Ecclesiastes 1:2 (WEB)
“Vanity of vanities,” says the Preacher; “Vanity of vanities, all is vanity.”
Fathers and councils · 10
Origen
- Origen, Against Celsus VII.50Book VII
“…but by reason of him that subjected the same in hope;” at other times as vanity of vanities, “Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, all is vanity.”” — editor's note: Eccles. i. 2.
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Augustine of Hippo
“For, “vanity is of deceivers, and all is vanity.”” — editor's note: Eccles. i. 2.
Read the whole comment“Since “all things are vanity: what is man’s abundance, with all his toil, wherein he laboureth under the sun?”” — editor's note: Eccles. i. 2, 3.
Read the whole comment“For in one dwelling place one man finds a house, another a prison.…To some then it has seemed that the “cave” and “prison” are this world; and this the Church prayeth, that it may be brought out of prison, that is, from this world, from under the sun, where all is vanity.” — editor's note: Eccles. i. 2, etc.
Read the whole comment“What so great abundance hath man in all his labour, wherewith he laboureth under the sun?”” — editor's note: Eccles. i. 2, 3, Sept.
Read the whole comment“What profit hath a man of all his labor which he hath taken under the sun?”” — editor's note: Eccles. i. 2. 3.
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John Chrysostom
““Vanity of vanities, all is vanity.” ( Eccles. i. 2.)” — the author cites it
Read the whole comment“But thou canst not; for, “vanity of vanities, all is vanity.”” — editor's note: Eccl. i. 2.
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Jerome
““Vanity of vanities,” says the Preacher, “all is vanity.”” — editor's note: Eccles. i. 2.
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Basil the Great
“It is these careful distinctions, derived from unpractical philosophy and vain delusion, which our opponents have first studied and admired, and then transferred to the simple and unsophisticated doctrine of the Spirit, to the belittling of God the Word, and the setting at naught of the Divine Spirit.” — editor's note: ἐκ τῆς ματαιότητος καὶ κενῆς ἀπάτης. cf. ματαιότης ματαιοτήτων, “vanity of vanities,” Ecc. i. 2, lxx. In Arist. Eth. i. 2, a desire is said to be κενὴ καὶ…
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Cross-references · 14
Cited together in The City of God XX.3.
Cited together in The City of God XX.3.
Cited together in The City of God XX.3.
Cited together in The City of God XX.3.
Cited together in The City of God XX.3.
Cited together in Against Celsus VII.50.
Cited together in Against Celsus VII.50.
Cited together in Against Celsus VII.50.
Cited together in Against Celsus VII.50.
Cited together in Against Celsus VII.50.
Cited together in Against Celsus VII.50.
Cited together in Against Celsus VII.50.
Cited together in Against Celsus VII.50.
Cited together in Against Celsus VII.50.