Early Church Fathers Scripture Index : Texts

Revelation 2:13

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Ante-Nicene Fathers, Volume 3, page 646, footnote 4 (Image)

Tertullian (I, II, III)

Anti-Marcion. (HTML)

Scorpiace. (HTML)

Chapter XII. (HTML)

CCEL Footnote 8298 (In-Text, Margin)

... body and soul, in hell? And if he teaches that we must die for the brethren, how much more for the Lord,—he being sufficiently prepared, by his own Revelation too, for giving such advice! For indeed the Spirit had sent the injunction to the angel of the church in Smyrna: “Behold, the devil shall cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried ten days. Be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life.” Also to the angel of the church in Pergamus (mention was made) of Antipas,[Revelation 2:13] the very faithful martyr, who was slain where Satan dwelleth. Also to the angel of the church in Philadelphia (it was signified) that he who had not denied the name of the Lord was delivered from the last trial. Then to every conqueror the Spirit ...

Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, Series 2, Volume 1, page 164, footnote 9 (Image)

Eusebius: Church History from A.D. 1-324, Life of Constantine the Great, Oration in Praise of Constantine

The Church History of Eusebius. (HTML)

Book III (HTML)

Symeon, Bishop of Jerusalem, suffers Martyrdom. (HTML)

CCEL Footnote 885 (In-Text, Margin)

6. He writes as follows: “They came, therefore, and took the lead of every church as witnesses[Revelation 2:13] and as relatives of the Lord. And profound peace being established in every church, they remained until the reign of the Emperor Trajan, and until the above-mentioned Symeon, son of Clopas, an uncle of the Lord, was informed against by the heretics, and was himself in like manner accused for the same cause before the governor Atticus. And after being tortured for many days he suffered martyrdom, and all, including even the proconsul, marveled that, ...