Early Church Fathers Scripture Index : Texts

1 Corinthians 4

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Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, Series 2, Volume 8, page 243, footnote 9 (Image)

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CCEL Footnote 2742 (In-Text, Margin)

3. When I say this I am not forgetful of the words of the Apostle, who fled from human tribunals and reserved the defence of all his life for the unerring judgment seat, when he said, “With me it is a very small thing that I should be judged of you or of man’s judgment.”[1 Corinthians 4] Your ears have been preoccupied by lying slanders, slanders that have touched my conduct, slanders that have touched my faith in God. Nevertheless, knowing, as I do, that three persons at once are injured by the slanderer, his victim, his hearer, and himself; as to my own wrong, I would have held my tongue, be sure; not because I despise your good opinion, (how ...