Early Church Fathers Scripture Index : Texts

Matthew 15

There is 1 footnote for this reference.

Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, Series 1, Volume 12, page 262, footnote 1 (Image)

Chrysostom: Homilies on First and Second Corinthians

Homilies on First Corinthians. (HTML)

Homily XLIII (HTML)

CCEL Footnote 339 (In-Text, Margin)

[7.] And let us make a little chest for the poor at home; and near the place at which you stand praying, there let it be put: and as often as you enter in to pray, first deposit your alms, and then send up your prayer; and as you would not wish to pray with unwashen hands[Matthew 15], so neither do so without alms: since not even the Gospel hanging by our bed is more important than that alms should be laid up for you; for if you hang up the Gospel and do nothing, it will do you no such great good. But if you have this little coffer, you have a defence against the devil, you give wings to your prayer, you make your house holy, having meat ...