Early Church Fathers Scripture Index : Texts

Matthew 9:28

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Ante-Nicene Fathers, Volume 9, page 63, footnote 3 (Image)

Gospel of Peter, Diatessaron, Apocalypses, Visio Pauli, Testament of Abraham, Acts of X/P, Zosimus, Aristides, Clement, Origen

The Diatessaron of Tatian. (HTML)

The Diatessaron. (HTML)

Section XII. (HTML)
CCEL Footnote 926 (In-Text, Margin)

[33] And when Jesus crossed over from there, there joined him two blind men, crying [34] out, and saying, Have mercy on us, thou son of David.[Matthew 9:28] And when he came to the house, those two blind men came to him: and Jesus said unto them, Believe ye [35] that I am able to do this? They said unto him, Yea, our Lord. Then he touched [36] their eyes, and said, As ye have believed, it shall be unto you. And immediately their eyes were opened. And Jesus forbade them, and said, See that no man know. [37] But they went out and published the news in all that land.

Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, Series 1, Volume 6, page 136, footnote 2 (Image)

Augustine: Sermon on the Mount, Harmony of the Gospels, Homilies on the Gospels

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Book II (HTML)

Of the Two Blind Men and the Dumb Demoniac Whose Stories are Related Only by Matthew. (HTML)
CCEL Footnote 959 (In-Text, Margin)

69. Matthew proceeds with his narrative in the following terms: “And when Jesus departed thence, two blind men followed Him, crying and saying, Thou son of David, have mercy on us;” and so on, down to the verse where we read, “But the Pharisees said, He casteth out devils through the prince of the devils.”[Matthew 9:27-34] Matthew is the only one who introduces this account of the two blind men and the dumb demoniac. For those two blind men, whose story is given also by the others, are not the two before us here. Nevertheless there is such similarity in the occurrences, that if Matthew himself had not recorded the latter incident as well as the former, it might ...

Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, Series 1, Volume 14, page 128, footnote 5 (Image)

Chrysostom: Homilies on the Gospel of St. John and the Epistle to the Hebrews

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CCEL Footnote 986 (In-Text, Margin)

[2.] But why did not Jesus require faith of this man, as He did in the case of others, saying, “Believest thou that I am able to do this?”[Matthew 9:28] It was because the man did not yet clearly know who He was; and it is not before, but after the working of miracles that He is seen so doing. For persons who had beheld His power exerted on others would reasonably have this said to them, while of those who had not yet learned who He was, but who were to know afterwards by means of signs, it is after the miracles that faith is required. And therefore Matthew doth not introduce ...

Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, Series 2, Volume 8, page 274, footnote 4 (Image)

Basil: Letters and Select Works

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To the same, in answer to another question. (HTML)

CCEL Footnote 2959 (In-Text, Margin)

... Abraham worship? Was it not when he believed? And when did he believe? Was it not when he was called? Where in this place is there any testimony in Scripture to Abraham’s comprehending? When did the disciples worship Him? Was it not when they saw creation subject to Him? It was from the obedience of sea and winds to Him that they recognised His Godhead. Therefore the knowledge came from the operations, and the worship from the knowledge. “Believest thou that I am able to do this?” “I believe, Lord;”[Matthew 9:28] and he worshipped Him. So worship follows faith, and faith is confirmed by power. But if you say that the believer also knows, he knows from what he believes; and vice versa he believes from what he knows. We know God from His power. We, therefore, ...

Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, Series 2, Volume 13, page 351, footnote 7 (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)

Aphrahat:  Select Demonstrations. (HTML)

Of Faith. (HTML)
CCEL Footnote 716 (In-Text, Margin)

17. Also our Saviour used thus to say to every one who drew near to Him to be healed:— According to thy faith be unto thee. And when the blind man approached Him, He said to him:— Dost thou believe that I am able to heal thee? That blind man said to Him:— Yea, Lord, I believe.[Matthew 9:28] And his faith opened his eyes. And to him whose son was sick, He said:— Believe and thy son shall live. He said to Him:— I believe, Lord; help thou my feeble faith. And by his faith his son was healed. And also when the nobleman came near to Him, by his faith was his boy healed, when he said to our Lord:— Speak the word and my ...

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