Early Church Fathers Scripture Index : Texts
2 Corinthians 11:19
There are 2 footnotes for this reference.
Ante-Nicene Fathers, Volume 6, page 161, footnote 3 (Image)
Gregory Thaumaturgus, Dionysius the Great, Julius Africanus, Anatolius and Minor Writers, Methodius, Arnobius
Anatolius and Minor Writers. (HTML)
Theonas of Alexandria. (HTML)
The Epistle of Theonas, Bishop of Alexandria, to Lucianus, the Chief Chamberlain. (HTML)
Chapter IX. (HTML)
And do thou, my dearest Lucianus, since thou art wise, bear with good-will the unwise;[2 Corinthians 11:19] and they too may perchance become wise. Do no one an injury at any time, and provoke no one to anger. If an injury is done to you, look to Jesus Christ; and even as ye desire that He may remit your transgressions, do ye also forgive them theirs; and then also shall ye do away with all ill-will, and bruise the head of that ancient serpent, who is ever on the watch with all subtlety to undo your good works and your prosperous attainments. Let no day pass ...
Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, Series 1, Volume 2, page 578, footnote 3 (Image)
Augustine: The City of God, Christian Doctrine
Examples of True Eloquence Drawn from the Epistles of Paul and the Prophecies of Amos. (HTML)
CCEL Footnote 1943 (In-Text, Margin)
... countrymen, in perils by the heathen, in perils in the city, in perils in the wilderness, in perils in the sea, in perils among false brethren; in weariness and painfulness, in watchings often, in hunger and thirst, in fastings often, in cold and nakedness. Besides those things which are without, that which cometh upon me daily, the care of all the churches. Who is weak, and I am not weak? who is offended, and I burn not? If I must needs glory, I will glory of the things which concern my infirmities.”[2 Corinthians 11:16-30] The thoughtful and attentive perceive how much wisdom there is in these words. And even a man sound asleep must notice what a stream of eloquence flows through them.