Early Church Fathers Scripture Index : Texts

Isaiah 14:1

There are 2 footnotes for this reference.

Ante-Nicene Fathers, Volume 1, page 260, footnote 7 (Image)

Apostolic Fathers, Justin Martyr, Irenaeus

Justin Martyr (HTML)

Dialogue with Trypho (HTML)

Chapter CXXII.—The Jews understand this of the proselytes without reason. (HTML)

CCEL Footnote 2417 (In-Text, Margin)

“You think that these words refer to the stranger[Isaiah 14:1] and the proselytes, but in fact they refer to us who have been illumined by Jesus. For Christ would have borne witness even to them; but now you are become twofold more the children of hell, as He said Himself. Therefore what was written by the prophets was spoken not of those persons, but of us, concerning whom the Scripture speaks: ‘I will lead the blind by a way which they knew not; and they shall walk in paths which they have not known. And I am witness, saith the ...

Ante-Nicene Fathers, Volume 1, page 261, footnote 2 (Image)

Apostolic Fathers, Justin Martyr, Irenaeus

Justin Martyr (HTML)

Dialogue with Trypho (HTML)

Chapter CXXIII.—Ridiculous interpretations of the Jews. Christians are the true Israel. (HTML)

CCEL Footnote 2423 (In-Text, Margin)

“As, therefore, all these latter prophecies refer to Christ and the nations, you should believe that the former refer to Him and them in like manner. For the proselytes have no need of a covenant, if, since there is one and the same law imposed on all that are circumcised, the Scripture speaks about them thus: ‘And the stranger shall also be joined with them, and shall be joined to the house of Jacob;’[Isaiah 14:1] and because the proselyte, who is circumcised that he may have access to the people, becomes like one of themselves, while we who have been deemed worthy to be called a people are yet Gentiles, because we have not been circumcised. Besides, it is ridiculous for you to imagine that the eyes of ...