Galatians 4:19 (WEB)
My little children, of whom I am again in travail until Christ is formed in you—
Catechism · 3
The Moral Law
The New Law is called a law of love because it makes us act out of the love infused by the Holy Spirit, rather than from fear; a law of grace, because it confers the strength of grace to act, by means of faith and…
The Mysteries of Christ's Life
“Only when Christ is formed in us will the mystery of Christmas be fulfilled in us.” — Catechism footnote: Cf. Gal 4:19.
The Church - People of God, Body of Christ, Temple of the Holy Spirit
- §793Paragraph 2 · The Church - People of God, Body of Christ, Temple of the Holy SpiritRead at vatican.va
“Christ unites us with his Passover: all his members must strive to resemble him, "until Christ be formed" in them.” — Catechism footnote: Gal 4:19.
Fathers and councils · 20
Jerome
“All indeed stand on the right hand, but one stands as a bridegroom, another as a brother, a third as a son.“My little children” says the Apostle, “of whom I am again in travail until Christ be formed in you.”” — editor's note: Gal. iv. 19.
Read the whole comment“If none is barren among them, all of them must have udders filled with milk and be able to say with the apostle: “Ye are my little children, of whom I travail in birth again until Christ be formed in you;” and “I have fed you with milk and not with meat.”” — editor's note: Gal. iv. 19.
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Catena Aurea on Luke
- Athanasius of AlexandriaCatena Aurea on Luke
“(Gal. 4:19.)” — the author cites it
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Augustine of Hippo
“On which, the mother of my flesh being much troubled,—since she, with a heart pure in Thy faith, travailed in birth more lovingly for my eternal salvation,—would, had I not quickly recovered, have without delay provided for my initiation and washing by Thy life-giving…” — editor's note: Gal. iv. 19.
Read the whole comment“For she had “been the wife of one man,” had requited her parents, had guided her house piously, was “well-reported of for good works,” had “brought up children,” as often travailing in birth of them as she saw them swerving from Thee.” — editor's note: Gal. iv. 19.
Read the whole comment“…had borne, he was himself cherishing, to no nurse did commit what he had borne; for he had said, “Of whom I travail again until Christ be formed in you.”” — editor's note: Gal. iv. 19.
Read the whole comment“For he also was himself afterwards enlightened, and grafted on those members which he used to persecute; being pregnant with the same love, he said, “My little children, of whom again I travail, until Christ be formed in you.”” — editor's note: Gal. iv. 19.
Read the whole comment“Perchance therefore sinners have been alienated from a certain womb, wherein that charity was suffering pains, which speaketh through the Apostle, “Of whom again I am in labour, until Christ be formed in you.”” — editor's note: Gal. iv. 19.
Read the whole comment“He who said, “My little children, of whom I travail in birth again, until Christ be formed in you,” was amongst the members of her who travaileth.” — editor's note: Gal. iv. 19.
Read the whole comment“Also His mother is every pious soul, doing the will of His Father with most fruitful charity, in them of whom it travaileth, until Himself be formed in them.” — editor's note: Gal. iv. 19
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John Chrysostom
“It is possible, if we will, that Christ should be formed in us again: for hear Paul saying, “My little children of whom I travail in birth again, until Christ be formed in you.” ( Gal. iv. 19.)” — the author cites it
Read the whole comment“But to the Galatians he says the very opposite: “My children of whom I travail in birth again, till Christ be formed in you” ( Gal. iv. 19 ); and with reason; for they were more supine, whence they needed a sharper word; but these were more faint-hearted, so that they rather needed what was more soothing.” — the author cites it
Read the whole comment“Hear how Paul exclaims, “My little children, of whom I travail in birth again” ( Gal. iv. 19 ): what mother in child-birth utters cries so bitter as he!” — the author cites it
Read the whole comment“…they may not fall into despair, he says the contrary, speaking thus, “My little children, of whom I travail in birth again, until Christ he formed in you.” ( Gal. iv. 19.)” — the author cites it
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Theodoret of Cyrus
“We can hear him exclaiming, “My little children, of whom I travail in birth again until Christ be formed in you.”” — editor's note: Gal. iv. 19
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Tertullian
“…so did circumstances require him to “become all things to all, in order to gain all;” “travailing in birth with them until Christ should be formed in them;” and “cherishing, as it were a nurse,” the little ones of faith, by teaching them some things “by way of indulgence, not by way of command”—for it is one thing…” — editor's note: Gal. iv. 19.
Read the whole comment““For,” says he, “I have begotten you through the gospel;” and “Ye are my children, of whom I travail again in birth.”” — editor's note: Gal. iv. 19.
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Gregory of Nyssa
“Thus, too, the Christian is marked by his Belief in Father, Son, and Holy Ghost; in this consists the form of him who is fashioned in accordance with the mystery of the truth.” — editor's note: Cf. 2 Tim. i. 13 (ὑποτύπωσιν); Rom. ii. 20 (μόρφωσιν); vi. 17 (τύπον), all referring to truth as contained in a formula. Cf. also Gal. iv. 19.
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Basil the Great
“Let them learn that “Christ is the power of God and wisdom of God,” and that “He is the image of the invisible God” and “brightness of his glory,” and that “Him hath God the Father sealed,” by engraving Himself on Him.” — editor's note: The more obvious interpretation of ἐσφράγισεν in John vi. 27, would be sealed with a mark of approval, as in the miracle just performed. cf. Bengel, “sigillo…
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Clement of Alexandria
“Quare Paulus quoque scribens ad Galatas, dicit: “Filioli mei, quos iterum parturio, donec formetur in vobis Christus.”” — editor's note: Gal. iv. 19.
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Cross-references · 23
Cited together in Catechism §793.
Cited together in Confessions IX.9.
Cited together in Confessions IX.9.
Cited together in Confessions IX.9.
Cited together in Confessions IX.9.
Cited together in Athanasius of Alexandria on Luke 12:8–12 (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in Athanasius of Alexandria on Luke 12:8–12 (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in Letters Letter 77.
Cited together in Letters Letter 77.
Cited together in Catechism §526.
Cited together in Catechism §526.
Cited together in Catechism §526.
Cited together in Athanasius of Alexandria on Luke 12:8–12 (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in Athanasius of Alexandria on Luke 12:8–12 (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in Athanasius of Alexandria on Luke 12:8–12 (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in Catechism §526.
Cited together in Catechism §526.
Cited together in Letters Letter 77.
Cited together in Letters Letter 77.
Cited together in Athanasius of Alexandria on Luke 12:8–12 (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in Catechism §793.
Cited together in Letters Letter 77.
Cited together in Athanasius of Alexandria on Luke 12:8–12 (Catena Aurea).