Early Church Fathers Scripture Index : Texts

Deuteronomy 16:16

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Ante-Nicene Fathers, Volume 1, page 484, footnote 11 (Image)

Apostolic Fathers, Justin Martyr, Irenaeus

Irenæus (HTML)

Against Heresies: Book IV (HTML)

Chapter XVIII.—Concerning sacrifices and oblations, and those who truly offer them. (HTML)

CCEL Footnote 4035 (In-Text, Margin)

... King; and the Lord, wishing us to offer it in all simplicity and innocence, did express Himself thus: “Therefore, when thou offerest thy gift upon the altar, and shalt remember that thy brother hath ought against thee, leave thy gift before the altar, and go thy way; first be reconciled to thy brother, and then return and offer thy gift.” We are bound, therefore, to offer to God the first-fruits of His creation, as Moses also says, “Thou shalt not appear in the presence of the Lord thy God empty;”[Deuteronomy 16:16] so that man, being accounted as grateful, by those things in which he has shown his gratitude, may receive that honour which flows from Him.