Galatians 1:8 (WEB)
But even though we, or an angel from heaven, should preach to you any “good news” other than that which we preached to you, let him be cursed.
Fathers and councils · 20
Gregory of Nyssa
“So far are we from referring to an ordinary man the cause of this great and unspeakable grace, that even if any should refer so great a boon to Peter and Paul, or to an angel from heaven, we should say with Paul, “let him be anathema.”” — editor's note: Cf. Gal. i. 8, 9
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Catena Aurea on Matthew
- Augustine of HippoCatena Aurea on Matthew
“We have learned of the Apostle that religious caution, “Whoever preaches unto you another Gospel than that we have preached, let him be accursed.” [Gal 1:8] The Lord also has explained what the tares signify, not things false mixed with the true Scriptures, as you interpret, but men who are children of the wicked one.” — the author cites it
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Cyril of Jerusalem
“For though we or an angel from heaven preach to you any other gospel than that ye have received, let him be to you anathema.” — editor's note: Gal. i. 8, 9.
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Theodoret of Cyrus
“For the apostle’s precept enjoins, if any one should bring to you another gospel than that which ye have received, let him be accursed.” — editor's note: Gal. i. 8
Read the whole comment“…may keep it, the form delivered by the Apostles, as says St. Paul, ‘if any one preach to you another gospel than that you have received let him be Anathema.’” — editor's note: Gal. i. 8
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Cyprian of Carthage
“As we said before, so say I now again, If any man preach any other gospel unto you than that ye have received, let him be accursed.”” — editor's note: Gal. i. 6–9. [Applicable to the new Marian dogma.]
Read the whole comment“As we said before, so say I now again, If any man preach any other gospel unto you than that ye have received, let him be anathema.”” — editor's note: Gal. i. 6–9.
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Jerome
“You would be right, if I had declared him not to have erred, or if I had professed a belief that the apostle Paul or an angel from heaven ought to be listened to in a depravation of the faith.” — editor's note: Cf. Gal. i. 8.
Read the whole comment“We have charged men to remember the words of the venerable apostle Paul, prophetic and full of warning:—“if any than preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed.”” — editor's note: Gal. i. 8.
Read the whole comment“Listen to the Apostle:“If I or an angel from heaven bring you another gospel than that we have declared, let him be anathema.”” — editor's note: Gal. i. 8.
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Tertullian
“To this angel, indeed, of Philumene, the apostle will reply in tones like those in which he even then predicted him, saying, “Although an angel from heaven preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed.”” — editor's note: Gal. i. 8.
Read the whole comment“In like manner, in the passage, “If even an angel of heaven preach unto you any other gospel than that which we have preached unto you, let him be anathema,” he calls attention to the artful influence of Philumene, the virgin friend of Apelles.” — editor's note: Gal. i. 8.
Read the whole comment“…not the authors of confusion, but of peace; or if Marcion be actually an angel, he must rather be designated “as anathema than as a preacher of the gospel,” because it is a strange gospel which he has preached.” — editor's note: Gal. i. 8.
Read the whole comment“But perhaps, to avoid this difficulty, you will say that he therefore added just afterwards, “Though an angel from heaven preach any other gospel, let him be accursed,” because he was aware that the Creator was going to introduce a gospel!” — editor's note: Gal. i. 8.
Read the whole comment“How is it that the censurer of the Galatians still retains the very formula of the law: “In the mouth of two or three witnesses shall every word be established?”” — editor's note: Gal. i. 6–9.
Read the whole comment“Who are the false apostles but the preachers of a spurious gospel?” — editor's note: Adulteri evangelizatores, the spurious preachers of the gospel. [Galat. i. 8, 9, an example of Apostolic præscription.]
Read the whole comment“If, therefore, even “an angel from heaven should preach any other gospel” (than theirs), he would be called accursed by us.” — editor's note: Anathema. See Gal. i. 8.
Read the whole comment“To a church which possessed this doctrine, it was written—yea, the doctrine itself writes to its own church—“Though an angel from heaven preach any other gospel than that which we have preached, let him be accursed.”” — editor's note: Gal. i. 8. [In this chapter (xxix.) the principle of Prescription is condensed and brought to the needle-point—Quod semper. If you can’t show that your…
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Clement of Alexandria
“But it is my purpose, as I reckon, and not without reason, to live according to the Word, and to understand what is revealed; but never affecting eloquence, to be content merely with indicating my meaning.” — editor's note: [Revelation is complete, and nothing new to be expected. Gal. i. 8, 9.]
Read the whole comment“But if one should suppose that another origin was required, then no longer truly could an origin be preserved.” — editor's note: [Absolutely exclusive of any other source of dogma, than “the faith once delivered to the saints.” Jude 3; Gal. i. 6–9.]
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Cross-references · 28
Cited together in Ecclesiastical History II.6.
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Cited together in The Stromata, or Miscellanies I.10.
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Cited together in On the Flesh of Christ Chapter 6.
Cited together in The Stromata, or Miscellanies I.10.
Cited together in The Stromata, or Miscellanies I.10.
Cited together in The Stromata, or Miscellanies I.10.
Cited together in On the Flesh of Christ Chapter 24.
Cited together in On the Flesh of Christ Chapter 24.
Cited together in Against Eunomius VI.1.
Cited together in The Stromata, or Miscellanies VII.16.
Cited together in The Prescription Against Heretics Chapter 3.
Cited together in Augustine of Hippo on Matthew 5:17–19 (2) (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in Against Eunomius VI.1.
Cited together in Against Eunomius VI.1.
Cited together in The Stromata, or Miscellanies I.10.
Cited together in Against Eunomius VI.1.
Cited together in Against Eunomius VI.1.
Cited together in Against Eunomius VI.1.
Cited together in Against Eunomius VI.1.
Cited together in The Stromata, or Miscellanies VII.16.
Cited together in Ecclesiastical History II.6.
Cited together in The Five Books Against Marcion IV.4.
Cited together in Against Eunomius VI.1.
Cited together in Against Eunomius VI.1.
Cited together in The Prescription Against Heretics Chapter 5.
Cited together in Against Eunomius VI.1.