Hebrews 12:22 (WEB)
But you have come to Mount Zion and to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to innumerable multitudes of angels,
Catechism · 1
“If a country's legislation or other reasons require work on Sunday, the day should nevertheless be lived as the day of our deliverance which lets us share in this "festal gathering," this "assembly of the firstborn who are enrolled in heaven."” — Catechism footnote: Heb 12:22-23.
Fathers and councils · 12
Origen
- Origen, Against Celsus VII.29Book VII
““Ye are come,” says he, “unto Mount Sion, and unto the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to an innumerable company of angels.”” — editor's note: Heb. xii. 22.
Read the whole comment - Origen, Against Celsus VIII.5Book VIII
“…of God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to an innumerable company of angels, to the general assembly and Church of the first-born, which are written in heaven.”” — editor's note: Heb. xii. 22, 23.
Read the whole comment - Origen, De Principiis IV.1Book IV
“And in another of his Epistles he says: “But ye are come unto mount Zion, and to the city of the living God, and to the heavenly Jerusalem, and to an innumerable company of angels, and to the Church of the first-born which is written in heaven.”” — editor's note: Cf. Heb. xii. 22, 23.
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“And in another Epistle: “But ye are come unto mount Zion, and to the city of the living God, to the heavenly Jerusalem, and to an innumerable company of angels, to the general assembly and to the Church of the first-born which are written in heaven.”” — editor's note: Heb. xii. 22, 23.
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Eusebius of Caesarea
- Eusebius of Caesarea, Church History Martyrs of.11Martyrs of Palestine
“But he gave a second answer similar to the former, saying that Jerusalem was his country, meaning that of which Paul says, “Jerusalem which is above is free, which is our mother,” and, “Ye are come unto Mount Sion, and unto the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem.”” — editor's note: Heb. xii. 22. Upon Eusebius’ view of the authorship of the Epistle to the Hebrews, see above, Bk. III. chap. 25, note 1.
Read the whole comment “…Zion, and the supramundane city of the living God, in which innumerable choirs of angels and the Church of the first born, whose names are written in heaven, praise their Maker and the Supreme Ruler of the universe with hymns of praise unutterable and incomprehensible to us,—who that is mortal is able worthily to…” — editor's note: Cf. Heb. xii. 22, 23.
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John Cassian
- John Cassian, Conferences I–X I.14Conference I
“…Jerusalem, and to an innumerable company of angels, and the church of the first born, who are written in heaven, and the spirits of just men made perfect.”” — editor's note: Heb. xii. 22, 23.
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Athanasius of Alexandria
“But ye are come unto Mount Sion, and unto the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to an innumerable company of angels, and to the general assembly and Church of the first-born, which are written in heaven.’” — editor's note: Heb. xii. 18–23
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John Chrysostom
“Hebrews xii. 18–24” — the author cites it
Read the whole comment“For such is the city of God, having “the Church of the first-born, the spirits of the just, the general assembly of the angels, the blood of sprinkling,”whereby all are knit into one, and Heaven hath received the things of earth, and earth the things of Heaven, and that peace hath come which was of old longed…” — editor's note: Heb. xii. 22, 23, 44. [The citation is free; but it is evident that Chrysostom accepts the view indicated in the R.V. margin: “the general assembly of…
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Gregory of Nazianzus
“But, if I must treat of her case in a more philosophic and lofty strain, Gorgonia’s native land was Jerusalem above, the object, not of sight but of contemplation, wherein is our commonwealth, and whereto we are pressing on: whose citizen Christ is, and whose fellow-citizens…” — editor's note: Heb. xii. 22, 23.
Read the whole comment“Let us make our Head, not the earthly Jerusalem, but the heavenly City; not that which is now trodden under foot by armies, but that which is glorified by Angels.” — editor's note: Heb. xii. 22.
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Cross-references · 12
Cited together in Festal and Personal Letters Festal Letters.28.
Cited together in Against Celsus VII.29.
Cited together in Against Celsus VII.29.
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Cited together in Against Celsus VII.29.
Cited together in Against Celsus VII.29.
Cited together in Against Celsus VII.29.
Cited together in Against Celsus VII.29.
Cited together in Against Celsus VII.29.
Cited together in Against Celsus VIII.5.
Cited together in Against Celsus VIII.5.
Cited together in Festal and Personal Letters Festal Letters.28.