1 Peter 3:15 (WEB)
But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts. Always be ready to give an answer to everyone who asks you a reason concerning the hope that is in you, with humility and fear,
Fathers and councils · 12
Origen
- Origen, Against Celsus III.33Book III
“…how to answer every man;” nay, also of him who said, “Be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh of you a reason of the faith that is in you.”” — editor's note: 1 Pet. iii. 15.
Read the whole comment - Origen, Against Celsus VII.12Book VII
“But he ought to know that those who wish to live according to the teaching of sacred Scripture understand the saying, “The knowledge of the unwise is as talk without sense,” and have learnt “to be ready always to give an answer to every one that asketh us a reason for the hope that is in us.”” — editor's note: 1 Pet. iii. 15.
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Cyril of Jerusalem
“The kiss therefore is reconciliation, and for this reason holy: as the blessed Paul somewhere cried, saying, Greet ye one another with a holy kiss; and Peter, with a kiss of charity.” — editor's note: 1 Pet. iii. 15.
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Theodoret of Cyrus
“Are you forgetful of the apostolic precept enjoining us to be “ready to give an answer.”” — editor's note: 1 Peter iii. 15
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John Chrysostom
“Dost thou not hear the Apostle say, “Be ready to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you”? ( 1 Pet. iii. 15.)” — the author cites it
Read the whole comment“For this cause then, though He said, “Take no thought what ye shall speak;” yet elsewhere He saith, “Be ready to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you.”” — editor's note: 1 Peter iii. 15.
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Catena Aurea on Matthew
- John ChrysostomCatena Aurea on Matthew
“He who says here, “Take no thought what ye shall speak,” [1 Pet 3:15] has said in another place, “Be ye always ready to give an answer to him that demandeth a reason of the hope that is in you.”” — the author cites it
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Jerome
“Continue thou in the things that thou hast learned and hast been assured of, knowing of whom thou hast learned them;” and “be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope and faith that are in you.”” — editor's note: 1 Pet. iii. 15.
Read the whole comment“Is this what you have learnt from the Apostles’ precept to be “ready always to give answer to every man that asketh you a reason concerning the hope that is in you”?” — editor's note: 1 Pet. iii. 15.
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Catena Aurea on Mark
- Pseudo-ChrysostomCatena Aurea on Mark
“It goes on: “And Andrew,” who manfully does violence to perdition, so that he had ever ready within him his own death, to give as an answer, [1 Pet 3:15] and his soul was ever in his hands. [Ps 119:109]” — the author cites it
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Gregory the Great
“…of the Church well admonishes all other pastors saying, Be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you (1 Pet. iii. 15): as though he should say plainly, That no delay may hinder the carrying of the ark, let the staves never be withdrawn from the rings.” — the author cites it
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Clement of Alexandria
““But sanctify the Lord Christ,” he says, “in your hearts.”” — editor's note: Ver. 15.
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Cross-references · 12
Cited together in The Book of Pastoral Rule II.11.
Cited together in Pseudo-Chrysostom on Mark 3:13–19 (2) (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in Against Celsus VII.12.
Cited together in John Chrysostom on Matthew 10:19–20 (2) (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in John Chrysostom on Matthew 10:19–20 (2) (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in Pseudo-Chrysostom on Mark 3:13–19 (2) (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in Pseudo-Chrysostom on Mark 3:13–19 (2) (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in Pseudo-Chrysostom on Mark 3:13–19 (2) (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in Pseudo-Chrysostom on Mark 3:13–19 (2) (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in Against Celsus III.33.
Cited together in Against Celsus III.33.
Cited together in The Book of Pastoral Rule II.11.