Ante-Nicene Fathers • VOLUME 8
The Twelve Patriarchs, Apocrypha, Clementine Homilies & More
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Chapter 9 (25).
Chapter 9 (25). And the Lord, holding the hand of Adam, delivered him to Michael the archangel: and all the saints followed Michael the archangel, and he led them all into the glorious grace of paradise. And there met them two men, ancient of days. The saints asked them: Who are you, that have not yet been dead, along with us i…
1,016 wordsSECTION 402Chapter 12 (28).
Chapter 12 (28). After this, Pilate going into the temple of the Jews, assembled all the chief priests, and learned men, and scribes, and teachers of the law, and went in with them into the sanctuary of the temple, and ordered that all the gates should be shut, and said to them: We have heard that you have a certain great colle…
891 wordsSECTION 403Chapter 13 (29).
Chapter 13 (29). Pilate, hearing these words of Annas and Caiaphas, laid them all up in the acts of our Lord and Saviour, in the public records of his prætorium, and wrote a letter to Claudius, king of the city of Rome, [2003] saying:-- Pontius Pilate to Claudius his king, greeting. It has lately happened, as I myself have als…
1,603 wordsSECTION 404Chapter 2 (18).
Chapter 2 (18). I Karinus. O Lord Jesus Christ, Son of the living God, permit me to speak of Thy wonders which Thou hast done in the lower world. When, therefore, we were kept in darkness and the shadow of death in the lower world, suddenly there shone upon us a great light, and Hades and the gates of death trembled. And then w…
922 wordsSECTION 405Chapter 5 (21).
Chapter 5 (21). Then all the saints, hearing this again, exulted in joy. And one of those standing round, Isaias by name, cried out aloud, and thundered: Father Adam, and all standing round, hear my declaration. When I was on earth, and by the teaching of the Holy Spirit, in prophecy I sang of this light: The people who sat in …
882 wordsSECTION 406Chapter 8 (24).
Chapter 8 (24). And, behold, suddenly Hades trembled, and the gates of death and the bolts were shattered, and the iron bars were broken and fell to the ground, and everything was laid open. And Satan remained in the midst, and stood confounded and downcast, bound with fetters on his feet. And, behold, the Lord Jesus Christ, co…
2,258 wordsSECTION 407And all that night the light did not cease shining. And many of the Jews died, swallowed up in the chasm of the earth, so that on the follow
And all that night the light did not cease shining. And many of the Jews died, swallowed up in the chasm of the earth, so that on the following day most of those who had been against Jesus could not be found. Others saw the appearing of those that had risen, whom no one of us had ever seen. [2019] And only one [2020] synagogue o…
2,316 wordsSECTION 408And, behold, when Pilate had finished his prayer, there came a voice out of the heaven, saying: All the generations and families of the nati
And, behold, when Pilate had finished his prayer, there came a voice out of the heaven, saying: All the generations and families of the nations shall count thee blessed, because under thee have been fulfilled all those things said about me by the prophets; and thou thyself shall be seen as my witness at my second appearing, when…
1,444 wordsSECTION 409Chapter 1.
Chapter 1. I am Joseph of Arimathæa, who begged from Pilate the body of the Lord Jesus for burial, and who for this cause was kept close in prison by the murderous and God-fighting [2032] Jews, who also, keeping to the law, have by Moses himself become partakers in tribulation and having provoked their Lawgiver to anger, and no…
1,253 wordsSECTION 410Chapter 3.
Chapter 3. Having therefore done many and dreadful things against Jesus that night, they gave Him up to Pilate the procurator at the dawn of the preparation, that he might crucify Him; and for this purpose they all came together. After a trial, therefore, Pilate the procurator ordered Him to be nailed to the cross, along with t…
830 wordsSECTION 411Chapter 4.
Chapter 4. And I Joseph begged the body of Jesus, and put it in a new tomb, where no one had been put. And of the robber on the right the body was not found; but of him on the left, as the form of a dragon, so was his body. And after I had begged the body of Jesus to bury, the Jews, carried away by hatred and rage, shut me up …
2,201 wordsSECTION 412With this design, then, they went forth from the city of Libia which is called Burgidalla, [2052] and went on board a ship, and proceeded to
With this design, then, they went forth from the city of Libia which is called Burgidalla, [2052] and went on board a ship, and proceeded to Jerusalem, and surrounded the kingdom of the Jews, and began to send them to destruction. And when the kings of the Jews heard of their doings, and the wasting of their land, fear came upon…
2,544 wordsSECTION 413Then said the Emperor Tiberius to Velosianus: Velosianus, hast thou seen any of those men who saw Christ? Velosianus answered: I have. He sa
Then said the Emperor Tiberius to Velosianus: Velosianus, hast thou seen any of those men who saw Christ? Velosianus answered: I have. He said: Didst thou ask how they baptize those who believed in Christ? Velosianus said: Here, my Lord, we have one of the disciples of Christ himself. Then he ordered Nathan to be summoned to com…
2,318 wordsSECTION 414Paul saying these and such like things, the Jews went and said to Peter: Paul of the Hebrews has come, and entreats thee to come to him, sin
Paul saying these and such like things, the Jews went and said to Peter: Paul of the Hebrews has come, and entreats thee to come to him, since those who have brought him say that he cannot meet whomsoever he may wish until he appear before Cæsar. And Peter having heard, rejoiced with great joy; and rising up, immediately went to…
2,534 wordsSECTION 415Then Nero said to Simon: What is it, Simon? I think we have got the worst of it. Simon said: This man, both in Judæa and in all Palestine an
Then Nero said to Simon: What is it, Simon? I think we have got the worst of it. Simon said: This man, both in Judæa and in all Palestine and Cæsarea, has done the same to me; [2082] and from very often striving with me, he has learned that this is adverse to them. This, then, he has learned how to escape from me; for the though…
2,287 wordsSECTION 416Then Nero ordered a lofty tower to be made in the Campus Martius, and all the people and the dignities to be present at the spectacle. And o
Then Nero ordered a lofty tower to be made in the Campus Martius, and all the people and the dignities to be present at the spectacle. And on the following day, all the multitude having come together, Nero ordered Peter and Paul to be present, to whom also he said: Now the truth has to be made manifest. Peter and Paul said: We d…
2,309 wordsSECTION 417And the three soldiers who had cut off the head of Saint Paul, when after three hours they came on the same day with the Bulla bringing it t
And the three soldiers who had cut off the head of Saint Paul, when after three hours they came on the same day with the Bulla bringing it to Nero, having met Perpetua, they said to her: What is it, woman? Behold, by thy confidence thou hast lost thy handkerchief. But she said to them: I have both got my handkerchief, and my eye…
2,319 wordsSECTION 418And the governor was greatly moved; and having scourged Paul, he cast him out of the city, and condemned Thecla to be burned. And immediatel
And the governor was greatly moved; and having scourged Paul, he cast him out of the city, and condemned Thecla to be burned. And immediately the governor went away to the theatre, and all the crowd went forth to the spectacle of Thecla. But as a lamb in the wilderness looks round for the shepherd, so she kept searching for Paul…
2,223 wordsSECTION 419And she went to Iconium. And she goes into the house of Onesiphorus, and fell upon the pavement where Paul used to sit and teach her, and we
And she went to Iconium. And she goes into the house of Onesiphorus, and fell upon the pavement where Paul used to sit and teach her, and wept, saying: God of myself and of this house, where Thou didst make the light to shine upon me, O Christ Jesus, the Son of the living God, my help in the fire, my help among the wild beasts, …
2,439 wordsSECTION 420Therefore, bending their knees, they prayed to God. And Paul, groaning aloud, wept, and in like manner also Barnabas, saying to one another:
Therefore, bending their knees, they prayed to God. And Paul, groaning aloud, wept, and in like manner also Barnabas, saying to one another: It would have been good for us, as at first, so also at last, to work in common among men; but since it has thus seemed good to thee, Father Paul, pray for me that my labour may be made per…
2,277 wordsSECTION 421And Philip's sister Mariamme, sitting in the entry of the house of Stachys, addressed herself to those coming, persuading them to listen to
And Philip's sister Mariamme, sitting in the entry of the house of Stachys, addressed herself to those coming, persuading them to listen to the apostles, saying to them: Our brethren, and sons of my Father in heaven, ye are the excellent riches, and the substance of the city above, the delight of the habitation which God has pre…
2,233 wordsSECTION 422And both of them smiled, seeing each other, both Philip and Bartholomew; for they were as if they were not tortured: for their punishments w
And both of them smiled, seeing each other, both Philip and Bartholomew; for they were as if they were not tortured: for their punishments were prizes and crowns. And when also they had stripped Mariamme, behold, straightway the semblance of her body was changed in the presence of all, and straightway there was about her a cloud…
2,489 wordsSECTION 423And Philip, having looked round upon the multitudes, said: O ye who have come up out of the dead from Hades, and the swallowing up of the ab
And Philip, having looked round upon the multitudes, said: O ye who have come up out of the dead from Hades, and the swallowing up of the abyss,--and the luminous cross led you up on high, through the goodness of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Ghost,--He being God became man, having been made flesh out of the Virgin Mary,…
2,220 wordsSECTION 424They wrote therefore to Jerusalem after this manner:--The philosophers of Hellas to Ananias, the great high priest of the Jews in Jerusalem.
They wrote therefore to Jerusalem after this manner:--The philosophers of Hellas to Ananias, the great high priest of the Jews in Jerusalem. There being between thee and us at all times great [2191] ...as thou knowest that we Athenians are searchers after truth. A certain foreigner has come to Hellas, Philip by name; and, in a w…
2,269 wordsSECTION 425Philip then, seeing that he remained in unbelief, having looked at him, says to the earth: Open thy mouth, and swallow him up as far as his
Philip then, seeing that he remained in unbelief, having looked at him, says to the earth: Open thy mouth, and swallow him up as far as his neck in the presence of those who have believed in Christ Jesus. And in the same hour the earth, having opened its mouth, received him as far as the neck. And the multitude communed with eac…
2,204 wordsSECTION 426And the priests reached forth their hands towards John, wishing to lay hold of him, and they could not. Then Philip with Bartholomew said to
And the priests reached forth their hands towards John, wishing to lay hold of him, and they could not. Then Philip with Bartholomew said to John: Where is Jesus, who enjoins upon us not to take into our own hands vengeance on those that torture us? for after this I will not endure them. And Philip spoke in Hebrew, and said: My …
2,240 wordsSECTION 427To whom Ægeates said: Art thou Andrew, who destroyest the temples of the gods, and persuadest men about the religion which, having lately ma
To whom Ægeates said: Art thou Andrew, who destroyest the temples of the gods, and persuadest men about the religion which, having lately made its appearance, the emperors of the Romans have given orders to suppress? The blessed Andrew said: The emperors of the Romans have never recognised the truth. And this the Son of God, wh…
2,281 wordsSECTION 428Ægeates then being enraged, ordered the blessed Andrew to be fastened to the cross. [2228] And he having left them all, goes up to the cross
Ægeates then being enraged, ordered the blessed Andrew to be fastened to the cross. [2228] And he having left them all, goes up to the cross, and says to it with a clear voice: Rejoice, O cross, which has been consecrated by the body of Christ, and adorned by His limbs as if with pearls. Assuredly before my Lord went up on thee,…
2,231 wordsSECTION 429[2219] Perhaps we should read anadeixei, shalt exhibit, for anadexei.
[2219] Perhaps we should read anadeixei, shalt exhibit, for anadexei. [2220] Two mss., of sinners. [2221] Or, shut out. [2222] Lit., be rolled towards. [2223] Matt. xii. 19. [2224] Comp. 2 Cor. iv. 17. [2225] Or, their sacred rites. [2226] Comp. Matt. iii. 12. [2227] Another reading is, seven quaternions. [2228] One of …
2,349 wordsSECTION 430And Andrew, turning round to the Lord, not knowing that it was the Lord, said to Him: Tell me, O man, and show me the skill of thy steering;
And Andrew, turning round to the Lord, not knowing that it was the Lord, said to Him: Tell me, O man, and show me the skill of thy steering; for I have never seen any man so steering in the sea as I now see thee. For sixteen years have I sailed the sea, and behold this is the seventeenth, and I have not seen such skill; for trul…
2,327 wordsSECTION 431And Andrew went into the city along with his disciples, and no one beheld him. And when he came to the prison, he saw seven warders standing
And Andrew went into the city along with his disciples, and no one beheld him. And when he came to the prison, he saw seven warders standing at the gate guarding, and he prayed within himself, and they fell down and expired; and he marked the gate with the sign of the cross, and it opened of its own accord. And having gone in wi…
2,200 wordsSECTION 432And when it was evening they took him again to the prison, having bound his hands behind him, and left him till the morrow again. And the de
And when it was evening they took him again to the prison, having bound his hands behind him, and left him till the morrow again. And the devil having taken with himself seven demons [2268] whom the blessed one had cast out of the countries round about, and having gone into the prison, they stood before him, wishing to kill him.…
2,259 wordsSECTION 433[2267] Comp. Acts xxiii. 2.
[2267] Comp. Acts xxiii. 2. [2268] Comp. Matt. xii. 45. [2269] One ms. adds: And the devil answered and said to the seven wicked demons, My children, kill him that dishonours us. [2270] Or, a bishopric. [2271] Matt. xxvii. 46. [2272] Comp. Matt. x. 30. [2273] Matt. v. 18. [2274] One ms. has: Yea, for assuredly you have be…
2,251 wordsSECTION 434And the child said: Why sayest thou, O Matthew? Understand and know that good discourse is better than a calf, and words of meekness better
And the child said: Why sayest thou, O Matthew? Understand and know that good discourse is better than a calf, and words of meekness better than every herb of the field, and a sweet saying as the perfume of love, and cheerfulness of countenance better than feeding, and a pleasant look is as the appearance of sweetness. Understan…
2,563 wordsSECTION 435The king says to him: And who art thou? And he says: I am the demon who dwelt in thy wife, and in thy son, and in thy daughter-in-law; and m
The king says to him: And who art thou? And he says: I am the demon who dwelt in thy wife, and in thy son, and in thy daughter-in-law; and my name is Asmodæus; and this Matthew drove me out of them. And now, behold, thy wife, and thy son, and thy daughter-in-law sing along with him in the church. And I know, O king, that thou al…
2,256 wordsSECTION 436And the king having seen these things from the upper part of the house, and being terror-struck, went forth from the palace, and ran and wor
And the king having seen these things from the upper part of the house, and being terror-struck, went forth from the palace, and ran and worshipped towards the east at the coffin, and fell down before the bishop, and the presbyters, and the deacons, in repentance and confession, saying: [2308] Truly I believe in the true God, Ch…
2,334 wordsSECTION 437And when they had dined and drunk, the apostle tasted nothing. Those, then, about him said to him: Why hast thou come hither, neither eating
And when they had dined and drunk, the apostle tasted nothing. Those, then, about him said to him: Why hast thou come hither, neither eating nor drinking? And he answered and said to them: For something greater than food or even drink have I come hither, even that I might accomplish the will of the King. For the heralds proclaim…
2,427 wordsSECTION 438And the king, having heard these things from the bridegroom and the bride, rent his garments, and said to those standing near him: Go out qu
And the king, having heard these things from the bridegroom and the bride, rent his garments, and said to those standing near him: Go out quickly, and go round the whole city, and seize and bring me that man, the sorcerer, who has come for evil into this city: for I led him with my own hands into my house, and I told him to pray…
2,299 wordsSECTION 439And the apostle, seized with joy, said: I make full confession [2335] to Thee, Lord Jesus, that Thou hast revealed Thy truth in these men: f
And the apostle, seized with joy, said: I make full confession [2335] to Thee, Lord Jesus, that Thou hast revealed Thy truth in these men: for Thou alone art a God of truth, and not another; and Thou art He who knowest all things that are unknown to many: Thou art He, Lord, who in all things showest compassion and mercy to men; …
2,286 wordsSECTION 440And he said to him: I am the offspring of the race of the serpent, and hurtful of the hurtful; I am son of him who hurt and struck the four
And he said to him: I am the offspring of the race of the serpent, and hurtful of the hurtful; I am son of him who hurt and struck the four brothers that stood; I am son of him who sits on the throne of destruction, and takes his own from what he has lent; [2351] I am son of that apostate who encircles the globe; I am kinsman to…
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