Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, First Series • VOLUME 10
Chrysostom — Homilies on Matthew
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But mark thou, I pray thee, how throughout all the parables He punishes them that lay not out their money upon the needy. For neither had th
But mark thou, I pray thee, how throughout all the parables He punishes them that lay not out their money upon the needy. For neither had the virgins robbed other men's goods, but they had not given their own; neither had he that buried the one talent embezzled, but he had not doubled; neither are they that overlooked the hungry…
2,205 wordsSECTION 202Homily LXXVIII.
[2843] Matt. xxiv. 48-51. [The textual variations are slight, and are indicated in the emendations of the A.V. appearing in the above rendering.--R.] [2844] Phil. iv. 5, 6. [2845] Heb. x. 37. [2846] Matt. xxiv. 50. [2847] 1 Cor. x. 24. [2848] Rom. xv. 2, 3. [2849] 1 Cor. xiii. 3. [2850] Philip. i. 23, 24. [2851] John xxi…
2,223 wordsSECTION 203What then saith the Master? "Well done, thou good" (for this is goodness to look to one's neighbor) "and faithful servant; thou wast faithfu
What then saith the Master? "Well done, thou good" (for this is goodness to look to one's neighbor) "and faithful servant; thou wast faithful over few things, I will set thee over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy Lord," [2866] meaning by this expression all blessedness. But not so that other one, but how? "I knew tha…
2,324 wordsSECTION 2042. Then, in order that thou mayest see in another way also the justice of the sentence, He first praises them that have done right, and sait
2. Then, in order that thou mayest see in another way also the justice of the sentence, He first praises them that have done right, and saith, "Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you before the foundation of the world. For I was an hungered, and ye gave me meat," and all that follows. [2883] For that…
2,270 wordsSECTION 205But if thou sayest that thou burnest with the memory of the insult; call to mind if any good hath been done thee by him that hath offended t
But if thou sayest that thou burnest with the memory of the insult; call to mind if any good hath been done thee by him that hath offended thee, and how many ills thou hast occasioned to others. Hath he spoken ill of thee, and disgraced thee? Consider also that thou hast spoken thus of others. How then wilt thou obtain pardon, …
1,604 wordsSECTION 206Homily LXXX.
Homily LXXX. Matt. XXVI. 6, 7. "Now when Jesus was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper, there came unto Him a woman having an alabaster box of very precious ointment, and poured it on His head, as He sat at meat." This woman seems indeed to be one and the same with all the evangelists, yet she is not so; but though wi…
2,224 wordsSECTION 207To these then he went and said, "What will ye give me, and I will deliver him unto you. And they covenanted with him for thirty pieces of si
To these then he went and said, "What will ye give me, and I will deliver him unto you. And they covenanted with him for thirty pieces of silver. And from that time he sought opportunity to betray Him." [2911] For indeed he was afraid of the multitude, and desired to seize him alone. Oh madness! how did covetousness altogether …
2,219 wordsSECTION 208Homily LXXXI.
[2904] Lit, an economy. [2905] Matt. xxvi. 8-13. [The Greek text agrees with the received with the exception of a change of order in the first clause of verse 11. In verse 12, the R.V. renders, "to prepare me for burial," and in verse 12, "bespoken of" for "be told."--R.] [2906] See ix. 13, and xii. 7. [2907] [A clause is omi…
2,245 wordsSECTION 2093. O blindness! Whereunto hath it led him? Such is covetousness, it renders men fools and senseless, yea reckless, and dogs instead of men,
3. O blindness! Whereunto hath it led him? Such is covetousness, it renders men fools and senseless, yea reckless, and dogs instead of men, or rather even more fierce than dogs, and devils after being dogs. This man at least received unto him the devil even when plotting against him, but Jesus, even when doing him good, he betra…
2,324 wordsSECTION 210Therefore, I beseech you, let us give diligence to amend all such things, and to give an opposite direction to the passions that come upon u
Therefore, I beseech you, let us give diligence to amend all such things, and to give an opposite direction to the passions that come upon us in every age. But if in every part of our life we sail past the labors of virtue, everywhere undergoing shipwrecks; when we have arrived at the harbor destitute of spiritual freight, we sh…
886 wordsSECTION 211Homily LXXXII.
Homily LXXXII. Matt. XXVI. 26-28. "And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and gave thanks, and brake it, and gave [2945] it to the disciples, and said, Take, eat; This is my body." "And He took a cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, Drink ye all of it; This is my blood of the New Testament, Which is shed for…
2,201 wordsSECTION 212And wherefore said He not, But I did not suffer it, rather than, "I have prayed?" He speaks from this time lowly things, on His way to His p
And wherefore said He not, But I did not suffer it, rather than, "I have prayed?" He speaks from this time lowly things, on His way to His passion, that He may show His humanity. For He that has built His church upon Peter's confession, and has so fortified it, that ten thousand dangers and deaths are not to prevail over it; He …
2,229 wordsSECTION 213And whence know I, you may say, this person, and that person? I speak not of the unknown, but of the notorious.
And whence know I, you may say, this person, and that person? I speak not of the unknown, but of the notorious. Shall I say something more fearful. It is not so grievous a thing for the energumens [2977] to be within, as for such as these, whom Paul affirms to trample Christ under foot, and to "account the blood of the covenant…
785 wordsSECTION 214Homily LXXXIII.
Homily LXXXIII. Matt. XXVI. 36-38. "Then cometh Jesus with them unto a place called Gethsemane, and saith unto the disciples, Sit ye here, while I go and pray yonder. And He took with Him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and began to be sorrowful and very heavy: and He saith unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful, even un…
2,230 wordsSECTION 215Why should one speak of the other things? how such a one is displeasing to all, to his servants, his laborers, his neighbors, to them that h
Why should one speak of the other things? how such a one is displeasing to all, to his servants, his laborers, his neighbors, to them that handle public affairs, to them that are injured, to them that are not injured, to his wife most of all, and to his children more than to any. For not as men does he bring them up, but more mi…
1,622 wordsSECTION 216Homily LXXXIV.
Homily LXXXIV. Matt. XXVI. 51-54. "And, behold, one of them which were with Jesus stretched forth his hand, and drew his sword, and struck a servant of the high priest's, and smote off his ear." Then said Jesus unto him, Put up again thy sword unto his place, for all they that take the sword, shall perish by the sword. Thinke…
2,304 wordsSECTION 217But wherefore did they not bring forward the Sabbaths? Because He had often stopped their mouths; and moreover they wanted to take Him, and
But wherefore did they not bring forward the Sabbaths? Because He had often stopped their mouths; and moreover they wanted to take Him, and condemn Him by the things then said. And the high priest anticipated them, and gave the sentence as from them, and drew them all on by rending his vestments, and having led Him away as now c…
1,751 wordsSECTION 218Homily LXXXV.
Homily LXXXV. Matt. XXVI. 67, 68. "Then did they spit in His face, and buffeted Him, and others smote Him with the palms of their hands, [3027] saying, Prophesy unto us, thou Christ, who is he that smote [3028] thee?" [3029] Wherefore did they these things, when they were to put Him to death? What need of this mockery? That t…
2,311 wordsSECTION 219Seest thou them again self-condemned by their conscience? For because they knew that they had been buying the murder, they put them not into
Seest thou them again self-condemned by their conscience? For because they knew that they had been buying the murder, they put them not into the treasury, but bought a field to bury strangers in. And this also became a witness against them, and a proof of their treason. For the name of the place more clearly than a trumpet procl…
2,007 wordsSECTION 220Homily LXXXVI.
Homily LXXXVI. Matt. XXVII. 11, 12. "And Jesus stood before the governor; and the governor asked Him, saying, Art thou the king of the Jews? And Jesus said unto him, Thou sayest. And when He was accused of the chief priests and elders, He answered nothing." [3060] Seest thou what He is first asked? which thing most of all the…
2,215 wordsSECTION 221And mark it, he desired to bring Saul into superstition of witchcraft. But if he had counselled this at the beginning, the other would not h
And mark it, he desired to bring Saul into superstition of witchcraft. But if he had counselled this at the beginning, the other would not have given heed; for how should he, who was even driving them out? Therefore gently and by little and little he leads him on to it. For when he had disobeyed Samuel, and had caused the burnt-…
1,851 wordsSECTION 222Homily LXXXVII.
Homily LXXXVII. Matt. XXVII. 27-29. "Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the common hall, [3091] and gathered unto him the whole band of soldiers; and they stripped Him, and put on Him a purple robe; and when they had platted a crown of thorns, they put it on His head, and a reed in His right hand; and they bowed…
2,220 wordsSECTION 223But did some person exceedingly provoke thee? And what of that? For then should self-control be shown, since when there is no one to vex, we
But did some person exceedingly provoke thee? And what of that? For then should self-control be shown, since when there is no one to vex, we see even the wild beasts gentle; for neither are they always savage, but when any one rouses them. And we therefore, if we are only then quiet, when there is no one provoking us, what advan…
1,519 wordsSECTION 224Homily LXXXVIII.
Homily LXXXVIII. Matt. XXVII. 45-48. "Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the earth until the ninth hour. And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, and said, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is to say, my God my God, why hast thou forsaken me? Some of them that stood there, when they heard that sa…
2,497 wordsSECTION 225Thus also Paul persecuted Him, in persecuting them that are His; wherefore too He said, "Why persecutest thou me?" [3129] Thus therefore let
Thus also Paul persecuted Him, in persecuting them that are His; wherefore too He said, "Why persecutest thou me?" [3129] Thus therefore let us feel, as bestowing on Christ Himself when we bestow. For indeed His words are more sure than our sight. When therefore thou seest a poor man, remember His words, by which He declared, th…
1,941 wordsSECTION 226Homily LXXXIX.
Homily LXXXIX. Matt. XXVII. 62-64. "Now the next day, that followed the day of the preparation, the chief priests and Pharisees came together unto Pilate, saying, Sir, we remember that that deceiver said, while He was yet alive, [3133] After three days I will [3134] rise again. Command therefore that the sepulchre be made sure…
2,227 wordsSECTION 227Perchance some one of you would wish to be like them, to hold the feet of Jesus; ye can even now, and not His feet and His hands only, but e
Perchance some one of you would wish to be like them, to hold the feet of Jesus; ye can even now, and not His feet and His hands only, but even lay hold on that sacred head, receiving the awful mysteries with a pure conscience. But not here only, but also in that day ye shall see Him, coming with that unspeakable glory, and the …
2,202 wordsSECTION 228Homily XC.
[3155] esagoga. [3156] [The Oxford translator inserts here "hence the jealousies," but there is no corresponding phrase in the Greek text.--R.] [3157] ptero. Homily XC. Matt. XXVIII. 11-14. "Now when they were going, behold, some of the watch came into the city, and declared unto the chief priests all the things that were d…
2,448 wordsSECTION 229Hear these things, as many as are poor; or rather also, as many as desire to be rich. It is not poverty that is the thing to be feared, but
Hear these things, as many as are poor; or rather also, as many as desire to be rich. It is not poverty that is the thing to be feared, but the not being willing to be poor. Account poverty to be nothing to fear, and it will not be to thee a matter for fear. For neither is this fear in the nature of the thing, but in the judgmen…
1,319 wordsSECTION 230INDEX OF SUBJECTS.
INDEX OF SUBJECTS. Abel, wherefore slain, [1]446. Abraham, humility of, [2]175, [3]439; heartiness of, [4]237; varied life of, [5]330; craft of, [6]350. Aceldama, how a witness of the truth, [7]508. Adam, temptation of, [8]80-1, [9]92; life of described, [10]417. Adoption, may be useless, [11]59; intimated by Christ, [12]94…
2,212 wordsSECTION 231Diogenes, censure of, [487]222.
Diogenes, censure of, [487]222. Disciples, why from Galilee, [488]88; distinguished from the multitudes, [489]91; why sent on circuit, [490]212. (See [491]Apostles.) Dispensation. (See [492]Incarnation.) Disposition, in men's own power, [493]282. Dives, why damned, [494]60, [495]84, [496]430, [497]454, [498]455. Divinity of…
2,205 wordsSECTION 232Joseph, the husband of Mary, genealogy of, why traced, [970]6, [971]11, [972]14; his descent from David proved by his marriage, [973]11; his
Joseph, the husband of Mary, genealogy of, why traced, [970]6, [971]11, [972]14; his descent from David proved by his marriage, [973]11; his espousals were to shelter the Virgin, [974]15; his conduct proved the miraculous birth, [975]23; encouraged to adopt the Child, [976]25; referred to the prophets, [977]32; praised for self-…
2,215 wordsSECTION 233Providence, doctrine of, maintained by the prophets, [1424]57; urged by Christ to console the apostles, [1425]228.
Providence, doctrine of, maintained by the prophets, [1424]57; urged by Christ to console the apostles, [1425]228. Psalms, study of, profitable, but neglected, [1426]13; chanted in the church, [1427]73. Publican, the, saved by penitence, [1428]198; a lesson not to despair, [1429]449. Publicans, the, virtue of, a shame to Chri…
2,209 wordsSECTION 234Works, which the best, [1782]468; necessary for salvation, [1783]499; the best furniture, [1784]500.
Works, which the best, [1782]468; necessary for salvation, [1783]499; the best furniture, [1784]500. World, the, is undergoing a change, [1785]106; compared to children's games, [1786]165; need not be left for cloisters, [1787]278, [1788]344; must be crucified in us, [1789]336; love of, a slavery, [1790]362; dangerous to salvat…
2,327 wordsSECTION 235Acts
Acts [3955]1:7 [3956]1:7 [3957]1:8 [3958]1:9 [3959]1:18 [3960]2:2 [3961]2:24 [3962]2:29 [3963]2:29 [3964]2:29 [3965]2:34 [3966]2:41 [3967]2:41 [3968]2:41 [3969]3:6 [3970]3:6 [3971]3:12 [3972]3:12 [3973]3:22 [3974]4:4 [3975]4:4 [3976]4:5 [3977]4:10 [3978]4:13 [3979]4:13 [3980]4:13 [3981]4:16 [3982]4:19 [3983]4:20 [3984]4:20 [398…
3,456 wordsSECTION 236Index of Pages of the Print Edition
Index of Pages of the Print Edition [5393]i [5394]iii [5395]iv [5396]vii [5397]ix [5398]xvii [5399]xviii [5400]xix [5401]xx [5402]xxi [5403]xxii [5404]1 [5405]2 [5406]3 [5407]4 [5408]5 [5409]6 [5410]7 [5411]8 [5412]9 [5413]10 [5414]11 [5415]12 [5416]13 [5417]14 [5418]15 [5419]16 [5420]17 [5421]18 [5422]19 [5423]20 [5424]21 [542…
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