Early Church Fathers Scripture Index : Texts

Matthew 25:24

There are 5 footnotes for this reference.

Ante-Nicene Fathers, Volume 9, page 110, footnote 17 (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 XLIII. (HTML)
CCEL Footnote 2985 (In-Text, Margin)

... gained other five in addition to them. [29] His lord said unto him, Well done, thou good and faithful servant: over a little hast [30] thou been faithful, over much will I set thee: enter into the joy of thy lord. And he that had the two came near and said, My lord, thou gavest me two talents: lo, [31] other two have I gained in addition to them. His lord said unto him, Good, thou faithful servant: over a little hast thou been faithful, over much will I set thee: enter [32] into the joy of thy lord.[Matthew 25:24] And he also that received the one talent came forward and said, My lord, I knew thee that thou art a severe man, who reapest where thou [33] sowest not, and gatherest where thou didst not scatter: and so I was afraid, and [34] went away and hid thy ...

Ante-Nicene Fathers, Volume 9, page 502, footnote 3 (Image)

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

Origen's Commentary on the Gospel of Matthew. (HTML)

Origen's Commentary on Matthew. (HTML)

Book XIV. (HTML)
The Time of the Reckoning. (HTML)
CCEL Footnote 6118 (In-Text, Margin)

... discipline, and that of those who may chance to read them, we will to some extent set forth. But let these things, then, be said by way of apology, because of the depth of the parable; but, with regard to the question at what time the man—the king—in the parable wished to make a reckoning with his own servants, we will say that it seems that this takes place about the time of the judgment which had been proclaimed. And this is confirmed by two parables, one at the close of the Gospel before us,[Matthew 25:14-30] and one from the Gospel according to Luke. And not to prolong the discussion by quoting the very letter, as any one who wishes can take it from the Scripture himself, we will say that the parable according to Matthew declares, “For it is as when a ...

Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, Series 1, Volume 6, page 523, footnote 1 (Image)

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

Sermons on Selected Lessons of the New Testament. (HTML)

The tenth chapter of the Gospel of John. Of the shepherd, and the hireling, and the thief. (HTML)

CCEL Footnote 4123 (In-Text, Margin)

... hast not strawed; and I was afraid, and went and hid Thy talent in the earth, lo, Thou hast that is Thine.” And He said, “‘Thou wicked and slothful servant,’ because thou knewest Me to be a difficult and hard Man, to reap where I have not sown, and to gather where I have not strawed, My very covetousness ought the more to teach thee, that I look for profit from My money. ‘Thou oughtest therefore to have given My money to the exchangers, and at My coming I should have required Mine own with usury.’”[Matthew 25:24] Did He say, “Thou oughtest to give, and require”? It is we then, Brethren, who give, He will come to require. Pray ye, that He may find us prepared.

Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, Series 1, Volume 9, page 79, footnote 4 (Image)

Chrysostom: On the Priesthood, Ascetic Treatises, Select Homilies and Letters, Homilies on the Statutes

Treatise Concerning the Christian Priesthood. (HTML)

Book VI (HTML)

CCEL Footnote 213 (In-Text, Margin)

: Thou hast spoken well and nobly, for I am not myself able to believe that it is possible for one who has not labored for the salvation of his fellow to be saved, nor did it at all profit the wretched man in the Gospel that he had not diminished his talent; but he perished through not increasing it and bringing it doubled to his master.[Matthew 25:24] Nevertheless, I think that my punishment will be milder when I am called to account, because I have not saved others, than it would be if I should destroy myself and others too by becoming far worse after so great an honor. For now I trust that my chastisement will be proportioned to the amount of my sins, but after receiving ...

Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, Series 1, Volume 9, page 192, footnote 5 (Image)

Chrysostom: On the Priesthood, Ascetic Treatises, Select Homilies and Letters, Homilies on the Statutes

Three Homilies Concerning the Power of Demons. (HTML)

Homily III. On the Power of Man to Resist the Devil. (HTML)

CCEL Footnote 609 (In-Text, Margin)

... incredulous? and does he think that the scriptures are false? Does he not believe that Job was such as he was? Shew him another man, emulating the life of that righteous person. Thus will the Master also judge us: He places fellow servants with fellow-servants, nor does he give sentence according to his own judgment, in order that no one may begin to say again, as that servant said, who was entrusted with the talent, and who instead of a talent brought the accusation. “Thou art an austere man.”[Matthew 25:24] For he ought to mourn, because he did not double the talent, but rendered his sin the more grievous, by adding to his own idleness, his accusation against the Master. For what saith he? “I knew thee that thou art an austere man.” O miserable, and ...

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