1 Timothy 6:5

Irenaeus of Lyons

• Irenaeus of Lyons, Against Heresies Fragments from.36Fragments from the Lost Writings of Irenæus

  “…man receiveth not,” the doctrine of the cross; of which if any man “taste,” he will not accede to the disputations and quibbles of proud and puffed-up men, who go into matters of which they have no perception.” — editor's note: 1 Tim. vi. 4, 5.

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Eusebius of Caesarea

• Eusebius of Caesarea, Church History VII.30Book VII

  “…and plundering those who in their trouble are ready to give that they may obtain reconciliation with their oppressors, ‘supposing that gain is godliness’;—” — editor's note: 1 Tim. vi. 5.

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Athanasius of Alexandria

• Athanasius of Alexandria, Defence Against the Arians I.1Part I

  “…himself from the second, again he takes possession of another’s, casting an evil eye all around him upon the cities of other men, and thinking that godliness consists in wealth and in the greatness of cities, and making light of the heritage of God to which he had been appointed; not knowing that ‘where’ even ‘two…” — editor's note: 1 Tim. vi. 5; Matt. xviii. 20; 2 Cor. x. 15; 1 Cor. vii. 27.

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Cyprian of Carthage

• Cyprian of Carthage, Epistles Letter 39

  “The apostle instructs us, saying, “If any man teach otherwise, and consent not to the wholesome words of our Lord Jesus Christ and His doctrine, he is lifted up with foolishness: from such withdraw thyself.”” — editor's note: 1 Tim. vi. 3–5.

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• Cyprian of Carthage, Epistles Letter 73

  “Mindful of which precept, the blessed Apostle Paul himself also warns and instructs, saying, “If any man teach otherwise, and consent not to the wholesome words of our Lord Jesus Christ, and to His doctrine, he is proud, knowing nothing: from such withdraw thyself.”” — editor's note: 1 Tim. vi. 3–5.

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Augustine of Hippo

• Augustine of Hippo, Expositions on the Psalms Psalm 26

  “And that which was given them to obtain eternal salvation, they have converted into the receiving this world’s gifts, “supposing that godliness is a trade.”” — editor's note: 1 Tim. vi. 5.

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Clement of Alexandria

• Clement of Alexandria, The Stromata, or Miscellanies I.8Book I

  “…and strifes of words, whereof cometh contention, envy, railings, evil surmisings, perverse disputings of men of corrupt minds, destitute of the truth.”” — editor's note: 1 Tim. vi. 3–5. [He treats the sophists with Platonic scorn, but adopts St. Paul’s enlarged idea of sophistry.]

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• Titus 1:10

  Cited together in The Stromata, or Miscellanies I.8.

• 1 Peter 2:3

  Cited together in Against Heresies Fragments from.36.

• Jude 1:3

  Cited together in Against Heresies Fragments from.36.

• Exodus 3:16

  Cited together in Epistles Letter 39.

• Deuteronomy 13:5

  Cited together in Epistles Letter 39.

• Deuteronomy 17:6

  Cited together in Defence Against the Arians I.1.

• Deuteronomy 17:12

  Cited together in Epistles Letter 39.

• Deuteronomy 30:14

  Cited together in Against Heresies Fragments from.36.

• 1 Samuel 26:21

  Cited together in Defence Against the Arians I.1.

• Psalm 26:1

  Cited together in Expositions on the Psalms Psalm 26.

• Psalm 26:2

  Cited together in Expositions on the Psalms Psalm 26.

• Psalm 26:4

  Cited together in Expositions on the Psalms Psalm 26.

• Psalm 26:5

  Cited together in Expositions on the Psalms Psalm 26.

• Psalm 26:6

  Cited together in Expositions on the Psalms Psalm 26.

• Psalm 26:7

  Cited together in Expositions on the Psalms Psalm 26.

• Psalm 26:9

  Cited together in Expositions on the Psalms Psalm 26.

• Psalm 26:10

  Cited together in Expositions on the Psalms Psalm 26.

• Psalm 26:11

  Cited together in Expositions on the Psalms Psalm 26.

• Psalm 26:12

  Cited together in Expositions on the Psalms Psalm 26.

• Proverbs 19:5

  Cited together in Defence Against the Arians I.1.

• Wisdom 1:11

  Cited together in Defence Against the Arians I.1.

• Jeremiah 22:10

  Cited together in Defence Against the Arians I.1.

• Jeremiah 23:16

  Cited together in Epistles Letter 39.

• Jeremiah 23:17

  Cited together in Epistles Letter 39.

• Matthew 15:14

  Cited together in Epistles Letter 39.

• Mark 7:9

  Cited together in Epistles Letter 39.

• Acts 23:9

  Cited together in Defence Against the Arians I.1.

• Romans 10:8

  Cited together in Against Heresies Fragments from.36.

• 1 Corinthians 2:14

  Cited together in Against Heresies Fragments from.36.

• 1 Corinthians 11:25

  Cited together in Defence Against the Arians I.1.

• Ephesians 5:6

  Cited together in Epistles Letter 39.

• Ephesians 5:7

  Cited together in Epistles Letter 39.

• Philippians 3:10

  Cited together in Against Heresies Fragments from.36.

• Colossians 2:18

  Cited together in Against Heresies Fragments from.36.

• 1 Timothy 1:4

  Cited together in Against Heresies Fragments from.36.