Matt. 19:2 - NIV, NAB - in Origen Commentary on Matthew Book XIV
But He came to the borders of Judaea, and not to the middle of it, but, as it were, to the outermost parts, where great multitudes followed Him,[116]
Matt. 19:3 - NIV, NAB - in Clement of Alexandria Stromata Book III
Vos autem non legistis, quod protoplasto Deus dixit: `Eritis duo in carne una? Quare qui dimittit uxorem, praeterquam fornicationis causa, facit eam moechari.[55]
Matt. 19:3 - NIV, NAB - in Tertullian On Monogamy
But grant that these argumentations may be thought to be forced and founded on conjectures, if no dogmatic teachings have stood parallel with them which the Lord uttered in treating of divorce, which, permitted formerly, He now prohibits, first because "from the beginning it was not so," like plurality of marriage; secondly, because "What God hath conjoined, man shall not separate,"[76]
Matt. 19:4 - NIV, NAB - in Tertullian Against Marcion Book IV
-for this reason, indeed, because He who had "made them male and female" had likewise said, "They twain shall become one flesh; what therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder."[1326]
Matt. 19:4 - NIV, NAB - in Origen de Principiis Book III
Our Lord and Saviour, indeed, in the words, "He who made them at the beginning, made them male and female,"[377]
Matt. 19:4 - NIV, NAB - in Methodius From the Discourse on the Resurrection
And Christ confirms the taking of these things as they are written, when, to the question of the Pharisees about putting away a wife, He answers: "Have ye not read that He which made them at the beginning made them male and female; and said, For this cause shall a man leave his father,"[8]
Matt. 19:4 - NIV, NAB - in Constitutions of the Holy Apostles Book VI
and the Lord says: "He that made them from the beginning, made them male and female; and said, For this cause shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they two shall be one flesh."[73]
Matt. 19:4 - NIV, NAB - in Constitutions of the Holy Apostles Book VI
"For He that made them at the beginning made them male and female; and He blessed them, and said, Increase and multiply, and fill the earth."[159]
Matt. 19:5 - NIV, NAB - in Tertullian To His Wife Book I
Let them see to that, who, among the rest of their perversities, teach the disjoining of the "one flesh in twain; "[23]
Matt. 19:5 - NIV, NAB - in Tertullian To His Wife Book II
one discipline, one and the same service? Both (are) brethren, both fellow servants, no difference of spirit or of flesh; nay, (they are) truly "two in one flesh."[62]
Matt. 19:5 - NIV, NAB - in Pseudo-Cyprian Of the Discipline and Advantage of Chastity
And in such wise it is said, "Two shall be in one flesh,"[6]
Matt. 19:5 - NIV, NAB - in Origen Commentary on Matthew Book XIV
"[140]
Matt. 19:6 - NIV, NAB - in First Apology of Justin
And when a certain man came to Him and said, "Good Master," He answered and said, "There is none good but God only, who made all things."[31]
Matt. 19:6 - NIV, NAB - in Clement of Alexandria Stromata Book III
Quid enim? annon licet etiam continenter uti matrimonio, et non conari dissolvere, quod "conjunxit Deus? "[53]
Matt. 19:6 - NIV, NAB - in Clement of Alexandria Stromata Book III
Primum quidem, propriam sponsam habuit Ecclesiam: deinde vero, nec homo erat communis, ut opus haberet etiam adjutore aliquo secundum carnem; neque erat ei necesse procreare filios, qui manet in aeternum, et natus est solus Dei Filius. Hic ipse autem Dominus dicit: "Quod Deus conjunxit, homo ne separet."[60]
Matt. 19:6 - NIV, NAB - in Clement of Alexandria Stromata Book III
Quomodo autem vetus quidera est solum matrimonium et legis inventum, alienum autem est, quod est ex Domino, matrimonium, cum idem Deus servetur a nobis? "Non" enim"quod Deus conjunxit, homo" jure"dissolverit; "[143]
Matt. 19:6 - NIV, NAB - in Tertullian On Monogamy
And accordingly, those whom God "from the beginning" conjoined, "two into one flesh," man shall not at the present day separate.[26]
Matt. 19:6 - NIV, NAB - in Constitutions of the Holy Apostles Book VI
For the Lord says: "What God has joined together, let no man put asunder."[76]
Matt. 19:6 - NIV, NAB - in Origen Commentary on Matthew Book XIV
And, as tending to convince them that they should not put away their wife for every cause, is it said," What God hath joined together, let not man put asunder."[129]
Matt. 19:7 - NIV, NAB - in Irenaeus Against Heresies Book IV
And not only so, but the Lord also showed that certain precepts were enacted for them by Moses, on account of their hardness [of heart], and because of their unwillingness to be obedient, when, on their saying to Him, "Why then did Moses command to give a writing of divorcement, and to send away a wife? "He said to them, "Because of the hardness of your hearts he permitted these things to you; but from the beginning it was not so; "[179]
Matt. 19:8 - NIV, NAB - in Tertullian Against Marcion Book IV
There, while prohibiting divorce, He has given us a solution of this special question respecting it: "Moses," says He, "because of the hardness of your hearts, suffered you to give a bill of divorcement; but from the beginning it was not so"[1325]
Matt. 19:8 - NIV, NAB - in Tertullian On Monogamy
So true, moreover, is it that divorce "was not from the beginning," that among the Romans it is not till after the six hundredth year from the building of the city that this kind of "hard-heartedness"[81]
Matt. 19:8 - NIV, NAB - in Pseudo-Cyprian Of the Discipline and Advantage of Chastity
For both her own husband belongs to the woman, for the reason that besides him she may know no other; and the woman is given to the man for the purpose that, when that which had been his own had been yielded to him, he should seek for nothing belonging to another.[5]
Matt. 19:8 - NIV, NAB - in Clementine Homily III
`Moses gave you commandments according to your hard-heartedness; for from the beginning it was not so: for He who created man at first, made him male and female.'[53]
Matt. 19:8 - NIV, NAB - in Origen Commentary on Matthew Book XIV
For it is not necessary for adultery or any such great indecency to write a bill of divorcement and give it into the hands of the wife; but indeed perhaps Moses called every sin an unseemly thing, on the discovery of which by the husband in the wife, as not finding favour in the eyes of her husband, the bill of divorcement is written, and the wife is sent away from the house of her husband; "but from the beginning it hath not been so."[194]
Matt. 19:9 - NIV, NAB - in Shepherd of Hermas Commandment Fourth
" And I said to him, "What then, sir, is the husband to do, if his wife continue in her vicious practices? "And he said, "The husband should put her away, and remain by himself. But if he put his wife away and marry another, he also commits adultery."[3]
Matt. 19:9 - NIV, NAB - in Athenagoras A Plea for the Christians
"For whosoever puts away his wife," says He, "and marries another, commits adultery; "[130]
Matt. 19:9 - NIV, NAB - in Tertullian Of Patience
every species of salutary discipline, what wonder that she likewise ministers to Repentance, (accustomed as Repentance is to come to the rescue of such as have fallen, ) when, on a disjunction of wedlock (for that cause, I mean, which makes it lawful, whether for husband or wife, to persist in the perpetual observance of widowhood),[128]
Matt. 19:10 - NIV, NAB - in Clement of Alexandria Stromata Book III
nesciunt quod, postquam de divortio esset locutus, cum quidam rogassent: "Si sic sit causa uxoris, non expedit homini uxorem ducere; "tunc dixit Dominus: "Non omnes capiunt vetbum hoc, sed quibus datum est."[66]
Matt. 19:11 - NIV, NAB - in Clement of Alexandria Stromata Book III
Ac Valentiniani quidem, qui desuper ex divinis emissionibus deduxere conjugationes, acceptum habent matrimonium: Basilidis autem sectatores, "Cum interrogassent, inquiunt, apostoli, nun sit melius uxorem non ducere, dicunt respondisse Dominum: `Non omnes capiunt verbum hoc, Bunt enim eunuchi alii a nativitate, alii vero a necessitate.'"[2]
Matt. 19:11 - NIV, NAB - in Clement of Alexandria Stromata Book III
Qui autem regni sempiterni gratia seipsos castrarunt, id ad declinandas, inquiunt, conjugii molestias fecerunt, quod procurandae rei familiaris onus ac sollicitudinem timerent. Et illud: `Melius est nubere quam uri, '[3]
Matt. 19:11 - NIV, NAB - in Clement of Alexandria Stromata Book III
Illud autem: "Non omnes capiunt verbum hoc: sunt enim eunuchi, qui sic nati sunt; et sunt eunuchi, qui castrati sunt ab hominibus; et sunt eunuchi, qui seipsos castrarunt propier regnum coelorum. Qui potest capere, capiat; "[65]
Matt. 19:11 - NIV, NAB - in Cyprian Epistle LXI
Strait and narrow is the way through which we enter into life, but excellent and great is the reward when we enter into glory. Let those who have once made themselves eunuchs for the kingdom of heaven[13]
Matt. 19:11 - NIV, NAB - in Cyprian Treatise II On the Dress of Virgins
For there are some eunuchs, which were so born from their mother's womb; and there are some eunuchs, which were made eunuchs of men; and there are eunuchs which have made themselves eunuchs for the kingdom of heaven's sake."[13]
Matt. 19:11 - NIV, NAB - in Cyprian Treatise XII Three Books of Testimonies Against the Jews
Of this same thing in the Gospel according to Matthew: "All men do not receive the word, but they to whom it is given: for there are some eunuchs who were born so from their mother's womb, and there are eunuchs who have been constrained by men, and there are eunuchs who have made themselves eunuchs for the kingdom of heaven's sake. He who can receive it, let him receive it."[572]
Matt. 19:11 - NIV, NAB - in Archelaus Acts of the Disputation with the Heresiarch Manes
Not all receive the word of God, but only those to whom it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven.[203]
Matt. 19:11 - NIV, NAB - in Methodius Discourse XI. Arete
For many who thought that to repress vehement lascivious desires constituted chastity, neglecting other duties connected with it, failed also in this, and have brought blame[2]
Matt. 19:12 - NIV, NAB - in Epistle of Ignatius to the Smyrnaeans
"He that is able to receive it, let him receive it."[38]
Matt. 19:12 - NIV, NAB - in Epistle of Ignatius to the Smyrnaeans
Unless he believes that Christ Jesus has lived in the flesh, and shall confess His cross and passion, and the blood which He shed for the salvation of the world, he shall not obtain eternal life, whether he be a king, or a priest, or a ruler, or a private person, a master or a servant, a man or a woman. "He that is able to receive it, let him receive it."[40]
Matt. 19:12 - NIV, NAB - in First Apology of Justin
And, "There are some who have been made eunuchs of men, and some who were born eunuchs, and some who have made themselves eunuchs for the kingdom of heaven's sake; but all cannot receive this saying."[20]
Matt. 19:12 - NIV, NAB - in Shepherd of Hermas Similitude Fifth
[Keep the commandments of the Lord, and you will be approved, and inscribed amongst the number of those who observe His commands.] And if you do any good beyond what is commanded by God,[6]
Matt. 19:12 - NIV, NAB - in Athenagoras A Plea for the Christians
Nay, you would find many among us, both men and women, growing old unmarried, in hope of living in closer communion with God.[128]
Matt. 19:12 - NIV, NAB - in Clement of Alexandria Stromata Book III
" Nos ergo propter dilectionem in Dominum, et propter ipsum honestum, amplectimur continentiam, templum Spiritus sanctificantes. Honestum enim est, "propter regnum coelorum seipsum castrare"[95]
Matt. 19:12 - NIV, NAB - in Clement of Alexandria Stromata Book III
qui est sterilis, et non fert fructum, nec vitro institutione, nec sermone. Sed "qui se" quidem "castrarunt" ab omni peccato "propter regnum coelorum,"[190]
Matt. 19:12 - NIV, NAB - in Clement of Alexandria Stromata Book III
"Exsecranda" autem "dies in qua natus sum, et ut non sit optanda,"[191]
Matt. 19:12 - NIV, NAB - in Clement of Alexandria Stromata Book III
Subjungit itaque: "Cur enim natus sum ut viderem labores et dolores, et in perpetuo probro fuerunt dies mei? "[192]
Matt. 19:12 - NIV, NAB - in Tertullian On the Resurrection of the Flesh
-indicating, of course, virgins, and such as have become "eunuchs for the kingdom of heaven's sake."[191]
Matt. 19:12 - NIV, NAB - in Tertullian Of Patience
and raises the self-made eunuch to the realms of heaven.[147]
Matt. 19:12 - NIV, NAB - in Tertullian On the Apparel of Women Book II
, and seal themselves up to eunuchhood for the sake of the kingdom of God,[91]
Matt. 19:12 - NIV, NAB - in Tertullian To His Wife Book I
How many are there who from the moment of their baptism set the seal (of virginity) upon their flesh? How many, again, who by equal mutual consent cancel the debt of matrimony-voluntary eunuchs[65]
Matt. 19:12 - NIV, NAB - in Tertullian On Monogamy
" This (even) broader assertion we make: that even if the Paraclete had in this our day definitely prescribed a virginity or continence total and absolute, so as not to permit the heat of the flesh to foam itself down even in single marriage, even thus He would seem to be introducing nothing of "novelty; "seeing that the Lord Himself opens "the kingdoms of the heavens" to "eunuchs,"[9]
Matt. 19:12 - NIV, NAB - in Tertullian On Monogamy
for, "each one shall die in his own sin; "and "eunuchs" not only have lost ignominy, but have even deserved grace, being invited into "the kingdoms of the heavens: "[50]
Matt. 19:12 - NIV, NAB - in Tertullian On Monogamy
while He associates with these (children) others who, after marriage, remained (or became)virgins; "[70]
Matt. 19:12 - NIV, NAB - in Tertullian On Monogamy
But He has withal premised that "the Spirit is prompt," in order that the Spirit may vanquish the flesh-that the weak may yield to the stronger. For again He says, "Let him who is able to receive, receive (it); "[103]
Matt. 19:12 - NIV, NAB - in Tertullian De Fuga in Persecutione
These things, my brother, seem to you perhaps harsh and not to be endured; but recall that God has said, "He who receives it, let him receive it,"[58]
Matt. 19:12 - NIV, NAB - in A Fragment of a Work of Pierius on the First Epistle of Paul to the Corinthians
added this remark: In saying this, Paul, without disguise, preaches celibacy.[4]
Matt. 19:12 - NIV, NAB - in Methodius Discourse II. Theophila
according to the infallible words of the Lord; since it is not given to all to attain that undefiled state of being a eunuch for the sake of the kingdom of heaven,[20]
Matt. 19:12 - NIV, NAB - in The First Epistle of Clement Concerning Virginity
who devote themselves to preserve virginity "for the sake of the kingdom of heaven; "[2]
Matt. 19:12 - NIV, NAB - in Polycrates of Ephesus
Why should I speak of Sagaris, bishop and martyr, who rests at Laodicea? of the blessed Papirius, moreover? and of Melito the eunuch,[8]
Matt. 19:13 - NIV, NAB - in Tertullian On Monogamy
is it that He Himself withal should set upon His own official chair men who were mindful rather to enjoin-(but) not likewise to practise-sanctity of the flesh, which (sanctity) He had in all ways recommended to their teaching and practising?-first by His own example, then by all other arguments; while He tells (them) that "the kingdom of heavens" is "children's; "[69]
Matt. 19:14 - NIV, NAB - in Shepherd of Hermas Similitude Ninth
therefore, no one will perish; for although any of them be tempted by the most wicked devil, and commit sin, he will quickly return to his Lord. I deem you happy, I, who am the messenger of repentance, whoever of you are innocent as children,[52]
Matt. 19:14 - NIV, NAB - in Clement of Alexandria The Instructor Book I
"And they brought to Him," it is said, "children, that He might put His hands on them and bless them; and when His disciples hindered them, Jesus said, Suffer the children, and forbid them not to come to Me, for of such is the kingdom of heaven."[17]
Matt. 19:14 - NIV, NAB - in Tertullian On Baptism
? The Lord does indeed say, "Forbid them not to come unto me."[190]
Matt. 19:14 - NIV, NAB - in Constitutions of the Holy Apostles Book VI
Do you also baptize your infants, and bring them up in the nurture and admonition of God. For says He: "Suffer the little children to come unto me, and forbid them not."[85]
Matt. 19:16 - NIV, NAB - in Clement of Alexandria Stromata Book III
Annon aperte indicat, quod sicut mundus componitur ex contrariis, nempe ex calido et frigido, humido et sicco, ita etiam ex iis qui dant, et ex iis qui accipiunt? Et rursus cum dixit: "Si vis perfectus esse, vende quae habes, et da pauperibus," refellit eum qui gloriabatur quod "omnia a juventute praecepta servaverat; "non enim impleverat illud: "Diliges proximum tuum sicut teipsum: "[85]
Matt. 19:16 - NIV, NAB - in Tertullian On Monogamy
go his way who had not "received" the precept of dividing his substance to the needy, and was abandoned by the Lord to his own opinion.[104]
Matt. 19:16 - NIV, NAB - in Clementine Homily XVIII
" And Peter said: "I shall explain to you how goodness itself is just. Our teacher Himself first said to the Pharisee who asked Him,[6]
Matt. 19:16 - NIV, NAB - in Clementine Homily XVIII
`Enter ye through the strait and narrow way, through which ye shall enter into life.' And somewhere else, when one asked Him,[27]
Matt. 19:17 - NIV, NAB - in Epistle of Mathetes to Diognetus
] Yea, He was always of such a character, and still is, and will ever be, kind and good, and free from wrath, and true, and the only one who is [absolutely] good;[41]
Matt. 19:17 - NIV, NAB - in Irenaeus Against Heresies Book IV
Now, that the law did beforehand teach mankind the necessity of following Christ, He does Himself make manifest, when He replied as follows to him who asked Him what he should do that he might inherit eternal life: "If thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments."[148]
Matt. 19:17 - NIV, NAB - in Shepherd of Hermas Commandment Fourth
" And I said to him, "It is for this reason, sir, that I inquire carefully into all things, especially because I am a sinner; that I may know what works I should do, that I may live: for my sins are many and various." And he said to me, "You shall live if you keep my commandments,[10]
Matt. 19:17 - NIV, NAB - in Clement of Alexandria The Instructor Book I
conceived as Father, being good, is called that which alone He i"-"good; "[164]
Matt. 19:17 - NIV, NAB - in Clement of Alexandria The Instructor Book I
Still further also He plainly says, "None is good, but My Father, who is in heaven."[168]
Matt. 19:17 - NIV, NAB - in Tertullian On Modesty
"But," say they, "God is `good, 'and `most good, '[15]
Matt. 19:17 - NIV, NAB - in Origen de Principiis Book II
There still remains to them, however, that saying of the Lord in the Gospel, which they think is given them in a special manner as a shield, viz., "There is none good but one, God the Father."[70]
Matt. 19:17 - NIV, NAB - in Origen Against Celsus Book V
And here I may employ this illustration, as beating upon this point: Our Lord and Saviour, heating Himself on one occasion addressed as "Good Master,"[41]
Matt. 19:17 - NIV, NAB - in Hippolytus Refutation of All Heresies Book V
He says that this (one) alone is good, and that what is spoken by the Saviour[43]
Matt. 19:17 - NIV, NAB - in Hippolytus Refutation of All Heresies Book VII
and as Himself acknowledges: "Why call ye me good? there is one good,"[86]
Matt. 19:17 - NIV, NAB - in Cyprian Treatise I On the Unity of the Church
But how can we possess immortality, unless we keep those commands of Christ whereby death is driven out and overcome, when He Himself warns us, and says, "If thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments? "[6]
Matt. 19:17 - NIV, NAB - in Cyprian Treatise XII Three Books of Testimonies Against the Jews
The young man saith unto Him, All these things have I observed: what lack I yet? Jesus saith unto him, If thou wilt be perfect, go and sell all that thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me."[359]
Matt. 19:17 - NIV, NAB - in A Treatise of Novatian Concerning the Trinity
Moreover, the Lord Himself: "Why askest thou me concerning that which is good? God alone is good."[273]
Matt. 19:17 - NIV, NAB - in Clementine Homily III
is good.'[62]
Matt. 19:17 - NIV, NAB - in Clementine Homily XVII
For he said to some one, as I learn,[6]
Matt. 19:17 - NIV, NAB - in Clementine Homily XVIII
At once, then, state to me whether you maintain that the framer of the world is the same as the lawgiver or not? If, then, he is the lawgiver, he is just; but if he is just, he is not good. But if he is not good, then it was another that Jesus proclaimed, when he said,[1]
Matt. 19:17 - NIV, NAB - in Origen Commentary on John Book VI
Naaman, then, is still in error, and does not see how far inferior other rivers are to the Jordan for the cure of the suffering; he extols the rivers of Damascus, Arbana, and Pharpha, saying, "Are not Arbana and Pharpha, rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? Shall I not wash in them and be clean? "For as none is good[139]
Matt. 19:19 - NIV, NAB - in Tertullian On the Apparel of Women Book II
Are we to paint ourselves out that our neighbours may perish? Where, then, is (the command), "Thou shall love thy neighbour as thyself? "[17]
Matt. 19:20 - NIV, NAB - in Clement of Alexandria The Instructor Book II
Now, just Lot (for I pass over at present the account of the economy of regeneration[185]
Matt. 19:21 - NIV, NAB - in Irenaeus Against Heresies Book IV
And for this reason did the Lord, instead of that [commandment], "Thou shalt not commit adultery," forbid even concupiscence; and instead of that which runs thus, "Thou shalt not kill," He prohibited anger; and instead of the law enjoining the giving of tithes, [He told us] to share[156]
Matt. 19:21 - NIV, NAB - in Clement of Alexandria The Instructor Book II
And ff he speaks thus of marriage, in reference to which God says, "Multiply," how do you not think that senseless display is by the Lord's authority to be banished? Wherefore also the Lord says, "Sell what thou hast, and give to the poor; and come, follow me."[92]
Matt. 19:21 - NIV, NAB - in Clement of Alexandria Who is the Rich Man that Shall Be Saved?
X. "If thou wilt be perfect."[11]
Matt. 19:21 - NIV, NAB - in Tertullian On Idolatry
"My work was my subsistence." Nay, but "all things are to be sold, and divided to the needy."[82]
Matt. 19:21 - NIV, NAB - in Cyprian Treatise III On the Lapsed
And therefore the Lord the teacher of good things, forewarning for the future time, says, "If thou wilt be perfect, go, sell all that thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come and follow me."[11]
Matt. 19:21 - NIV, NAB - in Cyprian Treatise VIII On Works and Alms
He said, "If thou wilt be perfect, go and sell that thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven; and come and follow me."[25]
Matt. 19:23 - NIV, NAB - in Shepherd of Hermas Similitude Ninth
For as it is disagreeable to walk among thistles with naked feet, so also it is hard for such to enter the kingdom of God.[37]
Matt. 19:23 - NIV, NAB - in Clement of Alexandria Stromata Book V
Again, "Don't sail on land" is a Pythagorean saw, and shows that taxes and similar contracts, being troublesome and fluctuating, ought to be declined. Wherefore also the Word says that the tax-gatherers shall be saved with difficulty.[71]
Matt. 19:23 - NIV, NAB - in Tertullian To His Wife Book II
joys?-which, indeed, is chiefly found among the wealthier; for the more any is rich, and inflated with the name of "matron," the more capacious house does she require for her burdens, as it were a field wherein ambition may run its course. To such the churches look paltry. A rich man is a difficult thing (to find) in the house of God;[56]
Matt. 19:23 - NIV, NAB - in Origen Against Celsus Book VII
From what has been said, it is clear then that Jesus, "the man of Nazareth," did not promulgate laws opposed to those just considered in regard to riches, when He said, "It is hard for the rich man to enter into the kingdom of God; "[40]
Matt. 19:23 - NIV, NAB - in Acts of the Holy Apostle Thomas
If we say that He affords us light, it is seen by us, and we have it; and if riches, they exist and appear in this world, and we name them, since it has been said, With difficulty will a rich man enter into the kingdom of the heavens.[25]
Matt. 19:24 - NIV, NAB - in Clement of Alexandria Stromata Book II
" Much more, then, is the Scripture to be believed which says, "It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man "[50]
Matt. 19:24 - NIV, NAB - in Clement of Alexandria Who is the Rich Man that Shall Be Saved?
For some, merely hearing, and that in an off-hand way, the utterance of the Saviour, "that it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of heaven,"[4]
Matt. 19:24 - NIV, NAB - in Origen Against Celsus Book VI
In the next place, with regard to the declaration of Jesus against rich men, when He said, "It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God,"[89]
Matt. 19:24 - NIV, NAB - in Acts of the Holy Apostles Peter and Andrew
What dost thou say? Peter says to him: One thing I say unto thee: it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to go into the kingdom of heaven.[3]
Matt. 19:26 - NIV, NAB - in First Apology of Justin
And that it is better to believe even what is impossible to our own nature and to men, than to be unbelieving like the rest of the world, we have learned; for we know that our Master Jesus Christ said, that "what is impossible with men is possible with God,"[42]
Matt. 19:26 - NIV, NAB - in Tertullian On Idolatry
? [You ask] "How many have fulfilled these conditions? "But what with men is difficult, with God is easy.[91]
Matt. 19:26 - NIV, NAB - in Tertullian On the Resurrection of the Flesh
How is it, then, that we read, "With men these things are impossible, but with God all things are possible; "[443]
Matt. 19:26 - NIV, NAB - in Tertullian Against Praxeas
, but they hold neither the Father nor the Son. Well, but "with God nothing is impossible."[105]
Matt. 19:27 - NIV, NAB - in Tertullian On Idolatry
. Parents, wives, children, will have to be left behind, for God's sake.[86]
Matt. 19:27 - NIV, NAB - in Five Books in Reply to Marcion
10 Like him, have all things left,[121]
Matt. 19:27 - NIV, NAB - in Victorinus Commentary on the Apocalypse of the Blessed John
For to the apostles, when they asked, saying, "We have forsaken all that we had, and followed Thee: what shall we have? "our Lord replied, "When the Son of man shall sit upon the throne of His glory, ye also shall sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel."[29]
Matt. 19:28 - NIV, NAB - in Dialogue of Justin
For I have proved that it was Jesus who appeared to and conversed with Moses, and Abraham, and all the other patriarchs without exception, ministering to the will of the Father; who also, I say, came to be born man by the Virgin Mary, and I lives for ever. For the latter is He after[428]
Matt. 19:28 - NIV, NAB - in Tertullian On Idolatry
For avoiding it, remedies cannot be lacking; since, even if they be lacking, there remains that one by which you will be made a happier magistrate, not in the earth, but in the heavens.[151]
Matt. 19:28 - NIV, NAB - in The Narrative of Joseph
thou shalt judge the twelve tribes of Israel.[10]
Matt. 19:28 - NIV, NAB - in The Passing of Mary Latin II
Then the Saviour spoke to them, saying: Before I ascended to my Father I promised to you, saying that you who have followed me in the regeneration, when the Son of man shall sit upon the throne of His majesty, will sit, you also, upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.[21]
Matt. 19:28 - NIV, NAB - in Origen Commentary on Matthew Book XI
And I think that the twelve baskets were in the possession of the disciples to whom it was said "Ye shall sit upon twelve thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel."[28]
Matt. 19:29 - NIV, NAB - in Irenaeus Against Heresies Book V
And again He says, "Whosoever shall have left lands, or houses, or parents, or brethren, or children because of Me, he shall receive in this world an hundred-fold, and in that to come he shall inherit eternal life."[287]
Matt. 19:29 - NIV, NAB - in Clement of Alexandria Stromata Book IV
For instance, the Lord says in the Gospel, "Whosoever shall leave father, or mother, or brethren," and so forth, "for the sake of the Gospel and my name,"[17]
Matt. 19:29 - NIV, NAB - in Constitutions of the Holy Apostles Book VIII
And let us pray for those who offer sacrifices and oblations to the Lord our God, that God, the fountain of all goodness, may recompense them with His heavenly gifts, and "give them in this world an hundredfold, and in the world to come life everlasting; "[78]
Matt. 19:29 - NIV, NAB - in Revelation of Paul
For blessed is he who is able to endure trial, because the Lord will give him in requital sevenfold reward in the world to come.[28]
Matt. 19:30 - NIV, NAB - in Irenaeus Against Heresies Book III
For this reason did the Lord declare that the first should in truth be last, and the last first.[444]
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