Early Church Fathers Scripture Index : Texts

1 Corinthians 7

There are 4 footnotes for this reference.

Ante-Nicene Fathers, Volume 4, page 29, footnote 1 (Image)

Tertullian (IV), Minucius Felix, Commodian, Origen

Tertullian: Part Fourth. (HTML)

On the Veiling of Virgins. (HTML)

Of the Argument Drawn from 1 Cor. XI. 5-16. (HTML)
CCEL Footnote 290 (In-Text, Margin)

But in so far as it is the custom to argue even from the Scriptures in opposition to truth, there is immediately urged against us the fact that “no mention of virgins is made by the apostle where he is prescribing about the veil, but that ‘women’ only are named; whereas, if he had willed virgins as well to be covered, he would have pronounced concerning ‘virgins’ also together with the ‘women’ named; just as,” says (our opponent), “in that passage where he is treating of marriage,[1 Corinthians 7] he declares likewise with regard to ‘virgins’ what observance is to be followed.” And accordingly (it is urged) that “they are not comprised in the law of veiling the head, as not being named in this law; nay rather, that this is the origin of their being ...

Ante-Nicene Fathers, Volume 4, page 40, footnote 8 (Image)

Tertullian (IV), Minucius Felix, Commodian, Origen

Tertullian: Part Fourth. (HTML)

To His Wife. (HTML)

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Marriage Good:  Celibacy Preferable. (HTML)
CCEL Footnote 362 (In-Text, Margin)

... in the matrimonial computation, the two bodies taken out of the consortship of the self-same material substance. In short, there is no place at all where we read that nuptials are prohibited; of course on the ground that they are “a good thing.” What, however, is better than this “good,” we learn from the apostle, who permits marrying indeed, but prefers abstinence; the former on account of the insidiousnesses of temptations, the latter on account of the straits of the times.[1 Corinthians 7] Now, by looking into the reason thus given for each proposition, it is easily discerned that the ground on which the power of marrying is conceded is necessity; but whatever necessity grants, she by her very nature depreciates. In ...

Ante-Nicene Fathers, Volume 4, page 162, footnote 8 (Image)

Tertullian (IV), Minucius Felix, Commodian, Origen

Tertullian: Part Fourth. (HTML)

Appendix (HTML)

Five Books in Reply to Marcion. (HTML)
General Reply to Sundry of Marcion's Heresies. (HTML)
CCEL Footnote 1645 (In-Text, Margin)

100 As he himself:[1 Corinthians 7] for elsewhere he has bidden

Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, Series 2, Volume 6, page 79, footnote 5 (Image)

Jerome: Letters and Select Works

The Letters of St. Jerome. (HTML)

To Pammachius. (HTML)

CCEL Footnote 1203 (In-Text, Margin)

... public; and their language, whether it is that of eulogy or of criticism, is apt to run to excess. They are guided not by the merits of the piece, but by their own angry feelings. Accordingly, I have done what I could. I have dedicated to you a defence of the work in question, feeling sure that when you have read it you will yourself satisfy the doubts of others on my behalf; or else, if you too turn up your nose at the task, you will have to explain in some new manner that section of the apostle[1 Corinthians 7] in which he discusses virginity and marriage.

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