Ephesians 4:14 (WEB)
that we may no longer be children, tossed back and forth and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men, in craftiness, after the wiles of error;
Catechism · 1
- §794Paragraph 2 · The Church - People of God, Body of Christ, Temple of the Holy SpiritRead at vatican.va
“Christ provides for our growth: to make us grow toward him, our head,” — Catechism footnote: Cf. Col 2:19; Eph 4:11-16.
Fathers and councils · 15
Origen
“…tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive”), state and establish to the best of our ability a few points expressly intended for our readers.” — editor's note: Cf. Eph. iv. 14.
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Augustine of Hippo
“But that orator was of the kind that I so loved as I wished myself to be such a one; and I erred through an inflated pride, and was “carried about with every wind,” but yet was piloted by Thee, though very secretly.” — editor's note: Eph. iv. 14.
Read the whole comment“And yet even a weakness such as this in the dawn of faith is borne by our Mother Charity, till the new man may grow up “unto a perfect man,” and not be “carried about with every wind of doctrine.”” — editor's note: Eph. iv. 13, 14.
Read the whole comment“Be our foundation in Sion: there ought we to be stablished, not to be “carried about with every wind of doctrine.”” — editor's note: Eph. iv. 14.
Read the whole comment“…Christ; that we be no longer babes, tossed and carried about with every wind of doctrine, in sleight of men, in cunning craftiness for machination of error.”” — editor's note: Eph. iv. 13, 14
Read the whole comment“Surely not; for John was not “blown about by every wind of doctrine.”” — editor's note: Eph. iv. 14.
Read the whole comment“…every joint supplieth, according to the effectual working in the measure of every part, maketh increase of the body, unto the edifying of itself in love.”” — editor's note: Eph. iv. 10–16.
Read the whole comment“But above he had said, “Until we all come together into the unity of faith, and to the knowledge of the Son of God, to the perfect man, to the measure of the age of the fullness of Christ.”” — editor's note: Eph. iv. 14.
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Jerome
“Of women who are thus presumptuous the apostle says that they “are carried about with every wind of doctrine, ever learning and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.”” — editor's note: Eph. iv. 14.
Read the whole comment“Such being the state of the case, what object is served by “silly women laden with sins, carried about with every wind of doctrine, ever learning and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth?”” — editor's note: Eph. iv. 14; 2 Tim. iii. 6, 7.
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Theodoret of Cyrus
“…by worthiness of life, and therefore have great boldness before God, help me in your prayers, that I may be able “to stand,” to use the words of the Apostle, “against the wiles of error,” escape the sins of the destroyer, and stand, though with little boldness, in the day of the appearing before the righteous Judge.” — editor's note: Eph. iv. 14, and vi. 11. As in the case of the former citation Theodoret seems to be quoting from memory, and coupling the two passages in which the word…
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Gregory of Nazianzus
“…borne and turned about hither and thither by one plausible idea after another, and, after being deluged and trodden down by all kinds of doctrine, and having rung the changes on a long succession of teachers and formulæ, which they throw to the winds as readily as dust, their ears and minds at last are…” — editor's note: Eph. iv. 14.
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Gregory the Great
“To the former it is said through Paul, Be not wise in your own conceits (Rom. xii. 16): but the latter on the other hand should hear this; Let us not be carried about with every wind of doctrine (Ephes. iv. 14).” — the author cites it
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Clement of Alexandria
“…by every wind of doctrine, by the craft of men, by their cunning in stratagems of deceit; but, speaking the truth in love, may grow up to Him in all things,”—saying these things in order to the edification of the body of Christ, who is the head and man, the only one perfect in righteousness; and we who are children…” — editor's note: Eph. iv. 13–15.
Read the whole comment“These are they that “stretch the warp and weave nothing,” says the Scripture; prosecuting a bootless task, which the apostle has called “cunning craftiness of men whereby they lie in wait to deceive.”” — editor's note: Eph. iv. 14.
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Cited together in The City of God XXII.18.
Cited together in The Book of Pastoral Rule III.19.
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Cited together in Confessions IV.14.
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Cited together in Sermons on New Testament Lessons Sermon 16.
Cited together in Sermons on New Testament Lessons Sermon 16.
Cited together in Sermons on New Testament Lessons Sermon 16.
Cited together in Sermons on New Testament Lessons Sermon 16.
Cited together in Sermons on New Testament Lessons Sermon 16.
Cited together in Sermons on New Testament Lessons Sermon 16.
Cited together in Sermons on New Testament Lessons Sermon 16.
Cited together in Sermons on New Testament Lessons Sermon 16.
Cited together in Sermons on New Testament Lessons Sermon 16.
Cited together in Confessions V.5.
Cited together in Confessions V.5.
Cited together in The City of God XXII.18.
Cited together in The City of God XXII.18.
Cited together in Of the Work of Monks Chapter 40.
Cited together in Against Celsus V.18.
Cited together in Against Celsus V.18.
Cited together in Against Celsus V.18.
Cited together in The Book of Pastoral Rule III.19.
Cited together in The City of God XXII.18.
Cited together in The City of God XXII.18.