1 John 2:23 (WEB)
Whoever denies the Son doesn’t have the Father. He who confesses the Son has the Father also.
Fathers and councils · 13
Athanasius of Alexandria
“‘For he who hath the Son,’ saith He, ‘hath the Father also;’ and ‘he that receiveth Me, receiveth Him that sent Me.’” — editor's note: 1 John ii. 23; Matt. x. 40.
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Cyril of Jerusalem
“…glorifying Him with the Only-begotten: for he that denieth the Father, denieth the Son also: and again, He that confesseth the Son, hath the Father also; knowing that Jesus Christ is Lord to the glory of God the Father.” — editor's note: v. 23, bracketed in the A.V. as spurious, but rightly restored in R.V.
Read the whole comment“For he that denieth the Son, the same hath not the Father.” — editor's note: 1 John ii. 23.
Read the whole comment“1 John ii. 20–28” — the author cites it
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Ambrose of Milan
“Love, then, Him Whom the Father loves, honour Him Whom the Father honours, for “he that honoureth not the Son, honoureth not the Father,” and “whoso denieth the Son, hath not the Father.”” — editor's note: 1 John ii. 23.
Read the whole comment“And thus he who saith that Jesus is not the Christ, the same is Antichrist; he who denies the Saviour of the world, denies Jesus; he who denies the Son, denies the Father also, for it is written; “Every one which denieth the Son, denieth the Father likewise.”” — editor's note: 1 John ii. 23.
Read the whole comment“For every one that denies the Son has not the Father, but he that confesses the Son has both the Father and the Son.” — editor's note: 1 John ii. 23.
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Cyprian of Carthage
“John too: “Whosoever denieth the Son, the same hath not the Father; he that acknowledgeth the Son, hath both the Son and the Father.”” — editor's note: 1 John ii. 23.
Read the whole comment“He that confesseth the Son, hath both the Son and the Father.”” — editor's note: 1 John ii. 23.
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Augustine of Hippo
““Every one that denieth the Son, hath neither the Son nor the Father; and he that confesseth the Son, hath both the Son and the Father.”” — editor's note: 1 John ii. 23. Omnis qui negat Filium, nec Filium nec Patrem habet: et qui confitetur Filium, Filium et Patrem habet. St. Cyprian, Testimon. adv. Jud. ii. 27.…
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John Cassian
““Whosoever denieth the Son, the same hath not the Father: he that confesseth the Son, hath the Father also.”” — editor's note: 1 John ii. 23.
Read the whole comment“For as St. John says: “He who hath not the Son hath not the Father; but he who hath the Son hath the Father also.”” — editor's note: 1 John ii. 23.
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Clement of Alexandria
“Ver.” — the author cites it
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Cross-references · 19
Cited together in Concerning Virgins III.1.
Cited together in Exposition of the Christian Faith II.15.
Cited together in Exposition of the Christian Faith II.15.
Cited together in Exposition of the Christian Faith II.15.
Cited together in Concerning Virgins III.1.
Cited together in Concerning Virgins III.1.
Cited together in Concerning Virgins III.1 and 1 other place.
Cited together in Exposition of the Christian Faith II.15.
Cited together in Exposition of the Christian Faith II.15.
Cited together in Exposition of the Christian Faith II.15.
Cited together in Exposition of the Christian Faith II.15.
Cited together in Exposition of the Christian Faith II.15.
Cited together in Three Books of Testimonies Against the Jews II.28.
Cited together in On the Incarnation of the Lord, Against Nestorius III.7.
Cited together in On the Incarnation of the Lord, Against Nestorius III.7.
Cited together in Exposition of the Christian Faith II.15.
Cited together in Exposition of the Christian Faith II.15.
Cited together in Exposition of the Christian Faith II.15.
Cited together in Three Books of Testimonies Against the Jews II.28.