Early Church Fathers Scripture Index : Texts

Romans 4:18

There are 2 footnotes for this reference.

Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, Series 2, Volume 7, page 30, footnote 16 (Image)

Cyril of Jerusalem, Gregory Nazianzen

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Of Faith. (HTML)

CCEL Footnote 783 (In-Text, Margin)

6. Let us see, then, how Abraham is the father of many nations[Romans 4:17-18]. Of Jews he is confessedly the father, through succession according to the flesh. But if we hold to the succession according to the flesh, we shall be compelled to say that the oracle was false. For according to the flesh he is no longer father of us all: but the example of his faith makes us all sons of Abraham. How? and in what manner? With men it is incredible that one should rise from the dead; as in like manner it is incredible also that there should be ...

Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, Series 2, Volume 7, page 239, footnote 1 (Image)

Cyril of Jerusalem, Gregory Nazianzen

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On his Sister Gorgonia. (HTML)

CCEL Footnote 3004 (In-Text, Margin)

4. Who is there who knows not the Abraham and Sarah of these our latter days, Gregory and Nonna his wife? For it is not well to omit the incitement to virtue of mentioning their names. He has been justified by faith, she has dwelt with him who is faithful; he beyond all hope has been the father of many nations,[Romans 4:18] she has spiritually travailed in their birth; he escaped from the bondage of his father’s gods, she is the daughter as well as the mother of the free; he went out from kindred and home for the sake of the land of promise, she was the occasion of his exile; for on this head alone I venture to claim for her an honour higher than that of Sarah; ...