Early Church Fathers Scripture Index : Texts

2 Corinthians 12:17

There is 1 footnote for this reference.

Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, Series 2, Volume 7, page 392, footnote 1 (Image)

Cyril of Jerusalem, Gregory Nazianzen

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The Last Farewell in the Presence of the One Hundred and Fifty Bishops. (HTML)

CCEL Footnote 4374 (In-Text, Margin)

19. You have now, my friends, heard the defence of my presence here: if it be deserving of praise, thanks are due for it to God, and to you who called me; if it has fallen below your expectation, I give thanks even on this behalf. For I am assured that it has not been altogether deserving of censure, and am confident that you also admit this. Have we at all made a gain[2 Corinthians 12:17] of this people? Have we consulted at all our own interests, as I see is most often the case? Have we caused any vexation to the Church? To others possibly, with whose idea that they had gained judgment against us by default, we have joined issue in our argument; but in no wise, as far as I am aware, to you. I ...