Early Church Fathers Scripture Index : Texts

Ephesians 6

There are 2 footnotes for this reference.

Ante-Nicene Fathers, Volume 7, page 495, footnote 6 (Image)

Lactantius, Venantius, Asterius, Victorinus, Dionysius, Apostolic Teaching and Constitutions, 2 Clement, Early Liturgies

Constitutions of the Holy Apostles (HTML)

Book VIII. Concerning Gifts, and Ordinations, and the Ecclesiastical Canons (HTML)

Sec. IV.—Certain Prayers and Laws (HTML)

CCEL Footnote 3718 (In-Text, Margin)

... laity, yet, if he be skilful in the word and grave in his manners, teach; for “they shall be all taught of God.” Let all the faithful, whether men or women, when they rise from sleep, before they go to work, when they have washed themselves, pray; but if any catechetic instruction be held, let the faithful person prefer the word of piety before his work. Let the faithful person, whether man or woman, treat servants kindly, as we have ordained in the foregoing books, and have taught in our epistles.[Ephesians 6]

Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, Series 2, Volume 8, page 104, footnote 1 (Image)

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The creation of terrestrial animals. (HTML)

CCEL Footnote 1710 (In-Text, Margin)

... those have defined health well who have called it a regularity in the discharge of natural functions; a definition that can be applied without fear to the good condition of the soul. Thus, without having need of lessons, the soul can attain by herself to what is fit and conformable to nature. Hence it comes that temperance everywhere is praised, justice is in honour, courage admired, and prudence the object of all aims; virtues which concern the soul more than health concerns the body. Children love[Ephesians 6] your parents, and you, “parents provoke not your children to wrath.” Does not nature say the same? Paul teaches us nothing new; he only tightens the links of nature. If the lioness loves her cubs, if the she wolf fights to defend her little ones, ...