Hebrews 6:7 (WEB)
For the land which has drunk the rain that comes often on it and produces a crop suitable for them for whose sake it is also tilled, receives blessing from God;
Fathers and councils · 5
Origen
- Origen, De Principiis III.1Book III
“…whom it is dressed, will receive blessing from God; but that which beareth thorns and briers is rejected, and is nigh unto cursing, whose end is to be burned.”” — editor's note: Heb. vi. 7, 8.
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““The earth,” he says, “which drinketh in the rain that cometh oft upon it, and bringeth forth herbs meet for them for whom it is dressed, receiveth blessing from God; but that which beareth thorns and briers is rejected, and is nigh to cursing, whose end is to be burned.”” — editor's note: Heb. vi. 7, 8.
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John Chrysostom
“Hebrews vi. 7, 8” — the author cites it
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Ephrem the Syrian
“Sow Thy voice in me, Thou that sowedst Thyself in the womb of thy Mother.” — editor's note: Heb. vi. 7.
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Tertullian
““For the earth which hath drunk the rain often descending upon it, and hath borne grass apt for them on whose account it is tilled withal, attaineth God’s blessing; but if it bring forth thorns, it is reprobate, and nighest to cursing, whose end is (doomed) unto utter burning.”” — editor's note: Vers. 7, 8.
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Cross-references · 4
Cited together in Nineteen Hymns on the Nativity of Christ in the Flesh Hymn 10.
Cited together in Nineteen Hymns on the Nativity of Christ in the Flesh Hymn 10.
Cited together in Nineteen Hymns on the Nativity of Christ in the Flesh Hymn 10.
Cited together in Nineteen Hymns on the Nativity of Christ in the Flesh Hymn 10.