Where the Fathers quote Philippians 1

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John ChrysostomPG 49:161expounds v.9“δια την αγαπην μαλλον παρακαλω· τοιουτος ων ως Παυλος πρεσβυτης νυνι δε και δεσμιος Ιησου Χριστου”Homily delivered during the governor's visit to the Church Joannes ChrysostomusPG 51:311expounds v.18“τι γαρ πλην παντι τροπω ειτε προφασει ειτε αληθεια Χριστος καταγγελλεται. και εν τουτω χαιρω αλλα και χαρησομαι·”To those misusing the apostolic: «Whether in pretense or in truth, Christ is preached», and on humility Photius of ConstantinoplePG 101:701expounds v.20“κατα την αποκαραδοκιαν και ελπιδα μου οτι εν ουδενι αισχυνθησομαι, αλλ᾿ εν πασῃ παρρησια, ως παντοτε, και νυν μεγαλυνθησεται Χριστος εν τω σωματι μου ”120. What is signified by the apostolic saying: «Christ will be magnified in my body, now and always»? Isidore of PelusiumPG 78:1172expounds v.29“οτι υμιν εχαρισθη το υπερ Χριστου, ου μονον το εις αυτον πιστευειν, αλλα και το υπερ αυτου πασχειν,”104. On «For it has been granted to you by God not only to believe in him, but also to suffer for his sake» Clement of Rome d. c. 100PG 1:293…as befits a writer of notes. The words of our Epistle are not clearer than the testimonies of the New Testament; concerning bishops and deacons only, Philippians 1, 1 and 1 Timothy 3. Concerning bishops and presbyters, Acts 20… Irenaeus of Lyon c. 130–c. 202PG 7:1603…twice to the church of the thessalonians and finally to the philippians to all the saints in christ jesus with the bishops and deacons but that he sent his epistle to the romans to all who… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 28:293…in christ jesus the sixth to the philippians whose b beginning is paul and timotheus the servants of jesus christ to all the saints in christ jesus which are at philippi with the bishops and deacons… Pseudo-Ignatius fl. c. 375-380PG 5:887D…"The churches of the Philippians salute you, from whence also I write to you." Whether it is because Paul called the bishops of the Philippians in the plural (Phil. 1:1) that this author thought the churches… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:559…corrupt the saving proclamation h chapter one h vers paul and timothy servants of jesus christ to all the saints in christ jesus who are at philippi with the bishops and deacons grace to you and… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 84:1271…rds, "the wings of grace and the armor of the Spirit" (concerning the former, cf. Isa. 40, 31). 6, 15. II, 140. 6, 16. II, 93. 6, 19. I, 1471. 6, 21. III, 400. Philipp. 1, 1. IV, 384. 1, 13. III, 498. 1, 21. IV, 1… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:855…to the epistle to the philippians h h chapter one h vers paul and timotheus the servants of jesus christ to all the saints in christ jesus which are at philippi with the bishops and deacons… Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 118:1259…episcopi pauli apostoli ad philippenses epistola h a i paul and timothy servants of jesus christ to all the saints in christ jesus who are at philippi with the bishops and deacons grace to you and… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 124:1141…here he enjoins nothing of the sort but honors them as peers to all the saints in christ jesus who are at philippi since the jews also called themselves saints inasmuch as they were a holy… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:775…to thee and from the epistle to the philippians paul and timothy the servants of jesus christ to all the saints in christ jesus who are at philippi with the bishops and deacons b that i… John Pearson 1613-1686PG 5:425B…confusion of names to us, everywhere shows that even at that time the episcopate was an order distinct from and superior to the presbyterate. To those words of Phil. 1, 1: "σὺν ἐπισκόποις καὶ διακόνοις," he not… John Pearson 1613-1686PG 5:439…easons for this opinion which the assertors of the communion of these names bring forward are either false, or uncertain, or do not effect what they intend. In Phil. 1:1, we read: “Paul and Timothy, servants o… John Pearson 1613-1686PG 5:439…ith them, who would supply their places when they were absent. Jerome himself foresaw this solution, and therefore in his letter to Evagrius, when he had cited Phil. 1:1 and Acts 20:28, he says: “And lest anyo… Theodore of MopsuestiaPG 66:921…together with our bishops but he says to all the saints who are at philippi with the bishops and deacons who are there he does not simply mention their names but rather because discourses concerning modesty… Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 45:99A…erning the Spirit, that "that which is born of the Spirit is spirit" (John iii, 6), and Paul begets in Christ (1 Cor. iv, 15), and the Father is Father of all (Phil. i, 2)—here let the mind of the hearer be sob… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:19…name of our lord jesus christ grace be to you and peace from god our father and from the lord jesus christ i give thanks to my god always for the grace that is given you… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:9…to the faithful in christ jesus grace be to you and peace from god our father and from the lord jesus christ behold the by he has attributed to the father what then shall we say… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 74:249B…s prays for the bestowment of good things to be joined together for the worthy, saying: «Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ» (Phil. I, 2). And no one of sound mind will think t… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 74:459…manifest proof of this matter thus writing grace to you and peace from god our father and from the lord jesus… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 74:857…of christ he is none of his grace to you and peace from god our father and from the lord jesus christ c grace crowns those who have believed in him who is from god and… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:53…had bestowed that benefit upon them grace be unto you and peace from god our father and from the lord jesus christ here he has completed the inscription of the epistle paul he says a servant… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:509…and to the faithful in christ jesus grace to you and peace from god our father and from the lord jesus christ again he has placed the preposition by per in regard to god and the… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:559…at philippi with the bishops and deacons grace to you and peace from god our father and from the lord jesus christ b he writes to all of them together both to those who had received… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:571…call upon the name of our lord jesus christ grace to you from god our father and from the lord jesus christ i give thanks for the grace which was given you in christ jesus according… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:821…to the faithful in christ jesus grace be to you and peace from god our father and from the lord jesus christ blessed be the god and father of our lord jesus christ just as he… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:855…philippi with the bishops and deacons grace be unto you and peace from god our father and from the lord jesus christ he writes this epistle to men who had advanced in doctrine for this reason… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1031…a be unto you and peace from god our father and from the lord jesus christ he does not ask for the favor immediately from the opening but first he… Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 118:909…saints which are in all achaia grace be to you and peace from god our father and from the lord jesus christ since he had sent timothy there with the former epistle and now had received… Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 118:1169…and to the faithful in christ jesus grace unto you and peace from god our father and from the lord jesus christ blessed be the god and father of our lord jesus christ who has blessed… Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 118:1259…at philippi with the bishops and deacons grace to you and peace from god our father and from the lord jesus christ by writing this epistle as though to those who were equal in honor he… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 124:1141…needed for the apostle d vers grace be unto you and peace from god our father and from the lord jesus christ he sets forth the customary greeting praying for them that they might be endued… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 84:915B…IV, 270, ou gar synēchee, for ouk oun. For it is pronounced from the preceding. IV, 449, hēmeis gar, i.e., de. opp. for the heretical error: clearly as Philipp. 1, 3. V, 31: redundant after alla. V, 151… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:857…i give thanks to my god in all my remembrance of you always in every prayer of mine for you all making my prayer with joy for your fellowship in the gospel from the first day… Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 118:1259…h i i thank my god in all my remembrance of you always in every prayer of mine for you all making my prayer with joy because of your partnership in the gospel from the first… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 124:1143…i give thanks to my god in all my remembrance of you always in every prayer of mine for you all whenever i remember you he says and i always do this i glorify god because… Clement of Rome d. c. 100PG 1:305A…Polycarp, ch. 11: "In the beginning of the Epistle." Perhaps, however, the "beginning of the Gospel" here denotes the first times of the evangelical preaching. Phil. i, 5: For your fellowship in the Gospel fro… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:559…in all my prayers for you all making my supplication with joy for your fellowship in the gospel from the first day until now assiduously remembering you i am filled with all joy and i praise… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:857…every prayer of mine for you all making my prayer with joy for your fellowship in the gospel from the first day until now being confident of this very thing that he who began a good… Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 118:1259…for you all making my prayer with joy because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now because they had progressed in virtue he made his remembrance of them with thanksgiving to… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 124:1143…with joy is a sign of their virtue ver for your communication in the gospel from the first day until now he gives them a great and truly apostolic testimony namely that you are he says… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:561…remained unshaken he calls faith the fellowship of the gospel a vers being confident of this very thing that he who has begun a good work in you will complete it until the day of jesus… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:857…for your fellowship in the gospel from the first day until now being confident of this very thing that he who began a good work in you will perfect it until the day of christ jesus… Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 118:1261…fervor would himself also bring this to the perfection of the work confident of this very thing that he who began a good work in you will perform it until the day of jesus christ as… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 124:1143…teachers are not distracted are made partakers of their crowns b ver being confident of this very thing that he who began a good work in you will perfect it i give thanks he says and… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 49:277B…ting said: As it is right for me to think this about you, because I have you in my heart, both in my bonds and in the defense and confirmation of the Gospel (Phil. 1:7)? Outside, there was a chain from [his]… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:391…o the Philippians: For it is just for me to think this of you, because I have you in my heart in my bonds, and in the defense and confirmation of the gospel (Phil. 1:7). Therefore, if you wish to attend dili… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:491D…r what is my hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing? Are not even ye?" (1 Thess. 2:19). Yea, he even said that he carried them both in his heart and in his bonds (Phil. 1:7). Furthermore, he writes to the Colossi… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 63:495B…hat these words are not hyperbole, nor adulation, hear him saying this very thing: As it is just for me to think this of you, because I have you in my heart (Phil. 1:7). But if this seems great, that which f… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:561…until the coming of our savior vers just as it is righteous for me to think this of you all because i have you in my heart inasmuch as both in my chains and in the… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:857…lord even as it is right for me to think this over you all because i have you in my heart both in my bonds and in the defense and confirmation of the gospel you all… Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 118:1261…work in you will perform it until the day of jesus christ as it is meet for me to think this of you all because i have you in my heart both in my bonds and… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 124:1143…each one which is the consummation ver just as it is right for me to think this of you all because i have you in my heart and in d… Joannes ChrysostomusPG 51:317D…himself, declaring in the preamble of the epistle, said: "Because I have you in my heart, both in my bonds and in the defense and confirmation of the gospel" (Philipp. 1. 7). And just as a king, having ascended t… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:829…, that you may be sincere and without offence unto the day of Christ, filled with the fruit of justice, through Jesus Christ, unto the glory and praise of God (Philipp. i, 8-11). That things brought to completio… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:189…homily ii h b god is my witness how i greatly desire you all in the bowels of jesus christ and this i pray that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and… Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 118:1263…announce the gospel for god is my witness how i yearn for you all in the bowels of jesus christ and this i pray that your charity may abound yet more and more in knowledge and… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:189…how i greatly desire you all in the bowels of jesus christ and this i pray that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and all discernment that you may approve the things… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:561…one for he calls spiritual affection the bowels of jesus christ vers and this i pray that your love may abound still more and more in knowledge and all discernment that you may approve the things… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:857…how i long for you all with the affection of jesus christ and this i pray that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and all discernment so that you may approve things… Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 118:1263…how i yearn for you all in the bowels of jesus christ and this i pray that your charity may abound yet more and more in knowledge and in all understanding that you may approve the… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 124:1145…the gospel and i yearn for all because you are all such and this i pray that your love may abound still more and more although he was so loved… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:707A…sincere and without offence till the day of Christ, being filled with the fruits of righteousness, which are by Jesus Christ, unto the glory and praise of God (Philipp. I, 10, 11). ROMANS. Thou that makest thy boas… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:733A…u may be sincere, and without offense till the day of Christ, being filled with the fruits of righteousness, by Jesus Christ, unto the glory and praise of God (Philipp. i, 10). RULE XIX That a man should no… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:1829…the Vulgate, I Corinthians 10:32, Be without offence, so that they may not only not stumble, but may not offer an occasion of stumbling to others. Philippians 1:10, Without offence unto the day of Christ. Clement of Alexa… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:857…yet more and more in knowledge and all discernment so that you may approve things that are excellent that you may be sincere… Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus 905–959PG 112:935…ever lost their name, but the Asiatic ones lost it for some time, until it revived by the will of some fortune or other. And thus William the Breton, Philipp. I, v. 10, correctly describing Homer, says: "Who sang of Thrace vict… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:707…ye may be sincere and without offence till the day of christ being filled with the fruits of righteousness which are by jesus christ unto the glory and praise of god philipp i romans thou that… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:733…you may be sincere and without offense till the day of christ being filled with the fruits of righteousness by jesus christ unto the glory and praise of god philipp i h rule xix h that… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:829…unto the day of christ filled with the fruit of justice through jesus christ unto the glory and praise of god philipp i a that things brought to completion by the grace of god must be… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:189…you may be sincere and without offense unto the day of christ filled with the fruits of righteousness which are by jesus christ unto the glory and praise of god not as if he were disbelieved… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:191…be found pure having been a stumbling block to no one b being filled with the fruits of righteousness which are by jesus christ to the glory and praise of god that is together with your… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:561…may be sincere and without offense till the day of christ vers being filled with the fruits of righteousness which are by jesus christ to the glory and praise of god for when you enjoy these… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:859…and blameless for the day of christ being filled with the fruits of righteousness which are through jesus christ to the glory and praise of god a since he said that… Theodore the Studite 759–826PG 99:645…devil again in slavery but let us stand sincere and without offense filled with the fruits of righteousness through jesus christ unto the glory and praise of god as it is written therefore let our soul… Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 118:1263…day of christ filled with the fruit of justice which is through jesus christ unto the glory and praise of god for god is my witness he does not invoke god as a witness as though… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 124:1147…b h vers filled with the fruits of justice which are through jesus christ unto the glory and praise of god h that is that together with the rectitude of doctrine you may also lead an… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 50:493B…t of love, knowing that I am put here for the defense of the Gospel. What then? Only that in every way, whether in pretense or in truth, Christ is proclaimed" (Phil. 1:12-18). Do you see how many preached out of s… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 52:513B…of the gospel, so that the greater number of the brethren in the Lord, being confident by my bonds, are much more bold to speak the word of God without fear (Phil. 1:12-14). Do you see bravery? Do you see boldne… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:179…is own state, and saying: I want you to know, brethren, that the things which have happened to me have actually turned out for the furtherance of the Gospel (Phil. I, 12). And again: Just as I hope to sen… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 63:499C…er unto the progress of the Gospel; so that many of the brethren in the Lord, waxing confident by my bonds, are much more bold to speak the word without fear" (Phil. I, 12, 14). Who has seen, who has heard, that… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 124:1147…would have you know brethren that the things which have happened to me have fallen out rather unto the furtherance of the gospel h it was likely that they having learned that he was in bonds… Otto Fridolin Fritzsche 1812-1896PG 66:35D…sixth day, and six hours later, at midday, when they first hungered, they were seduced, ate the figs, and three hours later were driven from paradise; cf. John Phil. 1, 12; Mar. Merc. c. 1, p. 704), if indeed he… Joannes ChrysostomusPG 51:317C…in the whole praetorium and to all the rest; and most of the brothers, being confident in my bonds, are more exceedingly bold to speak the word without fear" (Philipp. 1. 12-14). Nero was he who had cast him into pri… Joannes ChrysostomusPG 51:319A…charity towards God: it is hindered by no human things, as it has its root in the heavens and its reward. And what does he say? "I want you to know, brothers" (Phil. 1:12). Have you seen the care for the discip… Joannes ChrysostomusPG 51:319A…d to visit them through his disciples, who were his very bowels. Therefore, when he was in chains, he wrote to the Philippians: "I want you to know, brothers" (Phil. 1:12); he calls his disciples brothers. Such… Joannes ChrysostomusPG 51:319A…ll, which Paul also used to do. But let us hear what he wants them to know: "That the things which happened to me have come to the progress of the Gospel" (Phil. 1:12). Tell me, how and in what manner? Have… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:191…of the gospel so that my chains have become manifest in christ in all the palace and in all other places d since they had heard that i was bound they were distressed and thought that… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 63:713…ome manifest in all the praetorium, and the greater part of the brothers in the Lord, having confidence in my chains, are bolder to speak the word fearlessly" (Phil. 1:13-14). Do you see the strength of chains mor… Joannes ChrysostomusPG 51:319D…, was there progress of the Gospel? Tell me, I pray. "So that," he says, "my chains in Christ have become manifest in all the praetorium, and in all the rest" (Phil. 1:13). What are you saying? Is this the prog… Clement of Alexandria c. 150 – c. 215PG 8:1233…manifest in all the praetorium and to all the rest and most of the brethren in the lord being confident in my bonds are much more bold to speak the word of god without fear since… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 48:831C…d more fervent. Indeed Paul shouts: "So that most of the brethren in the Lord, being confident in my bonds, are much more bold to speak the word without fear" (Phil. I, 14). And again elsewhere: "For you, brethr… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 49:165D…nd writing to the Philippians you said: So that the more part of the brethren, trusting in my bonds, are more abundantly bold to speak the word without fear (Philipp. 1:14). Everywhere you carry the chain, every… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 50:493…that the majority of the brothers having become confident in my chains are much more bold to speak the word without fear some indeed preach christ even from envy and rivalry but others also from good… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 50:511…this he says so that more of the brethren being confident in my bonds are much more bold to speak the word of god without fear philip for if a leader of the army is strong… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 52:513…out to the furtherance of the gospel so that the greater number of the brethren in the lord being confident by my bonds are much more bold to speak the word of god without fear phil… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 52:521…the same about others that after his bonds and chains they were more bold to speak the word without fear and what tell me in the time of moses in the middle of the barbarians' land… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:65…says have become manifest in all the praetorium and the more part of the brethren in the lord being confident by my bonds are more abundantly bold to speak the word without fear do you see… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:369D…ings. He was then more free. For hear him saying: “So that most of the brethren, trusting in my bonds, are more courageous to speak the word without fear” (Phil. 1:14). And he himself again confesses this,… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 63:499…have fallen out rather unto the progress of the gospel so that many of the brethren in the lord waxing confident by my bonds are much more bold to speak the word without fear phil i… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 63:795…be made manifest in the whole praetorium and that the more part of the brethren in the lord being confident by my bonds are much more bold to speak the word philip do you see the… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:563…the empire was in the hands of the romans vers and most of the brethren in the lord having become confident by my chains are much more bold to speak the word of god without fear… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:859…manifest in all the praetorium and to all the rest and most of the brethren in the lord having become confident by my chains are much more bold to speak the word without fear b he… Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 118:1265…that the greater part of the brothers having confidence in the lord by my bonds are much more bold to speak the word without fear some indeed preach christ even out of envy and strife but… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 124:1149…that is those which i suffer for christ's sake and that most of the brethren in the lord being confident in my bonds are more bold to speak the word without fear and even before they… Joannes ChrysostomusPG 51:317…most of the brothers being confident in my bonds are more exceedingly bold to speak the word without fear philipp nero was he who had cast him into prison at that time for just as a… Joannes ChrysostomusPG 51:319D…e even a proof of greater confidence: "So that most of the brothers in the Lord, confident in my chains, more abundantly dared to speak the word without fear" (Phil. 1:14). What are you saying, Paul? Have the c… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:735B…up tribulation for my bonds. What then? Yet in every way, whether by pretext, or by truth, Christ is announced, and in this I rejoice, but also I will rejoice (Philipp. i, 15-18). REGULA XX. That those believi… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:837C…love, knowing that I am set for the defence of the gospel: but the other proclaim Christ of contention, not sincerely, supposing to add affliction to my bonds (Phil. i, 15-17). That one ought not to use human adva… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:1567…suppose that godliness is a way to gain and at another time some indeed preach christ even of envy and strife and some also of good will the one preach christ of contention not sincerely supposing… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 124:1149…much more does it behoove you some indeed preach christ even out of envy and strife and some also out of good will since paul had been seized many of the unbelievers also preached christ wishing… Joannes ChrysostomusPG 51:321B…llis ex veritate, his ex contentione et odio Pauli prædicantibus. Hæc porro declarans dicebat ille: Quidam propter invidiam et contentionem Christum prædicant (Philipp. 1. 15), proprios indicans adversarios; Quidam… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:837…am set for the defence of the gospel but the other proclaim christ of contention not sincerely supposing to add affliction to my bonds phil i that one ought not to use human advantages for the… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:1567…christ even of envy and strife and some also of good will the one preach christ of contention not sincerely supposing to add affliction to my bonds and elsewhere for we are not he says as… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 58:925B…ἀποτέμνεσθαι, decollari 498 c. m. ἀποτηγανίζεσθαι, crutari, de damnatis 464 a. m. præcipue de pœna Divitis (Luc. xvi, 24) 449 p. m. 630 p. m. Cf. Matth. ad Philipp. 1, 16. ἀποθέσθαι, προαποθ. conf. 158 init. ἀπ… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:735…some also out of good will preach christ some out of charity knowing that i am set for the defense of the gospel but others out of contention announce christ not sincerely thinking to stir up… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:837…and strife and some also of good will the one preach christ of love knowing that i am set for the defence of the gospel but the other proclaim christ of contention not sincerely supposing to… Joannes ChrysostomusPG 51:321C…arent, et in gravius periculum conjicerent: ideo illos incusat. Et vide quam accurate illud proferat: Existimantes, inquit, se pressuram inferre vinculis meis (Philipp. 1. 17). Non dixit, inferentes; sed, Existiman… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 26:545…bond of peace and to the philippians he spoke with boldness writing what then notwithstanding every way whether in pretence or in truth christ is preached and i therein do rejoice yea and will rejoice for… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 52:865A…truth Christ is preached, etc. 309-310 HOMIL. on those who make poor use of this saying of the Apostle, Whether by occasion or by truth Christ is preached (Phil. 1. 18): and on humility. How much good is in… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:513D…ith a flame, but setting the soul free, and gladdening and expanding it. Such was the pleasure of Paul, who said: In this I rejoice, yes, and I will rejoice (Phil. 1: 18), and, Rejoice in the Lord always (Ph… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:519D…we would say: "Whether the useful result comes through us or through another, let it come." "Whether in truth or by pretense," he says, "Christ is announced" (Phil. 1:18). For hear Moses speaking to those who… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 64:1415C…is psalm. In psal. CXL. V, 426. — Montf. V, 426. Savil. I, 854. Duc. III, 471. Of the Pharisee and the Publican. De profectu Evangelii, sive in abutentes dicto Philipp. I, 18, sive praes [text cut off]… Mark the Deacon fl. c. 420PG 65:1241D…ripture, which says: "Knock and it shall be opened; and he that seeks, finds" (Matt. vii, 8). And again: "Whether by pretext, or in truth, Christ is preached" (Phil. i, 18). Some of the faithful, however, said t… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 84:1211…concerning Christ) refuted by Paul, III, 453 seq. Erring heresies concerning Christ briefly reviewed, IV, 1174. Heretics are not to be defended, from Philippians I, 18, III, 419. What heretics add to the Holy Scriptures, I, 187… Joannes ChrysostomusPG 51:315A…sion, however, for delivering this discourse IN THOSE WHO MAKE WRONG USE OF THIS APOSTOLIC SAYING, “WHETHER BY OCCASION, OR BY TRUTH, CHRIST IS ANNOUNCED” (Philipp. 1:18); AND CONCERNING HUMILITY—how much evil… Joannes ChrysostomusPG 51:317D…ect their own salvation, come, let us direct our speech to this. What, then, is this declaration? "Whether in pretense, or in truth, Christ is proclaimed" (Philipp. 1. 18). Many repeat this simply and as it hap… Joannes ChrysostomusPG 51:321…hat way, but rather he rejoices because of the increase of the preaching. He added, therefore, saying: But in this I rejoice, yea, and will rejoice (Philipp. 1:18). But if it had been an error in doctrine, and those men br… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 26:545…christ is preached and i therein do rejoice yea and will rejoice for i know that this shall turn to my salvation through your prayer and the supply of the spirit of jesus christ according to… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 26:633A…ne the less he still had the Holy Spirit who supplied words to him; for thus he writes: “According to the subministration of the Spirit of Jesus Christ to me” (Philipp. I, 19). And again, while Christ was speaking… Didymus the Blind c. 313–398PG 39:457…his son into your hearts crying abba father and to the philippians for i know that this shall turn to my salvation through your prayer and the supply of the spirit of jesus christ look therefore… Didymus the Blind c. 313–398PG 39:577…eyelids for the apostle said this to the philippians i know indeed that this shall turn to my salvation through your prayer and the supply of the spirit of jesus christ as it is sung concerning… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:193…i know he says that this will turn out for me unto salvation through your prayer and the provision of the spirit of jesus christ there is nothing more wicked than the devil thus everywhere he… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:197…and will rejoice for i know that this will turn out for my salvation through your prayer and the supply of the spirit of jesus christ according to my earnest expectation and hope that in nothing… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:199…a strengthened this therefore he now prophetically predicts through your prayer and the supply of the spirit of jesus christ according to my eager expectation and hope for in this way he… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:397…ish much. Hear Paul saying: "For I know," he says, "that this will turn out for my salvation through your prayer and the supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ" (Phil. 1. 19); and again: "That the gift bestowed up… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:565…will rejoice vers for i know that this will turn out for my salvation through your prayer and the supply of the spirit of jesus christ according to my expectation and hope that in nothing i… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:861…rejoice for i know that this will turn out for me for salvation through your prayer and the provision of the spirit of jesus christ according to my expectation and hope b so far am i… Theodore the Studite 759–826PG 99:1641B…th all confidence, as always, so now also Christ shall be magnified in my body, whether by life or by death. For to me, to live is Christ, and to die is gain [Phil. 1:19-21]. Behold the sweet struggle, behold the… Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 118:1269…know that this will turn out for me unto sal b vation through your prayer and the supply of the spirit of jesus christ according to my expectation and hope that in nothing i shall be… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 124:1151…the preaching through the hatred and envy to which i am subjected through your prayer and the supply of the spirit of jesus christ c weigh here the modesty and remarkable moderation of spirit in the… Clement of Alexandria c. 150 – c. 215PG 8:1167…that the apostle abhors life in the flesh when he says but with all boldness as always so now also christ shall be magnified in my body whether by life or by death for to me… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 26:545…through your prayer and the supply of the spirit of jesus christ according to my earnest expectation and my hope that in nothing c i shall be ashamed and to the thessalonians for we are the… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:197…through your prayer and the supply of the spirit of jesus christ according to my earnest expectation and hope that in nothing i shall be ashamed but with all boldness as always so now also christ… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:199…us to shame rom v according to my eager expectation he says and my hope that in nothing i shall be put to shame this is paul s hope to hope that he will never be… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:565…supply of the spirit of jesus christ according to my expectation and hope that in nothing i shall be ashamed i rejoice he says and i see the truth being testified to even by my adversaries… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:861…comes to him b in that i shall not be ashamed but with all boldness as always so now also christ will be magnified in my body that is i will not betray the preaching out… Theodore the Studite 759–826PG 99:1641…and the supply of the spirit of jesus christ according to my expectation and my hope that in nothing i shall be ashamed but with all confidence as always so now also christ shall be magnified… Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 118:1269…supply of the spirit of jesus christ according to my expectation and hope that in nothing i shall be ashamed but with all boldness as always so now also christ will be magnified in my body… Clement of Alexandria c. 150 – c. 215PG 8:1167…shall be magnified in my body whether by life or by death for to me to live is christ and to die is gain but if to live in the flesh this also will be the… Gregory of Nazianzus c. 329–390PG 35:385A…imself as viaticum while of sound health, in expectation of death (which he awaited joyfully and wakefully: for to me, to live is Christ, and to die is gain [Phil. I, 21]). For when a few things had been heard… Macarius of Egypt c. 300–391PG 34:409…say i desire to be dissolved and to be with christ and to me to live is christ and to die is gain he will not be able to keep the precepts of the holy spirit… Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 44:1095…it is christ alone who lives in him for when he says to me to live is christ he cries out by this word that none of the human and material passions live in him neither… Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 44:1407…to zēn, and for that reason "for me to live is Christ," or, as the spouse speaks, "I [am] to my kinsman." These things are taken from the Apostle in Philippians 1:21, and they show the worthlessness of Theodore Beza's version… Didymus the Blind c. 313–398PG 39:905…for his sake without sorrow and without disturbance crying out with paul for to me to live is christ and to die is gain for while it is natural for a mortal even if he relies… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 47:27B…re like bees buzzing around their hives, he said: "Sit, brothers, and cease weeping, no longer softening me. For to me to live is Christ and to die is gain" (Phil. 1:21). For it had spread abroad that he was… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 52:427B…he rock. Let the waves rise: they have not the power to sink the ship of Jesus. Tell me, what do we fear? Death? "To me to live is Christ, and to die is gain" (Phil. 1:21). But exile, tell me? "The earth is the… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 52:431B…rise as much as they will, the ship of Jesus cannot be overwhelmed. But what do they think? Should I fear death, to whom to live is Christ, and to die is gain (Philipp. 1:21)?… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 52:435A…orn in her, and he established me, why should I fear? They are about to depose me; and why should I fear death? "For me to live is Christ, and to die is gain" (Phil. I, 21). But they are sending me into exile? "… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:297B…). For Jesus is to us salvation both here while we live, and life when we depart from here. "To me," says the Apostle, "to live is Christ: and to die is gain" (Philipp. 1. 21). Gain, indeed, because the death that… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:199…yet he was already preparing their soul for to me he says to live is christ and to die is gain for even by dying he says i shall not die having life in myself they… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:577B…there is no money, only body and soul; if they are taken away, they have not lost, but gained. For, To me, to live is Christ, he says, and to die is gain (Phil. 1. 21). They have set themselves free from al… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 68:255…saints now emboldens itself even against death itself for paul says again for to me to live is christ and to die is gain and again who shall separate us from the love of christ shall… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 69:381…appear wretched and miserable they themselves count such punishments as life saying to me to live is christ and to die is gain therefore even if those who have been shown by us are compared to… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 69:519…one so prepared and youthfully minded that he can at last say for to me to live is christ and to die is gain b for such a person is a youth truly bold and to… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 69:669…flesh and the world thus having dedicated himself the holy paul writes for to me to live is christ and to die is gain it is necessary to remember how god commanded the same law to… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 70:867…again for to me to live is christ and to die is gain a thus we say that the holy martyrs have become zealous who… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 72:793…circumstances both in living and in dying for to me he says to live is christ and to die is gain v for which of you desiring to build a tower etc it is necessary to… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 74:381…a man paul showed himself to be to us when he said for to me to live is christ and to die is gain and again for the love of christ constraineth us because we thus… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 74:945…am excellent in zeal inciting you yourselves to say with me 'for to me to live is christ and to die is gain ' i i say entreat you by the meekness… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 74:947…who am excellent in zeal inciting you yourselves to say with me for to me to live is christ and to die is gain ' i i say entreat you by the meekness a and gentleness… Proclus of Constantinople c. 390 – 446PG 65:821…dies o apostle silent in the grave yet crying out from heaven to me to live is christ and to die is gain his be glory and power with the father and the holy spirit now… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:565…the preaching because it prepares its preachers to despise even death vers for to me to live is christ and to die is gain both are profitable to me he says both life and death for… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 83:1395…live no longer i but christ lives in me c and now for to me to live is christ and to die is gain and again for i judged not myself to know anything among you… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 84:723…good things but it is the mark of perfect men to proclaim for to me to live is christ and to die is gain and for i am ready not only to be bound but also… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:509…love of christ nay the pious overcome all afflictions and dangers saying to me to live is christ and to die is gain what finally is it to be wondered at if the faithful are compared… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:631…which would not be bent by earthly things and could truly say to me to live is christ and to die is gain but the true sacrifice was prefigured by the calves for christ is compared… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:2371…says who shall separate us from the love of christ and again for to me to live is christ and to die is gain zealots are also… Andrew of Crete c. 660–740PG 97:1185…shall be able to separate me from the love of christ b for to me to live is christ and to die is gain but his conflict with the adversaries was not merely in words indeed… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:861…preaching has had such ministers that they even despise death itself b for to me to live is christ see by how many points he draws them away from sadness first not to be ashamed second… Stephen Deacon of Constantinople fl. c. 807-809PG 100:1141C…s instructed." To these words the saint replied: "Pay attention, Lord Patrician; 'for me to live is Christ, and to die for his holy image is profit and glory' (Phil. i, 21). For indeed, I have told you once and… Theodore the Studite 759–826PG 99:607…fear what man can do to me and this apostolic saying for me to live is christ and to die is gain woe to the world because of scandals he says for it is necessary that… Theodore the Studite 759–826PG 99:1561…desired but very much to be shunned to us however to whom to live is christ and to die is gain the death of spiritual fathers is an occasion of unexpected joy as they live in… Theodore the Studite 759–826PG 99:1641…shall be magnified in my body whether by life or by death for to me to live is christ and to die is gain phil behold the sweet struggle behold the blessed exchange by means of… Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 118:1271…comfort them lest they be troubled when this should happen c i for to me to live is christ and to die is gain but if it be to live in the flesh this is fruit… Symeon Metaphrastes fl. c. 960, d. c. 1000PG 115:425…will prevent you from dying a miserable death the holy plato said to me to live is christ and to die is gain and glory do therefore quickly what you will for i shall never sacrifice… Symeon Metaphrastes fl. c. 960, d. c. 1000PG 115:641…faint and abject spirit for to me as my teacher paul says to live is christ and to die for him is the greatest gain b iii by these words the athlete instantly shook the tower… Symeon Metaphrastes fl. c. 960, d. c. 1000PG 115:1021…god and offer sacrifice to deaf and insensible demons for to us to live is christ and to die for him is gain but you however could not say anything similar about your own idols for… Euthymius the Hagiorite c. 955-1028PG 96:1069…whatever instruments of torture you know you may prepare for to us to live is christ and to die for him is b the greatest gain philip at these words the king inflamed with rage ordered… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:101…add his passage at chapter of the epistle to the philippians v for to me to live is christ and to die is gain but to die is gain because then i shall dwell more openly… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 124:1153…they might not be disturbed for they were greatly attached to him for to me to live is christ and to die is gain that is i live a certain new life and christ is everything… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 50:599B…life in well-doing and in the hope of future goods, he will be able to say with Paul, "To live in the flesh is much better; for this is the fruit of my work" (Phil. 1:22). And as for the blessed Eustathius, as… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:147B…constrained between two: having a desire to be dissolved and to be with Christ; a thing by far the better; but to abide still in the flesh is needful for you (Phil. 1:22-24). For this reason also the prophet… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:617B…lessed Paul himself praises it with hyperbole, saying thus: But if living in the flesh, this is fruit for me of work, and what I shall choose, I do not know (Phil. 1:22). And having set before himself that ch… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:565…on the other i embrace death for his sake with joy vers but if i live in the flesh this is fruit for my labor yet what i shall choose i cannot tell for i am… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:861…bonds for even to die for christ is the greatest gain b but if i live in the flesh this is fruit for me from my work yet what i shall choose i cannot tell for… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 124:1153…consigning me to christ who is my life c but if to live in the flesh this is my fruit of work then what i shall choose i know not lest you think that he is… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 11:175…of the promises where he says i desire to be dissolved or to depart and to be with christ for it is much better i think that in a similar way the sun could also say… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 11:243…i think was indicated by that desire of his b who said i am in a strait betwixt two having a desire to depart and to be with christ for it is far better knowing that… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:1625…the sensible gift for he also has the desire to depart and be with christ which is far better though to remain in the flesh is more necessary for the sake of those who are helped… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 14:53…not of his own will but on account of hope for preferring to depart and to be with christ it was not irrational that he should wish to remain in the flesh for the benefit of… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 14:1111…in that place where he says i am constrained by two things having a desire to depart and to be with christ for it is much better but to remain in the flesh is more necessary… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 17:903…f Cedar; my soul has been a long wanderer"; from Romans 7:24: "O wretched man that I am! who shall deliver me from the body of this death?"; and from Philippians 1:23: "It is better to depart and be with Christ"; and from Psal… Peter of Alexandria c. 250-311PG 18:487C…s struggles, since he knew that it is far better to depart and be with Christ, yet adds and says: But to remain in the flesh is more necessary for your sake (Phil. 1, 23-24). For, considering not his own advantag… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:225A…the miserable life that is led within it. "Woe is me, for my sojourn is prolonged" (Ps. CXIX, 5). He desires, indeed, "to be dissolved and to be with Christ" (Philipp. I, 23). Therefore, he bears the delay of this… Macarius of Egypt c. 300–391PG 34:1001D…l from the body—manifestly daily—according to the written word: "I am hard-pressed by both, having a desire to depart and be with Christ; which is far better" (Phil. I, 23). And also: "Prepare your works for you… Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 46:1187…d at their destination, because they are accustomed to loosen the reins and bonds of the horses. Therefore, he prefers to translate it into Latin for Philippians 1:23, ten epithymian echon analysai, as "stretching with desir… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 48:603A…en sleeping his sleep. You have heard, surely, from the blessed Paul, that this should be done, when he said: "To depart and be with Christ, it is far better" (Phil. 1:23). But perhaps you desire to hear his vo… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 48:1111B…however, to retain the true reading, and to warn the reader concerning the passage of Paul. He makes mention of Epaphroditus elsewhere, as in Col. 1, 7 and to Phil. 1, 23. Col. 490, l. 5. Chrēmata echōn. Ol.… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 50:479D…he considered the very pains to be rewards, and for this reason he even gave them a name of grace. Observe: it was a reward "to depart and to be with Christ" (Phil. i, 23, 24); but to remain in the flesh was a… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 50:633…oach, and fears. On the contrary, he even considers the matter to be desirable; for this reason he says, "To depart and be with Christ is far better" (Phil. 1:23). To those, it is fearful; to this man, better: to those, u… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 52:593…from a charge, but hear the voice of Paul saying: To depart and to be with Christ is much better, but to remain in the flesh is more necessary for your sake (Phil. 1:23–24). For by as much as the intensity of th… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 54:415B…n leap for joy and hasten when it is time to migrate from here. And therefore Paul also shouts, saying: "To be dissolved and to be with Christ is much better" (Philipp. I, 23). But these things, indeed, are now aft… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:317BLatin…cti sunt. Quod enim hic metus sit imbecillitatis, audi Paulum eam optantem, et de ea lætantem, ut quando dicit: Resolvi, et esse cum Christo, est multo melius (Philipp. 1. 23); et rursus, Lætor et collætor cum vobi… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:13B…o see Christ before the salvation of men, saying thus: To depart and to be with Christ is better, but to remain in the flesh is more necessary for your sake (Philipp. 1. 23, 24). Our prophet preserves for us such… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:297B…self-inflicted. — Having this in mind and before his eyes, the blessed Paul said: "I desired to be dissolved and to be with Christ, a thing by far the better" (Philipp. 1. 23). And still teaching openly: "While we… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 57:317C…, even if he were a myriad times virtuous, is not so desirable and lovely to a father as the attainment of those goods and the departing and being with Christ (Philipp. 1. 23). For hell is indeed unbearable, and th… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 58:709…blessed paul is present passing the vote and saying to depart and be with christ which is far better yet to remain in the flesh is more necessary for your sake phil c and he preferred… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:57…ngs. Hear, then, what the blessed Paul himself says: "To depart and be with Christ is far better, but to remain in the flesh is more necessary for your sakes" (Phil. 1:23, 24). This, too, he called a grace, wri… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:201…nobly these things are lessons in philosophy it is good he says to depart and to be with christ for death is among the things that are indifferent for death is not an evil but it… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:303C…would wish for this, to be in such evils? And again: To depart and be with Christ is far better; but to remain in the flesh is more necessary for your sake (Phil 1:23-24). What mother would have wished to say… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 68:433…at all obscure for how was it better for the blessed paul to depart and to be with christ for if after we have departed from earthly things and have become with christ we are to… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 74:531D…ve those who could do it. Knowing this, Paul said: "It is better to be dissolved and to be with Christ; but to remain in the flesh is necessary for your sake" (Phil. i, 23-24). Therefore, the Lord, providing for th… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:565…shall choose i cannot tell for i am hard pressed from both having a desire to depart and be with christ which is far better nevertheless to remain in the flesh is more necessary for you… Justinian I 482–565PG 86:987…it and from thence from the scriptures from the same book d having a desire to depart and to be with christ phil i for this is far better the sun too i think would have… Olympiodorus of Alexandria fl. 6th century (c. 500-570)PG 93:553…c was deemed worthy of burial having fought the good fight desiring to depart and to be with christ regarding him who lived badly jeremiah also wrote he shall be buried with the burial of an… Olympiodorus of Alexandria fl. 6th century (c. 500-570)PG 93:555…until he arrives at the ultimate object of desire for he desires to depart and to be with christ for he is the eternal life otherwise the foolish and ignorant people of the jews suspended our… Antiochus of St. Sabas fl. c. 614-620PG 89:1835…into its own proper and peculiar dwelling for it says i have a desire to depart and to be with christ for the soul possessing love which is the fulfillment of the law is snatched up… Gregory of Agrigentum c. 559 - c. 630 (traditionalPG 98:965…dwelt among the tents of kedar and cry out with paul i desire to depart and to be with christ for he who is d waiting to remain in the flesh thus chrysostom illustrating the words… Andrew of Crete c. 660–740PG 97:1319…spiritual sense the same thing that paul signified in other plainer ones having a desire to depart and to be with christ whose flesh and our assumed nature is that of ours syngonos and syndoul sister… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:861…from which a reward is owed to me b to depart and be with christ which is far better nevertheless to remain in the flesh is more necessary for your sake and being confident of this… Photius of Constantinople c. 810–c. 891PG 101:631…having their goal fixed upon that which is said by paul i desire to depart and to be with christ from this comes the vision of the father in the holy spirit a completely happy vision… Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 118:1271…i shall choose i know not but i am constrained by these two having a desire to depart and to be with christ which is far better but to remain in the flesh is more necessary… Euthymius the Hagiorite c. 955-1028PG 96:1017…body of this death ' rom vii and in another place 'having a desire to depart and to be with christ' philip i and the prophet david says 'when shall i come and appear before the… Nicetas of Serres fl. c. 1090PG 127:1441D…hings fades away. For death is truly for the just a passage to the eternal. See with what ardor of desire Paul desires to be dissolved and to be with Christ (Phil. I, 23). Thus, therefore, that must be underst… Thomas Magister c. 1275 – c. 1347PG 145:343C…ore God, or the manifold labors he had exhausted, or his most holy philosophy in life—his desiring long ago, as one might say, to “depart and be with Christ,” ⟦Philipp. I, 23⟧ he attains this with a distinguished a… Constantine Harmenopoulos c. 1320 – c. 1385PG 150:493…dvantage to be released from these bonds and to be with Christ. "Having the desire," he says, "to depart and be with Christ, for it is much better." ⟦Philippians 1:23⟧ But the life to come, to those whom...… Manuel Kalekas d. 1410PG 152:225…me in paradise already commends the future blessedness and divine paul desires to depart and to be with christ for the sake of what thing did he desire this for we groan he says knowing that… Anthony the GreatPG 40:1043…not what i should choose for myself for i am straitened between two having a desire to depart and to be with christ and this is better and more useful for me but to remain in… Photius of ConstantinoplePG 104:381A…and of the dissolution toward Christ, Pater ille noster est beatus et contubernii cum apostolis, et migrationis ad Christum, nomine. See page 300, vers. 2, or Philipp. 1, 23, II Tim. IV, 6. Page 297, vers. 5, to… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 47:403D…e: For we who are, he says, in this tabernacle do groan to remain here for the sake of Christ: To remain in the flesh, he says, is necessary for your sake (Phil. I, 24); that is, so that faith in Christ migh… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 50:477D…ith the heavens set before him, and the crowns and the prizes, he was delaying and lingering, saying: To remain in the flesh is more necessary for your sake (Phil. 1: 24). For this reason, he did not consider… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 50:511…d that he might depart from here poor and destitute of the salvation of many. And for that reason he said: "To remain in the flesh is necessary for your sake" (Philipp. 1.24). Therefore, when he saw that a better… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:325D…ot hear Paul saying: "But to remain in the flesh is more necessary for you, and being confident of this, I know that I shall remain and continue with you all" (Phil. I, 24, 25)? And why do you marvel, if even de… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:343…..tossed by waves, storms, and shipwrecks? But Paul was not so; rather, he hurried and pressed on, and one thing alone held him, namely, the salvation of men. (Phil. 1:24). When I spoke to them, they made… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 58:709B…Paul is present, passing the vote and saying: "To depart and be with Christ, which is far better, yet to remain in the flesh is more necessary for your sake" (Phil. 1:24). And he preferred the edification… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 63:845B…meis secundum carnem (Rom. 9. 3)? Idem cum cœli ipsi proponerentur et coronæ et præmia, cunctabatur dicens, Manere in carne, magis necessarium propter vos (Philipp. 1. 24). Idcirco neque creaturam visibilem, ne… Justinian I 482–565PG 86:987…be with christ for this is far better but paul indeed says nevertheless to abide in the flesh is more needful for you ibidem whereas the sun would say but to remain in this celestial body… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 124:1155…desire to depart and be with christ which is much better but to abide in the flesh is more necessary for you he says these things to prepare them to endure his coming death bravely and… Joannes ChrysostomusPG 51:321C…porro declarans Paulus dicebat: Permanere autem in carne magis necessarium est propter vos; et hoc confidens scio quia manebo, et permanebo cum omnibus vobis (Philipp. 1. 24, 25). Illi siquidem ex præsenti vita ej… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:205…you and being confident of this i know that i shall remain and continue with you all for your progress and joy of faith that your boasting may abound in christ jesus in me through my… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:565…vers and being confident of this i know that i shall remain and continue with you all for your progress and joy of faith that your rejoicing may be more abundant in christ jesus for me… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 124:1155…the more appropriated to christ deferred his communion with christ b vers and having this confidence i know that i shall remain and abide with you all for your progress and joy of faith since he… John Pearson 1613-1686PG 5:381A…says, fully assured [πληροφορηθείς]. Furthermore, elsewhere he expressed them together: and being fully assured of this, I know [καὶ τοῦτο πεποιθὼς οἶδα], Phil. 1:25. Saint Athanasius imitated this in his… Joannes ChrysostomusPG 51:321…but to abide in the flesh is more necessary for your sake and having this confidence i know that i shall abide and continue with you all philipp for those men desire to cast me out… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:207…good that your rejoicing he says may abound in christ jesus in me by my coming to you again do you see that by the word i will abide that which i was saying was signified… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:565…and continue with you all for your progress and joy of faith that your rejoicing may be more abundant in christ jesus for me by my coming to you again i know that i shall escape… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:861…joy of faith that your rejoicing may abound in christ jesus in me by my coming to you again see again how much good he testifies they are gaining for he who makes progress makes progress… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 124:1155…sobriety c vers that your glorying may abound in christ jesus in me by my coming to you again because he had said above that i remain for your progress he shows that he also gains… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:207…i leave for you to inquire whether he returned only he says let your conversation be as it becometh the gospel of christ do you see that all which he said has looked to this that… Proclus of Constantinople c. 390 – 446PG 65:873…faith than that which is laid which is jesus christ stand therefore in one spirit with one mind struggling together for the faith of the gospel and being in nothing terrified by your adversaries but keeping… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:567…your manner of life be worthy of the gospel of christ so that whether i come and see you or am absent i may hear of you that you stand firm in one spirit with one… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:863…conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of christ so that whether i come and see you or remain absent i may hear about you having testified to their great progress he quietly restrains… Theodore the Studite 759–826PG 99:1445…spirit with one soul to work together for the faith of the gospel and to lead the ascetic life together and to complete this clear and noble struggle a we… Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 118:1275…god and a divine life h i only behave yourselves worthy of the gospel of christ that whether i come and see you or be absent i may hear of your affairs that you stand fast… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 124:1155…gospel who has denied himself and taken up his cross and followed christ that whether i come and see you or be absent i may hear the things concerning you he does not say these things… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 124:1157…arrive but watch as one who will learn of your circumstances standing fast in one spirit with one soul this means in the same gift of concord for in this way some persist in one soul… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:207…says while the faith of the gospel is engaged in the contest and in nothing terrified by your adversaries which is to them an evident token of perdition but to you of salvation he said very… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:217…fast in one spirit he said that to them is an indication of perdition but to you of salvation and then he finally sets this for let this mind be in you which was also in… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 76:1329…says for the faith of the gospel and not terrified in anything by your adversaries which is to them a token of perdition but to you of salvation and that from god because to you it… Photius of Constantinople c. 810–c. 891PG 102:761…terrified in anything by your adversaries which to them is a proof of perdition but to you of salvation and this from god d because to you it has been given by christ not only to… Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 118:1275…spirit with one soul striving together for the faith of the gospel and in nothing terrified by your adversaries which to them is indeed b an evident token of perdition but to you of salvation and… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 124:1157…is mutually helping one another in the struggle undertaken for the faith and in nothing terrified by your adversaries i do not say he says that you should not fall but neither be terrified that is… Clement of Alexandria c. 150 – c. 215PG 8:1299…but the apostle writing to us concerning the endurance of afflictions says for unto you it is given in the behalf of christ not only to believe on him but also to suffer for his sake… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:783…and this of god that it has been granted to you on behalf of christ not only to believe in him but also to suffer on his behalf having the same conflict and the rest philip… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:1625…inflicted by our enemies having attained the sentiment of him who said unto you it is given in the behalf of christ… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:1627…a not only to believe on him but also to suffer for his sake b now the acts illustrate the struggles of the apostles narrating… Timothy I of Alexandria d. 385 (bishop 380-385)PG 33:1307…has been granted by certainty not only to believe in christ jesus but also to suffer for his sake this right and blessed will of yours towards god and hence… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:283A…when discoursing with others, he calls this matter a grace, saying, "It has been granted to us by God not only to believe in Him, but also to suffer for Him" [Phil. 1:29]; but at that time this one thing was t… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:47B…. Hear, for instance, what he says to the Philippians: That it has been granted to you for Christ, not only to believe in him, but also to suffer for him (Phil. 1:29); again, to the Thessalonians: You have… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:57…granted to you he says by christ not only to believe in him but also to suffer for his sake ibid v wherefore this is greater than that for he granted it truly it is a… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:177…his crown, and saying that they had suffered much: "For it has been granted to you," he says, "by God not only to believe in him, but also to suffer for him" (Phil. 1:29). But when he wrote to them, it happen… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:209…from god he says because it has been granted to you on behalf of christ not only to believe in him but also to suffer for his sake again he teaches them to moderate their mindset… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:283…ey were being vexed by the suffering of troublesome things; "For unto you it is given," he says, "not only to believe in him, but also to suffer for his sake" (Phil. 1:29); therefore, he says, "Rejoice in the L… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 76:1329…from god because to you it has been granted for the sake of christ not only to believe in him but also to suffer for his sake if we receive as a portion of grace from… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 77:1005B…s, you have crowned Him against your will. "For unto you it is given in the behalf of Christ, not only to believe on him, but also to suffer for his sake" (Phil. 1, 29). For he who believes in Him is not jud… Isidore of Pelusium d. c. 450PG 78:1401…unwilling for god has granted to me not only to believe in him but also to suffer for his sake but i did this because i wished to stop the mouths of those who pretend to… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:561…because to you it has been granted not only to believe in him but also to suffer for his sake vers for god is my witness how i long for you all with the affection of… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 83:1365B…ter to be life, as those who have heard the Apostle saying: "For it has been granted to us by God not only to believe in Him, but also to suffer for His sake" [Phil. I, 29]. The Lord arose most quickly, as one s… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 84:769…the glory that shall be revealed in us" (Rom. viii, 18). And: "For unto you it is given not only to believe in him, but also to suffer for his sake" (Phil. i, 29). I write this, which I also said frequently in the presenc… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:863…and this from god because to you it has been granted on behalf of christ not only to believe in him but also to suffer for him observe again how he quietly restrains them for after… Theodore the Studite 759–826PG 99:1029B…e glad in our persecution and in our prisons, so as to dare to say: "It has been granted to us not only to believe in Christ, but also to suffer for his sake" (Phil. 1:29). This is that he might stir you to mor… Theodore the Studite 759–826PG 99:1137…granted to you by god for christ not only to believe in him but also to suffer for his sake having the same struggle as you saw in me the sinner and now hear being of… Theodore the Studite 759–826PG 99:1139…the apostle has been granted to us by god for the sake of christ not only to believe in him but also to suffer for his sake the lord did not despise our humility in the… Theodore the Studite 759–826PG 99:1143…eager to the tortures holding the many tribulations to be a gift for unto you it is given in the behalf of christ not only to believe on him but also to suffer for his sake… Theodore the Studite 759–826PG 99:1289…worthy to serve the living and true god and not only this but also to suffer for his sake which is more glorious than all glory and more joyful than all joy for what is the… Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 118:1275…of perdition but to you of salvation and that from god because unto you it is given in the behalf of christ not only to believe on him but also to suffer for his sake only… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 124:1157…and this from god because to you it has been given on behalf of christ not only to believe in him but also to suffer for his sake calling the suffering on behalf of christ a… John XIV Kalekas c. 1283–1347PG 150:267…for this is indeed to follow christ not only to believe in him but also to suffer for his sake and to apply oneself to the other virtues for our savior set forth his own life… Clement of Alexandria c. 150 – c. 215PG 8:1299…only to believe on him but also to suffer for his sake having the same conflict which ye saw in me and now hear to be in me if there be therefore any consolation in christ… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:229A…ely, not only gaping at the signs, but much more at the temptations. For this reason he also said: Having the same struggle, such as you saw in me and heard (Phil. 1: 30). Frequent persecutions followed: every… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 84:959…were interpreting those books. I, 765, en toutō therapeuein for dia toutou. Hebr. I, 899, en Philippēsiois (if the reading is true), among the Philippians. I, 1026, en perinoia tēs kēdemonias genomenoi, thinking of it, p… Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus 905–959PG 112:819…said by Codinus to be English and to speak English. The name of the Franks was once pronounced Feranki and Faranki. (See Barth. ad Guilielmi Briton. Philipp. I, 114, p. 28, and Du Cange s.v. Feranci.) Concerning the etymol…