Econlib

The Library

Other Sites

 Front Page arrow Titles (by Subject) arrow SECTION IX. - Ante-Nicene Fathers. Volume 9: The Gospel of Peter, Apocalypses and Romances, Commentaries of Origen

Return to Title Page for Ante-Nicene Fathers. Volume 9: The Gospel of Peter, Apocalypses and Romances, Commentaries of Origen

Search this Title:

Also in the Library:

Subject Area: Religion

SECTION IX. - A. Cleveland Coxe, Ante-Nicene Fathers. Volume 9: The Gospel of Peter, Apocalypses and Romances, Commentaries of Origen [1896]

Edition used:

Ante-Nicene Fathers. Volume 9: The Gospel of Peter, the Diatessaron of Tatian, the Apocalypse of Peter, the Vision of Paul, the Apocalypse of the Virgin and Sedrach, the Testament of Abraham, the Acts of Xanthippe and Polyxena, the Narrative of Zosimus, the Apology of Aristides, the Epistles of Clement (complete text), Origen’s Commentary of John, Books 1-10, and Commentary on Matthew, Books 1, 2, and 10-14, ed. Alexander Roberts and James Donaldson. Revised and Chronologically arranged with brief prefaces and occasional notes by A. Cleveland Coxe (New York: Christian Literature Publishing Co., 1896-97).

Part of: Ante-Nicene Fathers: The Writings of the Fathers down to A.D. 325, 10 vols.

About Liberty Fund:

Liberty Fund, Inc. is a private, educational foundation established to encourage the study of the ideal of a society of free and responsible individuals.


SECTION IX.

§ 9Mt. 5, 33.Mt. 5, 34.Mt. 5, 35.Mt. 5, 36.Mt. 5, 37.1Ye have heard also that it was said unto the ancients, Lie not, but perform unto2 God in thy oaths: but I say unto you, Swear not at all; neither by heaven, for it3 is God’s throne; nor by the earth, for it is a footstool under his feet; nor yet by4 Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great6 King. Neither shalt thou swear by thy5 head, for thou canst not make in it one lock of hair black or white. But your word shall be either Yea or Nay, and what is in excess of this is of the evil one.

Mt. 5, 38.Mt. 5, 39.6, 7Ye have heard that it was said, Eye for eye, and tooth for tooth: but I say unto you, Stand not in opposition to the evil;7 but whosoever smiteth thee on thy right8 cheek,8 turn to him also the other. And he that would sue thee,Mt. 5, 40.Mt. 5, 41.Mt. 5, 42.Lk. 6, 30b. and take thy tunic,9 leave to him also thy wrapper. And whosoever compelleth thee one mile, go with10 him twain. And he that asketh thee, give unto him: and he that would borrow of thee,Arabic, p. 35 prevent him not. And prosecute9 not him that taketh thy11 substance. And as ye desire that men should do to you,Lk. 6, 31.Mt. 5, 43.Mt. 5, 44. so do ye also to them.

12, 13Ye have heard that it was said, Love thy neighbour and hate thine enemy: but I say unto you, Love your enemies, and pray for those that curse you, and deal well with those that hate you, and pray for those who take you with violence and persecute14 you; that ye may be sons of your heavenly Father,Mt. 5, 45. who maketh his sun to rise on the good and the evil, and sendeth down his rain on the righteous and the15 unrighteous. If ye love them that love you, what reward shall ye have?Mt. 5, 46.Lk. 6, 32b.Lk. 6, 33.Lk. 6, 34. for the publicans16 and sinners also love those that love them. And if ye do a kindness to those17 who treat you well, where is your superiority? for sinners also do likewise. And if ye lend to him of whom ye hope for a reward,1 where is your superiority? for the18 sinners also lend to sinners, seeking recompense from2 them.Lk. 6, 35. But love your enemies, and do good to them, and lend, and cut not off the hope of any man; that your reward may be great, and ye may be the children of the Highest: for he is lenient19 towards the wicked and the ungrateful. Be ye merciful, even as your Father also is20 merciful. And if ye inquire for the good of your brethren only,Lk. 6, 36.Mt. 5, 47.Mt. 5, 48. what more have21 ye done than others? is not this the conduct of the publicans also? Be ye now3 perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect.

Mt. 6, 1.Mt. 6, 2.22Consider your alms; do them not before men to let them see you: and if it be not23 so,4 ye have no reward before your Father which is in the heavens. When then thou givest an alms now, do not sound a trumpet before thee, as do the people of hypocrisy, in the synagogues and the marketplaces, that men may praise them. And24 verily say I unto you,Arabic, p. 36 They have received their reward.Mt. 6, 3.Mt. 6, 4. But thou, when25 thou doest alms, let thy left hand not know what thy right hand doeth; that thine alms may be concealed: and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.

Mt. 6, 5.26And whenever thou prayest, be not as the hypocrites, who love to stand in the synagogues and in the corners of the marketplaces for prayers, that men may behold27 them. And verily say I unto you. They have received their reward.Mt. 6, 6. But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and fasten thy door, and pray to thy Father in secret, and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.28 And whenever ye pray, be not babblers, as the heathen;Mt. 6, 7.Mt. 6, 8.Lk. 11, 1b.Lk. 11, 2a.Mt. 6, 9.Mt. 6, 10.Mt. 6, 11.Mt. 6, 12.Mt. 6, 13.Mt. 6, 14. for they think that by the29 abundance of their words they shall be heard. Then be not ye now like unto them;30 for your Father knoweth your request before ye ask him. One of his disciples said31 unto him, Our Lord, teach us to pray, as John taught his disciples. Jesus said unto32 them, Thus now pray ye now:5 Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy33, 34 name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done,6 as in heaven, so on earth. Give us the35 food of to-day. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgave those that trespassed36 against us. And bring us not into temptations, but deliver us from the evil one. For37 thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever and ever.7 If ye forgive men their wrong-doing,8Arabic, p. 37 your Father which is in heaven will forgive you.

Mt. 6, 15.Mt. 6, 16.38But if ye forgive not men, neither will your Father pardon your wrong-doing.

39When ye fast, do not frown, as the hypocrites; for they make their faces austere, that they may be seen of9 men that they are fasting. Verily I say unto you, They40 have received their reward. But when thou fastest,Mt. 6, 17.Mt. 6, 18. wash thy face and anoint thy41 head; that thou make not an appearance to men of fasting, but to thy Father which is in secret: and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee.

Lk. 12, 32.Lk. 12, 33a.Mt. 6, 19.Mt. 6, 20.Mt. 6, 21.Mt. 6, 22.Mt. 6, 23.42Be not agitated, little flock; for your Father hath delighted to give you the kingdom.43 Sell your possessions, and give in alms; take to yourselves purses that wax44 not old. Lay not up treasure on earth, where moth and worm corrupt, and where45 thieves break through and steal: but lay up for yourselves treasure in heaven, where46 moth and worm do not corrupt, nor thieves break through nor steal: for where your47 treasure is, there also will your heart be. The lamp of the body is the eye: if then1048 thine eye now be sound, thy whole body also shall be light. But if thine eye be evil, all thy body shall be dark. And if the light which is in thee is darkness, how49 great is11 thy darkness! Be watchful that the light which is in thee be not darkness.50 Because that, if thy whole body is light, and have no part dark,Lk. 11, 35.Lk. 11, 36. it shall all be light, as the lamp giveth light to thee with its flame.