2 Kings 5:11 (WEB)
But Naaman was angry, and went away and said, “Behold, I thought, ‘He will surely come out to me, and stand, and call on the name of the LORD his God, and wave his hand over the place, and heal the leper.’
Fathers and councils · 4
Ambrose of Milan
“For it seemed impossible that water should wash away sin, and Naaman the Syrian thought that his leprosy could not be cleansed by water.” — editor's note: 2 [4] Kings v. 11.
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John Chrysostom
“Just as Naaman spake respecting Elisha; for he too being commanded to go wash in Jordan, believed not, and this too when there was such a fame abroad concerning Elisha. ( 2 Kings v. 11.)” — the author cites it
Read the whole comment““For I thought,” saith he, “he will surely come out, and will lay on his hand.”” — editor's note: 2 Kings v. 11, LXX.
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Tertullian
“If, however, the Creator’s prophet Elisha cleansed Naaman the Syrian alone, to the exclusion of so many lepers in Israel, this fact contributes nothing to the distinction of Christ, as if he were in this way the better one for cleansing this Israelite leper, although a stranger to…” — editor's note: Compare 2 Kings v. 9–14 with Luke iv. 27.
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