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Luke 8 - NIV, NAB - in Lactantius Divine Institutes Book IV

But perhaps the sacred writings[186]

Luke 8:1 - NIV, NAB - in Tertullian On Monogamy

, like the other apostles and Cephas? "But when he subjoins those (expressions)which show his abstinence from (insisting on) the supply of maintenance, saying, "For have we not the power of eating and drinking? "he does not demonstrate that "wives" were led about by the apostles, whom even such as have not still have the power of eating and drinking; but simply "women," who used to minister to them in the stone way (as they did) when accompanying the Lord.[67]

Luke 8:5 - NIV, NAB - in 1 Clement

The night sinks to sleep, and the day arises; the day [again] departs, and the night comes on. Let us behold the fruits [of the earth], how the sowing of grain takes place. The sower[102]

Luke 8:5 - NIV, NAB - in Hippolytus Refutation of All Heresies Book V

And some fell by the wayside, and was trodden down; and some on the rocky places, and sprang up," he says, "and on account of its having no depth (of soil), it withered and died; and some," he says, "fell on fair and good ground, and brought forth fruit, some a hundred, some sixty, and some thirty fold. Who hath ears," he says, "to hear, let him hear."[101]

Luke 8:5 - NIV, NAB - in Hippolytus Refutation of All Heresies Book VIII

And these (heretics) suppose that this is what is spoken by the Saviour: "A sower went forth to sow; and that which fell on the fair and good ground produced, some a hundred-fold, and some sixty-fold, and some thirty-fold."[10]

Luke 8:5 - NIV, NAB - in Recognitions of Clement III

Then Peter said: "If I were asked to speak of these things only on your account, who come only for the purpose of contradicting, you should never hear a single discourse from me; but seeing it is necessary that the husbandman, wishing to sow good ground, should sow some seeds, either in stony places, or places that are to be trodden of men, or in places filled with brambles and briers (as our Master also set forth, indicating by these the diversities of the purposes of several souls),[6]

Luke 8:5 - NIV, NAB - in 1 Clement

the fruits [of the earth], how the sowing of grain takes place. The sower[121]

Luke 8:8 - NIV, NAB - in Tertullian Against Marcion Book IV

-which now claims notice as having furnished to Christ that frequent form of His earnest instruction: "He that hath ears to hear, let him hear."[707]

Luke 8:10 - NIV, NAB - in Clement of Alexandria Stromata Book V

These things the Saviour Himself seals when He says: "To you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven."[148]

Luke 8:10 - NIV, NAB - in Origen de Principiis Book III

His words are: "That seeing they might not see; and hearing they may hear, and not understand; lest they should be converted, and their sins be forgiven them."[72]

Luke 8:14 - NIV, NAB - in Shepherd of Hermas Commandment Tenth

Even as beautiful vines, when they are neglected, are withered up by thorns and divers plants, so men who have believed, and have afterwards fallen away into many of those actions above mentioned, go astray in their minds, and lose all understanding in regard to righteousness; for if they hear of righteousness, their minds are occupied with their business,[2]

Luke 8:14 - NIV, NAB - in Origen Commentary on John Book I

" There are those who still have thorns with which they crown and dishonour Jesus, those, namely, who are choked by the cares, and riches, and pleasures of life, and though they have received the word of God, do not bring it to perfection.[63]

Luke 8:16 - NIV, NAB - in Tertullian Against Marcion Book IV

Now, for whatever reason He threatens the "deprivation," it will not be the work of a god who knows not how to threaten, because incapable of anger. I am, moreover, astonished when he says that "a candle is not usually hidden,"[712]

Luke 8:16 - NIV, NAB - in Tertullian On the Apparel of Women Book II

if we do not shine in (the midst of) darkness, and stand eminent amid them who are sunk down? If you hide your lamp beneath a bushel,[133]

Luke 8:17 - NIV, NAB - in Clement of Alexandria Stromata Book I

And if one say that it is written, "There is nothing secret which shall not be revealed, nor hidden which shall not be disclosed,"[32]

Luke 8:17 - NIV, NAB - in Tertullian Against Marcion Book IV

who had hidden himself-a greater and more needful light-during so long a time; and when he promises that "everything shall be brought out of its secrecy and made manifest,"[713]

Luke 8:17 - NIV, NAB - in Tertullian On Repentance

For who will grant to you, a man of so faithless repentance, one single sprinkling of any water whatever? To approach it by stealth, indeed, and to get the minister appointed over this business misled by your asseverations, is easy; but God takes foresight for His own treasure, and suffers not the unworthy to steal a march upon it. What, in fact, does He say? "Nothing hid which shall not be revealed."[52]

Luke 8:18 - NIV, NAB - in Tertullian Against Marcion Book II

has deemed God's law to be foolishness, and has therefore neglected to observe it; and as a further consequence, by his not having faith, "even that which he seemeth to have hath been taken from him"[29]

Luke 8:18 - NIV, NAB - in Tertullian Against Marcion Book IV

the Creator had said that they would not hear. Therefore it is that He adds by His Christ, "Take heed how ye hear,"[708]

Luke 8:18 - NIV, NAB - in Tertullian Against Marcion Book IV

This is proved even by the sentence which immediately follows: "Whosoever hath, to him shall be given; and whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken even that which he seemeth to have."[711]

Luke 8:18 - NIV, NAB - in Tertullian Against Marcion Book IV

not only bestows honour, but also takes away what a man seems to have.[1495]

Luke 8:18 - NIV, NAB - in Tertullian De Fuga in Persecutione

Why, a shepherd like this will be tuned off from the farm; the wages to have been given him at the time of his discharge will be kept from him as compensation; nay, even from his former savings a restoration of the master's loss will be required; for "to him who hath shall be given, but from him who hath not shall be taken away even that which he seemeth to have.[45]

Luke 8:18 - NIV, NAB - in Clementine Homily XVIII

For to him who is worthy to know, is due that which he does not know; but from him who is not worthy, even should he seem to have any thing it is taken away,[23]

Luke 8:20 - NIV, NAB - in Tertullian Against Marcion Book III

And how else could they have said that His mother and His brethren were standing without?[147]

Luke 8:20 - NIV, NAB - in Tertullian On the Flesh of Christ

But whenever a dispute arises about the nativity, all who reject it as creating a presumption in favour of the reality of Christ's flesh, wilfully deny that God Himself was born, on the ground that He asked, "Who is my mother, and who are my brethren? "[100]

Luke 8:21 - NIV, NAB - in Tertullian Against Marcion Book IV

Now He had in precisely similar terms rejected His mother or His brethren, whilst preferring those who heard and obeyed God.[1090]

Luke 8:26 - NIV, NAB - in Origen Commentary on John Book VI

The transaction about the swine, which were driven down a steep place by the demons and drowned in the sea, is said to have taken place in the country of the Gerasenes.[118]

Luke 8:28 - NIV, NAB - in Tertullian Against Marcion Book IV

For with the last enemy death did He fight, and through the trophy of the cross He triumphed. Now of what God did the Legion testify that Jesus was the Son?[748]

Luke 8:29 - NIV, NAB - in Methodius Oration on the Psalms

they heard that the demons had been put to flight; the sick restored to health[32]

Luke 8:30 - NIV, NAB - in Tertullian Against Marcion Book IV

,[745]

Luke 8:32 - NIV, NAB - in Tertullian On Modesty

he handed himself over to the prince of this age. He set him over "swine," to feed that flock familiar to demons,[111]

Luke 8:41 - NIV, NAB - in Irenaeus Against Heresies Book I

They maintain, further, that that girl of twelve years old, the daughter of the ruler of the synagogue,[97]

Luke 8:43 - NIV, NAB - in Tertullian Against Marcion Book IV

Allow me some indulgence in my effort against the heretic. Jesus is touched by the woman who had an issue of blood,[756]

Luke 8:43 - NIV, NAB - in Dionysius Extant Fragments Part I

, but only the hem of His garment, with a view to her cure.[161]

Luke 8:45 - NIV, NAB - in Origen Commentary on Matthew Book X

And to Peter, when he began to sink, it was said, "O thou of little faith, wherefore didst thou doubt? "[131]

Luke 8:46 - NIV, NAB - in Origen Commentary on Matthew Book XI

brought a measure of power such as the world was capable of receiving, of which power also He was conscious that a certain quantity went forth from Him as is plain from the words, "Some one did touch Me, for I perceived that power had gone forth from Me."[185]

Luke 8:46 - NIV, NAB - in Origen Commentary on Matthew Book XI

And according to the law of Moses it is written about certain things, "Ye shall cast them to the dogs,"[186]

Luke 8:48 - NIV, NAB - in Tertullian Against Marcion Book IV

Here, then, is a God who is not merciful by nature, but in hostility! Yet, if we find that such was the merit of this woman's faith, that He said unto her, Thy faith hath saved thee."[761]

Luke 8:48 - NIV, NAB - in Tertullian Against Marcion Book IV

When Christ approved of the faith of this woman, which simply rested in the Creator, He declared by His answer to her,[770]

Luke 8:51 - NIV, NAB - in Irenaeus Against Heresies Book II

and the father and mother of the maiden."[191]

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