Hebrews 11:16 (WEB)
But now they desire a better country, that is, a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed of them, to be called their God, for he has prepared a city for them.
Fathers and councils · 6
John Cassian
- John Cassian, Conferences I–X I.14Conference I
“Of whom also the Apostle says: “wherefore God is not ashamed to be called their God: for He hath prepared for them a city.”” — editor's note: Heb. xi. 16.
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Augustine of Hippo
“…and another in another; according to which Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, and Moses, and David, and all those commended by the mouth of God were righteous, but were judged unrighteous by foolish men, judging out of man’s judgment, and gauging by the petty standard of their own manners the manners of the whole…” — editor's note: Heb. xi. 8–40.
Read the whole comment““That I may ascend,” he says, “among the people of my pilgrimage,” departing quite from the wicked people of his carnal kinship, who are not pilgrims in this earth, and do not seek the country above.” — editor's note: Heb. xi. 13, 16.
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Ambrose of Milan
“But where there is testamentary disposition, the death of the testator must first come to pass, as it is written a little further on.” — editor's note: Heb. vii. 22; xi. 16.
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Athanasius of Alexandria
“For even God is not ashamed to be called the God of those who truly mortify their members which are upon the earth, but live in Christ; for He is the God of the living, not of the dead.” — editor's note: Cf. Heb. xi. 16
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John Chrysostom
“Hebrews xi. 13–16” — the author cites it
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