Early Church Fathers Scripture Index : Texts

1 Kings 18:15

There are 2 footnotes for this reference.

Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, Series 2, Volume 4, page 198, footnote 3 (Image)

Athanasius: Select Writings and Letters

Life of Antony. (Vita Antoni.) (HTML)

Life of Antony. (Vita Antoni.) (HTML)

Details of his life at this time (271-285?) (HTML)

CCEL Footnote 1010 (In-Text, Margin)

... conclusion, ‘that progress in virtue, and retirement from the world for the sake of it, ought not to be measured by time, but by desire and fixity of purpose.’ He at least gave no thought to the past, but day by day, as if he were at the beginning of his discipline, applied greater pains for advancement, often repeating to himself the saying of Paul: ‘Forgetting the things which are behind and stretching forward to the things which are before.’ He was also mindful of the words spoken by the prophet Elias[1 Kings 18:15], ‘the Lord liveth before whose presence I stand to-day.’ For he observed that in saying ‘to-day’ the prophet did not compute the time that had gone by: but daily as though ever commencing he eagerly endeavoured to make himself fit to appear before ...

Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, Series 2, Volume 4, page 258, footnote 8 (Image)

Athanasius: Select Writings and Letters

Defence of His Flight. (Apologia de Fuga.) (HTML)

Defence of His Flight. (Apologia de Fuga.) (HTML)

Their real grievance is not that Athanasius is a coward, but that he is free. (HTML)

CCEL Footnote 1433 (In-Text, Margin)

... him, and for hiding himself in the cave, and for changing his appearance, until he withdrew from Abimelech, and escaped his designs against him? What will they say, they who are ready to say anything, when they see the great Elijah, after calling upon God and raising the dead, hiding himself for fear of Ahab, and fleeing from the threats of Jezebel? At which time also the sons of the prophets, when they were sought after, hid themselves with the assistance of Obadiah, and lay concealed in caves[1 Kings 18:15].