου ουκ εστιν”On the saying to the sons of Zebedee: «To sit on My right or left is not Mine to give» Isidore of PelusiumPG 78:273expounds v.23“και λεγει αυτοις· το μεν ποτηριον μου πιεσθε και το βαπτισμα ο εγω βαπτιζομαι βαπτισθησεσθε· το δε καθισαι εκ δεξιων μου και εξ ευωνυμων μου ουκ εστιν”137. On the Lord’s saying, «To sit at my right hand and at my left is not mine to give».

1Matt 20:1

2Matt 20:2

John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:815…into his vineyard and having agreed with the laborers for a denarius a day he sent them into his vineyard and going out about the third hour he saw others standing in the marketplace idle and… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:579A…to hire laborers for his vineyard. And when an agreement was made with them"—that is, with the laborers—"for a denarius a day, he sent them into his vineyard" (Matt. 20:2). I am the householder. For just as a m… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 69:421…having made an agreement with the laborers for a denarius for the day he sent them into his vineyard and having gone out about the third hour he saw others standing idle in the marketplace and… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:659…is the fourth part of an ounce thus a drachma would be the eighth part of an ounce an obol was also minted which was itself the eighth part of an ounce not indeed of silver… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:359…to hire laborers into his vineyard and having agreed with the laborers for a penny a day he sent them into his vineyard and he went out about the third hour and saw others standing idle… Dionysius Petavius 1583-1652PG 43:595…the widow's two lepta which hilary calls denarii are those old denarii the eighth part of an ounce two of which render a quadrans of a half ounce for he reasons thus a quadrans which is…

3Matt 20:3

Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:1347…morning to hire laborers into the vineyard and concerning the second when he went out about the third hour and saw others standing in the marketplace idle and thirdly and fourthly when he again went out… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:817…be doubted that it is the end of the world a also he went out about the third hour and saw others standing in the marketplace idle let us see who are the idle not sinners… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:579…remain uncultivated or barren and going out about the third hour he saw others standing idle in the marketplace and said to them go you also into my vineyard ibid where i ask were you in… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 69:421…into his vineyard and having gone out about the third hour he saw others standing idle in the marketplace and to them he said go you also into my vineyard and whatever is just i will… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:359…laborers for a penny a day he sent them into his vineyard and he went out about the third hour and saw others standing idle in the marketplace and said unto them go ye also into…

4Matt 20:4

Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:1339…did not specify the wage in an orderly way but that whatever is right i will give you it should be noted that he did the same to those called about the sixth and ninth hours… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:359…about the third hour and saw others standing idle in the marketplace and said unto them go ye also into the vineyard and whatsoever is right i will give you and they went their way and…

5Matt 20:5

Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:1347…standing in the marketplace idle and thirdly and fourthly when he again went out about the sixth and ninth hours and did likewise and finally concerning the one who was found about the eleventh hour when… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:815…vineyard and whatever is just i will give you but they went again he went out about the sixth and ninth hour and did likewise but about the eleventh he went out and found others standing… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:579C…hall pay a reward greater than your labors; I shall impart gifts that surpass your sweat. "He went out again about the sixth and ninth hour, and did likewise" (Matt. 20:5). I omit no time, I ensnare all who are… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:359…is right i will give you and they went their way and again he went out about the sixth and ninth hour and did likewise and about the eleventh hour he went out and found others…

6Matt 20:6

Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:1347…finally concerning the one who was found about the eleventh hour when he went out and found others standing and says to them why do you stand here idle all the day see if you can… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:159D…sion to crown us justly and deservedly. And this that parable showed, in which He says that He sent men found around the eleventh hour to work in the vineyard (Matt. 20:6 sqq.). Yet what could they work at the… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:815…the sixth and ninth hour and did likewise but about the eleventh he went out and found others standing and says to them why stand you here all the day idle they say to him because… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:579…i may be able to translate some to life before death but about the eleventh hour he went out and found others standing idle and says to them why do you stand here all the day… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:683B…Solomon wrote: When will you be awakened from sleep (Prov. 6:9)? And who will hear that: Why do you stand all the day, nay, through your whole life, idle (Matt. 20:6)? Men of this kind are not gathered in… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 77:1097C…s? We who are from the Gentiles; for we were idle from the knowledge of God, idle from good works. And he says to them: "Why stand you here all the day idle?" [Matt. XX, 6]. By "all the day," he signifies the ti… Hesychius of Jerusalem d. after 450PG 93:1117D…mon resurrection and retribution, granting the human race to bring forth virtues abundantly, so that also those who were hired to work about the eleventh hour (Matt. XX, 6) might receive the denarius reward with… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:359…he went out about the sixth and ninth hour and did likewise and about the eleventh hour he went out and found others standing idle and said unto them why stand ye here all the day…

7Matt 20:7

Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:359…third hour and saw others standing idle in the marketplace and said unto them go ye also into the vineyard and whatsoever is right i will give you and they went their way and again he…

8Matt 20:8

Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:1489…to whom he says call the labourers and pay them their wages beginning from the last unto the first but in the parable concerning the supper and the marriage of his son and the calling he… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:815…says to them go you also into my vineyard and when evening was come the lord of the vineyard says to his steward call the laborers and pay them their hire beginning from the last even… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:843C…(Ps. 29:6). But about the night of the future consummation, the Lord Himself says: "When evening had come, He called the laborers, and paid them their reward" (Matt. 20:8). Going away from us, and returning… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:581B…trusted in Me departed ungrateful, nor did anyone who served Me remain poor. Thus did the master of this house fill this vineyard. But when evening was come (Matt 20:8). Since the present life has flowed awa… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:359…them nor had any prophet been sent to the nations c vers so when even was come the lord of the vineyard saith unto his steward call the laborers and give them their hire beginning from… AnonymousPG 86:3245…humility of teachers and shepherds and what is signified by the act beginning from the last unto the first of washing their feet let those who seek seats of honor hear how christ glorified the last…

9Matt 20:9

John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:815…even to the first when they therefore had come who had come about the eleventh hour they received every man a denarius but coming the first supposed that they would receive more and they also received… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:581C…s to these last first, and then you shall give the rewards to the first. And when they came who were hired at the eleventh hour, they received each a denarius (Matt 20:9). And this they turned over in their ha…

10Matt 20:10

Maximus the Confessor c. 580–662PG 91:957B…Epictetus: There is a greater necessity to heal the soul than the body; for it is better to die than to live wickedly. SERMON LIV. On Envy. Matt. xx, 10: "But when the first came, they thought…

11Matt 20:11

John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:581…receive more and they also received d each a denarius and having received it they murmured against the householder saying these last the householder brought them forward with his word not in order that they might… Symeon Metaphrastes fl. c. 960, d. c. 1000PG 115:1293…b at the place of consummation they asked for time for prayer and when they had received it they lifted their eyes and hands together to heaven and said lord god who individually fashioned our hearts… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:361…they would receive more and they too received each a denarius a and when they had received it they murmured against the master of the house saying these last ones have worked only one hour and…

12Matt 20:12

Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:1341…these did not murmur against the householder saying these last have wrought one hour and thou hast made them equal unto us who have borne the burden of the day and the heat nor did they… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:431B…passed by? Take care not to neglect your provisions, take care not to lose the protection, take care not to think of the eleventh hour as if it were the first (Matt. xx, 12); seeing that it is fitting for eve… Isidore of Pelusium d. c. 450PG 78:1727…whom nothing in the scriptures escaped i what it is to bear the burden and heat of the day i the seventh day shall be called holy to you i what the mixing of day and… Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 129:533…them further as chrysostom has handed down in chapter on the parables the burden and heat of the day is the burden of temptations and the fire of untamed pleasures and wild passions which they bore… Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 129:583…details d as chrysostom has handed down in the chapter on parables the burden and heat of the day may be understood as the weight of temptations and the fire of untamed pleasures and savage passions…

13Matt 20:13

Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:1341…had murmured against the householder but said to one only of them friend i do thee no wrong didst not thou agree with me for a penny i will give unto this last even as unto… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:1357…master of the house said to one of them perhaps to adam friend i do thee no wrong didst thou not agree with me for a denarius take what is thine and go for the denarius… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:1751…wicked also is he who in the parable of the penny hears friend i do thee no wrong didst thou not agree with me for a penny take what is thine and go thy way i… Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 45:863…loss the just judge said to one of those who were complaining friend i do thee no wrong didst thou not agree with me for a denarius take what is thine i wish to give to… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:71B…lves and severed themselves from the divine benevolence; and justly so. For He says: Friend, I do no injury to you; but I wish to give to these also as to you (Matth. XX, 13-14). Nay, they are not even worthy of this… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:583…as a whole? Did you not receive what you desired? What more do you seek? "Did you not agree with me for a denarius?" (Matt. 20:13). Recall to your mind my promises, by w… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:697A…er from the difficult disease, I speak of envy and malice, remember those envious ones who heard: Friend, I do me no wrong; take what is thine, and go thy way (Matt. xx, 13-14). Whither, then? Clearly, into the oute… Nilus of Sinai d. c. 430PG 79:937D…But I want to give to this last one, as also to you. Or is it not permitted for me to do what I wish with my own? Or is your eye evil because I am good?" (Matt. XX, 13–15). By which he both refutes the unjust j… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 77:445D…ose who had fallen ill with the Egyptian error, and who had wandered far and wide into sin, by means of the reverence due to the Divinity, ⟦8 Matth. xxv, 21. 9 Matth. xx, 13, 14. 10 Ephes. v, 14. 11 Exod. iv, 2-4.… Philip the Solitary fl. c. 1095PG 127:721D…how one from the first hour murmured, envying the giving of an equal reward to the later ones, and heard: "Friend, I do you no injury; take what is yours" (Matt. xx, 13).… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:361…who have borne the burden of the day and the scorching heat but he answered one of them and said friend i do no wrong to you did you not agree with me for a denarius…

14Matt 20:14

Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:1341…thee no wrong didst not thou agree with me for a penny i will give unto this last even as unto thee that the parable before us admits of these things and others similar to them… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:583…murmur, having been heaped with so great a benefit? Why do you envy your brothers, when you have a Master who is free from envy? "Take what is yours, and go" (Matt. 20:14). Be content with the present; do not d…

15Matt 20:15

Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 45:863…wish to give to this last even as i do to thee is it not lawful for me to do what i will with what is mine is thine eye evil because i am good certainly… Didymus the Blind c. 313–398PG 39:353…by nature one with the good father he himself says in matthew is thine eye evil because i am good and again mary hath chosen the good part which shall not be taken away from her… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:817…to you or is it not permitted for me to do what i wish or is your eye evil because i am good so the last shall be first and the… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:583…en as you reigned, he has reigned; as you labored, he has not labored—yet I have supplied the defect by grace. "Or is it not lawful for me to do what I will?" (Matt. 20:15). I am distributing my own things. Do I… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:769D…e Spirit hath set thee free from the slavery of corruption" (Rom. 8: 2). The Father is good: the Son is good: "Thy eye," he says, "is evil, because I am good" (Matt. 20: 15). But the Holy Spirit is also good: "Th… Dionysius the Areopagite fl. c. 500PG 3:637A…simple, it must be said that this ought to be accepted as concerning the whole Deity. For even the Word himself, who is by nature good, says: "I am the good" (Matt. xx, 15), and one of the divinely inspired prop… Dionysius the Areopagite fl. c. 500PG 3:659…is thine whole body full of darkness" (Matthew 20:15). And again, it is found in the Psalm of David, saying: "Th… Antiochus of St. Sabas fl. c. 614-620PG 89:1433D…itself: "Why askest thou me concerning goodness? There is none good but one, that is, God" (Matth. xix, 17). And to those in the vineyard: "Because I am good" (Matth. xx, 15). And: "Thy Spirit is good" (Ps. cxlii,… Antiochus of St. Sabas fl. c. 614-620PG 89:1529…go i will give to this last even as to you or is it not lawful for me to do what i will in my own affairs and showing their envious and malicious intent he adds… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:361…i wish to give to this last one as also to you is it not lawful for me to do what i wish with my own possessions or is your eye evil because i am good…

16Matt 20:16

Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:815…exalted from the earth to the summit according to what is written the last shall be first and the green tree withers a green tree is that which lives in the life of righteousness a dry… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:1361…rebukes him who because the householder is good has an evil eye so the last shall be first and some of the first called shall be last for many are called but few are chosen it… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:655D…fterwards, with temptations having been sent, a few may be chosen from the many, so that what was said may be fulfilled: Many are called, but few are chosen (Matth. 20. 16). Are you perchance to be reproved for… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:817…what i wish or is your eye evil because i am good so the last shall be first and the first last for many are called but few are chosen a christ is the householder to… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:821…for he grieves to be second because he desires to be first so the last shall be first and the first last many are called but few are chosen after he had said this very sentiment… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 58:637B…to those who once came as lovers, but having shut herself away, and having spent many years as if in prison. Thus, the last shall be first, and the first last (Matt. 20:16); thus everywhere our soul must be on f… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 68:857B…when the flock of the Gentiles had entered in the middle, it was placed after them, and the last have become first, as the Savior says, and the first last. ⟦ Matth. xx, 16.⟧ PALL. It is true. CYR. That the bod… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 83:1133B…y who bear the wand," he says, "but the Bacchants are few." This same thing our Master Christ also said: "For many," said He, "are called, but few are chosen" (Matt. xx, 16; xxii, 14). In harmony with these, Pla… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:2199A…n sent down to Hades, leave behind few who possess the treasure which they amassed from virtues. "For many are called, but few are chosen," as the Savior says (Matt. xx, 16). But instead of "the wine shall mo… Cosmas Indicopleustes fl. c. 535–550PG 88:1105…become more diligent or to add fire to fire through love charity the last shall be first and the first last matt xix of these seven are the operations of this present week of life some… Cosmas Indicopleustes fl. c. 535–550PG 88:1997…fear of the lord ibid knowledge of oneself exists only through humility the last shall be first and the first last the sense of this place a proof of the remission of injury evil spirits are… Theodore the Studite 759–826PG 99:679…as more honorable on the day of reward for it is written the last shall be first and the first last therefore rejoice and tremble partly for the benefit of god and partly for the conversion… Theodore the Studite 759–826PG 99:1081C…d of old and long ago with great consensus and the testimony of the holy Scriptures?" Have we not heard the Lord saying: Many are called, but few are chosen (Matt. xx, 16)? And again: Strait and narrow is the… Symeon the New Theologian 949–1022PG 120:611C…renounce this life and perishable things, but few renounce their own wills: concerning whom the divine Scripture says: "Many are called, but few are chosen." (Matt. xx, 16.) When you recline at the table with th… Symeon the New Theologian 949–1022PG 120:635D…hered firm and unbreakable; and in each of them one and the same knowledge is manifest, which is God, in whom the last become first, and the first as the last (Matth. xx, 16). ...reason by which those orders of t… AnonymousPG 86:3245…of honor hear how christ glorified the last wherefore he also said the last shall be first and the first last and while we do not trouble ourselves to be recorded as either first or last…

17Matt 20:17

Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:1389…also here for the things from and jesus being about to go up to jerusalem took the twelve disciples aside up to and he will immediately send them have all been preserved in order by mark… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:821…few are to be chosen h homily xxxv from chapter xx h and jesus going up to jerusalem took the twelve disciples aside and said to them behold we go up to jerusalem and the son… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 58:617…for ever and ever amen h homily lxv h a cap v and jesus going up to jerusalem took the twelve disciples apart in the way and said to them behold we go up to jerusalem… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:361…the righteous that they could even stir up envy h vers h and jesus going up to jerusalem took the twelve disciples aside on the way and said to them behold we are going up to… Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 129:1055…of his forty second chapter therefore read the explanation of that saying and jesus going up to jerusalem took the twelve disciples apart in the way and the rest vers and they understood none of these…

18Matt 20:18

19Matt 20:19

20Matt 20:20

Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:1371…and this is jesus christ h concerning the sons of zebedee h then came to him the mother of the sons of zebedee with her sons and the rest up to and when the ten heard… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:821…and scourged and crucified and the third day he shall rise again then came to him the mother of the sons of zebedee with her sons adoring and asking something of him and he said to… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:825B…ied Lord until the day of his resurrection. Then the mother of the sons of Zebedee approached him, with her sons, worshipping and asking something of him (Matt. 20.20). This is Salome, whose name is recorde… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:271A…also along with martyrdom, He strongly hinted at elsewhere, saying: "You shall indeed drink my cup, and be baptized with the baptism with which I am baptized" (Matt. XX, 20); that is, you shall suffer martyrdom,… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 75:647A…ft. Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand: Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world. Matt. xx, 20, 21. Then came to him the mother of Zeb… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1251B…o has prepared and set me upon the throne of David my father, today Ornias shall be put to death." And he sent, and killed him, and Ornias died on that day. » Matt. xx, 20-23. — ‹Then the mother of the sons of Zebe…

21Matt 20:21

Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:1371…said to her what do you want she says to him say that these my two sons may sit one at your right hand and the other at your left in your kingdom it is worthy… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 21:751…pure gold to the thickness of one finger one on the right hand and the other on the left both of them were of such a size that in length they reached the very roof each… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:821…he said to her what will you she says to him say that these my two sons may sit one on your right hand and one on your left in your kingdom but jesus answering said… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:825…in the present but also in the future but she said command that these my two sons may sit the one on thy right hand and the other on thy left in thy kingdom we do… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 75:417…indeed she approached and said command that my two sons may sit one on thy right hand and the one on thy left b through these words the woman clearly seems to want to take for… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 75:647…with her sons worshipping him and desiring a certain thing of him and he said unto her what wilt thou she saith unto him grant that these my two sons may sit the one on thy… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1251…who said to her what do you wish she said to him that these my two sons may sit one at your right hand and one at your left in your kingdom but jesus answering said… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:395…and there they crucified jesus and the robbers one on the right hand and the other on the left but jesus said father forgive them for they do not know what they are doing jac v… Meletius the Monk fl. 7th–9th c. (uncertain)PG 64:1241…there are certain offshoots like purse shaped pouches one on the right and the other on the left in which the testicles are contained from within therefore the aforementioned seminal vessels empty into these pouches and… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:605…and they said unto him grant unto us that we may sit one on thy right hand and the other on thy left hand in thy glory but jesus said unto them ye know not what… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:1101…calvary there they crucified him and the malefactors one on the right hand and the other on the left and jesus was saying father forgive them for they know not what they do and parting his… Basil of SeleuciaPG 85:283…thy kingdom ' she before the cross implores for a kingdom 'command that these my two sons may sit one at thy right hand and one at thy left ' o desire that conquers passion o…

22Matt 20:22

23Matt 20:23

24Matt 20:24

Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:363…twelve thrones is to be glorified on account of virtue d verses and when the ten heard it they were indignant at the two brothers but jesus called them to him and said you know that… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:607…a greater degree b than you that person will precede you vers and when the ten heard it they began to be indignant concerning james and john and jesus having called them to himself says to… Theophanes Kerameus fl. 12th c.PG 132:559…said he hinted through the term chair at a preeminence of honor and when the ten heard it they began to be angry with james and john it is not strange that the disciples being still…

25Matt 20:25

Clement of Rome d. c. 100PG 1:293…tous archontas sou en eirene, kai tous episkopous sou en dikaiosyne, our author has changed archontas into diakonous, because Christ the Lord in Matthew 20, 25 spoke to the apostles in this manner: Oidate hoti hoi arch… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:1695…example that as i have done you should do and that word the princes of the gentiles exercise dominion over them and they that are great exercise power upon them but it shall not be so… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:745…the power given to us by him h chapter i h matthew ye know that the princes of the gentiles exercise dominion over them and they that are great exercise authority upon them but it shall… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:747A…of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many (Matt. XX, 25-28).... Be not conformed to this world: bu… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:829…enemy so that he would not harm his own camps saying you know that the princes of the gentiles lord it over them and they that are the greater exercise power upon them it shall not… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:363…the two brothers but jesus called them to him and said you know that the princes of the gentiles lord it over them and the great exercise authority over them it shall not be so among…

26Matt 20:26

Clement of Rome d. c. 100PG 1:801…our brothers as imitators of christ for whoever he says wants to be great among you let him be your deacon and whoever wants to be first among you let him be your servant c for… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 11:1453…is better than a lying rich man" (Prov. XXVIII, 6). It is likely that from the passages, "Whoever wishes to be first among you, let him be the servant of all" (Matth. XX, 26, 27); and "The leaders of the Gentiles… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:239…dominate them and those who have power among them are called masters but it shall not be so among you not that those who are princes among you may dominate but whoever wishes to be greater… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:1389…it over them and those who are greater exercise power over them it shall not be so among you but whoever wishes to be greater among you shall be your minister and whoever wishes to be… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:1695…dominion over them and they that are great exercise power upon them but it shall not be so among you but whoever wishes to be first among you shall be the last as the son of… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 28:257…humility is in christ for the lord himself says whoever wishes to be great among you let him be the servant of all for god is of the humble let us love fasting intensely for fasting… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:745…dominion over them and they that are great exercise authority upon them but it shall not be so among you but whosoever will be great d among you let him be your minister and whosoever will… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:1081…the fear of christ and the lord says he that willeth to be great among you let him be the last of all and the servant of all being of course alienated from his own wills… Macarius of Egypt c. 300–391PG 34:1103…truly fulfilling that which is written in the gospel whoever wishes to be great among you let him be the servant and the minister of all and again elsewhere if anyone seems to be wise among… Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 46:297B…o what the Lord desires, saying: “Whosoever will be great among you, let him be your minister; and whosoever will be chief among you, let him be your servant” (Matth. xx, 26). Such service among men ought to b… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:191D…s, suffer persecution, be expelled, and choose the lower place (John VII, 12). For whoever wishes to be first among you, He says, let him be your minister (Matt. XX, 26). He subjoined a domestic example, sayi… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:829…over them and they that are the greater exercise power upon them it shall not be so among you but whosoever will be the greater among you let him be your minister and he that will… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 58:621…but among you it shall not be so but whoever wants to be great among you let him be your minister and whoever wants to be first let him be your slave showing that we must… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 63:173…gain saying: "Whosoever will be first among you, let him be your servant"; and again, "For whosoever shall humble himself, the same shall be exalted" (Matt. 20. 26 et 23. 12). What do you say? If I give the enemy to drink,… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 63:873C…rist Himself saying: "Whoever wishes to be first among you, let him be your servant"; and again, "For whoever shall humble himself, this one shall be exalted" (Matt. 20:26 and 23:12). What do you say? If I give… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 75:419…gentiles exercise lordship over them and the princes have power over them but it shall not be so among you but whoever wishes to be first among you shall be your servant then he puts forth… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:255…think of yourselves above that which is written for it is written whosoever will be great among you let him be your minister and whosoever of you will be the chiefest shall be servant of all… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:387A…shown us the way of patience both by His words and His examples. For these are His very words: He who wishes to be first among you, shall be the last of all (Matt. xx, 26-27), and He Himself bore with the one who… Symeon Metaphrastes fl. c. 960, d. c. 1000PG 116:625C…opened the book, this voice of the Master was marvelously echoed: "If any one wants to be first among you, let him be the last of all and the servant of all." (Matt. xx, 26). When this had been spoken, she accept… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:363…gentiles lord it over them and the great exercise authority over them it shall not be so among you… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:607…lord it over them and their great ones exercise authority over them but it shall not be so among you but whoever wishes to become great among you shall be your minister and whoever wishes to… John Kyparissiotes d. after 1378PG 152:715…lord it over them and the great ones exercise authority over them it shall not be so among you but whoever among you wishes to be great let him be your servant but the church of… Antonius Melissa fl. 11th centuryPG 136:1175C…hosoever will be chief among you, shall be the servant of all and the last of all. For the Son of man also is not come to be ministered unto, but to minister" (Matth. XX, 26-28). "He who exalts himself shall be humbl…

27Matt 20:27

28Matt 20:28

29Matt 20:29

John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:831…homily xxxvi from chapter xx h and as they were going out from jericho a great multitude followed him etc the testimony of a diligent farmer is a fruitful harvest but the proof of an assiduous… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 58:625…barbarians h homily lxvi h cap v and as they went out from jericho a great multitude followed him and behold two blind men sitting by the wayside when they heard that jesus was passing by…

30Matt 20:30

Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:1399…and as they went out of jericho a great multitude followed him and behold two blind men sitting by the way and the rest let the history of the things narrated in this place be true… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:1403…the blind men who were soon to be healed it is stated and behold two blind men sitting by the wayside hearing that jesus was passing by cried out saying have mercy on us lord son… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:1415…jesus the nazarene began to cry out while those according to matthew two blind men sitting by the way when they heard that jesus was passing by cried out and the jesus in matthew is not… Amphilochius of Iconium c. 340 – after 394PG 39:125…but they only heard that the lord is passing by and they cried out saying have mercy on us o lord thou son of david how then were those who cried out this cry sinners listen… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:831…you who do not look upon christ standing before you whom even two blind men sitting by the way not on the way believed the two blind men are two peoples the jewish and the gentile… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:833…justice of god they heard that jesus was passing by and they cried out saying have mercy on us o lord son of david they heard the noise of those running and they did not see… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 58:625…and as they went out from jericho a great multitude followed him and behold two blind men sitting by the wayside when they heard that jesus was passing by cried out saying have mercy on us… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:55A…eo, quia lunaticus est; et saepe cadit in ignem, et crebro in aquam. Et dixit Jesus: Afferte mihi illum huc. Et increpavit illum, et exivit ab eo daemonium. » Matth. XX, 30, 31. — « Et ecce duo caeci sedentes sec… Cosmas of Jerusalem c. 675 – c. 760PG 98:481…that he may save our souls through thee to the lord c have mercy on us o lord have mercy on us for being destitute of any defense we sinners offer this supplication to thee as… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:365…as they were going out from jericho a great crowd followed him and behold two blind men sitting by the way hearing that jesus was passing by cried out saying 'have mercy on us lord son… PG 85 (anthology)PG 85:13A…ius read this. FABR. Paris in the Public Library, codex DCCLX bis, nos. 28 and 32. Milan, in the Ambrosian Library. HARL. 36. On the blind man of the Gospel (Matt. xx, 30). Incipit: "The old man is led to the s… Basil of SeleuciaPG 85:385…he was passing by it says from jericho great crowds followed him and behold two blind men sitting by the way having heard that jesus was passing by cried out saying for since their eyes had…

31Matt 20:31

Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:1399…was passing by that place d themselves also cried out and said have mercy on us o lord son of david and agreed in crying out what is written and that jesus because of the blind… Amphilochius of Iconium c. 340 – after 394PG 39:125…only heard that the lord is passing by and they cried out saying have mercy on us o lord thou son of david how then were those who cried out this cry sinners listen you who… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:833…god they heard that jesus was passing by and they cried out saying have mercy on us o lord son of david they heard the noise of those running and they did not see the persons… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 58:625…the wayside when they heard that jesus was passing by cried out saying have mercy on us o lord thou son of david see from whence he came to jerusalem and where he was tarrying before… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:55…and behold two blind men sitting by the way side cried out saying have mercy on us o lord thou son of david and he called them and said what will ye that i should do… Cosmas of Jerusalem c. 675 – c. 760PG 98:481…that he may save our souls through thee to the lord c have mercy on us o lord have mercy on us for being destitute of any defense we sinners offer this supplication to thee as…

32Matt 20:32

Amphilochius of Iconium c. 340 – after 394PG 39:125…bear the mark of sins since the lord asked them too saying what will ye that i shall do unto you were not those two blind men who are recorded in the divine gospels blind with… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 58:625…fervent soul in the midst of labor what then does christ he called them and said what will ye that i shall do unto you they say unto him lord that our eyes may be opened… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:779B…he cure. Someone might ask: What then? Did the two blind men also have the mark of sins, because the Lord asked them too, 'What do you want me to do for you?' (Matt. 20. 32)? Were they also in sins? Listen, y… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:55…have mercy on us o lord thou son of david and he called them and said what will ye that i should do to you they say to him lord that our eyes may be opened… Basil of SeleuciaPG 85:387A…poverty... For envy knows, yes, it knows how to battle even against miracles. Therefore the Lord asks the blind men: “What will you that I should do to you?” (Matth. XX, 32). Clearly set forth your request to me;…

33Matt 20:33

Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:1407…inner meaning for they say have mercy on us and we wish that our eyes may be opened would that we too sitting by the same path of the scriptures in which we are blind and… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:833…do you want that i should do to you they say to him lord that our eyes may be opened o lord why do you ask what you yourself see with your eyes infirmity cries out… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 58:625…them and said what will ye that i shall do unto you they say unto him lord that our eyes may be opened why does he question them so that no one might think that he… Nilus of Sinai d. c. 430PG 79:323…the wedding in cana are witnesses but the blind men answered saying lord that our eyes may be opened you master who struck heal have mercy on us now you who were previously angered form the… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:55…what will ye that i should do to you they say to him lord that our eyes may be opened and jesus having compassion on them touched their eyes and they received sight john v and… Basil of SeleuciaPG 85:387…that the jews may learn the intent of your supplication they say lord that our eyes may be opened we know what we seek even if the jews look upon it with envy we as suppliants…

34Matt 20:34

Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:365…our eyes may be opened ' and jesus being moved with compassion touched their eyes and immediately their eyes received sight and they followed him from the report the blind men having recognized the lord seized…