Where the Fathers quote Matthew 4
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John ChrysostomPG 57:207expounds v.1“Τοτε ο Ιησους ανηχθη εις την ερημον υπο του Πνευματος πειρασθηναι υπο του διαβολου,”On «Then Jesus was led up into the wilderness, etc.» (Ch. 4.1): The Lord’s temptation and the struggle against the Devil’s snares
Isidore of PelusiumPG 78:1001expounds v.4“Ο δε αποκριθεις ειπε· γεγραπται, ουκ επ᾿ αρτω μονω ζησεται ανθρωπος, αλλ᾿ επι παντι ρηματι εκπορευομενω δια στοματος Θεου.”341. On the scripture, «Man shall not live by bread alone»
John ChrysostomPG 61:683expounds v.6“και λεγει αυτω· ει υιος ει του Θεου βαλε σεαυτον κατω· γεγραπται γαρ οτι τοις αγγελοις αυτου εντελειται περι σου και επι χειρων αρουσι σε μηποτε προσκ”On the temptation of Christ: «If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down» and «The devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain»
Isidore of PelusiumPG 78:1253expounds v.6“και λεγει αυτω· ει υιος ει του Θεου βαλε σεαυτον κατω· γεγραπται γαρ οτι τοις αγγελοις αυτου εντελειται περι σου και επι χειρων αρουσι σε μηποτε προσκ”164. On «For He shall give His angels charge over you»
Basil of SeleuciaPG 85:332expounds v.19“και λεγει αυτοις· δευτε οπισω μου και ποιησω υμας αλιεις ανθρωπων.”On «Come after Me, and I will make you fishers of men»
1Matt 4:1
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:307B…e might open the way to conquer by fasting, and so that you might know that this kind of demon is conquered by fasts. 84. Exod. 1, 22. 85. Prov. XXIII, 1. 86. Matth. IV, 1. 2 et seqq. 87. Exod. II, 9. 88. Psal.…
Archelaus of Carrhae fl. c. 262-280PG 10:1515A…For immediately Jesus was led by the Spirit into the desert, to be tempted by the devil, whom the devil, not knowing, said to Him: "If You are the Son of God" (Matth. IV, 1). Yet he did not know on account of…
Eusebius of Emesa c. 300-359PG 86:509…what His birth and humble condition in this life signified for Him. This is testified to by the narrative of the temptation of Christ, as it is handed down in Matt. iv, 1, 11; Mark i, 12, 13; Luke iv, 1, 14. He…
Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 26:537C…he assumed, have these words: “Jesus, full of the Spirit, returned from the Jordan” (Luc. IV, 1); and: “Then Jesus was led into the desert by the Spirit” (Matth. IV, 1)—the same sense must be observed here.…
Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 28:1327…of the holy spirit returned from the jordan and was led in the spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil maced so the holy spirit is the fullness of christ…
Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:797…in whom i am well pleased then jesus was led up by the spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil behold i send you out as sheep in the midst of wolves be…
Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:799…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 of God" (Matt. 4:1-4), and the rest. REGU…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 52:819…be led. For on this account He assumes all things into Himself, so that He might leave an example to us. He was led by the Spirit, so that He might be tempted (Matt. 4:1), and He conquered the devil; not the d…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:663B…n example to His beloved. We have said all these things because of what it says: “Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the desert, to be tested by the devil” (Matt. 4:1). 2. “And when He had fasted forty days…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 72:371…city above but he delivers sinners to be burned by fire iv then was jesus led up of the spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil he was being led consenting iv and…
Paschal Chronicle c. 630PG 92:513…giving for us and after he was baptized he was led by the spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil as the holy gospels recount and having fasted for days and nights and…
Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 129:909…according to matthew the explanation of then jesus was led up by the spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil it is necessary to know that the humanity of the savior had the…
Nicetas Choniates c. 1155–1217PG 139:1103…om the earth, and being breathed upon by the vital spirit, he brought forth from one of his ribs an Eve like unto himself: then not... 1 III Reg. xvii, 13 2 Matth. IV, 1 (1) Euthymio monacho Zigabeno auctore.…
Theodore of MopsuestiaPG 66:741C…y Matthew, after saying that Jesus had been baptized and the Holy Spirit had descended upon him, immediately adds, 'Then the Spirit drove him into the desert' (Matth. iv, 1; Mark 1, 12)." It must be said that the…
2Matt 4:2
Irenaeus of Lyon c. 130–c. 202PG 7:199A…oever," he says, "objects that the mention of forty night-hours together with the day-hours is made here unsuitably, they must of necessity object also against Matt. iv. 2, where the Savior is said to have faste…
Irenaeus of Lyon c. 130–c. 202PG 7:1857B…ven. But those who object that the mention of forty "nocturnal" hours together with daylight hours was made here unsuitably, must needs object the same against Matt. IV, 2, where the Savior is said to have faste…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 17:585…seed of david according to the flesh therefore what is said that when he had fasted forty days and forty nights he afterward hungered undoubtedly indicates that his body was capable of being emptied and filled…
Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:799…by the spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil and when he had fasted forty days and forty nights afterward he was hungry now when the tempter came to him he said if…
Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 42:1009…mmemorated the first Pascha; the second is that in which John is read as still baptizing (John iii, 23). After he was cast into chains, Christ began to preach (Matt. iv, 2; Mark i, 14), from which time the other…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 53:23C…hat we come to the Lord of us all. For our Lord Jesus Christ, having himself first initiated a fast of forty days, so began the struggle against the devil (Matt. 4:2), and gave us all an example, so that w…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:663B…was led by the Spirit into the desert, to be tested by the devil” (Matt. 4:1). 2. “And when He had fasted forty days and forty nights, afterwards He hungered” (Matt. 4:2). He was not tested only because He fas…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:665A…g, were hungry and endured it; whereas He did not hunger for forty days. For this is what it says: And when he had fasted forty days, he afterwards hungered (Matt. 4:2). For to have been hungry and not to ea…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:535B…tthew the Evangelist also writes about him in the Gospel according to him: "And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was afterwards an hungered" (Matt. 4:2). And again, as you were hearing a litt…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 76:415C…er with the other things, although, as I said just now, he was ignorant of nothing, but knew all things with the Father. For what reason is he said to hunger, ⟦Matt. IV, 2⟧ and to be wearied from his journey, ⟦J…
Eustathius the Monk fl. mid-6th centuryPG 86:925A…e words and acts must be referred to the body of the Lord, but the illustrious ones to the divinity of the Word itself. For if He hungered after He had fasted (Matt. iv, 2), the body certainly failed; but when H…
Antiochus of St. Sabas fl. c. 614-620PG 89:1699C…For being sinless, and being God, and having no need of bodily labors, He yet undertook to do and to teach us for our instruction. “For He fasted forty days” (Matth. IV, 2), and “He was wearied from his journey”…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 94:1061…the communion of the other did nothing else than he who said and when he had fasted forty days he afterward hungered it gave to nature when he willed to do what was its own or…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1405…by the spirit into the desert to be tempted by the devil and when he had fasted forty days and forty nights afterwards he was hungry and the tempter coming said to him if thou be…
Moses bar Kepha c. 813-903PG 111:583D…rd represented from the time he was baptized until he was affixed to the cross; of which kind of life it is said: Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. Matth. IV, 2.…
Symeon of Thessalonica d. 1429PG 155:899…fast of the forty days typifies the fast of moses who after he had fasted forty days and forty nights received the words and laws of god written on tablets of stone we however after the…
3Matt 4:3
Irenaeus of Lyon c. 130–c. 202PG 7:1179…the food which was from god for when he tempted him and said if thou be the son of god command that these stones be made bread the lord however repelled him through the precept of…
Eusebius of Emesa c. 300-359PG 86:509…does not know for certain whether he supposes it rightly or not. Thus, many among the ancients explain the history of the temptation, as Hugo Grotius noted on Matt. iv, 3. The Fathers (as is evident among many…
Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 26:1147A…not undertake the war against the divinity, which he did not know, for he would not have dared to do so; for this reason he said: "If thou be the Son of God" (Matth. IV, 3); but he undertook it against a man, wh…
Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 28:1087…snares but approaching him he attempts to tempt him saying if thou be the son of god command that these stones be made bread as if he were saying this you are arrogant to be called…
Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 28:1399A…s a simple reminiscent thought induced by the enemy; such as this: "Do this, or that," as was said to Christ our God: "Command that these stones become bread" (Matt. IV, 3). This, as has been said, is not within…
Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:743C…se 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 mouth of God (Matt. iv, 3; Deut. viii, 3)... And they were all fi…
Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:799…had fasted forty days and forty nights afterward he was hungry now when the tempter came to him he said if you are the son of god command that these stones become bread but he answered…
Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:1135…s he attempted to do in the case of the Lord when he perceived that He was hungry, saying, "If you are the Son of God, command that these stones become bread" [Matt. iv, 3]; and he uses forbidden passions, as in…
Pseudo-Ignatius fl. c. 375-380PG 5:931…man not knowing who he was for you said if you are the son of god command that these stones become bread for the phrase if you are the son is a mark of ignorance for…
Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 42:145…done by the savior through his counsel when he thus urged him command that these stones be made bread he rejected it entirely so that he might not seem to have learned anything from the devil…
Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 89:1035…hence in the temptation the serpent even spoke to him as to the son of god command that these stones become bread and as to the son of god he said cast thyself down from the…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 50:523C…buffeted" (1 Cor. 4:11). For he knew, he knew well that saying: "Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God" (Matt. 4:3). But when the wicked demon saw that h…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:665A…, he is defeated by the one who is not hungry. 5. And the tempter approaching said to him: If you are the Son of God, command that these stones become bread (Matt. 4:3). O manifest blindness of the devil! Ho…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 57:209…it says the tempter approached and said to him if you are the son of god command that these stones become bread since he had heard a voice borne from above saying this is my beloved…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 63:397…to suffer evils unto the end and one's final breath, just as He Himself also was sustaining reproaches, and was hearing, "If thou be the Son of God" (Matt. IV, 3), and was hearing it from those for whom He was being cruci…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 72:371…to be tempted of the devil he was being led consenting iv and when the tempter came to him he said if thou be the son of god command that these stones be made bread christ…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 74:865…he have tempted him in the desert by saying if you are the son of god command that these stones become bread it was admittedly a concern for the savior himself to remain hidden from the…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 75:1439…to sweat misery and death he approaches therefore saying if you are the son of god command that these stones become bread d certainly he would not have done this had the savior not admitted the…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 83:751…the nature of adam and he said to him if you are the son of god command that these stones become bread and he brings into the midst the confirmation of the voice brought down from…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1405…he was hungry and the tempter coming said to him if thou be the son of god command that these stones be made bread but he answering said it is written not…
Cosmas of Jerusalem c. 675 – c. 760PG 38:397…tempt him for he said to the hungering jesus if you are the son of god command that these stones become bread but christ having said that man shall not live by bread alone dismisses the…
Moses bar Kepha c. 813-903PG 111:533…he said to him as it is in divine matthew if thou be the son of god command that these stones be made bread c furthermore there are those who blame god because he created adam…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:179…and grant victory to us s and the tempter coming to him said if thou be the son of god command that these stones be made bread the robber heard the voice from heaven again he…
Gennadius Scholarios, Patriarch of Constantinople c. 1400-1473PG 160:361D…ut they raise their unbelief against this mystery alone. And if even Satan said when tempting: Say that these stones become bread, if you are the Son of God (Matt. IV, 3), knowing that the divine power is sure…
Theodore of MopsuestiaPG 66:719B…He does not say for the sake of teaching, but because of the comparison of food. For, to his absurd provocation, "Command these stones that they become bread" (Matt. iv, 3), as if Jesus ought to be nourished by…
Eusebius of Alexandria 5th-6th centuryPG 86:377…the desert he began again to say to the lord if thou be the son of god command that these stones be made bread for having fasted forty days afterwards he hungered not his divinity but…
4Matt 4:4
Irenaeus of Lyon c. 130–c. 202PG 7:1017…that thou mightest know that not by bread alone doth man live but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of god doth man live and toward god he enjoined love and the justice…
Clement of Alexandria c. 150 – c. 215PG 8:387…but thy word preserves those who believe in thee for the righteous man shall not live by bread alone but let our supper be frugal and light suitable for watchfulness unmixed with various qualities this too…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 11:243…and manifestly that which has already been predicted here that man does not live by bread alone but by every word that proceedeth from the mouth of god but also the princes and rulers are to…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:277…did your ancestors know so that he might declare to you that man shall not live by bread alone but by every word proceeding through the mouth of god shall man live observe in these things…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:807…those being saved and strive to enter through the narrow gate that man shall not live by bread alone but by every word and so forth again then it is said that the manna was the…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:521…nor did your fathers know that he might make you know that man shall not live by bread alone but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of god shall man live for he keeps…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:1875…stone is not the word of god which feeds man concerning whom it is written man shall not live by bread alone but by every word that proceeds through the mouth of god shall man live…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 17:119…certain food also of the inner man concerning which it is said man shall not live by bread alone but by every word proceeding through the mouth of god there is also a certain drink for…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 20:1535…proposed these things say that these stones may become bread he says it is written man shall not live by bread alone but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of god and in…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 24:109…and then understanding them receive the strength of the intellectual bread for man shall not live by bread alone he says but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of god similarly you should…
Titus of Bostra fl. c. 350s-360s, d. c. 371PG 18:1267…us at this feast with his banquets just as the lord says man shall not live by bread alone but by every word that proceedeth from the mouth of god for since men hate sadness but…
Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 28:1089…will agree to the honor but he was assailed with scriptural words man shall not live by bread alone but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of god deut viii but shamed by…
Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 30:391…those who do not listen for man shall a not live by bread alone but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of god for this reason the lord shall not…
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 31:799…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…
Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:1435…only begotten son of the living god gave to us again saying man shall not live by bread alone but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of god and how this is done…
Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:1573B…f the living God has again delivered to us, at one time saying: "Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God" (Matt. IV, 4). And how this comes to pass (60), He t…
Pseudo-Ignatius fl. c. 375-380PG 5:931…the lord of glory forgetting in the malice of your spirit that man shall not live by bread alone but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of god for if you had known that…
Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 44:195…not consist in food and drink and the lord has declared that man shall not live by bread alone but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of god furthermore since the resurrection promises us…
Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 44:695…sdom, knowledge, and joy in place of food. For how could anyone increase goodness by means of things edible for the belly? “Man shall not live by bread alone” (Matt. IV, 4). This is the word of the true Word. Vi…
Didymus the Blind c. 313–398PG 39:911…twelve baskets of fragments to remain he who said to the devil man shall not live by bread alone he who set before us all an all sufficient and unfailing table namely his own goodness saying…
Didymus the Blind c. 313–398PG 39:1027B…cusat Macedonium. Ἀμέλει τοι ἐν Εὐαγγελίῳ ἀκούομεν…. Id est: In Evangelio sane audimus diabolum ex divinis Scripturis cum rerum omnium Domino colloquentem, Matth. IV, 4: Si Filius Dei es, projice te deorsum.…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 48:799D…doctrine of divine oracles is to the soul. "For man lives not by bread alone," He says, "but by every word that proceeds out of the mouth of God" (Deut. 8. 3; Matt. 4. 4). Hence, hunger is also accustomed to b…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 50:523…and are buffeted cor for he knew he knew well that saying man shall not live by bread alone but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of god matt but when the wicked…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 53:25…and by their very works showing forth the lord's word which says man shall not live by bread alone but by every word that proceeds through the mouth of god come then let us also imitate…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 53:183…reading of the scriptures and spiritual instruction c for it is said man shall not live by bread alone but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of god you will be excellently disposed…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:285…so too is the soul nourished and that it is nourished listen man shall not live by bread alone but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of god id this food then he…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:665…admitting he was man when he was god but what man does not live by bread alone but by every word of god deut he did not say i do not live by bread alone but…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 57:209…silence this he brings into the midst himself and sets forth saying man shall not live by bread alone whence he begins from the necessity regarding the belly but observe for me the malice of that…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 57:211…the time being discourses with him as a man for in saying man shall not live by bread alone and thou shalt not tempt the lord thy god he remained not as one revealing himself but…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 57:297B…, common crowd—but to the devil he did not speak thus, but how? "Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God" (Matt. 4: 4). But here he mentions the birds, and v…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:683…here the devil clashes with the lord but christ says to him man shall not live by bread alone the lord avoided the harm if you are the son of god cast yourself down these are…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:685…answers him as a mere man for it is written he says man shall not live by bread alone but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of god he says the scarcity of…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 63:531…also says indicating the nourishing power of divine doctrine man lives not by bread alone but by every word that proceedeth from the mouth of god deut therefore the nourishment of the soul is the word…
Nilus of Sinai d. c. 430PG 79:735…of strength but the divine word resolves this difficulty when it says man shall not live by bread alone but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of god why then do we drag…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 70:343…able to preserve them in piety 'for man ' he says 'shall not live by bread alone but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of god ' b by water therefore he designates…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 70:627…of the food given by god for man he says shall not live by bread alone but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of god a and they have raged against…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 70:1293…gifts clearly and of food befitting the holy for christ himself said man shall not live by bread alone but by every word that proceeds forth through the mouth of god which even of old was…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 70:1295…clearly and food worthy of saints for as christ himself once said man shall not live by bread alone but by every word that proceeds through the mouth of god this also was recorded of old…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 70:1427…life and with his own preachings that is the evangelical ones for man shall not live by bread alone he says but by every word proceeding through the mouth of god but observe that the lambs…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 70:1493…clearly and of holy food for just as christ himself said somewhere man shall not live by bread alone but by every word that proceeds through the mouth of god this was also inscribed of old…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 71:351…and gladness have been removed from their eyes for the lord says man shall not live by bread alone but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of god now the food of the mind…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 71:559…for the desire of virtue for as the savior himself has said man shall not live by bread alone but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of god in that day the fair…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 72:529…rather he repelled him as importunate and his matter as superfluous saying man shall not live by bread alone that is if god grants strength to man he is able not to eat and to live…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 72:801B…e was consumed as if by famine, having no bread from heaven. "For man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds through the mouth of God" (Matt. IV, 4). One might also apply this parable to…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 75:1253…mind and have gathered the life giving knowledge into their understanding for it is written man shall not live by bread alone but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of god for the…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 75:1441…christ conceals his divinity and speaks in the manner of human nature man shall not live by bread alone he says but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of god b i am…
Isidore of Pelusium d. c. 450PG 78:1757…lord is called bread i the sanctification of bread i man does not live by bread alone but by every word that proceedeth from the mouth of god iii panthea was most beautiful ii parable of…
Hesychius of Jerusalem d. after 450PG 93:903…the legislator has the intention of the instructor for if man does not live by bread alone but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of god just as bread is the nourishment of the…
Hesychius of Jerusalem d. after 450PG 93:1117C…t eat, but He says: I will give my blessing to you. Which, because not in bread alone does man live, but in every word that proceeds from the mouth of God (Matt. IV, 4): how then do some accuse Christ's comm…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:411…and fed you with manna so that he might inform you that man shall not live by bread alone but by every word that proceeds through the mouth of god but from these things we also…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:1421…in a chair granting a brief rest to his eyelids now that man shall not live by bread alone moses the legislator said and the lord made mention of this saying when he answered the provocation…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 83:751…but he attacks the tyrant with the word of scripture and says man shall not live by bread alone but by every word that proceeds through the mouth of god d and as man he gave…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 84:79…evil one conceals his divinity but speaks from his human nature saying man shall not live by bread alone but by every word of god i am able he says to be nourished without bread for…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 84:81…despair of victory hearing that he was a man for he says man shall not live by bread alone therefore he sounds out a second and a third temptation for him at one moment saying if…
Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:897…have received the spiritual manna they understood indeed that man lives not by bread alone but by every word that proceedeth from the mouth of god for this was said there but it was brought forward…
Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:899…has something in common by which we are taught that man should not live by bread alone but by the word of god by which we live b thy garment has not worn out from upon…
Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:1441…another shall himself be fed more abundantly in his own soul because man shall not live by bread alone but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of god for he has given of his…
Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:2593…its virtues are signified for they are fattened by spiritual gifts for man shall not live by bread alone but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of god of which the manna was…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:767…of the spirit is not subject to the limits of nature for man shall not live by bread alone but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of god who is so pure in…
Cosmas of Jerusalem c. 675 – c. 760PG 38:397…god command that these stones become bread but christ having said that man shall not live by bread alone dismisses the tempter in dishonor the demon tempted him a second and a third time first by…
George the Monk d. c. 914PG 110:169…b the divine scripture solves this difficult and wondrous matter by saying man shall not live by bread alone but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of god thus it is evident to…
Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 119:169…or that you should be nourished in them with spiritual nourishment for man shall not live by bread alone for you must not only instruct the brethren in these things but also nourish yourself and of…
Symeon Metaphrastes fl. c. 960, d. c. 1000PG 114:1383…drink with us and he said to them it is written 'man shall not live by bread alone but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of god ' they kept silent no longer…
Symeon Metaphrastes fl. c. 960, d. c. 1000PG 114:1403…who speaks in me who is not weak but powerful in us it is written man shall not live by bread alone but by every word that proceeds through the mouth of god one day therefore…
Symeon Metaphrastes fl. c. 960, d. c. 1000PG 115:425…to him might give him food that could sustain him ignorant that man shall not live by bread alone but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of god the holy plato passed eighteen…
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 123:745…to become bread and jesus answered him saying it is written that man shall not live by bread alone but by every word of god and the devil led him up into a high mountain and…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:747…the lord himself repelled satan by the scriptures for both the saying man shall not live by bread alone is mosaic spoken concerning the manna for though the manna was not bread nevertheless the people were…
Nicetas of Serres fl. c. 1090PG 127:1255…and christ indeed when being tempted by him opposed this man does not live by bread alone but by every word which proceeds from the mouth…
Nicetas of Serres fl. c. 1090PG 127:1257…the one hand it is said by christ it is written that man shall not live by bread alone but on the other hand from the enemy himself it is written that he shall give his…
Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 128:419B…ourishment from God. Or they shall be satisfied with the hope of future blessings, no longer craving corruptible food. For man shall not live by bread alone (Matt. iv, 4). Or by "famine," he signifies figurati…
Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 129:175…me so that seeing them i might be lured to eat but man shall not live by bread alone but there is also another kind of food for indeed every word proceeding through the mouth of…
Andronicus I Comnenus c. 1118–1185PG 133:849…one received also from the savior it is written man lives not by bread alone but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of god but david truly who foresaw long ago the incarnation of…
Asterius of AmaseaPG 40:383…the belly when it presses and urges that saying of the lord man shall not live by bread alone but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of god it is not famine but…
Joannes ChrysostomusPG 51:115C…learn that this is what it means to be a man from what Christ said: "Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God" (Matt. 4:4). Thus, our life’s nourishment is twofo…
Theodore of MopsuestiaPG 66:987…and that he honors nothing more than virtue he says to him man shall not live by bread alone but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of god…
Eusebius of Alexandria 5th-6th centuryPG 86:377…to be made bread what then does the lord say to him man shall not live by bread alone but by every word of god when therefore the c devil saw that not one clear answer…
5Matt 4:5
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:681…bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone." To whom our Lord, answering, said: "It is written, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God" (Matt. IV, 5-7). Furthermore, since the evangelist…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:665A…e overcome every necessity of the flesh, they fall through vain glory. Therefore he began to test Him in vain glory. 5. And he took Jesus into the holy city (Matt. 4:5). When you hear it said, Led by the de…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:847C…ying: "For it is written: He has given His angels charge over you, and in their hands they shall bear you up, lest perhaps you dash your foot against a stone" (Matt. 4:5, 6; and Ps. 90:11). He did not say to h…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 69:1219D…a sense to these verses, as we learn from the evangelical Scripture. For when he tempted Christ, he translated Him to the pinnacle of the temple, and said (Matt. IV, 5, 6): "If thou art the Son of God, cast…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1407…word that proceedeth from the mouth of god then the devil took him up into the holy city and set him upon the pinnacle of the temple and said to him if thou be the son…
Photius of Constantinople c. 810–c. 891PG 101:1193…a cap iv vers then the devil took him up into the holy city and set him on a pinnacle of the temple photius the words the devil took him up do…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:181…fish or egg or cheese the manna provided him with that taste then the devil taketh him up into the holy city and setteth him on a pinnacle of the temple a certain part of the…
6Matt 4:6
Irenaeus of Lyon c. 130–c. 202PG 7:1179…highest pinnacle of the temple leading him c he said if thou be the son of god cast thyself down for it is written that he has given charge concerning thee to his angels and in…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 17:887…his angels charge over thee to keep thee in all thy ways in their hands they shall bear thee lest by chance thou dash thy foot against a stone but from that of paul thess iv…
Eustathius of Antioch c. 270 - c. 337PG 18:661…for it is written: He will command his angels concerning you, and they will lift you up in their hands, so that you do not strike your foot against a stone." (Matt. IV, 6). Therefore, if he pretends to converse…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:679…such as he will command his angels concerning you to guard you and in their hands they shall bear you up lest you strike your foot against a stone for such things would never be fitting…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:681…his angels charge over thee to keep thee in all thy ways in their hands they shall bear thee up namely thee o lord lest thou o lord dash thy foot against a stone ps xc…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:1151…unto thee and plague shall not draw near to thy dwelling for he shall give his angels charge over thee to keep thee in all thy ways they shall take thee up on their shoulders lest…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:1157…evil befall thee neither shall any scourge come nigh thy dwelling for he shall give his angels charge over thee to keep thee in all thy ways in their hands they shall bear thee up lest…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:1159…smallest and vilest matters which is certainly declared by these words lest thou dash thy foot against a stone for by this i judge it to be indicated that even in the smallest and least significant…
Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 27:401…been sent as a helper to those who believe in god for he shall give his angels charge concerning thee he said this also in the thirty third psalm the angel of the lord shall encamp…
Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 27:1043…thee b neither shall the scourge draw near unto thy tabernacle for he shall give his angels charge concerning thee to keep thee in all thy ways in their hands they shall bear thee up h…
Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 28:1089…second trial cast thyself down he says for it is written that he shall give his angels charge concerning thee to keep thee in all thy ways ps xc but he heard again thou shalt not…
Gregory of Nazianzus c. 329–390PG 36:371…a that he shall give his angels charge over thee and in their hands they shall bear thee up o sophist of wickedness why did you…
Didymus the Blind c. 313–398PG 39:633…reasonings and words and saying temptingly if thou art the son b of god cast thyself down for it is written that he shall give his angels charge concerning thee to keep thee moreover we hear…
Didymus the Blind c. 313–398PG 39:897…tempt he left the power of the savior alone saying if thou be the son of god cast thyself down c but these men destroying the dignity of the divine and ineffable generation as far as…
Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 41:675…is written of you that he will command his angels concerning you and in their hands they shall bear you up ps xc for he had constantly heard it announced by the prophets that the presence…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:761…so great is the dignity of the words now spoken, concerning which the Adversary interpreted these things of Christ, when he sought to cast Him down from above (Matt. 4. 6). You see that He himself also says tha…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:665…his angels charge over thee to keep thee in all thy ways in their hands they shall bear thee up ps o devil how you have read that the son of god is borne by the…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:667…had suffered the injury of the temptation with the devil saying to him if thou be the son of god say that these stones be made bread he was not exasperated nor was he stirred to…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:733…of offense to the soul whence the prophet says to the just in their hands they shall bear thee lest perhaps thou dash thy foot against a stone ps xc for every just man is hated…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:847…for it is written he has given his angels charge over you and in their hands they shall bear you up lest perhaps you dash your foot against a stone matt and ps he did not…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 57:211…hand did not require it for he does not even do what is written he shall give his angels charge concerning thee to persuade him to cast himself down and plunge otherwise this was not even…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:803…is a thing worthy of God. 681-684 ON THAT SAYING, If you are the Son of God, cast yourself down; and, The devil took him up into an exceedingly high mountain (Matt. 4. 6. 8). 683-684 ON THE BETRAYAL of Judas,…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:71…lord shall encamp round about them that fear him ps and again in their hands they shall bear thee up lest thou dash thy foot against a stone ps and if i speak of angels the…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 63:181B…act of one tempting God: to leap into the midst of dangers, and to say, "Let me see if God saves me." This also the devil said to Christ: Cast thyself down (Matt. 4. 6). Do you see that this is diabolical, t…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 64:1355…the transfiguration of Christ. It is doubtful whether it is by Chrysostom. [Spurious.] X, 721. — Montf. X. A sun having peered over the earth. On that text of Matt. IV, 6: If you are the Son of God, throw yours…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 69:1219…pinnacle of the temple and said d matt iv if thou art the son of god cast thyself down from hence for it is written he shall give his angels charge over thee to keep thee…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 71:801…high shall abide in the shelter of the god of heaven for he shall give his angels charge concerning thee to keep thee in all thy ways and to take thee up in their hands lest…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 72:533…this way saying if you are the son of god throw yourself down for it is written he shall give his angels charge concerning you being a slanderer and a deceiver satan applies to the person…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 76:687…saints to every holy man who has chosen to act uprightly for he shall give his angels charge concerning thee to keep thee in all thy ways and indeed even the most wise paul says of…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:1613…own wickedness and the just judge crowned the victorious athlete vers for he shall give his angels charge over thee to keep thee in all thy ways this he also mentioned in the thirty third psalm…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 81:79…them that fear him and shall deliver them as it says and he shall give his angels charge concerning thee to keep thee in all thy ways moreover the law itself was given through the ministry…
Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:449…about with most fortified camps and will deliver them from all evils for it is written he shall give his angels charge over thee to keep thee in all thy ways a verse as captives etc…
Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:1627…s man according to that they came and ministered to him and he shall give his angels charge concerning thee or whether one says they are the souls of the saints named thus because they have…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:163…human nature did he not assume the will for david says that he shall give his angels charge concerning thee and in their hands they shall bear thee up if he accepted the abandonment c did…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1407…and set him upon the pinnacle of the temple and said to him if thou be the son of god cast thyself down jesus said to him it is written thou shalt not tempt the lord…
Nicephorus the Presbyter fl. c. 950PG 111:689…will protect you and his help will be round about you and he shall give his angels charge concerning you to keep you in all your ways take heart therefore and fear not nor let your…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:181…i diptycha i among us for they seem like wings and he saith unto him if thou be the son of god cast thyself down for it is written that he shall give his angels charge…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:357…nifest danger and to say, "perhaps God will save me," is to test God and is diabolical—just as the devil was saying to the Lord, Cast yourself down (Matt. iv, 6). Or, understand "not fearing the wrath of the king" in thi…
Nicetas of Serres fl. c. 1090PG 127:1257…on the other hand from the enemy himself it is written that he shall give his angels charge concerning thee but o wise one in doing evil jeremiah might have said o author and master of…
Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 128:941…for he says many are the scourges of the sinner ver for he shall give his angels charge over thee to keep thee in all thy ways we had a thought of this kind in the…
Gennadius Scholarios, Patriarch of Constantinople c. 1400-1473PG 160:551…divine predestination saying it not only of each individual man as in he shall give his angels charge concerning you and what follows but even of whole nations families and cities b these harmonize with the…
Basilius Caesariensis MagnusPG 29:363…of thine enemies shall not come nigh unto thee ps xc because he shall give his angels charge concerning thee vers taste and see that the lord is sweet in many places we have observed that…
Basil of SeleuciaPG 85:273…beloved son he was saying to him through ignorance if thou art the son of god cast thyself down c in truth if he speaks to god whom he knew how does he endeavor to terrify…
Eusebius of Alexandria 5th-6th centuryPG 86:377…leads him up onto the pinnacle of the temple and says to him if thou be the son of god cast thyself down from hence then at last the lord seeing that he had lingered too…
7Matt 4:7
Irenaeus of Lyon c. 130–c. 202PG 7:1179…from himself the lord therefore legally confuted him saying it is written thou shalt not tempt the lord thy god…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:681…against a stone to whom our lord answering said it is written thou shalt not tempt the lord thy god matt iv b furthermore since the evangelist himself is the authority that he was tempted in…
Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 28:1089…to keep thee in all thy ways ps xc but he heard again thou shalt not tempt the lord thy god deut vi and he did not grow numb from the second fall but he introduces…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 57:211…man for in saying man shall not live by bread alone and thou shalt not tempt the lord thy god he remained not as one revealing himself but as one declaring himself to be of the…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:685…fallen by the master s answer for it is written he says thou shalt not tempt the lord thy god he neither refused to cast himself down nor did he consent to it for if he…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:763B…he tempter approached me as if I were a man, and I allow this, that I may expose his weakness: for I shall say to him: "You shall not tempt the Lord your God" (Matt. IV, 7). O new miracle! O incurable grace! Chr…
Isidore of Pelusium d. c. 450PG 78:1253…incorrectly christ refuted him most clearly and concisely saying it is written thou shalt not tempt the lord thy god for god promised his aid to one brought into peril not to one tempting him to…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1407…of god cast thyself down jesus said to him it is written thou shalt not tempt the lord thy god again the devil took him up into a very high mountain and shewed him all the…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:181…protection but christ being god has no need of it jesus saith unto him it is written again thou shalt not tempt the lord thy god christ repels him with gentleness teaching us to overcome the…
Athanasius AlexandrinusPG 25:677…that would have been to act against the commandment since scripture says thou shalt not tempt the lord thy god i having learned this have thus conducted myself and i do not reject the grace and…
Eusebius of Alexandria 5th-6th centuryPG 86:377…of his divinity he rebuked him saying get thee behind me satan thou shalt not tempt the lord thy god then having departed d he fled not being able to bear the rebuke of the word…
8Matt 4:8
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 11:377…with the same kind of accounts such as the devil taking jesus up into an exceeding high mountain that from thence he might show him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory for who…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:1883…of the savior introduce him as being tempted as well he showed him all the kingdoms of the world he speaks of kingdoms of the world in terms of worldly men how some are ruled by…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:1885…to him the devil without struggle nor to take into his hand all the kingdoms of the world and their glory without struggle therefore he says to him it is written 'you shall worship the lord…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 17:1067…up by the devil to a high mountain that he might show him all the kingdoms of the world d and that which moses commands that every male who had not been circumcised on the eighth…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:433…led up by the spirit to be tempted by the devil and the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain and he was with the wild beasts but mountains could b yet again in…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:1173…present passage therefore says that this one having pulled down and crushed the kingdoms of the world and the principalities and the authorities and the world rulers shall possess the kingdom of the saints b forever…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 24:553…fall down and worship me when on the high mountain he showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory but while these possessions were long his they were in peace with no one…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:667…now set before him the nets of avarice and i will show him all the kingdoms of the world if he covets them i know that he is a man for all men because of gluttony…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 57:211…whatever comes to mind and proceeds to the third encounter and taking him up into an exceeding high mountain he shows him all the kingdoms and said all these will i give to thee if falling…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 68:153…to tempt christ himself and taking him up he says he showed him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time and the devil said to him to thee i will give all…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 70:531…again to her former state and she shall be an emporium for all the kingdoms of the world and her traffic and her merchandise shall be holy to the lord it shall not be gathered for…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 72:65…savior of the world desired to be adored by him when showing him all the kingdoms of the world he had said that all would be his if he would not refuse to fall on his…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1407…the devil took him up into a very high mountain and shewed him all the kingdoms of the world and the glory of them and said to him all these will i give thee if falling…
Photius of Constantinople c. 810–c. 891PG 102:171…and the devil led him up into a high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and the devil said to him b pay close attention o man so that you may know…
Photius of Constantinople c. 810–c. 891PG 102:213…was fitting for him to do he who was both the salvation of the world and the glory of israel and what the word of god had foretold then his mother says to him son why…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:181…or egg or cheese the manna provided him with that taste then the devil taketh him up into the holy city and setteth him on a pinnacle of the temple a certain part of the temple…
Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 129:181…his guile beneath them some however say that the devil showed christ all the kingdoms of the world and their glory not locally in a perceptible sense but by designating them to the intellect and they…
Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 130:1323…heaven unto which christ was raised up by the devil and saw all the kingdoms of the world and they say that the devil would not have ascended to that second d heaven if…
Arsenius of Mount Athos fl. c. 1150PG 133:1003…galilee is that high mountain where the devil tempted jesus again showing him all the kingdoms of the world and saying all these i will give to you if you will fall down and worship me…
Eusebius of Alexandria 5th-6th centuryPG 86:377…ita cod betook himself to a high mountain and the devil shows him all the kingdoms of the world and says to him all these will i give thee if thou wilt fall down and worship…
AnonymousPG 106:1189…is removed h chapter iv h how is it understood he showed him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time it means he described the world in speech and in a way…
9Matt 4:9
Irenaeus of Lyon c. 130–c. 202PG 7:1181…been delivered to me and to whom i will i give them if thou wilt fall down and worship me the lord therefore unmasking him as to who he was said go satan for it is…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 11:1601B…to Him, "All these things I will give you, if you will fall down and worship me," replied, "You shall worship the Lord your God, and Him only shall you serve" (Matth. iv, 9, 10). And for this reason we do not…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:1117…invisible realms that is to say the kingdoms which stand against men all these things will i give thee if thou wilt fall down and worship me wherefore it must be thought that it was said…
Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 28:1089A…engine, lured by the expectation of victory, to bring about a fall: "For all these things will I give thee," he says, "if thou wilt fall down and worship me" (Matt. IV, 9). Do you see the speed of his engines?…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:667…we will walk in his paths isai all these things i will give thee if thou wilt fall down and adore me consider how his whole promise is irrational and mendacious certainly he could not give…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:687…might not miss his mark he promised to give him the world all these things will i give you if you will fall down and worship me you who do not believe paul when he says…
Nilus of Sinai d. c. 430PG 79:807A…e—if he finds them most ready to obey! For if he challenged the Lord Himself, saying, "All these things I will give You, if You will fall down and worship me" (Matt. iv, 9), and attempted to deceive by the thing…
Photius of Constantinople c. 810–c. 891PG 102:193B…s hidden and unseen, he showed him all the kingdoms of the earth and their glory, and said: "All these things will I give you if you fall down and worship me" (Matt. IV, 9)? For if he is a liar, and never stood…
Symeon the New Theologian 949–1022PG 86:3015…i say who did not even fear to attack christ himself saying all these things will i give thee if falling down thou wilt adore me do not dishonor christ who preferred the poverty of the…
Bartholomew the Younger of Grottaferrata c. 980 - c. 1055PG 120:121C…the strong came forth sweetness.'" He also added to the promises of the Amir this: "All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me" (Matt. IV, 9). But Basil the strategos, a man of mo…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:181…him all the kingdoms of the world and the glory of them and saith unto him all these things will i give thee if thou wilt fall down and worship me some think the exceeding high…
Eusebius of Alexandria 5th-6th centuryPG 86:377…all the kingdoms of the world and says to him all these will i give thee if thou wilt fall down and worship me what sayest thou o wretched devil dost thou promise to grant the…
10Matt 4:10
Clement of Rome d. c. 100PG 1:1269…x the scripture admonishes that him alone is to be worshipped saying thou shalt worship the lord thy god and him only shalt thou serve deut vi x and hear o israel the lord thy god…
Clement of Rome d. c. 100PG 1:1335D…v, 45⟧. Imitate him, therefore, and fear him, as the command is given to men: You shall adore the Lord your God, and him alone shall you serve ⟦Deut. vi, 13; Matth. iv, 10⟧. It is expedient for you to serve this…
Theophilus of Antioch d. c. 190PG 6:717…worship me and that christ answered him get thee behind me satan thou shalt worship the lord thy god and him only shalt thou serve for as he deceived adam he thought he could also plot…
Irenaeus of Lyon c. 130–c. 202PG 7:1181…the lord therefore unmasking him as to who he was said go satan for it is written thou shalt worship the lord thy god and him only shalt thou serve he exposed him by this name…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 11:1511…an unlawful way but christians and jews because of thou shalt fear the lord thy god and him only shalt thou serve and because of thou shalt have no other gods beside me and thou shalt…
Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 26:1193…holy spirit to these we say if therefore you hear moses saying thou shalt worship the lord thy god and him only shalt thou serve or if you hear god in isaiah saying i am god…
Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 28:1295…not hearken to the voice of charmers when you hear the command thou shalt worship the lord thy god you have not heard what follows and him only shalt thou serve you do this that you…
Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 32:265…He who is worshiped alone, say "You shall worship the Lord your God, and Him only shall you serve" (Matt. iv, 10). If they refuse the term "God," let th…
Pseudo-Clement of Rome 3rd-4th c. (pseudonymousPG 2:239…delivered by him he answered therefore it is written thou shalt reverence the lord thy god and him only shalt thou serve a xxii but the king of the impious when he had tried very hard…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 48:737…the lord thy god he says the lord is one and again thou shalt worship the lord thy god and him only shalt thou serve and again great is our lord and great is his power…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 52:823C…Isaiah speak" (Matth...). And when the devil approached him, he says to him: "It is written: You shall worship the Lord your God and him only shall you serve" (Matth. IV, 10). Christ came, therefore, according to…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:667…satan for it is written the lord thy god thou shalt adore and him only shalt thou serve deut he puts an end to the devil's tempting saying begone satan so that he might not progress…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 57:211…thou wilt worship me then jesus says to him go behind me satan for it is written thou shalt worship the lord thy god and him only shalt thou serve because he had now sinned against…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:571…and by what method did he plant the monarchy hear him saying thou shalt worship the lord thy god and him only shalt thou serve and again hear o israel the lord our god is one…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:687…he heard a worthy response vade retro satana get thee behind me satan for it is written thou shalt worship the lord thy god and him only shalt thou serve vade satana it is fitting here…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 71:951A…God, although the law has clearly decreed: "You shall worship the Lord your God, and Him only shall you serve, and in His name shall you swear" (Deut. vi, 13; Matth. iv, 10). And indeed Jeremiah bears witness to…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 73:353C…us that we must not render service to any other than to Him who is truly God? For it says, "The Lord your God you shall worship, and Him only shall you serve" (Matt. iv, 10; Deut. vi, 5). But the holy multitude o…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 75:115…of the Godhead. And that it is right to adore this alone, you shall hear again: "You shall adore the Lord your God, and Him only shall you serve" (Deut. x, 20; Matt. iv, 10). If, therefore, because God and Father…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 75:1441…worship but when christ again reminded him of the ancient laws saying it is written thou shalt worship the lord thy god and him only shalt thou serve and taught him that he would not endure…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 76:759…are required of him is he punished unjustly since therefore god says thou shalt worship the lord thy god and him only shalt thou serve and there shall not be to thee other gods beside me…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 76:945…this man repeats many things of this kind everywhere thou shalt fear the lord thy god and him only shalt thou serve how then is jesus handed down in the gospels as commanding go teach all…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 76:1393A…guilty of the crime of anthropolatry, by worshipping him. For it is written: “You shall worship the Lord your God, and him only shall you serve” (Deut. vi, 13; Matth. iv, 10). But if they should say that he has be…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 77:677…o israel the lord thy god is one lord b and again thou shalt worship the lord thy god and him only shalt thou serve and he further commands saying and when the lord thy god…
Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:611…he says to thee other gods beside me and thou shalt adore the lord thy god and him only shalt thou serve since god the father is one and the lord is one and we neither…
Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:2219…and inheritance of god knowing no other obeying thy law which commands thou shalt worship the lord thy god and him only shalt thou serve he might also call peace him of whom we read for…
Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:2263…do and we will hear and when the law commanded you shall worship the lord thy god and him only shall you serve and you shall not make for yourself an idol they abandoned god and…
Cosmas Indicopleustes fl. c. 535–550PG 88:1619…one and that there is one lord and again in the decalogue thou shalt worship the lord thy god and him only shalt thou serve and to him shalt thou cleave and by his name shalt…
Andrew of Crete c. 660–740PG 97:1255B…hath said in his heart, There is no God" (Psal. LII, 2). This casts down Nebuchadnezzar: "Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve" (Matth. IV, 10; Deut. VI, 13). And: "Thou shalt not ma…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 94:1323…who spoke without falsehood the lord thy god is one lord and thou shalt worship the lord thy god and him only shalt thou serve and thou shalt have no other gods before me and thou…
Tarasius of Constantinople c. 730-806PG 98:1433…from this the divine scripture teaching us thou shalt bow down to the lord thy god and him only shalt thou serve spoke of bowing down without prohibition…
Symeon the New Theologian 949–1022PG 120:621D…by faith in my God Himself, freely, on account of His ineffable mercy. Get thee behind me, Satan; I worship the Lord my God, and Him I serve from my youth (Matt. IV, 10), who alone can save me by His mercy. B…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:181…the covetous so that those who worship him may possess these things then saith jesus unto him get thee hence satan for it is written thou shalt worship the lord thy god and him only shalt…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:619B…pened by permission and by allowance. For his will was that which he had also legislated: Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve [Matth. 4:10]. But as they remained in impiety, he a…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 126:1127…a hortatory fashion as an imperative dedicate just as in the passage thou shalt worship the lord thy god and him only shalt thou serve instead of worship and serve the scripture does this employing the…
Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 130:673B…f the Godhead. And that one ought to worship this alone, you will hear again: You shall worship the Lord your God, and him only shall you serve (Deut. x, 20; Matth. iv, 10). If, therefore, because God and Father…
Theodore Balsamon d. c. 1205PG 138:475…to him who tempts him to adore him get thee behind me satan for it is written thou shalt worship the lord thy god and him only shalt thou serve b balsamon the present canons treat…
Eusebius of Alexandria 5th-6th centuryPG 86:377…of humanity but answered with an ambiguous saying and muzzled him saying it is written thou shalt worship the lord thy god and him only shalt thou serve b by one word he defeated him and…
Photius of ConstantinoplePG 104:937…thou shalt adore the lord thy god and him only shalt thou serve b but for those who after being committed to custody and enduring in prison…
Antonius Melissa fl. 11th centuryPG 136:767…shalt not worship them nor serve them deuter x thou shalt fear the lord thy god and him only shalt thou serve and to him shalt thou cleave and by his name shalt thou swear he…
11Matt 4:11
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 14:307…delivered into prison by herod the words of matthew are as follows then the devil leaveth him and behold angels came and ministered unto him but when jesus had heard that john was delivered up he…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:1159…the angels ministered to him matthew however signifying the same time says then the devil leaveth him and behold angels came and ministered unto him that the angels indeed ministered to him the evangelists declare but…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 57:213…b signifying that after this he approached him through his own instruments and behold angels came and ministered unto him for when the stage of the assault was happening he did not allow them to be…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 83:753A…ranny; He is proclaimed victor by the angels, who had been spectators of the victory. "For drawing near," Scripture says, "the angels were ministering to Him" (Matt. iv, 11). From that point, He performed myriad…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:181…profitable for the lord stopped the mouth of the enemy with them then the devil leaveth him and behold angels came and ministered unto him the lord conquered the three temptations that of gluttony that of…
Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 128:225C…dwell in heaven, whom He bowed down while coming down to earth—can be called "heaven." For it is written in the Gospels: "The angels were ministering to Him" (Matt. IV, 11). And you should understand the descend…
Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 130:481D…rshipped by them: "And let all the angels of God worship him" (Hebr. I, 6). He is also said to be the Lord of angels, for "the angels were ministering to him" (Matt. IV, 11), and "The Son of man will send his ang…
Theodore of MopsuestiaPG 66:703D…en at Zurich, Kalends of September, A.D. MDCCCXLVII. O. F. FRITSCHE. FRAGMENTS OF THE COMMENTARIES OF THEODORE OF MOPSUESTIA ON THE GOSPEL OF MATTHEW (Matt. iv, 11): Namely, being stationed with him, and…
Eusebius of Alexandria 5th-6th centuryPG 86:409B…be no doubt. They are the ἄγγελοι δυνάμεως (II Thess. i, 7), who like an army accompany their King and Triumpher. Therefore what had been narrated in Matt. iv, 11: Τότε ἀφίησιν αὐτὸν ὁ διάβολος, καὶ…
Photius of ConstantinoplePG 104:399B…pist. 42. Verse 30, pur katanalisk (consuming fire). Deut. IV, 24. Verse 30, ta logia. Ps. XXVII, 33. Page 609, verse 3, angeloi proselth. (angels came). Matt. IV, 11. Verse 36, Proklōp. Cedrenus, pag. 28…
12Matt 4:12
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 14:307…devil leaveth him and behold angels came and ministered unto him but when jesus had heard that john was delivered up he withdrew into galilee and leaving nazareth he came and dwelt in capharnaum by the…
Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 42:1011A…shortly show. One thing remains, which Kepler proposes and refutes from Chemnitz: for indeed, Christ began His preaching after John had been cast into prison, Matt. 4:12; Mark 1:14. But John was cast into chai…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:107D…said; and leaving aside all the rest, immediately passed to the prison: "When Jesus had heard," he says, "that John was delivered up, he withdrew from there" (Matt. 4:12). John, however, not so, but he kept si…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 72:371…into vainglory the savior understanding this did not comply with him iv now when jesus had heard that john was cast into prison he departed into galilee b he did not depart out of fear but…
Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:1997…christ was admitted d the evangelist matthew himself testifies where he says when jesus had heard that john was delivered up he withdrew into galilee then having called blessed those who dwelt there and having set…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:175…for he saw he says the city jerusalem and wept and he heard that john was cast into prison and the sense of smell of the ointment and the voice that raised lazarus and the taste…
Symeon Metaphrastes fl. c. 960, d. c. 1000PG 115:761…the same matthew in chapter iv verse testifies in these words and when jesus had heard that john was delivered up he withdrew into galilee and leaving the city nazareth he came and dwelt in capharnaus…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:183…sake since indeed as god angels always minister to him a vers now when jesus had heard that john was delivered up he withdrew into galilee and leaving nazareth he came and dwelt in capernaum which…
13Matt 4:13
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 14:307…jesus had heard that john was delivered up he withdrew into galilee and leaving nazareth he came and dwelt in capharnaum by the sea in the borders of zabulon and nephthalim that it might be fulfilled…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 14:309…matthew and the other two they will say after the temptation when leaving nazareth he came and dwelt in capharnaum which is a city by the sea how will they say at the same time that…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 14:729…having heard that john had been delivered up he withdrew into galilee and leaving nazareth he came and dwelt in capernaum which is upon the sea coast in the borders of zabulon and nephthalim and when…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:681…authority hearing that john had been delivered up he departed into galilee and leaving nazareth he came and dwelt in capernaum by the sea in the borders of zabulon and nephthalim that it might be fulfilled…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:671…him and leaving the city of nazareth coming he dwelt in capernaum in the borders of zabulon and nephthalim that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by isaias the prophet the land of zabulon and…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 70:245…of sabaoth who dwells on mount zion they say namely that c the borders of zabulon and nephthalim also lie by the sea of tiberias and are at the extremities of the jewish territory so as…
Nicephorus I of Constantinople c. 758–828PG 100:675…jesus heard that john had been delivered up he withdrew into galilee and leaving nazareth he came and dwelt in capharnaum by the sea in the borders of zabulon and nephthalim that it might be fulfilled…
Symeon Metaphrastes fl. c. 960, d. c. 1000PG 115:761…john was delivered up he withdrew into galilee and leaving the city nazareth he came and dwelt in capharnaus on the sea coast in the borders of zabulon and of nephthalim that it might be fulfilled…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:183…jesus had heard that john was delivered up he withdrew into galilee and leaving nazareth he came and dwelt in capernaum which is by the sea in the borders of zabulon and nephthalim jesus withdraws teaching…
Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 129:1203…because he was a resident there for matthew says that having left nazareth he came and dwelt in capernaum vers when to the feast by galilee understand the other cities and villages of galilee besides his…
Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 130:1325…by him as has been declared before and leaving he says jesus nazareth he came and dwelt in capernaum they call a us nazareth but themselves capernaum and now they say that christ has left our…
Gregory Palamas c. 1296–1359PG 151:113…as matthew says he withdrew to galilee and leaving the city of nazareth he came and dwelt in capernaum by the sea he used to go out from it into the deserts for the sake of…
14Matt 4:14
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 14:307…sea in the borders of zabulon and nephthalim that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by esaias the prophet saying the land of zabulon and the land of c nephthalim and after what is said…
Didymus the Blind c. 313–398PG 39:455…were fulfilled in the economy matthew said thus that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by esaias the prophet saying behold my servant whom i have chosen my beloved in whom my soul is well…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:183…but the one leading to perdition b vers that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by esaias the prophet saying the land of zabulon and the land of nephthalim by the way of the sea…
15Matt 4:15
Hippolytus of Rome c. 170–235PG 10:591…are being led into one flock this is clear in the gospel the land of zabulon and the land of nephthalim and what follows you should understand the provision from both land and sea more physically…
Hippolytus of Rome c. 170–235PG 10:597A…h. And he himself is taken as a type of our affairs, as the Gospel declares: "The land of Zabulon and the land of Nephthalim, by the way of sea beyond Jordan" (Matt. iv, 15), and what follows. "And to those sitti…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 11:1669A…. on the Hebrew terms in the New Testament and notes on Matt. iv, 15, and Reland, Palæstina, vol. II, p. 6…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 14:307…it might be fulfilled which was spoken by esaias the prophet saying the land of zabulon and the land of c nephthalim and after what is said in esaias he says from that time jesus began…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:681…it might be fulfilled which was spoken by isaiah the prophet saying the land of zabulon and the land of nephthalim by the way of the sea beyond the jordan galilee of the gentiles the people…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:711…therefore the holy spirit mentions their land through isaiah the prophet saying the land of zabulon and the land of nephthali the way of the sea beyond the jordan galilee of the gentiles the savior himself…
Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 28:687…incarnate on earth namely nazareth land of zabulon and land of nephthalim way of the sea beyond jordan galilee of the nations the people sitting in darkness saw a great light it is evident that the…
Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 89:923…region of the gentiles in nazareth concerning which the prophet isaiah says the land of zabulon and the land of nephtalim toward the way of the sea galilee of the gentiles the people that walked in…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:671…that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by isaias the prophet the land of zabulon and the land of nephthalim by the way of the sea beyond the jordan galilee of the gentiles isai as…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 69:357…to those from the nations for it spoke thus region of zabulon land of nephthalim by the way of the sea and the rest who dwell by the seashore galilee of the nations the people who…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 70:245…it might be fulfilled which was spoken by isaiah the prophet saying the land of zabulon and the land of nephthalim the way of the sea beyond the jordan galilee of the nations the people sitting…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 70:251…the gentiles have also been called for surely he said the region of zabulon and the land of nephthalim and to these he then adds galilee of the gentiles the people that sits in darkness saw…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 71:907…even from the holy prophets for one of them said the region of zabulon and the land of nephthalim and the rest the inhabitants of the seacoast galilee of the gentiles the people that sat in…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 75:623…jerusalem for thy light is come isaiah ix the region of zabulon the land of nephthalim by the way of the sea and the rest that dwell by the sea and beyond jordan galilee of the…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 76:559…the galilee of the foreigners moreover the divine isaiah says the region of zabulon and the land of nephthalim and the rest who dwell by the seaside the galilee of the gentiles the people who sat…
Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:507…in the gospel the land of zebulun and the land of naphtali by the way of the sea beyond the jordan the people sitting in darkness have seen a great light to those sitting in the…
Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:2011…the reading is stated in this way from above the first hastened the land of zabulon and the land of nephthalim and the last aggravated the way that is by the sea beyond the jordan by…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 94:421…passage thus with christ arriving and his preaching shining forth the first land of zabulon and the land of nephthali was liberated from the errors of the scribes and c pharisees and shook off the most…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 94:695…follows with the advent of christ and his shining preaching the first land of zabulon and the land of nephtalim was liberated from the errors of the scribes and pharisees and shook off the most heavy…
Nicephorus I of Constantinople c. 758–828PG 100:675…what the theologian says concerning this b he says this the region of zabulon and the land of nephthalim and the rest who dwell by the seaside and beyond the jordan the parts of the nations…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:183…it might be fulfilled which was spoken by esaias the prophet saying the land of zabulon and the land of nephthalim by the way of the sea beyond jordan galilee of the gentiles the people which…
Nicetas Choniates c. 1155–1217PG 139:1201…to come the prince of peace amen the same in another place the land of zabulon and the land of nephthalim toward the way of the sea beyond the jordan galilee of the nations the people…
OrigenesPG 16:1667…they appear on this page according to the first time he lightened the land of zabulon and the land of nephthali and last he caused to be burdened the way of the sea beyond jordan galilee…
OrigenesPG 16:1669…isaiah chapter ix h h symmachus h the first made haste in the land of zabulon and the land of nephthalim and the last made heavy the way by the sea beyond the jordan the boundary…
16Matt 4:16
Clement of Alexandria c. 150 – c. 215PG 9:461…sat in darkness have seen a great light and to those sitting in the region and shadow of death light has dawned upon them the length was sixty cubits and the breadth twenty it was not…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 11:1295…worship of idols and statues and demons says that to those sitting in the region and shadow of death a light has risen upon them and again the people that sat in darkness saw a great…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 11:1597…isaiah foretold of him a light has sprung up for those sitting in the region and shadow of death isa insomuch that we now say let us break their bonds asunder and cast away their yoke…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:51…and we migrate from shadow to another shadow for to those sitting in the region and shadow of death light has sprung up to them isa ix and let us pass from the shadow of death…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:245…darkness that it might be revealed to them and to those sitting in the region and shadow of death light has risen upon them these did not see because they were in darkness until the light…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:1119…resurrection by whom we walk in newness of life no longer sitting in the region and shadow of death because the light of god has risen upon us when the savior had said the son of…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:1285…who will deliver me from the body of this death and sitting in the region and shadow of death and not yet having arrived at the land of the living for indeed the life not only…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:1737…in darkness might see a great light and upon those who were in the region and shadow of death light might arise but peter answering said to him if all shall take scandal i will never…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 17:111…the lord walks concerning sitting it is said to them that sit in the region and shadow of death light has arisen v thy rod and thy staff these have comforted me both signify scourges according…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:103…the people sitting in darkness see a great light you who dwell in the region and shadow of death light shall shine upon you xi from the same declaration of the calling of the nations hear…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:527…people sitting in darkness see a great light and to those sitting in the region and shadow of death light has dawned upon them and what follows to which he adds that…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:681…walking in darkness see a great light and to you who dwell in the region and shadow of death light shall shine upon you most of the people whom thou hast brought down in thy gladness…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:683…for those who indeed before his advent were sitting in darkness sitting in the region and shadow of death but with the saving light having risen upon them thus d the great light s shining forth…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 24:147…that walked in darkness have seen a great light you who dwell in the region and shadow of death a light shall shine upon you and in another sense they were in darkness those who before…
Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 30:505…people who walked in darkness see a great light you who dwell in the region and shadow of death light shall shine upon you the greater part of the people whom thou didst lead in thy…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:671…that sat in darkness saw a great light and to them that sat in the region and shadow of death light is sprung up ibid v the jews were sitting in darkness who were under the…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 57:217…but error and impiety b therefore he also added to them that sat in the region and shadow of death light is sprung up for in order that you may learn that he speaks of neither…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 70:245…the people walking in darkness see a great light you who dwell in the region and shadow of death a light shall shine upon you the greatest part of the people whom you have brought down…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 70:247…walk in darkness have seen a great light and you who dwell in the region and shadow of death light shall shine upon you for they were already walking just as the heathens and they were…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 72:371…just as christ the type of the truth began his work iv the people which sat in darkness saw great light by darkness here he does not mean the sensible kind but error and idolatry therefore…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 74:933…people that sat in darkness behold a great light you who dwell in the region and shadow of death light shall shine upon you and the divine david also says as if from the mouth of…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 84:1251B…146. Expl. de suffocatione Christi e Spiritu S. 8, 9. II, 281. 8, 10. V, 616. 8, 14, 15. IV, 196. V, 672. 8, 18. III, 559. IV, 196. 8, 28. III, 110. 9, 1. (Matth. 4, 16.) I, 218. Neutri loco sat congruit. Sic…
Gregory of Agrigentum c. 559 - c. 630 (traditionalPG 98:1139…sat in darkness see ye a great light to you who dwell in the region and shadow of death light shall shine forth he called the light sweet and announced the good to be seen with…
Nicephorus I of Constantinople c. 758–828PG 100:675…in darkness let them see a great light to you who dwell in the region and shadow of death a light has risen the inspired and wise interpreter of these prophetic announcements matthew the divine apostle…
Symeon Metaphrastes fl. c. 960, d. c. 1000PG 115:761…great light and to them that sat in the region of the shadow of death light is sprung up rightly does chrysostom in homily or on matthew say of the alleged words he calls capharnaus his…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:183…by the way of the sea beyond jordan galilee of the gentiles the people which sat in darkness saw great light and to them which sat in the region and shadow of death light is sprung…
Andronicus I Comnenus c. 1118–1185PG 133:911…jesus affected by his divinity to which isaiah adds you who dwell in the region and shadow of death a light shall shine upon you calling the son light as we learned from the evangelist from…
Nicolaus V Papa 1397-1455 (pope 1447-1455)PG 160:1167A…nous life [lived] according to Christ, from which we began to serve God. For "the people," he says, "that sat in darkness have seen a great light" (Isa. ix, 2; Matth. iv, 16). For since, in the midst of the night…
17Matt 4:17
Theophilus of Antioch d. c. 190PG 6:587…and if he himself also began to preach the gospel saying that the kingdom of heaven is at hand and that he must suffer many things from the scribes and pharisees and be crucified and on…
Clement of Alexandria c. 150 – c. 215PG 8:199…saved and safe wherefore he urges and impels them to salvation crying the kingdom of heaven is at hand by this voice he renders those men attentive to himself who were somewhat timid the apostle of…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:1011…in the kingdom of heaven so that according to this the saying repent for the kingdom of heaven is at hand refers not to a time but to actions and disposition…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 14:307…of c nephthalim and after what is said in esaias he says from that time jesus began to preach and to say repent for the kingdom of heaven is at hand but mark and he was…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 14:323…capharnaum and from that time made the beginning of his preaching saying repent for the kingdom of heaven is at hand c mark however after the devil had tempted the lord and after john had been…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 14:325…miracles are performed there nevertheless the lord begins to preach there saying the kingdom of heaven is at hand which seems to be a sign as we demonstrated at the beginning of some place of a…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 14:1027…his preaching does not say the kingdom of heaven is come but the kingdom of heaven is at hand but i would say the present time seems less like a kingdom than a war through which…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:683…b from that time therefore jesus began to preach and to say repent for the kingdom of heaven is at hand and walking by the sea of galilee he…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:1045…of the heavens for it is written that the savior preached saying the kingdom of heaven is at hand and he pronounced blessed those worthy of his own beatitudes promising them the kingdom of heaven nay…
Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 30:75…himself in water unto repentance that in power is the voice saying repent for the kingdom of heaven is at hand matth iii also bear fruits worthy of repentance luc iii or perhaps the voice is…
Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:699B…more severely than those who were condemned before the Gospel. Chapter I Then began Jesus to preach and to say: Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand (Matt. IV, 17). Then He began to reproach the cities…
Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:863…sin c h chapter xiii h and as ye go preach saying the kingdom of heaven is at hand matth x i charge thee therefore before god and the lord jesus christ who shall judge the…
Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 42:1013…applied himself more accurately to that task he then particularly impressed this repent for the kingdom of heaven is at hand such an exhortation he had either not used before or had used less frequently and…
Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 89:1029…the time when his sound went forth into all the earth saying repent for the kingdom of heaven is at hand when the voice of the lord was made upon the waters when the thunder of…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 48:587…anxious for nothing yet you do you worry and care about money the kingdom of heaven is at hand yet you do you look after a house and luxury and other pleasures the form of this…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 50:789…by the zeal of the spirit the forerunner and baptist who says repent for the kingdom of heaven is at hand matt the son of zechariah and the offshoot of the barren woman and the perfect…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 50:801…poor streams all others baptized by me hear these things from me repent for the kingdom of heaven is at hand and believe in the lord jesus christ the only begotten son of god but when…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 54:613D…the kingdom of heaven. For He began, he says, to preach and to say: Repent; for it has drawn near, not the kingdom of paradise, but the kingdom of heaven (Matt. 4:17). For you lost paradise, but God gave y…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:735…god has set for sinners a place of conversion and salvation saying repent for the kingdom of heaven is at hand matt arranged in his heart thinking to cross from earth to heaven not through one…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:645…john the baptist came preaching in the desert of judea and saying repent for the kingdom of heaven is at hand for this is he of whom it is said by isaiah the prophet saying the…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:657…galilee to the jordan unto john when when john was preaching saying repent for the kingdom of heaven is at hand matt then jesus came that he might receive testimony from john behold the lamb of…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:789…hile Jonah was preaching, while these do not recede from their own sins, with the Lord preaching to them daily: "Repent, the kingdom of heaven will draw near" (Matth. 4. 17). The Queen of the South will rise in j…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:821B…for us, in order to perform justice, to know that the end of the world is near. Whence, arming us, Christ used to say: The kingdom of heaven shall draw near (Matt. 4. 17). Likewise the Apostle: For the fashio…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:861…sheep of the house of israel and as ye go preach saying the kingdom of heaven is at hand matt this is what he says my dinner i have prepared that is from all the law…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 57:183…came john the baptist preaching in the wilderness of judea and saying repent for the kingdom of heaven is at hand in those days why is christ baptized at thirty years of age in what days…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 57:217…overtaken by the darkness they sat not being able even to stand from that time jesus began to preach and say repent for the kingdom of heaven is at hand from that time from what time…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 57:381…mind toward him and as you go he says preach saying that the kingdom of heaven is at hand do you see the magnitude of the ministry do you see the dignity of the apostles they…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:489…he says comes john the baptist preaching in the wilderness and saying repent for the kingdom of heaven has drawn near in those days in the demonstrations of jesus of god in the arrivals of the…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:765…all the virtues the great physician of our souls provides counsel saying repent for the kingdom of heaven is at hand approach…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:737…not know at what hour our lord comes come hear him saying repent for the kingdom of heaven is at hand matt finally brothers since the judgment is at the doors there is need of many…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:759C…your hearts as in the provocation (Heb. III, 7-8); that is, On whatever day you hear the Lord saying, "Do penance; for the kingdom of heaven has drawn near" (Matt. IV, 17); Do not harden your hearts, like tho…
Mark the Hermit fl. c. 400–430PG 65:965A…n founding the law of liberty with various kinds of dogmas, as was worthy of God, as He Himself knows, prescribed one aim convenient for all, saying: "Repent" (Matt. iv, 17); so that from this it is possible for…
Mark the Hermit fl. c. 400–430PG 65:967…it is a substantial proof of their skepticism therefore he says repent the kingdom of heaven is at hand if then the word shows those who only hear it to be debtors of action by bringing…
Mark the Hermit fl. c. 400–430PG 65:977…cured for this reason the truth offers suitable help to all saying repent for the kingdom of heaven is at hand this is so that neither those who are spiritual nor those who are making progress…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 68:587…following these close upon them was the forerunner crying out and saying repent for the kingdom of heaven is at hand therefore in the fourth period those things which had been delivered in the law began…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 72:619…of praise the blessed baptist went before the savior saying repent ye for the kingdom of heaven is at hand he was indeed capable of persuading he who gave testimony col a through such a splendid…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 73:405…to signify that it would bring a simpler and preparatory illumination saying repent for the kingdom of heaven is at hand but it reveals nothing at all of those things that are hidden inside the veil…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 75:175…by force at that time when john appearing much later cried out repent for the kingdom of heaven is at hand however it is easy to understand that the kingdom of heaven had indeed been prepared…
Isidore of Pelusium d. c. 450PG 78:661…using the royal and humane proclamation of lenity it cries out repent the kingdom of heaven is at hand matth iii but if those who sin setting this admonition at naught and regarding it as of…
Hesychius of Jerusalem d. after 450PG 93:1095…rests hear what christ first preached to the human race do penance for the kingdom of heaven is at hand through penance preaching rest from the labors of life which is in sins and hope for…
Hesychius of Jerusalem d. after 450PG 93:1443…in darkness namely the saving baptism concerning which he exhorted them saying repent for the kingdom of heaven is at hand and luke made mention of the eleven disciples for this reason because after judas had…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:1435…a he began to preach and to say repent for the kingdom of heaven is at hand for which reason the prophecy also says that he…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 81:855…apostles who were commanded to preach the gospel to every creature saying the kingdom of heaven is at hand he says that he who is saved shall be in mount sion and in hierosolyma showing that…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 81:1655…holy apostles who were ordered to preach the gospel and to say the kingdom of heaven is at hand x and by saying that he who is saved shall be in mount sion and in jerusalem…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 83:519…heaven and he commanded the divine apostles as they preached to say the kingdom of heaven is at hand and in another place he said to them when i am exalted from the earth i will…
Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:779…is almost as if it were the voice of john crying out repent for the kingdom of heaven is at hand therefore he also calls the day one of expiation for john is the end of…
Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:817…use god very familiarly and who in imitation of christ cry out the kingdom of heaven is at hand which we attain through the afflictions of this world and the contention of victory yet the institution…
Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:1013…of each to his own rightful place the trumpets therefore bear witness repent for the kingdom of heaven is at hand matth iii concerning which he says to the people listen to the voice of the…
Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:1997…who dwelt there and having set forth these very words he adds from that time jesus began to preach and to say repent for the kingdom of heaven is at hand for it was necessary to…
Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:2879…gospel was being read in which there was the passage that says repent for the kingdom of heaven is at hand matt iii and being pricked in heart at this he began with tears to lament…
Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:3991…of john the baptist the forerunner who began the preaching and said repent for the kingdom of heaven is at hand therefore the deacon says bless o lord asking for the sake of the divine mystery…
Cosmas Indicopleustes fl. c. 535–550PG 88:287…john the baptist preaching in the wilderness of jud a and saying repent for the kingdom of heaven is at hand d as if to say that dwelling place in the heavens is now near that…
Cosmas Indicopleustes fl. c. 535–550PG 88:289…scripture to a close he also remembers john the baptist preaching that the kingdom of heaven is at hand all of which matters he spoke in accordance with the blessed matthew for there is one scope…
Antiochus of St. Sabas fl. c. 614-620PG 89:1663…desires our salvation for he says to his disciples say to them repent for the kingdom of heaven is at hand matt iii for this reason having left the ninety nine sheep on the mountain the…
Maximus the Confessor c. 580–662PG 90:1167…understand by subtle thought is beyond the end of beings the saying repent for the kingdom of heaven is at hand matth iii does not as i think d refer to a contraction of time for…
Andrew of Crete c. 660–740PG 97:1141…after death reproves herod and proclaims him who is to come saying repent for the kingdom of heaven is at hand to him be glory and power for ever and ever amen h oration xvi on…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:433…will be great joy in heaven for one sinner who repents likewise repent for the kingdom of heaven is at hand i confess moreover the resurrection of the dead the resurrection i say of the body…
Nicephorus I of Constantinople c. 758–828PG 100:675…sat in the region and shadow of death light is sprung up from that time jesus began to preach and to say do penance for the kingdom of heaven is at hand truly that the prophetic…
Moses bar Kepha c. 813-903PG 111:583…affixed to the cross of which kind of life it is said repent for the kingdom of heaven is at hand matth iv…
Moses bar Kepha c. 813-903PG 111:585…set us free he who preached about this freedom in these words repent for the kingdom of heaven is at hand others say again that the tree of life is the new man who is born…
Symeon Metaphrastes fl. c. 960, d. c. 1000PG 114:974…word from christ and his divine forerunner announce and exhort you 'repent for the kingdom of heaven is at hand ' and i shall not hesitate to recall these things constantly to your memory but for…
Symeon the New Theologian 949–1022PG 120:337…derive from what he says for the lord says in the gospel repent for the kingdom of heaven is at hand why then has god who produces all things from nothing who fills all things and…
Symeon the New Theologian 949–1022PG 120:379…it was also the beginning of the gospel for what is said the kingdom of heaven is at hand this is what it means for unless the soul understanding in an intelligible way receives the sense…
Symeon the New Theologian 949–1022PG 120:447…observes all his commandments of which this is the first do penance for the kingdom of heaven is at hand and again knock and it shall be opened to you for every one that asketh receiveth…
Symeon the New Theologian 949–1022PG 120:489B…ent daily, and he subverts the whole of Holy Writ, not to mention the very command of God, by which it is said: Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand (Matt. IV, 17). And again: Ask and it will be given…
Symeon the New Theologian 949–1022PG 120:561…beyond faith and hope and i said i see future things and the kingdom of heaven is at hand and the good things which eye has not seen nor ear heard have echoed i behold before…
Symeon the New Theologian 949–1022PG 120:645…because of the commandment that enjoins it for that which is said repent for the kingdom of heaven is at hand matth iii indicates to us an indefinite time for the doing of this work the…
Euthymius the Hagiorite c. 955-1028PG 96:957…of our lord jesus christ for b from that time it says jesus began to preach and to say repent for the kingdom of heaven is at hand matth iii furthermore in a parable he introduces…
Theodore of Andida fl. 11th c.PG 140:431…of john the baptist the forerunner who began his preaching by saying repent for the kingdom of heaven is at hand and baptizing all who came to him when he has begun the divine liturgy after…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:171…the jews were arrogant for this reason he forces them to repentance for the kingdom of heaven is at hand he calls the first and second coming of christ the kingdom of heaven as well as…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:183…seek it but it appeared to us as if pursuing us vers from that time jesus began to preach and to say from the time john was bound jesus began to preach for he awaited for…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:235…sheep of the house of israel and as ye go preach saying the kingdom of heaven is at hand what kind of men were these fishermen commoners publicans he sends them first to the jews so…
Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 129:351…the days of the preaching of john who cried to the people repent for the kingdom of heaven is at hand and christ said this now at once praising john as having begun the salvation of…
Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 129:531…chap xlii concerning the laborers hired for wages h cap xx vers for the kingdom of heaven is like to an householder d of this entire parable only the crucial parts should be interpreted as chrysostom…
Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 129:913…had returned for from that time he says jesus began to proclaim and to say repent for the kingdom of heaven is at hand for at hand is indicative of time b and having folded he…
Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 129:945…is described where it is written and as you go preach saying the kingdom of heaven is at hand and he said have similarly also concerning these things and into come forth and concerning this matthew…
Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 129:1035…obscurely but is clearly announced for john himself first evangelized it saying repent for the kingdom of heaven is at hand by kingdom of god now he means faith in him as being a pledge d…
Theophanes Kerameus fl. 12th c.PG 132:943…any halting point in its journey and as you go preach saying the kingdom of heaven is at hand the kingdom of heaven is the grace which comes through faith liberating man from the observances of…
Gregory Palamas c. 1296–1359PG 151:111…sum of the evangelical preaching today as a preface to your charity repent for the kingdom of heaven is at hand and it has not only drawn near but it is also within us for the…
Gregory Palamas c. 1296–1359PG 151:209…and furthermore driving them out of souls preaching repentance and showing that the kingdom of heaven is at hand and leading souls to faith and to a life opposed to the adversary and converting and receiving…
Gregory Palamas c. 1296–1359PG 151:391…he brought the saving counsel and commandment of repentance saying unto us repent for the kingdom of heaven is at hand for before the incarnation of the word of god the kingdom of heaven was as…
Constantine Harmenopoulos c. 1320 – c. 1385PG 150:1161…to us the saving counsel and commandment of repentance saying to us repent for the kingdom of heaven is at hand for before the incarnation of the word of god as far as heaven is distant…
Symeon of Thessalonica d. 1429PG 155:193…of repentance and he said this first knowing our susceptibility to slipping repent for the kingdom of heaven is at hand for how should he who alone among men is blameless repent or rather he who…
Symeon of Thessalonica d. 1429PG 155:197…habit of repentance taught saying bring forth fruits worthy of repentance and repent for the kingdom of heaven is at hand c prescribing to each one the conduct appropriate to him h chapter liii h that…
Symeon of Thessalonica d. 1429PG 155:471…to perform repentance therefore both our savior and his baptist c said repent for the kingdom of heaven is at hand he himself clearly is the king of heaven drawing near to those who repent because…
Symeon of Thessalonica d. 1429PG 155:925…let us reflect on all that pertains to repentance for he says repent for the kingdom of heaven is at hand h question lxxii h some out of a desire for sordid gain perhaps d impose…
Cyril of JerusalemPG 33:443…are we the servants to dare to do anything out of order from that time jesus began to preach when the holy spirit descended c upon him in bodily form like a dove not that jesus…
Basil of SeleuciaPG 85:169…common remedy to our common malady let us hear john crying out repent for the kingdom of heaven is at hand let us approach the savior who extends his hands draws us to himself and says…
Germanus I of ConstantinoplePG 98:401…of the forerunner and baptist john who began the preaching and said repent for the kingdom of heaven is at hand and who baptized all those coming to him the deacons are the shepherds the priests…
AnonymousPG 106:1081…perfect he might be believed having handed down perfect teachings the saying the kingdom of heaven is at hand he says with regard to his then present appearance for he was the king of heaven when…
18Matt 4:18
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 14:317…distinct in thought from him who is seen with his brother by jesus walking by the sea of galilee and distinct also from him who together with that andrew hears come after me and i will…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:683…to say repent for the kingdom of heaven is at hand and walking by the sea of galilee he saw two brothers simon who is called peter and andrew his brother casting a net into the…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 24:389…signifies the apostles of our savior whom he saw at the seashore casting a net into the sea for they were fishermen and similarly the others d these same men sailing our sea at one time…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:669C…ow me, and I will make you fishers of men. And going on from there he saw two other brothers, James and John, mending their nets, and he called them likewise (Matt. 4:18–21). The discourse, therefore, is about th…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 70:245…shadow of death light has sprung up he adds to these and walking by the sea of galilee he saw two brothers simon who is called peter and andrew his brother casting a net into the…
Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:1999…which the gospel is accustomed to call the sea for it says and jesus walking by the sea of galilee saw two brothers for from thence were the disciples there were also about that lake capharnaum…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:183…us is the kingdom of heaven if we live angelically vers and walking by the sea of galilee he saw two brethren simon called peter and andrew his brother casting a net into the sea for…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:501…now as he walked by the sea of galilee he saw simon and andrew his brother casting a net into the sea for they were fishers and jesus said to them follow me and i will…
Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 129:1141…brethren simon who is called peter and andrew his brother casting a net into the sea a and furthermore look at the eighth chapter according to mark for…
Basil of SeleuciaPG 85:333…by the sea of galilee he saw two brothers simon who is called peter and andrew his brother b casting a net into the sea for they were fishermen and he says to them come after…
19Matt 4:19
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 11:775…divine power what he had promised them in these words come after me and i will make you fishers of men commending this same power paul as we said above says c and my speech and…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:709…made fishers of men as the lord says follow me and i will make you fishers of men there is no doubt that paul also since he himself was called an apostle…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:1029…he sinned in this matter is clear from the passage come behind me and i will make you fishers of men at the same time you may observe d that to peter he said go behind…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:1031…he had sinned in this matter is evident from hence come after me and i will make you fishers of men vetus interpretatio for because the son of the living god was doing nothing worthy of…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:1033…jesus is a good thing hence it has been said come after me and i will make you fishers of men of a similar nature also is the saying whoever does not take up his cross…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:1315…is signified concerning peter and his brother since having heard come after me and i will make you fishers of men they delayed for nothing immediately leaving the nets they followed him not having imitated him…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 14:317…distinct also from him who together with that andrew hears come after me and i will make you fishers of men for it behooved the one who b was speaking more reasonably concerning the word who…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 17:937C…that Jesus accomplished in the apostles by a certain divine power what He had promised them with the words: 'Come after me, I will make you fishers of men'?" (Matt. iv, 19). And a little later: "Although I have…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:237…therefore he had called them at the very first he said come follow me and i will make you fishers of men but when he had finally obtained them as followers and having breathed his divine…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:683…sea for they were fishermen and he saith to them come after me and i will make you fishers of men and they immediately leaving their nets followed him and going on from thence he saw…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:719…when with a simple exclamation he had said to his disciples come follow me and i will make you fishers of men he was bringing forth the work itself by his power and again having instructed…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 24:225…apostles and disciples of our saviour to whom it was said come and i will make you fishers of men for if they by their teaching fished for the souls of men drawing them toward salvation…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 24:623…shall be catching men alive and to all at once come after me and i will make you fishers of men galilean men lowly rustics knowing nothing but the syriac dialect by the art of…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 24:1151…from the sea and from the pools and rivers says h come i will make you fishers of men h for it is fitting he says that you fish for men and he did not remain…
Caesarius of Nazianzus c. 330-368/369PG 38:1153…evangelical state which the divine apostles received after the lord said to them follow me and i will make you fishers of men for many of them had been catchers of irrational fish having woven and…
Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 28:1101A…ly waveless sea, I am reminded of the apostolic net which was cast in, and of the Lord’s voice crying out: “Come after me, and I will make you fishers of men” (Matth. iv, 19). O energetic voice! O words verified b…
Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 44:881…apostles who are sent to hunt these beasts to whom he said i will make you fishers of men for they would not have accomplished the fishing of men enticing the souls of those being saved…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 48:639B…at they were induced by money to do this. "Christ," the detractors would have said, "called fishermen, tentmakers, and publicans to a magistracy of this sort" (Matt. 4:19); "these men reject those who provide t…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 49:401C…hing accurately, that we may learn the power of the cross. He did not say to him, as He did to Peter: "Come after me, and I will make you a fisher of men" (Matt. 4:19); He did not say to him, as to those tw…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 49:409D…o that we may learn from this the power of the Cross. For He did not say to him, as He did to Peter and Andrew, "Follow Me and I will make you fishers of men" (Matt. 4:19); nor did He say to the…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 50:439A…al and mute; now they have poured forth rational and spiritual fish, fish which the apostles caught. "For come," He says, "and I will make you fishers of men" (Matt. 4:19); this is that fishing of which He was…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 50:455D…Behold, I send you to reap that for which you have not labored" (John 4:38), addressing them as farmers; and elsewhere again, "I will make you fishers of men" (Matt. 4:19); and to Peter, "Do not fear, from now…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 52:413B…an apostle; the ugly soul became beautiful. Whence? From obedience. Again, He says to the fishermen, "Come after me, and I will make you to be fishers of men" (Matth. 4:19); and from obedience their mind became…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 52:771…nal fish; now they have produced for us rational and spiritual fish, whom the apostles fished. "Come," He says, "after me, and I will make you fishers of men" (Matt. IV, 19). A new manner of fishing, indeed. For…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:187…and he finds james and john and says to them come after me and i will make you fishers of men and they leaving both father and nets followed him matt iv then too when he…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:609D…s might come, it will heal." "And there was much fish in the river." What fish? "The people who are many." "Come after me, and I will make you fishers of men" (Matt. 4:19). "And behold fish much in the river, a…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:669…the sea for they were fishermen and he said to them come follow me and i will make you fishers of men and going on from there he saw two other brothers james and john mending…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:757D…eading philosophical books, but casting nets into the sea; nor did You say, 'Come, I will make you my advocates,' but, 'Come, I will make you fishers of men'" (Matth. 4. 19); You chose our consciences, not our el…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:117C…ndrew also for another reason. What is this? So that, when you hear that Simon, having heard with him, "Come after me, and I will make you fishers of men" (Matt. IV, 19), did not hesitate at this paradoxical…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:145…er is angry with his brother without cause, shall be in danger of the judgment (Matt. 5:21, 22). Come ye after me, and I will make you to be fishers of men (Matt. 4:19). And everywhere we see his authority t…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:495C…e slow-of-tongue with tongues of fire, transformed their craft into something more divine, when it said: Come after me, and I will make you fishers of men (Matt. 4:19). He said: Come after me, and all thing…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:745…forgiven matth and you sea be silent be muzzled you come after me and i will make you fishers of men you loosen this temple and in three days i will raise it joan you make…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 70:245…sea for they were fishermen and jesus said to them come after me and i will make you fishers of men and they immediately leaving the nets followed him and going on from there he saw…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 70:247…they had no need of long instruction for they heard come after me and i will make you fishers of men and they followed him in the same manner we shall find that other holy apostles…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 71:385…however who were fit for the apostolate he exclaimed saying come after me and i will make you fishers of men he even raises matthew from the very workshop of greed commanding him to follow they…
Hadrian the Monk fl. c. 425-450PG 98:1301…my sheep were scattered because there was no shepherd and come after me and i will make you fishers of men for he often calls the interventions of god s justice nets and casting nets for…
Hesychius of Jerusalem d. after 450PG 93:1395…the apostles differently for matthew says that the lord said come after me and i will make you fishers of men but luke after the catch of fish reported that the lord said to peter from…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:1635B…he words of the Lord correspond. For seeing Peter and Andrew casting a net into the sea, He said to them, “Come after me, and I will make you fishers of men.” ⟦Matth. IV, 19.⟧ And to him who said, “Permit me to go…
Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:2011…of zabulon and the land of nephthalim for when jesus said come follow me and i will make you fishers of men they immediately left their nets and followed him these then hastened but the last…
Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:2151…found to be opposed to those to whom the savior said come and i will make you fishers of men for there by means of their philosophy and sorcery they were ensnaring souls as if in…
Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:3997…and unshakable firmness of truth to the apostles he said come after me and i will make you fishers of men notice therefore how the fishermen and unlettered men at that drew the entire world out…
Cosmas of Jerusalem c. 675 – c. 760PG 38:573…nets having already caught peter and andrew for he says come after me and i will make you fishers of men and those having departed again finding john and james and calling them to follow him…
Theodore the Studite 759–826PG 99:775B…ock, nor tribes separated by certain boundaries, but to capture the whole world by his fishing. "Come after me," He says, "and I will make you fishers of men" (Matt. IV, 19). Although the calling was common, it m…
Photius of Constantinople c. 810–c. 891PG 101:577…of fish he accomplished fishermen of men for he says come after me and i will make you fishers of men and instead of publicans he made them saviors of souls tossed by storms and instead…
Theodore of Andida fl. 11th c.PG 140:439…of the truth are established for he said to them come after me and i will make you fishers of men b observe therefore how these fishermen unlettered as they were have captured the whole world…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:185…follow me and i will make you fishers of men but they straightway leaving the nets followed him a observe their obedience as men…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:501…net into the sea for they were fishers and jesus said to them follow me and i will make you become fishers of men and straightway they left their nets and followed him and having gone…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 126:923…happen concerning him so also finding the fishermen he said come after me and i will make you fishers of men offering them a name familiar to them thus also in this passage since it was…
Theophanes Kerameus fl. 12th c.PG 132:261…fish as here thou shalt be catching men and elsewhere come after me and i will make you fishers of men and fishers lead fish from life into death for water is life to those that…
Theophanes Kerameus fl. 12th c.PG 132:263…therefore both the command you shall be catching men and the promise i will make you fishers of men insofar as the fishing is concerned share the same name but after the fishing they differ in…
Theophanes Kerameus fl. 12th c.PG 132:967…philip and the sons of zebedee to whom he said come after me and i will make you fishers of men what then of philip as soon as he was called being illuminated he knew in…
Theophanes Kerameus fl. 12th c.PG 132:971…philip and the sons of zebedee to whom he said come after me and i will make you fishers of men what then of philip as soon as he was called he was illuminated and recognized…
Arsenius of Mount Athos fl. c. 1150PG 133:157C…the custom of holy Scripture in doing things by examples. For the Savior says somewhere to His own disciples: Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men (Matt. iv, 19). If, therefore, we were to observe the…
Arsenius of Mount Athos fl. c. 1150PG 133:985…three days distant from jerusalem there christ found them and said to them follow me and i will make you fishers of men and they followed him in these parts is the hill country of saint…
Symeon of Thessalonica d. 1429PG 155:29B…t men, what instruments would he use? Since men are also hunted, and are captured like fish (as the Lord said: “Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men” [Matt. IV, 19]), it is obvious that there are no othe…
Philo of CarpasiaPG 40:67…the calling of the apostles to whom he himself said come after me and i will make you fishers of men and they leaving their nets followed him the sequence therefore will make clear what has…
Joannes ChrysostomusPG 51:103B…erefore, is better than this servitude, since it produces liberty for others. Paul was a spiritual fisherman; "For I will make you," He says, "fishers of men" (Matt. 4:19). For when fishermen see a fish swallow…
Basil of SeleuciaPG 85:337…when grace so wills for he is truthful who said come after me and i will make you fishers of men to him be glory and power for ever and ever amen h oration xxxi h…
21Matt 4:21
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:157…he was transformed to the likeness of the image of god jacob the son of zebedee and john his brother were fishermen and unlettered men who certainly then bore a likeness more to the image of…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:213…are these first simon who is called peter and andrew his brother james the son of zebedee and john…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:683…you fishers of men and they immediately leaving their nets followed him and going on from thence he saw other two brothers james the son of zebedee and john his brother in the boat with zebedee…
Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 28:403…twelve apostles are these d first simon who is called peter then james the son of zebedee and john his brother and andrew the brother of peter and philip and thomas bartholomew matthew james of alphaeus…
Pseudo-Ignatius fl. c. 375-380PG 5:825…in his book on the compunction of the heart chapter in addition james the son of zebedee and john are counted as virgins in the oration of proclus finally you have andrew matthew and bartholomew as…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:187A…sea, and he finds James and John, and says to them: Come after me, and I will make you fishers of men. And they, leaving both father and nets, followed him (Matt. IV, 21-22). Then too, when he said elsewhere to a…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:669…going on from there he saw two other brothers james and john mending their nets and he called them likewise matt the discourse therefore is about the apostles for as if someone were asking and who…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:675…of utility and passing on thence he saw two other brothers james of zebedee and john his brother mending their nets and he called them likewise for they were fellow citizens by habitation concordant in affection…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 70:245…followed him and going on from there he saw two other brothers james the son of zebedee and john his brother in the ship with zebedee their father mending their nets and he called them and…
Euthalius the Deacon fl. 5th c.PG 85:645…are these first simon who is called peter and andrew his brother james the son of zebedee and john his brother philip and bartholomew thomas and matthew the publican james the son of alphaeus and thaddaeus…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:185…having seen him they followed him immediately and going on from there he saw other two brethren james the son of zebedee and john his brother in the ship with zebedee their father it is a…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:235…account of dignity but because it so happened he says therefore vers james the son of zebedee and john his brother philip and bartholomew thomas and matthew the publican james the son of alphaeus and lebbaeus…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:501…followed him and having gone a little further from there he saw james the son of zebedee and john his brother and they also were in the boat preparing their nets and straightway he called them…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:523…cast out demons and he gave to simon the name peter and james the son of zebedee and john the brother of james and he gave to them names boanerges which is sons of thunder and…
Nicephorus Callistus Xanthopoulos c. 1256–c. 1335PG 145:877…band is peter second his brother andrew third james who is called the son of zebedee and john his brother that beloved one who is at once virgin and the one who reclined upon the breast…
Daniel Heinsius 1580-1655PG 43:1067…whom he is called boanerges for he says in chapter verse and james the son of zebedee and john the brother of james and he put upon them the names boanerges which is sons of thunder…
23Matt 4:23
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:683…them and they immediately leaving the boat and their father followed him and jesus went about all galilee teaching in their synagogues and preaching the gospel of the kingdom and healing all sickness and all disease…
Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:825C…us went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all manner of sickness and all manner of disease (Matt. iv, 23)... LUKE. And it came to pass afterward…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:677…ps that is all meat of doctrine nourishing the soul d teaching and preaching the gospel of the kingdom it is one thing to teach another to preach the gospel for he taught them saying to…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 57:377…and revilings it says he went about all the cities and villages teaching in their synagogues and preaching the gospel of the kingdom and healing every disease and every infirmity and not only did he not…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 70:1405…for the savior entered the synagogues of his own accord teaching them preaching the gospel of the kingdom and curing every disease and every infirmity among the people as it is written for what has not…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 71:925…a cities and villages teaching in their synagogues and preaching the gospel of the kingdom and healing every disease and every infirmity among the people this i think…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 72:331…the church he proclaimed his own coming in many ways performing wonders and preaching the gospel of the kingdom and healing every disease and every infirmity among the people as it is written therefore the lord…
Cosmas Indicopleustes fl. c. 535–550PG 88:145…thing with these words and jesus went about the cities and villages teaching in their synagogues and preaching the gospel of the kingdom and curing every disease and every infirmity as if to say that he…
Paschal Chronicle c. 630PG 92:513…by the devil and having conquered the tempter he came into galilee preaching the gospel of the kingdom and having called the disciples who believed and received the preaching of piety he went up with them…
George Kedrenos fl. 11th c.PG 121:341…in the desert and having conquered the tempter he came into galilee preaching the gospel of the kingdom and he commanded the disciples who had believed and accepted the proclamation of piety to go up with…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:185…those who preceded them following christ quite naturally followed him imitating them and jesus went about all galilee teaching in their synagogues and preaching the gospel of the kingdom to show that he is not contrary…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:233…from god vers and jesus went about all the cities and villages teaching in their synagogues and preaching the gospel of the kingdom and healing every disease and every infirmity among the people being philanthropic he…
Gregory Palamas c. 1296–1359PG 151:249…in its own time but the lord before his passion and resurrection preaching the gospel of the kingdom and showing his disciples that the election of those worthy of the faith and of the eternal inheritance…
24Matt 4:24
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:683…the kingdom and healing all sickness and all disease among the people and his fame went throughout all syria and they brought unto him all sick people that were taken with divers diseases and torments and…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 50:645D…g the countries empty and desert, but He traveled through cities and villages, preaching the Gospel and healing every sickness and every infirmity (Luc. 7: 21; Matth. 4: 24). Our common pastor and teacher, imitat…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:83A…out more clearly than a trumpet, and with so loud a voice that its sound has quickly reached even here. For "His fame," it says, "went forth," into all Syria (Matt. 4:24), which revealed Him to all; and all th…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:185…condition an infirmity however c is a temporary disorder of the body and his fame went throughout all syria and they brought unto him all sick people taken with divers diseases and torments and those which…
25Matt 4:25
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:683…were lunatick and those that had the palsy and he healed them and there followed him great multitudes of people from galilee i have set forth all these things for the sake of the prophecy which…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 72:373…lunatics and paralytics and he healed them and great crowds followed him from galilee and from decapolis and from jerusalem and from judea and from beyond the jordan you must also understand the psychic passions anger…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:185…god might be reviled just as the manichaeans also were led astray and there followed him great multitudes of people from galilee and from decapolis and from jerusalem and from jud a and from beyond jordan…