Early Church Fathers Scripture Index : Texts

Job 16:19

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Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, Series 2, Volume 13, page 405, footnote 2 (Image)

Gregory the Great II, Ephriam Syrus, Aphrahat

Selections from the Hymns and Homilies of Ephraim the Syrian and from the Demonstrations of Aphrahat the Persian Sage. (HTML)

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Of Death and the Latter Times. (HTML)

CCEL Footnote 1176 (In-Text, Margin)

... continue for ever? Death has led away the former generations, the great ones and the mighty and the subtle. Who is there that acquired great possessions, and at the time when he departed took them with him? That which was gathered together from the earth returns back into its bosom; and naked does a man depart from his possessions. The wise, when they acquire goods, send some of them before them, as Job said:— My witnesses are heaven; and again:— My brethren and my lovers are with God.[Job 16:19] And our Lord commanded them that acquire possessions to make for themselves friends in heaven, and also to lay up treasures there.